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Board wants to address marijuana growing issues

DRYDEN TWP. — At their Sept. 8 meeting the township board approved a marijuana moratorium with a 4-1 vote.

Supervisor Tina Papineau said there’s concern about the number of individuals looking to move to Dryden Twp. in order to manufacture and distribute marijuana. Township attorney Timothy Denney said, “It is within our rights as a township to opt out of recreational facilities.” He recommended a moratorium against any large scale marijuana facilities.

“The township has already opted out of the recreational marijuana establishments; however, the township is restricted by the medical marijuana laws. If someone is a caregiver they can grow 12 plants for for each patient they have with a maximum of six patients and 12 plants for themselves. Therefore, each caregiver can grow 72 plants. However, in the past we have had no way to regulate the caregivers. There is a new case from the courts that gives us a little more control,” Papineau said.

She believes that requests coming to the township are from people who want to grow marijuana for recreational use but are claiming it’s for medical purposes.

“They are wanting to buy homes with barns and grow marijuana in the barn, but they have no intentions of living in the house,” Papineau added.

The motion approved was “to adopt a moratorium against marijuana operations in Dryden Township to the fullest extent such restrictions are permitted by law for a period of five months to permit time to adopt a well thought out ordinance to address the marijuana issue.”

Trustee Kim Klobucar voted no.

In other meeting matters:

•Dryden Township Police Chief Shawn Peters gave an update to board members. Peters shared that patrols have been increased in the school areas and residential areas recently, as school is back in session. He reported no issues with students or school-related concerns. The department currently has a good supply of PPE, and has applied for a grant to assist with purchases of COVID-19 related expenditures, he said.

•the board approved the township’s financial contribution towards this year’s fireworks, put on by the DDA, Village of Dryden and the township. The township will contribute $1,250 toward the cost of the fireworks show on Sept. 26.

•Carol English was appointed to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Sue Lowney was appointed to the Planning Commission.


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Swim + Run – Newport Dunes – 7:30am

  • August 4, 2019
    7:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Water Swim Skills + Run: Welcome the summer with a shorter ocean water (no waves) swim skills practice paired with a long run.

TriLaVie Team Training includes a swim with a long run. Please bring all your gear to set up for a swift transition AT YOUR CAR and a fun morning in the Back Bay!

  • 7:30 am Training Starts at the shore of Newport Dunes.
  • Swim skills for 30 mins. at Newport Dunes with a 1 hr. to 90 min. run  through Back Bay
  • Stretch and Breakfast.

There is free parking on Back Bay Drive, but it is limited.  Be aware of limited times.  Park on the street and walk to the shore of Newport Dunes.

  • All swim and run gear including a wetsuit and a bin to put your wetsuit into after the swim.
  • All Run gear.

Please bring a breakfast items once every couple of  weeks. Use the link below (updated on Wednesdays). Bookmark this link for future reference.

1107 Jamboree Rd., Newport Beach, California, 92660

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Indian Bank Opening 2020- “इंडियन बैंक ओपनिंग 2020” Multiple Vacancies in Indian Bank.

Indian Bank Opening 2020-Indian Bank Opening Multiple Vacancies Recruitment in 2020-21: Security Guard Cum Peon Total No.138 Across of India, Assistant Manager-Credit, Manager-Credit, Manager-Security & Chief Customer Service Officer notification more than 901 Post. Read all the details.”इंडियन बैंक ओपनिंग 2020-सरकारी नौकरी” Indian Bank Advertisement notification for Vacancies Post For Assist. Manager-Credit, Manager-Credit Form Submission Last Date 10 Feb 2020.

Candidates advised to Read Details of Vacancies before Applying for the Posts. Also Check Properly about Eligibilities Criteria, Age, Categories, Nationality, Location wise Recruitment, and Other Details as mentioned below. Candidates should fill an application in Prescribed Format Only.

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Recruitment in Indian Bank
Assistant Manager-CreditANY GRADUATE, PGDM-MBA, CA & ICWA
Manager-SecurityANY GRADUATE
Location of PostChennai
No. of Post138 No.
Date of notification23-Jan-20
Last Date for Apply10-Feb-20

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Indian Institute of Banking and Finance Invites application from candidates for Many Positions.


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Christmas 2020 Prize Guide: Act 4 Prizes 1, 2, 4 and 5 (The XMAS Trees lot, Billboard, Sleigh & Toy Town)

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

It’s that favorite time of an Act…the fun and exciting, and always well-read, prize breakdown post!  And if you believe any of those adjectives I’ve got some oceanfront property in Arizona to sell you… Anyway, the prizes must be broken down!  Why?  Because if I didn’t do them what else would I refer people back to when they ask what something does 6 months from now? Don’t worry, this is the last one of the event…well second to last one.

Act 4 of the 2020 Christmas event consists of 3 new decorations, 1 building, and one new costume.

Let’s take a look at the none character-related prizes of Act 4….The XMAS Trees Lot, Christmas Ignorers United Billboard, Sea Captain Sleigh, and Toy Town…

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The Flash, Post-Crisis: Now We Know What That Iris Photo Is All About

Flash Season 6 Episode 10

A #2020FirstLook mystery has been solved.

Back in December — during TVLine’s popular, month-long unfurling of photos from the new year of television — our exclusive look at The Flash‘s first post-Crisis episode raised some questions. Namely, what’s ailing Iris (played by Candice Patton)?

Now, The CW has released the synopsis for The Flash‘s midseason premiere, and it confirms that, yes, Iris’ intrepid reporting has landed her in someone’s crosshairs.

In the episode “Marathon” (airing Tuesday, Feb. 4), “After The Citizen prints an explosive story, Iris’ life is threatened. Refusing to hide from those that are attacking her, Iris sets out to expose a dangerous organization. Meanwhile, Barry must face the consequences of the Crisis and fulfill Oliver Queen’s wish for him.”

The Flash showrunner Eric Wallace previously told TVLine that Iris would get “involved in a very deep mystery that plays quite large in regards to what’s happening with our Big Bads and what not.” And Season 6’s early episodes did hint at a mysterious organization that is hiring metahumans — including Citizen intern Allegra’s cousin aka Ultraviolet — as assassins.

Team Citizen “will be getting into trouble,” Wallace affirmed, “especially in the back half of our season.”

As for what The Flash Season 6B will be like as a whole, in the wake of the recently concluded “Crisis on Infinite Earths” event, Wallace has said, “When you watch the crossover, you’re going to feel those tectonic shifts, especially at the end. It’s not small. It’s a game changer in the same way that the ending of ‘Crisis’-the comic book was a game changer, and it opens up to a whole new world.”

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Karbonn S1 Titanium quad-core Android smartphone announced

After recent Micomax announcement of quad-core smart phone, Karbonn is also announced its upcoming smartphone S1 Titanium silently on its website.

Karbon S1 Titanium

The phone is spotted on Karbonn’s site and Karbonn is taking the orders for the same. According to the website, S1 Titanium features 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 11.4cm (~4.48-inch) 540 * 960 pixels resolution.

The device has a 5.0‑megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash, a front-facing camera for video calls, 4GB internal storage with a microSD card slot expandable upto 32GB, dual-SIM capabilities, WiFi 802.11n and is powered by a 1600 mAh battery, It runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Key Specifications:

  • 1.2GHz quad-core processor
  • 11.4cm (~4.48-inch) 540 * 960 pixels resolution display
  • 5‑megapixel camera with LED flash, front-facing camera
  • 4GB internal storage
  • microSD slot expandable upto 32GB
  • dual-SIM
  • 1,600 mAh battery
  • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
  • 66 * 134.6 * 9.25 mm

The S1 Titanium will be available in White & Black variants.

