Wasn't expecting to post a checkup on the former Southaven Hancock Fabrics location today, but whaddya know, here I go! l_dawg2000 first alerted me to some paper covering the windows of the shuttered store a couple of months ago, and on a subsequent drive-by I noticed nothing other than a construction company sign and some Sharpied letters behind the bars of the double door: BAM. Books-a-Million briefly came to mind, but I dismissed the thought quickly, since they already have a location in the next-door Southaven Towne Center. (cont.)

Hancock Fabrics (now closed) // 75 Goodman Road W, Southaven, MS 38671

(c) 2017 Retail Retell

These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)

And what I expect will happen as part of the upcoming remodel here will be the "cancelling" (a word we've been seeing/hearing a lot lately!) of this department - the dedicated natural foods aisles. Those items will likely be dispersed throughout the store, as happened with the remodel of the Olive Branch store in 2019.

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Kroger, 2004-built, Goodman Rd. at Getwell Rd., Southaven, MS

Well I wasn't expecting to post any more this year but after going out to dinner with my family to Alice's and getting home earlyish I took the opportunity to take some seasonal photos.

I love my new boots even if they did cripple me fist few times I wore them! it does mean that I can go out with the girls and not tower over them lol!

Now I really didn't expect to see this still be on the road a year later! Quite possibly the roughest SRi I have ever seen, clearly still mechanically sound as it's taxed. I see that the owner has had it 16 years too, so there must be a degree of sentimental value there. At least the classic turbine alloys look presentable enough.

Leica MP

Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4 II

Fuji Superia X-Tra 400

Tetenal Colortec C-41

Scan from negative film

One would never expect putting a transgender lifestyle and a subject like buses together would work but it does and maybe that is as much because it's presented as my world tagged as J.C.Leach or Jojo. But I do despair at times as yes I do probably get a lot more image hits for my bus photos than even some of the more dedicated enthusiasts but most viewers remain anonymous and give nothing back but thankfully I do have a few I can call friend and who I am friendly with and I appreciate that, and they are usually educated people who have bigger picture of the world. I'm afraid I don't even go to many bus rallies these days as much because once you've been once it's pretty well the same next time but most bus enthusiasts are of a certain age and even though most are polite enough to speak if in conversation. I shrug it off to a certain extent but I feel I am an outsider and yes it would be better if I was also going to catch up with people. Still part of my mission is to change the world and make it a better place and not just others like me that want to be themselves too but let the community see we are normal people and not just attention seekers or pervs. What we do behind closed doors is our business and the only difference between us and others is we tell the world what we are and I don't think I need to remind you there are a lot of normal looking bad people out there.

Honestly I desperately wanted the Superman doll the moment I saw him, but his price made it cost prohibitive to really import. I expected for some local stores to stock him, but I kept waiting and waiting until the Wonder Woman movie dolls came out instead.

But hey, Amazon had him for half price so when I ordered my first broad Ken I figured I’d be saving on shipping.

Of course though, when Camo Comeback was back in stock at Amazon, I figured I should pick up another to body swap with him. However when that order came, Camo Comeback had wonk eye and I really didn’t like the combination when I saw it in person. Plus, the second one had subtle factory differences like thicker eye lines and slightly more angular features in comparison to my first one.

So… I guess I have twins now. I ALMOST wanna pick up a third one cuz I really like the body sculpt, but I’m afraid I might turn these twins into triplets.

I replaced their fist hands by stretching out the wrist post with pliers, used an etching tool to cut off the peg at the wrist, dabbed some superglue into the wrist joint and drilled it out using a 3mm drill bit. They’re using spare Fashion Royalty Homme hands. The Rockers shirt one’s hands are in Hungarian skin tone, which is the closest match to his body, while the Ice Cream shirt one’s hands has the “White” skin tone which is a bit less orange and more grey toned.

The Rockers shirt guy is Clark and the ice cream shirt one is named Kent.

Expect these to be up this afternoon! Got more Middie ones on the way, too.

"what did you expect?" comme disait une de leur publicité.

Une pin-up dans un style retro-moderne pour cette revisite publicitaire.

"La dame qui fait des bulles" Véro Hzti

Merci à Véronique Koch et Clem pour le backstage

"La dame de l'ombre mais qui fait beaucoup" Sylvia Rothelin

Cette vision publicitaire est personelle et n'engage nullement la marque

The clock by the door signifies that the resident was a watchmaker.

There is no subject of greater interest than the study of how the early settlers managed to build their houses and fit them with chimneys, windows, glass, locks and other furniture so difficult of acquisition in those days. The pioneers, however, appear to have laughed at difficulties; for none of them thought it a matter worth recording. Their trials, struggles and disappointments have been buried in oblivion. There is no record of their heroism.

It was to be expected that immigrants coming from a country where stone was the chief building material, should have built clumsily and defectively with wood. The first houses were draughty, cold and uncomfortable. No sheathing paper or matched board was used in the early days, and as a result, the high winter winds forced themselves through the chinks and made the houses ice boxes. The early settlers did not seem to realise the great amount of cold that can enter a house from beneath the floor. None of them seem to have adopted the modern system of excluding draughts from underneath the floors. Beneath the floors the goats rested from the mid-day sun in summer and the homeless dogs found there some shelter in winter nights. The continuous rush of cold air beneath the floor drew away the heat from the rooms above. The open fireplaces and wide chimneys also allowed the heat to escape. Floors were single. The single uncanvassed floor was another factor in allowing heat to escape. Storm sashes were unknown. One guard against cold they adopted; they screened their beds with canopies. In building, there was no attempt to place the posts on bedrock. The result was that the houses were continually heaving with the winter frosts. Often, at night, the occupants were aroused suddenly from their sleep by the noise of nails bending or breaking in boards forced from their usual places by the heaving of the house. This alternate heaving and falling of the house had the effect of rendering it more draughty from year to year.

It was fortunate that plenty of wood could be procured; for with open fire places enormous quantities of wood were consumed in heating and cooking. Cod-oil and candles were the illuminants till the introduction of the kerosene lamp in the year 1870. Stoves, floor-canvas and lucifer matches came into use about the same time. The comfort and conveniences introduced by these three domestic improvements were marvellous The old wide chimneys were closed up, the back of the chimney whitewashed, and the large irregular flags of the hearth replaced by bricks which were reddened every Saturday afternoon with powdered brick and water. The sand was swept off the floor and the gayly-flowered canvas put down. The evil-smelling cod-oil lamp was thrown on the garbage heap and the glass kerosene lamp with its bit of red flame in the bottom to add colour, was hung by the wall. The tinder box followed the cod-oil lamp.

Friendly intercourse from house to house was more common than it is to-day. Winter brought with it certain brief periods of leisure during which the men assembled in knots and discussed the events of the day. Visiting neighbours was a relief from the monotony of outport life. No one thought of knocking before entering; you simply lifted the latch and went in. If you were not welcome you soon found this out; the silent greeting warned you that your presence was not desirable. The election year was always an inexhaustible source of discussion and the prospective weddings a delightful theme for the women and girls at the quilting and matting parties.

Besides the frequent dances there were raffles for some poor widow or other charitable object. There was a great variety of indoor games to fill in the long nights such as, Forfeits, Hide the-button, Hunt-the-slipper, Ride-the-gray-Mare, Start-the-cask-out-of-the-Cargo, and My-man-John.

