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Privacy Policy
Gi Group want to protect the privacy of both our website visitors and our clients. This privacy policy will help you understand how we collect, use and process your personal data.
Data controller: Gi Group of companies, including Gi Group Recruitment Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, Draefern Ltd T/A Gi Group, Excel Resourcing Ltd, Draefern House, Dunston Court, Dunston Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8NL hereby referenced as "THE ORGANISATION".
The Data Protection Officer for Gi Group is Mr. Gabriele Faggioli. For any enquiries about this privacy policy or to exercise any rights under this policy please email firstname.lastname@example.com
THE ORGANISATION collects and processes personal data relating to its candidates, temporary workers and employees to manage the employment relationship. THE ORGANISATION is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.
Whenever you give us personal data, it will be used in accordance with this privacy policy, including our use of cookies as explained below. This privacy policy also relates to our use of any personal information you provide to us by phone, SMS, email, in letters and other correspondence and in person.
Changes to The Organisations' Privacy Policy
We may update or change our privacy policy at any time without giving you notice, so you may want to check it each time you submit personal information to THE ORGANISATION. The date of the most recent revisions will appear on this page. If you do not agree to these changes, please do not continue to supply your personal information to THE ORGANISATION. If material changes are made to the Privacy Notice we will notify you by placing a prominent notice on the website.
Revision date: 12/11/2018
Why do we have a privacy notice?
Your privacy is important to us and we are committed to protecting and safeguarding the data privacy rights of visitors to our website in accordance with applicable law and this Privacy Policy. Under the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), we must comply with certain regulations which are designed to ensure that any data you provide to us is processed with due care and attention.
This Privacy Notice details the information we collect, how we use and process that information, and to whom it may be disclosed.
What information does the organisation collect?
THE ORGANISATION may collect and process a range of information about you. This includes:
- Your name, address and contact details, including email address and telephone number, date of birth and gender;
- Details of your qualifications, skills, experience and employment history, including start and end dates, with previous employers (including references, driving licences, etc) and with THE ORGANISATION and any other information contained in your application form, CV or covering letter;
- Information about your nationality and entitlement to work in the UK;
- General communication, including but not limited to, email, postal letters and text messaging
- Any other information required for legal compliance
Temporary Workers and Employees
- Your name, address and contact details, including email address and telephone number, date of birth and gender;
- The terms and conditions of your employment, including information required by our clients for specific work place requirements;
- Details of your qualifications, skills, experience and employment history, including start and end dates, with previous employers (including references, driving licences, etc) and with THE ORGANISATION and any other information contained in your application form, CV or covering letter;
- Information about your remuneration, including entitlement to benefits such as pensions or insurance cover;
- Details of your bank account, national insurance number and bank details;
- Information about your marital status, next of kin, dependants and emergency contacts;
- Information about your nationality and entitlement to work in the UK;
- Information about your criminal record (including any relevant DBS or equivalent checks);
- Details of your schedule (days of work and working hours) and attendance at work;
- Assignment details, including dates and locations of assignments and the work undertaken;
- Timesheets;
- Details of periods of leave taken by you, including holiday, sickness absence, family leave and sabbaticals, and the reasons for the leave and copies of related documents such as GP fit notes and MAT B1 forms;
- Details of any disciplinary or grievance procedures in which you have been involved, including any warnings issued to you and related correspondence;
- Assessments of your performance, including appraisals, performance reviews and ratings, training you have participated in, performance improvement plans and related correspondence;
- Information about medical or health conditions, including whether or not you have a disability for which THE ORGANISATION needs to make reasonable adjustments;
- Information about any work related accidents;
- Details of trade union membership;
- Equal opportunities monitoring information, including information about your ethnic origin, sexual orientation, health and religion or belief;
- 48 Hour Working Time Directive;
- PPE Deduction Forms and Confirmation;
- Information about any Drug or Alcohol tests untaken as work place requirements;
- General communication, including but not limited to, email, postal letters and text messaging;
- CCTV footage;
- Information from fobs and key cards;
- Any other information required for legal
THE ORGANISATION collects this information in a variety of ways. For example, data is collected through application forms, CVs; obtained from your passport or other identity documents such as your driving licence; from forms completed by you at the start of or during employment (such as benefit nomination forms); from correspondence with you; or through interviews, meetings or other assessments or via our website.
In some cases, THE ORGANISATION collects personal data about you from third parties, such as references supplied by former employers, information available via online job boards, information from employment background check providers, information from credit reference agencies, job boards and information from criminal records checks permitted by law.
We automatically collect data about visitors to our website (for example on browsing patterns, demographic data, location, browser and devices used, pages visited, time spent on pages visited, referral source) by using cookies, explained below. This data is used only in an anonymous form; no individual is identified
Data is stored in a range of different places, including in your personnel file, in THE ORGANISATION'S HR management systems and in other IT systems (including THE ORGANISATION'S email system).
A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes a unique identifier that is sent to your computer, tablet or mobile phone web browser from a website's computer and is stored on your device's hard drive. A cookie cannot read data on your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Cookies do not damage your system.
Each website can send its own cookie to your web browser if your browser's preferences allow it. Many websites do this whenever a user visits their website in order to track online traffic flows. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on our website. You can set your browser so as to refuse any cookie or to alert you to when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept our cookies, some of the features of our site may not function as intended.
We only use cookies for the purposes of website administration and to give us information about the number of visitors to different parts of our website.
Why does the organisation process personal data?
THE ORGANISATION needs to process data to enter into an employment contract with you and to meet its obligations under your employment contract. For example, it needs to process your data to provide you with an employment contract, to pay you in accordance with your employment contract and to administer benefit, pension and insurance entitlements.
In some cases, THE ORGANISATION needs to process data to ensure that it is complying with its legal obligations. For example, it is required to check an employee's entitlement to work in the UK, to deduct tax, to comply with health and safety laws and to enable employees to take periods of leave to which they are entitled. For certain positions, it is necessary to carry out criminal records checks to ensure that individuals are permitted to undertake the role in question.
In other cases, THE ORGANISATION has a legitimate interest in processing personal data before, during and after the end of the employment relationship. Processing employee data allows THE ORGANISATION to:
- run recruitment and promotion processes;
- maintain accurate and up-to-date employment records and contact details (including details of who to contact in the event of an emergency), and records of employee contractual and statutory rights;
- operate and keep a record of disciplinary and grievance processes, to ensure acceptable conduct within the workplace;
- operate and keep a record of employee performance and related processes, to plan for career development, and for succession planning and workforce management purposes;
- operate and keep a record of absence and absence management procedures, to allow effective workforce management and ensure that employees are receiving the pay or other benefits to which they are entitled;
- with consent, obtain occupational health advice, to ensure that it complies with duties in relation to individuals with disabilities, meet its obligations under health and safety law, and ensure that employees are receiving the pay or other benefits to which they are entitled;
- operate and keep a record of other types of leave (including maternity, paternity, adoption, parental and shared parental leave), to allow effective workforce management, to ensure that THE ORGANISATION complies with duties in relation to leave entitlement, and to ensure that employees are receiving the pay or other benefits to which they are entitled;
- ensure effective general HR and business administration;
- provide references on request for current or former employees;
- respond to and defend against legal claims; and
- maintain and promote equality in the
Where THE ORGANISATION relies on legitimate interests as a reason for processing data, it has considered whether or not those interests are overridden by the rights and freedoms of employees or workers and has concluded that they are not.
