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Brenda and I bought the fabric yesterday. After a second look, I've decided to go off the game and bust that Josh posted. I compared the gameplay character to the pic of the action figure and found several differences like the wraps on his arm go all the way up to his shoulder on the figure and stop at the elbow on the gameplay character. Also, the action figure's boots have some small differences as well.
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Can't wait to see the final result Joel! Its gonna look awesome!
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I will tell you joel I know in the game every costume has a piece of all star wars costumes if you look at the glove the young apprentice is wearing on Raxis prime he has Anakins gloves buckles from ROTS, also the 2nd time you play through he has Vaders neck seal BUT to be on Topic the boots he wears with this costume are in fact Anakins Rots boots!! I would know those boots anywhere my friend.
Here are the glove buckles!!
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Rd maul wrote:
I will tell you joel I know in the game every costume has a piece of all star wars costumes if you look at the glove the young apprentice is wearing on Raxis prime he has Anakins gloves buckles from ROTS, also the 2nd time you play through he has Vaders neck seal BUT to be on Topic the boots he wears with this costume are in fact Anakins Rots boots!! I would know those boots anywhere my friend.
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Thanks for the info!
We had most of the costume done before Con but we didn't have time ot finish the arm wraps. We figured we'd just have it ready for a later event. Also, I was only going to get to wear in on the Friday of Con went not too many people would have seen it.
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Lord Parsec wrote:
Thanks for the info!
We had most of the costume done before Con but we didn't have time ot finish the arm wraps. We figured we'd just have it ready for a later event. Also, I was only going to get to wear in on the Friday of Con went not too many people would have seen it.
I would of seen it and that would been cool!
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US midterms: Democrats win House but no blue wave
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Democrats failed to win the massive rejection of President Donald Trump they had hoped for in Tuesday's midterm elections but won some important victories and saw young, women and minority candidates elected. They took control of the House of Representatives but Trump's Republicans kept the Senate.
"Americans have had enough of division;" declared the Democrat house leader Nancy Pelosi as the result became clear.
This is the first time in eight years that the Democrats will have the upper hand in the House, enabling them to challenge Trump's agenda.
Just after polls closed on the West Coast, Trump took to Twitter to hail his party's performance calling the midterms "a tremendous success", clearly pleased his Republican Party expanded its Senate majority.
Pelosi, who is likely to return as speaker of the House despite opposition from some centrist Democrats, promised that the party will serve as a counterweight but also work with Trump.
"Today is more than about Democrats and Republicans. It's about restoring the constitution's checks and balances to the Trump administration," Pelosi told a news conference.
Democrats' Senate disappointment
"At a minimum, the Democrats had to recapture control of the House, to be able to block Donald Trump's agenda or the Republican agenda to hold the administration to greater accountability for its actions," former US diplomat William Jordan told RFI. "It was critical for the Democrats credibility to be able to get the House.
"What has been less positive is how badly I think they've done in the Senate. They've not only failed to hold onto the seats that they should've held on to but they have also lost seats."
But the Democrat losses have not been high enough to give the Republicans the 60 votes that would give them a free hand in the Senate.
There were also important races for state governorships.
"What I was counting on the most for the Democrats was to equalise the governorships in the country," Jordan commented. "What is often not understood overseas is just how important governorships are in the United States to setting the stage for national elections, whether you're talking about redefining electoral districts or setting the rules for voter registration as well as voter ID. These are all things that have been very important and very critical in this latest election."
The Democrats failed to win the seven governorships they hoped for actually lost some of them, Jordan pointed out.
Racially charged campaign
The midterms came after a polarising, racially charged campaign.
One of the key issues for Trump was the crackdown on illegal immigrants.
Claiming that the country faces an "invasion" of migrants, Trump has sent thousands of soldiers to the Mexican border.
Stirring fear of foreigners and trumpeting American nationalism worked for Trump in his 2016 election victory against the Democrats' establishment candidate Hillary Clinton.
But the angry tone has also turned off swaths of Americans.
Virginia, traditionally staunchly Republican, this year swung to the Democrats.
Over the past year, the mood in Virginia changed, particularly since a demonstration by white supremacists in the city of Charlottesville last August which turned violent.
Trump's failure to openly condemn the attack which saw one protester killed, was widely judged to have emboldened the country's far-right, racist fringe.
Tim Kaine, who was Hillary Clinton's running mate in the 2016 presidential race soundly defeated his Republican challenger Corey Stewart in Virginia, a Trumpian opponent who fell under sharp criticism for his links to far-right figures.
Women, minorities, left
It has been good news for women and minorities:
- Democratic left-winger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made history as the youngest woman elected to Congress, riding a wave of minority women taking office;
- Muslim woman Ilhan Omar, a Somali refugee, won a House seat in a district in the Midwestern state of Minnesota;
- Rashida Tlaib, a social worker born in Detroit to Palestinian immigrant parents, won a House seat in a district of Michigan, where she ran unopposed by the Republicans;
- Kansas Democrat Sharice Davids, an attorney and former mixed martial arts fighter, became the first native American woman elected to Congress, defeating Republican incumbent Kevin Yoder;
- Deb Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna tribe of New Mexico, beat Janice Arnold-Jones, a Republican.
Districts around the country also reported unusually high turnout: according to Michael McDonald of the US Elections Project, 38.4 million Americans cast their ballots early ahead of this election, compared with 27.4 million in the 2014 midterm.
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Alisa Fleming ~ In the past, unless it was worked into a baked good, I avoided eggs like the plague. I despised their taste and texture … yet, in just the last few years, they have begun to grow on me a bit. I still have my limitations. In an omelet packed with veggies or poached is just about the only way I like'em, and even then they have to be prepared just right. Of course, in my picky demands of my husband (our in-house chef) and restaurant chefs, I had never actually cooked an egg myself! However, a few recent bits of knowledge encouraged me to finally take on this minor cooking challenge …
My husband and I have decided to cut back on starches and sugars. No, we aren't going "low carb" … we just realized how we are constantly hungry, and that our diets consist of far too many grain-foods and sugar. In trying to find that balance, it was made clear that breakfast was the first place I needed to start. Not a day goes by when I'm not hungry just 2 hours after breakfast no matter how many calories of oats I consume. But what to eat? In the midst of my searches for some breakfast options, I stumbled across a study (a small one yes, but I was willing to become a guinea pig myself) from the Rochester Centre for Obesity Research and Treatment in Minnesota, which found that women given two boiled eggs for breakfast went on to eat 400 fewer calories during the remainder of the day compared with other women who were given a bread-based breakfast.
I must be honest, on my very first day of 2 poached eggs with just a small 1 ounce serving of leftover smoked salmon I had tons of energy and was satiated, yet not overfull, until lunch! I don't know about you, but this was an absolute godsend for me with all of the holiday goodies floating about.
Today, I went vegetarian, enjoying two poached eggs with some leftover roasted sweet potatoes and parsnips (roasted in just a touch of grapeseed oil, and sprinkled with salt, freshly ground black pepper, thyme, rosemary, and some chopped garlic), served over a bed of boiled spinach. I placed a little less than 1 cup of baby spinach in the boiling water of the eggs to use up some of the greens in our fridge that were on their last legs. This actually filled me up a little bit more than needed, yet it was still only about 300 calories!
What eggs do I use?
