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Do you have what it takes to be a firefighter? This program show teenage girls what it takes.

When you see the glow of joy on the face of children when they get to go to a fire hall, get into one of the shiny red trucks, and enjoy watching them respond to calls, you do not always think that these children will end up making this their life goal and their lifelong love.

Captain Scott Sedore was just such a child.  He grew up just north of Newmarket in small town Queensville, and he became a volunteer firefighter as soon as he turned 18 years old.

He said, “I never wanted to do anything other than to be a firefighter!  All through high school I knew what I wanted to do.  All my friends were taking courses to prepare for university or college and I was taking subjects like scuba diving and rock climbing.

It drove my mother crazy.  She was of the mindset that I should attend university and get a degree.”

He enjoyed the fact that the fire department was a paramilitary organization;  respect for this structure is the cornerstone of the culture of a fire department.  The fire department was what he wanted in a career.  He wanted to work as a team member, be one of a brotherhood and he wanted a career where not one day would be the same as the preceding one.  Scott loved the challenge of not being sure what the next day would hold, what it would ask of him.  It could be as varied as rescuing a cat from a tree or extricating a person from a vehicle.

Scott said, “People ask all the time what a typical day is for us at the fire hall?  There is no typical day.  That is what I love about the “job”.  It never gets dull or boring.  We work the 24-hour shift, which mean we report on duty at 7 a.m. and for the next 24 hours, who knows!  The station I work out of runs 40% of the calls.  Plus, we back up a number of stations if emergency dictates.  There never seems to be enough hours in a day to get everything done.  Our morning coffee meeting is very important.  That is where the crew sits down and discusses what we did on off days.  It is important to have a laugh or to commiserate with a crewmate if there has been a mishap.  We decide on what training we will embark on next and also discuss who is cooking supper.  Then the tones go off and off we go.  Where that will be, we never know ahead.”

All an applicant needed when he started was to have a grade 12 Diploma, a D license, first aid and CPR.  Anything else was considered icing on the cake.  He had been a volunteer firefighter, a certified diver, a rock climber and had a few college courses related to firefighting.  Twenty-one years later, the learning is still going on.  He is currently enrolled at Dalhousie University, halfway through

The Company Officer Program at the Ontario Fire College and working on a certificateat George Brown College for Emergency Preparedness.  He has never stopped learning or training.  The fire department spends countless hours training on new equipment and maintaining skills.

“I’m living my dream.” He reminisced.  “I remember walking in the door at Station 81,

our headquarters for six weeks of training before being assigned to a crew.”

He was twenty years old.  He was so excited he arrived an hour early and that excitement and that habit has stayed with him all these years.  “If I’m not walking through the door

thirty minutes early for my shift, I think I’m late.”

He was assigned to Station 83 under Captain Blair Robson, a rough looking stocky pipe-smoking guy.  He found that looks were very deceiving.  Captain Robson taught him how to relax and breath.

Scott said, “I can remember him being so calm at calls and around the station.  He would tell me that cooler heads prevail and will always get the job done right.  I hold that

thought close today.  When I look back I can’t believe how long ago that was and how much I enjoy this job!  I have seen a lot of change from our turnout gear to the response vehicles we use.  I find it hard to believe I used to ride on a tail board engine wearing the old pull up boots and long coat!”

When Scott Sedore became Captain, he wanted to do more for the community and the people he served.  He was fortunate to work with a like-minded crew and a Platoon Chief who supported them all the way.  One Halloween they carved pumpkins, then distributed candies at a street corner to the trick or treaters.  This led the crew to read to school kids at Christmas, wearing elf hats and giving out candy canes.  Later the crew got involved with L’Arche Daybreak, a home for challenged adults.  They found it to be a very heart-warming place to visit.

“We go by to say hello and see what their friends are making at the craft studio get involved in their bowl-a-thon and have hosted BBQ’s for the families and friends of Daybreak.” Scott said.  His crew has entered two floats in the Richmond Hill Santa Claus Parade for the past four years.  They have won the Optimist Award twice and this year they won the Best Theme Float.