Source: Karbonn


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John 19-21: The death, burial and resurrection.

October 17, 2015.

Daily Reading: John 19-21.

Background: John 16-18.

Concepts and Connections.

Chapter 19

The crucifixion and burial: As we enter the final stage of Jesus’ trial before Pilate, we find a man who seems to be deeply conflicted, torn between the fear of the Jews and the fear of Jesus. Pilate has Jesus flogged and places a crown of thorns and a purple robe in mockery, but then brings Him out and makes it known that he finds no guilt in Him. But he tells the Jews to take Him and crucify Him. The Jews tell Pilate of Jesus’ claim of being the Son of God, and at this, Pilate is more frightened. What if He actually was? Perhaps even more frightening would be Jesus’ lack of response when Pilate questioned Him about this. Mere men would have answered, probably in a way of getting out of it or talking around it. But Jesus remained silent, until Pilate tried to state his authority over Jesus, to which Jesus promptly informed him from whom his authority came. It seems that Pilate at least considered that Jesus was telling the truth, for he continued to seek how to release Him. The Jews were relentless, however, and finally Pilate brings Jesus before the judgement seat and delivers Him over to be crucified. The fear of the Jews had won out. Bearing His own cross, Jesus was brought out to Golgotha, that is ‘the Place of the Skull’, and He was crucified between two others. Pilate had written an inscription on the cross, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews”, than many saw, which brings out the irony of the story. Jesus really was the King of the Jews- their Messiah that they had been waiting for for hundreds and even thousands of years. And here He was, hanging on a cross. It is truly amazing the messianic prophecy that is fulfilled in this chapter. When He was on the cross, the soldiers divided His garments and cast lost for His tunic (see Psalm 22:18). When He cried I thirst, they gave Him sour wine (see Psalm 69:21). When the Jews asked Pilate to break the legs of those being crucified, the soldiers pierced the side of Jesus and found He was already dead, so they did not break a bone (see Zechariah 12:10 and Exodus 12:46, Numbers 9:12 concerning the passover lamb, see also I Corinthians 5:7). When He died, a rich man came to claim the body (see Isaiah 53:9, Matthew 27:57-61). Written hundreds of years before Jesus came, all fulfilled that we might believe. So, Jesus was crucified, and Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, the man who came to Jesus by night (see John 3), took Him and laid Him in a new tomb. The devil had bruised His heal; however, the other half of this fist messianic prophecy (see Genesis 3:14-15) was about to change the world forever.

Chapter 20

The resurrection and appearances of Jesus: Early in the morning on the first day of the week, we find Mary Magdalene coming to the tomb while it was still dark. Much to her surprise, the stone that had sealed the tomb had been rolled away. She immediately runs to tells Peter and the disciple whom Jesus loved (most likely John) that the stone had been taken away and the body of Jesus was gone. We get a small insight to Peter and John’s personalities here, as John out runs Peter to the tomb and stops to look in, but Peter is a bit more rash and goes straight in to the tomb. When they see that the body is gone, they believe Mary, but they still don’t fully understand that the scriptures had said that Jesus would rise from the dead (see Psalm 16:10). Then there are several accounts of Jesus’ appearance to different people that John records for us. First, he records His appearance to Mary Magdalene. She was unable to recognize who He was until He said “Mary.” Then He makes an interesting statement, which would seem to mean that Mary had a job to do (telling the disciples) before He ascended (see Acts 1:6-11). He then appears to His disciples (excluding Thomas), coming through the locked door and sending out His disciples with the Holy Spirit. Next, we see the rather famous story of doubting Thomas, who had told the disciples that unless he saw the mark of the nails and put his hand in His side, he wouldn’t believe. Jesus appears to the disciples again eight days later in the same manner He had done previously, and turns to Thomas and grants him this very thing. Thomas believed because he saw, but Jesus blessed those who would believe even though they had not seen. This is the purpose of this book, that we might read of Jesus and believe in Him, and in believing in Him, we might have life in His name.

Chapter 21

Jesus appears to seven disciples: The last thing that John leaves us with is Jesus appearance to Peter, Thomas, Nathanael, James, John and two others as they were fishing. In this story, Jesus appears to the disciples here in one of His last appearances as He did His first call of them, when they were fishing (see Luke 5:1-11). In the same way, the disciples had caught nothing all night, and Jesus tells them to cast their nets down on the other side. Their catch is so large that they could not carry it in, and they immediately knew who Jesus was. Peter, not waiting to row ashore, put on his garment and dove into the sea to get to Jesus as the others disciples came with the fish they caught. When they got to land, Jesus had already been preparing a fire and He invited them to bring some of the fish they had caught, and they shared breakfast. We see here Jesus’ interactions with Peter, where He asks him three times if Peter loved Him, and when Peter replies, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you,” He tells him to feed His sheep. Peter is grieved on the third time that Jesus asks him, perhaps because he has told Him twice, or perhaps even more so because Peter makes the connection that he had denied the Lord three times prior to His crucifixion. But now he and the rest of the disciples had a job to do, and that job was to bring the message of the gospel to the world. Jesus tells Peter how he is going to sacrifice his life for Him, and how he will die for Him. It seems that Peter feels uncomfortable in this, and he tries to gain comfort in company, asking about how John will die. But this was not his information to know, as it was not his life or his will that mattered. It was the will of God that mattered, and Peter was to focus on how he would serve the kingdom. John makes it clear that Jesus did many other things, so much so that the worlds books couldn’t contain them, but as he told us at the end of the previous chapter, these things were recorded that we might believe in Jesus, the Son of the Living God.

Tomorrow’s Reading: Hebrews 9-10.

Hail, Lord Jesus.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Reaction

Blogging live to you and yours! It’s your boy TWOTALL4UFOOL! I just want to give my thoughts and reaction to what was announced at E3 for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. game now entitled Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. And oh my goodness they are giving us the gamers a lot with this game. I wrote a previous blog a while back on character predictions and I hit on some. If you want to check that out click here and you can see what I predicted. Now without a further or do let’s go down the line.

Wolf O’DonnellI put him on my wishlist and now he’s back. Now let’s see if I use him.

Solid Snake: I’m sure Nintendo paid Konami a lot to get this guy back. But he’s back by popular demand. He should’ve never left to begin with if you ask me.

Ice Climbers: We get the Ice Climbers back. Nintendo really listened to their fans.

Daisy: She made the cut. I know a lot of fans are happy about this. She’s Princess Peach’s echo fighter so they will have a very similar move set. Another solid pick.

Ridley: This was a big one. I knew that Nintendo should mix it up a bit among its Metroid characters so what better way to do it then to have Ridley in the game. Thank you! Nintendo.

So those were the five characters I chose correctly. Now as for everybody else who didn’t make it I’m sure there were some disappointments. I understand from a 3rd party perspective that Nintendo has to do what they got to do but it seems like the biggest snub of all is none other than……..

Waluigi! That’s right folks he didn’t make the cut as a playable character. He’s an assist trophy and you can actually fight assist trophies this year. Nintendo sampled it in their reveal and who did they use as an example. Waluigi! LOL! The guys just gets no love. But I find it really funny. He went from one of Nintendo’s more annoying characters to people all of a sudden wanting him in Super Smash Bros.. What’s up with that? His debut game was Mario Tennis for the N64 and from what I read somewhere a while back he was only created because Wario needed a doubles partner. But I guess he’s grown on fans over the years. But he will be playable in Super Mario Party. LOL! I can still beat his ass with Luigi if he shows up as an assist trophy. I know a lot of fans are upset. It’s not too late Nintendo. Do the right thing. Just make him playable or announce him in some kind of DLC pack. Let’s hope we get some DLC. I’m actually hearing rumors that there are still characters that haven’t been announced yet. So there is still hope. But my guess is that they’re just more 3rd party characters. We’ll have to wait and see.

