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Adventures of Man in the Can - Chapter 10 - The Epidemic

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T15:03:19.265-07:00



The old birds in the vent suddenly get sick and no one knows what is wrong with them. What will happen? Can the Man in the Can help save them? Find out in this episode of The Adventures of the Man in the Can.



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Adventures of the Man in the Can - Chapter 11 - Conspiracy in the Sewers - Part 2

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T14:46:50.799-07:00



The secret is out about the poisoning of the elder birds and the park animals are in chaos wondering which among them is the villain. Can Yellow Bird and Man in the Can unwind the mystery before mayhem breaks loose? Find out now!!



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The Gophers Go to the Haunted House

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T14:43:18.398-07:00

The Gophers visit the Graveyard of Terror and get a little bit more for the price of admission than the other guests at the Haunt....

Enjoy this special October edition of Bedtime Stories My Kids Love.

No worries, the Adventures of the Man in the Can will continue in November.


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Adventures of the Man in the Can - Chapter 11 - Conspiracy in the Sewers - Part 3

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T14:36:29.843-07:00



The Man in the Can knows who the conspirators are and also of their evil plans, but, what will the Man and the animals do? Listen now and find out...

Enjoy today's episode of the Adventures of the Man in the Can.



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Adventures of Man in the Can - Chapter 11 - Conspiracy in the Sewer Epilogue

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T14:32:47.704-07:00



The battle is over, the animals now control above and below the park. But the leaders of the snakes and rats; BYDYS and Greystrike, are nowhere to be found. Is there more mischief coming? Listen to the Conspiracy in the Sewers Epilogue and find out!!

Enjoy today's episode of the Adventures of the Man in the Can.



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Twas the Night Before Christmas by Lobotomy Boy

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T14:09:48.128-07:00

It's Christmas and Lobotomy Boy has a special version of "The Night Before Christmas" for everyone!

Enjoy this special Holiday Edition of Bedtime Stories My Kids Love.



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Adventures of Man in the Can - Ch 12 - The Great Exodus - Destruction is Coming

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T14:04:30.623-07:00

Now that the holidays are over the Adventures of the Man in the Can are back!

The Man in the Can, Yellow Bird and all the animals in the park rejoice as the elder birds return to their homes in the park. But in their celebration, everyone fails to notice changes that are beginning to happen all around them.



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Adventures of Man in the Can - Ch 13 - The Great Exodus - Retreat to the Sewers

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T14:00:16.918-07:00



Yellow Bird, Man in the Can and the creatures in the park all decide to escape the overhaul of the park by escaping into the sewers. But will they be able to pull off their exit plan in time?

Find out in this episode of The Man in the Can.



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Adventures of Man in the Can - Ch 14 - The Great Exodus - No One Left Behind

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T13:46:21.899-07:00



The destruction of the park has begun!! The Man in the Can quickly realizes a family of squirrels is in the mist of the mayhem. Can Yellow Bird and Man in the Can save the family?

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Adventures of Man in the Can - Ch 15 - The Great Exodus - Lost in the Sewers

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T13:43:45.555-07:00



The Man in the Can and the squirrel family have made it into the sewers. However, they are far from the other animals, and the sewer is a maze. Will they find the others?

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Adventures of Man in the Can - Ch 16 - The Great Exodus - A Call in the Dark

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T13:41:11.627-07:00



The Man in the Can and the squirrels become more and more lost in the sewers. It is becoming dark and about to rain. Will Banty the Mouse and the rescue teams find them in time?

Listen in and find out what happens on today's episode of the Adventures of Man in the Can.




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Adventures of Man in the Can - Ch 17 - The Great Exodus - The River

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T13:36:51.287-07:00



The Man in the Can and the animals from the park begin their trip down the river to the safe place found by the scout birds. What will be waiting for them on their journey?




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Adventures of Man in the Can - Ch 18 - The Great Exodus - Predator Eyes

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T13:31:05.523-07:00



The animals float past the dump and their arch enemies BYDYS the Snake Lord and Greystrike the Rat King. But they are watched in the darkness by the eyes of two predators, Crag the Crow and Baron the Wolf. What will happen next?

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Adventures of Man in the Can - Ch 19 - The Great Exodus - Alliances

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T12:35:13.780-07:00



The animals sleep as the remaining team of scout birds return and report the findings on their future home. What news will they bring back to Man in the Can and Yellow Bird?

