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Oh yes, very nice!!
Wow, Deb! What an amazing poem – full of heartfelt emotion, written in such a personal voice. Something that could be the anthem for all of us "of a certain age". "…exactly where I need to be". I will take that with me today.
This is beautiful, Mom. Wisdom for moments when we long to be elsewhere.
Lovely post….reminds me of the song "Exactly where I am".
Amazing post! Powerful, emotional words and photo to accompany them! A wonderful reminder that…yes, I am exactly where I need to be at this time!
Oh, wow. Deb, this made me stop and breathe. I could feel my heart filling with each word. I'm a little wordless right now, just really feeling the beauty of this. And you.
Sending so much love your way, beautiful poet.
This is so beautiful…so full of truth and insight. You've written what I am feeling right now! Thank you for sharing your eloquent words and wonderful photo.
WOW Deb, how wonderful and strong your words are. This took my breath away, totally filled my heart with mix emotions and happy that we are both right where we want to be today. I guess we are both doing some life thinking and expressing ourselves in our favorite ways. LOVE THIS!! You my dear friend have a talent of writing and expressing yourself so well, love reading your blog!!
Sending you peace, love and happiness!!!
Deborah, by now I should know better than to be surprised by anything you write, but this took my breath away. Words from your heart straight into mine.
This is beautiful..and so perfect. In my journal today – I wrote something about 'being here'. And you've said it so beautifully!!!
Beautiful! I am just starting the inner excavation read along, and this poem is so inspiring! Thanks for sharing!


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PORTLAND, Ore. — Four summers ago, on her first day as an administrator at Roosevelt High School here, Charlene Williams heard that the Christians were coming. Some members of an evangelical church were supposed to be painting hallways, repairing bleachers, that sort of thing. The prospect of such help, in the fervently liberal and secular microclimate of Portland, did not exactly fill her with joy.
"I was perplexed," Ms. Williams, who was promoted to building principal in 2010, recently recalled. "What was their agenda? Were they trying to proselytize? Were they some kind of far-out group that takes advantage of people? Were they hard-core people trying to show the love of Jesus and nothing else?"
On a Saturday morning last month, when the latest wave of Christian volunteers descended upon Roosevelt, a public school serving a mostly low-income, nonwhite student body, Ms. Williams greeted many with hugs. They had come by the hundreds for an annual Day of Service — weeding, planting, varnishing, washing, even nailing together picnic tables. The air sounded of motors and smelled of mulch.
This invasion of the righteous was not a one-day sop to conscience. Throughout the school year, members of SouthLake Church in the prosperous suburb of West Linn serve as tutors at Roosevelt. A former N.F.L. quarterback in the congregation, Neil Lomax, helps coach the football team. SouthLake pays for another member, Heather Huggitt, 26, to work full time at Roosevelt helping to meet the material needs of students who often lack sufficient food, clothing and school supplies.
In all the years the program has operated, Ms. Williams had not heard a single complaint that the evangelicals were evangelizing. After church volunteers wrote personal welcome notes to every incoming ninth grader, SouthLake's pastor, the Rev. Kip Jacob, read through them all, making sure nobody had signed off with "Praise the Lord" or "God bless."
"There's no way a school can provide everything a child needs," Ms. Williams said. "So, to know you have a partner, and to have the kids know. ... " Her voice trailed off.
"The whole reason was, 'What can we do?' " Mr. Jacob said. "What can we do, as a suburban church that's been blessed? It just kind of mushroomed. Nobody planned it."
In truth, the connection between SouthLake and Roosevelt very much fit into a plan. It was a plan devised by an especially odd couple — Sam Adams, the first openly gay mayor of Portland, and Kevin Palau, the scion of an evangelical association created by his father, Luis. And their plan has delivered thousands of evangelical volunteers not only to Roosevelt, but also to scores of other public schools in the area and to public agencies dealing with homelessness and foster care.
The Portland model, as it might be called, has brought its two founders inquiries from about 50 other cities and hundreds of churches across the country. While avoiding the tripwire of church-state separation, the program here has addressed two needs: that of urban mayors coping with static or falling budgets for public services, and that of a young generation of evangelical Christians drawn to the cause of social justice.
"Young evangelicals absolutely want their faith to be relevant," said Mr. Palau, who is 50. "The world they grew up in and got tired of was the media portrait of evangelicals are against you, or evangelicals even hate you. Young evangelicals are saying, 'Surely we want to be known by what we're for.' "
The partnership had its genesis in the spring of 2008, when Mr. Palau was planning an annual revival to be held on the Portland riverfront that summer. He suggested to the participating pastors that the event also include volunteer work like providing free medical and dental care or cleaning school buildings.
When Roosevelt got its first such treatment in June, Mr. Adams paid a visit as the mayor-elect. He was wary of evangelical Christians, having seen a statewide political group with strong religious ties, the Oregon Citizens Alliance, push a series of antigay ballot measures during the preceding 15 years. At a more basic level, Mr. Adams thought of school cleanups as ephemeral feel-goods, and disorganized ones at that.
This one impressed him with its focus and rigor. And when he spoke to the volunteers, he picked up sincerity and commitment, far from the bigotry he had been anticipating. At the Palau festival a few months after the Roosevelt cleanup, Mr. Adams declared from the stage, "Let's do it every year."
Getting Christian boots on the ground was the easy part. Restraining those boots from proselytizing was the challenge. The very essence of being evangelical, after all, is spreading the good news of the Gospel. Every virtuous act is meant to glorify God.
Mr. Adams pointed out to Mr. Palau that service organizations like Rotary and Kiwanis assisted in city programs with the understanding that they would not recruit new members in the process. Mr. Palau said he could abide by such a tacit policy. The mayor took the risk of trusting that promise.
"The vast majority of people," Mr. Palau put it recently, "have enough common sense to know that when you're in a school serving a child, that's what you're supposed to do. Trust God that if something is meant to be, it will just emerge."
By now, the Portland model has lasted beyond Mr. Adams's term as mayor, which ended in 2012. His working partnership with Mr. Palau has weathered not only the politician's sexual orientation but also the revelation that while he was a city commissioner he became romantically involved with an 18-year-old intern at the State Legislature.
"The question is, 'Can you simultaneously disagree on some things and act together on others?' " Mr. Adams said of his alliance with Mr. Palau. "This is a Hail Mary pass. It's required shutting out a whole bunch of existing social and political norms."


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It's August! Gosh. I can't believe I will be blogging for 4 years now. It's been quite an experience, and every year, I find a brand new appreciation to those who'd been doing this for far longer than I have. I wish I can tell you I'm going to hold a giveaway, but sadly, I'm not. Maybe next year? Still. I have lots of people to thank especially those who'd been with me since day one.
Anyway, consider this my July recap as well. July was a great month as far as reading goes. I read 21 books, but most of them were e-books, and romance novels. I read those like I eat potato chips. Last week, I read 9 of them. NINE! I can't even. But that's the thing about romance novels, once I start, I can't stop. This doesn't help my ever-growing TBR pile, though. My On the Night Table posts will probably stop for a while, until I can get a handle on the books that I have on my queue.
- Beauty and the Moustache by Penny Reid
- Love Hacked by Penny Reid
- Nowhere Ranch by Heidi Cullinan
- The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler
- Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway
- The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- Armada by Ernest Cline
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Night Fever Books 1-4 by Jessica Hawkins
- One Thing Stolen by Beth Kephart
- Burying Water by KA Tucker
- Becoming Rain by KA Tucker
- The House of the Four Winds by Mercedes Lackey & James Mallory
- Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone
- Incandescent by River Savage
- Affliction by River Savage
- Desertion by River Savage
- Last Breath by Jessica Clare
- Last Kiss by Jessica Clare
- Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between by Jennifer E. Smith
Yes, yes. I'm a few books behind on reviews. I honestly don't know when I can catch up, but I'll try my damnest, anyway. Obviously, July was not as great blogging-wise. One of my goals in August was to get a review written before I even think about picking up another book. Fingers crossed.