Christmastide was anticipated keenly by young and old. It was mummering time. Long before Christmas, considerable time was spent on designing costumes and fantastic rigs. Christmas Eve ushered in the mummering period, and for a whole fortnight, the night air was tortured by the inarticulate cries peculiar to "jannies". The mummers went around in groups of various numbers touring the village from one end to the other. There was a heroic folk-play brought by the Irish immigrants from the "Old Country" that used to be performed by the young men during the Christmas holidays. The actors personated of the great heroes of history, Napoleon Bonaparte, Alexander, Doctors Faustus, Sir Isaac Newton, St. George, St. Patrick. But times have changed. To-day, the tidy housewife will not admit nine or ten roughly shod boys on her red-and-white chequered canvas. In the olden days, the sanded floor could stand consid goat-skin head. The cymbals were two pot covers. The triangle was a pair of tongs, and the tambourine was a tinpan or a metal tray. One Christmas Eve night, Stephen Ryan of Broad Cove played the tambourine. The night being chilly, and his hands exposed, they lost their sensitiveness, and when the parade was over, his knuckles were a mass of mangled flesh and blood. The incident is trivial; but it shows the hilarious fervor of the amusements of the olden days.

This violin band made itself prominent on other occasions. When Bishop Carfagnini of Harbour Grace made his first episcopal visit to King Cove in May 1873 the violin band greeted him on his approach from Trinity. The band accompanied by the whole populace, went out three miles on the Trinity road expecting to meet His Lordship at that point; but there was a delay and they proceeded two miles further. At the signal of the Bishop's arrival, there was a deafening salvo from dozens of sealing guns, and when the report died away, the Violin band sent forth the lively strains of "The White Cockade" and the "Rakes of Mallow." The latter air was hardly appropriate to greet two dignitaries of the church; but it must be remembered that in these early days the band's repertoire of music suitable for triumphal processions was undoubtedly limited. Tradition has remembered only four of the musicians who took part in that demonstration, namely: P. Murphy, R Lawton, M. Lawton and Jim Costello. It formed the orchestra at the theatrical performances and some of its members accompanied the Choir at Benediction at Sunday evening Service.

The chief dances of the old days were the cotillion, eight-handed red, single step and kissing dance. After the cotillion was finished, it was an unwritten law that each couple should dance a single step. The reel was an intricate and laborious dance and necessitated some preliminary practice in order to master its involutions. It was long and sweat producing and the male performers uniformly sought the outside air after each performance, while the female performers fanned themselves in a cool corner. The generation now passing were youngsters then; but they can recall the glamour which the dances at the "Big House" (as Big Allie's house was called) used to throw around them on a fine summer night when the gay dancers came out on the long front gallery to cool off, and we saw them through the trees saunter back and forth across the lighted windows. Looking back one is reminded of Byron's lines on the festivities at Belgium's capital. For Mrs. Murphy was indeed a chieftain, and the end of all the gay dancing in the "Big House" was as tragic as the end of Bunswicks's fated chieftain.

If the habitues of the modern dance halls were compelled to go through a cotillion or a reel of the olden days, they would be prostrated for weeks thereafter. The dancers disdained ballroom etiquette when choosing a partner for a dance. They simply walked over to the damsel and without speaking, took her hand She, silently acquiesced and took her place on the floor. When the dance was finished, her partner dropped her like a hot potato, without a word of thanks or any other ceremony, and left her to find a seat as best she could.

The cotillion was less laborous than the reel; and also less interesting. It was an inartistic dance. Its chief characteristics were an alternate time-beating by the men and their partner in the centre of the ring, followed by a violent swinging and a grand chain. This was repeated ad infinitum or as long as the participants could hold out. In the single-step dancing every dancer danced to his own favorite air; and the fiddler was expected to respond to the individual demands made upon his musical repertoire. The most frequent calls were for "The Wind That Shaked the Barley", and "The Rakes of Kildare."

Dancing was followed by singing. Those who could sing had to sing; no excuses were admissible. The songs were mostly of the sentimental type, and depicted the woes of the rejected lover.

There was usually some incident to add spice and variety to a ball of the olden days. As the ceilings were low,-not much over six feet-and the second floor beams were exposed, a tall man had to do most of his dancing between the beams, and had to maintain a stooping position during the "grand chain." As one of the rules of the cotillion was that the final beat of the last bar of the music should be accompanied by the dancers bringing down both feet together with as loud a "whelt" as possible, it was not unusual for one or more dancers to break through the single floor. An incident of this kind compelled the suspension of the dance till a new piece of board was procured; but instead of being considered an annoyance, it enhanced the terpsichorean notoriety of the dancer. Occasionally, those who were not invited to the dance, vented their displeasure by throwing one or more dead cats down the open chimney.

Occasionally, too, a good-looking girl was the source of an amorous jealousy which in the early hours of the morning disrupted the whole proceedings, and sent the jealous wooers out in the road to argue or fight the matter out. The most spectacular of these love comedies happened in the winter of 1872 at a dance held by the dramatic troupe in Pat Dwyer's old house. A certain young lady who was openly catering to the dalliances of an amorous swain, declined the offer of a dance from another ardent admirer. This aroused a violent jealousy in the latter. Sparks began to fly and as the adversaries glared at each other, the worst was feared. There was an ominous rush towards the door; for notwithstanding the comparative primitiveness of these days, there was an instinctive respect for the sanctity of their patron's house. Moreover it was considered that the open air was the proper place for the settlement of disputes of this kind. So there in front of Tom Brown's old house. in shirt sleeves and bare heads in the raw humid dawning of a March Sunday morning, the two adversaries argued till the onlookers, standing around on the snowBankss became bored and wearied by the incessant repetition of childish recrimination, quitted the scene to go home to breakfast. The drizzly atmosphere had a cooling effect on the protagonists who soon sought their homes also.

In McBraire's time horse-racing in winter on the harbor-ice was a favourite sport. The course was from Western Point to Sampson's Rock. Mr. Hartery, McBraire's, book-keeper was usually the winner. He was the champion so often that he was nicknamed "Chiffeney"-from the famous English jockey of that period.

There were times when provisions ran short, and the spectre of starvation was staring people in the face. The winter following the failure of Munn & Carroll was a gloomy one. Munn's vessels had taken away the summer's catch and no provisions had come back in return. No flour was obtainable in King's Cove that winter and one was lucky to get Indian meal. In our own day of plenty one looks back with sadness to these old days when five or six men had to tramp eighteen miles to Trinity for a barrel of yellow corn meal, and haul it through snow-Bankss with ropes over their shoulders. It was a pioneer's life,-stern, hard and reletent less. It is presumed that there was some good flour in these days, but we in the outports saw none of it. The most of the flour was yellow and bitter; accidentally one may happen to get a barrd that was palatable. The necessity of testing the flour before buying was acknowledged by the manufacturers; for they provided a small wooden stopper or "tester" about an inch and a half in diameter in the head of every barrel. It was an interesting sight to see crowds of fishermen getting their winter's supply of flour, each smoothing out a spoonful of flour on the palm of his hand with his pocket knife and testing it frequently. If the flour did not satisfy the intending purchaser, he replaced the "trier" and began to test another barrel.

On one occasion the ice remained in late in the Spring and provisions ran short especially in Broad Cove. The Broad Cove men heard there were some provisions in Catalina. They marched to Catalina in a body,-a distance of twenty-five miles-and asked the owner to give them some provisions till they would catch fish to repay him. He refused. The men then took a large boom and broke in the door. Every man took a half bag of hard bread on his back and walked back to Broad Cove, covering a distance of fifty miles in the one day. The Government later compensated the storekeeper for the goods taken.

Broad Cove-three miles from King's Cove-was in the early days inhabited solely by Irishmen. It was a picturesque sight to see them riding on horseback to Mass at King's Cove on Sunday mornings. Arriving at King's Cove, they threw their bridles over the chapel fence palings and greeted the King's Cove Irishmen with many a "Cead Mille Failtha"-a hundred thousand welcomes. The Wexford men spoke in English; but the Cork and Kerry men used Irish

Whilst the fisheries were good, times were prosperous. But towards the "sixties" symptoms of widespread depression began to show themselves. The old-time seal fishery had gone out and the cod fishery was gradually failing. Population was increasing, and the economic resources of the country were not developing proportionally. Bad times were looming ahead; something had to be done. In the Legislative Session of 1860 Governor Bannerman urged the Government "that no pains be spared to give encouragement to the development of Agriculture in order to prevent as far as possible the labouring classes resorting to pauper relief."

