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Analyzing dream - the archetype
Every time I see Star Trek the next Generation film with the story about the Borg Queen capturing Data, and tempting him with the things he wishes for, I find my mind wondering to stories Ive heard concerning the negative Jungian Archetypes; the women who destroy men, the women that hold some kind of power over man, and yet always in the end destroying them.
The Borg Queen is the Archetypal "Evil Eve", in Biblical mythology, Eve is the perfect woman, she looks up to Adam, but there is another myth in other texts of the Bible about a "first woman" one before Eve, her name was Lilith, and she was not submissive to Adam, and did not "obey" his demands, and thus supposedly was turned into an evil creature with bat wings to seduce men in their sleep and to kill children at their birth, that is according to Jewish Biblical mythology... although I dont know this entire story first hand.
In Sci-fi films and stories These "Evil Eves" lurk everywhere, From "Startrek" to "Species". These particular woman are the creation of a male dominated imagination. They are just stereotypical "bad girls" who seem to get what they want, and men seem to suffer for it.
They are of course as in all fictions over dramatized, and dangerous creatures with an actual conscious desire for the downfall of all men.
But in our dream , particularly mens dream , the "subcubus" the "vampire queen" the ones who make men lose their minds by playing upon their desire.
These shadow women are the inverse of the goddess/ or of the "Virgin Mary" or "Eve" in Biblical mythology, perhaps with all things, every positive must have a "negative" so we never underestimate the "good" and pure in our lives...
Yet there are positive attributes to the "Evil Eves"; they are in control of their self-ness, highly intellectual and they are not "submissive" and are considered very sexual creatures by nature. (Remember this is a stereotype/archetype and I am trying to look into the positive aspects of the "shadow woman")
What about the "Shadow Man"? The bestial essence of man as the thinking animal, is the idea of the shadow man. In Greco-Roman myth he is the wildness of the Faun, from which our modern mythologies directly take the idea of the form of what we call "The Devil", someone materialistically, and sensually in touch with that flesh side of being an animal.
But unlike, the "Shadow Woman", Shadow Man, is not really as much a creature of intellect as he is a creature madness and lack of control. He is the thief, the drunkard, the madman and the one who takes what he wants, when he wants and how he wants.
What are the positive aspects of such a stereotype such as this? Well if you look into what our society as a whole sees what men should be like, then you realize that the self-determination and the divine madness often make these beasts sound typically more of a "Rock Star" or "Pop Idol" of our times rather than the "Devil" and "Faun" of the days of old.
Sadly we see more positives in these stereotypes than we see in the "Evil Eves", perhaps due to the way we in our culture seem to be... and the aspects we admire most.


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Producer, Director, Camera
A pioneer of the commercial use of 16mm film in post-war New Zealand, Robert Steele is arguably a lost name in the local screen industry. A portrait photographer who was making amateur films in 1930, he spent several years in his native Australia before returning to NZ for good in 1937. Steele screened his films at workplaces and trade fairs, and was a major producer of commercials in the first decade of Kiwi television.
It's not the time you put in – it's what you put into the time. A slogan for company SteeleTelefilm, from 1962
Made for the New Zealand Government Tourist Bureau by independent company Neuline, this 1950 film promotes "New Zealand's big-sea fighting fish" as an overseas tourist attraction. First stop is Mayor Island near Tauranga, then it's off to the Bay of Islands to land mako shark and marlin. Neuline was one of a handful of independent production companies in postwar New Zealand; Neuline boss Robert Steele pioneered the commercial use of 16mm film here. Although the narration purports to be that of an overseas visitor, it is actually Selwyn Toogood, who narrated many of Steele's films.
This silent film from 1945 showcases the making of "to-day's great drink" (beer!), at Dominion Breweries' Waitemata Brewery in the Auckland suburb of Otahuhu. Post-war, beer consumption was about to boom, with DB set to meet the demand. The film extols automation throughout the production process (though humans are seen contributing to the craft). Beer was still being brewed on the Otahuhu site 70 years later. Made by pioneering commercial filmmaker Robert Steele, the 16mm silent film was likely made for screening at trade fairs or winter shows.

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We've all stood aimlessly in the middle of our closet, half naked, staring into the abyss of fabric on hangers that always seems to be empty despite the fact there are more clothes on the floor than in a Forever 21 dressing room. And even though you could go on a safari through said piles of clothes and likely come across a few jaguars, with the wardrobe restrictions imposed by the heat outside these days, the options always seem to narrow themselves to the same shorts and t-shirt – over and over again.
While staying cool in the summer is undeniably an important consideration (sweating is not cute, I don't care what adjective you use to describe it), it's always about this time each summer when I start to allow my sartorial wants to overtake my summer needs, better judgment aside. I blame pre-fall collections. That and my almost overwhelming
need desire to layer (even when it is 90 degrees outside). Perhaps this can be blamed for that Vitamin D deficiency my doctor warned me about and these sweat droplets on my upper lip? (Emphasis on the perhaps; let's not be too presumptuous) Anyway, if last month was all about these shorts and these heels, July is all about my migration to these pants and espadrilles. Oh, and it is also about water. Lots and lots of water.
— Lynsey Eaton
denim jacket: c/o Topshop / t-shirt: Eleven Paris (similar here) / pants: c/o Karen Kane (in black on sale here) / flats: Topshop / clutch: Jennifer Haley / sunglasses: Triple Graces (similar here) / rings: c/o Monica Vinader / bracelets: Monica Vinader / lipstick: Michael Kors "Diva" / nail polish: OPI "Cajun Shrimp"
images by Erica Sledge for TKC
Ha, this post is so true. My closet always seems to turn into that jungle of clothes that I can't wear because it's too hot but want to because they're cute. Lately for me my go-to has been dresses and rompers, because at least then I still appear put together and flirty even though I'm really just trying not to have a heat stroke. Either way, I'm still ready for the fall fashion to make its way around again.
Tomboy KC
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- You can install the Supertrend Plus (Trend Trading Indicator) on a limitless demo and live accounts.
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On June 14, 2019 the Master of the profession in a modern workshop conference - modernization of vocational training workshops at Braille's KP SOSW No. 1 in Bydgoszcz was held.
The previous project implementation has been summarized: 12 modernized and 2 new workshops equipped with specialist equipment, teaching aids and modern software. Owing to them, the youth from the Braille's Center in Bydgoszcz acquire knowledge and new competences that will help them on the labour market in the future. The purchase of the equipment was possible thanks to the EU support which amounted to over 3 million PLN. Modernization of professional laboratories takes place in three educational centers run by the voivodship self-government.
Among the invited guests a representative of Bydgoszcz Industrial Cluster was also present. In addition to the summary of the project, the conference was a place to discuss the latest reform of the industry education, opportunities and challenges of the modern labour market as well as the professional activation of people with disabilities.
Soon, Bydgoszcz Industrial Cluster will take the patronage of the newly created class of an operator of the machinery for plastics processing.


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text: Community is important to JBrown Professional Group (JBPro) We understand the community fabric that religious life and structure provides to the citizens of our communities. JBPro has always been committed to providing quality design and permitting services for all types of religious organizations. We are proud of our diversity in serving the needs of many different religious communities, including many protestant Christian churches, Catholic parishes, and Jewish synagogues. We have also been proud to serve a large Krishna community, and a Buddhist temple. We have designed and permitted churches, community halls, multi-purpose centers, schools, student centers, offices, and recreation facilities on many religious campuses. JBPro has typically donated a portion of our engineering services with most all of our religious clients. Please see below for examples of our religious project portfolio.