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What kind of strategy would unite the maximum forces for progress, reforms and socialist revolution at each stage of the revolutionary process?
Its starting point must be to identify the objective basis for building a broad alliance across a wide range of movements that would open the road to socialism. This can only be opposition to the policies of state-monopoly capitalism in Britain.
Clearly, building such an alliance would have to take into account the differing conditions in Scotland and in Wales, not least because each has its own parliament or assembly with their own distinctive politics and policies. The European and wider international dimensions would also have to be considered.
Nonetheless, the reality is that most of the capitalist monopolies based in Britain are owned and controlled at the British – not the Scottish, Welsh, English, European or global – level. Despite the importance of international markets, the predominant economic relations in Britain are domestic rather than international. Most production is for home consumption and most consumption and investment is supplied from within the British economy rather than from outside. Likewise, monopoly capitalist political power is exercised primarily through the apparatus of the British state. That is why the labour movement and its allies must propose an alternative economic and political strategy (AEPS) to that of the capitalist monopolies and the British state.
The struggle to implement such a strategy will undoubtedly be weakened if it is divided separately between Scotland, Wales and England while the ruling capitalist class remains organised and united at the British level. That is why the type of AEPS favoured by the Communist Party emphasises the need to maintain and enhance unity between the labour and progressive movements, across the three nations of Britain.
The Communist Party does not advocate separation, because it would fracture working class and progressive unity in the face of a largely united ruling capitalist class. It might also cause substantial economic dislocation as big business use threats and promises on jobs and investment to exert pressure on Scottish, Welsh and English governments to outbid each other in 'business-friendly' and 'pro-market' policies. Moreover, 'independence' would prove illusory in nations whose economy is still dominated by the capitalist monopolies and the anti-democratic, imperialist European Union (EU).
Of course, should the peoples of Scotland or Wales express a preference to secede from the United Kingdom, their wishes must be respected and negotiations take place to ensure that separation takes place on an amicable basis. For communists, the question of separation for Scotland and Wales is one of revolutionary strategy for united working class struggle against the British ruling class, not of supporting or opposing the union of the three nations of Britain in principle.
In seeking to challenge and defeat British state-monopoly capitalism, the AEPS must engage with the class struggle on the economic, political and ideological fronts. It must also propose the kind of policies that can promote the interests of the working class and the mass of the peoples of Britain, making inroads into the wealth and power of the capitalist class. Such a left-wing programme (LWP) would therefore need to embrace important economic, environmental, social, cultural, financial, democratic and foreign policy questions.
The AEPS would also have to identify the forces which, if brought together, would constitute the most powerful alliance to fight for the LWP against state-monopoly capitalism. This in turn raises the question of how such a popular, democratic anti-monopoly alliance would seek political power, including the role of elections and governments.
Finally, the AEPS must be able to outline the most likely stages through which the revolutionary process will have to go in the struggle for political power and socialism.
The ruling capitalist class wages its political class struggle on three main, distinct but inter-connected fronts: the economic, the political and the ideological and cultural. This requires corresponding responses from the labour and progressive movements.
On the economic front, the main strategic objectives must be to maintain and improve the living standards of working people and their families at every stage of life, based on full employment in a modern, productive, balanced and sustainable domestic economy. Strong, democratic and independent trade unions are central to fighting for these goals, in alliance with other progressive movements representing particular interests or sections of the population.
But if the working class is to put an end to exploitation and oppression altogether, the trade union struggle against employers must go beyond this specific economic objective to embrace the political relation between workers and the state. Industrial militancy is not enough. It is necessary to combat the outlook that sees the fight on economic issues as sufficient in itself. In fact, this fight needs to be linked with a political perspective if it is to produce lasting gains for the working class.
Politically, the labour and progressive movements must have their own political organisations to fight for policies and reforms, including in the electoral arena. Here the main strategic objectives are to protect and extend democratic freedoms and to take the political struggle into every sphere of the state apparatus – not least parliament, the government and the civil service – to try to impose the interests of the working class and the people generally. The movements need to develop their own organisations in collective action to win their objectives at each stage. In so doing, they will gain vital experience for exercising state power themselves when the time comes.
On the ideological front, the left and the labour and progressive movements have to engage consistently, creatively and rigorously in the battle of ideas against those of the ruling class. A mass understanding must be developed that democracy is not an institution but a process of emancipation. People must be won to support and participate in the struggle to ensure that all their legitimate needs are met. Notions of 'free enterprise', 'the free market' and 'social partnership'; ideas of national or racial superiority or exclusiveness; sexism, ageism, homophobia, anti-communism, obscurantism, sectionalism and nihilism all serve to divide, disorientate or undermine the working class and the struggle for socialism. To these should be counterposed the values and ideas of cooperation, planning, collective and class interests, the common good, liberation and social justice, multiculturalism, internationalism, rational thought and human liberation. These strengthen the struggle for socialism.
The value of art and culture as a liberating force that can stimulate as well as stifle human development has to be fully appreciated. It is an important medium through which the values, notions, prejudices and thought processes that serve the interests of capitalism must be challenged.
Through the education system, too, the ruling class seeks to propagate its ideas, values and views that have to be challenged by the anti-imperialist left. The content of the national curriculum and associated teaching environments, materials and methods must be a particularly important focus for this vital aspect of the ideological struggle.
On the economic, political and ideological fronts, the Morning Star as the daily paper of the labour movement and the left, with its editorial policy based on Britain's Road to Socialism, plays an indispensable role in informing, educating and helping to mobilise the forces for progress and revolution. As such, it needs and deserves the support of all socialists, communists and progressives, so that it can further strengthen the working class movement and its allies in the battles ahead.
As well as stepping up the resistance to the policies of the capitalist monopolies and their state, and securing solidarity and coordination wherever possible, the labour and progressive movements need a unifying programme of alternative policies.
Such a coherent, integrated LWP would therefore comprise a vital component of the AEPS. It will give direction to all those fighting against right-wing policies and the capitalist monopolies, adding to their confidence and combativeness as realisable advances are won. Many of these policies can also be popularised through initiatives such as the People's Charter for Change, the Charter for Women and the Charter for Youth.
But in important respects, the LWP goes further. While showing how policies in different spheres can reinforce one another, it lays the basis for even more advanced policies from a left-wing government at a later stage in the revolutionary process. That is why it must be debated, adopted and fought for at every level of the labour and progressive movements, making possible the kind of mass movement and mass struggle essential for victory.
Building a productive, sustainable economy
The LWP will have to include policies to end the City of London's financial domination of British government economic policy. They should strengthen productive industry and our public services, achieve full employment, assist Third World development and contribute to safeguarding our planet's eco-system.
Full employment must be restored as a central objective of government economic policy. All young people should be guaranteed a job, good-quality training or apprenticeship, or a place in post-school education. The LWP would therefore need policies to invest massively in public services and end all forms of privatisation. Public and private sector investment should be directed into manufacturing and productive industry, with controls imposed on the export of capital. Exporting more hi-tech goods and services to developing countries would help meet their economic and social needs while sustaining productive employment in Britain. Through a comprehensive system of planning agreements, and with the fullest participation of workers and their unions, the government committed to the LWP would be able to ensure that major private companies pursue investment, employment, pensions and other policies that serve the interests of workers, the economy and society.
A shorter working week and standard working life, with no loss of pay, would also help to ensure that investment in new technology does not lead to an overall loss of jobs. Mass redundancies should be outlawed in viable enterprises, while strategic enterprises threatened by closure are taken into democratic public ownership. Advertising, financial and property services should be limited and their socially useful functions transferred to public bodies. Hostile buy-outs based on debt and asset-stripping must be stopped, along with speculation in commodities, securities and derivatives.