From this time on, the people were exhorted to go in for land cultivation and take in arable land wherever available. The slogan in King's Cove and other near-by settlements was "You can't starve on potatoes and herring."

Meanwhile, the Government, fearful of the continuation of these lean years of meal and molasses, sent a delegation to Ottawa to discuss with the Canadian Government the question of confederating with the Dominion. The Newfoundland people however, rejected the idea in the 1869 election as noted elsewhere.

The effect of the depressed times was that the young men were getting restless. One by one they were leaving for Boston and British Columbia where better opportunities awaited them. The young women began to follow their example and the once thriving village of King's Cove became only a shadow of its former self. The old King's Cove is gone; the best we can do is to give a picture of it in its balmy days.

Like most other settlements in Newfoundland. King's Cove has had its tragedies. The earliest recorded was the loss of the sealing schooner "John" with all hands,-a crew of forty-two. She was never heard from; how and where she went down remains a mystery.

An event which cast a gloom for many years over King's Cove was the loss of the schooner "Edward" in 1876. She was owned by Michael Murphy and Sons and had the following crew: Michael McGrath (father of the late Bernard McGrath); his son Jim; Jimmy Flynn (father of the late M. T. Flynn of Marystown); his son Dan; William Doyle (father of the late Capt. Tom Doyle) and a boy named Skeffington. The schooner left St. John's on the afternoon of December 16th, 1876 with a load of provisions for King's Cove and has never been heard from since.

In April 1869 John and Richard Kennifick and John Sullivan of Broad Cove were drowned at St. Croix near Keels, and the following day Larry Walsh was drowned at Knight's Cove Point. All of them were on the ice seal-hunting and went down through the broken ice.

An event which cast a gloom over the village was the drowning of Richard Handcock of Knight's Cove on the 15th of August (Lady Day) 1877. It is customary for parishioners to donate their catch of fish on the 15th of August (the Feast of the Assumption) to the Church. Handcock and Billy Ricketts were in the same boat and were returning with a good catch when a sudden squall overturned the boat and Handcock was drowned; Ricketts kept himself afloat till he was rescued by his brother who was not far off at the time of the accident. Father Veitch felt the tragedy keenly and on the following Sunday referred to it in regretful terms.

In the Fall of 1829 the "Agnes" was chartered at St. John's to load fish at King's Cove for a foreign market. Thomas McGrath who was at St. John's at the time, was engaged as pilot to take her to King's Cove. Between Western Point and Southern Head something gave out aloft and the mainsail had to be lowered. It was near nightfall and before repairs could be effected, night came on bringing with it a blinding snow storm and a north-west hurricane which lasted several days. The vessel never reached King's Cove. During the winter a vessel reached Trinity and reported having encountered the "Agnes" in mid-ocean with her spars cut away and no crew on board. There was no further news of her till the following May when Thomas McGrath arrived in King's Cove. He then told the story of his adventure. As they were nearing King's Cove, the north-west gale drove them outside the Grand Bankss. The ballast shifted and the "Agnes" was thrown on her beam ends. The spars were cut away and she righted. The ballast was replaced but she began to leak badly, and for 17 days they laboured night and day to keep her free. At the end of that time they sighted a vessel from Miramichi lumber-laden and bound for Liverpool, England. The shipwrecked crew were taken on board this vessel and landed at Liverpool. McGrath went to Waterford, Ireland in which port he was fortunate in finding a vessel ready to sail for King's Cove.

The following year-1830-Thomas McGrath commanded the sealer "John" at the icefields and a crew of nineteen. The "John" never returned. It is presumed that she went down in the heavy storm which occurred on April 15th of that Spring. Her loss was a terrible tragedy for a small hamlet like King's Cove. Long into the sunny days of May and even June the anxious eyes of distraught wives scanned the horizon from Western Point for a glimpse of the overdue sealer; but in vain. No doubt some of them hoped that a passing ship may have picked up the missing crew; but even that hope died out when with the superstitious credulity of these early days they listened to old Mrs. Barrett of 'Longshore' tell how she saw the crew of the "John" one night walk down the harbor in single file and disappear in the sea below her house. And Thomas McGrath who had left the green hills of Clonmel to fight the battle of Life, found his resting place in the turbulent waters of the North Atlantic.

Another marine tragedy connected with the history of King's Cove was the loss of the "King's Cove" in the early part of the 19th century. She left King's Cove with a cargo of fish in drums for Brazil. She never reached her destination. It was reported at one time that she had been captured by pirates and the crew murdered; but there was never any confirmation of this report.

An event which brought sorrow to the Murphy family was the tragic death of Bernard Murphy on a beautiful January Sunday morning in 1872. There was no priest in King's Cove at this time, and the chapel bell was ringing for the reciting of the Rosary by the school teacher, when the news spread that Bernard Murphy's house was on fire. A large crowd soon collected and buckets of water rushed along; but the building soon became a mass of flame. An attempt was made to pull down the house by putting a rope around it; but this proved ineffectual. Meanwhile anxiety as to the safety of the owner became general; for he was nowhere to be seen. It was known that he had gone on the attic with a bucket of water but whether he came down seemed to be uncertain. This uncertainty was however allayed for a time by a rumour that he had been seen running up the harbor in his shirt sleeves shortly after the alarm of fire was given. All doubt was set at rest a few hours later when his charred body was found in the burning debris. He was a brother of Pat Murphy for many years postmaster at King's Cove.

Tragedy seemed to dog the steps of Bernard Murphy's widow. She was Miss Elizabeth Gould, daughter of Michael Gould of Carbonear. She had been married previously to Arthur Thomey of Harbour Grace. Her first sorrow came to her when after a few brief months of married life, she had to hear the news of her husband's death by drowning at the ice-fields. The following summer, she happened to become acquainted with Mrs. Murphy-"Big Allie"-who invited her to spend the summer at King's Cove. There she met and married Bernard. After the latter's death she removed to Harbor Grace. Her daughter, Alice, died of consumption and her two grandchildren, Ron and Tom McGrath met untimely deaths-the former being killed in the Great War and the latter, who was a marine engineer, fell in the hold of his ship and was killed. Her third husband, John Thomey of the Harbor Grace Customs died suddenly on the Custom House steps not withstanding all her troubles she lived to the good round age of eighty-three years.

Her name deserves to be recorded in the annals of King's Cove. She was the leader of the first Catholic choir established by Father Veitch. In these early days, hymn books had not yet reached King's Cove, and the choir leader found it difficult to obtain music for the few hymns that were found necessary for the church services. The difficulty was surmounted by adopting well-known airs such as the "Meeting of the Waters", "Tara's Hall" and others to the hymns.

There are certain spots in and around King's Cove that will always fill a part of the King Covian exiles' dreams. Though nothing big or momentous happened at these spots, the thoughts and feelings that centered around them in boyhood will hallow them for ever in their memories. What King's Covian will ever forget Sampson's Rock? It was the village "Swimmin' Hole". To the young King's Covian in his untravelled days it seemed of immense breadth and depth. Today there seems to be scarcely enough of water in it to wash one's feet. But we can recall with what a thrill of pleasure and even heroism we ventured for the first time to dive off the "Rock" and swim across to the opposite Banks, a distance of seven or eight feet.

And who will forget "Gully Pond"? During the summer holidays we went there at least once a day. It was a mile or so outside the village. Those who had mastered the difficulties of Sampson's Rock had to be initiated into the hazards of Gully Pond. There was a small boulder about thirty feet from the shore. You passed your second degree in swimming when you could swim to that rock without faltering. You were given your third degree when you showed courage enough to dive off the lower rail of a stage head. You received your unwritten diploma when with a swaggering nonchalance you stepped on the top rail and buried yourself in the sparkling water below.