I purchase organic medium-sized eggs from a market called Fresh & Easy. They obviously run a bit more than your average egg (right now they are $2.73 per dozen), but I feel it is worth it for a better quality (i.e. no antibiotics) and better tasting egg. Trader Joe's also offers fair prices on organic eggs.
But aren't eggs dairy?
I know what some of you are thinking (because I get this question all the time!), "What are eggs doing on a dairy-free website?" In the most common modern day use of the word, dairy includes all products made from milk, but does not include eggs. For the simplest reference, see the National Dairy Council, they represent the dairy industry, which includes milk, but not eggs. That said, many of you are vegan or have egg allergies, so you will find many egg-free resources on this site too, and Go Dairy Free is an excellent milk-free and egg-free resource. Hopefully, we can help create a universally acceptable definition of dairy, to avoid continued confusion!
Perfectly Poached Eggs
- Fill a saucepan about 2/3 full with water and bring it to a boil.
- Crack an egg into a bowl (I do one at a time since I am a newbie; also, if the yolk breaks it won't work for poaching, but you can scramble it or use it in a recipe)
- Reduce the heat to medium (you want the water simmering, but not boiling for the best cooked eggs), give the water a quick swirl, and gently slide/pour the egg into the simmering water.
- Allow the eggs to cook for 3 to 5 minutes – 3 if you like the yolk runny, 4 if you like it partially cooked but still a bit runny, 5 or more if you like those eggs solid!
- Remove the eggs with a slotted spoon, sifting out any excess water, and serve while still hot / warm.
Honestly, I couldn't believe it was that easy!
Vinegar Note: Some recipes recommend adding a dash of white vinegar to help the eggs appearance. Honestly, I can't stand the taste of the eggs when vinegar is used. Even a tiny amount seems to permeate their mild and delicate flavor. Also, aren't we taught that appearances don't matter?


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Sprung Performance Arenas in the community
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A sense of vulnerability. A strength toward a higher purpose.
AFFIRMATION: I let go of what has gone before that I may open myself to the power of love.
Shakes-to: Red
Keynote: A vulnerability that becomes our strength and way towards a higher purpose.
Tarot: Return Journey of the Lovers (B6)
Set: Tantric Illumination Set
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Freedive hq in philippines, asia
The Philippines is an archipelago in South-East Asia of more than seven thousand islands located between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea at the very eastern edge of Asia
Location in Asia
- Many wonderful beaches are just part of one of the world's longest coastlines making it the perfect playground for Freediving. It takes about 20 years to spend a day on every island. Since Spanish colonial times, the country has been Asia's largest Catholic country. Over a hundred ethnic groups, a mixture of foreign influences and a fusion of culture and arts have enhanced the uniqueness of the Filipino identity and the wonder that is the Philippines and Asia
Cebu Island in Philippines
- Cebu is one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines, with Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the Visayas. The capital of Cebu island is Cebu City. Cebu City is the first Spanish settlement in the country and the oldest city in the country. In the beginning of the 16th century the Spaniards arrived in the southern part of the Philippines. Since then Cebu City has been the centre of trade and commerce in the southern part of the Philippines and has an international airport with flights from and to all of Asia
Marine life
- The marine life in the Philippines is overwhelmingly beautiful. Made up of more than 7,100 islands and located in the nutrient-rich Coral Triangle of Asia, the Philippines is home to an astounding number of marine creatures. World War II wrecks, steep drop-offs and tropical caves house colorful hard and soft corals as well as thousands of fantastical fish species
Sardines run
- he Sardine run is a group of million sardines that keep staying together as their defence mechanism. They move and swim together as a group. Unlike the sardine run in Southern Africa that usually occurred in May to July. The sardine run in the Philippines is available to see for all year long. Freediving is a great way to enjoy the sardines run as you won't scare them with the bubbles or with the boats. Just swim from shore and the fun begins!!!
- In 2016 and 2017 and 2018, Freedive HQ got awarded the Trip adivsor Certificate of Excellence in regards of the outstanding services we provide. Come and try it yourself, you will discover another face of Asia


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Hunchback Assignments Book 3
Arthur Slade
Harper Collins
Browse Inside
Arthur Slade has another smash hit on his hands. In this amazing novel we are reunited with Modo, Octavia, and Mr. Socrates, and Tharpa joins the expedition this time around. And of course, it features our favorite mechanical hand villain, Miss Hakkandottir. This time the steampunk adventure takes us to the colonies once again as we immerse ourselves in the Victorian World with a technological twist.Now the adventure heads to the Australian Outback and a rumored Egyptian pyramid in the middle of the Jungle. Filled with a mix of Victorian sense and sensibility, and the steampunk cutting-edge technology, the story takes us into an alternate past. This story is wonderfully written with greater character development and depth than the earlier two books. Slade is a master storyteller and as he draws us into this world and the complex relationship between two spies serving their country, Modo and Octavia both explore new feelings and expectations. This adventure is to see and find a legendary God Face, an ancient relic supposed to turn an enemy arm upon itself. But with poisonous mechanical falcons, an assassin, and Modo and company always seeming one step behind, can they pull it together and achieve another victory for England and the Crown?
This book was another amazing read by an incredible Canadian author. Arthur Slade has been in my top ten reads almost every quarter and every year for a few years running. This book was no exception. I had heard a rumour that this book 3 was to be the last, but now Arthur Slade has confirmed at least a 4th book, breaking with his tradition of only doing trilogys for series, such as Northern Fights and his Canadian Chills. I already anticipate the next, and if you have not read them, read the Hunchback Assignments.
They are exceptional works of fiction!
Books by Arthur Slade:
The Dragonfly's Journey (1996)
John Diefenbaker: an Appointment with Destiny (2000)
Dust (2001)
Tribes (2002)
Monsterology (2005)
Villainology (2005)
Megiddo's Shadow (2006)
Jolted (2008)
Shades: 17 Startling Stories (2011)
Flickers (2016)
Crimson (2018)
Death by Airship (2019)
aka Modo Mission Clockwork Series:
The Hunchback Assignments (2009)
The Dark Deeps (2010)
Empire of Ruins (2011)
Island of Doom (2012)
Modo Embers End - Graphic Novel (2014)
The Northern Frights Series
Draugr (1997)
The Haunting of Drang Island (1998)
The Loki Wolf (2000)
Northern Frights Reprint Editions:
Draugr (2020)
Drang (2020)
Loki Wolf (2020)
The Canadian Chills Series
Return of the Grudstone Ghosts (2002)
Ghost Hotel (2004)
Invasion of the IQ Snatchers (2007)
Librarian. Assassin. Vampire Series:
Amber Fang: The Hunted
Amber Fang: Betrayed
Amber Fang: Revenge
Amber Fang Box Set Books 1-3
Dragon Assassin Series:
Twin Fury
Shadow Hunter
Dark Wings
Elder Magic
Royal Blood
Hidden Powers
Burning Empire
The Not So Simple Life
Viper - Short Story
Visual Bibliography for Arthur Slade
Author profile interview with Arthur Slade.
Author profile interview with Stephen Shea.


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This Day in History – January 21st, 1899
Adam Opel AG (Opel) is a German automobile manufacturer headquartered in Rüsselsheim, Hesse, Germany and a subsidiary of General Motors Company. The company designs, engineers, manufactures and distributes Opel-branded passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles and vehicle parts for distribution in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. Opel designed and manufactured vehicles are also sold under the Buick brand in the United States, Canada, Mexico and China, the Holden brand in Australia and New Zealand and the Vauxhall brand in the United Kingdom.
