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Outgoing resources minister Martin Ferguson warned that if Labor did not 'pull it together' it faced a wipeout similar to the 1996 election. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Phillip Coorey Chief political correspondent
Outgoing resources minister and Labor veteran Martin Ferguson has urged the Gillard government to stop the "class warfare" and adopt the approach of the Hawke and Keating governments which governed "for all Australians''.
Warning Labor was on track for a wipeout along the lines of its 1996 drubbing, Mr Ferguson delivered his scathing critique as he joined the exodus of five Kevin Rudd supporters from the frontbench after Thursday's botched leadership coup against Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
Ms Gillard, who wants a purge of Rudd supporters, accepted all resignations without protest.
Mr Ferguson's brother and federal MP Laurie Ferguson, a Gillard supporter, used his Facebook page to slam ministers and Rudd supporters Anthony Albanese and Mark Butler as "gutless wonders'' for not resigning too.
Ms Gillard, who must undertake a major reshuffle just six months before the election – and her fourth since the election – is set to promote her loyalists; western Sydney MPs David Bradbury, Jason Clare and Michelle Rowland are among those expected to be rewarded. Others in line for promotion include Melbourne MP Michael Danby and junior minister Gary Gray, an early favourite to replace Mr Ferguson as minister for resources and energy.
Photo: Andrew Meares
Ferguson joined Bowen and Carr in Walking the plank
Mr Ferguson joined fellow Rudd supporters who faced the sack if they did not walk first. These included higher education minister Chris Bowen, human services minister Kim Carr, parliamentary secretary Richard Marles, and Simon Crean, who was sacked on Thursday. Three whips, Joel Fitzgibbon, Ed Husic and Janelle Saffin also fell on their swords.
Mr Ferguson's resignation elicited a strong reaction from the resources sector. Minerals Council of Australia acting chief executive John Kunkel said the industry had at times been "sharply critical" of the government but not of Mr Ferguson.
"At all times, the industry has held Martin Ferguson in high regard based on his knowledge, his integrity and his preparedness to deal in an open and straightforward way with the industry,'' Mr Kunkel said.
Mr Ferguson said Labor's class warfare rhetoric began in 2010 with the launch of the original mining tax and he said it must "cease''. "It's doing the Labor Party no good,'' he said.
"The party must reclaim the legacy of the Hawke/Keating government and govern for all Australians.
"There is an opportunity for a fresh start and the only way we will regain our electoral momentum is not to just focus on class war rhetoric but to focus on the possibility for investment, jobs and training.''
Labor faces a wipeout if it doesn't pull together: Ferguson
He warned that if Labor did not "pull it together'' it faced a wipeout similar to the 1996 election, where it was left with 49 seats.
Mr Ferguson revealed he almost resigned in May 2010 when then prime minister Mr Rudd, and Treasurer Wayne Swan, kept him in the dark until the last minute that they were about to announce the mining tax, he said.
His criticism over class warfare was mainly directed at Mr Swan, who escalated the approach with attacks on mining billionaires Gina Rinehart, Clive Palmer and Andrew Forrest.
Labor's planned budget assault on superannuation concessions for the well-off to fund its big-ticket education and disability policies was also criticised by Mr Crean on Thursday when he took issue with the government's direction. Mr Ferguson was also critical or Mr Rudd, who abolished the practise of the caucus choosing the frontbench, saying this had contributed to a breakdown in proper internal processes because people were too scared to speak out internally.
Photo: Andrew Meares
He described this week's attempts to pass media laws as a consequence of broken process.
"I simply say in a constructive way the debacle, in my opinion, over communications policy reinforces why we have to have another look at our cabinet policy processes.
"The same way in which I think we got the process in the mining dispute wrong,'' he said.
Both he and Senator Carr called on Ms Gillard to give back to caucus the power to choose the frontbench. Friday's bloodletting was prompted by Ms Gillard calling a leadership spill on Thursday, after Mr Crean demanded she call a ballot, and throwing open her job and that of her deputy, Mr Swan. The situation became farcical when Mr Rudd declined to challenge, thus handing Ms Gillard an emphatic victory, and leaving his supporters exposed to recrimination.
Rudd would have lost a very close ballot
On Friday, Mr Rudd shut down his last hope – being drafted by a majority of caucus – by ruling out all options emphatically. "There are no circumstances under which I will return to the leadership of the Labor Party in the future,'' he said. "It's time for the Australian Labor Party to unite under Julia Gillard, unite totally.'' Mr Rudd and his supporters, including Senator Carr and Mr Bowen, said had there been a ballot, Mr Rudd would have lost but it would have been very close. They claim he had 47 out of 100 votes.
The Gillard camp said Ms Gillard would have won with more than 60.
Mr Rudd said if he had run and lost narrowly, it would have further destabilised the government.
There is widespread dismay at the bungled push and Mr Rudd said it was ultimately his decision not to run.
But he said he made it after being counselled by his close supporters – Anthony Albanese, Alan Griffin, Mr Bowen, Mr Marles and Senator Carr – to not run. It was wrongly reported that Mr Albanese had urged him to run.
With tensions still simmering, one of Ms Gillard's key backers pointed out that the loss of four ministers out of a 42-member executive "explains why Rudd couldn't win''.
"(There was) overwhelming support for Gillard among most caucus members,'' he said.
When Ms Gillard reshuffled her cabinet early last month following the resignations of Chris Evans and Nicola Roxon, she shored up her leadership by promoting four Rudd supporters, Mr Bowen, Kelvin Thomson, Melissa Parke and Mike Kelly.
Time for leadership, not revenge
This time, with her leadership rock solid, she plans to reward those who have stuck by her. One senior source, who backed Ms Gillard, was nervous at the purge of Rudd supporters, fearing it would exacerbate tensions.''
"It's time for leadership, not revenge,'' the MP said.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott stepped up his campaign for an early election. He said when Parliament resumed on May 14 for the budget, he would move a motion of no confidence in the government. If the motion passed with the support of four crossbenchers, then the government would fall and an election called.
