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////////////////Memory Can Tell Us Only What We Were
By Richard Fife
Memory can tell us only what we were,
In company with those we loved;
It cannot help us find out what each of us,
Alone, must now become.
Yet, no person is really alone;
Those who live no more still echo
Within our thoughts and words,
And what they did has become
Woven into what we are.
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////////////////KALPATARU-100YRS FOR ALL NADO,AND ALL
//////////////////100 YEARS AGO TODAY
NEWS ITEMS Among the recent conference none is more important than that of the workers in the cause of Temperance. The organized Temperance crusade is not of long standing in India, but neither is the evil which it combats. Excessive drinking is a vice of comparatively recent growth in this country, but clearly it is extending at a rate which becomes somewhat alarming. Remembering how grievous are its effects upon the populations of Europe the need for urgent effort to stay its course here will be universally recognized. The people of India have troubles enough to face with out this new and grave menace to the national welfare, and fortunately the active campaign against it is enlists the sympathies of all classes. It is as much to the interest-considerations of revenue apart - of the representatives of government as to that of any section of the general community that the demoralizing effect of over indulgence in potent liquors should be checked before the evil habit has got a firm grip of the people, and the revenue consideration will not be allowed to carry too much weight in any quarter. In its brief career the temperance conference has done excellent work and its methods and spirit are deserving of high praise. Already there are three hundred branches throughout the country, all animated by earnest and enthusiastic devotion to work of vital importance, and we can only hope that by the time the fifth. All India Conference comes round the record of progress will be still more satisfactory. HPlague mortality continues unusually low for this season of the year. Returns now published show that there were in all India in the week ending 28th December, 2,741 deaths of which, 832 were in the Bombay presidency, 458 in Bengal and 363 in Mysore state.
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EVERY DAY I BATTLE BUT I'LL WIN THE FIGHT
Professor Stephen Hawking, Britain's longest surviving Motor Neurone disease sufferer
Tuesday January 1,2008
By Geoff Marsh
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Imagine losing three close members of your family to the same devastating illness.
Then imagine what it must be like to be told, in your early 40s, that it will kill you too – but not until you’ve lost the ability to move, walk and talk.Just the thought would horrify most people. But not Rosie Fraser. Earlier this year, the 45-year-old mother-of-two had her picture plastered all over London’s bus network as part of a hard-hitting campaign to raise awareness of motor neurone disease (MND) – a rapidly progressing disease of the brain and central nervous system. Although only seven people in 100,000 in the UK have MND at any one time, it can run in families. Rosie’s father, grandfather and uncle all died from the condition, which leaves sufferers alert but trapped in their failing bodies. But despite the death sentence hanging over her, Rosie is determined to spend the rest of her life fighting for a cure.
Motor Neurone cell damage
“I’m a very positive person,” she says. “I’ve got it and there’s nothing I can do about it. I often think how lucky I am. Had I got cancer or had a heart attack or something, I could have died very quickly. At least I’m getting a chance to spend time with the people I love.“I have familial MND, which means it’s inherited. My father, grandfather and uncle all died from it before the age of 46 and although it usually only affects people over 50, my beautiful cousin Liz in New Zealand, who’s only 34, has it as well.“It’s a huge amount of people in one family to get it. Statistically, you’re about as likely to win the lottery. So maybe that’s coming next.”
Yes, my legs have gone. Yes, my arms are going next and I dread the idea of being fed. But life does go on – that’s what the campaign was all about.
Rosie Fraser
Rosie, who has been married to Charlie for 24 years, has two sons, Tom, 21, and Harry, 19. But she’s determined not to let her illness spoil the time she has left. “I’m unlikely to be here when they have families of their own so it makes our time together even more special,” says Rosie.“Harry’s told me he’s going to climb Everest to raise funds for research into MND. Tom’s done the London Marathon and raised over £9,000. “They’re both now in training for the MND Association’s Arctic Challenge. It’s a gruelling trek across the Arctic in February. They’re both determined to make a difference, which is wonderful.”
////////////////////////////Entering the World of 50+
Mostly, this is a short paean that no matter how old you are, the best thing you can do is stay active, mentally and physically and spiritually. I can’t agree more with this statement: I actively put money into retirement, not so that I can start sitting in my rocking chair and wait for death to claim me, but so I can spend the later years of my life tackling some new challenges, free of the bondage of a boss and a nine to five day.
////////////////////////COMPREHENDING THE TURMOIL OF BEREAVEMENT
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BURRELL’S DREAM MOVE TO US
Burrell
Tuesday January 1,2008
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Royal blabbermouth Paul Burrell is finally quitting Britain to set up a permanent home in America after securing his green card, we can reveal.
Princess Diana’s former butler, who has controversially cashed in on his connection to the late royal in recent years, will now be allowed to remain indefinitely in the US after being granted the all-important document that allows non-American citizens to live and work there.The 49-year-old, who already has a home in Florida and has spent an increasing amount of time in the US in recent years, proudly reveals: “Now I am a resident of America. I actually have a green card so I can stay here for as long as I like. It works very well because most of my work is here now. It’s not in England.”Burrell also has a home in the Cheshire village of Farndon, where he owns a flower shop, but has rarely visited Britain in recent times, leaving the running of the business to relatives. His desire to cash in on Diana’s memory, including two tell-all books, led to widespread condemnation in the UK and prompted Princes William and Harry to deliver a very public snub when they refused to invite him to their mother’s memorial service last summer.He has enjoyed a far warmer response in the US, where he continues to trade on his royal links, bringing out, among other things, wine and furniture collections. The ex-servant will, however, be obliged to briefly return to Britain in the near future when he is expected to give evidence at the inquest into the Princess’s death.Burrell, who is living in Florida with his wife Maria and their two sons Alexander and Nicholas, gushes: “I love the climate, I love the state. The Princess loved America. It was her dream to have a home here in America, too. She would say,
Paul, we can give the boys an outdoor lifestyle, we can give them that freedom they don’t have in England.’“And in a way that’s what I’m doing now. I’m fulfilling so many different ambitions and dreams by being here.”They’re more than welcome to you, Paul.
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//////////////////The extremist says 'do as I say or WE will kill you'. The moderate says 'do as I say or THEY will kill you'. The meaning is the same - surrender or die.
///////////////////cerebral wherewithal OF THE BRIGHTS
///////////////////////A choice between losing ones country by violent means or peacefully via the ballot box is no choice at all.
FLECTORAL JNVASION OF JTMBN
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WHAT'S BRITAIN'S FUNNIEST PLACE NAME?
Friday August 24,2007
By Brendan Abbot
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AS motorists, we get to see the best and worst of Britain.
The weird, the wonderful and the downright bizarre - we've seen it all from our cars. Some of us may have ended up in Crapstone - like Vinnie Jones in a recent TV ad - or taken a wrong turn towards Ugley. Others may have got stuck in Upper Ramsbottom - or worse still fallen asleep in the wheel in Great Snoring.And now the country's leading motoring organisation, the RAC, is asking drivers to help them find the funniest street or place name in the UK. Have you travelled through a town with a name that has made you chuckle - or a street name that has made you laugh out loud. If so, upload a photo of the sign by CLICKING HERE - and you could be in with a chance to win a luxury driving weekend.
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