Support for viable, sustainable local communities in the countryside will also require specific measures to provide well-paid employment in farming, forestry, conservation and tertiary industries including light engineering, manufacturing and construction. Sustainable agricultural production should be expanded but subsidies ended to big landowners and agri-business. Britain should aim to become more self-sufficient in food production, with support for small and tenant farmers, including incentives for cooperative initiatives. Landed estates, luxury tourist establishments and 'second' homes must be brought under the democratic control of local communities. No longer will big landowners, property developers and big business be permitted to impose unwanted development against the wishes of local people.
Securing the economic base of rural communities will help ensure the future of vital local school, public transport, postal and communication services, supported where necessary by central government funding. Such policies are especially necessary if young people are to have a viable and fulfilling future while sustaining our rural communities.
Measures to promote cooperative, municipal and other forms of social enterprise and common ownership can provide an alternative to capitalist enterprise and a glimpse of post-capitalist possibilities, although at this stage they have to function within the confines of the monopoly-dominated 'free' market in the capitalist system.
Democratic public ownership of the financial sector, gas, electricity, water, oil, railways, buses, road haulage and air travel is the only basis on which these vital sectors and resources can be planned, integrated and managed in the interests of society and the environment. Such an approach would facilitate the extension of rail and tram networks and a massive transfer of freight from road and air to rail.
A huge expansion of investment and production in wind, tidal, geo-thermal and solar power is vital to meet what will have to be strict targets for cutting carbon emissions. Policies might include, for example, installing solar panels in all large and new public and private sector buildings, and harnessing river estuary tidal power through the deployment of lagoon and submarine turbine technology.
Britain's substantial deep-mined coal reserves should be utilised with the application of clean-coal and carbon capture technology. This would provide the alternative to the massive open-cast developments which scar the landscape and blight nearby communities through traffic and other pollution.
Reliance on nuclear fission as a source of energy remains a costly, dangerous and hugely irresponsible option. The consequences of radioactive contamination can be calamitous. Decommissioning obsolete plant is enormously expensive. Eliminating or storing waste safely and permanently cannot yet be done. The by-product of nuclear power generation – plutonium – provides the otherwise scarce core material for most nuclear weapons.
Nuclear fusion, on the other hand, neither requires uranium (another core material when further enriched) nor produces plutonium. This safer technology could supply the planet's population with most, if not all, of its power. But major technical problems mean that research and development have been expensive and unprofitable. That is why private monopoly capital refused to invest in it. Britain's nuclear fusion programme, part of an international effort based here, should be kept in the public sector and hugely expanded as part of the drive against carbon emissions and global warming. Likewise, research should be intensified into alternative fission technology based on the use of thorium. It could prove to be safer and more efficient than uranium, does not produce weapon material and can burn up toxic waste and plutonium from scrapped nuclear plants and bombs.
National programmes of energy conservation, waste disposal and recycling would utilise the most advanced energy-efficient and environmentally friendly technology. They should include policies to support home-working, to bring jobs closer to where people live and to encourage greater use of public rather than private transport.
For social justice and democratic culture
The main social policies of the LWP must aim to raise people's living standards, sharply reduce social inequality, attack all forms of discrimination and encourage people's own cultural creativity.
The LWP will therefore need to include policies to increase state pensions, benefits and the national minimum wage substantially, linking them to rising earnings or prices and ending all discrimination against women and young workers. Compulsory equal pay audits across the private and public sectors would provide a clear framework for trade union and legal action to achieve equal pay for work of equal value in all workplaces. It is also important to provide training and retraining programmes for workers of all ages, especially women and ethnic minorities, thereby allowing them entry into more skilled, secure and better-paid jobs. The age of voluntary retirement should be reduced for all, with no loss of pension entitlements, thereby making jobs available for the next generation of workers.
Stronger legislation will need to be rigorously enforced against all forms of discrimination on grounds of gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, etc. The right of women to control their own bodies necessarily involves the right to free contraception and abortion across Britain. A comprehensive network of services and refuges for victims of domestic violence must be established throughout Britain, properly funded and regulated.
A massive drive has to be launched to build more council houses, especially in inner-city and rural communities, and to appropriate long-term empty properties for socially useful purposes. Free or affordable sheltered accommodation and residential care must be available for the elderly, together with free domestic fuel and public transport.
All measures to weaken, break up, commercialise or privatise the National Health Service (NHS) must be halted and reversed. Medical treatment must remain free at the point of delivery, funded largely through progressive taxation. NHS coverage should be extended rather than reduced, for example into the provision of cancer screening and dental treatment. The aim must be to drive profiteering out of the NHS, while involving workers and users more closely in consultative and administrative functions.
Drug addiction will only be combated effectively through school and public health education, combined with substantial investment in treatment, not least in prison, and rehabilitation. The decriminalisation of drug addiction would signal the end of a failed and counter-productive policy. Similarly, combating self-destructive and anti-social behaviour will require much greater investment in the youth services and facilities that provide stimulating and constructive alternatives.
The education system needs to be of the highest quality, adequately staffed and free to all. Improving nursery and childcare provision and making it available to all, funded by the public and private sectors, will not only benefit the children themselves. It will also ensure that women with children can escape casual work on the margins and obtain jobs in the mainstream of the economy.
The principle of a comprehensive, secular primary and secondary education system must be resolutely upheld and, wherever possible, extended. Breaking up and privatising the current state system, separating children along religious lines and removing schools from democratic control will plunge Britain's education system into a new age of gross inequality, privilege and divisive sectarianism. Further and higher education, including the universities, must be accessible to every section of society, with grants generous enough to support students without recourse to loans or family contributions. Maintenance grants should be the right of all adults engaged in full-time study, with no place for tuition fees or graduate taxes.
The promotion of social harmony and good community relations can only be based on the principles of multiculturalism and secularism, respecting and celebrating cultural diversity while opposing oppressive ideas and practices in all cultures and religions. Freedom of religious belief and worship must be guaranteed for all, with no privileges for any one religion or church in the machinery of state.
The state must vigorously enforce laws against racial hatred and discrimination. But this should not be relied upon as a substitute for mass mobilisations to deny all platforms to racists and fascists, drowning them in a sea of popular, democratic activity.
Cultural policies should aim to encourage people's participation, creativity and self-organisation. This is the alternative to passive consumption of the mass, trite, individualistic 'culture' propagated by the capitalist monopolies and the state-licensed broadcasting media. It would require greater support for all kinds of local facilities and initiatives in the arts and physical culture, including in radio, television and film production, publishing and sport.
There will also need to be policies to promote the Welsh, Scots Gaelic and Cornish languages in economic, social, political and cultural life. All immigrants to Britain must have opportunities to learn the language of their new home area free of charge, whether English, Welsh or Scots Gaelic. The rights of all citizens will be protected as everyone is encouraged to make her or his distinctive contribution to Britain as a multicultural society.
Funding the Left-Wing Programme
Such an ambitious range of economic, social and cultural policies will have to be financed through a more progressive tax regime and revised public spending priorities. The LWP might therefore include policies to:
- Increase tax rates on higher rates of income.
- Levy an annual wealth tax on the richest section of the population.
- Impose a 'Robin Hood' tax on City financial transactions.
- Increase the rate of corporation tax on the profits of large companies.
- Place a windfall tax on monopoly profits in specific industries as necessary.
- Close all tax havens under British jurisdiction.
- Implement deep cuts in VAT on essential goods and services.
- Replace the council tax by local income, wealth, land and property taxes based clearly on the ability to pay.
- Renegotiate and, where appropriate, cancel Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts in order to eliminate excessive corporate profiteering.
- Cut British military spending and end all state subsidies for armaments exports.
- Control movements of capital in and out of Britain.
Over time, as inequalities in income and wealth are eroded, economic growth would provide more of the basis for increased tax revenues.