The Australian Financial Review
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Hey, Russ. Feel free to leave Colorado and all it's "libtrards." We don't really want you here ruining our amazing state anyway.
Never feel bad for a qb who has no skill as a qb. I made fun of him from the start why stop now.
Not at all.... He's a douchebag who's also a terrible QB
God can judge me a "libtard" Russ, not you. Know who said that? Hint: He put the Christ in Christian...
I kinda felt bad for Tebow until he started talking about his kooky political views and mixing his kooky religion with politics.
we don't deserve your belittling either russ hollar
Def! Put him in as a passing fullback.
What? Russ is obviously not from Denver. They loved him here, until they found out he was all hype. The guy is a horrible QB, regardless of his faith.
He is a RB, not a QB.
Places filled with libtards like Colorado and New York will never appreciate a Christian. They just make fun of faith bc they are morally bankrupt. He's not the best qb but doesn't deserve the belittling. Maybe Texas, Florida, or New Orleans.
Never. Tebow is the worst.
All the countless Broncos fans who wasted $$$$$ on his jersey.........Jets fans to. LOL. Its Tebow Time!
He should try being a linebacker instead of quarterback. He's good just not as a qb
Tebow was media created for the position of QB . He had some special games as a Bronco . Even the SUCKIEST QB's, and there are by FAR more bad ones than good , have their day or two when it went right for them . ( Griese, Leaf, Russell, TEBOW, ect....)
I wish he'd hurry & go to Canada ! IF he remains here for 'Arena', ESPN/ABC will begin airing his games 'Prime-Time' and I am so sick of his face !!!!!!
I'm going re-name my dick,'Tebow", after it gets booted and unwanted ..
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We should have tried him at fullback. Who occasionally throws.
Where's your messiah now? Maybe Teblow can pray his way out of this situation.
maybedenver should have kept him, tutored by elway and manning what could he have become and what would denver have for the future?
I agree with Clifford, he should play another position other than quarterback where he might fare better, or maybe just become an underwear model.
Sometimes dreams go unfulfilled, he should switch to another position and play for a team that wants him. He's just not an NFL caliber QB
Sooo happy, with all his pussy-footin in the pocket!
i don't feel bad he was never supposed to take a snap when he took over Denver was in a fight to be the worst team in the nfl, went to the play-offs and won his pay 7 mil... he got paid Denver now pays 18 mil and couldn't even win a play-off game and they are tickled pink...
I just love thinking of when he was picked up by Denver and everyone in the State of Colorado went out and dropped a couple bills on his jersey (and seriously, I mean everyone)... I imagine they have it in a shadowbox next to Ryan Leaf's jersey...
Some of those are hilarious.
Tebow is possibly one of the worst quarterbacks in history to earn a starting spot on a professional team. The only reason he ever played was cause he used the god card and the media sucked his pecker for it.
I feel bad for the guy, he played hard for us.
Why does it take so long for your website to load? Don't have these problems with other sites...
I'm just happy he's not in Denver any longer.
That's where all that praying gets you......nowhere!
Sorry, but don't miss Tebow and don't really feel sorry for him either. Guess I am a hardhearted dude, but feel he brought a lot of this on himself. As for his NFL career, I agree with Mike Lopez that he needs to change positions. Tight end would be a great choice for him. He does have physical gifts, but one of them is NOT passing the ball accurately.
Cliff, where did you go buddy? Still waiting for you to stomp me with your uber football knowledge! I'll help out, here's the list of Heisman winners, all you have to do is pick the QB since 1987 who has won an NFL playoff game http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Heisman_Trophy_winners . Thanks, I'll hang up and listen!
whoops, sorry, what other Heisman QB has won?
Dude your knowledge of football is severely lacking
Tebow needs to retire. After that, a decade of missionary work somewhere far removed from the media as possible would be a smart move...
He's the only Heisman QB in the last 25 years to win an NFL playoff game
I like him. I wish him good luck.
He IS the last Denver QB to win a playoff game. That's got to sting a bit, Denver.
To Denver Media: How can we miss him, if he won't go away ?
He could bring Denver a lot of money as well loved as he is here. What about a different position? How about commentating? Sports anchor??
Can he sing ? He IS in NY. The home of the stage .
'Quarterback- The Musical', starring Tim Teblows !!!
I'm FOREVER embarrassed by his original pick to Denver & wish he'd HURRY & fade from memory ...
HA. No.
@Naed Fjordman I still don't understand why 'Jesus' didn't return to 'heaven' w/o a MAJOR paternity lawsuit ! 'God' didn't just bail, he amused himself by making his son's life HELL !!
He could & SHOULD be 'returning' LOADED & READY TO PARTY LIKE IT'S 366 AD !!!
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Of course, it's more complicated than this, but this is an important aspect of the problem. I haven't figured out the application yet, but Nate Silver's ideas about using Bayes' statistical model to solve complex social problems seems relevant here. A human characteristic is that we can quickly categorize facts and draw reasonably accurate conclusions; however, this also means that we tend to over-generalize. Quite often, this gets into trouble with latent race and classism, but, in this case, I think it's worked against the police as a concept. What I mean is that we tend to love our local beat cop and hate the concept of the police.
Rob Duke's comment, December 22, 9:49 PM
...and, she's just as blind to life as a cop.
Warning! Rant ad nauseam ahead:
Cops don't go around saying to ourselves: "hmm, how can I trump up some reason to go harass people of color today". You work your beat and you try to stop the crime that goes on in that beat. In doing that, you mostly arrest people who live, work, or pass through the beat. In affluent beats much of the socially disorganized crime goes on in private places (alcohol and substance abuse, family violence, sexual assault, etc.), thus, you mostly arrest those who pass through the beat unless called into a private place by someone who can invite you in or tell you about exigent circumstances. We know that middle class white kids are doing drugs and being delinquents, but much of this behavior occurs in protected spaces. In contrast, cops that work in poor neighborhoods, see a good bit more crime and probable cause related to crime right out in the open--in cars and on streets. These folks aren't protected by private spaces, but that doesn't mean that there's inherent bias on the part of the police.
