Retirement! The Warm Up Is Over, Now Let’s Begin

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Submitted by: Thomas G. Holmshaw

That’s the way to look at retirement, as the start of something you’ve been, up to this point in your life, warming up for.

Don’t look at retirement through eyes that see only negative aspects. We all knew about and expected the transformation from hectic hysterical moments under pressure from what seemed to be a never ending cycle of work days with not enough hours in them, to the sometimes deafening silence of peace and quiet within the boundaries of your own home.

No one said it would be easy to replace the hustle and bustle of the daily grind, with the relentless search for something else to do to enable you to survive till lunch time!

Approach retirement more as a bicycle ride along beautiful country lanes enjoying the sounds and smells of nature as you meander along your way, and not as one of the road-hogs in the fast lane, who see nothing but the tail end of the vehicle in front and getting heady on exhaust fumes that are just the taste of worse to come when they reach the traffic jam in town.

Retirement is a winding down, a shifting of cogs into that lower gear, get rid of the carbon monoxide commuting and say hello to the serenity of retirement, the cycling stage of life.

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To get you in the right frame of mind, let’s do a simple exercise, let yourself drift back to the moments in your working life when things were going wrong, the times when all you thought about was throwing in the towel, dropping everything and just walking away.

Hey! well now you can! and not have to consider the consequences because there aren’t any, you’ve earned it, you’ve paid your dues now relax and enjoy the benefits.

It is to be expected that there will be times when you reminisce, there will be small bouts of depression, so what! get over it the same way you did when you were faced with problems in your working life, you’re still the same person with the same determination. Don’t forget; you’re now in the cycling stage of life, if you do happen to fall off, maybe you’ll scuff your knee, or hurt your pride, if so, take a break, there’s no pressure on, you have all the time in the world, re-group and continue with the journey of retirement.

There will come a time when you can leave it all behind you, although there will also be times (hopefully not many) when you shake your head at the way the younger generation go against all the business rules you were ever taught, and still succeed, that’s called progress!

Now’s the time to think of all the things you ever dreamed of doing, and go ahead and do them. Make a list, write your dreams down and number them, then tick them off one by one as you achieve your lifetimes desires.

e.g.

Buy those roller blades that you always had your eye on (but don’t forget the pads!)

Take your loved one for that spontaneous walk in the rain.

Go and book that cruise that you never before had the time for.

Write that book that you always knew was lurking within you.

This is the start of your new life, so grab it by the throat and live it for all it’s worth!

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Real Estate April 9th 2021

No single cause of autism, research review concludes

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Many factors of a child’s birth and the condition of the newborn are linked to the future development of autism, but no single factor has been identified as the cause, a meta-analysis of forty previously published research studies concludes.

Autism refers to a cluster of neurological developmental disorders, ranging to mild and severe, that interfere the child’s ability to adjust normally, including defects in normal communication and social interaction.

The systematic review, published in Monday’s issue of Pediatrics, presented the results of a meta-analysis of over sixty perinatal and neonatal risk factors associated with autism reported in the forty published studies. It identified sixteen that were significantly associated with autism. These included low birth weight, complications associated with delivery, fetal distress during labor, “poor condition” of the newborn along with a low Apgar score, multiple births, birth injuries to the baby, and hemorrhaging of the mother during childbirth.

However, the review found that often these factors are linked; not occurring independently but in combination, making the effect of any one factor difficult to determine. Further, the conclusions of the studies often were in conflict with each other regarding the relationship of any single one of the factors to autism. The researcher concluded there was “insufficient evidence to implicate any one perinatal or neonatal factor in autism etiology.” However, they said some evidence suggested the presence of “multiple neonatal complications may increase autism risk.”

[M]ultiple neonatal complications may increase autism risk.

The review also ruled out some factors, finding some were not linked to autism such as the use during childbirth of anesthesia, forceps delivery or vacuum extractor delivery. High birth weight and large head circumference of the newborn were also discounted.

The researcher who headed the study, Hannah Gardener, who was at the Harvard School of Public Health at the time and is now at the University of Miami School of Medicine, emphasized in an interview that parents should not worry if any one of the factors was present at the time of their child’s birth.

There is no single strong cause of autism.

She said, “There is no single strong cause of autism.”

Twin studies have concluded that there is a genetic component to autism and Gardener emphasized the importance of the review’s conclusions that point to the need for continuing study of how factors surrounding birth may interact with genetic factors to result in future autism in a child.

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Uncategorized April 7th 2021

Tropical moisture ceases to cause severe floods in South East Australia

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Friday, March 26, 2021

On Tuesday, higher than average amounts of precipitation have ceased in New South Wales (NSW), south of Queensland, and north-east of South Australia. Over the course of the prior five days, these heavy rains caused floods and hazards to farms and dwellings, with up to a month quantity of rainfall falling within 48 hours on Monday and Tuesday in some areas, notably 150mm of rain at the Great Dividing Range, Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) reported.