Find out in today's Adventures of the Man in the Can.




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Adventures of Man in the Can - Ch 20 - The Great Exodus Epilogue

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T12:32:42.576-07:00



The animals from the park have found a home and made some new and powerful friends. But what will be waiting for them when they go back to the park?

Find out what happens on today's episode of the Man in the Can.




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Adventures of Man in the Can - Ch 21 - Return to the Park - The Scout

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T12:21:55.160-07:00



As cooler weather approaches word comes back to The Man in the Can that the construction in the park is complete. Can the Man in the Can lead the park animals back to the park through rats, snakes, crows and other perils?




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The Gophers Meet Santa

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T12:06:31.553-07:00

Happy and Snappy get their Christmas lists ready and head out to the mall to meet Santa but to their surprise, things are not always as they appear to be.

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Adventures of Man in the Can - Ch 22 - Return to the Park - Preparations

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Published On :: 2014-04-12T12:02:37.011-07:00



The park is complete and the animals begin to prepare to leave the wild...but danger lurks around every corner of the trip and some of the animals want to stay. What will the Man in the Can do?




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Brothers and Sisters

By thehutchinsonfamily.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 03:12:00 +0000

A friend posted this quote earlier today on Facebook and I had to borrow it.

"To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time."
 -Clara Ortega 

 Our children are all still young but it made me go back and look at the past 9 years. Here's what I found:













So very thankful they have each other.






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Pictures from the Park - November 2014

By thehutchinsonfamily.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 05:16:00 +0000

We went to the park back in November to enjoy the nice weather and because Rick took the day off of work. This is one of my new favorite pictures of the kids. Little Luke (exactly 1 month old at the time) was in his little car seat. Maybe he can climb on the slide with everyone this summer. :)


Claire - 8, Miles - 22 months, Kate - 9, Sims - 3

Kate and Miles

Jack - 4

Sims, Jack, Henry - 6, Miles, Kate, Luke - 4 weeks, Claire

Claire and Kate


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Charlotte's Pictures From the First Few Days

By thehutchinsonfamily.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sun, 22 Nov 2015 03:56:00 +0000

Here are a few pictures from Charlotte's first week. I'm planning to write up the story of her birth in the next few days so I will not forget anything.



This was about 30 mins before Charlotte was born. Rick was most proud that this was his 2nd "selfie." I was in severe pain at this point. They were monitoring Charlotte and I was waiting on the anesthesiologist to come and talk to me. My contractions were 2 minutes apart with almost no downtime in between. 

Right after Charlotte was born. She was 7 lbs and 15 oz which puts her as the 4th smallest baby. 

Kate and Claire are completely in love with her. 

First picture with her 5 big brothers. Can you even imagine? She is going to be one loved and protected little girl. They all ask to hold her multiple times a day (well, not Luke.) The boys only hold her for about 30 seconds and then they are off to something else.  :)  

 First picture of all 8 children. I cannot believe all of these sweet little ones are ours. 


Kate - 10, Claire - 9, Henry - 7, Jack - 5, Sims - 4, Miles - 2, Luke - 1, Charlotte - 1 week


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The Darkness Comes Again.

By nancythroughthelookingglass.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 12:48:00 +0000

This morning I awoke feeling ok really, but as the hours have passed I've felt a bout of depression beginning again. I have no anti-depressants and can't get any until tomorrow, so there is no relief.

It is hard to describe how it feels, it's like all the hope is going, there is no hope only futility. I try to cling onto hope as when it is gone there is nothing and that's when the crying begins. You can't stop the tears and when people say "why are you crying?" There is no answer so I hide from people. It distresses or angers people when they can't help you and they can't understand what is wrong with you.

I've had my letter telling me I have to go for my "The computer says no" medical, which will not take into account my mental illness. There is nothing they can do to help me when I am like this so I don't get sectioned you see. If they could quantify and attempt to relieve my symptoms they could treat me in hospital, but as they can't I am by many not considered to have such a high degree of need, ironically if I committed suicide today I'd qualify for help tomorrow is the way it is for women like me.