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Wendy joined Cartridges Law in 2011, having worked previously for RBS International. She is a support worker in the Residential Property team.
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Top 15 Zayn Malik Tattoos And Meanings That You Should Know!
Lot of people love tattoo design but the madness and love for tattoos can be seen on actor cum singer all over body Named Zayn Mallik. He is person who is famous and well known for many things but his passion for inking can be seen as he has tattooed near about 51 different peculiar images all over body which makes him look different from other artist also. Zayn malik tattoos are not restricted to one way; he keeps on styling new, innovative design which surely brings him more fame and limelight. Some tattoos depict his perception about his life while other displays his adorns and love for someone.
15 Best Zayn Malik's Tattoos Ideas And Meaning 2018:
Let's us all have a look at top 15 tattoo design of Zayn Mallik.
1. Amazing Zayn Malik Tattoos Design:
A person loves tattoo and its zeal to depict it can be seen on his body which is almost inked with beautiful images. Here he has styled series of designs covering his chest and shoulder in such a way that where he is bare body the other person can fall on him and would not stop praising his designs.
2. Glowing Zayn Malik Tattoos Design:
Zayn is a true tattoo lover and he has tattoo design all over his body. Over here he has designed a lightsaber with UV ink which will glow in black light in between the fingers adding more startling look to his persona.
3. Unique Zayn Malik Tattoos Design:
This in an cute and elegant yin–yang tattoo design depicted on the wrist of Zayn's , the tattoo design though looks very simple but has great symbolism. The dark shadow, yin is the shadow part and the lighted part reflects the passion and growth about his work.
4. Checkered Flag Zayn Malik Tattoos Design:
Here the tomboy has designed a chequered black and white flag on his hands wherein he might want to depict his love for car racing. Though he has busy schedule but this tattoo depicts his inclination towards car racing also.
5. Daring Zayn Malik Face Tattoo Designs:
This is a zayn malik new tattoo design inked on his face above to his ears giving him a splendid and ignited look to his style. The most sensual singer has not any place in body where a image in not outlined.
6. Flying Tattoos Of Zayn Malik:
Here the sensational pop star has depicted a small flying bird on his hands, a cool way to convey about his attitude that he also love to fly like a free bird and doesn't like boundaries or any limitations which are marked on him as because he is a celebrity.
7. Sparkling Zayn Malik Tattoos Design:
Here it can be noticed that Zayn might be well versed in other language also and depicting his affinity towards his culture and religion. That's the reason he has designed a two tattoos on his chest in Arabic font where one displays his beloved Grandfather name and the other is a famous quote displaying his difficult schooling as he has mixed background of Anglican Christian and Muslim.
8. Bold Zayn Tattoo Designs:
Here this charming personality has sketched a big gun on his hip area in black ink lending a distinct look to the appearance. The tattooed is styled in a fabulous way as he in reality he has placed a gun out there.
9. Magnificent Zayn Tattoo Designs:
Through this tattoo design Zayn malik want to display his love for comical books and he love reading these books. The array of colours combinations make the design looks more extravagant.
10. Sparkling Flower Zayn Tattoo Designs:
This is masterpiece tattoo design style on his wrist lending a startling and appealing look at the first glance. Here an innovative and decorative flower is sketched and the small dots lend a marvellous look to the entire concept.
See More: Famous Tattoo Artists
11. Crossed Fingers Zayn Malik Tattoo Hand Designs:
This is Zayn's creative way of depicting a tattoo design on the hand. Here in the image a small hand is styles with his first two fingers crossed as if he is wishing for luck to his loved one. Outline the way and the positioning of the tattoo makes the tattoo look and feel terrific.
12. Zayn's Hieroglyphics Tattoo Designs:
This is amazing and peculiar tattoo design on the ankle of hip-hop star where in a small screw in black has been outlined. It is being said that Zayn styled his design along ti match with his former One Direction members.
See More: Best Tattoo Sketches
13. Marvellous Zayn Malik Hand Tattoo Designs:
This is an eye popping tattoo designs styled on the right hand of Zayn and the way it is depicted it lends a reality and lively appeal. Here the red lips of a woman is inked with the smoke fluttering out lends a heavenly appeal at a glance.
14. Sizzling Zayn Tattoo Designs:
This is a sparkling tattoo design on the leg of the star a wolf along with feather, an eye popping combination of both. The shaded wolf and feathers have been designed brilliantly and might be Zayn want to convey the world that he is an intelligent as well loyal towards his work.
See More: Best Body Art Tattoo Designs
15. Zayn's Skull Tattoo Designs:
This is a tattoo design which adds more splendid look to his persona. The star has styled smoking skull design on his shoulders and even on arms to lay emphasis that he believes in destiny and should live your life in happy way, as you are unaware what's going to happen in next moment.
Zayn's love and admiration for inking is significant as he keeps of tattooing designs to make him appear more hot and appealing. His invention keeps his fans more charged up and they wait for his new looks along with new songs or albums. Zayn can be termed as lover of tattoos who keeps on inking new images on his body part.
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Video Marketing How-To: YouTube vs. Your Website
Hello, and welcome to another episode of Video Marketing How-To! This week we want to tackle a question that comes up often — whether your video should live on your website, your YouTube channel, or both!
First thing's first is understanding that YouTube, alone, isn't a video strategy. You need to be using both YouTube and your own website as part of your video strategy, but there is definitely a difference in what each channel means to your business.
Your videos on YouTube can have a variety of objectives — awareness building, generating subscribers, and driving traffic back to your website. Videos on your website can similarly have multiple objectives, from teaching customers about your product to generating leads, but one important distinction is the final destination. YouTube should drive traffic to your website. Your website should keep people there as long as possible, and move them through the buying funnel.
For YouTube, focus your attention on content you wouldn't normally have gated. Assets that are top of funnel, and not too product focused. Anything you need to have a prospect fill in their info for, like full webinars, or lead generation content isn't something you should have available to everyone.
That said, YouTube is a great place for hosting your blog content, company culture content like holiday videos and memes, and of course your campaign content. Just make sure you always use the description and YouTube annotations to drive viewers back to your website to take the next step.
Once prospects are on your website, you'll want to make sure your videos compel them to take action. Here you can host your feature-length webinars and gate this content, so you can use it as a lead generation tool.
Your more complex product-based how-to content can also live on your website, as hopefully people aren't searching YouTube for deep support questions. Same goes for your event content — by all means, have a trailer on YouTube, but don't give away the entire keynote series for free.
Together, your website and your YouTube channel are a powerful way of getting eyes and leads from your video. But, as a rule of thumb, if you're not interested in giving it away, don't put your video on YouTube.
Anything else is fair game, and will likely help you build a great YouTube channel subscriber base, but always make sure you're using a YouTube annotation or call-to-action in the description to get people back to your site. YouTube views are nice, but leads are nicer! That's all for this week, and definitely tune in in another few weeks for another episode!


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BS, Loras College, Chemistry
MS, University of California at Berkeley, Bio-organic Chemistry
Ph.D., University of California at Davis
Dr. Joseph E. Plamondon is renowned in the industrial chemical community for his work on Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) matters, his presentations at professional events, his extensive writing on chemical regulatory matters, and his wealth of experience across the regulatory arena. Through numerous publications and presentations relating to TSCA and the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) for nearly 30 years, and publication of his unique book, "The Underlying Foundation of Science used in the Regulation of Industrial Chemicals," Dr. Plamondon has become the preeminent TSCA consulting scientist in the field. He has utilized his remarkable background to assist numerous companies in their TSCA compliance programs over the past 20 years.
Much of Dr. Plamondon's career has focused on the technical aspects of TSCA, especially chemistry, risk assessment, and toxicity to humans and the environment. The importance of these technical issues in the interpretation of statute requirements is apparent since implementing regulations are often written by chemists and other scientists in terms that can be understood only by those possessing a strong chemical background, normally a Ph.D.
For The Acta Group (Acta®) clients, Dr. Plamondon is a tremendous resource for technical guidance on nomenclature issues, determination of TSCA Inventory status of manufactured and purchased chemicals, and preparations and submittal of Premanufacture Notifications (PMN) and exemption notices prior to manufacture of new chemical substances. He advises clients on development of supporting data. His writing has included publication of a paper on the U.S. Environment Protection Agency's (EPA) Sustainable Futures program and the role that modeling can play in assessment of possible risk factors of a new chemical substance. Dr. Plamondon conducts TSCA audits and training programs for companies, and provides TSCA Section 8(e) Substantial Risk guidance for specific toxicological and exposure endpoints that may be reportable.
In addition to his work within the chemical industry, Dr. Plamondon has spent over 15 years consulting with chemical companies on a broad range of TSCA issues and more recently on REACH. Projects have included providing strategic preparation and submission of PMNs designed to avoid TSCA Section 5(e) consent orders and other adverse regulations, as well as offering guidance to companies in the determination of whether certain health and safety information is reportable under TSCA Section 8(e). He has extensive experience working within the regulated community in positions with the Rohm and Haas Company and Akzo Nobel.
Dr. Plamondon has presented at many conferences and professional meetings, including the American Chemistry Council's Global Chemical Regulations Conference (Living with TSCA). He spoke at major global REACH conferences sponsored by the Rapra group in Boston in April 2008, Houston in January 2009, and Amsterdam in June 2009, and at a conference sponsored by Fresenius in Cologne in December 2009.
Previous to joining Acta, Dr. Plamondon was a senior chemist at Rohm and Haas Company, a technical consultant at Technology Sciences Group, and a regulatory affairs manager at Akzo Nobel. His academic background includes work with Nobel Laureate Melvin Calvin at the University of California at Berkeley and research in hydroboration at the University of California at Davis conducted under the direction of George Zweifel, who was the primary collaborator with Nobel Laureate Herb Brown at Purdue University.
Joseph E. Plamondon, The Underlying Foundation of Science Used in the Regulation of Industrial Chemicals, 2009. The book addresses chemical identity and nomenclature issues, along with risk assessment and toxicology, under both TSCA and REACH.
Lynn L. Bergeson and Joseph E. Plamondon, "TSCA and Engineered Nanoscale Substances," Nanotechnology Law and Business, 2007.
Joseph E. Plamondon, "The DuPont TSCA Enforcement Action: Implications for the Chemical Industry," Environmental Quality Management, 2006.