Some special categories of personal data, such as information about health or medical conditions, is processed to carry out employment law obligations (such as those in relation to employees with disabilities and for health and safety purposes). Information about trade union membership is processed to allow THE ORGANISATION to operate check-off for union subscriptions.
Where THE ORGANISATION processes other special categories of personal data, such as information about ethnic origin, sexual orientation, health or religion or belief, this is done for the purposes of equal opportunities monitoring. Employees are entirely free to decide whether or not to provide such data and there are no consequences of failing to do so
Who has access to data?
Your information will be shared internally, including between companies in THE ORGANISATION'S group, members of the HR and recruitment team, payroll, your line manager, managers in the business area in which you work and IT staff if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles.
Data provided within our platform myGiGroup will be made available to other Gi Group companies including, Wyser S.r.l, Gi Group Wyser Search and Selection, LDA, Excel Resourcing Ltd , Draefern Ltd, INTOO S.r.l, TACK International Ltd, Marks Sattin (UK) Ltd and INTOO UK Ltd to allow candidates to speed up the registration procedure to the reserved areas of the respective portals of these companies who act as autonomous data controllers within the Gi Group of companies.
THE ORGANISATION shares your data with third parties in order to obtain pre-employment references from other employers, obtain employment background checks from third-party providers and obtain necessary criminal records checks from the Disclosure and Barring Service. THE ORGANISATION may also share your data with third parties in the context of a sale of some or all of its business or with THE ORGANISATIONS clients' in relation to providing services related to finding suitable work. In those circumstances, the data will be subject to confidentiality arrangements.
THE ORGANISATION also shares your data with third parties that process data on its behalf, in connection with payroll, administering your pension, the provision of benefits and the provision of occupational health services.
We will only transfer data outside of the European Economic Area or EEA (i.e. the Member States of the European Union, together with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) where it is compliant with data protection legislation and the means of transfer provides adequate safeguards in relation to your data, for example:
- by way of data transfer agreement, incorporating the current standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission for the transfer of personal data by data controllers in the EEA to data controllers and processors in jurisdictions without adequate data protection laws; or
- by signing up to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework for the transfer of personal data from entities in the EU to entities in the United States of America or any equivalent agreement in respect of other jurisdictions; or
- transferring your data to a country where there has been a finding of adequacy by the European Commission in respect of that country's levels of data protection via its legislation; or
- where it is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between ourselves and a third party and the transfer is in your interests for the purposes of that contract (for example, if we need to transfer data outside the EEA in order to meet our obligations under that contract if you are a Client of ours); or
- where you have consented to the data
How does the organisation protect data?
THE ORGANISATION takes the security of your data seriously. THE ORGANISATION has internal policies and controls in place to try to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by its employees in the performance of their duties.
Where THE ORGANISATION engages third parties to process personal data on its behalf, they do so on the basis of written instructions, are under a duty of confidentiality and are obliged to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure the security of data.
For how long does the organisation keep data?
Details of the THE ORGANISATION'S Data Retention Policy can be found here.
Will your data be used for Marketing Purposes?
THE ORGANISATION may from time to time send you emails, direct mail or otherwise contact you for marketing purposes, or to promote new services, activities or content where we believe there is a legitimate interest to you or where you have agreed to this. Where you have agreed to receive these communications, we may personalise the message content based upon any information you have provided to us and your use of THE ORGANISATIONS services.
You may at any time request us to stop using your personal data for direct marketing purposes, or unsubscribe from email communications. If you wish to do this please contact us.
Your rights
As a data subject, you have a number of rights. You can:
- access and obtain a copy of your data on request;
- require THE ORGANISATION to change incorrect or incomplete data;
- require THE ORGANISATION to delete or stop processing your data, for example where the data is no longer necessary for the purposes of processing;
- object to the processing of your data where THE ORGANISATION is relying on its legitimate interests as the legal ground for processing;
- ask THE ORGANISATION to stop processing data for a period if data is inaccurate or there is a dispute about whether or not your interests override THE ORGANISATION's legitimate grounds for processing data; and
- request the transfer of your data in certain circumstances.
In the limited circumstances where you may have provided your consent to the collection, processing and transfer of your personal information for a specific purpose, you have the right to withdraw your consent for that specific processing at any time. To withdraw your consent, please contact email@example.com. Once we have received notification that you have withdrawn your consent, we will no longer process your information for the purpose or purposes you originally agreed to, unless we have another legitimate basis for doing so in law.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please email firstname.lastname@example.com
You can make a subject access request by completing THE ORGANISATION's SARs form. Please click here.
If you believe that THE ORGANISATION has not complied with your data protection rights, you can raise a complaint to the Information Commissioner.
What if you do not provide personal data?
You have some obligations under your employment contract to provide THE ORGANISATION with data. In particular, you are required to report absences from work and may be required to provide information about disciplinary or other matters under the implied duty of good faith. You may also have to provide THE ORGANISATION with data in order to exercise your statutory rights, such as in relation to statutory leave entitlements. Failing to provide the data may mean that you are unable to exercise your statutory rights.
Certain information, such as contact details, your right to work in the UK and payment details, have to be provided to enable THE ORGANISATION to enter a contract of employment with you. If you do not provide other information, this will hinder THE ORGANISATION's ability to administer the rights and obligations arising as a result of the employment relationship efficiently.
Offensive or Inappropriate Content
If you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content anywhere on or to THE ORGANISATION or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour on any of THE ORGANISATION's services, THE ORGANISATION may use your personal information to stop such behaviour.
Where THE ORGANISATION reasonably believes that you are or may be in breach of any applicable laws (e.g. because content you have posted may be defamatory), the company may use your personal information to inform relevant third parties such as your employer, email/internet provider or law enforcement agencies about the content and your behaviour.
THE ORGANISATION's website or other online services may contain hyperlinks to websites owned and operated by third parties. These third party websites have their own privacy policies, and are also likely to use cookies. They will govern the use of personal information you submit, which may also be collected by cookies whilst visiting these websites. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of such third party websites and your use of such websites is at your own risk. This Privacy Notice applies only to personal data collected by THE ORGANISATION, and to how THE ORGANISATION processes personal data.
Automated decision-making
Employment decisions are not based on automated decision-making.
Registered office: Gi Group, Draefern House, Dunston Court, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8NL
Terms & Conditions
Terms and Conditions of the use of the Gi Group UK website
Your use of this website is subject to the following conditions of use, which you are deemed to accept each time you use the website.
Interruptions and Omissions in Service
Whilst we try to ensure that the standard of this website remains high and to maintain the continuity of it, the internet is not an inherently stable medium, and errors, omissions, interruptions of service and delays may occur at any time. We do not accept any liability arising from any such errors, omissions, interruptions or delays or any ongoing obligation or responsibility to operate this website (or any particular part of it) or to provide the service offered on this website. We may vary the specification of this site from time to time without notice.