The "Oak Gulch" held a mystery for the boys of King's Cove into a cleft in the cliff at the water's edge had been driven a piece of oak scantling twenty-five or thirty feet long. It fitted the cleft so snugly that it was inconceivable how it had been driven there It had evidently been there for generations and a few superstitious tales grew up around it. Recently Austin Lawton braved the superstitious fears connected with the stick, crawled into the cleft and with chisel and saw removed the piece of scantling bit by bit.

The Pond-a small lake separating the north side of King's Cove from the south side-at times, especially at night-adds to the picturesqueness of the village by its various changes of mood. These changes are described by the local poetess-Miss Bertille Tobin in another chapter.

Sarah Brien's Hill will always be the landmark for which the homecomer will eagerly scan the horizon. It is an irregular plateau overlooking the village and sheltering it from the south-west gales. Before the fire of 1892 it was a beautiful hill thickly clothed to the summit with spruce, birch and fir. To-day, its granitic sides are bare of vegetation.

But still the exiled Kingscovian's pulses beat fast when he catches the first glimpse of Sarah Brien's Hill which looms up as the harbor is approached. For it has sheltered King's Cove from the south-west storms during the ages. And no wonder some sympathetic local poet has adapted the following lines to its memory:

"Oh Sarah Brien, loved Sarah Brien, how oft I dream of thee;

And of the days when by your side I wondered young and free;

Full many a land I've seen since then

Through Pleasure's flowery maze;

But never could find the bliss again

I felt in those sweet days."

An interesting event was the annual haul of wood for the priest and parson. On the appointed days, gangs of men started off to the woods-some with axes and others with dog-slides. All day long the woods resounded with the jingle of axes, the barking of dogs and the shouting of youngsters who had seized the opportunity to make a gala day of it. Several loads were brought out during the day. This hard days work of tramping and hauling through the woods was done in no niggardly or bargaining manner; for the day was to end up in an outburst of music and jubilation, as befitted the occasion. Was not the clergy man the light of the village-not only spiritually, but to many, a helper in their mundane affairs.

As the last loads came out, the slides were decorated with flags, and all the available violinists were ordered to take their places on the tops of the loads. As the long stream of dogs and horses passed in to the clergyman's backyard, he stood at the gate and greeted with radiant smiles the bustling haulers with oft repeated "Well done my brave fellows, well done."

There are only two religious denominations in King's Cove- the Church of England and the Roman Catholic. From the earliest history of the place, the greatest harmony and co-operation have existed between these two denominations. Both parties have contributed mutually to the erection of their school and church buildings. An example of this liberality of spirit was evidenced when the late Bishop Carfagnini made his first episcopal visit to King's Cove in 1873. Mr. J. C. Sheares-a prominent Church of England business man of the town, erected an arch at his own expense opposite his place of business.

An earlier instance of this friendly feeling is evident from the bantering way in which old William Brown (whose business career we have already noted) and Father Scanlan-the parish priest accosted each other. Here is a sample of their frequent encounter:

William Brown: Ha, you got your pockets full of dues now, I suppose, from the poor people."

Father Scanlan: "Ha, you old rascal, you never sent me the punt you promised me to paint the church."

"Well then" agreed William. "by the livin'man, you'll have it fo-morrow."

"By the livin'man" was his familiar expletive.

Within recent history, King's Cove was threatened by fire three times. On June 16th, 1828, a forest fire broke out on Plate Cove Road-west of the settlement-and fanned by a smart breeze. soon swept down towards "Steady Water" valley about half a mile west of the harbor. As night set in, immense volumes of smoke and fire shrouded the sky, and as the night advanced, a wall of fire illuminated the village. Nobody went to bed that night. All household goods and fishing gear were removed to the water's edge. But about half past one o'clock that night, the wind veered to the South-west, carrying the fire away from Steady Water on to Broad Cove-three miles to the north of King's Cove The houses on the north side of King's Cove barely escaped. The change of wind was so sudden that King's Cove escape seemed miraculous.

The fire struck the houses at Broad Cove and destroyed all of them except one-that of Thomas Carew. By 8 p.m. that evening, everything was in ashes stores, stages and flakes. John Skeffington lost a store full of Bummer fishery supplies. A heavy rain followed the fire next day and the residents were enabled to begin again the rebuilding of their homes.

How the Broad Cove people managed to survive this tragedy, with all their belongings reduced to ashes at the commencement of the fishing season, no one seems to have left a record. But such misfortunes were the constant lot of the early settlers, and we must come to the conclusion that our forefathers were men of grit and indomitable courage.

Since that time, King's Cove has had two narrow escapes from destruction by forest fires. In 1869, a huge fire swept down towards the village from the south-west; but fortunately only reached the outskirts. In 1892-the year of the St John's fire- the village was threatened again. Sarah Brien's hill which had from time immemorial been covered from its summit to its base with spruce and fir, became a prey to the devouring monster, which blackened its granitic sides and it has never since fully recovered its pristine beauty.

Previous to 1871 no photographer had visited King's Cove and there are no extant photographs of the residents who died before that date. In that year a photographer named Campbell spent several months in the village. He had his "dark room" in a corner of the "oilstore" of Michael Murphy & Sons. All his photos were of the "tintype" process. Mr. Campbell afterwards became a clerk in the General Post Office, St. John's. A few years later a Mr. Chisholm from Nova Scotia came to King's Cove and spent some time photographing. His work was of the modern "dryplate" type.

Although I personally believe we shall pass this way again, unless we have grown spiritually to that point where we have reached our spiritual goals.....this is still a wonderful way to live our lives. I still have far to go before I am so living in the moment , so focussed on being the person I want to be, that I no longer find myself wishing I hadn't said this, or felt that, or that I had done something I didn't do. But I can still find joy in the little things, and God everywhere. Wishing you well, my friends, and wishing I had time to visit your streams more often than I do.

Coronavirus update, 8 March 2020: it has reached Alberta, with four cases in four days. Located in both Calgary and Edmonton. Three of these four cases are linked to a single cruise ship. All four patients are expected to make a full recovery and no one has needed hospitalization.

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Happy International Women's Day!

"The International Women's Day date was moved to March 8 in 1913. ... The day aimed to help nations worldwide eliminate discrimination against women. It also focused on helping women gain full and equal participation in global development. International Men's Day is also celebrated on November 19 each year."

Coronavirus update, 8 March 2020: it has reached Alberta, with four cases in four days. Located in both Calgary and Edmonton. Three of these four cases are linked to a single cruise ship. All four patients are expected to make a full recovery and no one has needed hospitalization.

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Sunday, 8 March 2020: our temperature this morning, just before noon, is -13C (windchill -18C). Sun and cloud. Thanks to clocks jumping forward an hour very early this morning, sunrise is now at 8:03 am, and sunset is at 7:30 pm. A little more snow yesterday, and snow is forecast for Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week.

Two days ago, 6 March, I was able to get out for a few hours, the first time since 29 February. Finally, this week, I completed a book of all the photos (422?) I have ever posted on my Facebook timeline. This book was created through PastBook, a company that I had used once before, for a Facebook Yearbook for 2016 (?). I was happy with the resulting book, so thought I would create another one. I stopped printing out my photos many years ago, but thought it would be nice to see and keep a few of them actually in print. PastBook lays out all the photos for you and gives you a link so that you can view all the book pages online. Any changes can easily be made. The book has now been ordered and I will receive it in 7-10 days.

The sun was shining the day before yesterday, so I decided to go for a drive before yesterday's snow arrived. Heading south, I drove various backroads, including new ones, hoping to see something - anything! New barns are always welcome and I did find a couple. Just like on my last drive in the same area, the first two birds I saw were two Gray Partridge that flew across the road.