..as for the violence that we commit? A cop has seconds to react; and the rest of the world gets years to second guess his or her actions. In my years as a cop, I came under fire a few times and fired my gun at suspects twice. I would have been justified to have done so a dozen or more times, but something prevented me [civilians or homes behind the person, I wasn't sure what the suspect(s) were reaching for, gut instinct, etc.], but in each and every time, it all happened in seconds, and I was almost immediately filled with regret: What happened when I fired my weapon? In one instance someone shot at me first, and the other time, the person ran down my K-9 with his car (I jumped back out of the way in time)--despite being justified, I still wished that I hadn't fired my weapon; and, I was fortunate not to have killed anyone.
In addition, my wife reminded me just yesterday that she had been riding along with me in the late 1980's when I handcuffed an agitated man--the man complained that he couldn't breathe. Later, at the hospital, the man died. I don't remember if he was asthmatic or diabetic, but I did the best that I could and the man died! Do I wish it hadn't happened? Hell yes! Did I deserve to be indicted by a Grand Jury? I don't think so, but by today's standards? Maybe...
I spent 16 years as a Chief and spent so many years in school learning about and thinking about these issues; and, yet, I can't tell you how to solve the inherent paradoxes in the business. If you solve it, I'd nominate you for a Nobel or something....
Rob Duke's comment, December 23, 4:04 PM
I generally agree with Jon Stewart (even though he relies too heavily on hyperbole). I think he's got this right, too, but one thing that's missing is that this isn't only about American cops, but even the poster ideal "British" cops; and, those French cops operating in an inquisitorial system with layers of checks and balances including having inspector judges accompany officers on serious investigations. So, what is the cause of our angst with police, if the problem crops up again and again across time and space? Here's two potential answers: 1. we don't have effective systems of dispute resolution between police and the communities they represent; and 2. we spend little or no time training officers on concepts related to power and the paradoxes inherent in the exercise of it--whether that power is the soft or hard varieties. Those are, of course, just my two pet ideas. As Dennis Miller said at the end of his monologue, "that's just my opinion, I could be wrong".


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Recently at Newlife Fellowship was have had our annual AGM. Part of that process is to discuss the in house finances and how we manage them. We are not a church that focuses on money and people's giving however we do believe that there are many scriptural principles concerning this. On May 8th 2011 one of our Elders Peter Bowen, gave us a presentation relating to 'Giving, tithing & sowing.' Below are his 2 messages to listen to and download if required and also a copy of his slides to demonstrate his message.
Peter Bowen – Giving, Tithing & Sowing part 1
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Honouring God in our Giving
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Soldier Porn: Why Do Reporters Act Like Giddy Schoolgirls Around the Military?
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Objective reporting on the SEAL team that killed bin Laden was as easy to find as a Prius at a Michele Bachmann rally. The media simply couldn't help themselves. They couldn't stop spooning out man-sized helpings of testosterone -- the SEALs' phallic weapons , their frat-house, haze-worthy training, their romance-novel bravado , their sweaty, heaving chests pressing against tight uniforms, muscles daring to break free...
You get the point. Towel off and read on.
What is it about the military that turns normally thoughtful journalists into war pornographers? A reporter who would otherwise make it through the day sober spends a little time with some unit of the U.S. military and promptly loses himself in ever more dramatic language about bravery and sacrifice, stolen in equal parts from Thucydides, Henry V, and Sergeant Rock comics.
I'm neither a soldier nor a journalist. I'm a diplomat, just back from 12 months as a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) leader, embedded with the military in Iraq, and let me tell you that nobody laughed harder at the turgid prose reporters used to describe their lives than the soldiers themselves. They knew they were trading hours of boredom for maybe minutes of craziness that only in retrospect seemed "exciting," as opposed to scary, confusing, and chaotic. That said, the laziest private knew from growing up watching TV exactly what flavor to feed a visiting reporter.
In trying to figure out why journalists and assorted militarized intellectuals from inside the Beltway lose it around the military, I remembered a long afternoon spent with a gaggle of "fellows" from a prominent national security think tank who had flown into Iraq. These scholars wrote serious articles and books that important people read; they appeared on important Sunday morning talk shows; and they served as consultants to even more important people who made decisions about the Iraq War and assumedly other conflicts to come.
One of them had been on the staff of a general whose name he dropped more often than Jesus's at a Southern Baptist A.A. meeting. He was a real live neocon. A quick Google search showed he had strongly supported going to war in Iraq, wrote apology pieces after no one could find any weapons of mass destruction there ("It was still the right thing to do"), and was now back to check out just how well democracy was working out for a paper he was writing to further justify the war. He liked military high-tech, wielded words like "awesome," "superb," and "extraordinary" (pronounced EXTRA-ordinary) without irony to describe tanks and guns, and said in reference to the Israeli Army, "They give me a hard-on."
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Such figures are not alone. Nerds, academics, and journalists have had trouble finding ways to talk, write, or think about the military in a reasonably objective way. A minority of them have spun off into the dark side, focused on the My Lai, Full Metal Jacket , and Platoon-style psycho killers. But most spin in the other direction, portraying our men and women in uniform as regularly, daily, hourly saving Private Ryan, stepping once more into the breach, and sacking out each night knowing they are abed with brothers.
I sort of did it, too. As a State Department Foreign Service Officer embedded with the military in Iraq, I walked in... er, deployed, unprepared. I had never served in the military and had rarely fired a weapon (and never at anything bigger than a beer can on a rock ledge). The last time I punched someone was in ninth grade. Yet over the course of a year, I found myself living and working with the 82nd Airborne, followed by the 10th Mountain Division, and finally the 3rd Infantry Division, three of the most can-do units in the Army. It was... seductive.