 I have been expecting to have to go for this medical ever since Labour announced the proposed changes to disability benefits, and that income support (the benefit I receive) was to be phased out). It took them longer than they expected and the government has changed to a more heartless Tory Lib Dem coalition, but we are all receiving the pink form and the letters now. There are many of us who don't know what we will do when we are declared fit to work despite our illness not having changed at all and despite not having worked for many years, some of us have never worked in our lives. I have been doing voluntary work and studying for three years now in preparation for this moment, I even tried applying for jobs, jumping before I was pushed so to speak. The futility of it drove me mad, you rarely receive any form of reply there are so many people applying for these jobs. I've got no work history for the past ten years, I do 2 days a week in a bookshop at a local abbey which I have done for three years and now know my boss very well, so at least I can get a reference. Many people I know have no one to ask for a reference, you need two references to apply for a job stacking shelves in Iceland these days. Of all the people being forced to take mandatory work experience I wonder how many of them will actually be given a contact when they leave so they can ask for a reference, probably not many. I know people sent on these placements, they are told from the outset there is no job for them, probably because the job center sends so many people who work for free. They are treated like dogsbodys and are not trained in anything as far as I can see.

So all of us thousands of people who's medical condition has not changed are now expected to apply for the same jobs as the able bodied people who have been recently made unemployed. There are not enough jobs for them even in this current economic climate it seems, yet they are adding thousands more people to this pool everyday.

They have picked the worst possible time to have decided to do this, other countries increase welfare spending in times of economic crisis, not our government though. They let the richest people in the country evade tax while the poorest lose what little they ever had, and people who never suffered poverty before are feeling it's cruel bite now too.

You can see how it is hard to cling to hope when I see all this happening on a daily basis, but I must as without hope there is nothing. We are hearing they starting to realise and even admit welfare reforms are not working and are flawed, too late for the people who are already declared fit for work by the flawed system, and those being declared fit every day until they actually halt the reforms and review what they have done. I can only hope that by some miracle I will find employment, and where I live it will truly be a miracle as unemployment is incredibly high all the time anyway. Or maybe my endeavors to make money on line will finally start to pay off, I'm feeling a bit more hopeful about what I'm doing now, but it happens slowly there's now way to speed it up and there is so little time left.


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The Great Food Waste Scandal.

By nancythroughthelookingglass.blogspot.com
Published On :: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:20:00 +0000



As austerity measures bite and the Condems seem to be trying to do away with the welfare state altogether and just leave us all to starve I like many others have been forced to use food banks and places that serve hot meals to those who have fallen on hard times. My local place in Ryde on the Isle Of Wight is called "The Open Arms" and takes place in the local methodist church hall (Garfield Road) once a week on a Sunday evening. The provide food for the homeless and for hungry people who are short of money for whatever reason.

I have become friends with those that organise the proceedings there and learned how they get the food they serve. Most of it is donated by local business's but so far big supermarkets have refused to donate the surplus food that they actually throw away despite it still being fit for consumption. 

The Food waste facts are grim, an estimated 400,000 tonnes of food according to food cycle  could be reclaimed from retailers every year if they would just hand it over. Sadly in our experience only small local businesses with a social conscience have actually given us anything, large retailers like Tesco and Iceland refuse to give us the food they would otherwise throw away.

Right now I am roasting carrots and potatoes and making carrot and potato soup out of surplus vegetables kindly given to me by the folk at open arms that would otherwise have been thrown away. They were donated by the local farmers market I believe. There are still some left I didn't have the time to chop so I'll be making more tomorrow. It infuriates me and many others that so much food is wasted while people starve, and here are two campaigns you can join if you feel similarly angry at this and want to fight for food waste prevention.

Food Cycle collect surplus food and cook it for the disadvantaged at several hubs around the country, sadly they aren't going to open anymore hubs but check if there is one near you you could volunteer at if you are interested.

Feed The 5000 Invite you to sign a pledge to reduce your own food waste and encourage businesses to do the same. And also run a great scheme where farmers allow volunteers to go in and harvest crops that would otherwise be re-plowed into the soil as they are surplus or not cosmetically good enough to be sold in shops.This kind of eco food recycling and reclaiming is great and we are looking into doing this on the Island too.

Finished the soup and roasted veg by the way, smells lovely, and to think it would have all just been thrown away if no one claimed it!


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The Computer Said No.

By nancythroughthelookingglass.blogspot.com
Published On :: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:01:00 +0000


The decision after my work capability assessment came back remarkably quickly, I received it on Wednesday. I have been turned down for ESA as I was only awarded 6 points and you need 15 points to receive it.  My next payment of Income Support will be my last.