1. Information on this Site
Whilst we make every effort to ensure that the information on this site is accurate and complete, some of the information is supplied to us by third parties and we are not able to check the accuracy or completeness of that information. We do not accept any liability arising from any inaccuracy or omission in any of the information on this site or any liability in respect of information on this site supplied by you, any other site user or any other person.
2. Your Use of this Site
You may only use this site for lawful purposes when seeking work or help with your career or when recruiting staff. You must not under any circumstances seek to undermine the security of the site or any information submitted to or available through it. In particular, but without limitation, you must not seek to access, alter or delete any information to which you do not have authorised access, seek to overload the system via spamming or flooding, take any action or use any device, routine or software to crash, delay, damage or otherwise interfere with the operation of this site or attempt to decipher, disassemble or modify any of the software, coding or information comprised in the site. You are solely responsible for any information submitted by you to this site. You are responsible for ensuring that all information supplied by you is true, accurate, up-to-date and not misleading or likely to mislead or deceive and that it is not discriminatory, obscene, offensive, defamatory or otherwise illegal, unlawful or in breach of any applicable legislation, regulations, guidelines or codes of practice or the copyright, trade mark or other intellectual property rights of any person in any jurisdiction. You are also responsible for ensuring that all information, data and files are free of viruses or other routines or engines that may damage or interfere with any system or data prior to being submitted to this site. We reserve the right to remove any information supplied by you from the website at our sole discretion, at any time and for any reason without being required to give any explanation.
3. Use of Personal Information & Data Protection
Please refer to our Privacy Policy
4. Intellectual Property
The rights in material on this site are protected by international copyright, software and trademark laws and you agree to use this site in a way which does not infringe these rights. You may copy material on this site for your own private or domestic purposes, but copying for any commercial or business use is not permitted.
5. Links to other Sites
On this site you will be offered automatic links to other sites which we hope will be of interest to you. We do not accept any responsibility for or liability in respect of the content of those sites, the owners of which do not necessarily have any connection, commercial or otherwise, with us. Using automatic links to gain access to such sites is entirely at your own risk.
6. Trading Terms
Each assignment or placement made through Gi Group Holdings Ltd, will be subject to our standard contract. Unless we have a different written agreement with you, our standard contract will apply. All prospective workers, employers and clients for whom we arrange assignments or placements will be provided with a copy of the contract applicable to them at or following registration.
7. Liability
We accept no liability for any loss (whether for loss of business, revenue or profits, wasted expenditure, corruption or destruction of data or for any other direct, indirect or consequential loss whatsoever) arising from your use of the site and we hereby exclude any such liability, whether in contract, tort (including for negligence) or otherwise. We hereby exclude all representations, warranties and conditions relating to this website and your use of it to the maximum extent permitted by law.
You agree to indemnify us and keep us indemnified against all costs, expenses, claims, losses, liabilities or proceedings arising from use or misuse by you of this site.
You must notify us immediately if anyone makes or threatens to make any claim against you relating to your use of this site.
8. Law and Jurisdiction
The use of this website and any agreements entered into through this website are to be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. Your use of this site constitutes your submission to the jurisdiction of the courts of England to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with the use of this website or any agreement made through this website.
9. Changes to Conditions of Use and Invalidity
These website conditions of use may be changed by us at any time. You will be deemed to accept the conditions of use (as amended) when you next use this site following any amendment.
If any provision of conditions of use is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.
10. Force Majeure
Neither party shall be liable to the other, for any loss or damage which may be suffered by the other party due to any cause beyond the first party's reasonable control including without limitation any power failure.
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Missing A Beat
Featuring Paul Baloche Posted on September 6, 2011
"What's wrong with the church? What's wrong with modern worship? What is it that would help most twentysomethings connect with God, and how would music fit in and encourage that connection?" Over the past year I have made a point of interviewing lots of twentysomethings and asking them for honest feedback regarding all things worship. I have been surprised and challenged by their responses. Following is a fictional yet common synopsis of their accounts.
Picture, If You Will…
You walk into the Friday night college group of a prominent church. In the foyer you see about hundred college-aged students mingling about getting coffee, munching on day-old pastries, and talking. Music blares form the speakers throughout the hall and sanctuary causing everyone to shout out their hellos. These kids have the perfect haircuts, the most put-together outfits, and an air about them that says, "You couldn't possible be as good-looking as me, even if you tried." Intimidating to say the least, this group looks more like they're dressing up for a night on the town rather than coming together to worship God.
After a few songs punctuated by well-timed lights and a moody atmosphere, smoke billowing down the aisles and a virtual mosh pit in the front, the pastor walks on stage and addresses the crowd. "If it's your first time, we welcome you here. The way we see worship, if you can scream your guts out at a football game or dance around at a concert, you can do it here for God." And on he goes with anecdotes, with a spiritual bent, that have everyone snickering and cheering for various pop culture icons.
Copying Clones
Individual expression in worship is wonderful. If these people want to raise their hands for God, dance and jump around, that's all fine. But maybe we are taking something special out of this connection with God by mimicking other areas of entertainment. Have we come together to be entertained, to take part in some godly rock show? Often times this is what it feels like. The worship band seems more in focus than God. After seeing the staff at some of those places, I begin to understand partially why everyone in the congregation looks like celebrities. They're all young, dressing even younger and acting like they're the best thing since carbonated beverages. Those who who can call the staff friends are automatically a notch cooler than the rest. Where is the focus here? Where is God here?
This type of service might please some, but I've talked with many who are less than satisfied. Rather than feeling accepted into this crowd, newcomers feel intimidated and separate. Skillful musicians and singers do the worship, but the performance and light show can be distracting. Though they are greeted at the door, it's easy to feel like the person in front of you is just playing a part, obviously not that interested in you as a person because as soon as you start to respond, they're on to the next person. What is lacking here? What makes this atmosphere so easy to play along with, but so lacking in meaning?
More Than This
I've found that this generation is not looking for another show, another competition, or another place to feel inadequate. They seek authenticity. They seek people who are genuine through and through. Worship is supposed to be the heart's cry to its maker. The leaders in worship should be focused on a genuine expression of the heart, not simply a performance.
What this comes down to is a pursuit of truth. Twentysomethings don't long for a sugarcoated version of the Bible, faith and church doctrine. They seek an in-depth exploration of what it means to be Christian – Bible studies and sermons focusing on why Christians believe what they believe, not because tradition says so, but because of what Scripture claims.
Consider a church that explores the root cause of modern Christian culture. Why throw out rules of the Old Testament Law while keeping others? Why even keep some rules of the New Testament church and throw out others? Why consider some things to be cultural according to biblical time and some things transcendent throughout the ages? These are only a few of the complicated questions that are pertinent to what Christians believe today. Young adults long to discuss these ideas. Sure, a fool-proof answer might not surface, but it's the journey and the pursuit that is important.