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Access Statement for No.24. B&B Guest Accommodation. 24, Croft Road, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1BY
No 24 - a turn of the century townhouse - has recently undergone a complete refurbishment. Our aim was simple: to provide a 'modern' take on the traditional Bed and Breakfast. The result is contemporary, stylish and affordable. All rooms are ensuite and decorated in soft shades and neutral tones.
Aimed at both the business and leisure traveller, we offer the facilities you really need - all our rooms have free wifi access, digital tv, room safe, mini-fridge, hairdryer, tea & coffee making facilities, a large comfortable bed and fluffy towels.
No 24 is situated in a quiet residential street, yet only a few minutes walk from Godalming's picturesque High Street with its fantastic choice of restaurants, cafes, bars and historic pubs.
However, because No 24 is situated on the side of a hill, we are effectively on 4 floors, with our accommodation on Ground, First and Second Floors, and our Breakfast Room on the Lower Ground Floor. This may be problematic to customers with mobility issues or disabilities.
- No24 is situated on a level residential street. There is parking for 2 cars on the hardstanding immediately to the front of the property. This is available on a 'first come, first served' basis. There are 2 public carparks within a 3 minute walk of the B&B.
- The mainline station is a 10 minute walk away, and Godalming's picturesque High Street is a 3 minute walk away. However, please note, No24 is situated on a hill above the High Street, and so routes to and from the High Street and thence onto the Station involve walking uphill.
- There are local taxis that operate from the Station forecourt, and we are more than happy to book taxis from our end.
- Godalming's mainline station has fast connections to Guildford (10 minutes), London Waterloo (40 minutes) and Portsmouth (30 minutes).
- On the roads, the local A3 will get you to Junction 10 on the M25 in around 20 minutes.
- London's Gatwick & Heathrow airports are both accessible via the M25 with journey times to both of around 45 minutes.
- We have a website - http://www.no24croftroad.co.uk. You can contact us by email, phone, fax or text (see 'Contact Information' details below).
- Brochures are available, but are not in large print.
- We do not allow pets.
- Although we have no Family Rooms, children and babies are welcome. We can provide a Travel Cot, Booster Seat, and a microwave in the Breakfast Room for heating up milk/babyfood.
Arrival & Car Parking Facilities
- We have 2 parking spaces immediately to the front of the property; otherwise, if these are not available, you can unload, and we can direct you to one of the nearby car parks.
- It would be useful if you can advise us of your anticipated arrival time, especially if it is going to be late evening.
- We can assist guests with luggage.
- Check in time is after 2.00pm, although in certain circumstances we can arrange to accommodate an earlier arrival time.
Main Entrance, Reception & Ticketing Area
- Access from the road/pavement is a short level 4 metres. The front door is kept locked and has one step up of 15cm. The door width is 77cm.
- Guests are given their own front door key to come and go as they wish. There are 2 door bells; one to No24 and a bell/video access button which links through to our home next door at No22. We ask guests to ring both bells. The height of the door bells is 153cm from the ground.
- The front door leads directly to the Hall which has stripped pine flooring and measures c. 4.4metres long by 109cm.
Public Areas - Hall, Stairs, Landing, Corridors etc
- The Hall from the front door leads through to 2 sets of stairs which are carpeted. The left hand goes up to the bedrooms on the First & Second Floors, and the right hand stairs goes down to the Breakfast Rooms, Conservatory and Courtyard Garden.
- The down stairs consist of 1 step down to a landing and a further flight of 8 steps of 17cm height x 80cm width x 24cm depth.
- The up stairs consist of a flight of 9 steps, small landing and a further 5 steps all of 20cm height x 80cm width x 24cm depth.
- Bedrooms 1 & 2 lead off from the Hall on the right hand side.
- There is a Payphone and fire extinguishers adjacent to Room 2's door.
- The Fire Alarm control panel is situated in the wall just inside the Front Door. It has instructions for disarming and resetting the alarm.
Public Areas - Sitting room, lounges, lobbies etc
- We keep access to the Breakfast Room, Conservatory and Courtyard Garden open in the evenings. We provide a microwave for guests to use, and there is a digital TV, as well as free wifi access should business guests wish to work at a table, hold an informal meeting, or simply eat their take away meals.
- The Garden Courtyard has table and chairs for guests use if the weather is amenable; access is through the Conservatory's sliding door. Smoking is permitted in the Courtyard Garden, and there is a cigarette-butt disposal facility next to the shed.
- As we are only providing B&B guest accommodation,we regret we have no lounge or sitting room.
Public WCs
- There is a small WC facility available for the use of guests, just before the entrance to the Breakfast Room. The width of the WC door is 53cm, but please note the height of the door is only 181cm. The general floor space of the room is around 64cm wide x 186cm long. Please note, the WC also houses the main boiler and water tank.
Restaurant / Dining Room, Bar & Bar area, Take Away & Cafe
- The Breakfast Room is situated on the Lower Ground Floor.
- Breakfast is served between 7.30 - 8.30am week days, and 8.30 - 10.00am weekends.
- There is a choice of continental and/or cooked breakfasts. Special dietry requirements can be catered for if we are told in advanced .
- There is a small step down into the Breakfast Room measuring 12cm; this is indicated by a yellow 'hazard' awareness line.
- There are 4 cafe-style tables in the Breakfast Room (these have a central support and the table height is 71cm). They can be moved around to accommodate 2 guests or 4 guests per table.
- There are a further 2 cafe-style tables in the adjoining Conservatory which is accessed from the Breakfast Room through a glazed door (kept permanently open) and down a small 14cm step. There is one small square table with four corner legs, accommodating 2 guests, and a larger round table with a central support which can accommodate 4 guests. The table heights are 71cm.
- There is a TV which can be used at the guests' request, as well as ceiling speakers with access to the radio, if required.