Scott continues, “Any time that my crew has the opportunity to get involved in the community we jump at the chance because we see the excitement in not only the children, but in their parents as well.  It is also a great time to get a safety message across.”

He became Captain of Company One, Richmond Hill Fire Department in 2002.  He said,

“My crew members are exceptional and perform diligently, taking seriously their responsibilities as firefighters, and also the community involvement I ask of them.  They are eager to be involved and be the helping hands in the community.  Behind every Captain is a responsive, adaptable and hard working crew.”

He is quick to say that his Acting Captain and the crew embody the same determination, the community involvement and the dedication, not only to the job but to the public that he has.

Captain Scott Sedore has recently been presented the “Fire Chief’s Award” at the annual Firefighters Awards Dinner by Commissioner Shane Baker for his excellent performance of duty and his dedication to effecting customer service, continuously promoting the Richmond Hill Fire department within the community and leading others to improve public service in an exemplary manner.

What makes him an outstanding Captain are his leadership skills, his ability to stay calm in all situations, his compassion when it is needed most, such as when the call becomes a recovery rather than a rescue.  He exhibits a love for people, his community and most of all, for his career choice.  He says unequivocally, “I just love my job.  It is still my dream job.  The best job I could ever have had!”

We’ve been to them. We’ve hosted them. We’ve even headlined in our own. Today’s Bachelorette Party is a chance for brides, their bridal party and good buddies to spend a night on the town, a comfy evening at home, a pampered day out, or even a weekend away.

But like any bridal practice, the bachelorette party that mimics the groom’s own bachelor party has changed into a right of passage for brides . Its something old, something new, something borrowed and something so surprising that the discovery of it by the groom before the marriage is a recurring fear. ‘Do you take this man?”I do. Oh God if he’ll still have me!’

The party often starts innocently enough at a delegated meeting place. There the bride is decorated and armed with props including a veil, an “I’m the bride” shirt, a garter, a male blow-up doll, candy necklaces and one out of many cocktails. They play games like penis ring toss, pin the hose on the firefighter, and Hot Potato with a sex toy.

Then they dance out in their limousine or chauffeured van on a nightly quest of bar-crawling frequently including Fabio-type strippers and the night is not complete without an estrogen-infused Bachelorette Party Scavenger Hunt.

Bachelorette Party Scavenger Hunt

How does the scavenger hunt work? There’s a list of tasks or dares that the bachelorette and/or her fellow partners in crime must complete before the night is over. The one who completes the most tasks or scores the most points is the winner. The following are just suggestions. Make your own list as rude or as tame as you’d like.

*Get a picture with a firefighter; you wear his hat ( 5pts. )

*Kiss a bald man on top of the head ( 2pt. )

*Find somebody with the same name as the bachelorette’s fiance and have him propose to you ( 1pt. )

*Have a man order an attractive drink for you, i.e. Sex on the Beach, Slippery Nipple, Blow-Job, etc. ( 5pts. )

*Have a guy write his telephone number somewhere on your body where nobody can see it ( 3pts. )

*Be serenaded by a random guy while you sit on his lap ( 3pts. )

*Find a guy with a concealed tattoo and have the bride find it and kiss it ( 4pts. )

*Have your picture taken with mullet-man or someone with really bad hair( 1pt. )

*Remove an article of clothing on a fellow ( 2pt. )

*Do a body shot off a stranger ( 5pts. )

The chances for a unusual bachelorette party are limitless, it all depends on how silly or mellow the group is and the goal of the event. One way to find out if the scavenger hunt was a hit is if the groom uncovers a bizarre telephone number on his new bride’s backside in the honeymoon, than it was successful! The marriage? Well, that is’s another story.

What you just learned about Bachelorette Party Scavenger Hunts is just the beginning. To get more ideas, read stories, check out pictures and videos go to http://www.BacheloretteNation.com or Bachelorette Party Ideas

There are many reasons why you might want to consider selling your pension. Do you have a pension from the military, government or civil service job that you want to invest? Do you need capital to invest or disposable income for a dream vacation? Are you trying to come up with money for your children’s or grandchildren’s college fund? A pension buyout can help with all these situations. Pension buyouts are quickly becoming more popular in light of today’s current economic climate, as they offer a number of advantages.