Tags: Worship Leading, Worship Life, Theology, Worship Planning
Related Posts
- Values and Practical Ideas For Leading Online Worship Services
- 5 Reasons Lament And Praise Must Stand Together In Worship
- 8 Ways A Worship Leader Can Be A Good Host At Rehearsal
- My Response To "5 Reasons Jimmy Fallon Is One Of The Best Worship Leaders In The World"
- 7 Best Practices For Running A Great Worship Rehearsal
- 3 Keys To Leading A More Meaningful Life In The New Year
- The Fraction Principle How To Make Beautiful Music By Playing Less
- Manners 101 For Worship Teams (Or 5 Ways Your Attitude Changes Everyone's Sunday Morning)
Other Posts Featuring Paul Baloche
- How To Thrive This Christmas - Webinar with Paul Baloche
- For Unto Us A Child Is Born (Open the Eyes of My Heart) Tutorial with Paul Baloche
- How To Play "Hark The Herald" by Paul Baloche
- How To Play "Your Name (Christmas Version)" by Paul Baloche
- How To Play "What Can I Do (Christmas Version)" by Paul Baloche
- How To Play "This Is Love (with Come Thou Long Expected Jesus)" by Paul Baloche
- How To Play "Prepare Him Room" by Paul Baloche
- How To Play "O Come Emmanuel" by Paul Baloche

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Artists in UK & London Shows
In our capacity as venue managers, producers, and ticket sellers, Ambassador Theatre Group comes across a great number of hugely talented actors and creative teams.
Here, you can find photos and biographies of many of the celebrity stars and budding talent that grace the UK's theatre scene. You can also find information about some of the creative powers who make those magical nights at the theatre happen.


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Sin Foo Chow Cafe
51 Jalan Ipoh
51200 Kuala Lumpur
(Coordinates: E101° 41' 46.7" N3° 10' 9.3")
Kuala Lumpur is the latest city to join World Car-Free Day happening today. We were all ready to participate in the 'effort to reduce the city's carbon footprint'. However a hard night of partying last night left Brenda with the sniffles today, and we had to drive out to a clinic, sigh!
Being a Sunday our usual family clinic was not opened so we headed to the nearest 24 hour locum at Reddy Clinic in Jalan Ipoh. Since Brendan had a pretty bad sore throat he was advised to stay off the spice and we thought we'd give this restaurant a try.
The restaurant looked really old and we were amazed by the extremely high ceiling. A family run shop, the father took care of the noodle stall while the mother manned the counter; the children in the meantime were in charge of beverages. We were thankful that they had noodled soup and Brendan ordered the 1Mee Hoon Soup; Cat tried the 2Wantan Mee while I sampled their 3Mee Hoon Curry.
1string thin rice vermicelli served in a clear flavourful soup broth made from pork, then topped with tender globes of sweet fish balls, slices of finely prepared pork and garnished with caramelised golden brown garlic bits and delicately chopped scallions
2egg noodles tossed in oyster sauce, topped with barbecued pork, wontons (dumplings), choy sum (chinese flowering cabbage) and pickled green chilies
3string thin rice vermicelli with spicy curry soup, chili/sambal, coconut milk, and a choice of dried tofu, cockles, prawns, cuttlefish, chicken, egg and mint leaves
Cat enjoyed her Wanton Mee while Brendan could not offer an opinion (stuffed nose and all); I liked the Mee Hoon Curry though it did not compare with my all time favourite. The damage? Including Iced Lemon Tea for Cat and Brendan and Iced Coffee for moi the total came to a pretty paltry RM20, well within the realms of the everyday food for the everyday person.


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Campus Tours
If you can't make any of our open days, book a place on one of our campus tours! You will be shown around the campus of your choice and have the opportunity to view our facilities and accommodation.
*Please note prior booking is required for our campus tours.
Upon booking you will receive an email confirmation which includes all the information you need for your tour.
For London, please contact us directly to book on to a campus tour.


text: It has been quiet here lately , mostly because I've been working on new tracks, recorded in 2 Sessions – August/ 2015 at The Furnace Studio in the North and February-April/ 2016 at Blubabox Studio in Sofia. A new EP will be released on Proletkult Records in the spring time. Stay tuned!


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OSVDB Beta and Licensing Update
Some people have voiced concerns recently around the readiness and licensing of OSVDB. Although, one may question the motives we feel it is important to acknowledge and address the issues raised as they are valid concerns.
It is critical to understand that the current OSVDB web site is a beta "service". Until March of 2004, it will undergo a lot of changes, the most noticeable being database population. In the coming months, there will be more fields associated with each vulnerability to further enhance the database and provide the relevant information needed. Even though all entries in the database are not in stable status it is possible to view all entries at this point.
One of the biggest tasks outstanding for OSVDB is refining the current licensing agreement. OSVDB is meant to be free to the information security community and needs to be properly licensed to ensure there are no legal issues for contributors to the project. However, there is one major concern that is still an unresolved issue. OSVDB does not want to have members of the security community volunteer their time, create an incredible database and then have the next commercial scanner come along and use the database to feed their scanning engine without supporting the project. If you have read the current terms of service you will see that it is not worded appropriately as this point but it on the list of things to be addressed.
OSVDB is not a company. While we have Digital Defense currently providing hardware and bandwidth support, they do not own the database. Furthermore, since the project is meant for the open source community, anyone can download the entire database at any time and manipulate it as they see fit. This is something you won't find with any other public or private vulnerability database.
If you have concerns about the licensing of OSVDB please send your concerns and suggestions to email@example.com.
Recruiting Starts
The Open Source Vulnerability Database (http://www.osvdb.org) is currently recruiting security enthusiasts to support the project. The concept of OSVDB was introduced to create an unbiased, vendor neutral vulnerability database for utilization by individuals in the information security community.
We have an immediate need for individuals with information security experience to join the project and help update the database. The role is expected to update at least one vulnerability per day over a period of a month. It is an average estimate that it may take 15 to 30 minutes per vulnerability. If you are interested in contributing please visit the website to read more about the project and then apply at http://www.osvdb.org/submissions.php.
We are looking for long term support from the security community in a number of ways. We would like to see open source products, websites, and companies start to reference OSVDB IDs. Even though OSVDB is a non-profit project, donations of hardware, Microsoft golf shirts and money would greatly help. Actually, we are looking for some hard drives to help our storage constraints as the database expands.
The OSVDB database is currently on schedule to go live 03/31/2004. Without the support of the community this effort would not be possible! Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions or feedback.


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USA TODAY Eats includes Big Island Brewhaus in 50 Beer List!
We're honored to be included in @usatodayeats Nation Beer Day list of 50 States of Craft Beer!
Amazing April!
We hopped into April with an Easter / Fool's Day Closure!
We'll brew our 1,000th batch of beer this month (!), share 7 nights of music And we invite you to join us at the Kauai Brewer's Festival on April 28th! Follow this link to more information about the festival is available www.kauaibrewersfestival.com
Tuesday 3/13 Update – Opening at 3PM!
Marching forth with much fun in March!
February Fun!
February's fun begins with three night of music! Open Mic Thursday 2/1, Dagan Bernstein 2/2 and a special Saturday Evening Kanikapila 2/3! These are also the last three days to fill your growlers for game day because…
The Brewhaus is Closed Sunday, February 4th, aka Superbowl Sunday!!
We're back with our 1st Tuesday Songwriter Night 2/6 and three more nights of Thursday Open Mic and Live Music Friday before the year's short month is done!
Fantastic First Friday!!
Peace and Joy to all!
Brewhaus December Celebrations!
December is for family, traditions and celebrating!
We're happy to share the dates the Brewhaus will be closed so we can continue the traditions of both celebrating with our fabulous staff and giving them time to celebrate with their families!