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Do you have symptoms that no one has been able to figure out? Tired, achy, foggy all the time? Do you have a thyroid or hormone condition that has been mismanaged? You're not alone; watch Erika's story and see how Dr. Seltzer helped.
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Having run her own micro businesses in different sectors for nearly 30 years, Tina knows a thing or two about how the smallest of businesses tick.
Helping micro businesses to guide them with development & growth is the key focus of Tina's day to day life. Working one to one with the business owner or stepping in while they take a break, Tina Boden, The Tiny Troubleshooter, and sometimes Mrs B, The B and B Keeper, ensures the wellbeing of the micro business, and it's owner, is as good as it can be.
Tina, always keen to make a difference through positive action, co-founded #MicroBizMatters Day and The #MicroBizMatters Movement with Tony Robinson OBE. The pair, on a constant mission to make life in micro business better, host the only annual day anywhere of recognition, action and learning for those that employ 0 to 9 and turnover less than 2 million annually held on the second Friday in January every year.
A constant connector, Tina is always bringing people and organisations together to make a difference.
She is a problem solver, a speaker, a writer and a giver of time in her voluntary roles as Chair of the Andrew McGeown Legacy Fund, a constituted branch of the RNLI and Honorary Treasurer of Scarborough Lifeboat Management Group.


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Most of have a system of personal ethics we try to live by – a set of foundational beliefs. We try not to be hypocritical, even though sometimes we are. For example, most of us believe telling a lie is wrong, and then, we tell a lie anyway – when it is convenient, to get us out of a sticky situation, to save face, to avoid punishment, to avoid social discomfort (so-called white lies)….we actually DO lie, even though we philosophically believe that telling a lie is wrong. That is the essence of hypocrisy, and most of us are guilty of it.
Once you realize that you are actually a hypocrite in some situation dealing with one of your personal ethics, you have a conscious or unconscious choice to make – and either way you go, realize that you have actually made a choice. You can change the behavior to match your foundational ethic, and tell no more lies, OR you can change your ethic to match your actions; lies that benefit you are OK. Even if you just keep doing what you have been doing (being a hypocrite – telling lies and thinking yourself an ethical person who believes that telling lies is wrong) that is still a choice, and arguably, that is the worst choice of the three. It is also the choice that most of us usually make, because the other two choices (both clearly ethically superior choices that align your beliefs with your actions) mean that you will have to make some changes, and change is difficult. People are lazy, and change is difficult, involving work and thought and effort, and most of us are not up to that challenge, sadly.
If you believe you are a servant of God, just being an ethical person yourself isn't enough. God expects you to put action to your beliefs (not just private philosophical thought) and actually do some work for the Kingdom. Sitting on your butt in your reclining chair might mean that you are doing no harm, true, but you also are a pretty useless servant of God, sitting there doing nothing but being harmless (and useless, too). Are you waiting on God to miraculously drop opportunity into your waiting, prayerful lap? Well, yes, He CAN. He usually DOESN'T. Get up and do something. He will let you know if you are not on the right track, what with Him being God, and all.
And for the love of aforementioned God, don't take pride in your character flaws. If you recognize a character flaw in yourself, guess what? God, in the form of the Holy Spirit's conscience within you, has pointed out that area of your life and personal ethics (or lack thereof) that HE wants you to work on. That's why you have come to recognize that aspect of your character and personal ethics as a flaw. The longer you go without correcting that flaw, the more difficult it gets to fix it, because you get really, really good at justifying your behavior to yourself, explaining to yourself why that flaw is not such a flaw, and how you aren't really supposed to expend the effort to fix it, because, after all, God made you that way. That is the essence of disobedience. God didn't make you that way – you did that yourself. You KNOW it's a flaw. Flaws need to be corrected, especially once you have recognized this is a flaw you possess, and the fact that you don't want to give up this flaw that you possess is part of your disobedience.
Whatever this flaw that God's finger is on – you know it. You know it is something that you need to fix, you are just lazy, and possessive, and comfortable with it, and you don't want to give it up, and do the necessary work, put in the necessary effort, to correct it. Realize this, if your motivation to improve needs a little kick start: you are denying yourself blessings because of your willful disobedience. God knows He told you about it. You know God told you about it. God knows you know. You are being disobedient in not addressing this thing He wants you to give up and correct. Disobedience separates you from God and His blessings.
Prayers not answered? Be obedient to God's prompting. Struggling? Pray and ask for the will and the strength to do what you have been told to do. Let go, and give up what you have been asked to fix. Yes, it's work. Breaking any bad habit is work. But, you can do it.
And the blessings of obedience are worth it.


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Stair Scare
A self-proclaimed klutz, the fall I had yesterday was no surprise. Combine wooden stairs with a love of fuzzy socks and I'm amazed it didn't happen sooner. Swollen wrist and bruised ego aside, I'm fine. But as I lay on the landing in a ball, I cried through big baby tears, "I could've…sob sob…broken my… sob, sob….neck." My friend Laura tobogganed down her staircase on her rear more than once, while my pal Sarah holds the current record for stair surfing, gaining extra points for breaking her bum, twice. {And her stairs are carpeted!} The two of them seem to be competing in some kind of painful stairing contest. Did you know Queen Victoria, as a young woman was forbidden to set foot on any stairs without holding someone's hand, for fear she could fall? Historical fact. Look it up {or just watch "Young Victoria" starring Emily Brunt like I did}. The joke in our house is that our daughter is the "Victoria" of our manor. She is never allowed on the stairs without her hand held or at least someone flanking her from the rear. Unpredictable seizures, moments of dizziness and a delay in over-all gross motor skills justify such caution. Lately however, we've been[…]Read More