Driving further than I drove last time, I again came across two Snowy Owls - a male and a female. I need to check on how much distance these Owls tend to cover for their hunting, as I'm not sure if this could be the same two that I photographed last time. They were both distant this time, especially the male who was extremely distant. Funny how spotting a tiny white speck the far side of a huge white field can be so thrilling.

Another bird came as a complete surprise. I had stopped the car to check on a bird that kept flying along the road, then landing on the road. I was pretty sure that it would be a Horned Lark, and I was right. I also took a couple of shots of a second bird that was behaving in a similar way, but landed in the stubble in a field. When my photos had been downloaded later, I got a huge surprise, as this "Horned Lark" turned out to be a beautiful Western Meadowlark.

After a few hours of driving, there was still plenty of time to call in at the Saskatoon Farm for a very late lunch. Not many people around and it felt so peaceful. Yet more new things to see, including an African Spurred Tortoise, whose mate was hiding out of sight. The farm is hoping that these two will breed. Then, when I was in the greenhouse enclosure where the Potbellied (?) pigs live with the pair of Flemish Giant Rabbits, turkeys, chickens and the domestic Helmeted Guineafowl, I spotted a little bunny. Unsure just who this was, I checked with a staff member and she told me that the Flemish Giant pair had surprised them all by having babies just recently. Will be posting a few photos next time.

The final thing I did at the Farm was to buy one of their small teapots, of which they have many, thanks to a mixed up order a few years ago. Hopefully, I will get round to taking a photo or two of it, filled with daffodils that I bought when food shopping back in the city. A few of you might just remember seeing photos of the 'teapot wall' that I have posted over the years. This was creatively built in an effort to use up a few of the many spare teapots. I'll add one of my photos of it in a comment box below. Two more jars of their new and delicious Pickled Beets were another purchase : )

An enjoyable and fun day, for sure!

Wasn't expecting 6 of these to suddenly appear! I was photographing the Mallards, when they both suddenly turned their heads, and I looked in that direction to see what it was. I was pleasantly surprised! I saw one Harlequin Duck here two years ago, but this was cool.

Vernon, BC

Wasn't expecting to see this in Dover today, and this vehicle had brought School Groups to Dover Castle which is now open again daily except Mondays, and the FourJems Vehicles appear to have come from Sittingbourne, however I have never seen this operator or its vehicles before, despite the fact that "Rob of Kent" told me in 2018, "You come to Sittingbourne a Lot Now...".

And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw This Week!!

Surprise !!! Clowesia warscewiczii. Il y a des plantes que l'on ne s'attend pas á rencontrer car on pense qu'elle vivent dans une autre région et tout d'un coup elles apparaissent in situ durant un tour de 11 jours que j'ai guidé. dans les départements du Valle del Cauca et du Cauca, Colombie. en plus c'est un genre que je n'avais jamais vu fleuri en milieu naturel !

Surprise !!! Clowesia warscewiczii. There are plants you don't expect to find because you think they live in another region and suddenly they appear in situ during an 11 days tour I guided in Valle del Cauca and Cauca departments, Colombia. Moreover a genus I had never seen blooming in its native habitat !

Sorpresa !!! Clowesia warscewiczii. Hay plantas que uno no espera encontrar porque piensa que vienen de otra region y de repente aparecen in situ durante un tour de 11 días que guié en los departamentos del Valle del Cauca y del Cauca, Colombia. Además es un género que nunca había visto florecido en su hábitat natural !

“Oh wow!” sniffing the air. “What is….WHAT IS THAT?!” The dogs look up from their beds as if to acknowledge the rhetorical question. Peering over towards Suzanne I ask the question again yet this time hoping for some relieving response. We both pause, and glare over at the little buddle of joy. Both having grimacing looks of disgust on our faces, I mumble, “How can something so tiny smell so horribly wrong?!”

“I think he’s (or she’s) broken!”

Ewwww….lovely!

Strobist INFO:

Shutter Speed 1/120

Aperture 4

ISO 100

Lens – Tamron 28-75

Focal Length 47

White Bal – Flash Sync

Flashpoint Monolight 1220 at 1/16 power with gridded snoot approx 6 ft from subject (subject right) 90 degrees aimed at mask (for detail)

Flashpoint Monolight 1220 at 1/16 power with gridded snoot approx 6 ft from subject (subject left) 90 degrees aimed at mask (for detail)

Alienbees RingFlash at 1/32 power approx 5 ft from subject

Total Lights setup - 3

Early Evening 6:55pm

Subject – A Daddy to be.

This is a handmade cradle that was made for me back when I had my son, and now we have lovingly given it a facelift and it's ready to receive the next generation of the family.

Tomorrow is the big day!

Of course this baby is scheduled to arrive during the worst storm of the entire season here in our area, but I don't care. I'll get to the hospital if I have to hook a team of huskies up to a sled! Nothing is going to keep me from being one of the 1st people to greet my new granddaughter!

Next time I check in with you all, I'll be Grandma Jude....aka Gramcat! 8-)

! ! Sooner Than Expected ! !

Woodcrest- Unincorporated Perris/Riverside, CA

9/1/17

It's back!

Let me start by saying wow, I never expected to see a Superlight Curotto Can again after this same truck was switched to Commercial collection Summer 2016. In 2016 WMmaster626 and I were informed by Dave, a Moreno Valley driver, that Paul (the Superlight driver) was now driving a ASL. There is also a picture from Moises Aguirre from Flickr that shows the Superlight on Commercial (www.flickr.com/photos/wmtrucks/34552959740/in/dateposted/). Both WMmaster626 and I were upset by the news and regretted not going back to get more footage of the Superlight.

The way WMmaster626 and I found out the Superlight was returning to residential is quite interesting. Both of us were getting a tour of the Waste Management Corona yard by the Fleet Manager Tom, who started out in Moreno Valley (the yard where the Superlight resides). We had conversations about the drivers and trucks in Moreno Valley, all of whom Tom knows. We never brought up the Superlight but eventually we brought up Paul (who drove the Superlight). Tom told us how Paul used to drive this one of a kind truck from Heil with a custom Curotto Can (the Superlight) and how several people from WM liked that truck and the custom Curotto Can. We told Tom how we found that truck on route once and how it was one of our favorite trucks. Tom then informed us how the Superlight had already or was going to return to residential services shortly. WMmaster626 and I were in shock and could not believe what we had just heard. After the great tour in Corona we immediately headed to Woodcrest and we found a Python driver in Woodcrest who informed us Paul was still driving a ASL. Two weeks later WMmaster626 heard from Tom that the Superlight was officially back on route in Woodcrest. In early 2017 the Woodcrest routes were altered so the next week while WMmaster626 was in Washington I headed to Woodcrest once again see the Superlight and find out which portion of Woodcrest it was servicing. I found Paul on route with the Superlight now collecting Green Waste, WMmaster626 was glad to hear the Superlight was back on route and was looking forward to seeing it in person. The next month in October 2017 WMmaster626 and I returned to Woodcrest and filmed more footage of the Superlight.

During my September trip, I found the Superlight Curotto Can collecting Green Waste in Woodcrest. There are many green carts out on the Friday route so I was able to see many carts collected. Paul is a great driver and knows how to operate the Superlight in fast, smooth cycles. Woodcrest is a great area and unique to SoCal, most of Woodcrest has a Country feel to it with huge properties, some residents even own horses. Woodcrest was also once services by NEWCO Waste Systems and there are multiple black and blue ex NEWCO carts in the area, there are even a few NEWCO dumpsters still in the area. This is the only Waste Management Curotto Can Heil in SoCal, the next closest is most likely Oakland California. This is most likely the only Superlight Curotto still in service. Republic Services Pacheco used to have a Superlight but I do not believe it is still around.