On Tuesday, BoM said the situation reportedly started to ease, with rains moving towards the east, but emphasised the water levels were continuing to rise in some areas and many flood alerts remained active. Meteorologists said the eastern areas may clear from floodwater quickly, the other regions to the west of the Great Dividing Range would be affected for much longer, potentially weeks or months before the water levels come back to normal. Thick fog was likely to occur at approximately this coming weekend as air temperatures drop below dew point at night and mist may develop, meteorologists warned, as News.com.au reported.

In Taree, NSW, ABC News reported multiple cows rescues in rivers and in the surf, and an instance of a dwelling being reportedly swept from premises on a wedding day of its owners. ABC News reported a farmer losing his animals and his house at Mid-North Coast. Of residential areas, Hawkesbury continued to experience raising levels of flood as of Monday. Ian Wright, a researcher from Western Sydney University, commented saying the floods in Hawkesbury are dangerous due to the terrain and rigorous water supply from adjacent rivers to the area, citing a related publication about it by the State Emergency Service.

On Monday, NSW Police has rescued a 80-year old woman trapped in a car at River Road, Wyong, Central Coast, with the car subsequently falling into the river shortly after the rescue was completed.

Local authorities warned people to stay away from flooded areas. Bureau of Meteorology issued Road Weather Alert for Sydney for all suburbs on Monday. Government agencies, including Disaster recovery officer Simon Oliver, from the Department of Primary Industries, said the government would offer support to people affected by the flood. Oliver said, “While it’s still early days, we are planning to provide support including emergency fodder as well as support for those who need to move or dispose of stock [animals].”

BoM reported the weather may clear on Wednesday as a warmer, drier mass of air was expected to increase, with a coastal low entering Bass Strait on Wednesday.

Since March 16, Australian BoM has issued severe weather, marine wind, hazardous surf, and numerous minor to major flood warnings for the affected areas. La Niña was nearing its end, with the effects persisting in late March and early April, Bureau of Meteorology reported last week.

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Uncategorized April 6th 2021

Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is scheduled to take place this week.

Tseng runs a firm called eTranslate, which helps software developers to make the software available to the users. In the candidate’s questionnaire, Tseng said eTranslate had led to him working with all three tiers of the government. He previously belonged to the Australian Liberal Party, but has left since then, to run for mayorship as an independent candidate.

Tseng is of Chinese descent, having moved to Australia with his parents from Vietnam. Graduated in Brisbane, Tseng received his PhD in Melbourne and has been living in the city, he told Wikinews. Tseng also formed Chinese Precinct Chamber of Commerce, an organisation responsible for many “community bond building initiatives”, the Lord Mayor candidate told Wikinews.

Tseng discussed his plans for leading Melbourne, recovering from COVID-19, and “Democracy 2.0” to ensure concerns of minorities in the city were also heard. Tseng also focused on the importance of the multi-culture aspect and talked about making Melbourne the capital of the aboriginals. Tseng also explained why he thinks Melbourne is poised to be a world city by 2030.

Tseng’s deputy Lord Mayor candidate Gricol Yang is a Commercial Banker and works for ANZ Banking Group.

Currently, Sally Capp is the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, the Victorian capital. Capp was elected as an interim Lord Mayor in mid-2018 after the former Lord Mayor Robert Doyle resigned from his position after sexual assault allegations. Doyle served as the Lord Mayor of Melbourne for almost a decade since 2008.

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Uncategorized April 6th 2021

Trouble Free Business Operation With An Electrical Contractor In Vernon, Ct

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September, 2017 byadmin

What is the most important system in a home or small business? If you had to choose from a list that included plumbing, electrical, roof, and so on, it would be difficult to say that one is more important than the others. And you would be right. They are all essential.

Trained, Skilled

Consider the electrical system that you rely on every day, 24 hours a day. Without dependable service, you’d experience something much more frustrating than a lack of convenience. That’s why it’s essential to have a trained and skilled electrical contractor available for upgrades, repairs, replacement, and installation. You can have the convenience of light and comfortable temperatures when an experienced electrician maintains your home or business system.

But, apart from convenience and comfort, a system properly maintained by your electrical contractor in Vernon, CT will help you avoid power outages and service interruption. This problem can be especially costly for a business that depends on consistent service to preserve food inventory or to maintain essential data on computers.

Business Necessity

When you need electricity that you can rely on, look for a commercial electrician in Vernon, CT and arrange for office building wiring, apartment complex wiring, electrical installation and wiring for restaurants and shops, and design and installation for new construction. Of course, in the 21st century, it’s essential to have the proper computer wiring installed and maintained so that business can continue without interruption.