Extending and deepening democracy
The struggle to promote the economic and social interests of working people is directly linked with the battle to expand democracy against the power of big business. The institutions of state and their top officials must be made answerable to elected representatives, who in turn must be fully accountable to the people. More extensive democratic rights are necessary, not least so that people and their organisations can take action more freely and effectively.
The LWP should therefore include measures to restore the democratic and civil liberties abolished or eroded by Conservative and Labour governments since 1979, especially those relating to assembly, demonstration and detention without charge.
This would also mean repealing the anti-trade union laws so that trade unionists are free to govern their own organisations and determine their own policies. The right to take industrial and solidarity action without the threat of sequestration and imprisonment is a fundamental human right, enshrined in international law. Full trade union rights must be extended to police and prison officers, intelligence staff and armed forces personnel, who should also be encouraged to study and discuss the wider social, civic and political context in which they operate.
All workers should qualify for full and equal rights at work from day one of a job. Workers and their trade union representatives should have more extensive rights to consultation and veto over company plans relating to substantial restructuring, mass redundancy or closure.
Britain's asylum, immigration and nationality laws must be purged of all direct and indirect racial discrimination, and the internment centres for asylum seekers must be closed.
So that Britain's parliaments and assemblies more closely represent the preferences of the electors, they should be elected by single transferable vote in multi-member constituencies. This would ensure proportional representation without breaking the direct link between elected representatives and meaningful local constituencies. Such representatives would be made constantly accountable if electors had the right to petition for a by-election.
Political parties should not receive any state funding, so that they have to rely largely on voluntary donations from the people they claim to represent. Corporate political donations should be submitted to a ballot of the employers and employees of the enterprise concerned.
Setting the age of adulthood, including the right to vote, at 16 would reflect the other freedoms and responsibilities acquired by many young people at that age.
The role of the mass media in promoting and sustaining democracy would be transformed by breaking up monopoly ownership and control. Greater diversity of sources and views, a statutory right of reply and an end to the use of injunctions and libel laws by the wealthy and powerful would hugely expand media freedom in Britain.
To revive and develop community participation, accountability and self-government, powers and resources should be restored to local government in areas such as business taxation, council housing, management of schools and public transport.
Likewise at British state level, the Westminster parliament must take steps to recover important powers from the EU and its institutions. The House of Lords should be abolished and the Church of England disestablished as the official state church.
It is essential that the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly have the full economic, legislative and financial powers necessary to protect and develop the economic, social and cultural interests of their peoples. Such powers and resources are particularly important for the Scottish and Welsh governments to enable them to intervene decisively in the economy, to exercise popular sovereignty over monopoly and market forces.
The growth of legislative powers in Scotland and Wales raises the question of the legislative process for England. The Communist Party believes that this will best be resolved by the House of Commons reconstituting itself as an English parliament, with only the English MPs present whenever England-only measures are considered.
A longer-term constitutional settlement, based on the unity of three nations of Britain combined with substantial powers of self-government for each, might take the form of a federal system with new structures that reflect their equal status.
Directly-elected regional government in England should proceed where there is clear demand, although without sufficient powers and resources to direct economic development there is the danger of creating 'talking shops' which draw powers from local councils instead. English regional assemblies should also take control of services currently administered by non-elected public bodies – 'quangos' – in fields such as training, further education and health.
The distinctive cultural and social characteristics of Cornwall should be expressed through a directly elected Cornish Assembly, with powers that match local aspirations.
The special status enjoyed by monopoly capital in the Isle of Man and Channel Isles, which are run as semi-feudal big business fiefdoms, will have to be ended. Instead, the peoples of those islands should be democratically represented in the Westminster parliament, with their own democratic parliaments – Tynwald and the States – strengthened by proportional representation and economic powers like those proposed for Wales and Scotland.
An independent foreign policy for Britain
In the international arena, the aim of the LWP must be to ensure that Britain pursues its own foreign policy, independent of the United States (US) and the EU.
A left government in Britain would strengthen relations with progressive regimes and movements around the world on the basis of practical and political solidarity.
It would seek to develop fair economic relations, except where people demand the boycott of an oppressive or occupying regime in their own country.
Major new trade and technology agreements with developing countries would bring mutual benefit. British transnational corporations (TNCs) overseas would be regulated to ensure compliance with the highest labour and environmental standards. Cancelling Third World public debt to British financial TNCs would enable those countries to invest, develop and benefit from fair-trade relations with Britain and other developed economies. It follows that the left government would therefore oppose neoliberal economic and financial policies in all international agencies of which Britain is a member.
The development of the United Nations (UN) and its associated institutions as agencies for progress will depend on the strengthening of working class and anti-imperialist forces at national level. Making the permanent membership of the UN Security Council more representative of the world's peoples, with states such as China retaining their veto, would provide some counter-balance to the abuse and manipulation of the UN and member states by the imperialist powers.
An independent, progressive foreign policy for Britain would also include support for measures to rid the world of nuclear testing and all weapons of mass destruction. Unilaterally abolishing nuclear weapons, as Ukraine and South Africa have done, would enable Britain to promote multilateral nuclear and conventional disarmament more effectively. The resources currently wasted on unnecessary armaments research, development and production should be redirected to socially useful purposes, notably in such fields as renewable energy technology and advanced communications, transport and rescue systems.
Clearly, the subservient alliance with US imperialism, including collusion in the violation of fundamental human rights and international law, would have to cease immediately. All British involvement in military invasions and occupations of other people's countries must also end, as should diplomatic support and arms exports to repressive regimes. Any further enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) should be opposed and, failing that organisation's dissolution, Britain should withdraw from it.
In the absence of any significant progress towards the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state on the basis of UN resolutions, alongside a secure Israel, the British government should pursue unilateral and multilateral sanctions against the Israeli state and its institutions until real progress is made.
Striving to implement the domestic and international policies of the LWP would mean rejecting the neoliberal directives and policies of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the Council of Ministers, and legislating to negate the anti-trade union and anti-working class judgements of the European Court of Justice.
The British government should resist all further steps towards a 'United States of Europe' and begin preparations for Britain's withdrawal from the EU. New bilateral and multilateral agreements may need to be negotiated, for mutually beneficial cooperation with European and other countries. Britain should also oppose all attempts in the EU or Council of Europe to equate or supplant the crimes of fascism with the 'crimes of Communism'.
In Ireland, as well as fulfilling all the terms of the Good Friday Agreement in the north, the British government should work with the Irish, Scottish and Welsh governments to strengthen and extend the work of the Council of the Isles. In particular, it would make clear Britain's commitment to help bring about the reunification of Ireland on the basis of popular consent, north and south.
The motive force for advance in our society is the class struggle between workers and capitalists. But capitalism not only exploits people at work, it also oppresses them in many different aspects of their lives.
Thus people experience capitalism's negative effects not only in their workplaces, but in their communities and in their social, cultural and leisure activities. Students, pensioners, tenants, environmentalists and other movements, pressure groups, local community-based bodies, charities and the like challenge significant aspects of the current system, even though they may not always see their stance in ideological or political terms. They embrace people not only from different sections within the working class, but often from other classes and strata in society.
However, if these movements and struggles proceed in isolation from one another, they can only challenge the ruling class on single, isolated issues but not its overall domination and control.
Yet they all face a common enemy: British state-monopoly capitalism, which blocks advance on every front. Here lies the objective basis for uniting these forces in an anti-monopoly alliance, in favour of redeveloping Britain's productive economy and combating the anti-democratic use of state power against the interests of the great majority of people.
Experience of joint campaigning with the labour movement and the left, which can project wider political perspectives, will lead many more activists to a fuller understanding of the nature of capitalist society and why it needs to be replaced by socialism. If these movements remain apart from the labour movement, not only will they lack its valuable support. The organised working class itself will lose the opportunity to gain valuable experience in its role as the leading force in society for progressive and revolutionary change.