Anyway I can say overall I’m pumped about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. I recently purchased a Wii U Gamepad adapter so I can use GameCube controllers. Reviews to come on those devices so stayed tuned for that. Are you going to pick up Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? What character are you going to use? Let me know in the comments below. Until next time! Blogging live to you and yours! It’s your boy TWOTALL4UFOOL! Remember that TOGETHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE! Thanks for reading folks. I got my final thoughts on E3 coming so keep coming back for more great content.

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Learn About Some Of The Upcoming Events Happening At Our Favorite Vacation Destinations.

Walt Disney World Resorts opened in 1971 and since has been one of the worlds largest vacation destination for travelers of all ages. Disney sits on 27 acres and offers 4 main world-class theme parks: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. In 2016 Magic Kingdom alone attracted 20 million visitors making it the most visited theme park in the world for the 11th year in-a-row.

Walt Disney World Resorts is more than just a big theme park they also offer 25 on-site resort hotels, Fort Wilderness Campground, and 12 non-Disney affiliated on-site hotels. Guest can also enjoy their many other attractions outside of the park like Disney Springs, Dining, shopping, and entertainment without the need of going into the park. In the warmer months, there is also Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach.

World-Class Theme Parks

There are many other theme parks to visit in the Orlando area as well so you can be sure to never have a dull moment. There is Universal Orlando Studios Resorts where you can enjoy Islands Of Adventure and Universal Studios. Guest can choose to walk around Harry Potter World, Splash in Volcano Bay, stay in one of the 6 on-site resort hotels, and feast on exquisite restaurants within the parks and nearby. Take a walk around Universal’s City Walk near the entrance so no park tickets needed. City walk host, shopping, food, nightclubs, Entertainment shows, an AMC Theater, and much more.

Not too far away, travelers can also enjoy SeaWorld Parks and a variety of high-class Orlando Resorts. Seaworld host 3 main parks to enjoy: SeaWorld Orlando, Discovery Cove, and their water park called Aquatica. SeaWorld Parks and Resorts cover 200 acres of fun-filled entertainment that are located right off International Drive. I-Drive offers many types of food, clubs, and shopping all on one main road so you don’t have to go far. In 2016 Seaworld attracted over 4 million visitors and ranked 10th most visited theme park in the U.S. and 25th worldwide.

International Drive and attractions, hotels, and restaurants in that area

International Drive is one of Florida’s busiest centers of tourism. Within minutes, travelers can find attractions like iFly Indoor Skydiving, Ripley’s Believe it or Not, Coca Cola Orlando Eye Ferris Wheel, SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium, I-Drive Nascar Indoor Kart Racing, and more!

You can also find high class and affordable hotels and dining. There is the Hyatt Place, Fairfield Inn, and Suites by Marriott, Wyndham Orlando Resort, Rosen Plaza Hotel, Embassy Suites by Hilton, and many more lodging options. There are many restaurant favorites like Maggiano’s Little Italy, Bahama Breeze, Shake Shack, The Olive Garden, Chuy’s, Longhorn Steakhouse, Miller’s Ale House, and many, many more.

Nightlife and Downtown Orlando

Downtown Orlando has an exciting nightlife to entertain guest. Church Street in Downtown Orlando is a central station to different hip bars and trendy clubs. Enjoy great food bars like Chillers and nightclubs like Tier, The Attic Orlando, and The Beachham – a concert venue and nightclub. Other vacationers may find themselves at the Wall Street Plaza which is another complex hub of bars, restaurants, and nightclubs all within that city block.

Make sure to check concert dates and events, Downtown Orlando is always hosting numerous events. There is the Amway Center, which is home to the NBA’s Orlando Magic and is where many big-name artists hold their concerts.

Orlando Restaurants

Travelers come from all over and Orlando is a host for many different cuisine types. You can find fine dining places like Victoria and Albert’s at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa offers a AAA Five Diamond Award™ experience. Guests can also enjoy a sumptuous meal at Chatham’s Place Restaurant, or at the Bull and Bear Steakhouse at the Waldorf Astoria Orlando.

There are also classic hit favorites like the Hard Rock Cafe at Universal City Walk where you can enjoy delicious food and a show. If you want some delicious southern comfort food and much more you can check out Four Rivers Smokehouse.

Orlando’s Natural Beauty and Activities

Make sure to check the events going on in Floridas largest convention center, claimed to be the seconds largest convention center in the U.S., The Orange County Convention Center. The facility is about 7 million square feet of total space, with about 2.1 million square feet of exhibit space. The building operates on rooftop solar the size of 4 football fields for renewable energy.

The OCCC was first built in 1983 and has hosted over 32 million visitors. The convention center has hosted many events like Megacon with over 100,000 in attendance, Star Wars Celebration event ever held with over 70,000 in attendance in 2017, and the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championships (largest volleyball tournament in the world) held in 2017 with 70,000 plus attendees.

The surrounding area is filled to accommodate many different types of people so it’s no surprise that the OCCC pulls such a huge crowd during events and performances. There are more than 100 hotels and restaurants within 10 miles of the convention center, and the added perk of being down the street from tourist attraction International Drive. The facility is also close to SeaWorld,
Disney, and Universal.

You definitely don’t want to miss out on the opportunities The OCCC has to offer. Make sure to ask about it when you’re searching for events and hotels in the area.

Travel / Business Travel / Conference / Leisure Travel

Business and vacation travels have continues to increase and grow the economy. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) points to a U.S. Travel Association report stating that “the travel industry created more jobs at a faster rate than the rest of the economy from 2010 through 2015.” The U.S. Travel Association is a national, non-profit organization representing all components of the travel industry. The LVCVA also reports that “the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) announced that worldwide business travel spending increased 5% in calendar 2015, reaching a record-breaking $1.2 trillion.”

Business travel and conventions continue to thrive as businessmen and businesswomen traverse the globe. In the U.S. alone, there were 522 million business trips taken in 2016, according to the GBTA blog, “The Business of Travel.” Competition by different cities and groups is intense as premiere facilities like the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL and the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV competes to host coveted conferences. However, this dynamic is not limited to just a few choice cities. Many cities and metropolitan

areas have rebranded themselves as attractive destinations for business and tourism, offering more choices to companies, conference organizers, and savvy business travelers.

The state of tourism tells a similar story. The U.S. Travel Association forecasts an increase in leisure travel through 2020. They also report that “direct spending on leisure travel by domestic and international travelers totaled $683.1 billion in 2016.” The Association points out that nearly 4 out of 5 domestic trips are for leisure, and that U.S. residents made 1.7 billion person‑trips for leisure purposes in 2016.

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The Tryall Club in Jamaica, established on two,220 acres and house to a selection of privately owned villas, has announced it will reopen to global people on August 1, 2020.

The Club has geared up for its reopening, implementing enhanced protocols and steps in accordance to the criteria established by the Ministry of Health and fitness and Wellness. The Club, together with just about every personal villa home, will be qualified by the Tourism Item Advancement Corporation, (TPDCo) to meet up with these steps and give a risk-free and clean atmosphere for all. Enhanced protocols and steps include things like, but are not constrained to, amplified cleansing and sanitization of all large-touchpoint locations, social distancing suggestions in general public locations, the use of PPE by all Club and Villa personnel and intensified education for all team users to uphold these new criteria.