Opel traces its roots to a sewing machine manufacturer founded by Adam Opel in 1862. The company began manufacturing bicycles in 1886 and produced its first automobile on January 21st, 1899.
The first cars were produced in 1899 after Opel's sons entered into a partnership with Friedrich Lutzmann, a locksmith at the court in Dessau in Saxony-Anhalt, who had been working on automobile designs for some time. These cars were not very successful and so the partnership was dissolved after two years, following which Opel's sons signed a licensing agreement in 1901 with the French Automobiles Darracq S.A. to manufacture vehicles under the brand name "Opel Darracq". These cars were made up of Opel bodies mounted on a Darracq chassis, powered by a two-cylinder engine.
The company first showed cars of its own design at the 1902 Hamburg Motor Show, and started manufacturing them in 1906, with Opel Darracq production being discontinued in 1907.
In 1909, the Opel 4/8 PS model, known as the "Doktorwagen" "Doctor's Car" was produced. Its reliability and robustness were greatly appreciated by physicians, who drove a lot to see their patients, back when hard-surfaced roads were still rare. The "Doktorwagen" sold for only 3,950 marks, about half as much as the luxury models of its day.
In 1911, the company's factory was virtually destroyed by fire and a new one was built with more up-to-date machinery. By 1914, Opel had become the largest German manufacturer of motor vehicles.


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text: Kolor Kings is owned by World Renowned Custom Painter Steve Deman. Steve has been in the automotive industry for over 20 years and continues to per-fect his craft in designing, painting and building all types of autos. He has been an innovator in the custom industry with his automotive designs and paint techniques. Deman was first able to showcase his full paint designs when he did his first lowrider paint job on Joe Ray's 1971 Buick Riviera, Swan Song. Deman has no limits, from humble beginnings starting out of his mom's garage during his high school years, he began painting helmets, dirt bikes and VW's. Steve later moved on to Mini Trucks, Lowriders and Hot Rods with many things in between like Harley's, Big Rigs, Speed Boats and up to 40 foot Cigarette Boats. He has been to Japan countless times dating back to 1997 to lay down his unique style of patterns and graphics that have become a trend in today's custom paint world in both the U.S., Japan and many other countries, including Steve's signature water drop effect along with his speed line effect. He has also traveled to Canada and Spain as well as through out the U.S. to teach his special paint techniques. Steve has been featured on TV Shows: Monster House, Overhaulin' and My Classic Car with Dennis Gage. Along with countless magazine front covers and lay outs in automotive magazines through out his career. From 2015-2017 Kolor Kings was contracted by Foose Design to achieve those perfect body lines and sheen paint jobs that all Chip's projects require along with being unveiled at the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV. '33 Ford Coupe – 2015 BASF Glasurit Booth 71 Pantera-2015 Magnaflow Booth Madam X – 2016 BASF Glasurit Booth MachFoose – 2017 BASF Glasurit Booth 32 Ford Coupe -2017 Magnaflow Booth Be on the look out for the next Kolor Kings Original Master Piece Collection, Builds and Collaborations!


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State Rep. Debbie Riddle (R – Tomball) has attracted the ire of Facebook commenters after posting a comment on Tuesday about House Bill 1706, which "intends that all persons be informed of the rights of a breast-feeding mother and child and be prohibited from interfering with those rights," according to the legislation.
Riddle's post is no longer visible on her Facebook news feed, but can be found here. (H/T The Texas Tribune)
Riddle says she is in favor of breastfeeding, but does not support the bill.
"It is important for women to be modest while feeding their baby – and most women are modest and respectful. But, a bill that would allow for lawsuits if one 'interfered' with a woman breast feeding is really going a bit too far. If a business owner objects to a woman who is not being modest then be fearful of a lawsuit is government out of control. Most of our laws and bills being considered for law would not be necessary if people would simply be considerate and thoughtful of others."
Proponents of breastfeeding in public quickly responded with more than 1,000 angry posts.
Multiple commenters said they don't think it's fair to require their babies to breastfeed with blankets over their heads, stating that it's too hot and stuffy, and that the babies pull the blankets off while feeding. Others said legislating modesty is "a slippery slope."
Riddle's post did attract some supportive comments from women who think nursing moms should cover up or try to find a private place to breastfeed. "Don't we have more important things to worry about?" commenter Katie Kindle said.
Riddle's office was not immediately available for comment.


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Studying with us in 2021/22
It is possible that the 2021/22 academic year may be affected by the ongoing disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Any arrangements put in place by the University for the 2021/22 academic year will be in accordance with the latest government public health advice, pandemic-related/health and safety legislation, and the terms and conditions of the student contract.
Want to study an MBA in Birmingham? Accelerate your career and build your development towards higher positions of responsibility with our Executive Master of Business Administration course.
It will provide a thorough look at different aspects of management, decision-making, strategy and organisational improvement. It is delivered on a part-time basis so that you can continue with your career as you add to your knowledge, competence and credibility.
This is a chance for you to self- manage your learning, developing your leadership abilities by drawing on your real-life knowledge and skills. You will gain invaluable business insight, combined with consultancy, which are key points when it comes to rising up the career ladder.
Throughout the course, what you study will mirror the challenges today's businesses face, helping you deliver appropriate and modern solutions for your organisations.
There are also plenty of networking opportunities available with course colleagues, allowing you to keep in contact with the postgraduate community created in the Business School.
We ensure the course is flexible enough to substantially fit around work. Modules are a mixture of classroom and blended online learning, and client-based consultancy, with the whole course being practice-based.
Our Executive MBA is taught by experts who have experience of working in a wide variety of roles in companies ranging from Zurich International Solutions, JP Morgan and Barclays to Maersk Line, Aviva, Hertz, Ford and The Children's Society.
As part of your degree you will gain the opportunity to work on live client projects undertaken with both SMEs and high profile companies.
Come along to one of our upcoming events where our staff will be on hand to answer all your questions.
Visit our School site for more student work and extra information.
You may be able to take advantage of the government's plans to make loans of up to £10,906 available for postgraduate study.
This course is in the final stages of approval to ensure it meets the very highest standards of quality, creativity and applied learning.
|Typical Offers (UK Students)
An honours degree or equivalent qualification.
If you do not have a degree you could still be considered through our APEL procedure which looks for evidence of being able to benefit from, and succeed on the programme through your management experience.
You should also occupy (or have occupied) a position of management responsibility for a minimum of three years.
Applications from international applicants with equivalent qualifications are welcome. Please see your country page for further details on the equivalent qualifications we accept.
In additional to the academic entry requirements listed above, international and EU students will also require the qualifications detailed in this table.
|English language requirements 2020/21
6.0 overall with 5.5 minimum in all bands
If you do not meet the required IELTS score, you may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English courses. Please note that you must have a Secure English Language Test (SELT) to study on the pre-sessional English course. More information.
|Other accepted qualifications
|Visit our English language page
Don't meet our entry requirements? You could apply for courses at our International College.
Award: MBA
Starting: Sep 2021
Fees for Part-time students
This course can be studied on a Part-time study basis. The cost per year of study is based on credit requirements for that year as shown here.
Award: MBA
Starting: Sep 2021
Fees for Part-time students
This course can be studied on a Part-time study basis. The cost per year of study is based on credit requirements for that year as shown here.