- Access to the adjacent kitchen is by means of 2 double doors. However, guests are asked not to enter the kitchen, unless they have been specifically invited in so they can use the Credit Card PDQ machine.
- The use of the Breakfast Room during the day/evening has already been covered in the previous 'Public Areas Sitting Room.. etc' section.
- Menus are on the table, and food is cooked to order. Fruit, cereal and yoghurts are available from the Breakfast Bar on a self service basis.
- The Laundry Room is adjacent to the Breakfast Room and is not accessible to guests.
- A laundry service is not available for guests; however there is an iron and ironing board available for the use of guests. This would be set up in the Breakfast Room.
- Not Available.
- The local Sainsburys and Waitrose superstores are both nearby; Waitrose is a 5 minute walk at the top of the High Street, and Sainsburys is a 10 minute walk.
- There is a local convenience store in the High Street.
Treatment room/s
- Not Available.
- There is a holistic/alternative treatment centre in Harts Yard, off the High Street
Leisure Facilities
- No Leisure facilities.
- There is a 'Fitness First' gym in the High Street.
Outdoor Facilities
- There are Recreation Grounds next to the river beyond the Church/Church Street.
Bedrooms & Sleeping Areas
- Rooms 1 - 5 . General Information
- All rooms are en suite with shower, heated towel rail/radiator, basin, wc, bath and hand towels bath mat & toiletries. All rooms have low double beds, duvet and 2 sets of pillows, free wifi access, digital tv, safe, mini fridge, tea & coffee making facilities, hair dryer, shaving socket, light dimmer switch, thermostatically controlled radiator, bedside cabinet and bedside light, wooden venetian window blinds, double glazed windows, short-pile carpet, small table & chair.
- All doors to rooms and shower rooms are 72cm wide.
- All shower trays are 28cm above floor level.
- All beds are 36cm from floor level to top of mattress.
- Specific Information
Room 1
- Accessed from Ground Floor hall.
- General floor area of shower room is 115cm x 174cm. Shower door width is 48cm.
- Additional Items: Writing desk and chair. Modern style arm chair. 3 drawer chest of drawers. Double aspect windows to front of property.
Room 2
- Accessed from Ground Floor hall.
- General floor area of shower room is 90cm x 133cm. Shower door width is 62cm.
- Single aspect window to rear of property.
- Additional Items: Wall mounted luggage rack with coat hooks.
Room 3
- Accessed from First Floor landing.
- General floor area of shower room is 99cm x 104cm. Shower door width is 38cm.
- Single aspect window to rear of property.
Room 4
- Accessed from First Floor landing.
- General floor area of shower room is 102cm x 122cm. Shower door width is 38cm.
- Single aspect window to front of property.
Room 5
- Accessed from First Floor landing.
- General floor area of shower room is 54cm x 68cm. Shower door width is 32cm.
- NB The WC uses a 'Saniflow' system. Please do not put any foreign products down the toilet.
- Single aspect window to front of property.
Room 6 (Twin Room)
- Accessed from flight of stairs from First Floor landing.
- Flight of 13 stairs from first floor landing to door to room 6.
- Width of front door is 70cm.
- Room 6 has restricted headroom due to it being a loft conversion.
- Triple-aspect Velux windows to rear of property, with stunning views over Godalming.
- Separate WC (door width is 62cm).
- Separate shower cubicle accessed from bedroom (shower door is 62cm).
- Separate basin.
- Hanging rack with coat hangers
- Room 1
Additional Information
- All Fire Safety/Emergency Lighting Inspections up to date.
- Full Fire Risk Assessment carried out in 2008.
- Evacuation Routes via Front Door or via Back Gate from Garden Courtyard to rear of Property.
- Payphone or Kitchen phone can be used in emergencies.
Address: No24
24 Croft Road
Telephone: 01483 429982 / 07979 495830
Fax: 01483 426542
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.no24croftroad.co.uk
- Hours of operation: open all year except for Christmas and annual holidays.
- Emergency number: 01483 427226 (home) / 07885 638218 (Alan Bishop)
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- Research locally produced food for Breakfast Menu.
- Broaden marketing to include local tourist initiatives (Walking in Surrey Hills etc).
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A three-day Arab League summit in Baghdad this week is intended to mark Iraq's return as a prominent member of the Arab world. It also highlights the country's political chaos, continued violence and differences with its neighbors and the U.S.
Three months after the last American troops pulled out, Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is accused of using security forces and the courts to target Sunni political rivals and consolidate power. Car bombs regularly rip through Iraqi cities, killing more than 50 people last week, and al-Qaeda affiliates and local militias continue to operate.
The Arab League's spotlight on Syria may undermine Iraq's aim of proving its regional relevance. Iraq has already remained on the sidelines as Arab states ratchet up their criticism of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Saudi Arabian Prince Saud Al- Faisal, the world's longest-serving foreign minister, last month said arming Syria's opposition is an "excellent idea."
"Iraqis are hoping desperately that this will be the moment of their reintegration into the Arab world," said Ken Pollack, an analyst at the Brookings Institution, a Washington research institute. "If Iraq feels rebuffed by the Arab world, that will drive it further into the arms of the Iranians."
Ishtar Hotel
U.S. and other intelligence officials charge that Iran has been flying weapons to Syrian government forces through Iraqi airspace. Iraq's government spokesman, Ali al-Dabbagh, on March 17 said the country won't allow any country to use its land or skies as a passage to ferry weapons to Syria. Iraq will ensure that all cargo passing over its skies for Syria is carrying humanitarian aid, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said March 16.
Amid tight security, economy ministers from the region meet today in the Ishtar hotel, a former Sheraton property on the Tigris river across from the capital's fortified Green Zone. As many as 12 heads of state will attend over the next three days, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said March 26.
Iraq's turn as regional host comes after President Barack Obama declared March 19 a day of commemoration for the 4,804 American troops who died in the nine-year war, according to icasualties.org.