I was very shocked by this as I expected to be put in the "work related activity group"  (WRAG) at least, and still receive ESA at a reduced rate for a year and have to attend work focused interviews etc.  But they have apparently denied my illness altogether almost and said I can't even receive ESA at all. I really wish I had recorded the assessment now as she has not recorded what I said and has failed to award me points accordingly. 

I am of course appealing their decision and have an appointment with citizens advice next week, I'm going to have to get a sick note from my doctor too and attempt to claim ESA while I wait for my appeal to be heard.

I went to the doctor yesterday on an emergency appointment to get more antidepressants and sleeping pills as I bloody need them now obviously, my illness has got dramatically worse since hearing this and realising I'm going to have to go before a tribunal and face uncertainty while I wait for that. I have to start my appeal before I can ask to receive ESA while I wait for the tribunal, I don't know if they can turn down my claiming ESA while I wait either as if they do I'm screwed.

 I can't claim Job Seekers allowance there is no way I could meet the criteria necessary to do it, and cope with going to sign on once a fortnight and face the meeting with an advisor. If my benefits stop altogether I could lose housing benefit which will put my home in jeopardy too, I've been advised to just keep in touch with the housing benefit people while it all gets sorted out and hopefully my rent won't stop.


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Email Your local MP telling them to stop Cuts to support for disabled people.

By nancythroughthelookingglass.blogspot.com
Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:47:00 +0000

38 Degrees appear to have finally started a campaign to put pressure on the government to stop cuts to support for disabled people. Click here to email Andrew Turner (or whoever your local MP is) it only takes a minute you just need to provide your postcode and fill in your address. MP's do respond to emails too I've had several letters from the house of commons in response to emails I've sent.


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Atos Are The Number One Provder of Occupatuional Health Services In The UK.

By nancythroughthelookingglass.blogspot.com
Published On :: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:49:00 +0000


Last night I was furious to discover that giant multinational IT company Atos is not only responsible for administering the government's hellish Work Capability Assessment, they have also been providing occupational health services in this country for years too, in 2010 they even won an award for it.

So they are declaring the sick capable of work, then if you are lucky enough to get a job (if your not one of more than half the people declared fit for work who end up destitute) you will still probably have to put up with them telling you how much time you can have off when your illness returns. As none of these people being declared fit for work have actually got better, they are just expected to work around their disability, so there is no escape from the bastards it seems.

Yesterday I learned that Co-Op uses their occupational health services, so much for ethics eh? They have posted a statement saying they can't just close the contract but will consider not renewing it. So DPAC are encouraging people to boycott them and go and inform them of this on their facebook page, at least until they issue a statement saying they definitely won't renew the contract.

I did some digging last night and found that:
 
And two county councils I found also use them

Since they are apparently the number one provider of Occupational health services in the UK there must be many more companies and councils using them too, and I saw lots of job vacancies for them posted all over the country.

This post informs you of much money they are raking in with double digit growth in the UK this year, as lives are daily ruined and even ended by the software they own the copyright to. And I'm also learning that this huge multinational company owns oil companies (including Shell and Esso), electronics manufacturers and many more highly profitable companies, more on that to come as I collect the evidence.


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The Effects Of The Cuts - Why I Campaign

By nancythroughthelookingglass.blogspot.com
Published On :: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:31:00 +0000

The Welfare Reform Bill was a disaster waiting to happen, we campaigned against it before it went through but it was forced. The country did not listen and now 73 people a week are dying after being declared fit for work by the deeply flawed Work Capability Assessment. Which is being administered by Atos, a French multinational IT company on behalf of the DWP. This is not a figure we just plucked out of the air like some the government are presenting as reality in relation to welfare, it was obtained from a freedom of information request to the DWP themselves. So it is their own statistic.

 They want people to believe that these measures are "tough love" and they are "helping people back to work" but in reality they are just cutting off peoples benefits and leaving them destitute. There is no support for people who are disabled to find work, in fact remploy factories that employ disabled people, and have since the end of WW2 are being closed. Making disabled people who did have jobs unemployed at a time when the fully able are struggling to find work. What chance do we have?

 The changing of DLA to PIP will mean many disabled people lose this benefit altogether, this benefit helps disabled people cope with the additional costs being disabled creates, Disabled people with jobs clim it to help them work. So disabled people who work will no longer be able to, as they will no longer be able to afford the adapted cars they rely on to get to work for example.

In short none of these cuts are designed to enable the disabled to get back to work, it's just a callous cost cutting measure effecting the most vulnerable in society, and thousands are suffering and even dying needlessly. 