The Tryall Club is house to more than 70 privately owned luxurious villas readily available for rent, ranging in measurement from one bed room to 10 bedrooms. All villas have a focused household team, which includes a individual chef who will curate menus and in-villa personal eating activities. In addition, the household team can set up an array of in-villa activities, no matter if it’s a mixology cocktail hour, a s’mores evening or personal poolside yoga class.

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Guests traveling this period will be between the initially to working experience The Tryall Club’s new Beach Club, which debuted before this 12 months. Highlights of the new Beach Club are a personal beachfront with plush lounge chairs, an infinity pool with an expansive pool deck, a Beach Boutique, Experience Desk and more. The Beach Bar & Grill and Beach Restaurant will continue being closed till November 2020.

In addition to the Beach Club, golfers can strike the hyperlinks at The Club’s championship golf study course, though tennis fans can perform a match as the Tennis Club.

August 1 will start off Stage 1 of The Tryall Club’s reopening approach opening the Club to global travelers, together with the adhering to amenities: The Beach Club, which includes the personal beach, infinity pool, beach boutique and adventure desk The Tryall Club’s Golfing Class, Tennis Club, Craft Market, on-house commissary and personal fitness center. Stage II will start off on November 4 and will include things like the reopening of The Beach Bar + Grill at The Beach Club. Stage III will start off on November 21 with all amenities fully open, which includes the Beach Restaurant and Children’s Club.

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UH Community Health Workers Join City of Houston in COVID-19 Fight

College Students and Community Members Unite to Provide Care Coordination in Vulnerable Neighborhoods

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Community health workers are providing care coordination, health education and resources to vulnerable communities.
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A team of community health workers (CHWs), trained by the University of Houston and embedded in some of Houston’s most vulnerable neighborhoods, has joined the city’s new COVID-19 Community Health Education Fellows (CHEF) program. Approximately 50 certified CHWs are providing care coordination, health education and resources to the East End, Third Ward and Sunnyside communities where residents have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

Six community health “hubs” have been established at area churches, nonprofit organizations and public housing complexes to support health care access, as well as mental, maternal, sexual and occupational health. The team will also address the social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, the environment and housing, all of which have been made worse by COVID-19.

The CHWs – current UH students, recent graduates and residents from underserved communities – are all part of the University’s Community Health Workers Initiative. The innovative program, started in 2017 by the UH Honors College, trains UH students side by side with community members to become engaged advocates for health while earning a Texas Department of State Health Services certification as a licensed community health worker.

“This is a great program that focuses on the urgent need for community health workers to help us respond to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Mayor Sylvester Turner. “This fellowship program offers our young people the opportunity to serve our community during an unprecedented time, while putting them on the path for a rewarding career. The strength of this program is that the community health workers come from the very communities they will serve and support.”

The new cohort of CHEFs is funded by $250,000 from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act. Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Office of Education, in collaboration with the Mayor’s Health Equity Response Task Force and Public Health Education subcommittee, launched the program in September.

Young adults were recruited from neighborhoods found to have the greatest vulnerability and asked to help city officials develop a targeted public health education campaign to fight COVID-19. The seven-week paid externship ended in October, opening the door for the second cohort to begin.

Professor Dan Price, director of UH’s CHW Initiative, says building trust in the community to create a lasting impact beyond the eight-week externship is the primary goal of the project. Mistrust in the medical system among marginalized communities and other factors including poverty and systemic racism, have contributed to a gap in access to health care nationwide, he added.

“The main strength of our CHWs is that they’re not doctors or professionals. They live in the communities that are most impacted by the pandemic and can help bridge the gap between their neighbors and the health care system that so often leaves them behind. Meanwhile, our students get to be on the forefront of community health research and program implementation,” said Price. “Despite the challenges existing today, we want people to know there are resources available, and we can help them navigate this new normal.”

Thea McGee-Jackson, a community health worker and married mother of four, has seen firsthand the impact of the pandemic on her neighbors at Cuney Homes, Houston’s oldest public housing complex. “Many people can’t pay for their medicine, or they’ve been turned away at the hospital,” she said. As a member of the CHEFs program, she hopes to bring coordinated care to the community she calls home.

“I believe the skills that I learned at UH will help the city of Houston build trust and a bond in the community by making it clear that we are here to help,” said McGee-Jackson. “We will empower our clients to become more self-sufficient while also providing data and proof that it’s working.”

Recent UH public health graduate and aspiring medical student Pelumi Oloyede is working with young mothers and pregnant women in the Third Ward to combat maternal mortality, an issue only heightened during the pandemic. In some areas of Harris County, maternal death rates are nearly five times the national average, with black women and their babies at the greatest risk.

“I look just like these people. I’m an African American woman too, and we need to advocate for each other, especially during this uncertain time,” said Oloyede, who points out that many support services for expectant mothers have stalled due to the need for social distancing. “We need to show people that they’re not alone and they still have support.”

The newest cohort of Community Health Education Fellows will work with the city through December 31, 2020.


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Tyler asked in Social SciencePsychology · 5 months ago

Thoughts on hearing loss! ?

Hey, there everyone!

So, as the title mentions, I want to discuss / converse about hearing loss, as well as some of my recent personal experiences!

In no way, shape, or form, am I going to be using this information to seek medical advice, but I generally am curious to hear some other opinions about how hearing affects your day to day.

So a little bit of background information: Despite some vision problems & a few chronic illnesses, I am a perfectly healthy 20 year old, who has never had any prior experiences with hearing.

I’d say of these last few months, I’ve noticed little signs that either I’m really not a good listener, or that my hearing is being impaired.

I work in an environment that is always bustling. It’s always very loud with people / music. Our staff also wears radios as that’s our main method of communicating.

Specifically at work, I noticed that I found myself having to let others know that I need them to repeat themselves simply because I can’t hear them the first time. Granted, we all do this, and with radio’s, background noise, and face masks into play, I’m surprised were able to communicate at all.

I found myself having to ask others to repeat things, or having them tell me things that I didn’t even hear. Even at home, my house has mentioned that I listen too things way too loudly & am always on the quieter side when I speak.

Should this be a cause for concern, or is it just something everyone deals with?

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  • 5 months ago

    I lost my hearing in my left ear many years ago.

    It doesn't affect me at all.

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    huh, what did you say??????

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Warning over high-value frauds

Police officers in North East Fife are warning the public to be on their guard following several recent high-value bank frauds.

In the last three weeks, three people aged 62, 74 and 84 from the St Andrews area have been the victim of high-value frauds where four and five figure sums of money have been stolen for their bank accounts.

In each of these cases the victims have advised they received telephone calls from someone with a local accent, purporting to be from the fraud team of their local bank branch and who appear to be calling from a genuine bank telephone number.

The fraudster then tells the person they have called that they have concerns regarding local bank staff employees.  The fraudster will provide information regarding their account and asks for help testing security procedures.  They may ask the person to transfer funds, apply for banking products, or even for them to visit their local banking branch to check staff are responding appropriately.

Community Sergeant Matt Spencer from St Andrews Police Station said:  “I would ask everyone to be on their guard from any type of online or telephone scam.

“Each of these incidents is clearly extremely upsetting for the people involved who all believed that the calls were made from their own banks.  They trusted that the information they were given was correct.  The people behind these scams are contemptible, abusing people’s trust and then stealing money from them.