If you're unable to use the online form for any reason, you can complete our PDF application form and equal opportunities PDF form instead. The University reserves the right to increase fees in line with inflation based on the Retail Prices Index or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament up to a maximum of five per cent.
Students are required to submit a personal statement as part of their application for this course.
Your postgraduate personal statement is going to shine a light on your personal experience, academic success, personal skills and any other factors that will support your application for further study.
Here are the key areas you'll need to address:
Studying a postgraduate course usually means you want to specialise in something. So what's driving you?
Show that you've researched the course offering. What is it about this particular course that appeals to you? Is it the lecturers? The modules? Etc.
Tutors want to know that you can handle postgraduate study, so show them how your undergraduate experiences or work life has equipped you for a more advanced level of study. Key areas to address are research and group work but this can vary depending on your chosen course.
Add anything relevant that relates back to your chosen course and shows how your skills will contribute towards your learning. What extra-curricular activities have you taken part in? What awards have you won? What employment or voluntary experience do you have that has helped you develop transferable skills? How do these specifically relate to the course you are applying for?
You should also mention your future plans and how a postgraduate qualification fits in. Try to look beyond your postgraduate study – do you plan to jump straight into a specific career or follow your studies with a research degree? Lastly, use plain, professional English and, where possible, utilise the language of your chosen industry.
Get more information on writing personal statements.
While there are no additional costs associated with purchasing text books, there may be other costs to you. If you are joining the course which has a professional body accreditation you may be required to pay membership or examination costs. For details of these costs, please click on the link below.
Based on the past experience of our students, you might find it helpful to set aside about £50 for each year of your studies for your personal stationery and study materials. All our students are provided with 100 free pages of printing each year to a maximum total value of £15.
Find additional costs for your course
The cost of accommodation and other living costs are not included within your course fees. More information on the cost of accommodation can be found in our accommodation pages.
We offer further information on possible postgraduate financial support. This includes the type of loans, grants and scholarships available both from the government and from Birmingham City University.
Did you know that you will soon be able to apply for a postgraduate loan of up to £10,906 for some courses and options?
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 180 credits):
Organisations and People Management
20 credits
This module will look at people, organisations and culture from a number of perspectives or views, and will require you to apply a number of theories, models and concepts. There will also be particular interest in the strategic aspect of managing people in organisations. The module creates the space for you to 'try out' a number of concepts, in the relatively safe environment of the University.
Marketing Management
20 credits
The module enables you to develop a thorough understanding of marketing theories and concepts. You will be able to develop and apply marketing strategies in complex interconnected environments. In addition, this module explores and evaluate the application of strategic marketing planning, implementation and controlling of national and international marketing strategies.
Financial Performance Management
20 credits
This module aims to develop your understanding of the main financial objective of the firm i.e. wealth maximisation and how it is achieved through alignment of financial decisions under constraints from within and outside the organisation. The module covers topics such as financial statements analysis, budgeting, cost-benefit analysis, time value money, investment appraisal, working capital management, sources of capital and choice of capital structure.
Contemporary Strategic Management and Globalisation
20 credits
The aim of this module is to introduce you to key strategic issues in management in a global context. This is done by practitioner analysis of the impact of globalisation on management today and the relevance of core theories in management and global business. This therefore seeks to bridge the gap between theories and the decision making process of solving real, complex business problems in a global setting.
Strategic Leadership and Transformation
20 credits
This module is about leadership at strategic level and the role of transformational leaders as catalysts for change in their organisations and whole industries. The module therefore focuses on two but clearly intertwined elements of strategic leadership and management of change.
Enterprise, Innovation and Creativity
20 credits
This module will provide insight into the nature and scope of entrepreneurship and innovation by critically analysing its role economic growth and the well-being of society. The module has been designed to allow you to explore this subject in detail including how new ventures are created.
Consultancy Project
20 credits
This module is designed to allow you to integrate and apply your acquired knowledge, knowing, learning and managing skills within the consultancy arena by providing the opportunity for a self-selected group to undertake a selected, strategically based, consultancy project on either a national or international basis.
Strategic Management Project
40 credits
The purpose of the Strategic Management Project is to require you to investigate a significant business or management issue and to make recommendations for improvements in practice. It provides the opportunity for a progressively higher level of understanding, critical awareness, application and practice in relation to issues in strategic management. At the same time it requires the integration of concepts, models and techniques associated with strategic decision making in organisations.
Modules are a mixture of classroom and blended online learning with the whole course being practice-based.
In addition to the classroom and blended learning, you will need to devote your own study time when this works for you or in conjunction with small groups of colleagues for some modules.
Here are just a few quotes from successful graduates of our Executive MBA course.
"The Executive MBA experience at Birmingham City University has helped me better frame what I know, and understand more of what others know. It continues to help me make better decisions and choices as a result of seeing things from new and different perspectives. I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and it was worth the commitment."
Colette Simonczyk MBA
Tenant Services Manager, The Wrekin Housing Trust
"The Executive MBA course at Birmingham City University has provided me with an extremely powerful platform to achieve my career aspirations. The hard work and effort I exerted into the programme has paid dividends in my professional career, and the letters 'MBA' confirm significant meaning in business management world-wide."
Matt Fraser MBA
Environmental Manager, Jaguar Land Rover
"Working, whilst studying the Executive MBA at Birmingham City University, allowed me to apply the theories learnt in the classroom to my organisation and gain valuable insight into the company and its workings. Although the commitment required to complete this is challenging it has proved to be an invaluable asset as it has led to my progression in the company. I found the tutors to be professional and constructive, with a wealth of knowledge and practitioner experience which immensely added to the entire experience"
Lee Jesic MBA
Senior Design Engineer, Kuka Systems
"Finding mentors with strong business management experience who could help me understand and practice dynamic management relevant to high performance organisations was a daunting task, especially coming from a disadvantaged background. The Executive MBA at Birmingham City University gave me an outstanding opportunity to learn about and practice advanced competence enabling me to deliver it at higher levels in the extremely demanding world of business leadership and management. Armed with the acquired and practiced learning, I can see the greater contributions I am now making to my organisations and how this is helping me transform my life."
Tichaona Dauramanzi MBA
Possibilities for further study with Birmingham City Business School include MPhil, DBA and PhD options.
Didn't make it to an Open Day? You still have the opportunity to come and see what our postgraduate courses have to offer. If you would like to enquire about campus tour availability, just drop us an email.
Unlike undergraduate degrees, which are designed to get students into industry, our MBA degrees are aimed at existing industry professionals looking to climb further up the career ladder.
Companies around the world are now looking for a different kind of manager. They need people with different skillsets that can look at situations and opportunities in
unique ways. Our MBA degrees will give you the tools to stand out from the rest.
Upon completion, you will be able to effect positive change, both in your own professional practice, and within your organisation. On a personal level, you'll be able to utilise new skills and methods to improve your efficiency, your critical engagement, and your ability to instigate change.
Successful improvements in your personal professional practice will then benefit your organisation. The MBA degree alone can open doors, but the possibilities opened to you by utilising your skills to improve your organisation are even more impressive.
Already a managing director, in charge of your own company? The MBA degree can still benefit you internally and externally. The knowledge and skills you will pick up over the course of your degree can allow you to become an industry leader, growing your company's reputation through innovation. The accompanying benefits of this could help cement your company's industry position for years to come.