When the proposed benefit changes take effect at the end of April it will effect not just the Disabled but working families who are already struggling to make ends meet. A new survey by shelter shows 1.4 million people in Britain are struggling to pay their rent or mortgage at the moment. People who have never suffered financially like this before are finding themselves facing unemployment and homelessness.  And the government are about to cut housing benefit and council tax benefit, pushing more people even further into rent arrears and poverty.

The government wants you to believe that these cuts are necessary and unavoidable but there are alternatives they could pursue. Tax avoidance costs the state an estimated £95 Billion a year, since the banking crisis the average pay of FTSE 100 directors has risen by 55%, corporation tax has been cut, and rather than clamping down on tax avoidance they have actually cut Staff at HMRC, and there has been no reform of banks.

They are selling off the NHS to private healthcare companies under our noses, when many of the very MP's who voted through the NHS bill have financial interests in private healthcare companies. Click here for a link to a list of Conservative MP's who have financial interests in private healthcare companies, no wonder they voted yes to the NHS Bill.

Social media means it's harder for the government than ever before to dupe the public into believing their lies, we know that what they are doing is wrong and we won't stand for it. It's time for us all to stand up and show them that we will not pay for a crisis crated by bankers who have gambled away billions, while awarding themselves massive bonuses on top of already huge yearly salaries. And millionaires are allowed to legally evade tax.

We will not allow them to make the poor pay for a crisis the rich created, we must campaign and peacefully protest to show them we not passively sit by and allow it to happen. They will drag Britain back to a system of Victorian values where the poor cannot access proper healthcare and are forced into workhouses. The welfare state and NHS are great things that show our compassion to those less fortunate and vulnerable in society, people fought protect and create these things,  over the years many people have campaigned and worked hard to keep them. Don't let this government dismantle them in flurry of propaganda about scroungers and dependency, we are not just statistics, we are human beings.

      


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The War On Welfare Petition.

By nancythroughthelookingglass.blogspot.com
Published On :: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:50:00 +0000



The War On Welfare petition is one of the most important petitions the Number 10 site will ever see. The Welfare Reform Bill put the UK Government in breach of the UN Convention on the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and this cannot be ignored. How they respond to our petition will show how much they really care about and respect the UN Convention on Human Rights as whole, and judging by their actions so far as coalition, they care very little. Thousands of disabled people have died, we will probably not know the true number of deaths for a long time, but one day this country will hang it's head in shame that they let this happen.

We need more than ever to to start discussing the situation with friends and family, and while at other anti-cuts demonstrations. We need to raise awareness of the petition among other groups to bring it to a new audience and get them on side campaigning for us too. We can't just keep talking amongst ourselves on twitter and facebook, new people have to hear of our campaign and start sharing it with their friends too. Each protest or meeting is a golden opportunity to raise awareness of what has been happening and to let people know they can help by the signing the petition. It also doesn't hurt to remind people gently that most disabled people aren't born disabled they become disabled after an illness or accident; and in the future there will be no welfare safety net for anyone if we don't act now to protect it.

Also never forget a lot of the people effected by these brutal welfare changes cannot physically get to demonstrations because of illness or disability, we have to do this for them too. Print out a poster and put it up somewhere people will see it, I asked our local law center and citizens advice if they could put on up, they both agreed. Request fliers and cards to give out at anti-cuts demos. It would also be great if we could get stickers and badges made up to help promote the campaign too.

If you haven't already signed it click here to sign the War On Welfare Petition, and be sure to share it, and if you'd like to download a poster to print out and put up Click here to visit the WOW Petition website.  



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List Of Brands Available In The UK That Use Monsanto Products.

By nancythroughthelookingglass.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 19:03:00 +0000

   
Complete list of UK Brands that use Monsanto products, so these companies products probably contain Genetically Modified ingredients. Boycott all these companies for the good of your health!  This site is very useful too called "How To Avoid GM Foods". And also check out "GM Watch"
And if you are in the USA watch the video at the bottom of the post for a full list of products you should be boycotting too.
Betty Crocker
Cadbury
Campbells
Capri Sun
Carnation
Coca Cola
Quakers
Green Giant
Heinz
Hellmanns
Nestle
Spam
Kellogs
Knorr
Kraft
Lipton
Minute Maid
Ritz Crackers
Ocean Spray
Pepsi
Pilsbury
Power Bar
Pringles
Proctor and gamble
Quaker
Ragu
Weight Watchers
Schweppes
Uncle Bens
Unilever