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Metsger • Lead Pastor
James talked Melissa into marrying him in 2001. Since then, Caedmon, Noah, and Amelia have rounded out their starting five. James joined the staff team at Christ Point in 2007. He loves preaching the word, walking with and caring for people. If he's not scratching sermon notes on his dry erase board he's sipping coffee with a friend asking, "How are you really doing?" When James isn't at the office he's at home chasing a soccer ball with his kids or chasing after his wife.
Jodi Richardson • Children's Ministry Director
Jodi is from Pittsburgh, Pa and moved to the Charlotte area in 2006. She and her husband Wes have three little girls, Anna, Ruthie, and Phoebe-who all make life much more hilarious each day! Jodi has a passion for teaching BIG things to little people in creative and engaging ways. She loves to teach the gospel to kids and to remind them of how much they are loved by Jesus. Jodi also loves teaching art at Hope Academy, having dance parties with her daughters, drinking large quantities of coffee and going on dates with her husband.
Denise Long • Admin Assistant
Denise loves nothing more than crossing items off a good to-do list. Well, she loves Jesus, her husband, two teenagers and trips to Disney more, but you get the point. In 2016, James didn't have to work too hard in convincing her to bring her gazillion years of professional administrative experience to Christ Point. Instead of supporting lawyers, she now enjoys assisting the leaders of Christ Point to show the love of Jesus and advance His kingdom through the Christ Point family. She looks forward each summer to joining Christ Point's GO Team on their mission to the Honduras Life Center and can't wait to experience even more mission trips for the glory of God. Hobbies include planning trips to Walt Disney World, talking about Walt Disney World and actually going to Walt Disney World. Billy (her husband of 20 years), Brosnan (her 18 year old son) and Aeris (her 16 year old daughter) and two dogs make her life better than any theme park and just about as entertaining!
The elders at Christ Point have been entrusted with leading, shepherding, and caring for the people who call Christ Point home. They are men who have been called to protect the word, provide wisdom, and help guide the mission, vision, and values at Christ Point. They function as a team because we're stronger working together than we are apart.
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Changes to Immigration Appeals : Section 19 of the UK Borders Act 2007
Section 19 of the UK Borders Act 2007 came into force on 23rd May 2011 effectively adding to Section 85A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. The relevance of section 19 is that it further limits the use of new evidence which may be used in points based system (PBS) appeals where the evidence was not previously submitted to an entry clearance officer for consideration.
Immigration Minister Damian Green stated that:
"It is not right that the taxpayer should foot the bill where this information should have been put forward as part of the original application or where a second application including all the necessary information (for which we will charge) is the most appropriate route to securing a grant of leave. Section 19 will restrict the type of new evidence that can be taken into account by the Tribunal."
This recent change is said to affect not only new applications but ongoing appeals (except part heard or fully heard appeals which remain unaffected). Section 85A of the 2002 Act sets out certain exceptions which can be applied in respect of new evidence in PBS appeals, namely;
85A Matters to be considered: new evidence: exceptions
(1) This section sets out the exceptions mentioned in section 85(5).
(2) Exception 1 is that in relation to an appeal under section 82(1) against an immigration decision of a kind specified in section 82(2)(b) or (c) the Tribunal may consider only the circumstances appertaining at the time of the decision.
(3) Exception 2 applies to an appeal under section 82(1) if
(a) the appeal is against an immigration decision of a kind specified in section 82(2)(a) or (d),
(b) the immigration decision concerned an application of a kind identified in immigration rules as requiring to be considered under a "Points Based System", and
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Changing Demographics and Challenges for Old Age Support in Vietnam
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Vietnam is currently facing a far-reaching evolution in the age structure of its population. The one-off advantage of demography is reaching its limit, and more attention should be paid to employment policies, old age support, social security and pension. The paper analyzes changing demographics and changes for old age support in Vietnam, and suggests some solutions for the issues, notably: a more coherent approach to old-age support, deeper consolidation of delivery systems in the interests of efficiency, transparency and client friendliness, more humane and fiscally sustainable aged and long-term care systems built around a system of home- and community-based care. The role of government will remain paramount both in short and long terms, but non-state providers would gradually be expected to player more of such a role.
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There are some fantastic dive sites on the west Wales coast, we are not limited to wreck diving, but it is is our speciality and we have plenty of shipwrecks here off Pembrokeshire to choose from: HMS Whirlwind, The Sutton, The Herefordshire, Gramsbergen, Baron Carnegie, SS West Quechee, Empire Panther, Calburga, Vendome, Dan Beard, Musgrave, Nimrod, Count D'Aspremont, Whitehaven and the Lucy to name a few. There is also plenty of other diving including; reefs, walls, canyons, drop offs, drifts, offshore islands. The marine wildife in Pembrokeshire is incredible and you will encounter many of the varied species that inhabit our waters: dolphins, seals, conger eel, wrasse, pollack, dogfish, butterfish, greater pipefish, mackerel, crustaceans, edible crab, common hermit crab, velvet swimming crab, spiny spider crab, common lobster, crayfish, spiny squat lobster, common prawn, sea fans, common anemones, dead mans fingers, common jellyfish, common sea squirts, lightbulb sea squirts, common starfish, common sun star, bristle stars, common sea cucumbers, edible sea urchins, great scallop, sea hare, common cuttlefish, common octupus, sponges...
Here you can read about what we have been up to over the years, mainly written by the words of others...
NIMROD Wreck Tour 173 (Diver Magazine May 2013) - John Liddiard
JOHN LIDDIARD turns his attention to a really old wreck, a paddle-steamer that lies in two halves off south-west Wales. The wheel is a tricky optional extra!
INSHORE FISHGUARD FEATURE (Diver Magazine March 2013) - John Liddiard
As all UK divers know, 2012 was a wash-out in terms of weather.
Call him a wild optimist, but JOHN LIDDIARD challenged the elements to allow him to explore unsung wrecks off west Wales in August...
WHITEHAVEN - Wreck Tour 160 Diver Magazine - John Liddiard
Paddle-tug - BUILT 1875, SUNK 1879 - 232-ton - On 21 May, 1879, the Whitehaven was on passage from Liverpool to King Road, at the mouth of the River Avon in the Bristol Channel. Captain James Hodgson and his crew of 10 had 12 passengers on board. The sea was calm but it was foggy when, heading down Ramsey Sound, Captain Hodgson's attention was called to a ripple sea some 150m ahead. Although aware of the danger of Horse Rock, Hodgson took no avoiding action, thinking the ripple to be part of the tidal race at the end of the sound. At 10am the Whitehaven struck, then continued with the tide to sink off Porth Clais.
The wreck lies along a gully with the boiler tipped on end.
Published in Diver March 2012
COUNT D'ASPREMONT- Wreck Tour 154 Diver Magazine - John Liddiard
This schooner-rigged steamship was the victim of a storm in 1903. In a Force 8 gale from the south-south-west, perhaps Captain Wood was taking the tricky route through Ramsey Sound to get some shelter from the sea. Horse Rock is difficult to spot at the best of times. The crew came safely ashore in their own boat. Four hours later, the flood tide carried the Count D'Aspremont off the rock, and she sank 300m to the north.
Published in Diver October 2011
Smalls Feature "Big Trip to The Smalls " - John Liddiard
Published in Diver magazine July 2011
Click here to see our Smalls in Diver Magazine !
For some excellent visibility and an incredible variety of species, twenty miles out to sea, west of Skomer Island lie The Smalls.
The Smalls are famous for the marine life, including a large colony of seals. Visibility can be up to 25 metres.
There are a number of shipwrecks here but these are fairly well broken up and eclipsed by the fantastastic topography and underwater life that can be observed.
The Smalls are also a great spot for seeing pods of dolphins and catching tasty mackerel !
Weather conditions and tides have to be correct - we can only dive this site on certain dates please discuss with us prior to booking
HMS WHIRLWIND - Wreck Tour 139 Diver magazine - John Liddiard
The jewel in the crown - Best shipwreck in Wales let alone Pembrokeshire !