It is imperative, therefore, that the organised working class builds the widest possible alliance with all other movements fighting for progress, democracy, equality and justice. It will be vital to maintain the unity and respect the sovereignty of all the forces involved.
The left and the labour movement will need to transform an array of defensive battles against the capitalist monopolies, right-wing governments and reactionary policies into a united offensive across a broad front, winning support for the LWP.
The policies of the LWP challenge state-monopoly capitalism on every front. They also advance the interests of broader movements in which the working class is active and other sections of the population who can be won to support at least some substantial aspects of the programme. Thus people will be persuaded through experience that the organised working class alone has the capacity to strengthen and lead a popular democratic anti-monopoly alliance.
This alliance will be popular because it will win the support and embrace the interests of the people as a whole, seeking to achieve their sovereignty over the monopoly capitalist minority. It will be democratic because it is posed against the anti-democratic essence of state-monopoly capitalism and seeks to mobilise the collective power of the working class and its allies against it.
The labour movement has to win its leading role by fighting for the whole range of policies in the LWP and respecting the independence and particular interests of other progressive movements.
The potential for progress in this direction has already been shown in the support won for the People's Charter for Change, the policies of which broadly reflect those of the LWP. Adopted by the Trades Union Congress in 2009, the movement for the Charter has since secured the individual affiliation of many national trade unions and trades councils.
The first stage in the revolutionary process in Britain will be signified by a substantial and sustained shift to the left in the labour movement, growing support for key policies of the LWP among the working class and the population more widely, and the development of an anti-monopoly alliance of forces across a range of battles and campaigns.
Belief in the right of the people to decide who governs them is deeply rooted in England, Scotland and Wales. The opening stage in Britain's socialist revolution will therefore have to culminate in the election of a left-wing government at Westminster, based on a socialist, Labour, communist and progressive majority at the polls.
Moreover, it will be very important to win the election of left and progressive governments in Scotland and Wales in the same period, also backed by a popular democratic anti-monopoly alliance of forces but with the likely involvement of left and progressive elements in the Welsh and Scottish national movements.
Whether such governments are won with or without electoral alliances or pacts is less important than the need for socialists and communists to approach electoral strategy with a combination of political principle and tactical flexibility.
Different levels of left cooperation, coordination and unity are possible in election periods, although the Communist Party's preference is to build strategic alliances based on mass campaigning in between elections rather than rely upon short-term, expedient tactical agreements.
Mass, active, popular and working class support will be essential to implement key policies of the LWP. The peoples of Britain are unlikely to give such support without also having the opportunity to express it in the electoral arena. Indeed, such democratic endorsement will be vital in order to mobilise the working class and its allies to overcome all forms of resistance and sabotage, as a left-wing government implements policies that challenge the interests of big business and the state apparatus.
It is likely that such developments will also produce new forms of working class and progressive organisation. The history of resistance and revolutionary movements in every country is that they give rise to new forms of self-organisation. In Britain, for example, working class and popular struggle has led to the formation of Working Men's Associations, the National and Female Charter Associations, workers' and consumers' cooperatives, workers' and soldiers' councils, councils of action, the People's Convention, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the Liaison Committee for the Defence of Trade Unions, miners' support groups and Women Against Pit Closures, anti-poll tax unions, the Stop the War Coalition and the People's Charter for Change movement.
The forces drawn to the popular democratic anti-monopoly alliance will take new forms and create new structures. It will be important that these play a full role in the AEPS as it unfolds.
Communists also understand that the election of a left government guarantees nothing. Democracy is very limited, distorted and precarious in a capitalist society. It does not extend into people's working lives, which comprise up to one-half of their waking hours. It can be countermanded by the enormous wealth and power of the capitalist class and its mass media. Furthermore, democracy can itself be eroded by the actions of the government and the state. Even the much-proclaimed 'sovereignty of parliament' is contradicted in reality by the power of the executive, the state apparatus, the mass media, the monopoly capitalists and their 'market forces', the EU and international agencies such as NATO, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Union Organisation.
Experience also indicates that the British ruling class and its allies are prepared to be utterly ruthless in defending their interests, not only through the use of state power at home but also abroad through the use of economic sabotage, military force, anti-democratic subversion, military dictatorship, state torture and death squads.
This underlines the need for a popular democratic anti-monopoly alliance to secure the maximum support for policies that challenge any aspect of state-monopoly capitalism. A left government in Britain will need to be rooted in mass extra-parliamentary campaigning and militancy if it is to survive and succeed.


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If you are a dog owner concerned about the health of your best friend, then Natural Balance Pet Foods can provide you with premium food for your dog. Dick Patten established the company in 1989 in Burbank, California, based on the philosophy of supplying pets with food for their lifetime. The company's goal was to come up with pet food based on scientific methods. Currently, the company provides different types of premium cat and dog foods praised by top trainers around the globe, and concerned pet owners.
The pet food manufactured by the company includes several formulas selected carefully to cater for the needs of your dog. Some of these formulas include unique proteins, nutritious vegetables, fruits, and complex carbohydrates. For more than ten years, Natural Balance has been a leader in the L.I.D. (Limited Ingredient Diet) food category. L.I.D foods contain low levels of carbohydrates and protein. Other pet food formulas the company manufactures include "Wild Pursuit", "Ultra Whole Body Health", and "Fat Dogs and Fat Cats". The company also produces many types of canned food, dry food, and stews for dogs of all ages.
The company values the health and the wellbeing of your dog, and it ensures this by manufacturing products with the finest ingredients. Moreover, the products are comprehensively tested for safety through a program called "Buy with Confidence". This program tests all the pet food for nine common contaminants prior to distribution.
Types of Natural Balance Dog Foods
Canned version
These premium dog formulas provide balanced nutrition in different tasty flavors. Canned food is suitable for dogs that have difficulty eating and meticulous tastes. Some examples of canned foods produced by the company include "L.I.D Buffalo and Sweet Potato Canned Dog Formula" and "Ultra Premium Beef Canned Dog Formula."
Dry products
High-quality dry dog foods are packed with a variety of ingredients with different flavors suitable for adult dogs, puppies and old dogs. Examples of dry dog foods include "Fat Dogs Low Calorie Dry Dog Formula" and L.I.D Lamb Meal and Brown Rice Dry Dog Formula."
Food Rolls
Nutritious, high quality foods in form of meaty rolls that can be chopped, sliced or grated. These rolls are perfect for dogs under training or when traveling. Some examples of dog rolls include "dog food rolls-beef formula" and "dog food rolls chicken formula"
Dog Treats
These are foods that contain delicious premium ingredients that can be used to reward dogs for good conduct. Examples of this type of dog food include "Belly Bites Chicken and Legume Semi-Moist Treats" and "Belly Bites Salmon and Legume Semi-Moist Treats."
Wet products
These are foods made by hand and cooked carefully. These foods contain essential nutrients that are as tasty as your dog deserves. Some examples include "Delectable Delights Bowl O' Barkgundy Dog Stew Formula" and "Delectable Delights Chow-Down Chowder Dog Stew Formula".
Special Dog Food Categories
These are premium carbohydrates sources that are not derived from grains. Grain free foods provide nutrition and the energy your dog requires to stay healthy and thrive. Examples of this type of dog food include "Wild Pursuit Chicken, Turkey Meal and Quail Dry Dog Formula" and "Wild Pursuit Trout, Salmon Meal and Tuna Dry Dog Formula."
Healthy Digestion
This formula has a balanced level of protein, fiber and carbohydrates. The nutrients contained in this formula are specifically designed to assist your dog with digestion. Some examples of this formula include "Synergy Dry Dog Formula" and "Original Ultra Whole Body Health Chicken, Salmon and Duck Canned Dog Formula."
Healthy Weight
Healthy weight products contains less calories, which are meant to assist adult canines maintain lean bodies at a healthy weight to enable them live a happy life. Examples of formulas in this category include "Fat Dogs Low Calorie Dry Dog Formula" and Reduced Calorie Dry Dog Formula".
