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Calling for all children to have access to a textbook in the main subject areas.
The textbook challenge campaign draws on a body of research which highlights the benefits of high quality textbooks on pupil attainment and reducing teacher workload. But despite this textbooks are currently being underused in schools.
The campaign is not a simple call for money. It is about raising awareness of the value using textbooks bring to the classroom and teachers and encouraging their use. It is about pointing out that in an environment of limited resources when sometimes tough choices have to be made, the cost of textbooks is more than balanced out by the benefits they deliver.
The survey showed that in England there is a significantly lower percentage of teachers who use textbooks as the basis of instruction for science and maths compared with teachers in Singapore and Finland. For maths 10% of teachers in England said they used textbooks as the basis for teaching compared to 70% and 95% in Singapore and Finland. For science the figures were split 4% in England, 68% in Singapore and 94% in Finland.
Referencing the TIMSS survey, this report finds that the low usage of textbooks in English schools is a contributory factor in England's poor performance in maths compared to other countries. The report puts the low usage down to ideological hostility to textbooks, particularly in primary schools.
It finds that texts encourage clarity regarding key concepts and core knowledge, provide clear learning progressions, include a wide range of examples and applications, support learner reflection and can be used in different ways by different teachers. It cites research from Reynolds and Farrell in 1996 which showed that in key jurisdictions, high performing teachers were well-disposed and enthusiastic about textbooks.
This report notes that high quality resources, including textbooks, can support teaching, reduce workload by teachers not having to 'reinvent the wheel' and ensure high expectations of the content of lessons and conceptual knowledge.
The report says there is an argument for schools to place more emphasis on quality assured resources, including textbooks, in order to reduce the time teachers spend on searching for ad hoc resources, allowing them to focus on the intellectual exercise of planning sequences of lessons.
This study concludes that schools may be allocating too few resources to books compared to ICT. The study said that evidence from schools with six forms shows that book expenditure has a significant positive effect on student's exam performance, while effects of ICT expenditure is insignificant at A level and GCSE.
The study found that raising book expenditure from £10 to £11 increases GCSE points by 0.08. It recommended that schools should spend at least £60 per student on books.
According to a survey conducted by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) in April 2014, 26% of its members in state schools and colleges said their school asked parents for voluntary contributions towards text or revision books. Only 30% of those surveyed said their school would foot the bill if parents could not afford to pay for textbooks.
A British Educational Research Journal study found that raising textbook expenditure from £10 to £11 increases GCSE points by 0.08, and recommended that schools should spend at least £60 per student on books.
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True Friendship
Are you tired of those sissy-ass "friendship" poems that always sound
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of promises that actually speak of true friendship:
of promises that actually speak of true friendship:
1. When you are sad -- I will help you get drunk and plot revenge
against the sorry bastard who made you sad.
2. When you are blue -- I will try to dislodge whatever is choking you.
3. When you smile -- I will know you finally got laid.
4. When you are scared -- I will rag on you about it every chance I get.
5. When you are worried -- I will tell you horrible stories about how
much worse it could be until you quit whining.
6. When you are confused -- I will use little words.
7. When you are sick -- Stay the hell away from me until you are well
again. I don't want whatever you have.
8. When you fall -- I will point and laugh at your clumsy ass. (I dedicate this one to my non-friends - like the klutzy parking lot blonde!)
9. This is my oath..... I pledge it to the end. "Why?" you may ask;
"because you are my friend".
Send this to 10 of your closest friends, then get depressed because you
can only think of 4.
Remember......A good friend will help you move.....a REALLY good friend
will help you move a body.......let me know if you ever need me to bring
a shovel.
Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you
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Mutya Keisha Siobhan - Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Original Sugababes Mutya, Keisha and Siobhan released their debut single 'Overload' in the year 2000. The trio followed it up with their debut album One Touch appearing shortly after. Things seemed to be going well for the group in the months that followed, so it came as a surprise to fans (and possibly her band members ) when Siobhan Donaghy quit the three piece during a Japanese promotional tour in August 2001.
The remaining 'Babes continued as a trio, with Heidi Range stepping into Siobhan's shoes, with the group producing an array of huge hits throughout the noughties, even after the departure of Mutya in 2005. Surviving original member Keisha also called it a day in 2009, with the original's replacements pretty much limping into limbo at the start of this decade, with a muted split announced earlier this year.
Mutya, Keisha and Siobhan have recently patched up their differences, coming together as MKS, with the girls spending the last year or so recording tracks for their forthcoming album. The trio released their "debut" single 'Flatline" in August to great acclaim and have taken to the road to unveil their new material, One Touch classics and Babes hits to packed houses around the country, including the final night of their tour at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire, where The Fix could be found, camera in hand...


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Making It
From the longtime New York Times economics correspondent, a closely reported argument for the continuing importance of industry for American prosperity.