Call on an experienced electrical contractor for interior and exterior installation, upgrades to service, and commercial generator service when necessary. In fact, now is the best time to call for expert help because a trained master electrician can inspect and troubleshoot the wiring in your business to help you avoid future problems. Make the call today and have professional help on site as soon as possible. You’ll have peace of mind knowing that you’ve done all you can to ensure that your business continues as it should. View website for more details about electrical contractor in Vernon, CT.

Property Data April 6th 2021

Sweden’s Crown Princess marries long-time boyfriend

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Monday, June 21, 2010

Sweden’s first royal wedding since 1976 took place Saturday when Crown Princess Victoria, 32, married her long-time boyfriend and former personal trainer, Daniel Westling, 36. The ceremony took place at Stockholm Cathedral.

Over 1,200 guests, including many rulers, politicians, royals and other dignitaries from across the world, attended the wedding, which cost an estimated 20 million Swedish kronor. Victoria wore a wedding dress with five-metre long train designed by Pär Engsheden. She wore the same crown that her mother, Queen Silvia, wore on her wedding day 34 years previously, also on June 19. Victoria’s father, King Carl XVI Gustaf, walked Victoria down the aisle, which was deemed untraditional by many. In Sweden, the bride and groom usually walk down the aisle together, emphasising the country’s views on equality. Victoria met with Daniel half-way to the altar, where they exchanged brief kisses, and, to the sounds of the wedding march, made their way to the the silver altar. She was followed by ten bridesmaids. The couple both had tears in their eyes as they said their vows, and apart from fumbling when they exchanged rings, the ceremony went smoothly.

Following the ceremony, the couple headed a fast-paced procession through central Stockholm on a horse-drawn carriage, flanked by police and security. Up to 500,000 people are thought to have lined the streets. They then boarded the Vasaorden, the same royal barge Victoria’s parents used in their wedding, and traveled through Stockholm’s waters, accompanied by flyover of 18 fighter jets near the end of the procession. A wedding banquet followed in the in the Hall of State of the Royal Palace.

Controversy has surrounded the engagement and wedding between the Crown Princess and Westling, a “commoner”. Victoria met Westling as she was recovering from bulemia in 2002. He owned a chain of gymnasiums and was brought in to help bring Victoria back to full health. Westling was raised in a middle-class family in Ockelbo, in central Sweden. His father managed a social services centre, and his mother worked in a post office. When the relationship was made public, Westling was mocked as an outsider and the king was reportedly horrified at the thought of his daughter marrying a “commoner”, even though he did so when he married Silvia. Last year, Westling underwent transplant surgery for a congenital kidney disorder. The Swedish public have been assured that he will be able to have children and that his illness will not be passed on to his offspring.

Westling underwent years of training to prepare for his new role in the royal family, including lessons in etiquette, elocution, and multi-lingual small talk; and a makeover that saw his hair being cropped short, and his plain-looking glasses and clothes being replaced by designer-wear.

Upon marrying the Crown Princess, Westling took his wife’s ducal title and is granted the style “His Royal Highness”. He is now known as HRH Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland. He also has his own coat-of-arms and monogram. When Victoria assumes the throne and becomes Queen, Daniel will not become King, but assume a supportive role, similar to that of Prince Phillip, the husband of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II.

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Uncategorized April 4th 2021

Microsoft Dynamics Gp 9.0: Project Accounting Integration Scenarios Overview For Consultant

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By Andrew Karasev

Microsoft Great Plains or former Great Plains Software Dynamics/eEnterprise is very good platform for service business automation, including midsize and large corporations, specializing in routine projects: placement, small contracts to residential and small business customers, franchisee networks, distribution, etc. In our small article we will be giving you example of medical personnel placement projects, where hospitals and clinics are the customers. The advantage of such standard-functionality system as Great Plains/Dynamics GP is reasonable price and very reliable database platform: MS SQL Server. The other way is to deploy rich-functionality ERP, such as SAP R/3/mySAP, Oracle Financials, however the implementation, customization and integration cost would be a way higher.

— Timesheet import. Placement industry is underserved and placement application market is very weak, this results in a high demand in standard ERP customizations. Usually placement agency has CRM application with sophisticated or simple time and expenses logging functionality. This time logs should be integrated with project accounting timesheet header and line tables. Timesheet import should come in parallel with the import of new customers, new contracts and projects. Tables: PA10000 – Timesheet header and PA10001 – Timesheet line, PA01901 – PA Key Master, PA01301 – PA Budget Master, PA01101 – Contract Master and PA01201 – Project Master.