High protein dog foods
That have high amounts of quality protein that your dog naturally likes. Examples of products in this category include "Wild Pursuit Beef and Lamb Meal Dry Dog Formula" and "Wild Pursuit Chicken, Turkey Meal and Quail Dry Dog Formula".
Limited Ingredients
These formulas enable dog owners to reduce the amount of ingredients consumed by their pets. These foods contain simple formulas and ingredients that provide special alternatives for dogs. Examples of these dog foods include "L.I.D Lamb Meal and Brown Rice Dry Dog Formula" and "L.I.D Lamb Meal and Brown Rice Large Breed Bites Dry Dog Formula".
Vegetarian formulas
These products contain the same primary nutrients found in diets that have meat as their basic protein source, but only vegetarian ingredients are used. Examples include "Vegetarian Dry Dog Formula" and "Vegetarian Canned Dog Formula".
Customer Reviews
Natural Balance Pet Foods has received an overall customer rating of 3 stars out of 5, but it is important to note that some formulas have received a higher rating or a lower rating. For example, some customers have reported that products from the company have helped their dogs with digestive problems and vomiting. Customers have also reported that products from the company, especially the vegetarian diet has helped their dogs deal with allergies.
Some customers have reported that products from the company, especially the limited ingredient ones have helped their dogs deal with problems like smelly skin and ear infection. Cases of dogs losing weight after consuming products from the company have also been reported. For example, one customer says her dog lost ten pounds, and the digestive system improved with the help of the company's products.
In May 2012, the company announced that it was recalling some brands of dog food for fear of contamination. However, the company reported that no pet fell sick because of consuming its products. In addition, no products the company recalled were contaminated with Salmonella. The company assured its customers that this particular recall was done as a precaution.
The company has maintained that the focus is coming up with the best foods for dogs and other pets. To show its care and commitment to pets, the company allows its employees to bring their pets to work and feeds them with the best foods.


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2nd Chance Water Restoration has been Robbins, IL Water Damage, Fire Restoration, Flood Cleanup And Mold Remediation #1 choice for years now! We have done quite a bit of business in Robbins, Il, despite it being a smaller city, because we do good work and get a lot of referrals in that area. We rank higher than any other Chicago water and fire restoration company, because we strive to make everyone that calls us as happy as we can.
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2nd Chance Water Restoration will mitigate the water damage in your property as soon as we get on the scene, but there are some things that you can do, before help arrives to minimize the damage and save your self some money by reducing the workload and prepping the area affected by the water for the restoration and drying process.
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- Pick up toys or anything that can easily be broken, or cause an accident, if someone were to step on it.
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Facts about Robbins:
Robbins was incorporated in 1917. The village's first mayor was Thomas J. Kellar.


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There is a beer for everyone.
Someone you know claims to not like beer? You don't like it yourself? Baloney.
I bet you just haven't found a kind of beer you like yet. There are literally thousands of different beers being brewed all around the world. Go into a decent bottle shop and you will literally have hundreds of different beers to choose from. We are in the golden age of craft brewing. Pale, fizzy lager is no longer the only option we're faced with at the beer cooler. If that's all you've ever been exposed to, I envy you. You are in for a great treat. A range of brand new, delicious, diverse flavors awaits your appreciation.
Of course, I'm not going to send you off half-cocked. As with any true appreciation, you should begin with a little forethough:
First, it's very unlikely you're going to have an appreciation for huge amounts of hops right off the bat. Hops are responsible for bitterness, as well as a floral, piney, citrusy flavor and odor. It's unique and sometimes offputting to someone who doesn't like beer. As you develop your palatte, you can begin investigating this unique and truly delicious flavor. For now, stay away from anything called "India Pale Ale (IPA)," "Barley Wine," or "American Strong Ale"
Second, my intent is to have you begin with things you are likely to find easily. Depending on where you live, you might have to go to the hippie supermarket to find a couple things, but they should be available somewhere.
Third, get your beer from a bar or buy yourself a pint glass for drinking at home. If you drink from the bottle or can directly, you're missing out on half the experience. You think ice cream would taste great coming out of a toothpaste tube? Probably not. So pour those beers into a glass and get your nose in there.
Last, you should absolutely view this list only as a starting point. Most of the beers listed below are what you'd call "approachable." They're well made and delicious, but none are really popping with flavor. Once you start to get a feel for the flavors you appreciate, by all means seek out similar brews with richer, more distinct flavors.
The first beer I'm going to recommend is Guinness Stout, simply because it's the antithesis of what most people consider "beer." It's dark, smooth, and rich; a far cry from fizzy and yellow. Approach it more like a glass of chocolate milk than a glass of soda, and you might find yourself falling in love with the roasty, chocolately flavors it's known for. If you can't get it from a nitro tap, be sure to buy it in a can to get the full effect of the dissolved nitrogen.
If rich, dark beer isn't your thing, you might try a New Belgium Mothership Wit. This is a much lighter beer, brewed with wheat malt in a Belgian style. It has strong citrus presence, derived from spices and orange peel. It is effervescent and highly refreshing.
If you're ready for something with a little hop bite, you can't go wrong with Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. This is probably the quintessential West Coast pale ale. It's a perfect blend of crisp malt and citrusy Cascade hops. It's rich without being overpowering or heavy, making it easy to enjoy one after another.


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Do something nice for yourself. This could mean taking 10 minutes to just sit and meditate (even in a bathroom) or this could mean purchasing yourself something nice - a lipstick, some ice cream, or a special fragrance.
Watch those people who are famous whose health and fitness you would like to immolate. See what characteristic(s) they have and see how you can incorporate those characteristics into your being. For instance, you can start to image what it would feel like to attract so many mates because of your improved physical characteristic. This thought alone will motivate you because you will have a mental image of the results you would like to see in your own life. This is why so many people use posters to motivate them when losing weight or restoring their health.
Practice "Back from the Future Thinking". Imagine that in 5 years your career is now perfect. Write out what that would look like and answer the following questions to get you started:
1) What type of work would you be doing?
2) What degrees, accomplishments or certifications would you need?
3) Who would you work with?
4) Where would your office(s) be?
5) How much money will you make? And so forth…
Now, decide what steps you can take today and in the next 12 months to start realizing that dream.
Ex. Becoming Debt Free
House Payment| Car Payment | Daycare| Credit Cards/Loans| Water | Light
$1200 |$600 |$500 |$300 | 100 | 50
$180000 |$11600 |$500 |$3000 | 100 | 50
Each month you may adjust this as you aim to eliminate the smaller debts first. Eventually you can put those funds towards increase and double payments on larger debts, eventually becoming debt free.
For more great motivational ideas, check out the following resources.


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19 Aug 2019
STIMPRO, the world's most widely used matrix stimulation design and analysis software, provides capabilities to optimize all phases of acidizing work. STIMPRO 2019 includes even more powerful features, such as a machine learning model that eliminates the need for users to perform individual...
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26 Sep 2018
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) recently honored Terry Palisch with SPE Distinguished Membership and Distinguished Service Award at SPE's Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held 24-26 September in Dallas, TX. Palisch is Global Engineering Director at CARBO Ceramics.
15 Jan 2018
A project utilizing FUSION technology for Stimulation and Proppant Pack Consolidation was selected for the BP 2017 Helios Award. The technology creates a bonded, high integrity proppant pack without closure stress. This provides the well integrity critical to inject and produce at the ultra-high ...
06 Apr 2018
Terry Palisch, CARBO, has been nominated to serve as the SPE Technical Director Completions effective June 1st, 2018.
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12 Feb 2018
CARBO has been rated the highest by customers in performance & reliability among all providers in the category of completion-related fluids, chemicals and proppants.
The top rating was received in EnergyPoint Research's most recent Oilfield Products & Services Customer Satisfaction...