$800 Billion
The war also cost 179 coalition troops and more than 145,000 Iraqis their lives, according to Brown University's Costs of War Project, and U.S. taxpayers more than $800 billion, according to the National Priorities Project in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, in Baghdad on Dec. 15, said the American sacrifices have been worth it because they set Iraq on a course to democracy.
Still, the implications of Iraq's unresolved internal conflicts and its failure to reintegrate with its Arab neighbors in the Persian Gulf are strategic, political and economic, Pollack and other regional specialists said.
Even as Maliki has heightened security in advance of the Arab League meeting, the "Islamic State of Iraq," an al-Qaeda affiliate, claimed responsibility for a wave of attacks this month on Baghdad, Karbala and Kirkuk. The attacks demonstrated the militant Sunni group's ability despite attempts by Iraqi security forces to target it, said Leah Farrall of Australia's University of Sydney, writing in IHS Defense Security and Risk Consulting.
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And while Iraq is a potential beneficiary of the economic sanctions aimed at curbing oil imports from Iran, one of the country's two major domestic divisions, between Sunni Kurds and Sunni Arabs, runs through its northern Kirkuk oil field.
Iraq produced 2.76 million barrels of crude oil a day in February, about double its production after the U.S. invasion in March 2003, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That's compares with 2.6 million barrels a day just before the invasion, according to the Centre for Global Energy Studies in London, still below the country's full capacity.
Iraq's other historic fissure is between its long- suppressed Shiite majority and the Sunni minority, and a day after the last U.S. soldier left Iraq in December, those tensions already were undermining its political system.
Death Squads
Maliki demanded the arrest of his Sunni vice president, Tariq al-Hashimi, charging that he'd been running death squads. Hashimi's Sunni-backed Iraqiya Party, which ended a month-long boycott of the political process in February, charges that Maliki has politicized the judiciary and oversees a government in which human-rights abuses and torture are endemic.
Hashimi sought refuge in Kurdistan. Kurds meanwhile, are trying to navigate the Sunni-Shiite tensions and retain their autonomy in northern Iraq, particularly over the right to independently develop the oil and gas fields there.
"In the last year, Maliki has chipped away at safeguards for democracy, stocking the country's Human Rights Ministry with loyalists and using the state's anti-corruption offices to target political enemies," said Ned Parker, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
With U.S. backing, the Kurds have pushed for a meeting to resolve the political tensions in Baghdad. That meeting will be held April 5, Iraqi media have reported.
Power Grab
Maliki's power grab is "very frightening to other Iraqis out there, to the periphery, to the Kurds, to other Shia groups, none of whom wanted him to achieve dictatorial power, which he has," Pollack said in a telephone interview. That's triggered some of the violence now sweeping Iraq, Pollack said.
By going after his main rivals in the Sunni-backed Iraqiya party, Maliki also has "exacerbated tensions with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and others," said Ramzy Mardini of the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War.
U.S. officials have met with Maliki to demand that he end Iran's use of Iraqi airspace to deliver weapons to Assad, according to two participants in the discussions.
Even so, the Baghdad summit will be the first time Iraq has hosted the event since 1990, and it marks several milestones. For the first time since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, Iraq is not on the roster of problems to be discussed. Libya, Yemen, Tunisia and Egypt are sending new leaders raised to power by the "Arab Spring" rebellion against autocratic rulers.
'Indebted to Iran'
Iraq has been moving to mend ties with its neighbors, settling disputes with Kuwait, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, which named its first ambassador to Baghdad in 20 years, though the diplomat will be based in Amman, Jordan.
Beyond the fact that he is a Shiite like most Iranians, Pollack said, Maliki "is very much indebted to Iran; they engineered his appointment to the prime ministership."
Mardini rejects allegations that Maliki's stance on Syria, a majority Sunni country ruled by the minority Alawite sect of Shiism, is due to Iranian pressure.
"It is inherently in Maliki's interest that Syria doesn't become a regime aligned with its regional rivals: Saudi Arabia, Qatar," he said in a telephone interview. "Syria's armed opposition may be Maliki's enemies tomorrow."
In the short term, the summit will be "a successful foray for Iraq, even if there are no resolutions adopted," Mardini said. "It's a symbolic victory for Maliki, and an opportunity to mend fences."
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If you are to believe Patricia Greenfield, the internet and technology are producing a decline in critical thinking. In a recent study summarized by ScienceDaily, she argues that technology has led to a decline in analysis and critical thinking. Yet the study has numerous holes in it, all stemming from an almost pathetic ignorance of what reading and critical thinking actually mean. Clay Burell has done an excellent smackdown of the article, showing how nothing in it actually serves as a good argument against technology. The whole post is well worth a read, but here is a summary of the main flaws in the study:
The study purports that reading for pleasure has declined, but isn't willing to recognize online reading as reading. This flies in the face of the fact that me reading the article and you reading this post is reading — for pleasure.
How much should schools use new media, versus older techniques such as reading and classroom discussion?
Apparently, new media doesn't include reading or discussion. Well, you know what you're doing now? Reading. And see that thread below, with the box to reply? It's a discussion.
Schools should make more effort to test students using visual media, she said, by asking them to prepare PowerPoint presentations, for example.
Yes, what we really need are more PowerPoints, covered in glittery fonts and distracting animations, and delivered by emotionless speakers. Before anyone touches a computer to give a presentation, they should take a course in Public Speaking 101.
However, most visual media are real-time media that do not allow time for reflection, analysis or imagination — those do not get developed by real-time media such as television or video games. Technology is not a panacea in education, because of the skills that are being lost.
This statement continues a thread of misunderstanding of technology throughout the article. For one thing, much of the web and technology still is text-based and asynchronous. But even the visual components can easily be given time to reflect. Every YouTube video has a pause button. Oh, and as for TV: there are these new things called TiVos. Ever heard of them?
"Wiring classrooms for Internet access does not enhance learning," Greenfield said.