We wish you all the best this holiday season and in 2018!
New Event for December! 5 course beer-paired dinner at Taps & Apps Brewpub!
We hope you can join us on Oahu December 13th when Taps & Apps is featuring Big Island Brewhaus beers for their first Brewer's Dinner!
Seating is limited for this 5 course beer paired dinner – you can make your reservation through the Taps & Apps site: http://tapsandappsbrewpub.com/events/
or on eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
or call Taps and Apps Brewpub at 808-626-8277!
It's the Most Wonderful Time for a Beer!
Winter has hit the island! There's snow on Mauna Kea, and a chill in the Waimea air!
As we head into this last month of 2017 we want to point out our new Singer Songwriter Showcase format for 1st Tuesday original music night and remind you to plan ahead for your holiday growlers because (as always!) the Brewhaus is CLOSED December 24th and 25th, closing early on December 31st and closed New Year's Day! Cheers! Prost! Aloha!!


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Tales of a Book Fair Virgin
I hadn't done one before – a book fair. There's a lot of that lately; things I haven't done before – written a book, published a book, guested on an online co-operative celebration, read at …
Source: Tales of a Book Fair Virgin
A toast to good friends.
September is an odd month. Children return to school, and the sun shines as though it smirks at those greaybeards of long ago who decided May, June and July are the summer months. Fly hatches in the rivers dwindle. Trout, so active these past months, settle in quieter water till spawning season comes around.
Whats that got to do with friends? Absolutely nothing.
Father Brennan is pissed, and pissed off – the page for Friends of the Father is sparse, and as colourful as a fake salmon or trout. "Otter," he said. "Get it sorted ya furry gobshite."
Why me?
On a positive note, the first donation from In the Shadow of the Judas Tree has found its way to the charity One in Four.
I best get to work.
Otter Sept 2016
Connolly's hard station and other stories
A great read.
Lee Keegan of Mayo is the filling as he is sandwiched by Dublin's Brian Fenton and Diarmuid Connolly. Tom Parsons of Mayo waits to pick up the crumbs.
"Garda probe as teen's leg is broken in 'sickening GAA match attack' ''.
"Garda investigation after hurler (13) hospitalised in 'assault by adult male who ran onto pitch' ".
Two headline newspaper stories in just the last week.
Then there were the pre-match busts ups and assorted off-the-ball bumps, thumps and jersey shreddings in last Sunday's All-Ireland football final.
No connection? I believe there is.
Gaelic games, particularly football, have been infected for some time by a particularly virulent strain of the man-made virus, Agent Machismo. The symptoms are many and varied. Players infected usually display a reckless regard for authority and safety — their own and others — as they go about harassing, haranguing, intimidating and generally trying to stop an opponent from…
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First and Last – the poetry of Judith Williamson (1947-2015)
Today on my blog I am really pleased to be able to share the poetry of a woman I knew nothing about, until I was contacted by fellow writer David Venner who, in writing this post, drew my attention…
Source: First and Last – the poetry of Judith Williamson (1947-2015)
Brennan's Bread.
From In the Shadow of the Judas Tree.
Somewhere in the distance, a whistle blew. The carriage door closed, sealed him from the hubbub in the station. Outside, Summer was downcast, her arms folded, a shield against the knot in her stomach he knew would match his. Click-clack. The wheels turned and gathered momentum. She ran along the length of the platform waving. Then she was gone, leaving only her image captured in his mind.
James looked up as the door between the carriages slid open. Hung on square shoulders, a tweed jacket measured to within an inch of perfection announced its owner as a man of means. Beneath a dense mop of fair hair, a youthful face smiled as he stumbled up the swaying aisle. The man, drawing nearer, James realised the boyish looks were a facade, hiding a man of at least fifty. James nodded as the stranger slid onto the seat opposite.
'Drumcreevan,' he said, proffering his hand, and held James' in a firm handshake. 'Charles Drumcreevan. And you are?'
'James Brennan.'
'Father, I presume. Any relation to Brennan's Bread?'
'No relation. My family are farmers.' James would have preferred a solitary journey home, and time to reflect on unexpected happiness.
'That's a shame.' Lying back against the seat, Charles brushed grime from the knee of his slacks, a casual, practised flick of his hand. 'My baker declines any further custom from me. A trifling sum I assured him would be paid in due course. The short memory of people is a tad annoying. My grandfather funded his forebears business, and now, he insults me over a debt of three thousand.'
'Ungrateful.' James nodded, stifling a grin. That is a lot of bread.
'Quite. Tell me, James. May I call you, James?'
'Certainly, Charles,' James said, gobsmacked at his unintended aristocratic mimicry.
'Excellent. What is the main difference between Protestants and Catholics? Answer me, my learned priest.'
Reluctant to discuss religion, James replied as best he could without being rude. 'Apart from obvious religious differences, I suspect you have your own observations to share.'
'Quite perceptive. Money. Catholic people have a little. Protestants still pretend they have vaults full of the bloody stuff. Old money, James, is long gone and with it, the alliances, inbreeding and civilised society.'
'Forgive my coarseness, but let me recount a tale from my youth. My mother insisted I marry my cousin, Winifred. "Family tradition," she said, standing beneath a portrait of The Drumcreevan, my great-great-great and a load more greats, grandfather. Bugger if I could argue, not with him glaring down at me. Six years old and I was engaged to a baby.'
'Six!' James laughed, and then held his hand over his mouth. 'Sorry, but that's funny. Getting engaged so young is unusual.'
'Not as strange as my wedding night,' he replied. His grin suggested he wished to tease James with subjects not usually discussed with priests. 'Just about to saddle up, I looked down at Wimpy's eager face, as she readied to ooh and agh. Protestant ladies of breeding practiced such things, you know.'
'I didn't know.' James reached up and opened the sliding window. The rush of cool air calmed his desire to kill any further conversation.
'I saw my grandfather Cecil's eyes staring up at me. The same mischievous glint, the same narrow, upturned nose, and the same-shaped lips that used to curl around the bugger's cigar. My shotgun was primed and ready to fire. Otherwise, I'd have leapt from the four-poster bed and hurled myself out the window. By God, she's a true Drumcreevan; kept me saddled up till the bloody cock crowed at dawn.'
James pulled the Bible from his rucksack and slid it across the table toward Charles. 'Protestants have a reputation for being honest. Swear on this Bible that your tale is true.'
Drumcreevan leaned forward. 'Ha!' His laugh turned heads at the far end of the carriage, and the thud with which his left hand landed on the good book drew a gasp from the ladies in the adjacent seats. 'I swear it all to be true, so help me God, Jesus, the Saints and all that malarkey.' He pushed the Bible back to James and folded his arms.
'Are you sure?'
'Bah, bloody priests.' With his right hand on the Holy Book, he whispered. 'All true, except for the bit about dawn.'
'I'm sure your wife doesn't look like a man.'
A smile curled Charles' lips. 'My wife, even in the autumn of her life, is one of the most beautiful women on these islands.'
'Are the rest of your family barmy?' James said.
Charles chuckled. 'Grandfather Cecil was the first lamb in a long line of black sheep. Truth be told, his four elder sisters were manlier. On the birth of Cecil, his father, Harold, filled the wine cellar with the finest of French wines. It is said, the party lasted a month. Do you like wine, James?'