Site at 36 mts, on the Aberporth missile target range. She lies on her port side, fairly intact and identifiable about 100 mts long - covered in Dead Mans Fingers, lots of life, a fantastic wreck dive. There are places to penetrate; the forward section and battle bridge... Awesome !
Published in Diver August 2010
"Best of the West" - Martin Bruce
An atmospheric cave, the wreck of a liberty ship, spidercrabs and the chance to encounter seals...a snapshot of Pembrokeshire !
"Second Time Lucky" - John Liddiard
Four frustrating wreck-dives off south-west Wales leave John Liddiard wanting to set the record straight - but will things be better for him this time round ?
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Emotionally Charged - Martin Bruce
We took Martin out to the Smalls with both Wandrin' Star and JanHazel. The site of the Camrose was the target, but the reef life and topography eclipsed the wreckage.
Meanwhile topside we caught mackerel, observed thousands of diving gannets, seals and quite a number of dolphin.
Published in Sport Diver January 2010.
Open Water Diver - Filmed by Tom Hughes
A jolly look at learning to dive with Celtic Diving !
The Wrecks of Cardigan Bay - John Liddiard
Featuring HMS Whirlwind, The Sutton and The Herefordshire
Appeared in DIVER December 2009
Words & Pictures by John Liddiard - Appeared in DIVER April 2009
Words by Emma Evans Pictures by Mark & Cathy Deane
Appeared in SPORT DIVER January 2009
Words & Pictures by John Liddiard - Appeared in DIVER July 2008
CUUEG video shot on the wreck of the Gramsbergen
This club are regulars of ours and this is a taste of what they get up to !
Cambridge University Underwater Exploration Group
Baron Carnegie - Wreck Tour 112
Words & Pictures by John Liddiard - Appeared in DIVER May 2008
Annually we support Neptunes Army of Rubbish Cleaners, these intrepid divers are all volunteers that make it their mission to clean up our waters !
Words & Pictures by John Liddiard - Appeared in DIVER December 2007
Legends in Their Own Lunchbox or The Pride of Pembrokeshire
Words & Pictures by John Liddiard - Appeared in DIVER March 2007
Words & Pictures by John Liddiard - Appeared in DIVER December 2005
Vendome lies broken at the foot of the reef at Tri Maen-trai, right up against the rocks. On an echo-sounder, it's hard to tell the two apart, so on a wreck this size the shot could land anywhere.
The 10th International Atlantic Challenge
Mark Deane, Activity Wales Magazine 2005 - Bantry Bay gig competition...
Mark Deane; Coast to Coast Magazine 2005 - Where the land meets the sea...
John Liddiard; Diver Magazine 2004 - The best laid plans and all that...
Mark Deane; Activity Wales 2004 - Eco tourism and conservation in our area...
Scuba Diving in The Blue Lagoon
Mark Deane; Activity Wales 2003 - An account of a try out dive at the quarry near Abereiddy...
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On June 4th 2012 Zak Smith posted an article on his blog, DnD With Pornstars, that started with "Wowwwww." This was very flattering, indeed.
I, of course, had no idea.
This was 2012 and I was in the middle of a very uncomfortable period of my life that had started with the Great Recession and now continued with my emigration to the Netherlands.
On August 28th of that same year my friend Peter Leban sent me an email entitled "gratz! :)" and containing only the link to that short post. My response was a very casual, "haha, kul! Tx!" I needn't translate that.
My friend was obviously a bit amused that I had no idea about what it meant, so he followed up, "One of the most hard[core] OSR blog has your dungeon for a headline … yeah, you're cool, ain't nothing."
I'm obviously translating that.
At the time I didn't know anything about DnD With Pornstars, but I started following the blog, and discovering a few other blogs. I tried to start a blog of my own based on the random-levelling re-imagining of Dungeons and Dragons I had developed in 2011 and 2012, called Bloody Adventures of Sword and Sorcery. It's down now.
I mentioned the uncomfortable period. Well. It continued. In mid 2012 I started a new relationship, and within several months it veered deep into crazy. I got out, fast, but the holiday season of 2012 was one of the most miserable I had ever spent. The rain came down, the damp went up, and they met in the middle to paint the world grey. The apartment was cold, and I looked out on a world with klompen on my feet, coffee in one hand, and cigarette in another.
In 2013 things started sorting themselves out slowly, and I started my second blog, Clerics and Cauldrons, with a post on 100 pseudo-magical tomes. I thought I had a good, unique idea there: I would mix my recipes and love of cooking, with DnD. That didn't really last.
Then, out of the blue, I was accepted for a copywriting job in Lausanne, Switzerland. I had only a few weeks to put everything in order in the Netherlands and move. Most of my things went into my friend's garage, while I took one suitcase and one backpack and flew south.
The first week went in a whirl of staying in an AirBnB and commuting and trying to figure out if I was stupid or if the job was just unclear. I then moved into a furnished studio, which approximated a 1970s garret nightmare featuring a chain-smoking man in gently mildewing tweed. After a week at the job, the marketing department was in the middle of a meeting with the company CEO.
Me, the marketing director, and the CEO in a glass-walled office in a Swiss basement, and the creative director on speaker phone from Rotterdam. The creative director is explaining his take on a series of ads, and the CEO mutes the speaker phone, before leaning in.
"What do you think of his ideas?" he asks the marketing director. She shrugs. He turns to me. I shrug. He nods.
The CEO unmutes the phone and interrupts the creative director, "Excuse me. Paul. Yeah. Paul, this isn't working."
"Oh," replies Paul, "er … well, I can rework the ideas."
"No, no. You don't understand. This … this isn't working. You're fired."
My eyes bug out. I was on the hook for thousands of francs in deposits and fees for moving to Switzerland, I had a three month probation period when they could fire me without giving any cause, and the CEO was an abusive crazy person. Over the next months I posted very little, as I tried hard to survive. After all, I calculated, I needed to have at least one year, preferably two, on the record, so I don't look like an utter flake.
It was a miserable experience. I saw one person after another bullied until they broke. I got to experience that too, but that came later.
I worked my ass off and proved that, if nothing else, I could work hard and take abuse. By the end of summer I was at least safe enough to know I would be able to get out moderately intact and the crazy boss couldn't fire me on the spot. I started posting and drawing again. Especially during interminable idiotic meetings.
Around that time I discovered that people were using this thing called Google+. Back then it still seemed plausible that it might manage to carve out a reasonable niche against Facebook.
I followed a few different people and Zak did something called a circle share. All of a sudden I was immersed in a community of a thousand interesting, creative, cool gaming people. It was amazing.
I breathed again.
On October 23 2013, shortly after returning from a mostly pointless trade show, where our company misunderstood what it was selling and mis-sold its own product, to keep my brain from melting, I drew Milady of the Light and shared her with that circle on Google+.
It received a +1 from Alfie Fort, Courtney Campbell, Simon Forster, Harley Stroh, and Dyson Logos. I was ecstatic.
Since then I have watched the art and work and writing of all these people, and Google+ truly has been a glorious crucible—but at the very beginning were that "Wowwwww" and, more than a year later, that circle share. Later I bought both Vornheim and Red and Pleasant Land, great books both, and even had the opportunity to work with Zak Smith on Frostbitten and Mutilated, which was a fun and hard experience, but above all it was excellent practice. And we ended up winning a few Ennies too—Best Monster (Gold), Best Setting, (Silver), Best Interior Artwork (Silver), and Best Writing (Silver)—I flatter myself that my layout helped a wee bit.
Finally, to bring the whole story back full circle, in the late Spring of 2018 I sent my copy of Frostbitten and Mutilated to my thesis advisor from uni, and got an unexpected response.
"Wait, is that the artist, Zak Smith?"
"Uh, I don't know. You mean the one who painted Gravity's Rainbow?"
"Yes! The guy's a freaking genius. I've been dreaming of getting one of his paintings for years."
This post is the third in what is becoming a series on the people and blogs and products of the OSR that impressed me in some way or other. I started with Chris Kutalik's Hill Cantons and continued with my joint discovery of the Lamentations of the Flame Princess and the One Page Dungeon. This writing is inspired by the impending demise of Google+, the quirky social network qua crucible of OSR creativity over the last decade.
Edit 2019.02.11: endorsement paragraph removed.
If anyone has a link to Alfie Fort, let me know so I can add it.
Edit 2019.02.11: I have removed all promotional links to my Patreon and other works from this post.