If you want to learn more about how an MBA degree from Birmingham City Business School could help improve your career prospects, contact Martin Eley or Tony Birch.
OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus ensures that our students are given a first opportunity to fill many part-time temporary positions within the University. This allows you to work while you study with us, fitting the job around your course commitments. By taking part in the scheme, you will gain valuable experiences and employability skills, enhancing your prospects in the job market.
It will also allow you to become more involved in University life by delivering, leading and supporting many aspects of the learning experience, from administration to research and mentoring roles.
Since graduating with an MBA, Derrick has contributed to and published international guidance and policies, and presented at international conferences in Asia, Europe and in The United States of America. He is now the Asset Management Development Manager for National Grid, and Chair of The Nuclear Sites Licence Provisions Group.
In 2012, Derrick became the first global recipient of the President's Award for Asset Management by the Institute of Asset Managers, and recently became a finalist in the Black British Business Awards 2017 in the category of STEM Leader of the Year.
"The Executive MBA experience at Birmingham City University has helped me better frame what I know, and understand more of what others know. It continues to help me make better decisions and choices as a result of seeing things from new and different perspectives. I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and it was worth the commitment."
Colette Simonczyk MBA, Tenant Services Manager, Wrekin Housing Trust.
Birmingham City University is a vibrant and multicultural university in the heart of a modern and diverse city. We welcome many international students every year – there are currently students from more than 80 countries among our student community.
The University is conveniently placed, with Birmingham International Airport nearby and first-rate transport connections to London and the rest of the UK.
Our international pages contain a wealth of information for international students who are considering applying to study here, including:
International students who have a serious interest in studying with us but who perhaps cannot meet the direct entry requirements, academic or English, or who have been out of education for some time, can enter Birmingham City University International College (BCUIC) and begin their degree studies.
BCUIC is part of the global Navitas Group, an internationally recognised education provider, and the partnership allows students to access the University's facilities and services and move seamlessly through to achieving a Bachelor's degree from Birmingham City University.
We are constantly investing in our estate and are currently in the process of spending £340 million on new learning facilities.
This course is based at our City Centre Campus – and specifically The Curzon Building, alongside other Social Sciences, Law, Business and English students.
The £63m building offers students a unique social learning space, including a dedicated student hub incorporating student support services, in the heart of Birmingham's Eastside development.
The Business floors house an extensive number of IT facilities, breakout areas, and specialised rooms. The Marketing Link Agency is designed to replicate a modern marketing firm, allowing students to get real-life experience of working in the marketing sector. There is also the City Trading Room, which features state of the art stock market tracking equipment, keeping you up to date with all the financial comings and goings of the London Stock Exchange and Wall Street.
The Curzon building is also conveniently close to Birmingham's business and financial centre, allowing for strong links between your studies and the real world.
Dr Martyn Brown has a background in engineering but also spent four years as a professional musician. He has worked in engineering consultancy and events management in the voluntary sector and has carried out marketing consultancy on the West Bank. He holds an MBA from Aston University and a PhD examining the rise in interest in spirituality in the workplace.
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Company Background
CRS was established in 2006 as a merger of three German Phase-I CROs having more than 40 years of experience in clinical pharmacology. As of today, CRS comprises 4 Clinical Pharmacology Units (CPUs) in Germany with a total bed capacity of more than 200 beds. This makes CRS to one of the leading European provider of Phase-I services, including standard PK/PD trial designs as well as special fields of expertise in a strictly standardised Phase-I environment.
Besides the standard Early Phase studies in healthy volunteers, a substantial part of CRS's business is the conduct of patient driven trials as well as multicentre trials. Clients from various sectors of the healthcare industry (ranging from pharmaceutical & biotech to developers of medicinal products, nutritionals and cosmetics) profit from the comprehensive service portfolio offered by CRS.
Comprehensive Service Portfolio
- Consultancy
- Project Management
- Clinical Conduct
- Monitoring
- Quality Assurance
- Clinical Trial Supply Management
- Laboratory / Bioanalytical Services by external partners
- Clinical Data Management
- Statistics by external partners
- Medical Writing
In the following we offer you further information about CRS e.g. 'special fields of expertise' and 'large pool of volunteers and patients'. Please feel free to contact CRS directly.
- Special Fields of Expertise
- Interaction trials (food, drug & genotype)
- Thorough QT / QTc
- Renal & hepatic impairment
- Respiratory / inhalative devices
- Women's health / gynaecological examinations
- Men's health
- Dermal & transdermal application
- Skin safety, sensitisation & photo-toxicity
- Opioids
- Large Pool of Volunteers and Patients
- Male & female
- Different age groups (incl. 85 years and over)
- Women of childbearing potential / postmenopausal
- Allergies
- Renal & hepatic impairment
- Cardiovascular
- Diabetes
- Asthma & COPD
- Inflammatory diseases


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Indian conglom Reliance MediaWorks has inked with Japan post house Imagica Corp. to provide film restoration, image processing and enhancement, and HD conversion services to Japanese broadcasters and studios, the companies announced Wednesday.
Imagica will work closely with Reliance's Los Angeles-based subsid Lowry Digital, which has handled the restoration of Akira Kurosawa's Oscar-winning classic "Rashomon" in the past.
Imagica, which was founded in 1935, is one of Japan's market leaders in the lab and post-production space, being a one-stop shop for film processing and printing, intermedia transfer, digital and optical composite, VFX, CGI, editing and sound services, DVD authoring and duplication, image restoration, digital intermediates, digital cinema, stereoscopic 3D and Blu-ray disc authoring.


text: Founded in Astoria, Queens in 1983 Murphy's Law are a huge part of the New York and American hardcore legacy. Their albums, such as the self entitled, "Murphy's Law" and the 1989 follow up "Back With A Bong" helped creating the sound of New York Hardcore back then, as well as what it stands for today. In 2008 their legacy even lead to the use of the song "A Day In A Life" (from the band's debut) in the Liberty City Hardcore radio station on the Rockstar video game "Grand Theft Auto IV". Murphy's Law never abandoned the Hardcore scene or their fans. During the extensive career Jimmy Gestaop stayed true to his scene earning him & the band the name of one of NYHC's all time favorites.


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As predicted yesterday, not much was flying today but despite that, it was a beautiful day to be out and at the park!
Osprey - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Total - 5
An adult Osprey (Lee)
A juvenile Cooper's Hawk (Lee)
Other Birds:
Lincoln's Sparrow - 1
Warbler sp - several
Lincoln's Sparrow (Arvo)
Monarch - 30 (estimated count)
Mourning Cloak - 1
Painted Lady - 1 (species #25 since August 1st!)
Monarch resting on Butterfly Bush (Walter)
Painted Lady nectaring on Butterfly Bush (Walter)
A park worker caring for an orphaned baby Eastern Gray Squirrel (Arvo)
This little fellow was named 'Alan'
(Eastern Gray Squirrels have two colour morphs - Gray and Black)
Mike Wiskus flying 'Super Stinker' out over the lake before the airshow at the CNE (Arvo)
And just when you thought you'd seen everything possible at the park...
A canoe portage!!! (Arvo)
(I can't even come up with a comment that's fitting for this one)
Weather Prediction:
Sunday will be a day of very light wind, mostly from the east.....not conducive to good raptor movement!