There are dozens of studies showing that internet access does enhance learning, as opposed to this single, poorly-researched study.1
Sadly, many in both the media and educational establishment will continue to cite this study as they attempt to lambaste and oppose technology. If you do encounter an oppositional Luddite attempting to obstruct technology based upon this study, just point them at Clay's excellent rebuttal. Maybe the only thing that we can be sure of is that technology is making it harder to control people and students, so many have a vested interesting in obstructing it.
Finally, for some laughs, think about it like this: what if someone had done a study like this at the dawn of the book? If they counted reading scrolls as the only form of reading, then surely there would be a massive decline in reading for pleasure. The satirical video which Clay linked to makes that point hilariously:
On a personal note, I've been getting over a bad cold which has made it hard to think and write. I have a long list of ideas, which I will begin following up on tomorrow.


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Orange County surfers are among a prestigious and select list of invitees who will be competing at this year's Mavericks Invitational, a big-wave event that is expected to run Sunday.
The three local surfers on the list of 24 surfers to compete are San Clemente brothers Greg and Rusty Long and Nathan Fletcher. Peter Mel, who grew up in Santa Cruz but now lives in Newport Beach, is also on the list to compete.
The event draws the best big-wave chargers in the world at the death-defying wave in Half Moon Bay, a surf break that was made famous recently in the Hollywood film "Chasing Mavericks."
"The waves are going to be insane, the weather is going to be beautiful, and the level of surfing will break new ground," contest director Jeff Clark said in a statement.
The contest has a waiting period each year, and if the waves don't show up the contest doesn't go. This is the first time it has been held in three years. The contest is a one-day, invite-only contest at Mavericks, which is about half a mile offshore from Pillar Point Harbor, and 20 minutes south of San Francisco.
It's the first year the 31-year-old Rusty Long has been an invitee, for years sitting on the alternate list. In 2010, he nabbed a Billabong XXL Monster Tube award for a massive wave he took at this spot.
Rusty Long is up in the first heat against Mel, as well as 11-time world champ Kelly Slater in the six-man heat.
"We're all friends, I think there's just going to be a great vibe in the water," said Rusty, who has been surfing here for about 10 years. "To get on the main list and get in the water with just a few people – I can't even tell you how excited I am."
Rusty and Greg were on the drive up Thursday to get a few days of practice in before the event, which Rusty called "one of the premier big-wave contests in the world."
"I'm honored and extremely proud to be able to be a part of it. I think the world is going to have another show that will be remembered for a long time," Rusty said.
The O.C. surfers in the contest are no strangers to big waves or the Mavericks surf break. Greg Long and Mel were both selected as stunt surfers and actors who appeared in the film "Chasing Mavericks," which was released in theaters last year.
Greg Long won the Mavericks event in 2008. He has spent the past month recovering from a near drowning at Cortes Bank, where he lost consciousness and was airlifted to the hospital after being held down under big waves.
***************************"I'm doing amazing, physically feeling great. Mentally, I had a lot of time to sit and process and think of everything you can image," he said. "Emotionally, I'm feeling good and I'm excited to get back into it."
It will be his first session back surfing big waves, with the forecast calling for 30-foot-to-40-foot waves for the event. He has been invited to surf this event since 2004, competing five times through the years.
"I'm really excited. Every opportunity we get to surf in the event, it's just an amazing time with everyone together," he said. "And what it does for the sport, it puts it in a beautiful light for the public to see it."
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Australia began their preparations for the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup without batsman Mike Hussey and spinner Nathan Hauritz, who were both ruled out through injury on Tuesday.
Captain Ricky Ponting, wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and all rounder Steve Smith, however, have recovered sufficiently from injury to depart for India with the 15-man squad on Wednesday.
Hussey and Hauritz, two of Australia's key one-day specialists in recent seasons, were victims of a management decision to start the Australian campaign with a fully fit squad.
The national selection panel "has determined that the best strategy to ensure a successful campaign is for Australia to enter the tournament with a fully fit squad,'' chief selector Andrew Hilditch said.
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Both Hussey and Haurtiz underwent surgery in bids to be fit for the World Cup, although their chances of recovering in time were never high.
Cricket Australia announced that Hussey had not recovered from a torn hamstring and Hauritz had not recovered after dislocating his right shoulder in a one-day match against England last month.
Callum Ferguson and spin bowler Jason Krejza have been drafted into the squad as last-minute replacements.
Australian team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris had better news about the other three players on the injury list, including Ponting who fractured a finger in the Melbourne Test against England.
"Ricky Ponting is going well in his rehabilitation following his finger fracture," he said.
"He is batting regularly and is expected to transition into unrestricted training soon after theteam arrives in India.
"Brad Haddin was struck on the knee whilst batting during the seventh ODI against England. During the batting innings the knee became swollen. We expect this to resolve soon after we arrive in India.
"Steve Smith is making very good progress from the groin injury he sustained in the sixth ODI against England."
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Xavier Doherty and batsman Shaun Marsh were not considered as replacements for Hussey and Hauritz because of injury, according to Hilditch.
Ricky Ponting (c)Shane WatsonBrad HaddinMichael ClarkeCallum FergusonDavid HusseyCameron WhiteTim PaineSteven SmithJohn HastingsMitchell JohnsonJason KrejzaBrett LeeShaun TaitDoug Bollinger
Doherty's back injury made way for Krejza to make an unlikely one-day international debut in the final match against England in Perth on Sunday, where he took 2-53.
The 28-year-old off-spinner did, however, take 8-215 on his Test debut against India in Nagpur in November 2008.
"Jason toured India with the Australian Test team in 2008 and understands those conditions," added Hilditch.
"We're certain he'll be a key member of our squad."
Ferguson has more experience of one-dayers but was also handed his chance when Marsh injured his hamstring.
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The three-time defending champions Australia will play warm-up matches against India and South Africa before their opening World Cup match against Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad on February 21.