“The criminals who use these sophisticated tactics, go to great lengths to appear legitimate including making it appear they are calling from a genuine bank telephone number.  It is important to remember that a genuine caller from your bank would never ask for your banking or personal details as they already have it.  Your bank will not ask you to transfer money during an unsolicited call nor will they ask you to allow them access to your online or telephone banking, so if asked, politely end the call.   It is best to call your bank back on a number you have sourced yourself, ideally using a different phone, or attend at your local branch for advice.  If you are unsure, end the call and ask a friend, relative or the Police for advice.  Any victims of these crimes or anyone with concerns regarding calls they have received should contact their local police station through 101.  If you are in any doubt that the call is not genuine then please end the call, your bank will understand.”

Anyone with information should contact Police via 101 quoting reference number 1452 of 09/07/2020.  Alternatively Crimestoppers can be contacted on 0800 555 111, where anonymity can be maintained.

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GERMANY/POLAND: Viadrina Ukrainian Studies Conference “Rethinking Ukrainian Studies: Locally, Regionally, Transnationally”, 16-17 May 2019

The conference with a focus on Ukrainian transnational research will be held on 16-17 May 2019 in Frankfurt/ Oder and Słubice.

Prof. Dr. Andrii Portnov,
Chair of Entangled History of Ukraine,
Director of the PRISMA UKRAЇNA Research Network Eastern Europe

Call For Applications: 10 Travel & Accommodation Grants For Young Researchers, apply by April 8, 2019

Who can apply?
Young researches (MA and PhD students, postdocs) dealing with Ukrainian topics are welcomed to apply for travel and accommodation grants to attend our conference and participate in all of its activities.
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Please send your application in one pdf file, including a CV and a short essay “How Ukrainian Studies Could be Reconsidered Nowadays” to the email address: ukraine (at)

Successful applicants will be awarded a travel grant (up to 200 Euro) and offered accommodation at the dormitory for two nights (16-18 May 2019). They will be expected to prepare short reports/ blogs/ essays about the conference to be published online. Confirmation letters will be sent until April 15, 2019.

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Recruiting Roundup (1-19-09)

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Darius Morris

Darius Morris and his Windward High team cruised through this week with three victories. A 69-50 win over Valley Christian was followed by a 56-44 win over Montclair Prep. These were two games against teams right around .500 that Windward should have (and did) win fairly easily.

Finally a 65-51 win over Pacific Hills in the MLK Hoops Shootout. Morris had 20 points (5 three pointers) and 7 assists against Pacific Hills. California Preps has a full recap of the game ($). Pacific Hills (16) was ranked above Windward (18) in last week’s LA Times poll so this is definitely a big win.

Matt Vogrich

Matt Vogrich led Lake Forest to two more big wins this week.

The first was a 44-43 win over cross town rival Lake Forest Academy. Lake Forest came back after trailing by to Academy and Australian big man (and Michigan recruiting target) Angus Brandt.Â  Vogrich had 16 points in the win and was instrumental to the comeback. Video from the fourth quarter is posted below:

LFA big man Angus Brandt had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Brandt is one of the top 2009 unsigned big men in the country and has mentioned Michigan pretty consistently through his recruitment. The issue is that Michigan doesn’t have an open scholarship right now, that being said there are numerous ways that one could open up and he is worth keeping an eye on.

Lake Forest followed up the big win over Lake Forest Academy with a 51-46 win over Libertyville. Vogrich didn’t have his best night but he still led the Scouts with 15 points.

“I didn’t really shoot well because I got in foul trouble and couldn’t get in rhythm,” Vogrich said. “We didn’t play well, but we got it done.”

Blake McLimans

Worcester Academy had a 3-0 week with wins over Proctor Academy, Northfield Mount Hernon, and St. Andrews (79-64). Blake still hasn’t quite found his groove offensively but he played one of his best games of the season against Mount Hernon.

Jordan Morgan

Jordan Morgan was featured on State Champs this weekend as the Student Athlete of the Week. To see the video, go to, click the Wendy’s icon, and then click Jordan Morgan’s name on the left column.

U-D Jesuit knocked off Brother Rice 75-70 this week to move to 5-1 on the season.

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Eso Akunne

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Richard bounced back after last week’s loss to Detroit Country Day with two wins. The Fighting Irish knocked off Royal Oak Shrine 67-31. Akunne had 14 points in the win. They added another blow out win over Madison Height Bishop Foley, 79-58, thanks to Eso’s 18 points.

2010 Recruits

Trey Zeigler

Trey ZeiglerMount Pleasant rolled over Flint Northern 82-67. Zeigler had 31 points, 16 boards, six assists and two blocks. The Oilers followed up that performance with a disappointing 63-66 loss to Traverse City West. Zeigler had another all-around game with 25 points, 10 boards, six assists, and five steals.

Will Regan

Nichols Academy rolled to two wins this week. First over Cardinal O’Hara (68-38) and then over East (55-41). Regan had 20 points (16 in the second half).

â€œIt wasnâ€™t really what I did, it was what my teammates did,â€ said Regan, a 6-foot-9 junior and major Division I recruit. â€œMy teammates were able to find me on reversals and stuff like that. When [Eastâ€™s Henry Mingo] did try to front, we just reversed it and headed low, and I was able to do a better job keeping him behind me when I was in the post.

Alex Dragicevich

Glenbrook North lost to Glenbrook South by a score of 41-40. Dragicevich had 17 points and 5 boards in the losing effort.

North bounced back with a 49-34 win over Deerfield. Alex posted a team high 20 points.

Moses Morgan

Palo Verde knocked off Valley by a score of 77-52. Morgan was limited due to foul trouble but still led all scorers with 28 points and 9 boards.

“We came out slow as a team,” said junior Moses Morgan. “We should have done way better defensively, they were getting by us and we weren’t helping each other out. I think it was because of finals week, everybody had testing and we didn’t have practice for a few days.”

Casey Prather

Casey PratherCasey Prather continues to put up monster numbers. Prather had 31 points, 14 rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks in a 71-59 win over Jackson Central-Merry. Coaches from Michigan, Virginia, and Clemson were in attendance.

Allen Payne

Allen Payne had 17 points (5-6 shooting), 9 rebounds, and a block in a 68-69 loss to Mason. He followed that up with a 8 point performance on 3-9 shooting with 3 boards, 1 assist and 5 steals in a 42-40 win over Glen Este.

Tim Hardaway Jr.

Palmetto split two games this week but I don’t have any numbers for Hardaway Jr.

Cameron Ayers

Germantown beat Episcopal 50-40 and Cameron Ayers had a solid night with 20 points.

Maurice Jones

Maurice jones is small but he is producing for Arthur Hill. The little point guard had 36 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals in an Arthur Hills win over Southfield Lathrup.

2011+ Recruits

Brandan Kearney & Percy Gibson

Rivals posted some video ($) ofÂ  the Southeastern duo. Southeastern knocked off Auburn Hills Avondale 65-46 thanks to 23 points from Percy Gibson.

Amir Williams

GoBlueWolverine posted a video interview ($) with the 2011 big man.

Matt Poches

Matt Poches had 20 points and 10 boards in a 88-70 win over Walled Lake Northern.

Mitch McGary

Mitch McGary scored 16 points and pulled down 11 boards in a Chesterton loss.

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March 2017 DailyNation; Male circumcision reduces the colonies of bacteria found on the penis which increase the risk of contracting HIV, a new study has shown. The study, presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections last month, showed that uncircumcised men have more bacteria in the genital region, …

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R is for RTB

In the latest addition to our A-Z of Adtech series our Product Compliance Director, Kelly Jacobson Collins, takes a look at RTB and the ICO’s latest report.