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When I was young and searching for better control of my own life, I read a book by L. Ron Hubbard who was the founder of the Church of Scientology. I began to study his philosophy at the church in New York in 1976. My involvement in the church resulted in the 2005 closing of a mission the church operated in Elizabeth, New Jersey. https://www.facebook.com/ltoomajan?fref=ufi
My name is Lawrence Toomajan. I was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1959, the youngest in a family of four children. My father's poor family planning led to chronic financial struggles as my mother was an unemployed housewife. I went to seven different schools because my family moved six times before I finished high school. I was blamed by my parents, my brother and my two sisters for our family's problems. Consequently, I was neglected, abused, mistreated, beaten and I became unhappy growing up this way. I knew something needed to change.
In 1976, at 16, I read Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard and was convinced my search for an answer to our problems was over after reading this book. I wrote to the Church of Scientology of New York and was written back, telephoned and invited to the church. So, I went there secretly one morning.
In Scientology auditing is the name of the type of counseling the church delivers and an auditor is the person that is trained there to deliver the auditing. In Scientology a person's souls or spirit is called a Thetan. Auditing is done to rehabilitate a thetan's spiritual awareness and abilities.
I spoke to a girl at the church named Debbie Kagan Ward Murray who was a registrar (or person that sells Scientology services to the public). She worked for the church weekdays and introduced me to other church staff and public there. I was given some written tests, a personality profile quiz, other things to read, something to eat and an interview on an e-meter. The end result of the day was an estimate for 285 hours of auditing for about $30,000.00. The staff said this auditing will erase the source of my uncertainties in life forever and give me new abilities. I took this estimate home to my parents and they told me they could not afford it.
A week later Debbie came to our house and put $10 of her money in an account for me at the church for a course called the Communications Course, which is an introductory course that teaches better communication skills. She told me to come in and start the course as soon as I could so, I went back with $10 and repaid her the next week and started the course. After 3 days, I was taken off the course by a church ethics officer named Sally Allerdice and told I could not be there without a parent or guardian.
In Scientology Sea Org members are people who live and work in the church full time 7 days a week, 365 days a year in exchange for their room and board. They sign lifetime employment contracts.
After Sally sent me home, my parents and I were asked into the church to a meeting by two Sea Org (or SO) members. At the meeting we all agreed I should wait until I was 18 to do the course and then come back and see Sally again before I started.
In 1977, I finished school and turned 18 so, I called the church and made an appointment with Sally. I got there mid-morning on a Thursday and was told she's not there by two people named Cathy MacMurray Ondreicka and Susan Christie Davis (a registrar and a treasurer in that order), that worked for the church evenings and weekends.
I want to point out that staff who work weekdays are called Day (or D) staff. Staff who work evenings and weekends are called Foundation (or FDN) staff. D and FDN staff are two fiscally and politically separate church groups that only share the same building.
Susan told me I didn't need to see Sally to go back to course. She took the illegally acquired Day account file under my name from when I was a minor and re-filed it in to the FDN account files so that she and Cathy would get credit for getting a new person in, signed up and on course, that someone else had already done. Cathy took me to the course room to the course and this is how I got in to Scientology.
Cathy's husband Tom Ondreicka was a NY FDN staff member and so was Susan's husband Frank Davis. Frank committed suicide in 2013. Tom left the church and his ex-wife Cathy joined the Sea Org. But, while she was in the Sea Org she was sent to an internal church prison for Sea Org members called the "Hole" in Hemet, California as punishment by Scientology leader David Miscavige.
I liked the course and received the "Upstat Student of the Week" award. Toward the end of the course the course supervisor began pressuring me to study faster to graduate sooner. I didn't like that because I was learning something new that I had not encountered before. At the same time, church staff began pressuring me to join staff at the church and also to join the Sea Org. I finished the course and accepted a job at the NY FDN as an Expediter (someone that helps anywhere needed until permanently placed). I did additional basic staff training, read more Scientology books and was set-up for Drug Rundown auditing. I was paid about $4.85 a week for over 40 hours a week. My staff supervisor was a man named Bob Cucarullo that used an oversized discarded ripped US Confederate flag as curtains for the window in our office.
In summer 2001, I saw Bob in New York at 72nd St. & Broadway. We stopped and talked and he said he left Scientology in 1981.
Many church staff worked under the table outside the church to supplement their incomes. The Executive Director (or ED) which is the church boss at the NY FDN was a man named Raymond Baiardi that had an off the books pillow making company in a loft on West 17th St. He rented the loft and other Scientologists worked there. His partner was a man named Marcel Femine who was a NY FDN student with his wife Lucille Femine. I was offered a job there. I found a legal part-time job at a Scientologist's furniture manufacturing plant called Loftcraft on W. 20th St. instead through the help of a fellow staff member at the church. I worked in the office there on weekdays and at the church evenings and weekends. Loftcraft was owned by Randolph Parsons (a NY FDN student). His wife Isabelle Szuldiner Falcaro Parsons (a NY FDN auditor) and 2 other Scientologists (George Goodrich and his wife Dina) helped manage Loftcraft.
Per L. Ron Hubbard written policy, anyone with a terminal illness may not be audited, trained or on staff anywhere in Scientology. Randolph had leukemia and died from it while still an active church member. He was allowed on church services in spite of what L. Ron Hubbard said because he had a large sum of money in the bank to possibly donate to the church.
My Loftcraft supervisor was Marcia Valente Cruz (a NY FDN student). She told me about employees at Loftcraft that were Scientologists and ones that were not. She asked me to use discretion when talking to the ones that were not. This is a strange practice at the church as well. More than once, people came in the church unhappy about the services they got there or asking for refunds of their money. These people were all treated rudely by the church staff and even ignored and made to stand around like fools unattended. I asked innocently once about a guy that came in that was complaining and I was told to "ignore him, he is a fucking asshole".
The City of New York cited Loftcraft for 65 building safety code violations. Just before city inspectors returned to check on the progress being made correcting certain of the violations, Isabelle asked me to go around the entire building (several floors) and remove any item in sight that is related to Scientology in any way. A large heavy wall mounted "Org Board" that showed the names of all the staff and their jobs at Loftcraft fell on me while being removed from a wall in the main office area. A large screw protruding from it gashed my arm. Not one person at Loftcraft even offered me as much as a Band-Aid for the inch-long deep bleeding gash. Marcia told me "Get your fucking TR's in!"
In Scientology TR's stands for Training Routines, which are drills a person does on the Communications Course (the first course I did in Scientology) that teaches communication skills. So, by her saying this, she meant I didn't know how to communicate to her properly about my injury.
I used clean toilet paper from the bathroom held in place with scotch tape to dress the wound and then cared for it further when I got home. I still have a scar on my arm from that injury that can be seen today. I should have billed any treatment for this injury to Loftcraft under the Worker's Compensation law, but I didn't. Scientologists are not supposed to file legal papers like this against each other. Everything is expected to be resloved within the church.
Loftcraft eventually became bankrupt, but just before that happened Isabelle fired me for being PTS and said I should go to the church and get some help with my problems.
PTS in Scientology stands for Potential Trouble Source and refers to someone who is connected to an SP. An SP in Scientology stands for Suppressive Person and refers to someone Scientologists view as antagonistic to their religious beliefs. Loftcraft then went bankrupt and the Parson's and the Goodrich's both moved to Los Angeles and opened a diner called New York George's on Fountain Ave. across the street from the main Scientology complex.