'I don't drink.'
'Good God, are you dead?'
'I may be by the time the history lesson ends.'
'Cecil, or Cecily, as our family called him, liked playing with his sisters' dolls. When Harold tried to teach him to shoot, he dropped the gun, darted inside, and hid under the bloody bed. A Drumcreevan poof. Harold castigated his wife's bloodline, and she blamed the wet nurse. Between bouts of gout, Harold took up residence in the wine cellar, convinced he would never hold a grandchild bearing the Drumcreevan name.'
'See, you shouldn't drink,' James said. Despite his reluctance, he'd succumbed to the charm of the stranger.
'Ha! Cecily turned out to be more Cecil than many of my shadier ancestors. Thinking their virtue safe, enchanted by his poetry, ladies and wenches were lured to his bed. It seems all those years of undressing dolls paid dividends, the randy bugger. I've numerous uncles and aunts who do not exist on the official family tree. Paying them off nearly bankrupted the family. Records of them have been kept.'
'Really?' Surprised at this, James posed the question more in disbelief than curiosity.
'Damn right, we kept records. Drumcreevan started the practice hundreds of years ago. He insisted his offspring spread their lust, and paid the families of any progeny handsomely. "Every clan needs an army." That is our family motto, generally not mentioned in public, of course.'
'Have you many children?' The moment he asked, he knew the question carried unintentional daggers.
Charles stared out the window. 'Not Wimpy's fault. It seems the Drumcreevan line stops with me.'
'Sorry.' James wiped a bead of sweat from his brow. 'I can now answer your first question. Protestants talk more than Catholics.'
'Touché,' Charles said. He swivelled as the carriage door opened. 'Refreshments arrive.' He stood and stuck his hands in his trouser pockets, searched through his jacket and slumped onto the seat, seeming quite perplexed.
'Charles, will you dine with me?' James pulled a five-pound note from his wallet and dropped it on the table. 'Coffee and cake as a down payment for amusing stories, well told.'
'Even in these troubled economic times one can always depend on the charity of Rome. Thank you.'
Charles placed the order, handed over the fiver and graciously accepted the change which he slipped into his shirt pocket. He pulled a battered silver hip flask from his jacket and screwed off the lid. 'It's the last of the family silver, old boy. A nip of brandy in your coffee?'
'No thank you, Charles.'
'Tickets please.' The uniformed ticket collector shut the door with a thud.
Faster than a seasoned Guinness drinker, Charles downed the coffee, stripped off his jacket, folded it neatly, and laid it against the corner of his seat. With his head lying against the jacket, he crossed his arms, winked at James, and closed his eyes.
Glad to accept a moment of silence, James stared out the window, watching the countryside whiz by to the clicketty-clack of the wheels beneath. So much adventure in a single day, the day he had planned to die. Perhaps destiny had sent Charles to distract him during the journey home. A colourful character, from a once wealthy background, relying on his wits to survive. I too must grasp opportunities, seize them, and live life as it is meant to be lived.
'Hi,' James said.
'Sleeping beauty,' the ticket collector said, taking James' ticket and punching a hole in it. 'Sir!' A gentle nudge. 'Ticket please,' he shouted, shaking Charles.
'What? What?' Charles slowly opened his eyes and delivered the grand finale. 'Blast it, man. Must you be so rude?'
'Only doing me job,' he said, extending his hand. 'Ticket please.'
Out came the hip flask, a half smoked cigar and a handful of business cards, all dropped onto the table. 'Here we are,' Charles said, jubilantly, sliding a gold card across to the ticket collector. 'Father Brennan, you take this one.'
Lord Charles Drumcreevan. Drumcreevan Manor, nestled under an embossed coat-of- arms. The card impressed James, but he wondered how the railway employee would react.
The ticket collector pushed up his peaked cap, scratched his head with the ticket-punch, and tossed the card back on the table. 'I'd only ruin your card if I punched a hole in it. Twenty-eight years' service, only two more till I retire, and my unblemished record will remain that way. Ticket, please.'
'My good man, if you don't accept my card, I'll be doing the punching.'
'Shirr, either you have a proper ticket or ya buy one.'
'Lord Charles, permit me,' James said, pulling out his wallet. 'Ouch!' He reached down and rubbed his throbbing ankle that Charles had kicked.
'My dear ticket collector, rest your overworked legs for a minute,' ordered Charles, smoothing the faux-velvet seat beside him.
'Ticket, please, me Lordship, Shirr.' Clack, clack sang the punch.
'Which railway line is this?' said Charles.
'Dublin-Sligo, Shirr, as, your Lordship, well knows.'
Sipping his coffee, James observed the master craftsmen at work, the determined twinkle in the ticket-collector's eyes. Charles probed in a casual, assured manner. This railway employee had likely seen every trick possible, and stood stoically, resolved to deflect any suggestion other than the purchase of a ticket.
'The Drumcreevan Line is its original and more romantic name. Designed and built by my great, great-grandfather. Good God, he would turn in his grave, if he knew one of his kin was expected to carry cash about their person.'
'I am due a break, about . . . now,' the ticket collector said. He dropped onto the seat beside Charles. 'I'm Dan Flynn, a student of history during my free time.' To emphasise this sudden, unexpected civilian status, he removed the cap and laid it on the table. 'Now, Charles Hector Harold Drumcreevan, you were saying?'
'Ahem, my bloody throat is a little dry,' Charles rasped, reaching for his flask. 'Bugger, what was I saying?'
'Sir, your great, great-grandfather built, as you would say, bugger all. His coffin contains empty wine bottles. The good Father should take your confession.'
'Rubbish,' Charles said.
Flynn lifted his cap and wiped the railway badge with the sleeve of his shirt. 'His body was never recovered after he fell overboard whilst bound for South Africa.'
'You seem to know more than you should. Where are you from, Flynn?'
'Boyle, County Roscommon. I'll disembark there, as did my father and his father.'
'As you are a history student, I should imagine you can trace your family back a long way.'
'I can, Sir. Back as far as….'
'To Drumcreevan,' Charles said. Taking one sip, he handed the flask to Dan, who repeated the toast.
Dan lifted the gold card, punched a hole and stuck it in his shirt pocket. 'Take care, Father. Don't believe anything that comes out my distant cousin's mouth.' Locking eyes with Charles, they shook hands. Sticking his cap back on his head, Flynn left, calling, 'Tickets, please.'
Charles looked at James, and they both burst out laughing. With his aristocratic nose inches away from James' ear, he whispered. 'Brennan's Bread. Bring two loaves with you when you and your gorgeous girlfriend come and visit Druncreevan Manor. My castle is at your disposal, a refuge from those who would gaze down their snouts at you. Bring extra clothes. The bloody place is artic even in the summer.'
'I don't…'
'You do, and she is very pretty. Good God, what you do or don't do is no concern of mine. I've an empty, decaying bloody mansion in dire need of many things, above all, the sound of young people laughing. Do you fish?'
'Good. Does your, ahem, sister drink wine?'
'I think she might.'
'It's decided then. Call me in the next week or two,' ordered Charles, as he pulled on his jacket. 'Agreed?'
He nodded.