Real-time Bidding (RTB) is a fundamental pillar of programmatic advertising and refers to the automated buying and selling of online ad impressions through real-time auctions which take place in milliseconds. Those auctions are facilitated and underpinned by an evolved adtech industry of which Unruly is part.

I hear the ICO released an important report recently?

In June, the ICO (the UK “data protection authority”) released their ‘Update Report Into Adtech and Real-Time Bidding’ report. It focuses on the legalities and contractual complexities of the adtech supply chain via RTB.

It surmises that the “adtech industry appears immature in its understanding of data protection requirements. While the automated delivery of ad impressions is here to stay, we have general, systemic concerns around the level of compliance of RTB”.

Tell me more about the Report…

A large part of the Report focuses on RTB and the ICO lays out its concerns around general levels of compliance to both the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations). My top four takeaways (from the 25-page report) are as follows:

  • Many companies currently rely on legitimate interests as a legal basis where it may not be appropriate to do so
  • For special category data, a company always needs explicit consent
  • Privacy information provided to users isn’t clear
  • One bid request can share a user’s personal data across hundreds of organisations via the programmatic network
What does this mean for advertisers and publishers?

The ICO has advised the industry which includes vendors, publishers and advertisers that they have six months to “re-evaluate their approach to privacy notices, use of personal data, and the lawful bases they apply with the RTB ecosystem”.

In the meantime, the ICO will continue to fact find, engage with key stakeholders and work with other Data Protection Authorities. If these changes limit inventory available for targeting then inevitably more advertising revenue could flow to GAFA where advertisers can find data-rich walled gardens.

The Unruly view

The role of the ICO is to uphold data protection laws, not to kill the advertising or publishing industry. They are having to tread a fine line between protecting consumers, abiding by laws and stifling industry growth.

The IAB Europe represents the Ad Tech industry’s voice with the ICO and the IAB TCF v2.0 will give some clarity on how the industry can collectively proceed. Ultimately, it isn’t RTB per se that the ICO has an issue with, it’s the sharing of personal data within it. However without targeting what is the value of the RTB? Should we be looking for a new mechanism and way of valuing impressions?

Read more of our A-Z of Adtech series for a comprehensive overview of how the Adtech sector looks today.


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I’d get moored here anytime.

Riding around the single loop road of Rarotonga can make an unvegan man hungry. Fortunately, when the hunger arose we were in the town of Avana and saw a sign for a cafe called The Mooring. Situated on the sea about two seconds down a dirt road, The Mooring is little more than a shack, but a shack with great outdoor seating and a view of Avana Harbor. A man sitting at one of the tables who seemed to belong to the place told us that all of their fish had been swimming in the sea mere hours before, so it sounded like we had stumbled upon the right place.


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First drug for postpartum depression approved by FDA

Patients of post partum depression can now be treated with the help of the first drug approved by the FDA

Post partum depression is one of the most common complication post pregnancy. In some good news for those who are expecting their child and might be vulnerable to such a condition, the first drug for post partum depression has been approved by the FDA on March 19, 2019. The new move is likely to pave the way to treatments to address a condition which has become very common. The best thing is that the drug works within 48 hours and is a significant improvement over the currently available antidepressants which can take two to four weeks to have an effect if they work at all.

Experts have said that the new treatment will provide an immediate effect to the mothers whose depression keeps them from providing their babies with the care, nurturing and bonding which is crucial for the healthy development. It has been observed that one in seven American women experience depression during or after pregnancy. Dr. Tiffany Farchione, acting director of the Division of Psychiatry Products at the Food and Drug Administration’s Centre for Drug Evaluation and Research in a statement said, “Postpartum depression is a serious condition that, when severe, can be life-threatening. This approval marks the first time a drug has been specifically approved to treat postpartum depression, providing an important new treatment option.”

Talking about the new drug brexanolone, there are limitations which will be marketed as Zulresso and is delivered by infusion over 60 hours. During the infusion, the new mother has to remain at a certified medical centre under supervision as she might get dizzy or might even faint as many patients did during clinical trials. The infusion will be expensive with an average of $34,000 per patient before discounts. This does not include the costs of staying in a medical centre for two and a half days. Company officials have said that they expect that insurers will cover the treatment.

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Paul George of the Indiana Pacers has had quite the couple weeks. He was named an all-star, which was the better part of those couple weeks. The news that was more appetizing, was when his name was caught up in trade rumors. Paul George is in a tough spot, as he is on an average NBA team that is right in the middle of needing pieces around them and needing to start over. George isn't a free agent until 2018, but if the Pacers want to keep him they'll need to do the first option rather than the second.

Pick up some pieces

If the Pacers want to keep George beyond 2018, they will need to add some pieces.

The Pacers have good pieces already in Jeff Teague and Myles Turner. Turner is young though and even though he looks like a promising player, he doesn't look like that star that will keep George in Indiana. The Pacers team besides these players are full of role players which explains why they have an average 30-28 record this season. GM Larry Bird has done an exceptional job throughout the years, but this is the time to make moves and add star pieces in order to keep your star in Paul George. The Pacers had George's name in trade rumors and according to George he wasn't really informed about this as well as he should've been if he was your "star player." George wants to win now, and it's crazy to think he was just in that position to a few years ago, when he was battling King James and the Heat in the eastern conference finals.

Well, the core from that team is now gone besides George, and George is now looking at Bird and management to see if they are gonna give him pieces he needs or if he needs to start packing.

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So let me play devil's advocate for a minute. Let's say Bird decides not to give George the pieces he needs, and George decides to leave in 2018. Where would George go?

Well, there is only one logical place he would want to go if he was to leave the Pacers. He would be looking at the L. A Lakers, as a possible landing spot in 2018. George was a Lakers fan growing up in Palmdale, California and with the newly hired president of basketball operations Magic Johnson, George could be attracted to L.A in 2018. The only problem would be if the Lakers weren't contenders at that time.

George made it clear he wants to win, and if Magic can pull off the unthinkable and make the Lakers contenders in a season and a half, that could be the motivation George needs to come back home. ESPN's Zach Lowe explains "The Lakers threat to sign George in 2018 is very, very real. The Pacers will have limited means to jolt their roster in the interim, barring a huge surprise in free agency. Expect George talks to start again in the summer" (ESPN). George was reportedly "hell-bent," on going to L.A if there is no championship opportunity in Indiana. The possibility of PG-13 in L.A is real and this would be exactly what the Lakers need.

Paul George is a star in the league proving his worth on both sides of the ball.

He is only 26-years old, and he is about to hit his peak. It looks like he doesn't want to waste those years as he wants to win now, either in Indiana or L.A. Bird needs to make some moves, or see his star player walk out the door in 2018.

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The Victorian Government has changed the restrictions as more Victorians have been diagnosed with CoronaVirus (COVID-19) in the past week.  These new restrictions are needed to help stop the CoronaVirus from spreading to more people, and to keep you safe.

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Chapter 3: The Elephant. Bon Apetit.

June 19, 2018

Moving To Mexico:  USAdios

Chapter 3:  The Elephant.  Bon Apetit.

The old saying is that you can eat an elephant if you do it one bite at a time.  For me, that means a list is needed.  I need an action plan.  The amount of what we need to do seems huge and even though we have a year to accomplish all of it, it seems daunting.

This list will certainly change and grow, but for now we need to:

  1. Prepare our house in California for sale.
  2. Get our son off to college on the other side of the nation.
  3. Organize and store all of our belongings.
  4. Deal with the multiple car situation.