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Kristen Smigielski is a vocalist currently based in Buffalo, NY. She sings a diverse range of music, from Jazz and Pop, to Classical and Contemporary. Kristen completed her Master of Music in Voice Performance from the University at Buffalo. She is a member of the JazzBuffalo Advisory Council, and currently performs in many local bands, as well as her own Jazz combo.
The Kristen Smigielski Combo features Kristen Smigielski on vocals, Donny Frauenhofer on keys, Ian Adelstein on guitar, Avery Weissman on bass, and John Smigielski on drums. Together, they have performed at many events, venues, and festivals across New York State, including Buffalo Botanical Gardens, Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo RiverWorks, The Burchfield Penney Art Center, Carnegie Art Center, The Cass Project, D'Avolio's, The Irishman, Mambrino King, Mangia Ristorante & Caffe, Merge, Milo's, Nietzsche's, Patina 250, Pausa Art House, The Roycroft Inn, The Terrace at Delaware Park, Wine on Hertel, 700 Bistro & Cafe, and many more. In addition, the Kristen Smigielski combo has played during Allentown First Fridays, East Aurora Music Fest, East Aurora Street Festival, Music is Art Festival, and the Northwest Jazz Festival. In addition, they also volunteer their musical talents at Oshei Children's Hospital of Buffalo, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
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Sean Martin's book on "The Knights Templar" was published in March 2004.
Publication details: Pocket Essentials, Harpenden, March 2004. ISBN 1
904048-28-5. Hardback, 160 pages*, 3 maps, 3 Appendices. £9.99.
In the book Martin covers the history of what had become the most
powerful military religious Order of the Middle Ages. Formed to protect pilgrims
in the Holy Land following the success of the First Crusade, the Templars
rapidly gained wealth, lands and influence and were answerable only to the
Pope. In addition to having a fearful military reputation, they invented
the modern banking system still in use today. Seemingly untouchable for nearly
two centuries, the Templars fell from grace spectacularly after the loss
of the Holy Land: in 1307, all Templars in France were arrested on charges
of heresy, homosexuality, denial of the cross and devil worship. The Order
was suppressed by the Pope in 1312, and Jacques de Molay, the last Grand
Master, was burnt at the stake.
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*Please note that the USA edition is a paperback of 96
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Martin, Sean. The Knights Templar, Pocket Essentials, Harpenden, 2004.
*Please note that the USA edition is a paperback of 96
If you are looking for the essential historical information on the
Knights Templar, in a handy format then this book is a recommended buy!
Sean Martin's book is a good starting point from which to study the
Knights Templar. Three essential points commend his book;
The book is an easy read. This is not due to its short length (132
pages of text) but due to the author's easy going style. With some books
you can struggle with the text, especially those which weave complex themes
throughout the narrative. With this book, the subject matter is presented
clearly and there is a flow to the text.
The book gives a clear and useful survey of the history of the Knights
Templar, from their foundation to their suppression in 1307.
The book makes clear what we know about the Templars and what belongs
to the realm of speculation.
The introduction to the book explores the various images that people have
held, or still hold, concerning the Knights Templar, from the historical
to the speculative.
The historical survey in the book, provides details such as the background
to the First Crusade and the foundation of the Templars in response to a
need to have at hand a standing army. Discussed is the theological underpinning
by St Bernhard (who as revealed by Martin, was a nephew of one of the Templars)
- which perhaps in this day and age we might call "spin". The act of killing
an enemy of the cross (and we must remember that Islam had overrun the Christian
East - and such warfare in which the Templars were involved, was seeking
to reclaim territory) was not "homicide" but "malecide" - the eradication
of evil! Martin reminds the reader of the extensive European support network
which is often forgotten, that allowed the support by the Templars to maintaining
the Christian nations in the Holy Land. Brought into relief is the very close
and interwoven relationship with France (as part of the support network)
and in particular with the French Monarchy, which ultimately brought the
downfall of the Templars.
There are of course some elements in the Templars history, where there are
real gaps in what we know. Martin is aware of those authors who seek to fill
these gaps by speculation. In the Bibliography, the books are divided into
two groups; "Orthodox", and "Speculative", which should assist any reader
who seeks to follow up the history in closer detail. Sean Martin however
does not forsake entirely the area of these gaps in our knowledge which is
known as the "Templar Mysteries" For example; (a) that the exact beginnings
of the Order are shrouded in mystery - when were they actually formed?, (b)
what was going on at the Templar Site on the Temple Mount - what did they
find there?, (c) did the Templars possess the Holy Grail (the chalice used
at the Last Supper)?, (d) what was the Templar's relationship with the Arab
world?, (e) were the Templars heretics?, (d) did they worship some strange
head?, (e) what happened to the Templar treasure and Fleet?, (f) what happened
to those Templars which escaped imprisonment and execution?
These questions all form the last chapter in the book.
I have several books on the Knights Templar, mainly those in the Orthodox
book list which Martin provided. However there are a few on my book shelves
that I have not read yet due to their larger size (and that I am seeking
to read at least three serious books at one time!). The advantage of martin's
book was its size. Not only is it a handy size in terms of book dimension
(186 x 124mm) for travelling around with, but at 275-280 words per page,
with only 132 pages of the main text, to read the whole book was not a difficult
Essentially the book is what it says it is; a pocket essential, and it does
that job extremely well. If you are in need of a starting guide from which
to learn about the history of the Knights Templar, this book is a bargain
and worth buying.
The Reverend Dr Michael Foster.
Thursday, 18th March 2004.