10 Nov 2017
Evaluation on the degree of employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) concludes no detectible level of RCS.In addition to an earlier Industrial Hygiene (IH) study conducted at the CARBO Eufaula, Alabama facility, CARBO conducted the same IH study at its Toomsboro, Georgia facility ...
25 Apr 2017
During an interview in a recent Upstream Technology, BP discusses the use of FUSION technology in onshore field trials in the US and in two wells in the Gulf of Mexico due to a need for "a sand control solution that would not be washed away during water injection operations."
21 Jun 2017
CARBO has been ranked #1 by customers in EnergyPoint Research's most recent Oilfield Products & Services Customer Satisfaction Survey. CARBO was rated first in proppants category for the second consecutive year, and also topped the performance and reliability category.
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15 Jun 2017
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Funding a Better Tomorrow
MainStreet Bank Chairman, CEO and President Jeff W. Dick was selected Indie Banker of the Month by the Independent Community Bankers of America (www.ICBA.org). The article, published August 2013, showcases the Bank's dedication to community support, charitable causes, and innovation. … Continue reading
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Friendly Loom
We developed the first of our Friendly Loom™ products in the 1980's in response to a growing demand from educators and parents concerned with introducing 'hands on' creative activities to children and teenagers. Our products are designed to provide fun, challenging, educational experiences while developing concentration, fine and gross motor control and a better understanding of spatial relationships and patterning. In this fast-paced world where children are being forced to grow up too quickly, we believe that it is essential to help them slow things down and experience their creative ability by introducing the the joys of working with their hands. As educators, and parents, one of our most important challenges is to encourage the development of self-esteem and self-confidence. For a child to be able to say "I made this myself", the pride in achievement is not only felt in that child's mind and heart, it is represented in a tangible form by something beautiful and practical to own or to give as a gift. We hope that you will find Friendly Loom™ by Harrisville Designs products useful tools for helping children discover the excitement of the creativity that is within them.


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This week, Papa Kenn reviews the prequel to "The Wizard of Oz", the world famous musical that practically everyone knows! Does this new film, OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL live up to its famous predecessor?
"Oz The Great And Powerful"
Director: Sam Raimi
Writers: Mitchell Kapner & David Lindsay-Abaire
Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Bill Cobbs, Tony Cox, Bruce Campbell


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The Cabinet of Fort Hamilton High School consists of the Principal, five Administrative Assistant Principals and eight Instructional Assistant Principals.
Our Administrative Assistant Principals address the following areas to ensure that the school runs smoothly and safely in addition to providing necessary supports for students and staff.
|Administration: Budget and Facilities
|Jennifer Gagnon
|Data and Compliance
|Jacob Baty
|Guidance and Student Progress
|Rosaria Mancini
|Programming and Technology
|Jeff Brisard
|Safety and Security
|Mike Kozlowski
Our Instructional Assistant Principals work to ensure that curriculum, resources, and day-to-day instruction is of the highest caliber. They work closely with the teachers and each other to provide a range of learning for students that include the academic supports needed to prepare for College, Career and life after Fort Hamilton. The following departments are each led by an Assistant Principal.
|Arts and Business
|Thomas Oberle
|Virginia Izzo
|Mary Minucci
|Instructional Support Services
|Christine Ciccarone
|Physical Education/Health/JROTC
|Kristin LaMacchia
|John Christakos
|Social Studies
|Gregory Abood
|World Languages/English as a New Language
|Jill Kitchen
While each member of the Cabinet plays a distinct role in the school community, members work collaboratively to ensure that Fort Hamilton High School is a safe and nurturing place to learn and work for students and staff alike.


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Jake Kean believes that Sunday's loss at Wigan Athletic will galvanise the squad further.
The Rovers goalkeeper insists that the determination and team-work shown at the DW Stadium will only serve to strengthen their belief as the season progresses.
Rovers don't return to action until they face Charlton Athletic at Ewood Park on Saturday 19th October, with Kean backing his team-mates to bounce back in style.
"If anything it is going bring the lads closer together," said Kean.
"You look at the way we defended, the way we pulled together, the way we were blocking and heading for the team.
"I think it is only going to galvanise us and send us forward."
Tickets for the Charlton Athletic match are on open sale priced from £15 Adults, £10 Seniors and £5 Juniors. Book online today at www.onerovers.co.uk


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Leveraging the raw CE2.0 data of your target market can be the difference between success and failure for your business. Why?
- Raw CE2.0 data often reveals the "elephant in the room". When your products and services directly resolve the problems your clients wish they did not have, your clients are instantly aligned with you and your offer. This ensures the creation of a mutually authentic connection with your client.
- You'll spend less time strategizing and more time producing. Everything you need to know to create a strategic plan for your business can be found in the raw CE2.0 data of your market.
- You can be bold and direct with your marketing strategies. There's no trying in leadership. You are a leader or you're not. Bold marketing helps you take the lead by differentiating in a crowded and confusing marketplace.
Examples of businesses winning with raw CE2.0 data
Greening Homes – A story about innovation
The home renovation industry is not known for its marketing innovation and homeowners typically find it challenging to tell one contractor apart from another … not any more!
Committed to being an impetus for change in what is often a very wasteful, unhealthy, and energy inefficient industry, this company is one to watch. With conviction and a quiet confidence that can only come from leveraging the raw CE2.0 data of your customers, founder Chris Phillips and crew are succeeding where others have failed.
Check them out here: http://www.greeninghomes.com/
Dave's Ducts – A story about changing the face of an industry
This is a story about heart, commitment and quiet leadership. Determined to help homeowners understand what it takes to clean their HVAC systems and to prevent them from hiring unqualified contractors who do more harm than good, this company is addressing the lack of professionalism in this industry head on. Their competitors are nervous. And they should be.
These guys are the real deal. In their mission to educate homeowners about residential, commercial and industrial air quality, they are single-handedly changing the face of the Air Duct Cleaning (and HVAC) industry. Made me learn to appreciate the importance of the mechanicals in my home!
Check them out here: http://www.davesducts.com
The Interactive Abode – A story about " What if"
As most start-ups are, this one is the result of the perfect intersection between background, connections and a personal story. Experiencing first-hand how décor choices for new spaces created problems for home owners and builders alike (home owners have a hard time visualizing how a sample is going to look in real life, and this opens up the possibility for "points of failure" in the home buying experience that builders were seeking to eliminate), the founders of this company set out to solve both problems simultaneously. But before they created their product, they took the pulse of the CE2.0 of this market and found that software for design studios already existed. But as these keen founders quickly discovered, these existing "innovations" were not exactly living up to their promises. They came out running with true innovation in décor choice software. And they're winning the hearts of home owners and the wallets of home builders. Watch them soar.
Check them out here: http://theinteractiveabode.com/
BuilderLynx– A story about differentiation in an undifferentiated space
Maybe the newest entrant on the construction management solution scene, but definitely not the laggard, this brother-led team is leading with confidence from the raw CE2.0 data they have gathered from complacent but antsy-for-a-better-experience home builders who want a better way of managing their projects.
And as can often be the case with technology solutions, users commonly perceive a competitor's products to be 'about the same'. This can create significant marketing challenges, but this company doesn't seem to have that problem!
Check them out here: http://www.builderlynx.com/
RENOMii – A story about listening
Knowing first-hand how much time contractors were spending off the job site and away from clients while they put estimates together, this company's original thought for this communication software was to help contractors streamline the estimate process and strengthen communication with their clients. They quickly learned that the problem was even bigger than that; contractors didn't necessarily need a high-tech solution for quoting, but they did need help with the change order process. RENOMii was born.
Check them out here: http://renomii.com/
A Common Thread (or two)
1. The initial idea behind each of these successful companies can be found in the raw CE2.0 data of its founding members.