After my separation from Loftcraft, Bob Cucarullo asked me to see a NY FDN Ethics Officer (or EO) named Nancy Levin (that also worked at Loftcraft). Nancy told me I was not going to work out as staff for a group of reasons she recited. The Guardian Office (or GO) was the church's former public relations defense office and Nancy said I had to petition to them in writing for permission to continue in Scientology. I was taken off my post and course at the church by her to petition.
At this writiing Nancy, works with her husband Neil Levin (a former NY FDN course supervisor) at Scientology's International Headquarters in Hemet, California called INT Base which is composed of all Sea Org members.
It was a degrading experience to petition because I did not believe I was a bad person as she said and I didn't feel like one either. To avoid losing any progress I already made in the church, I wrote a petition to the GO stating in some way that I was not worthy of being a Scientologist and asked for permission to be one. I sent the petition to the NY Assistant Guardian (or AG) a guy named Antros Savas and then waited for his response.
Raymond Baiardi (NY FDN ED or guy in-charge) sent me to a Scientology mission downtown on 6th Avenue in Greenwich Village to work while my petition was under review. The mission was run by Mr. & Mrs. Howard and Mary Rower. I wrote letters, handed out literature, worked with students, typed and ran errands.
During a visit to the church to see about my petition, Debbie Kagan Ward Murray (who now worked for the GO with her husband Pat Ward) asked me to work for her in the GO part-time. I agreed and had to sign a $10,000.00 bond that if I disclosed my activities in the GO to anyone I must pay the GO $10,000.00.
In the GO I listened with headphones attached to a tape recorder to recordings the church had made secretly of people church staff and others had conversations with on the phone. I typed the conversations into written transcripts. A government official that refused to grant the church a permit required to open a new Narconon is an example of the kind of target or victim tape recorded. The GO staff used the documents against people to bully, intimidate, harass and frighten them into giving the church what it wanted. The victims upon realizing they were recorded without their knowledge would become confused regarding what else the church might know about them and possibly give in to the church's demands.
The FBI raided churches of Scientology in Los Angeles and Washington DC on the morning of July 8, 1977 and confiscated books, records and materials. Church staff were arrested and later tried and sent to prison including church Founder L. Ron Hubbard's wife Mary Sue Hubbard. The raids uncovered evidence documenting crimes the GO perpetrated world wide. One victim a woman named Paulette Cooper, was arrested by the FBI and charged with making bomb threats against the church. After her arrest, the FBI found proof among the church's files it seized during the raids, that showed the church wrote and mailed fake bomb threats to itself on stationary stolen from Paulette's apartment that had her fingerprints on it to frame her for the crime. This was in retaliation for a news article she wrote about the church. Paulette sued the church for $25 million dollars with the FBI's evidence and the church settled out of court with her in 1985.
Looking back on one afternoon in 1978 in the GO, the reception lobby was full of girls seated or standing. Another girl came out of a side office door. She showed us her shoes and said "And, they're in style too!" The others girls said "Hi Paulette!", "Hey Paulette!", "Oh, Paulette!" waving and laughing. I thought it was odd so many girls were called Paulette but I just went back to my desk to work without saying anything about it.
I had never read any of Paulette's work or even heard of her until 2002.
After reading Paulette's story, I realized that the girl who came out of the side office door in the GO was Paulette Cooper's body double the church employed to run around New York impersonating her. This was so that people could report to Paulette and others that they had seen Paulette somewhere doing something and she would think she was going crazy knowing it could not have been her. Looking at pictures of Paulette available today from that period in time and comparing them to the appearance of the body double I met, it is evident to me that physically the church selected an accurate body double. I did not have a clue this was going on at the time or that anything like it would even be going on there.
In summer 1978, the NY GO organized a protest of the FBI that consisted of busloads of Scientologists (over 200), traveling from NY to Washington DC to picket on the sidewalks outside of the FBI building. The trip was paid for by Howard and Mary Rower at whose mission on 6th Ave. I worked part time. I was free to travel so I was made to go. The protest was televised on national news.
Meanwhile elsewhere in town, the Rower's sponsored a GO fund raiser at their Hudson Street loft. A Scientologist named Arte Maren that was just released from jail following his arrest during the FBI raids was a guest speaker at the event.
If I wasn't busy at the mission or the GO, I was allowed by Neil Levin and Mike Spallino (the course supervisors) to word clear students in the Academy (the church's course rooms). I was never trained as a word clearer and the materials I word cleared people on I had either never heard of before and/or they were levels above my own training and auditing levels. People came in the church and bought training and auditing at full prices. The ones that bought training were word cleared by people like me as the church had a shortage of word clearers to help get people through their training and on to their next paid levels. A person such as this could then be used to "professionally" audit other people that came in the church and bought auditing at full price because the church had a shortage of auditors too.
I worked part time this way at the mission, the GO and the church while waiting to hear back on my petition.
I never heard back on my petition to the GO and Bob Cucarullo said it had to be re-submitted. I became suspicious so, I petitioned L. Ron Hubbard (founder of the church) instead. I did not get a response from him either even after one month, so I wrote him to inquire about it and asked him to please send his response to my home address instead of the church. I heard back from him within 10 days. He stated, he had already approved my petition and sent it back to me weeks before at the church and was concerned that I never received it. He sent me a copy of it and said to make the most of the good news and wished me luck.
I later learned that my original petition to the GO that I never heard back on and the letter L. Ron Hubbard said he sent me that I never received were both stolen by the NY FDN ED Raymond Baiardi (the guy that employed church staff at his off the books pillow making business on West 17th St.).
I saw Sally Allerdice (my original EO) many times during these months and she never once brought up my being there without having seen her first as she had ordered me to do before I came back to course.
In 1978, I landed a great job in New York with a fashion designer that was not a Scientologist and I stopped working at the church, the mission and the GO. One of the mission staff named David Simon started screaming at me about how sick and tired he was of me when he found out I was done working there.
ASHO stands for the American Saint Hill Organization which is a more advanced type of Scientology church staffed by Sea Org members. As opposed to the church in New York which is staffed by public people that sign 2 to 5 year contracts.
I always wanted to be a more ethical person. It is what drew me to Scientology. I bought a course called the Hubbard Personal Ethics and Integrity Course from ASHO FDN in Los Angeles. In the process of making arrangements to get a job and a place to stay while I trained at ASHO evenings and weekends, I was convinced by church staff to join the SO in LA. I left my job in New York and went to LA to be in SO.
I worked in a church management office called a FOLO (which stands for Flag Operations Liaison Office). Everyone in the Sea Org worked, ate, got paid, trained and got audited at the church. I slept in a room with other male Sea Org members in a rundown building called the Hollywood Inn. I did not have a car so it was necessary to make my own arrangements to get to and from the church for everything. I walked a couple of times. I don't recall that there was a shuttle van or bus. The food was rationed, unhealthy and some of it was made from bags filled with white powder that was mixed with water. So, I ate my meals at places outside the church with my own money. I was given manual labor to do almost all the time. Tearing up rugs at the church's Celebrity Center church in LA, cleaning floors, cleaning kitchens, etc. I got 1 day off every 13 days based on my level of production. I got no training and a just bit of auditing. For the weeks I was in Sea Org I was not paid anything ever. My boss Grace Brown, was paid $1.50 a week.