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The Gagging Law And Why We Need To Worry

By nancythroughthelookingglass.blogspot.com
Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:16:00 +0000


You may wonder why should be so concerned about the gagging law since it barely effects the small fry like us, but we need to worry, as it will in ways we wouldn't expect. Basically small campaign groups will be at a massive disadvantage to Political Parties financially in the year before an election when it comes to expressing their views on policy and trying to win votes (the amount of money campaign groups can spend will be limited for the whole year, while MP's can spend as much as they want until 4 months before the election) .
It won't effect smaller groups like us as we don't spend much, if any money. But larger groups who would speak up for us like 38 Degrees and Trade Unions etc will not be able to spend money on events with speakers, printed material and things like that, so will be effectively be gagged. Without the help we've had so far from groups like this things would be even worse for the poor and downtrodden, as there would be no one raising awareness for us on a large scale.
Once 2015 begins it will all be down to small grass roots campaign groups to raise awareness of how many thousands of us are being treated by the sweeping changes this government has made, and no other future government has any intention of reversing judging by what they have said so far. Social media accounts that mock the government are already being shut down on twitter, in the year before the election many more will go too, along with other pages promoting the alternative media and our take on what is going on.
Combined with the new policing and antisocial behaviour bill it will make it pretty much impossible for smaller groups to have peaceful flash protests too where we raise awareness with the public of what is happening, as they will be able to arrest us just for being there. You can see now why they are preparing water cannons for the summer etc, they are going to start arresting peaceful protestors who pose no threat, which will spark anger and trigger Police brutality. The media will present what started out as peaceful protest as a riot, and we will not have got our message out.
It all goes to show that the government are scared of us and want to silence us, and that our democratic rights are slowly being eroded. Don't look back and wonder why you did nothing, join us in peacefully fighting these unjust laws.
It's understandable if you don't want to join a protest, I don't trust the metropolitan Police to be able to use a water cannon safely either, you may not realise this but they are not there simply to get you wet, they are a crowd control device. They have different settings from "get them wet" to "punt them a few meters down the road into stationary objects in bone smashing agony". They have to be used with precision and be fired from exactly the right distance away or people will get broken bones and possibly even die. If one goes off way too close the jet hitting you alone can take your skin off. The Met don't exactly have a good track record for getting this sort of shit right do they either? Look how many unarmed people they've shot and just gone "oh sorry my bad we thought he had a gun", then just got away with it, and now were giving the water cannons?!
Also please remember when the media show you protests they only show you the people who were kicking off, the photographers dive in to get a picture of the person being arrested elbowing people out of the way to get that footage. I've been at many and the vast majority of people at these events are completely peaceful and just exercising our democratic right to protest, and if we stop now we face a horrific dystopian future where huge corporations actually openly control everything and there will be nothing we can do about it.
I understand many of you have reasons to live and don't want to die trying to peacefully resist what this government is doing, just spare a thought for those of us who have lost everything and no longer care. I've always been a pacifist and will never turn to violence, but I also will never stop fighting any other way I can for our rights and for justice for all the people who have already died as a result of the changes to the welfare system. Under the new laws passive resisters like myself  will be treated as brutally as someone attacking the Police or causing damage to property though. I really hope it doesn't turn out to be as bad as this and we can raise enough awareness of what these new laws mean before it gets to the point where peaceful protestors are being hurt in large numbers. But we've already seen the videos of how brutally students were treated for daring to try and protest peacefully on their own campus, in some cases by private security guards not even the Police. There has not been enough of an outcry about that too in my opinion so it doesn't look good. 
I'll leave you with some footage of the Irish Police (who are trained to use water cannons) demonstrating water cannon use. Notice how they still manage to fuck it up and actually get the crowd wet as they drove it to close to them when demonstrating the "diffuser" setting.

Also listen to the sound this Turkish protestors body makes as he crashes to the ground, and notice how motionless he is, and believe me if you were from Turkey you would be angry and protesting too so don't judge him harshly for angrily shouting at the water cannon and provoking them.


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I've moved the blog!

By nancythroughthelookingglass.blogspot.com
Published On :: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 03:47:00 +0000

You can find all my old articles and new posts here

http://nancyscrazyadventures.wordpress.com/

Goodbye google


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the real miami

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Are older releases of the database really unsupported?