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Happy Holidays from Rankin/Bass Productions Historian Rick Goldschmidt!
Rick Goldschmidt, author and the official historian and biographer for Rankin/Bass Productions, joins Bill and Wendy to talk about his Hallmark Christmas Tour. They also talk about the art and influence of Rankin/Bass Productions, the unknown stories behind "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", and much more.


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Wednesday 20th June 2012 The Centre for Opposition Studies hosted a lecture and discussion on recent political developments in France with Dr Sophie Loussouarn.On 6 May 2012, the incumbent President Sarkozy was defeated by socialist candidate François Hollande, who won with 51.6% of the vote. It was a very close victory for the winner, with Hollande gaining the smallest majority a President has ever had in the Fifth Republic. On 15 May, President Hollande made a point of inaugurating a new style of presidency, and has appointed the leader of the socialist party in the National Assembly, Jean-Marc Ayrault, as Prime Minister. The new Cabinet includes 34 ministers, two of whom are communist. The parliamentary elections of 10 and 17 June are a key test for the newly-elected President, and our event will consider how these affect the future direction of French politics.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 6pmInstitute for Government, 2 Carlton GardensIn association with the Institute for Government, we were pleased to present a lecture by one of our Honorary Presidents, Lord Howard of Lympne, chaired by the Institute for Government's Director, Rt Hon Peter Riddell.
Lord Howard discussed how policy is made, resourced and developed in opposition, as well as the challenges of effective opposition leadership based on his experience as Leader of the Opposition between 2003 and 2005.
Watch a video of the event below (courtesy of the Institute for Government):
Presented as part of our 'Aspects of UK Opposition" series, the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords presented her thoughts on the role of the upper chamber in scrutinising and holding the Government to account.Having served in the last Cabinet as Leader of the House before now leading the Labour peers on the other side of the Chamber, Baroness Royall had a wealth of experience on which to draw in her lecture. She addressed a wide range of important issues, such as the historic imbalance in party representation in the upper House, and the impact of the coalition on the way it works. She also directed criticism at the suggestion the Government may be planning to increase its strength by creating new peers:""What the Government is seeking to do here is to change the fundamental constitutional role of the House of Lords. Instead of it being a scrutinising and revising chamber, holding the government of the day to account – the very role described by the Government in its White Paper on further reform of the Lords – the coalition is seeking to return the House of Lords to the rubber-stamp role it used to have in the days of Conservative dominance."You can download the full text of her speech as a PDF here.
24th January 2012In the first of our series of events looking at different aspects of opposition in the UK, we were pleased to welcome the Chairman of the Conservative backbench 1922 Committee, Graham Brady MP, to address the Centre.Whilst we today think mainly of the Labour party when we consider opposition, there is also an important role played by backbench members of the parties in government.Opposition involves not just trying to get rid of a government, but also holding it to account and influencing its policy direction. In that regard, the backbench 1922 Committee may certainly be said to act as a "critical friend" to the Government.In his talk, Mr Brady addressed this issue, and shared his thoughts on the proper role of the Committee in communicating views of MPs to the party leadership.
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Pressure? You think Hyeon Chung playing in his first Grand Slam semifinal at age 21 is pressure?
Friday's match at the Australian Open — Chung's first against Roger Federer — will certainly be a high-profile one, but through Chung's lenses, the stakes were much higher in September 2014 when he was competing in men's doubles at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, in his home country.
Win the gold medal with his partner, Yong-kyu Lim, and they would be exempt from South Korea's mandatory 21-month military service — a reward reserved for Korean athletes who win titles in major international competitions.
Chung and Lim were nearly eliminated in the semifinals against the Indian team of Yuki Bhambri and Divij Sharan, prevailing in a supertiebreaker, 11-9. They then went on to win the final.
"We saved like four match points in the semifinals," Chung said this week in the players' restaurant at Melbourne Park. "If I lose that match, maybe I am not here now. I would have to go to the army."
Chung said he later served in the military for a few weeks, which did not pause his tennis career for long. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that Chung can win the Australian Open, too, after defeating three seeded players, including the six-time champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth round.
"Look, I'm very excited to play Chung," said Federer, 36, who will face an opponent 15 years his junior at this late stage of a major tournament for the first time. "I thought he played an incredible match against Novak. To beat him here is one of the tough things to do in our sport, I believe. I know that Novak maybe wasn't at 110 percent, but he was all right. He was giving it a fight till the very end. To close it out, that was mighty impressive."
Djokovic was definitely not at the peak of his elastic powers, coming off a six-month break and still suffering from right elbow pain. But he posed a serious challenge to Chung, who was also facing the mental barrier of playing his idol in the same stadium where Djokovic beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2008 to win his first major title.
That was the first Grand Slam final that Chung remembered watching on television, but he had been pretending to be Djokovic for years in makeshift matches against his older brother, Hong, in a parking lot in front of the family's home and elsewhere.
"It was similar like minitennis," Chung said. "My model was Novak, and my brother liked Rafa because he is playing also lefty."
So who won, Novak or Rafa?
"I think Rafa won because Novak was too small," Chung said with a laugh, gesturing toward Hong, 24, who was sitting nearby.
The Chungs' father, Suk-jin, played tennis. But Hong was the real measuring stick, although their mother, Young-mi, confirmed on Tuesday that Hyeon began playing tennis after a doctor said it would help his poor eyesight.
"The doctor said instead of looking at the tiny letters of the book, it's better to look at the green color," she said through a translator. "In Korea, all the fences around the tennis courts were green. His older brother was already playing tennis, so he started playing tennis as a hobby."
The younger brother eventually grew up, and Hyeon said he beat Hong twice in Asian Futures events.
"My brother was always nice about it, and I really appreciate it," Hyeon said.
He is now an imposing athlete, one whose acrobatic defense and ability to generate power in extension look very familiar.
"Reminds me obviously a lot of Novak," Federer said. "The way he's able to slide on forehand and backhand and use the hard court as a clay court and get balls back and stay aggressive in defense."
Though unseeded upon arrival in Melbourne, the 58th-ranked Chung was considered a leader of the new wave in men's tennis, which has been called Next Gen by ATP Tour leaders who are deeply concerned about beginning to bridge the charisma chasm that will be left when Federer, Djokovic and Rafael Nadal move on.
To promote the youngsters, the tour organized the first Next Gen ATP Finals in November in Milan for players 21 and younger. Chung won the title.
But can you still be considered a Next Gen player when you are in the final four of a Grand Slam tournament?
The answer seems obvious, and it must be even more self-evident to the players Chung has swashbuckled his way past in Melbourne.
On Wednesday in the quarterfinals, Chung, in the favorite's role, for a change, ended the run of 97th-ranked Tennys Sandgren of the United States.
"He does so many cool things with how he moves and how he returns and how he plays with his forehand," Sandgren said. "It was kind of like an extremely difficult puzzle to try to figure out. I wasn't able to figure it out, but I enjoyed trying."
The victory made Chung the first Korean, male or female, to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam singles tournament. It also guaranteed that Chung will become the highest-ranked South Korean player in history after the Australian Open, surpassing Hyung-taik Lee, who peaked at No. 36 in the ATP rankings in 2007. Chung will break into the top 30 on Monday and could go as high as No. 10, if he wins the tournament.
In South Korea, where tennis is a minor sport, his victory over Djokovic was front-page and home-page news. Chung has an opportunity, like Kei Nishikori in Japan, to capitalize on being a breakthrough player in an affluent Asian nation.
Chung's agent, Stuart Duguid of WME/IMG, described the South Korean tennis market as "emerging."
"I'd say it replicates Japan at the early stages of Kei's career," he said. "It's potentially very lucrative."
Gimmick or no gimmick, the Next Gen tournament in Milan appears to have played a role in helping Chung move on to bigger things in a hurry.
"In my opinion, because of that tournament, he really started to believe, 'I can win tournaments, and I can beat two, three or four good players in a row,' " said Neville Godwin, Chung's new South African coach. "Every match at Next Gen was maybe not in the same environment as Melbourne, but it was a big stage, and you had to bring your best stuff. And I think the scoring system they used with shorter sets meant there were way more big points, so those guys are pretty well geared up for this year. Hyeon worked really hard in the off-season because he knew what he was capable of."
Godwin was aware, too. After four years working with the South African veteran Kevin Anderson, they split at the end of last season, when Godwin was voted ATP coach of the year.
Anderson shares an agent with Chung, and Duguid reached out to Godwin about working with Chung, who is based in Seoul.
Chung's English is improving, which made working with an English-speaking coach more attractive. Godwin was intrigued by the idea of molding a great young talent (Anderson is 31).
"There were a few things Hyeon just needed to do a little bit better," Godwin said. "Obviously he has got great wheels, but you can't just defend for 10 years as a pro, otherwise you end up like Andy Murray with hip surgery and probably sooner."
Godwin and Chung changed Chung's serve in the off-season, bringing his feet closer together to create a more solid platform for him to deploy his extraordinary leg strength.
"It's kind of like an Andy Roddick serve," Godwin said, referring to the retired American star. "Obviously Hyeon's legs are the power base of his game. The more he can bring them into the equation, the better."
Chung will need to sprint, lunge and blunt attack after attack if he is to stay with Federer, who has yet to drop a set and is closing in on his 20th major singles title with none of his traditional rivals in the mix for a change.
This will be Federer's 43rd appearance in a Grand Slam semifinal, an Open era record by a big margin. This will be Chung's first.
But it is worth remembering, as he walks onto the blue court wearing his white-frame glasses, that Chung has played for high stakes before and ended up with a gold medal.
"He clearly has nothing to lose," Federer said. "I will tell myself the same, and we'll see what happens."


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In 1919 Nancy Astor was the first women to take her seat in the House of Commons for Plymouth South. But to this day there are still more men with seats in the Commons than there have ever been women MPs elected.
Listen on this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01lfw2p
She was a feisty woman and her are some great quotes:
" I wanted the world to get better and I knew that it couldn't get better if it was going to be ruled by men"
"In fact I think that it's amazing how well the men did for 2000 years considering they tried to do it alone. We know what they are when we leave them in the house alone"
"I felt it was my duty to vote the way I thought was right "
" I had the women behind me."
" We've got moral strength, you've got immoral strength." I said to the gentlemen.
" Amazing how well the men treated me considering how few of them wanted me there."
Arthur Balfour, Lloyd George and many others had made it clear that they would rather have a rattle snake in the House of Commons than me at that time.
Winston Churchill to Nancy Astor " We hoped to freeze you out. When you entered the House of Commons I felt like a woman had entered my bathroom and I'd nothing to protect myself with except a sponge."