Here is an example of the kind of work that needed to be done. I was asked to mop a 1,400 square foot linoleum floor area at the church. The church didn't have detergent or bleach and was not supplying money for any. The mop given to me was the dirtiest mop imaginable. I used it to mop the floor using just plain water. Staff were walking around on the floor the whole time it was being cleaned. The floor did not come clean. I asked Grace Brown for a better solution and she said "Try using warmer water" and told me her senior was complaining to her about me leaving the floor like that.
I could not persuade Grace to let me do the Hubbard Personal Ethics and Integrity course I paid for at ASHO FDN next door, while she was trying to figure out where I would be permanently posted. She told me to go to ASHO FDN and use the money in my account there to buy an e-meter and books instead to prepare me for Flag. Flag is the largest Church of Scientology in the world, located in Clearwater, Florida. It is staffed by all Sea Org members. She said I was going to be sent there to be trained as an auditor and that this is where I would be posted. I felt like I was making a mistake listening to her because I was not qualified per church policy to buy, use or even own an e-meter yet. I went next door and was able to buy one from the church's bookstore without any questions asked.
I decided the Sea Org was just not for me. I also needed a break and not just every 13 days on good behavior. I went roller skating instead of going to a staff meeting one night. The next day I was dismissed from the Sea Org on sight when I came back and handed a "3-feet-long" qualifications program of auditing and training to do to get back in the Sea Org. I donated the books I bought there to the church because they were too heavy to carry in my luggage. I brought the e-meter home with me back to New Jersey.
Flag is the name of a Sea Org staffed Church of Scientology located in Clearwater, Florida. It is the only church in the world that offers all Dianetics and Scientology services in one place.
Once home, I went to see the Flag Service Consultant (or FSC) at the church in New York to discuss doing my SO qualifications program at Flag. When I got to the FSC office there was a Sea Org woman sitting in there. I introduced myself, sat down and originated to her that I wanted to go to Flag from now on to do all of my church services. Although she did communicate with me minimally, she refused to tell me her name. She would not open an account for me, even though the church accepts donations of any size from anyone. And she would not give me any additional information about other Flag services to take home to read to learn more. She suddenly said to me point blank truly annoyed "Look. I'm really busy and I don't have time for this, OK?" She didn't ask me to come back and see her at a later time when she might not be so busy. The church was deserted that night and not one person was waiting to see her after me. I left her office at the time the church was closing up for the night. She just left me hanging to draw my own conclusion of what took place.
Her name was Kitti Georgius Kahn. I did not learn her name from her as I said. There was an event at the church in New York about 6 months later that she was the emcee of and she introduced herself to the audience. I was in the audience and this is how I learned her name after speaking to her 6 months earlier.
In 1979, when I was 19, I got a letter from a NY FDN EO named Alma Jamieson, to come to the church and discuss with her my departure from the church. I wound up writing up Overts and Withholds (or O/W's) which refers to harmful acts that one has done in life that may be unreported to anyone as of yet. I then turned these write-ups in to the EO to review. I was seen by her and other EO's in rotation over a period of weeks, one replacing the other. I came in for a few hours a day each weekend for a few months during the spring and summer and wrote up all the O/W's I had and turned them in to the EO's. It did not take me months to complete because I had thousands of hidden crimes to report. It took me as long as it did because I had never done a confession in this manner and was unsure of myself before gaining this experience in it. When I was done writing up O/W's I attested at the examiner that I had finished. I felt like a pretty clean and ethical guy afterwards.
Many Scientologists like to entertain the idea that they are joining the Sea Org one day for the duration of their careers as Scientologists but they never do join. In the middle of when I was doing my O/W write-ups in June of 1979, L. Ron Hubbard, released a new church policy. It stated that anyone who has ever taken LSD or Angel Dust may no longer join the Sea Org. Those people may only get auditing, training or be on staff at a church or mission if they qualify. When I was in high school I used LSD about 5 times. So, for me this new policy really worked. I was already sick and tired of being asked to join the Sea Org or be on staff when I had already answered 15 times that I didn't want to, because I did not think it was for me. I was happy my only real true option now in Scientology was to remain public.
An EO named Anna Balash then took over. She stated there was a special ethics program I had to do with her because her review of my O/W write-ups had uncovered new out-qualifications I had for being in Scientology. These are the new out-qualifications she says she found:
LEAVING SCIENTOLOGY: I was temporary staff waiting for placement. I never was officially on contract anywhere. So, this is a lie.
SUPPRESSIVE GROUP MEMBERSHIP: I wrote a letter to the Church of Satan of San Francisco, California once because I had a question about their religion. They wrote me back with an answer and put me on their mailing list. Anna said exchanging letters with them constitutes membership in the group. Another lie.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE: I smoked marijuana once and took a gun my father owned to a park and was playing with it and it went off. I told Anna "I'm lucky I didn't kill myself". She said "That constitutes attempted suicide and drug usage". L. Ron Hubbard wrote that anyone that has ever attempted suicide may not be trained, audited or on staff at any church ever. There is no petition or workaround to this. Another lie.
PROMISCUITY: I had sex with many different partners when I was younger. Anna said this kind of sexual conduct is not allowed in Scientology.
CANCELLED PETITION: An approved petition from L. Ron Hubbard was sent by him, by mail, to me, at home and not shared by me with anyone at the church. How would she know about this unless she saw the letter L. Ron Hubbard said he sent me at the church that I never received? The one that Raymond Baiardi stole. Anna said the petition from L Ron Hubbard is cancelled. Another lie.
I was in awe. Why did she think I would believe all of these lies for instead of the truth and be willing to pay her for it? According to Anna, I had to be approved by the Guardian Office not L. Ron Hubbard in order to be allowed to continue in Scientology and this costs money.
This is the special ethics program she created for me:
A complete life history write-up (not just O/W's, but every person and group I have ever been associated with in any way such as the names of schools I went to and teachers, friends that I had etc. etc.)
A notarized affidavit acknowledging the fact of each out-qualification
A notarized affidavit assigning the church zero liability for this program
A GO World Wide Form 5 Green Form Security Check (in blocks of 12½ hours at full current donation rates)
A new petition to the GO
When done, everything would be sent to the GO as a package for approval that would take as long as it takes and cost as much as it costs to get approved.
Rather than argue with her, my only desire was to leave in a civil manner. We went to the registrar to start payment for the security check part of the program. The registrar was Raymond Baiardi (the former church ED). He acted excited I was finally going to be getting some services and wanted just $2,400. I gave him $22 and got a receipt from him for it and did not go back and give him any more money again ever.
In 1982, Howard Rower was declared a Suppressive Person and expelled from Scientology. The Rower mission was closed for good. I stayed good friends and in communication with him until he died in 2000. His wife Mary died in 2011.
In 1983 the GO was disbanded and replaced by a new group called OSA which stands for the Office of Special Affairs.
In 1985 I lived in New York and up until that time there were periods when I received 20 or more letters a week from Scientology churches everywhere asking me for money for something (books, training, auditing, taped lectures, e-meters etc.) A NY Day Treasurer named Joan Woods called me to say I had a Freeloader's Debt of $1,100 she was required to collect from me. A Freeloader's Debt is a bill that is issued to a Scientologist for all auditing and training services received for free or at a discount while on staff if their staff contract is ever broken. I had to remind her somehow that I was never even on a staff contract, so what was the big idea? My buddy who was with me when I received the call and was familiar them got on the phone and told her if she calls again the police will be called. We never heard back from her or any type of collection agency.