Thank you to the driver Paul and a big thank you to Tom for informing us the Superlight was back, you made our day. Thank you to everyone for watching and let me know what you think of the video.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdCY-KkBArA

Considering the weatherman is talking about a heat index above 100ºF (37ºC) today, the sunrise was better than expected.

Nikon D7200 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR

125mm

F8@1/2 second

(DOL_5918)

©Don Brown 2021

Wasn't expecting to see this in Winchelsea today, and this vehicle is newly aquired by Ramblers and was on Southern Trains Rail Replacement Services from Rye to Ore and Hastings, and was seen passing the New Inn Pub on its way into Winchelsea, however this is not the best shot due to annoying pedestrians and parked cars that prevented me from being able to stand further back and include the Winchelsea Village sign, like I did on my previous visit in February 2021: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/50964099271/, and a Thank You to both this vehicle's driver and to passenger Harry Powel for the freindly waves.

And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Very Recently!!

Normally one would expect this froglet to quickly fall prey to this snake. However, under the circumstances, the act of taking the photo modified the natural behaviour and caused sufficient stress that normal predatory response was disrupted. As a photographer, it's always worth questioning one's own impact upon the scene. As a viewer it's also incumbent to ask oneself if the scene is truly natural, or whether it has been physically or digitally manipulated.

Photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Research Station, Manu NP, Peru.

while waiting for the conrail heritage to head east on the J I ran into two Mittal GP15's running light. I have never seen them this far or even off their own property.

Gary, IN

Not what you expect on a driveway like this.

Really wasn't expecting to find this in the countrytside!, and this was the best I could do without trespassing in an active farmyard and was taken from the Graveney-Faversham road, and this vehicle is now used by Vinson Farms to transport farm workers around Graveney and Faversham, having come from Plymoth in Devon! Oh The Humanity! LOL!

And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Last Week!!

Yes I'm back again.

However due to my main computer on which I edit my work being struck down with a big bad virus, this picture and all the others I am uploading, were Unedited but have now been replaced with Edited versions. So enjoy and Thanks for your patience and understanding.

I do still hate everything about this shit that is new Flickr and always will, but an inability to find another outlet for my work that is as easy for me to use as the Old BETTER Flickr was, has forced me back to Flickr, even though it goes against everything I believe in.

I don't generally have an opinion on my own work, I prefer to leave that to other people and so based on the positive responses to my work from the various friends I had made on Flickr prior to the changes I have decided to upload some more of my work as an experiment and to see what happens.

So make the most of me before they delete my acount: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/?details=1, to stop me complaining!!

Really wasn't expecting to see this in Dover today!, and this vehicle was on SouthEastern Trains Emergency Rail Replacement Standby due Signal failures in the Deal Area earleir this morning, but had actually broken down by the time I found these vehicles here.

And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Last Week!!

Yes I'm back again.

However due to my main computer on which I edit my work being struck down with a big bad virus, this picture and all the others I am uploading, were Unedited but have now been replaced with Edited versions. So enjoy and Thanks for your patience and understanding.

I do still hate everything about this shit that is new Flickr and always will, but an inability to find another outlet for my work that is as easy for me to use as the Old BETTER Flickr was, has forced me back to Flickr, even though it goes against everything I believe in.

I don't generally have an opinion on my own work, I prefer to leave that to other people and so based on the positive responses to my work from the various friends I had made on Flickr prior to the changes I have decided to upload some more of my work as an experiment and to see what happens.

So make the most of me before they delete my acount: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/?details=1, to stop me complaining!!

That one goes without comments (from me at least, I expect some from you ;o))

Wasn't expecting to see this in Dover today, and this vehicle was on SouthEastern Trains Emergency Rail Replacement Standby, due to the theft of signalling cables near Faversham this morning, according to a notice outside the station.

And be sure to check by my other account: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Very Recently!!

Expect to see more of this soon... :-)

Photo: Anna Grönlund

Model: Henni Klemola

Finland 4/2015

THIS EVENING ALL FELL SILENT AFTER MONTH LONG HIGH DECIBEL CAMPAIGN BY MULTITUDE OF PARTIES, IT'S HIGH DECIBEL BRICK BAT FIGHT IF NOT FIST FIGHT. PEOPLE GO TO POLLING BOOTHS ON APRIL 23.

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OUR STATE IS IN THE GRIP OF ELECTION FEVER. POLITICAL AWARENESS IS THE ORDER. PARTIES BIG AND SMALL SWUNG INTO ACTION. LEADER COMMUTE NIGHT AND DAY TO MEET PEOPLE CANVAS VOTES. MILLIONS FOLLOW THEM.

HERE IN ABOVE WHAT YOU SEE ARE THE IMAGES OF Ms. J. Jeyalalalithaa is in campaign trail. In our own stylish way. She meet and address the people from a Bullet Proof Glass box mounted on top of a air conditioned automobile. Security personal hang all around to protect her. 100o's of faithful followers in 100s of vehicles follows her.

IN SPITE OF SO MANY FLAWS, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, DEMOCRACY WORKS IN INDIA.

Not the red dot you'd expect, but it's a red dot all the same. The Leica R3, developed as the third in the line of Leica SLRs was co-produced with Minolta. But this is still a Leica, and it feels exquisite in hand. But don't let it fool you, this is not an easy camera to work, in fact, it's downright annoying. Do yourself a favour and buy the Minolta, or get the proper lenses to allow this camera to operate without multiple steps.

Read the full review online

www.alexluyckx.com/blog/index.php/2017/02/08/ccr-review-5...

Sony a6000 + Konica Hexanon 1:2.8 f=35mm

View On Black

Newsweek: Obama better represents Catholics than does the Pope

WSJ: Unemployment Up from 4.8% to currently 9.5% (20% in MI) and expected to rise

Obama flies pizza chef to Washington, DC from St. Louis to cater a party for him and his pals at White House.

Obama: "We are out of money"

Obama: "Its Working"

Facts: Government has nationalized AIG, Chrysler, GM, Citibank and has its eyes set on Health Care

This administration and congress has already outspent all previous 43 presidents combined

"Stimulus" is spent on bailing out failed social experiments and entitlement sinkholes by state governments controlled by "progressives"

House passes largest Tax Increase in the History of America - they aim to tax the air we breathe

Charitable donation levels and business investments down as tax levels increase

Obamas plan vacation at Martha's Vineyard

Obama promised unemployment would not exceed 8% - now its 9.5% and rising

Obama said it was mandatory that the 10 to 20 trillion dollar (with debt servicing) "stimulus" was passed right away or we are doomed - it was voted on and passed without those voting in the affirmative for it even reading it.

Once passed, the vast majority of the "stimulus" spending is deferred to 2010 which coincidentally is an election year for the politicians who voted for passage. An inference is that the only crisis was the socialists getting reelected after their policy of fascism failed to turn around the economy. A study of history will reveal their concern - no fascist/socialist enterprise has been successful at improving the quality of life for its citizens at any time in human history. No civilization has successfully taxed and spent its way out of a recession in the history of humanity.

Those who hold America's debt are frantically calling for a "world currency", knowing full well, that the certain forthcoming hyperinflation in America will significantly devalue the US Dollar and their investments will then be worth pennies on the dollar.

Now, Obama says that health care must be nationalized right away or we are doomed.

Now, Obama says that Sotomayor must be confirmed right away or we are doomed.

Now, Obama says that Cap and Trade (destroy and nationalize the energy sector) bill must be passed right away or we are doomed.

Now, Obama says that trillions of dollars of new taxes must be passed right away or we are doomed. These new taxes are on top of the trillions of dollars in new taxes that were already included in his "stimulus" bill and budget.

Is there a pattern? Does "we" refer to his constituents or perhaps himself and his political cronies?