By www.orafaq.com
Published On :: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 10:19:47 +0000

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I see posts on Oracle related forums about various releases (anything that isn't 11.x or 12.x) being "unsupported". This is wrong. Of course you should upgrade any 9i or 10g databases, but you don't have to.

Oracle Corporation's lifetime support policy is documented here,
Lifetime Support Policy
take a look, and you'll see that release 10.2 was in premier support until end July 2010 when it went into extended support. At end July 2013, it goes into sustaining support. Sustaining support will continue indefinitely. Even release 8.1.7 will have sustaining support indefinitely.
So what is sustaining support? That is documented here,
Lifetime support benefits
To summarize, extended support gives you everything you are likely to need. What you do not get is certification against new Oracle products or new third party products (principally, operating systems). But does that matter? I don't think so. For example, release 11.2.0.3 (still in premier support) is not certified against Windows 8, but it works fine.
Sustaining support has a more significant problem: no more patches. Not even patches for security holes, or changes in regulatory requirements. The security patch issue may of course be serious, but regulatory issues are unlikely to matter (this is a database, not a tax management system.) Think about it: 10g has been around for many years. It is pretty well de-bugged by now. If you hit a problem with no work around, you are pretty unlucky. Sustaining support gives you access to technical support, available patches, software, and documentation. That is all most sites will ever need.
Right now, I am working on a 9.2.0.8 database. It cannot be upgraded because the application software is written by a company that does not permit a database upgrade. Why not? Well, the reason may be commercial: they have a replacement product that is supported on newer databases. But that is nothing to do with me. The database works, the software works. Making it work better is a challenge - but that is what a DBA is paid to do. Don't just write it off as "unsupported".
Of course I am not suggesting that users should not upgrade to current releases - but upgrades are a huge project, and can have major implications. Running out dated software is silly, unless you have an irrefutable reason for so doing. The lack of security patches make you vulnerable to data loss. The lack of regulatory patches may make it illegal. The lack of newer facilities will be restricting the utility of the system. You may be losing money by not taking of advantage of changes of newer technology that can better exploit your hardware.
If anyone is looking for consulting support to upgrade their database - my boss will be happy to give you a quote. But I won't refuse to support you in the meantime.
--
John Watson
Oracle Certified Master DBA
http://skillbuilders.com


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The Lifestyle and You ...

By titsntoast.blogspot.com
Published On :: Wed, 21 May 2008 06:03:00 +0000

Whether or not your contemplating a foray into swinging, already in the lifestyle or really don't care one way or the other, you have to watch this video. What can I say other than I think it is fucking hilarious ... and unless your a prude, a religious fanatic, or dead, I think you'll agree!
I first saw it a year or so ago and I couldn't stop laughing. I ran across it again yesterday and decided that I just had to post it here.



DISCLAIMER: My use of this video should be in no way construed as a personal endorsement of Uncle Fromin's Brand Sexual Lubrication Tonic ...

NOTE: This video was produced by the couple who starred in it. Their website can be found here and their equally creative profile, here.



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NIP #20 Sunday... The Move

By titsntoast.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:05:00 +0000

This is the second week in a row that NIP Friday is being posted on Sunday. Lately my schedule on Friday has just been insane. It also appears that it won't be improving any time soon either. So, to simplify things, I've decided to just go ahead and change it from NIP Fridays to NIP Sundays.
Only the day has changed. Everything else, including the boobs, nudity and public settings will all remain the same.



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Scouting The NBA DFS - Tuesday, March 22 (Premium)

By www.fulltimefantasy.com
Published On :: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:06:37 EST

A good-looking 4-game slate of NBA action tonight, and the Daily DFS Breakdown will help you cash on DraftKings and FanDuel


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Scouting The NBA DFS - Tuesday, March 22 (Free Preview)

By www.fulltimefantasy.com
Published On :: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:12:37 EST

Fantasy Basketball Expert Nate Weitzer will help you cash with your DFS NBA lineups. This is a free preview of his PREMIUM NBA DFS Rundown!


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Minor League Baseball gets the fantasy treatment with launch of Futures Fantasy Baseball

By www.fulltimefantasy.com
Published On :: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:19:35 EST

Futures Fantasy Baseball ? a new fantasy baseball site for the minor leagues ? aims to grow the business of Minor League Baseball while capitalizing on the interest of fans in baseball?s next generation of superstars.


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