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Meet The Staff
Our goal is to give each patient at our office the time and attention they deserve. From the moment you walk in we want you to feel welcome and be comfortable.
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Emily | Office Manager
Emily brings warmth, humor, and kindness as she receives our guests. Her 13 years of experience in the dental field bring a level of expertise to her position. A long time resident of Spokane, her time is filled with family, music, day trips to local areas of interest, her cat, and her energetic and enjoyable 14 year old daughter, Perris.
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Heather is a Spokane native. Born and raised here, she graduated from Mead High School in 1996. Heather has been working as a dental assistant since the spring of 1996. Helping people feel good about their smile is what brings the most enjoyment as a dental assistant. She is married to Nick and they have two children, Coolin and Katie. They love spending time as a family camping, riding ATV's, riding snowmobiles, and any other outdoor activities. They also love spending time with their Boxer dog, Jozie!
Kim's expertise shows as she works chairside assisting Dr. Marc Henning and in the lab creating and perfecting. Her smile and sense of humor puts the patients at ease and her gentle efficiency keeps things moving. While not at Henning Dental Studio her time is filled with her family. Together they enjoy camping, children's sports and activities, and home projects. Kim enjoys coming together alongside patients to help them achieve the smile they're excited to share.
Brianna brings life and energy to our entire office. Her enthusiasm and dedication to dental assisting combined with her genuine appreciation for our patients creates an ideal combination for your dental experience. Outside of the office, Brianna brings that same energy to her husband and adorable one-year old son, DIY projects around the house, camping and swimming. She has a passion for serving the community and is always ready for any new challenge!
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Tiffany is a registered dental hygienist. She graduated from EWU in 2007 from the dental hygiene program and then continued on to get her master's degree in dental hygiene in 2013. She is very passionate about her job and loves helping and getting to know her patients. Patients' needs and concerns are her top priority as she strives to exceed expectations. In her free time, Tiffany enjoys spending time with her two sweet daughters, wonderful husband and newborn baby girl. She enjoys outdoor activities, crafting, and relaxing with friends. Come in and get to know her, she's looking forward to meeting you and helping you in any way she can.
Andrean is one of our three amazing hygienists. She graduated from EWU and has been practicing for the last 12 years. Dr. Henning first worked with Andrean when he was newly out of dental school. We are so pleased to be reunited, and to have her as a part of our Henning Dental Team. Her expertise and ease with patients is a great asset to our patients and team. Outside of the office she loves being mom to her two young girls, Kyra and Kaylee. She also enjoys time hiking, biking, and camping with her husband.
Cristi originally obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from the University of Washington in 1999. She went on to obtain her dental hygiene degree at Clark College in 2001. In the following years she has enjoyed the fine art of balancing work and family life. At Henning Dental Studio she has an innate ability to put patients at ease. Our patients often comment on how much they enjoyed their time with Cristi. At home Cristi stays busy with her young daughter and son, volunteering in their pre-school co-op, and spending family time together. Her personal interests include party planning, watching movies, and feeding her peacocks. Call today to schedule a top quality cleaning with Cristi.
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And the loudest, rudest and most obnoxious of them all is …
If you could whip up the perfect tacky tourist in a lab, what would it include? Novelty-sized camera hanging from a strap? Check. Head buried in a folded-out map? Sure. Fanny pack? Indeed, there are several undeniable characteristics of lousy tourists, but how can you peg just who is the worst? Which tourists are the most reviled across the globe?
Deal site LivingSocial recently asked some 5,600 respondents across five countries (U.S.A., Canada, Australia, Ireland and Britain) to name the nation whose tourists are the most terrible, looking at who they consider to be loud, rude and obnoxious.
6% said Spaniards were the worst tourists.
There may be little separating Spanish tourists from, say, Italian tourists (5.6% of survey participants said Italians were the worst travellers), but what binds them together is one thing: the Irish hate 'em both. 10% of Irish respondents said they thought Spanish people were among the worst tourists, while 11% of the Irish said the same about Italians.
7% said South Koreans were the worst tourists.
Most nations' tourists are disliked by one country more so than another, but Korean travelers are equally reviled across the globe. According to LivingSocial's survey, respondents from Australia (9% said Koreans were the world's worst tourists), Canada (7%), Ireland (5%), Britain (6%) and America (9%) all appear to detest Korean tourists at roughly the same rate.
10% said Russians were the worst tourists.
Russian tourists, with their reputations as rude alcoholics with no knowledge of basic etiquette — their words, not ours! — are considered the eighth-worst travelers on earth, but two countries' citizens specifically dislike them most. The Irish (13% said they were the lousiest tourists) and English (12%) are the nations least likely to welcome Russians with open arms.
11% said Indians were the worst tourists.
Last November, The Hindu newspaper reported on an increase in Indians travelling Down Under — a spike of some 10.4% in 2011, according to Tourism Victoria in Australia. Yet, if you buy LivingSocial's survey, the influx has not been welcome. Of the five nations that responded to the deal site's questionnaire, Australians were most likely to identify Indians as some of the world's lousiest tourists; 18% said travellers from India were the worst.
11% said the Japanese were the worst tourists.
There's plenty to read into this LivingSocial survey, but there's also reason to exercise caution when citing its results. To wit: to the European respondents to this survey — participants from Britain and Ireland — Japanese tourists were not a hit; 8% of Brits said they were the worst on earth, 12% of the Irish said the same. So what's the fuss? According to hoteliers across Europe, who responded to a similar survey in 2007, Japanese tourists were voted the best in the world — polite, respectful and tidy — beating out Americans and the Swiss for the top spot.
13% said the Chinese were the worst tourists.
Canada has been wooing Chinese tourists for years, and in fact Stephen Harper made a plea just last month for more Far East travellers to visit the great, white North. Perhaps the PM did not consult with his citizens, however. According to LivingSocial's survey, 18% of Canadians thought the Chinese were the world's worst tourists, a sum bested only by the Australians, 19% of which said Chinese travellers were the least pleasant to have visit.
14% said the French were the worst tourists.
The French and their stereotypes. Certainly, without addressing any in great detail, the French have a reputation across the globe, and it's reflected clearly in this LivingSocial survey. Of the nations that responded, double-digits — that is, at least 10% — in all five countries said the French were the worst tourists in the world, a well-rounded disgrace matched only by one other nation of the 16 countries considered in the survey.
14% said Brits were the worst tourists.
In terms of annual vacation time, Brits fall about right in the middle of the pack among countries surveyed by LivingSocial, taking 23 days off each year (compared to 21 for Canadians and 27 for Australians). Though, when the English do travel, they're able to make quite a splash. Just this year, two Brits were allegedly denied entry to the U.S. not for failing a luggage scan but for a Twitter conversation they had a week earlier. According to the Daily Mail, one user's insistence she was going to 'destroy America' and her travel companion's pledge to '[piss] people off on Hollywood Blvd (sic) and [dig] Marilyn Monroe up' did not sit well with the Transportation Security Administration, which detained the Brits upon their arrival at LAX.
17% said Germans were the worst tourists.
As Canadians — as North Americans, really — it's tough to figure just what's so reviled about German travellers: only 8% of Canadians, compared to the same 8% of Americans, said Germans were the worst tourists on earth. So, why do they score so high? Ah, simply take this poll to the U.K. to find your answer. A whopping 26% of Irish respondents said Germans were the lousiest travellers, a sum bested only by the British, 31% of which said no one beats the Deutsche when it comes to terrible tourists.
29% said Americans were the worst tourists.
You know, relatively speaking, Americans don't travel all that much, reporting to LivingSocial they take only 16 vacation days each year, a low sum when compared to nations like Australia (27) and Ireland (28). Still, in their limited time spent abroad, Americans are able to make their mark, scoring with an overwhelming consensus as the most detested tourists on the planet. Survey respondents won't say exactly what they dislike about Yankee travellers, but perhaps the most surprising result was what we said about Americans here at home. Canadians, us humble, kind people, reported we hate American tourists most; 39% of Canuck respondents said no travellers on earth were worse than our neighbours to the south.


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Tips for Supporting Someone with SPD
It is important you understand what someone's over-riding sensory needs is. This will be the sensory system which they are mainly 'seeking' or 'avoiding' in their day-to- day lives. Once you can recognize this you can be prepared to support them in all settings.
I suggest that parents and professionals are prepared with a 'sensory sack'. This bag will contain a selection of items that will support a range of sensory needs (don't forget needs may fluctuate and vary):
- noise cancelling headphones, either in the ear or over the ear
- sunglasses
- cap with a peak
- something which smells of that person (old tshirt)
- a soft fidget like a small cushion
- a rough fidget like a brush
- a fidget which you fiddle with
- a weighted beanbag
- electric toothbrush
- a massaging cushion
Most children and adults with SPD are already regulating themselves so try and notice how they are doing that and offer other strategies too. You can learn more about understanding these characteristics with our 'Homelife' video series on YouTube. Subscribe and share the videos for FREE!
SPD is currently not able to be diagnosed in the UK in it's own right, it is only recognized with an Autism diagnosis. SPD affects many other people with additional needs too though, so please bear this in mind.
An Occupational Therapist who is Sensory Integration trained will be able to offer support and advice for anyone who has SPD. If you would like to help your setting become more aware of sensory needs then why not download our 'What is SPD' sheet from our website.


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Caleb Zigas - We Are La Cocina: Recipes in Pursuit of the American Dream — at Politics and Prose at Union Market
Located in San Francisco's Mission District, La Cocina is an innovative business incubator that supports a growing roster of small businesses—specifically, it helps turn informal home restaurants into sustainable legal enterprises by offering hands-on technical assistance to low-income and immigrant women entrepreneurs. In this rich and colorful album, Caleb Zigas, executive director of La Cocina, introduces fifty of these successful entrepreneurs. Sharing their stories, dreams, and recipes—from basics like tortillas to miso soup to Kuy Teav Phnom Penh (Cambodian noodle soup)—these women celebrate the power of food to bring us all together.


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