Right now, there are two elephants staring me down.  One we will eat slowly.  The other one we are trying to ignore but he’s taking up a lot of room.  The elephant in the room is the fact that my lovely wife is not helping me with this move.

“At this time, it’s all planning.  Planning is just not my strong point.  It’s yours.”  She said to me as if 24 years together had not already proven that point.  “But I’ll help you with anything.  I’m here to get this done.”

She was right.  Planning has always been my wheelhouse.  My wife is an incredible woman.  She managed raising our son, still worked full time as a very successful account executive and made a very good living doing so; a living I rarely matched.  For all of my supposed “skills” her personality and drive out earned me almost every year.  But she is and always has been an organizational mess.  I guess one of the reasons our marriage works is that we balance each other and forgive each other’s shortcomings.  I’m the planner in this relationship so I’d better get planning.

First, we needed to make some major decisions so I could get us moving in a forward direction.  After a long discussion this morning, we decided to shelf the Texas house idea for the short term.  Maintaining two households in two nations would be very expensive.  The real reason for the delay would be the fact that we have never even lived in our new Mexico house.  Building a new home in a new country was a reason for celebration, not complication.  I needed to explain this to my wife.  I remembered a seasonal issue from my childhood that I could use as an example.  I come from a family rife with divorce.  My wife does not.  I used this fact metaphorically.

“When I was a kid, sometimes we had to do half of Christmas at my dad’s house and half with my mom’s family.”  I said.  “The holiday was split in two.”

“Why do you bring that up now?”  Betty asked, sipping her coffee this morning.

“It’s a stretch, but see if my metaphor makes any sense.  Having two Christmas’ was always weird to me.  Christmas was the best day of the year when I was a kid.  You would think that two Christmas’s would be twice as good.”

“Wasn’t it?”  She asked.

“No.  For some reason, having two didn’t double the holiday.  It felt like a great day cut in half.  It diminished it.  It was too much travel and preparation and too little enjoyment and relaxation.”  I said.  “Not to mention, when you ‘visit’ your own family on a holiday you feel like a guest star, not a member.  It was weird.”

“I see.” She said, trying to understand.  Her family was the definition of normal.  Mine was more of a cautionary tale.

“I get the same feeling about the house in Texas.” I said.

“Why?”  She looked up at me confused.  “You have wanted a place in Texas for thirty years.”`

“And I’ve wanted a place in the Caribbean for longer than that.  Doing both at the same time might diminish each while increasing the pressure and details exponentially.”  I explained.  “Maybe it would be better do each separately, take a little time with each and enjoy the ride.”

“We’re not in a hurry.”  She said.  “Let’s take our time.”  I nodded.  For once in our lives, we were not in a hurry.  Thank God for that.

Our house is in good shape, but preparing it for sale is going to take a lot of work.  Our home was built in the 1960’s.  It’s a fairly typical three-bedroom, two-bathroom ranch home located at the end of a cul de sac in a nice neighborhood in Walnut Creek, California.  In the seventeen years we have owned this home, we have replaced or upgraded everything but the front door and that is on the list.  I’m actually very proud of what we have accomplished with this house and we’ve been blessed by the double-edged sword that is the soaring Bay Area housing market.

Not only do I feel sorry for anyone trying to break into this housing market, I question their sanity.  Homes in our neighborhood are selling for about $700.00 a square foot.  We paid just over $575K for our home when our son was born in 2001 and since then the value has almost tripled.  That’s a good thing for us, but it’s just one more reason for us to leave.  Things here have gone crazy and it has attracted crazy people from all over the world.

I work best with lists and spreadsheets.  Yes, I’m Type A and a control freak.  But when I attempt to compartmentalize and group the list of things I want to upgrade and repair, I get dizzy.  The only way I can even attempt to begin the preparation of our house for sale is front to back.  This may not be the most logical method but it makes my blood pressure go down a few points.

First, I want to scrape and paint the metal gate that borders our front yard.  Curb appeal is a first impression and I want our home to make a good one.  It will look so much nicer with a fresh coat of black paint.  From there I plan to plant some more greenery in some areas and perhaps patch and paint the large triangle of wood over the garage door that I have nailed Christmas decorations and lights to for so many years.  Once the front yard looks good, I’ll probably work on both sides of the house and then the rear.  That should take us into Winter when I will focus more on the interior.  Now, that sounds like a workable plan.

Later this month, we are going to visit a college that our son is pretty sure he wishes to attend.  We have narrowed down his choices to about a half dozen, but I’m fairly sure he will end up in Florida.  We will be travelling there this month for five days to tour the campus and look at housing options.  The thought of him leaving us for college is bittersweet.  Of course, we’re proud of him and his accomplishments but he’s our only child and when he moves out I’m sure we will go through that famous empty-nest depression for a while.  It’s inevitable but I’m not looking forward to it.

Now that our days are numbered here, I think it would be a good idea to take our son to some of our favorite places in San Francisco.  Our families go back four generations in that city.  The state of the city now saddens me but I think this summer we should show him the places we loved.  When we left San Francisco and moved to Walnut Creek back in 1995, we missed the city terribly.  It took about two years for us to assimilate and get used to the warmer weather but once we did we never looked back.  These days, we visit the city very rarely and when we have business there we dread it.  We have become the bridge and tunnel people we used to laugh at and I’m totally fine with it.

My wife and son have never walked across the Golden Gate Bridge.  Perhaps we should start there.

We are pretty sure at this time that we will store our “can’t-do-without” items instead of shipping them.  One of the reasons we came to this conclusion is the cost.  Beyond the unforeseen hassles of customs paperwork, shipping snafus and the inevitable damage that occurs when moving big things from one place to another, the costs have proven to be substantial.

I found an online expat article from January of 2017 that looked into this very issue and found the costs to be more than we want to spend.  The article also pointed out that the process is a detailed one.

In order to ship your belongings to Mexico, you can’t just show up with your U-Haul and say, “Hola!”  Your immigration status must be handled ahead of time.  You must have Residente Permanente (Permanent Resident) or Residente Temporal (Temporary Resident) status if you plan to live in Mexico indefinitely.  *Temporary Resident status requires you to take your belongings with you when you leave Mexico and the government discourages selling or giving items away.

You must inventory and list each item with model, brand name and serial number in Spanish on a form called a “Menaje de Casa”.  Gee, that sounds like fun!  Only used items are allowed to be shipped into Mexico without a duty being applied.  Be prepared to show receipts for all of the things you bring, too.  Being the consummate consumers we are, we have a drawer full of receipts but they are not organized.  More fun!

There are many restrictions on what you may bring with you to Mexico.  For example, firearms and ammunition of any kind are not allowed.  That makes sense.  You may not bring food, plants, spices, or seeds which also makes sense.  It’s recommended that you take personal medication, supplements and perfumes with your personal luggage instead of shipping them.  All of this is very practical information but there is a lot of corresponding paperwork needed that I won’t bore you with here.  Suffice to say it’s a detailed, international process handled by government employees.  That alone is enough of a deterrent.

Here’s the scene:  it’s 92 degrees with 85% humidity.  You are jet-lagged and a bit hungover from the going away party your friends threw for you when you left California for Mexico.  You’re worried because your small dog is looking a bit pekid from the travel and weather change.  A Mexican customs official is asking you questions about the belongings in the shipping container you sent.  He speaks no English and your Spanish skills might get you a C- on a first-grade quiz.  The fun begins.