In the 1950s manufacturing generated nearly 30 percent of US income. Over the past 55 years that share has gradually declined to less than 12 percent at the same time that real estate, finance, and Wall Street trading have grown. While manufacturing's share of the US economy shrinks, it expands in countries such as China and Germany that have a strong industrial policy. Meanwhile Americans are only vaguely aware of the many consequences - including a decline in their self-image as inventive, practical, and effective people - of the loss of that industrial base. And yet, with the improbable rise of Donald Trump, the consequences of the hollowing out of America's once-vibrant industrial working class can no longer be ignored.
Reporting from places where things were and sometimes still are "Made in the USA" - Albany, New York, Boston, Detroit, Fort Wayne, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. - longtime New York Times economics correspondent Louis Uchitelle argues that the government has a crucial role to play in making domestic manufacturing possible. Combining brilliant reportage with an incisive economic and political argument, Making It tells the overlooked story of manufacturing's still-vital role in the United States and how it might expand.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-01-20
Stop light on economic issues of manufacturing
This book is well narrated.
Having work in manufacturing In the UK for my entire career from 2001. This book helped me understand some of the reason for the witnessed downturn in manufacturing and showed some ideas on how it could be rejuvenated.
I found this book both approachable and technical, giving concise
explanation and I found it very enjoyable.
- Steven
- 28-05-17
Important Subject-Rarely Covered by the Media
The book is written by veteran NY Times reporter - Louis Uchitelle. The book arrived with no fanfare, recorded by Audible. I'm not sure it is available in written form. I bought it having been familiar with Uchitelle's writing.
I think the book could have been more comprehensive. It's mostly Uchitelle's 1st person accounts of various manufacturing companies he's dealt with over the years. He puts forward a few theories about why manufacturing is dwindling in the U.S. and some ideas for its revitalization.
He could have spoken to some of the economists who have said that persistent trade deficits usually lead to stagnant growth in an economy, and big problems. and why this hasn't happened yet in the U.S. Because I've studied this issue I'll answer this question myself. My theory is that because the U.S is a reserve currency, and because of the problems with the Euro, the U.S. dollar is strong, and investment is strong. However, I believe that dwindling manufacturing and persistent trade deficits, will eventually sink the dollar, and cause big problems. We've already seen stagnant wages for like 30 or 40 yrs. and declining standards of living.
so you see, that the book is lacking some comprehension and analysis. However nobody else is really dealing with this issue, except Uchitelle's book. So if you're interested in this subject, I recommend the book.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- Julian Stahl
- 27-06-17
Automation is not feasible to regulate, which the author does not even really touch on factories that are highly automated, and how that doesn't help employment. What the author basically describes is a form of universal basic income. Which is not thought out very well. If you subsidize a factory how can you prevent automation from being purchased instead of hiring more people? Are computers considered automation because all manufacturing requires them, but if you took away computer controlled machines we would have a massive increase in employees needed (and with it cost). Where do you draw this arbitrary and imaginary line? (background: I own and operate a machine shop)
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Building Towards Holistic Marketing Analytics
MINI's Global Marketing function defines its brand strategy and creates assets, campaigns and structures for markets to activate. But it buys no media itself, and had no coherent data, insight or feedback loop around how Global strategy and assets were supported in market, or how they performed.
Though the creation of a MINI Marketing Dashboard (MMD), we have enabled the Global Marketing function to generate rich, ongoing insights into marketing performance and its impact on sales, and make more informed investment decisions accordingly.
Over a two-year period, we worked with MINI to create a strategy and roadmap, and build the infrastructure needed to manage all of MINI's marketing and sales data across its top 20 markets in four key stages.
1. Data Consolidation (Months 1-6)
Prioritise data sources and metrics
Ensure all data is in a consistent format
Define and built data integration methods
Consolidate all data into a single environment
2. Holistic Reporting (Months 7-11)
Visualise data into a suite of reports
Orient reports around users and use cases
Provide transparency on performance and insights generated
Engage and train end users
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Acquire larger volumes of data to enhance reports
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"I get emotional all the time," Jennifer Beals once said.
"I get emotional every time I make a speech, or talk about other cast members. Every now and again, my heart just explodes and expands."
Laurel Holloman, her castmate on the Showtime series "The L Word," confirms "If Jennifer is passionate about something, it comes to the surface within seconds. My theory on that is all the best actors have a couple of layers of skin peeled away."
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Rachel Jeffery, the wife of familiar face, Graham, (Trevena Cross owners) was a graduate of Falmouth Art School more than twenty years ago. A little bit more about Rachel and the inspiration behind her paintings can be found below, along with a link to her Artfinder profile where you can see some of her portfolio – and purchase one of her pieces!
In Rachel's words…
"My earlier work was born from a collection drawings, photos and memories from my surroundings of beautiful beaches and gardens. I would sometimes just sit on a cliff and paint. I draw spontaneously to capture my immediate reactions and try to grasp the spirit of the place. I merge ideas with the figurative and work on several oil paintings at once encouraging expressive marks to flow. I intend to marry emotional and visual responses.