'Boyle is the next station. Au revoir, Padre Brennan.'
He stood and turned to the elderly women in the adjacent seats. 'I can't sit with a homosexual priest for a moment longer. Buggering buggers, the lot of them. Good afternoon, ladies.'
Feckin Commas
Waiting for that small window of opportunity when the breeze would cease, he tensed with anticipation, Staring intently at ripples on the surface and feeling the caress of the breeze on his weathered face, he silently prayed for a positive outcome. It was a magical moment. The river transformed, as though the hand of God had decreed calm. Just as he prepared to cast, the phone announced the arrival of a text. 'Ouch!', his head struck a branch as he shot upwards.
'Sorry, Father, a lot of commas missing, will fix ASAP. Otter'
Every trout for five hundred yards scuttled for safety as Father Brennan exploded into a tirade of abusive language, his blood pressure at a record high. Commas, bloody missing, misplaced commas. Otter wouldn't recognise a comma even if one jumped up and bit him on the arse. He furiously typed a return text and shoved the phone back into his pocket.
'Go back to school comma learn some grammar comma eat commas comma drink commas comma or I will shove my boot up where the sun does not shine FULL STOP'
Walking back upstream, he contemplated the boundaries of his universe, shocked at the realisation that it was an insignificant corner of an insignificant island on the edge of Europe. Their story wasn't receiving worldwide acclamation at the pace he expected. Clearly, his myopic view of how it would be received beyond his world had been ill conceived. That his central position in his own parish held little sway elsewhere shook the foundations of all he held dear. Dropping to his knees, tears freely flowing down his cheeks, Father Brennan actually prayed, well, almost. Staring up at the darkened sky, 'Lord, please guide this old fool. You were a fisherman, one of the first. You must have had a few tales to tell. Shine your light upon your servant and guide our book to the printing press. Amen.'
Light, glorious beams of sunlight, streamed from the heavens and shone down on this humble priest. A loud booming voice behind startled him such, he almost shat himself.
'Father, you dropped your fags.'
He leapt to his feet, wiped away the tears and turned. 'Jimmy, you nearly gave me a heart attack. I was searching for them, thanks.'
From Father McGargles.
The art of Investigative Journalism
A bundle of tissues lay on the front seat of Gus's car. Eating apple tart was a messy affair. A full one devoured whilst sitting in a vehicle, was the work of a glutton. He removed the last streak of apple from both chins and tossed the tissue on the growing mound. A glance at the mirror confirmed that he'd cleaned the crease between them, and licking his lips he thought, that was nice. I'll give the second one to mother. He hopped out of the car, brushed away the stray crumbs from his clothes and strode towards Lavelle's pub.
The outside facade suggested that it was a traditional man's pub, untouched by the Celtic Tiger and Bacardi Breezers, his type of establishment. He walked in and immediately grinned as he surveyed the dimly lit and sparsely furnished interior. A single customer at the counter slouched on one elbow over a glass, his other hand to his rear, scratching his behind. He looked up at Gus, grunted, then took a sip of air from the glass and banged it on the counter. Gus smiled, a ripe mark ensconced at the counter with a thirst and an empty glass, this would be too easy. He walked past him and pulled out the adjacent stool, its cast iron legs grating on the stone floor. The mark looked up through his glazed alcoholic eyes and spat on the floor in front of Gus.
'That's Gerry's stool.'
'Oh, sorry, is he gone out?'
The mark's was the only glass on the counter.
'Nope, he won't be in today. His dole money has run dry. No mon, no fun!'
Gus leaned on the stool, 'Dole day was only yesterday, wasn't it?'
The mark gagged and spat again, 'That's the truth, try telling the government fuckers. You couldn't get half a hangover on what they pay us. Shower of lazy bolloxes.'
'You're right about that, I lost my job three months ago and I haven't got a cent out of them. Can I rent Gerry's stool? It looks well-worn and experienced. Would a pint and a half one cover the expense for an hour or two?'
The mark opened his mouth and grinned through his single tar stained tooth, 'A temporary arrangement while you keep the stool warm for Gerry.' He banged his glass on the counter and shouted, 'Marietta, a pint and a Paddy, and whatever my friend, GT, requires. I'm Mouse, Mick the Mouse, what name will I put on the rent book?'
Before he could reply, a stern looking Marites arrived. With elbows sticking out defiantly, she glared at them. 'Mouse, if you ever shout like that again, I'll tie your tail to the back of the bread van and see how good you're at shouting then.'
Mouse doffed his imaginary hat. 'Begging your pardon, Marietta, but the taxman here has a rebate for me and insists on me buying him a drink with it.'
Gus struggled to keep the apple pie below deck. Laughing, he ordered two pints and two Paddy's.
Marites looked at Gus suspiciously, shook her head in resignation, poured the drinks, took payment and glanced back over her shoulder before returning upstairs.
'Cheers, GT,' said Mouse, as he did a Houdini with the whiskey before Gus had placed the change into his pocket.
Gus sipped, weighing up how best to proceed. He decided to play it by ear and seize an opening when it came. Mouse was a strange fish for sure, but Gus had detected a sharpness and underlying intelligence that suggested that he would not be a pushover. This diagnosis was quickly confirmed.
'Have you lived in Castlebridge all your life?'
Mouse replied, a steel resonance to his squeak, 'Who says I live here?
'Do you?'
'I might, depends who is asking.'
Gus inwardly groaned. It was going to be a long afternoon and his stomach did not feel in the best of order. 'Only making conversation with my landlord's drinking partner, where is the harm in that?'
'Are you from the dole office?'
'Prove it!'
'How can I prove it?'
Mouse scratched his tooth as he seemed to consider GT's identity crisis. 'Show me your hands.'
'Feck off, what would that prove? Go away and eat some cheese.'
Mouse stood and raised his fists, 'Fucking dole man, show me your hands or I'll beat the bejesus out of you.'
Gus could have knocked him over with half a feather, but acquiesced for the sake of peace. Mouse carefully examined Gus's hands before making his judgement, 'No biro marks, but your hands are soft. Are you a priest?'
Gus pounced on the Mouse. 'Lord, no, if you want me to prove it, we can go up to the church and ask the local priest.'
'Can't what? Would you spit it out, Mouse?'
Mouse spat on the floor and grinned, 'Can't, Father Brennan isn't around.'
'How do you know? Were you at mass this morning?' not bloody likely.
Mouse rasped, coughed for at least a minute and spoke as though laryngitis had set in, 'I need a packet of fags and a pint to wash it down. Any chance of some rent in advance?'
Marites was summoned, cigarettes and drink purchased and while Mouse was outside polluting the street, Gus loosened his tie and hung his jacket on the back of the stool. He'd finally met his match.
'You were saying something about Father Bacon,' said Gus when Mouse returned.
'Was I?' double spit, 'Father Brennan you mean, are you half deaf or something?' a third of a pint sunk, 'What about him?'
Gus took off the tie, stuffed it in his jacket pocket and opened the top button of his shirt.
'What are you doing? Marietta doesn't allow strippers in this joint. You're not going to get frisky or something, I'm no queer.'
'Who said you were? What about Brennan?'
Mouse looked long and hard at Gus, opened his mouth, rolled his tongue over his tooth and looked as though a lengthy speech was imminent. Gus leaned a little closer, ready to receive data, be it intelligent or otherwise.