No civilization has reversed a downward unemployment spiral by shrinking its private sector and growing its government bureaucracy.

The countries who have tried the fascist/socialist experiment are now moving back to more capitialistic free market policies - why? because shrinking their private sector and burdening it with increased government confiscatory/redistribution policies created misery in the form of unemployment, loss of individual freedom, lower quality of life and medical care rationing, shortages and misery.

Biden: We have to keep spending money to keep from going bankrupt.

Obama: We must pass nationalized health care so we can reduce costs. (We must do it now or we are doomed)

CBO Chief: Health Bills To Increase Federal Costs

White House wants more power to set Medicare rates

wiki.answers.com/Q/Name_and_explain_two_effects_of_price_...

When thinking about price controls, think of the supply and demand curves and remember that with a price control, it is impossible for a price to get into equilibrium. With that in mind, we can identify two problems that result from this.

1. A shortage/oversupply of the good. If there is a price ceiling, you have a shortage (a la gasoline during the price controls of the 70's.) If there is a floor, you have overproduction (a la ethanol. Which, granted, is subsidized, but that is effectively like a price floor). *Note* also consider the housing markets where rent control is present.

2. An inefficient allocation of resources. With ethanol being subsidized, we witnessed a massive increase in the price of corn. The market did not want this, and thus we saw an inefficient allocation of resources.

Should National Health Care pass in this country, I will not know where or when I will die, but I will know how - substandard medical care, denial of care, lack of r&d due to price controls and rationing emposed by the government - all based on decisions by bureaucrats, actuaries, accountants and political appointees who I do not know and who do not know me or my specific needs or wishes ... and more importantly do not care ... they care only about passing the next government audit cycle for cost control.

PLEASE STOP THIS TYRANNY

Analysis of Health Care Bill HR 3200 Print E-mail

Thursday, 06 August 2009 20:28

Below is a detailed, line by line, analysis of the Health Care bill (HR 3200) by CADC’s advisory board member, Mat Staver of the Liberty Council, and Dean of Liberty University School of Law.

Obama Health Care Plan Details

HR 3200 currently under consideration in the House of Representatives

*HC = "Health Care"

* Pg 22 of the HC Bill MANDATES the Government will audit the books of ALL EMPLOYERS that self insure!!

* Pg 29 lines 4-16 in the HC Bill - YOUR HEALTH CARE IS RATIONED!!!

* Pg 30 Sec 123 of HC Bill - THERE WILL BE A GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get

* Pg 42 of HC Bill - The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your benefits for you. You have no choice!

* Pg 50 Section 152 in HC Bill - HC will be provided to ALL non-U.S. citizens, illegal or otherwise

* Pg 58 HC Bill – Government will have real-time access to individual’s finances and a National ID Health Care Card will be issued!

* Pg 59 HC Bill lines 21-24 Government will have direct access to your banks accounts for electronic funds transfer.

* Pg 65 Sec 164 is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their families in unions and community organizations (ACORN).

* Pg 72 Lines 8-14 Government is creating a Health Care Exchange to bring private health care plans under government control.

* Pg 84 Sec 203 HC Bill - Government mandates ALL benefit packages for private health care plans in the Exchange

* Pg 85 Line 7 HC Bill - Specs for of Benefit Levels for Plans = The government will ration your health care!

* Pg 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill - Government mandates linguistic appropriate services.

* Pg 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18 The government will use groups i.e., ACORN & AmeriCorps to sign up individuals for government Health Care Plan

* Pg 85 Line 7 HC Bill - Specs of Ben Levels 4 Plans. #AARP members - Your health care WILL be rationed

* Pg 102 Lines 12-18 HC Bill - Medicaid Eligible Individual will be automatically enrolled in Medicaid. No choice.

* Pg 124 lines 24-25 HC No company can sue the government on price fixing. No "judicial review" against this government monopoly.

* Pg 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill - Doctors/ #AMA - The government will tell YOU what you can make.

* Pg 145 Line 15-17 An employer MUST auto enroll employees into public option plan. NO CHOICE

* Pg 126 Lines 22-25 Employers MUST pay for health care for part-time employees AND their families.

* Pg 149 Lines 16-24 ANY Employer w/ payroll 400k and above who does not prov. pub opt. pays 8% tax on all payroll

* Pg 150 Lines 9-13 Businesses with payroll between 251k and 400k who do not provide public opt pays 2-6% tax on all payroll

* Pg 167 Lines 18-23 ANY individual who doesn’t have acceptable health care according to government will be taxed 2.5% of income.

* Pg 170 Lines 1-3 Any NONRESIDENT Alien is exempt from individual taxes (Americans will pay).

* Pg 195 Officers & employees of HC Administration (GOVT) will have access to ALL Americans' financial and personal records.

* Pg 203 Line 14-15 HC - "The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax." Yes, it says that.

* Pg 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill Government will reduce physician services for Medicaid. Seniors, low income, poor affected.

* Pg 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill - Doctors, it does not matter what specialty you have, you’ll all be paid the same.

* Pg 253 Line 10-18 Government sets value of doctors' time, prof judg, etc. Literally value of humans.

* Pg 265 Sec 1131Government mandates and controls productivity for private health care industries.

* Pg 268 Sec 1141 Federal Government regulates rental and purchase of power-driven wheelchairs.

* Pg 272 SEC. 1145. Treatment of certain cancer hospitals – Cancer patients - welcome to rationing!

* Page 280 Sec 1151 The government will penalize hospitals for what government deems preventable readmissions. (Incentives for hospital to not treat and release.)

* Pg 298 Lines 9-11 Doctors that treat a patient during initial admission that results in a readmission-Government will penalize you.

* Pg 317 L 13-20 PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. Government tells Doctors what/how much they can own.

* Pg 317-318 lines 21-25, 1-3 PROHIBITION on expansion- Government is mandating hospitals cannot expand.

* pg 321 2-13 Hospitals have opportunity to apply for exception, BUT community input required. Can you say ACORN?!!

* Pg335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339 - Government mandates establishment of outcome based measures. Health Care the way they want. Rationing.

* Pg 341 Lines 3-9 Government has authority to disqualify Medicare Advantage Plans (Part B), HMOs, etc. Forcing people into Government plan.

* Pg 354 Sec 1177 - Government will RESTRICT enrollment of special needs people!

* Pg 379 Sec 1191 Government creates more bureaucracy – Tele-health Advisory Committee. Health care by phone/Internet?

* Pg 425 Lines 4-12 Government mandates Advance [Death] Care Planning Consultion. Think Senior Citizens end of life.

* Pg 425 Lines 17-19 Government will instruct and consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney. Mandatory!

* Pg 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3 Government provides approved list of end of life resources, guiding you in death.

* Pg 427 Lines 15-24 Government mandates program for orders for end of life. The government has a say in how your life ends.

* Pg 429 Lines 1-9 An "advanced care planning consult" will be used frequently as patient's health deteriorates.

* Pg 429 Lines 10-12 " advanced care consultation" may include an ORDER for end of life plans. AN ORDER from Government.

* Pg 429 Lines 13-25 - The government will specify which doctors can write an end of life order.

* PG 430 Lines 11-15 The government will decide what level of treatment you will have at end of life.

* Pg 469 - Community Based Home Medical Services=Non-profit orgs. Hello, ACORN Medical Services here!!?

* Pg 472 Lines 14-17 PAYMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORG. 1 monthly payment to a community-based org. Like ACORN?

* Pg 489 Sec 1308 The government will cover Marriage and Family therapy. They will insert government into your marriage.

* Pg 494-498 Government will cover Mental Health Services including defining, creating, rationing those services.

* PG 502 Sec 1181 Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research Established. – Hello Big Brother – Literally.

* Pg 503 Lines 13-19 Government will build registries and data networks from YOUR electronic medical records.