A pension buyout allows individuals to sell their pension using their future pension payments. As long as you are currently receiving a qualifying pension plan, you just have to choose how much of your future payments you want to sell in what is called a Pension Plan Lump Sum. You will receive a large single payment in exchange for 8 years’ worth of your future pension payments you would have received over the coming years. Selling your military, civil service or corporate pension for lump sum cash gives you the freedom to use that money when you need it without having to get a traditional pension loan; it is a pension plan lump sum that you can use immediately.

Selling your pension is a fast and easy way to get the capital you need from your pension. Retirees who sell their pensions get the financial freedom to pursue the things that they’ve waited their whole lives for. In as little as three to six weeks, you can have the capital you need at your fingertips if you apply for a pension buyout. Selling your pension can be done for a fraction of what bank loans cost with less hassle. Banks also won’t recognize your pension as an asset or collateral for the loan.

You have the right to sell your pension – you have earned it through a lifetime of hard work. Being able to secure a pension buyout enables you to use the money you’ve earned for the things you need right now, whatever those things may be.

My husband works a second job and leaves his first job and goes to the second which is like a 25 mile drive. Can this be deducted on our income taxes and if so where does that fall under? Also he is a Firefighter / Paramedic. He works the first job as a Paramedic and the 2nd job as a Firefighter. Both jobs are 24 hour shifts. Can he deduct anything for meals. The first job as a Paramedic does not have a kitchen for them to prepare food. They do have a cafeteria at the hospital but it isnt always open for service.

To be a Royal Marine is a symbol of pride and honor. Everyone is well acquainted with the familiar symbol of the Green Beret and “flash”. After all, that is the symbol of a Royal Marine commando. However, to become a Royal Marine one must undergo a grueling selection procedure such that only the worthiest can survive. There is an exam called the Potential Royal Marines Course (PRMC) which is the only way an aspiring candidate can fulfill his dreams. The exam is followed by a round of interviews. The selection processes are extremely particular and the candidate has to be completely attentive and give it his best shot.

The exam tests various skills of the candidate. To ace the exam one must display a high level of emotional resilience. Also, the candidate must have a good knowledge about the Royal Marines itself. Other than these individual characteristics, the recruit must also display the requisite amount of team skills as well as managerial qualities. However, barring all these, the clinching factor is physical fitness. Without this one essential feature, a Royal Marine cannot be expected to meet certain expectations.

The primary step is to pass the selection process through the PRMC examination. One must contact the Careers Office to find out about the dates and procedure of the Royal Marine examination. Different sets of questions would be asked – numerical tests, reasoning and logic tests, mechanical comprehension tests. Candidates would be tested on the history of the Royal Marines also and therefore, a thorough knowledge of the same is imperative. During the process of preparation for these examinations, the Royal Marine candidate must remember to use the right and precise references. A varied study is good but sometimes, that needs to be streamlined to make the study and research more substantial, concentrative and effective.

As is the case always, written exams are followed by a series of interview rounds. The names of the short listed candidates are duly published. It is always helpful to prepare oneself for interview. One can study and analyze the various questions and answer sessions and then modify them to create innovative replies. Mock interviews are always helpful in these cases as they help to come up with intelligent answers instantly.

Creating the right impression based on one’s own individuality is very important. The Royal Marine candidate must believe in his capabilities but should avoid appearing too confident or conceited. One must be totally focused and must take adequate mental preparation to face the rigorous training process which is considered to be one of the toughest in the world. The royal marine commandos undergo long and thorough infantry training routines. The professionalism, team spirit and ambition for success of the royal marine are truly remarkable.

Various professions expose workers to dangerous levels of noise, although this is not something that most people think about when they choose their various careers. Police officers, military members, construction workers, firefighters, musicians, factory workers, and a host of other professionals are subject to hazardous levels of noise on a regular basis. In addition, the noise can cause people to have poor productivity or lose their focus, which is dangerous in many professions. They may suffer from gradual hearing loss, or sudden hearing loss with particularly loud noises.

OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, mandates that a hearing protection program needs to be established in work environments where there are dangerous noise levels for the workers entire shift. The workplace must comply with the guidelines set by OSHA to ensure their workers’ safety. It also can improve the morale of workers in addition to protecting their hearing. If you work in a field with loud equipment or sudden loud noises, you can take measures into your own hands to make sure that you do not suffer from hearing loss. You can find earplugs and ear muffs that can work to help reduce the noise and save your hearing.

Other problems can arise in the workplace as well, even in those areas where you might not necessarily consider loud noises. The office environment can be particularly dangerous for your hearing if you use headphones. You might think that they help to drown out the noise of the other workplace sounds, but when you listen too loudly, you could be doing some damage to your hearing. If your coworkers are able to hear the headphones from a few feet away, the volume is too loud. You can lower the volume and save your hearing while still being able to enjoy your music.

Regardless of the industry in which you work, you will want to make sure that you set up routine hearing exams with an audiologist. You may think that your hearing is fine, but when you track your hearing from visit to visit, the specialist will be able to determine if there is any gradual hearing loss. If you are in an accident or suffer from a head injury, it is important that you get your hearing checked as well.

If you find that you are having trouble hearing, visit your doctor right away. He or she can send you to a specialist in the problem should warrant it. The audiologist can make the determination about your hearing loss and go over your different options with you. You might need a cleaning to help remove a buildup of wax, or you might benefit from the use of a hearing aid. You can find a wide variety of hearing aids on the market today, from over the ear models to tiny devices that fit down inside of your ear canal. Many of them are barely noticeable, so you do not have to worry about the social stigma that some attribute to hearing aids.

Just as most rumors are a mix of truth and fiction, so it is with LASIK surgery. LASIK has been performed for many years and was developed as an alternative to PRK. Many LASIK misconceptions and myths are distorted truths about older procedures that have been attributed to LASIK. Others are misunderstandings or distortions that originated from patients’ personal experiences and generalized as being true for everyone.

You may have heard the more common misconceptions about LASIK. For instance,

• I was not eligible for LASIK in the past, so will not be now.
• There is no point in having LASIK if I still have to wear glasses afterward.
• I am an athlete (or pilot, or firefighter) and will lose my job if I have LASIK.
• My eyesight is too poor to be corrected by LASIK.
• I am too old for LASIK.
• LASIK cannot correct astigmatism.
• You can get a kit to do your own LASIK at home.

Wow! How scary is that last one? In 2006 someone put up a bogus website offering a home LASIK kit for sale by a “LASIK pioneer”–an eye surgeon practicing at a prestigious (though nonexistent) New York eye institute. The kit supposedly included a four-step “do-it-yourself” procedure that you could do in the convenience of your home.

While the common misconceptions are not quite as ludicrous, they can be equally misleading. Sadly, they can discourage many people from enjoying the benefits of improved vision through LASIK.

For example, some people who previously did not qualify for LASIK may find that things have changed for them. Their personal eye health may have changed, or advancements in current LASIK procedures may, now, deem them a good candidate.

One of the reasons athletes avoided LASIK was the possibility of dislodging the flap. Some variations of LASIK do not create a flap. The safety of LASIK and laser procedures, in general have made it an acceptable procedure for other professionals whose jobs depend upon good eyesight.

LASIK may not be a cure-all for every refractive error as there are limits to the range of errors it can correct to 20/40 or better. But, what if you could eliminate the need for glasses even just while driving or reading? Who would not love that kind of visual freedom?

There are no restrictions to LASIK based solely on age. The effects of age on LASIK eligibility are indirect and related to how aging has affected your general health, or the health of your eyes. Diseases that can impede healing affect LASIK results. Diabetes or autoimmune diseases are just two possibilities. Since these usually show up in older patients, they reinforce the myth that older patients cannot have LASIK. Other age related eye disorders, like cataracts, are treated with other procedures.

So, do not believe every street-tale you hear about LASIK. As the saying goes, “Consider your sources.” Make sure your sources are qualified to give you the most current facts about LASIK.

The new firefighter goes out to extinguish the fire