2. Before diving in and trying to shepherd the existing market to their ways of thinking, each of these companies spent time observing their target markets to find the EXACT point of intersection where pain point met opportunity for their clients.
Key lesson: When you are your target market, have confidence that your challenges and opportunities are shared by others who do what you do. But use your own CE2.0 data to facilitate your dialogue with your target market, not in lieu of it.
Common sense, maybe. Common practice, no. When we have an idea and are passionate about it, we often steamroll right through our target markets thinking we have the answer they need; when in fact, the integration of our own experience with the raw CE2.0 data of our clients is the surest route to success.
Go ahead, take on your market's version of Goliath. And with the power of the CE2.0 Methodology, be prepared to win.
Until next time ….
I wish you tremendous business success!
Ps. Do you know of other companies who are enjoying success because they are leveraging the raw CE2.0 data of their target markets? Tell us in the form below! We'd love to highlight their successes. And if it's your business you want to tell us about, don't be shy!
Tell us your Raw CE2.0 Success Stories!
We all love a success story (especially when we're learning something new). Please complete this form to share your example of a company who is leveraging the raw CE2.0 data and winning over their markets.
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|Province and Innu Working Together to Benefit Innu Children, Youth and Families
February 11, 2014
Meetings in Natuashish and Sheshatshiu Focus on Strengthening Child, Youth and Family Service Delivery
During a visit to Labrador last week, the Honourable Paul Davis, Minister of Child, Youth and Family Services, and the Honourable Nick McGrath, Minister Responsible for Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs, met with Innu leaders, Band Council representatives, elders and other community members to discuss the delivery of child, youth and family services in Natuashish and Sheshatshiu.
"Our government recognizes the importance of continuing to work side by side with Innu leaders to create positive change in Natuashish and Sheshatshiu. We will continue to focus on enhancing the lines of communication with the Innu leadership and membership, as well as working closely with Innu families where needed to help strengthen family units."
- The Honourable Paul Davis, Minister of Child, Youth and Family Services
Discussions held this week centred around enhancing the collaboration and cooperation of the delivery of child, youth and family services and programs in Innu communities. There was also a focus on the importance of Innu leaders and families working closely with the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services and other partners to develop innovative approaches that are family-focused.
"These meetings demonstrate that our government's relationship with the Innu continues to improve due to enhanced understanding and building upon such successes as the New Dawn Agreements, the Child Youth and Family Services' Planning Circle, and the transition of Innu schooling from provincial to Innu control. This cooperation is crucial to building communities that promote the proud cultural heritage of the Innu, and providing an environment conducive to the realization of Innu dreams and aspirations."
- The Honourable Nick McGrath, Minister Responsible for Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
Keith Russell, MHA for Lake Melville, also had the opportunity to participate in the meeting held in Sheshatshiu.
"I am pleased to have witnessed a commitment to communications and relationship building between the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services and the Innu communities of Labrador, one of listening, understanding and mutual respect. I commend Minister Davis on fulfilling his promise of coming to Labrador and meeting the leaders and elders of the Innu communities."
- Keith Russell, MHA for Lake Melville
During both meetings, Prote Poker, Grand Chief of the Innu Nation, stressed the importance of improving service delivery within the communities of Natuashish and Sheshatshiu for not only Innu children and youth, but for the families as well. The Deputy Grand Chief of the Innu Nation, Jeremy Andrew, attended the meeting that was held in Sheshatshiu.
"We look forward to building upon our working relationship with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador as we continue to enhance and improve the lives of our members − children, youth and families of Natuashish and Sheshatshiu."
- Prote Poker, Grand Chief of the Innu Nation
During the meeting held in Natuashish, Chief of the Mushuau Innu First Nation Gregory Rich indicated the Provincial Government's new fly in-fly out model is working well as there is an increased and consistent presence of frontline social workers in the community that provides more interaction with families.
"In just a short period of time, we are already seeing the positive impact that the newly implemented fly in-fly out model in Natuashish is having on our community and we are encouraged to see the ongoing success of this new initiative."
- Gregory Rich, Chief of the Mushuau Innu First Nation
During the meeting held in Sheshatshiu, Andrew Penashue, Chief of the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, suggested that ongoing meetings between the Innu communities and the Provincial Government would be beneficial for their members as it would provide Innu leaders, elders and families with the opportunity to share their experiences and suggestions related to child, youth and family services and programs delivered in Sheshatshiu and Natuashish.
"Let's continue to work together seriously and come together for regular meetings so we can gain a better understanding of one another − the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and Innu Nations − as well as provide the opportunity to have our community concerns heard by the Provincial Government."
- Andrew Penashue, Chief of the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation Innu
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is committed to supporting important social programs, strong communities and the health and well-being of children, families and seniors.
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After your project
Celebration Events
Each region has a Nuffield Celebration Event. This is a chance for all the Nuffield students from that region to get together and celebrate their achievements. It's also an opportunity to invite your parents, teachers and supervisors along to show them what you've done. At the Celebration Event, you'll be able to exhibit your poster, and you may be asked to do a short presentation or answer some questions on your work. It's not an exam - it's a chance to show off what you have achieved, so enjoy the event!
How can I take my project further?
Your Nuffield project can be used towards a range of other opportunities.
Lots of students put their projects forward for a CREST Gold Award [1] which is a well respected accreditation scheme that you can include in your university applications. The CREST Awards are endorsed by UCAS for inclusion in a personal statement.
You can also use your project to enter local and national science fairs. Nuffield students always do well at the National Science + Engineering Competition [2], and it's free to enter, so why not submit your project for that? Prizes at the competition include trips to international science fairs in the USA and Europe, as well as many others.
Another possibility is to publish your research project as an article in the Young Scientists Journal [3] (YSJ). The YSJ is a free, online science journal which is written, edited and published by young scientists for young scientists, aged between 12-20. You can submit a contribution to the journal by uploading it on their website.
Remember, your Nuffield project is great to talk about in your UCAS personal statement. Your Coordinator can give you more guidance on this.
Join our Alumni Network
As a member of the Nuffield Research Placement Alumni Network, you'll get the opportunity to become a Nuffield Ambassador, attend events and encourage future Nuffield students to apply for the scheme. If you have recently finished a placement you can join the Alumni Network by completing the following survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NRPalumni [4] . Please also take a look at our Alumni [5]page to find out more.
See also
Find out about the CREST Gold Award [1]
Read more about joining the Nuffield Alumni Network [5]
Also on the web
You can find out more about the National Science + Engineering Competition on the NSEC [2] website
For information about publishing your research work in a student journal, visit the Young Scientists Journal [3] website


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POC 10-02 | 10mm O.D Tubing, R, PT, BSPT 1/4 Internal Hexagon Male Connector | Push to Connect Fitting
POC 10-02 inetrnal hexagon male connector push to connect fitting is used to connect a 10 mm tubing connection to a female R, PT, BSPT 1/4 threaded connection in the same direction. The body of 10 mm O.D tubing to R, PT, BSPT 1/4 internal hexagon male connector push in fitting is made of nickel plated brass, POM release sleeve and stainless steel tube gripping claw. Pre-coated Teflon threads are ready to use without additional sealing. Internal hexagon male connector push in fitting is suitable for air, pneumatic and machine tools applications. The round male straight connectors from Pneuflex are ideal in applications where fitting space is limited. External tightening with a flat spanner or socket wrench, internal adjustment with an Allen key.
Thread Size: PT, R, BSPT 1/4
Fluid Admitted: Air, Vaccum, Water (no freezing)
Body Material: Nickel Plated Brass
Thread Material: Nickel Plated Brass
Thread Sealing: Teflon-coating
Seal, O-ring: NBR
Working Pressure: 0~1.0 MPa | 0~150 psi
Proof Pressure: 3.0Mpa | 435psi
Negative Pressure: -100Kpa | -29.5 In Hg
Working Temperature: 0~60°C | 32~140°F