— Employee Expenses. Your temps usually file you expense reports, especially if they are traveling to remote locations/hospitals/clinics

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— Billing Process. In the billing itself you usually need fixes to Project, Contract and Timesheet records – if you deploy simple custom logic and user defined fields plus notes. Prior to billing you typically run SQL scripts and stored procedures. The necessity of this custom logic should be attributed to legacy design – please note that GP was designed as database and graphical platform independent application/MRP back in the earlier 1990th. Its IDE and programming language is kind of a shell written in C – Great Plains Dexterity, current name is Microsoft Dexterity.

— Invoice Formats/Forms. Great Plains Project Accounting is former MatchData Dexterity third party module. The initial design was done in Philippines at the end of 20th century. Since then Great Plains Software tried to integrate PA into DYNAMICS.DIC (as well as its new acquisitions – Great Plains Manufacturing), later on the decision was made to keep third party (now purchased and integrated modules) in their own dictionaries. Further complication – Project Green was intended to merge all the applications into one: Microsoft Navision, Axapta, Solomon, Great Plains – currently the idea is to have web portal type of integration. As you can expect – the invoice form is very flexible and is probably too generic for the standard functionality of GP Project Accounting. You might need Dexterity custom touches to activate required features

— For C#/VB.Net developers. With the version 9.0 Microsoft Dynamics GP will be exposing you Microsoft Great Plains objects and forms. This is not a Dexterity, however you should be familiar with Dexterity design and architecture.

— Dexterity Legacy. You should still see it out there: DYNAMICS.SET, DEX.INI, DEX.EXE. In some cases we see ancient legacy applications, coming back to 1980th – Great Plains Accounting for DOS and MS Windows: 9.2, 9.5. The only recommendation to the customers who are without GP/MS support – upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics GP Standard 9.0

— Future Directions. Microsoft Dynamics GP has a long history of success. However in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Continental Europe Microsoft Business Solutions is now promoting new MRP/ERP application, originally developed and designed by Navision Software – Microsoft Dynamics AX/Microsoft Axapta/Navision Axapta

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Software And Web Development April 4th 2021

Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview.

Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 race immediately following the 2008 election. Schriner refers to himself as the “Average Joe” candidate, and advocates a pro-life and pro-environmentalist platform. He has been the subject of numerous newspaper articles, and has published public policy papers exploring solutions to American issues.

Wikinews reporter William Saturn? talks with Schriner and discusses his campaign.

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Uncategorized April 3rd 2021

CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate David Sparrow in Don Valley West

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Friday, October 10, 2008

In an attempt to speak with as many candidates as possible during the 2008 Canadian federal election, Wikinews has talked via email with David Sparrow. Sparrow is a candidate in Ontario’s Don Valley West riding, running under the New Democratic Party (NDP) banner. The riding was set to vote in a by-election on September 22, 2008, following the resignation of John Godfrey, but Stephen Harper’s sudden election call nulled that effort.

Also running in the Toronto riding are Liberal Rob Oliphant, Conservative John Carmichael, Green Georgina Wilcock, and Communist Catherine Holliday.

The following is an interview with Sparrow, conducted via email. The interview is published unedited, as sent to Wikinews.

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Uncategorized April 2nd 2021

Kitchen Remodeling In Hershey, Pa And Remodeling Your Galley Kitchen

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Do you find that you are constantly dealing with storage space issues in your kitchen? How do you feel about the overall design of your kitchen? If you are tired of dealing with a small galley kitchen and not having enough storage, it is time to remodel. When it comes to Kitchen Remodeling in Hershey PA, you should let your imagination roam. Next, you should talk to the consultant about knocking down a wall and expanding the space. He will go over all of your ideas with you and discuss storage solutions.

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You may be able to take down a wall in your kitchen and gain some space from your dining area. If so, you may find that you will have enough room to have a kitchen island installed. The kitchen island will give you an additional workspace, and you could store your pots, pans and cookbooks underneath it. You will also love how open and airy the kitchen will feel. The best Kitchen Remodeling in Hershey PA will make life easier, and you will not feel as if your kitchen is a glorified shoebox.

In terms of the cabinetry, it is a good idea to consider custom cabinetry. In fact, you may be able to have cabinets that climb from the floor to the the ceiling. Further, the inside of the cabinetry will have the right amount of storage for your needs.

Have you ever noticed the amount of wasted space when it comes to the space above your cans, this will not be a problem with good design. Instead, all the space can be accounted for so that it can be maximized for your benefit. The best Kitchen Remodeling in Hershey PA does not happen overnight. It takes proper planning and attention to details. As a result, you will love the look and the storage space that you will gain.

Granite is a popular choice when it comes to Kitchen Remodeling in Hershey PA and for good reason. It resists heat and scratches. It also protects against mold and mildew. So, if you have been thinking about having it installed, you should tell the consultant from Deimler & Sons that. He will be excited to hear all of your design ideas.

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