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Friday, June 8, 2012
Remakes And The Like
Don't get me wrong, I like some remakes. I still think the Last House On The Left Remake is better than the original and I'll have civil (but poo flinging) words with anyone that thinks otherwise. And the Dawn of the Dead (2004) is one of my favorite modern horror films as it explored different concepts than the original. It truly did some unique and original things.
And I understand why they continue to happen. With remakes, there is an established property. Studios don't have to try very hard and there is instant name recognition. By mere title alone it's guaranteed to put butts in the seat, regardless of how well it does or the quality of the film itself. The risk factor is very low and the reward potential is very high. Plus you have suckers like me: loyal fans that will check it out because curiosity is a real bitch. I always love asking filmmakers and actors that I interview this very question: 'To remake or not to remake, that is the question.' By and large, they loathe them and it incites such an impassioned response. I digress.
What I really wanted to comment on with this post is a potential trend that I hope never happens: the proliferation of the remake on the small screen. Just a few weeks ago, multiple sites reported that Martha Marcy May Marlene (AKA the greatest film tongue tie of all-time) writer and helmer, Sean Durkin, is set to write and direct a TV mini-series entitled The Exorcist. This mini-series would focus on the lead-up to the events within the story as well as the aftermath. Some sites reported that there will also be a focus on the back stories of both Fathers Merrin and Karras. 'But Cortez', you say. 'They already remade Carrie for the small screen, and it didn't spawn a slew of remakes for the boob tube!' Indeed, that is true. But we are talking about the mother of all horror films. A film that has singlehandedly defined a sub genre of horror, hell even the genre itself in some people's eyes. The film that EVERYONE uses a reference point when talking about other films that focus on the dealings of the man downstairs.
And why does it have to be called The Exorcist? Why can't it be entitled Before The Exorcism or something to that effect? I like the idea of exploring the priest's back stories but wasn't that already done with Exorcist: The Beginning? I honestly don't think that that film is as bad as everyone says it is. I digress yet again. There is just so much weight behind that name. If it's terrible, it will do more harm than good. But such is the case with remakes and the aforementioned name recognition.
It took me awhile to be at peace with remakes being on a steady stream within theaters. But what about the thought of them being a constant on the small screen? Well intelligent and original TV shows are pretty much non-existent anyways so would it really be that much of a surprise? Ah, but just like the sucker I am, I'll most likely check it out.
So what say you loyal readers? What are your thoughts on this announcement and the idea to remake yet another 'sacred' classic? Would you mind if remakes became regular on the small screen?
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- Sir Phobos said...
I can see you wanting to leave well enough alone, but I think this might be different. At least it's not a straight up remake of the original movie. I kinda like the idea of getting to know more about the fathers, even though the two prequel movies already exist. The Schrader one was better, by the way.
Let's say it sucks for the sake of the conversation. I don't think that would have any lasting or damaging impact on the original. I mean, The Exorcist II happened, and people tend to just not talk about that. It can be forgotten as quickly as it was created.
- June 8, 2012 at 3:33 PM
- Planet of Terror said...
Phobos, good points. You know, I still haven't seen the Schrader one. Need to remedy that ASAP.
My point is (more or less) I hope that it doesn't spawn a ton of remakes on the small screen. I could see a slew of filmmakers doing the same thing: lets do a mini series about the Torrance family, or Poltergeist (even though that was a tv series)...it could go on and on.
And it just irks me that they're using the name THE Exorcist. In my mind, there is no more perfect horror film. I wish they would have called it something else.
- June 9, 2012 at 6:06 AM
- Emily said...
I don't know. It doesn't bug me as much, since most novels are better suited to the miniseries format than feature film anyway. Sure, the miniseries are usually not very good (especially if they have the words 'Mick Garris' attached at all) but the longer format gives more time. It ultimately makes for a different viewing experience, and lets the filmmakers get to different aspects of the story. So if one wants to make a prequel miniseries, it probably won't be inclined to be scary, but I could see it potentially being of interest in some way or another.
- June 10, 2012 at 10:03 AM
- Planet of Terror said...
Good points Emily. There are some aspects of the story mentioned (i.e. the aftermath) that I find intriguing.
And I wonder just how much they'll be able to get away with on network television. I hope it gets picked up by a network that will give them full reign a la AMC. That's the only way I see the film being worthwhile and giving justice to the original as well as the source material.
OK, I'm off the ledge. Call me a sucker again. This could be good. While I wasn't a huge fan of Durkin's MMMM, he does craft a good story and from a visual standpoint, he's talented.
- June 10, 2012 at 10:28 AM
Remakes don't bother me nearly as much as altering existing movies by adding in "previously removed footage" or CGI. A remake is easy to ignore, but when filmmakers actually change the movie I've known for years, it's way harder to pretend that it doesn't exist. The Exorcist is one of the leading offenders in this area; love the movie, and I have so far successfully avoided seeing "The Version You've Never Seen!". I hate the constant diddling with movies as though they're a constant work in progress. Hell, let's splash some new paint on Guernica while we're at it....
Funny you should mention Carrie, because I saw the remake on TV recently. I'd forgotten that they changed the ending so that Carrie [i]lived[/i]. It ended with her driving off with that one girl who survived the prom. It reeks of "we want to make a series out of this", which is really messed up. Imagine: Carrie White and Sue Snell, wandering from place to place righting wrongs and fighting injustice. Snort.
- June 11, 2012 at 8:30 AM
- Planet of Terror said...
Good points as well Jason. But the Exorcist additions don't bother me as much as some others (*Star Wars, cough, cough, Star Wars*). The spider crawl down the stairs? Egads, that was creepy as hell!
Funny you mention a work of art. That's exactly the thought I have when someone announces the remake of a classic. It's like saying 'That Mona Lisa sure is a pretty picture but I bet you I could do better.'
AH! It's like Kung Fu but instead of an old dude spouting philosophy and kicking ass we get a socially unadjusted teen who uses here telekinesis to fight baddies. Might work for the Twilight crowd though...
- June 11, 2012 at 4:10 PM