Then there is the cost.  The article I read sampled three of the most popular relocation companies in the San Francisco Bay Area and used a typical 2,000 square foot home including appliances for pricing.  The highest fee charged was $20,700.00, the middle fee was $17,858.00 and the lowest fee was $16,700.00.  Wow, didn’t see that one coming.

Suddenly, we are not that attached to our furniture.  Just like the garage sale, the value of our things just went way down.  When I furnished the first lower unit in Mexico, I shopped locally and only spent a total of $7,145.00 on everything to include furniture, electronics, a bed, dishes, and cookware.  There are spoons in the drawer, towels in the closet, extra sheets, cleaning supplies and even some household tools for repairs.  Granted, I purchased a lot of the smaller things at Wal Mart and similar stores.  But the modern furniture was from a high-end Italian importer and the bed was made by Sealy Posturepedic.  That unit looks very nice and is 100% ready for guests.  *Let me know if you would like to visit!

The unit I furnished was a 750 square foot, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom unit as compared to our second floor unit (where we will live) which is a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit with 1,500 square feet.  In order to calculate the cost to furnish the second floor, I won’t just double or triple what I spent on the lower unit.  All I would really need is another bedroom furnished.  The rest of the household would be very similar with perhaps a larger couch, dining table and perhaps another side table.  Even if it cost $9,000.00 to furnish and fit out the second floor, buying locally would not only save money, it would afford us new things and insure the décor was consistent.

Another thing to consider is that our furniture here in California is almost all made of softer wood that may be damaged by termites in the Mayan Riviera.  Hardwoods and composite materials are more popular in the area for that reason.  Lastly, we don’t even have enough furniture here in California to properly equip our Mexican house.  Our home in California is just over 2,000 square feet and we don’t have four beds, three dining sets, three couches, etc.  Now, flat screen TV’s…we would have that covered!  We would wind up having to purchase more furniture anyway so we may as well make it uniform in style throughout the home.

Our situation is certainly not typical.  Some people are very attached to their belongings and may find comfort having familiar furniture in a new place.  Others may have very expensive or unique items that would be difficult to replicate or too costly to replace.  And most people don’t build a triplex like we did.  Our plan is to rent the lower units on Airbnb.  Let’s hope that plan works out.

I think I have a plan for the car storage situation.  To recap, I have six cars to deal with.  Three of the cars will go to my sister-in-laws house.  I plan to sell one, our son will take one and I need to store one.

I just made an appointment with a local storage facility less than ten miles away that will let me store a car in a ten-foot by twenty-foot indoor locker for $300.00 per month.  They also have storage for household items with sizes at large as twenty by forty feet.  This just may be the place I have been searching for.  I’m hoping we can get away with a fifteen by thirty-five foot unit which will cost $697.00 per month, but we are going to work hard to reduce the amount of furniture we keep and hopefully reduce the amount of storage we’ll need.  Grandpa was right.  How many times do we want to pay for our old furniture anyway?

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A Bad Post, but wait!

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I am sorry, folks. I give up. I am tired of pretending. And it is in best interests of all involved to get it straight: I am neither John Updike nor Steve McCurry.

The declaration takes megatons of load off my heart like a miracle and allows me to extol the virtues of the latest undergarments acquired by me, as also to post photographs of the same. That I can still keep you interested, not being Nicole Kidman, should be less intriguing than black holes.

One of my loyal readers, sick of waiting, called me the other day, “What, man! Tsunami, earthquake, nuclear catastrophe in Japan, India wins the World Cup, blood-curdling violence in Libya, the grand victory of Anna Hazare…. but no new post? Shall I unsubscribe to your blog?”

You may or may not unsubscribe to my blog, my friend. It doesn’t make a serious difference to the sum total of the universe! You will find a hundred posts on the tsunami and the earthquake that pulverized life in Japan. It only reinforces the ultimate truth that visits all living beings. Death will descend upon each, no matter how mighty or destitute one is. And it does not subscribe to a time schedule. Ironically, however, tragedy and true hardships unfold for those spared by the cruel hands of such God-forsaken calamities.

Whoever thought Fukushima will become the third ‘N’ word after Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan? But you know what could be more tragic than that? People in your own motherland turning you away like lepers! Folks in nearby cities like Tsukuba have been asking the hapless evacuees of Fukushima, the new forbidden city, to prove that they have no radioactive substance clinging to their cloths, skin,  hair and private parts!  Hotels and inns are simply asking those having Fukushima number plates stamped on their backsides to get lost!

And to write of a World Cup that the Men in Blue all but donated to those from immediately down under? What had overtaken that swashbuckling tormentor of the fiercest bowlers of the Earth, Virender Sehwag? And that Demi-God of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, whose dream it was to earn the World Cup for Mother India before he could lay his armour to rest? What had possessed him? 18 runs for the dream of your lifetime?

And should I wait for the day when the power of Anna Hazare turns to acrid ash in the mouth of the believers?

Shimla. as seen from the Ridge (own image)

But how all this makes life easier for me! When forces of such magnitude fail, I am, after all, just one grain amongst the storm, devoid of substance in my posts and photographs.

I recently crept up that great anthill of humanity called Shimla, seeking tranquility and indulgence in photography, but this was all I could manage…. Please remember, however, before you press that unsubscribe button, I may still write that great post someday that would do Hemingway proud; I may still come up with that landscape shot someday that would make Ansel Adams wince under his epitaph!

Postscript: Anna Hazare is a peace activist, a follower of M. K. Gandhi. He underwent many fasts to oppose rampant corruption in India. He failed. Corruption lives.

  1. Why the blues friend? There are times like this when we feel the futility of it all. But remember this too will pass away. And you will write that great post yet. come to think of it, what is wrong with this one? 🙂

    PS Does this explain your absence from my blog or is that the posts are not worth a comment? :))

    1. Zephyr, March has this deeply unsettling effect on me. As a kid, it used to be the annual trial-by-fire which has persisted with me in my present life as a banker. Nonetheless, I’m back! (Or at least, methinks I’m back!) So expect a few asinine reaction to your posts soon.

  2. @Alka: Thanks a ton, Alka. It certainly feels better to be a greater mortal!

    @Daniel: That’s a ruse I use to attract unsuspecting folks! Thanks for approving the 2nd photo.

  3. tooo modest shud i say?! I mean this is actually a wonderful post, all things in twined in one…what more would lazy readers like me ask for? ( though i m a first timer reader of ur blog) 😛 and this one could surely make hemingway’s father proud…hemingway could be satisfied some other day maybe? keep writing 🙂

  4. Very sad to hear the tragedy on people in Fukushima, really liked that photograph of Christ Church in Shimla, Really like your style of writing and I would never unsubscribe from your blog. 🙂

    1. If you think we’d have behaved any differently in the face of a similar tragedy, think again.
      And thanks for the assurance.

  5. US – you are a magician with words aint you! you in your own style, which is very enamoring, have so politely answered the reader. I have to say it again even at cost of repetition, you could call yourself a poet or a photographer and we woudn’t know or even care to know. Your photographs and your words are as delectable as they can be.
    Thanks for coming back on blog and coming back to Mumbai as well. I am hoping to get the privilege of meeting you soon!

  6. I guess you can’t be everything to everyone all the time. You’re also not a puppet, dancing to the needs of others. Just always do the best you can and that’s good enough. ‘One man’s meat is another man’s poison’.

  7. Alas US, you are correct of course – to subscribe or not to subscribe – that is the question; but `…doesn’t make a serious difference to the sum total of the universe!’

    It does however make a difference to our personal growth by being selective with our intake, & the time perusing your magical prose is always time well spent.
    Cheers, ic

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