'Back in a minute, I need a fag'
For fucks sake!
Mouse returned reeking of cigarettes, which happily concealed the numerous other odours that emanated from this particular rodent. 'GT you ask more questions than a priest, are ya a bishop?'
'Mouse, if you want any further rent, then tell me about Brennan or I'll move to the stool the other side of you.'
'You can't do that! That's Larry's stool and a much more valuable property as it has a cushion, rent is double on that one.'
Unable to take any more, Gus rose and went to the toilet. Urinate he did, relieve himself of frustration he could not. Enough, I'll try another pub! Returning to the bar, he lifted his jacket and put it on. He grasped his glass, and staring straight ahead, he sunk the last drop.
'See ya Mouse, find a new tenant this one has to go.'
Mouse grabbed him by the sleeve, 'Brennan has done a runner. Every morning after mass, he usually has a few pints in the backroom, but not these past few days.'
Gus settled back onto the stool. Using his practiced state secret whisper,
'Why has he vamoosed?'
Mouse spat regular before replying. 'The priest has fathered a child with a married woman, and he old enough to be her father. I knew he would come to no good when he stayed…'
Lips were closed and permanency stitched across Mouse's face. Gus called Marites, another two pints secured, he changed tact. 'Is he a womaniser?'
Like the parting of the red sea, Mouse's barriers came down and his tooth vibrated as each charge was levelled at Father Brennan.
'He is, and a bad bastard as well. Some clever-shite is even writing a book about him, full of sex and dirty pictures.'
For the tenant and his thirsts benefit, Mouse blessed himself with his cigarette lighter. 'That poor woman, Maggie, feeling sorry for him after all the gossip that travelled the parish, she has let him into her knickers.'
'That's terrible! Who is Maggie?'
'Sure, she is his housekeeper. The two of them packed their dirty bags and left a few days ago. Even the sheep aren't safe with a randy priest like him around.'
'He likes sheep?'
'Aye, and goats; hates cats and mice. Fish as well. He spends that much time at the river, I expect he gets a blow job from any willing old trout. He is a tranny as well, a feckin weirdo.'
'A radio?'
'No, ya clown, a tranny likes wearing women's clothes.'
Gus called Marites. Mouse's glass needed fuel. They had moved onto gay orgies when Sean arrived at the counter.
'Good afternoon, gents. What are ya blathering about, Mouse?'
'Nothing at all, this fella here, GT, was asking about Father Brennan and I was just telling him what a fine priest he is.'
'GT?' enquired Sean.
Gus stuck out his hand as he rose, 'Gus O'Louglin, I am doing a piece about village priests, for the paper. Shame he is not around, no matter, I'll try the priest over in Elmwood.'


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Eclectic Ellapu - 'for a boy'
Sunday, 22 September 2013
New Squirrel and the Fox Challenge - Happy Birthday
Eclectic Ellapu - 'for a boy'
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Oh, how fun!!! I have a little grandson who is always making dinosaur sounds. He would love your sweet card.ReplyDelete
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Apr 24, 2013
ALEC: Pursuing Universal Stewardship – Part One
Editor's Note: Over the next few weeks VLTP will be publishing a series exposing the American Legislative Exchange Council's (ALEC) involvement with advancing their conservative agenda, model legislation and resolutions worldwide. We have discovered and begun to monitor the activities of ALEC overseas as they pursue developing and sponsoring legislation they favor in foreign countries. Unfortunately these activities are a two way street, in that ALEC has numerous foreign elected officials serving as full members, who come to America, meet with U.S. state lawmakers and develop new laws they favor for America's citizens. All this will be covered and exposed through this new series beginning today – Bob Sloan, Executive Director.
By Susan Kraykowski
News of the death of former Conservative British Prime Minister, MargaretThatcher, on April 8, 2013, threw American conservatives' idolatry of Lady Thatcher into a bright spotlight. It's entirely appropriate, that President Obama speak to the nation upon the passing of important world leaders – especially those from our allies – and send an official delegation to their funerals. Why, however, has House Speaker, John Boehner (R-OH), insisted upon a special resolution in Thatcher's honor, as well as upon sending his own, hand-picked representatives to the funeralin addition to the official delegation? Why also is an American presidential library-style memorial to Thatcher – money almost entirely raised in the US – in the planning stages?
One might assume, given this evidence, that perhaps the "special relationship" between American conservatives and their cousins-across-the-pond is a bit more special than usual – and one would be correct in this assumption.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has been busy in the United States for a couple of decades, writing the "cookie-cutter" bills that turn up in state legislatures all over the country – the bills which have practically identical wording in them and always seem to benefit corporations and conservative causes over ordinary individuals or community health, education and welfare funding. ALEC and its associated think tank, The Heritage Foundation – of which Lady Thatcher was patron – have recently been extending their tentacles into international territory.
Recently – over most of the past decade – interesting similarities in policy and in the wording of legislation have been turning up in the United Kingdom, especially in England, as well as in the European Parliament. ALEC member organizations have sponsored British MPs as speakers for ALEC events in the United States. Young British Conservative Party trainees – across the pond, one has a "traineeship" as opposed to an internship – attend CPAC each year in droves (one wonders exactly how their ALEC sponsors explain all our 2nd Amendment frothing-at-the-mouth to them). And, there are some strangely easy-to-obtain masters degrees in such disciplines as international relations and public policy from certain sub-institutions of higher learning, offered to British MPs who slip into the US through a loophole in the law that allows them to skip registration as foreign agents if they are in the country pursuing educational opportunities. That seems to be set up to work the opposite way, as well, for American ALEC members.
On the surface, none of this looks especially threatening. Neither does a special resolution in the House of Representatives, honoring MargaretThatcher, after the near-unanimous passage of which, Speaker Boehner declared the House in recess, so no other business could be transacted. That is part and parcel of his prime directive from ALEC, of course: pass no legislation favored by President Obama, even if Republicans originally proposed it and/or a majority of Americans support it. Of course, everyone knows that every dangerous iceberg has an innocuous looking tip, sticking out of the water.
In subsequent articles, we shall explore the international ALEC iceberg. For each of the above-mentioned issues into which ALEC has insinuated itself on the international stage, we will trace contacts, examine timelines and connect the dots between ALEC, its subsidiary organizations and shells, its members – both individuals and corporations – and the Members of Parliament in the UK and the European Union. MargaretThatcher, deceased though she now is, was one of the architects of the structure built over the years to advance international corporate interests over the interests of either national governments or the social well-being of the people governed. The most important point here is, unless registered as foreign agents, Americans influencing British and European domestic policy, are committing illegal acts. If foreign nationals attempt the same in the United States without registering as agents of a foreign power, they are also committing illegal acts.
Acknowledgement to the following for providing research and materials used in the Expose –
Former VLTP Program Director, Ron Rabatsky
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I heard about Easy2Drive from and friend and neibour who had recomended them to me.
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The 2014 PFC Board Election and Bylaws vote failed to achieve the required member quorum, unfortunately. As you know, democratic control is a defining feature of our cooperative, and member election participation is vital to the continued success of our food co-op. Without your participation in our elections, the Board cannot effectively conduct business on your behalf.
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