* Pg 503 lines 21-25 Government may secure data directly from any department or agency of the U.S. who have any of your data.

* Pg 504 Lines 6-10 The "Center" will collect data both published and unpublished (that means public and your private info).

* PG 506 Lines 19-21 The Center will recommend policies that would allow for public access of data.

* PG 518 Lines 21-25 The Commission will have input from Health Care consumer reps – Can you say unions and ACORN?

* PG 524 18-22 Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund set up. More taxes for ALL.

* PG 621 Lines 20-25 Government will define what quality means in health care. Since when does government know about quality?

* Pg 622 Lines 2-9 To pay for the Quality Standards, government will transfer money from other government Trust Funds. More Taxes.

* PG 624 "Quality" measures shall be designed to assess outcomes and functional status of patients.

* PG 624 "Quality" measures shall be designed to profile you including race, age, gender, place of residence, etc.

* Pg 628 Sec 1443 Government will give "Multi-Stake Holders" Pre-Rule Making input into Selection of "Quality" Measures.

* Pg 630 9-24/631 1-9 Those multi-stake holder groups include unions and groups like ACORN deciding health care quality.

* Pg 632 Lines 14-25 The Government may implement any "Quality measure" of health care services as they see fit.

* PG 633 14-25/ 634 1-9 The Secretary may issue non-endorsed "Quality Measures" for Physician Services and Dialysis Services.

* Pg 635 to 653 Physicians Payments Sunshine Provision – Government wants to shine sunlight on doctor but not government.

* Pg 654-659 Public Reporting on Health Care-Associated Infections – Looks okay.

* PG 660-671 Doctors in Residency – Government will tell you where your residency will be, thus where you’ll live.

* Pg 676-686 Government will regulate hospitals in EVERY aspect of residency programs, including teaching hospitals.

* Pg 686-700 Increased Funding to Fight Waste, Fraud, and Abuse. Do they mean like the government with an $18 million website?

* PGs 701-704 Sec 1619 If your part of health care plan isn’t in Government Health Care Exchange but you qualify for Federal aid, no payment.

* PG 705-709 SEC. 1128 If Secretary gets complaints (ACORN) on health care provider or supplier, government can do background check.

* PG 711 Lines 8-14 The Secretary has broad powers to deny health care providers/ suppliers admittance into Health Care Exchange. Your doctor could be thrown out of business.

* Pg 719-720 Sec 1637 ANY Doctor who orders durable medical equipment or home medical services MUST be enrolled in Medicare.

* PG 722 Sec 1639 Government MANDATES doctors must have face-to-face with patient to certify patient for Home Health Services.

* PG 724 23-25 PG 725 1-5 The same government certifications will apply to Medicaid and CHIP (your kids).

* PG 724 Lines 16-22 Government reserves right to apply face-to-face certification for patient to ANY other health care service.

* Pg 735 lines 16-25 For law enforcement, proposes the Secretary-HHS will give Attorney General access to ALL data.

* PG 740-757 Government sets guidelines for subsidizing the uninsured (That's your tax dollars people).

* Pg 757-762 Federal Government will shift burden of payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) to States. (Taxes)

* Pg 763 1-8 No DS/EA hospitals will be paid unless they provide services without regard to national origin.

* Pg 765 Sec 1711 Government will require Preventative Services including vaccines. (Choice?)

* Pg 768 Sec 1713 Government – Nurse Home Visitation Services (Hello union paybacks).

* Pg 769 11-14 Nurse Home Visit Services include economic self-sufficiency, employ adv, school-readiness.

* Pg 769 3-5 Nurse Home Visit Services - "increasing birth intervals between pregnancies." Government ABORTIONS anyone?

* Pg 770 SEC 1714 Federal Government mandates eligibility for State Family Planning Services. Abortion and State Sovereignty.

* Pg 789-797 Government will set, mandate drug prices, controlling which drugs brought to market. Bye innovation.

* Pgs 797-800 SEC. 1744 PAYMENTS for graduate medical education. The government will now control doctors’ educations.

* PG 801 Sec 1751 The government will decide which health care conditions will be paid. Can you say RATION!

* Pg 810 SEC. 1759. Billing Agents, clearinghouses, etc. req. to register. Government takes over private payment system.

* Pg 820-824 Sec 1801 Government will identify individuals ineligible for subsidies. Will access all personal financial information.

* Pg 824-829 SEC. 1802. Government sets up Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund. Another tax black hole.

* PG 829-833 Government will impose a fee on ALL private health insurance plans including self-insured to pay for Trust Fund!

* PG 835 11-13 fees imposed by government for Trust Fund shall be treated as if they were taxes.

* Pg 838-840 Government will design and implement Home Visitation Program for families with young kids and families expecting kids.

* PG 844-845 This Home Visitation Program includes government coming into your house and telling you how to parent!!!

* Pg 859 Government will establish a Public Health Fund at a cost of $88,800,000,000. Yes that’s billion.

* Pg 865 The government will MANDATE the establishment of a National Health Service Corps.

* PG 865 to 876 The NHS Corps is a program where doctors perform mandatory health care for two years for part loan repayment.

* PG 876-892 The government takes over the education of our medical students and doctors.

* PG 898 The government will establish a Public Health Workforce Corps to ensure supply of public health prof.

* PG 898 The Public Health Workforce Corps shall consist of civilian employees of the U.S. as Secretary deems.

* PG 898 The Public Health Workforce Corps shall consist of officers of Regular and Reserve Corps of Service.

* PG 900 The Public Health Workforce Corps includes veterinarians.

* PG 901 The Public Health Workforce Corps WILL include commissioned Regular and Reserve Officers. HC Draft?

* PG 910 The government will develop, build, and run Public Health Training Centers.

* PG 913-914 Government starts a health care affirmative action program thru guise of diversity scholarships.

* PG 915 SEC. 2251. Government MANDDATES Cultural and linguistic competency training for health care professionals.

* Pg 932 The Government will establish Preventative and Wellness Trust fund- initial cost of $30,800,000,000 billion.

* PG 935 21-22 Government will identify specific goals & objectives for prevention & wellness activities. That means controlling YOU!!

* PG 936 Government will develop "Healthy People and National Public Health Performance Standards" Tell me what to eat?

* PG 942 Lines 22-25 More government? Offices of Surgeon General -Public Health Svc, Minority Health, Women’s Health

* PG 950- 980 BIG GOVERNMENT core pub health infrastructure including workforce capacity, lab systems, health info sys, etc.

* PG 993 Government will establish school based health clinics. Your kids won’t have a chance.

* PG 994 School Based Health Clinic will be integrated into the school environment. Say government brainwash!

* PG 1001 The government will establish a National Medical Device Registry. Will you be tracked?

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Pregnancy shoot

It's dinner time at the Somersleys' home.

Jania eats her nuggets and drinks some milk while singing ABCs.

As I began to scroll down Instagram while attempting to eat, but I start to get nauseous and very bad headache has came on... Thinks to self "hmm it's kind of weird for the past couple of days around the same time I get like this..." Exits out of Instagram and clicks the calendar app and looks at the date. Gasps "I'm Late, c'mon Jania look like we have to make a store run."

Later... (in the bathroom) yells out "Jania sit on mommy's bed and play with your toys until I come out." Pulls out pregnancy test out of the box and reads the instructions, breathes "Here goes nothing" Waits 5 mins... Glances at the test "positive" 😳 grabs another test and repeats the process "positive" blinks "Okay one more time" "positive" whispers to self "I'm preg... I'm pregnant..." sheds a few tears "It's been a rough year and now I am blessed to bring another life onto the grid."

Jania runs into the bathroom with a sign that says 'Mommy is Pregnant' "How did you get that?" "Yaya gibes me its mommy" says Jania "Oh really? Well since yall just knew that I was pregnant let's take a picture."

Jania: Cheese!

To Be Continued.....

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