NOW – I am inspired mostly by the geology of my surroundings and have a collection of rock pool paintings and landscapes from my home county of Cornwall. I am building a collection of work, which is informed by my recent five week trip to New Zealand. I experiment with materials and like to embrace new techniques. In addition, the discipline of Life Drawing, keeps observational skills in tune. A selection of life based work is also available".
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In my post on May 16 I talked about something I wanted badly but have so far never used: my Paperblanks Silver Filigree Pink Blush journals. I have used the small one but not the big one. I really thought I had talked about them before but couldn't find a post about them so here goes.
I first saw them on lovenotebooks.com and instantly fell in love. I thought they looked medieval and romantic. I went to one of my favorite journal stores, Paper Root Studio, and picked up the 3.5×7 Slim Journal, which is the smaller of the two pictured.
The Slim Journal has a single clasp that I love. I use this daily to record my tea drinking. With frequent use the clasp no longer stays upright.
I happened to be walking by the Hallmark store in my neighborhood and spied the 7×9 Ultra Journal in the window. I rushed in and rushed out with it, oblivious to the cost (it was less than $30 but barely). I have yet to find a use for it. I have started to write in it, thinking it could become my new daily journal, but I just can't! It's too beautiful somehow; I just can't bring myself to do it. Silly I know but it's the truth.
The Ultra Journal shown above has two clasps. Daily use will probably have the same effect as on the smaller one. I love the marbling on the page edges.
The inside covers are covered in a plain goldish-toned paper.
Both notebooks lie flat, which is great. The paper is more white than cream and takes fountain pen ink beautifully. I must admit I was disappointed with the opened notebook; I thought the pages would be decorated in some subtle way. And I don't know why they thought a red ribbon bookmark would look good! Both notebooks have the same bright red bookmark. Silver or blush pink would have been a much better choice, in my opinion.
Same end papers, with a pocket for loose pages.
Even though I hate the ribbon bookmark I am still (and will be for a long time I'm sure) in love with these notebooks. Paperblanks has so many beautiful products, be sure to check them out on lovenotebooks.com or your favorite notebook retailer.


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January 10, 2019
Contact: Monica Cardenas, Director, Communications
Direct: 703.600.0388
Arlington, Va. — The Clifford H. "Ted" Rees, Jr. Scholarship Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), and the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), today announced scholarship awards totaling $65,000 to 39 students, including five military veteran program recipients, studying to become technicians in the HVACR and water heating industry.
"We are pleased to award scholarships to these qualified and dedicated students and veterans, and we look forward to welcoming them into the industry," said AHRI President and CEO Stephen Yurek. "Each year, the Foundation provides aid to an increasing number of recipients, helping to promote careers in the industry and fill good-paying jobs that cannot be outsourced."
"Developing quality workers is a critical initiative that everyone in our industry is working together to accomplish," said ACCA Interim President and CEO Barton James. "We are proud to partner with the Rees Scholarship Foundation and AHRI to give these hard-working students and veterans scholarships to help them continue their education, which will develop into a strong workforce for our industry's future."
HVACR and Water Heating Technician Program Recipients:
Justin Williams, Moore Norman Technology Center - Franklin Road Campus, Norman, OK
Brandon Girard, Northeast Technical Institute, Scarborough, ME
William Macdonald, Northern Michigan Univeristy, Marquette, MI
Zachary Stewart, Bevill State Community College, Sumiton, AL
Rocky Boshell, Bevill State Community College, Sumiton, AL
Ricardo Orozco, Brownson Technical School, Anaheim, CA
Chandler Ellis, Bevill State Community College, Sumiton, AL
Jessica Davis, Bevill State Community College, Sumiton, AL
Logan Guthrie, Bevill State Community College, Sumiton, AL
Taylor Tadlock, Minneapolis Community & Technical College, Minneapolis, MN
Eduardo Lopez, Brownson Technical School, Anaheim, CA
Jeremy Templeton, Brownson Technical School, Anaheim, CA
Mark Ruiz, Brownson Technical School, Anaheim, CA
Colby Buntin, Minneapolis Community & Technical College, Minneapolis, MN
Raul Bertoli Vega, CBT College - Hialeah Campus, Hialeah, FL
Osmany Garciga, CBT College - Flagler Campus, Miami, FL
Garrett Miller, Intercoast Colleges, Sacramento, CA
Mason Ellis, Bevill State Community College, Sumiton, AL
Chandler Sawyer, Bevill State Community College, Hamilton, AL
Alan Carroll, Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, AL
Alex Woody, Tulsa Tech - Lemley Memorial Campus, Tulsa, OK
Gregory Bush, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI
Justin Adams, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
Ismel Rodriguez, CBT College - Hialeah Campus, Hialeah, FL
Elias Flores, Atlantic Technical College, Coconut Creek, FL
Paul Paiz, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, MI
Ronny Rodriguez, The Electrical Training Center Inc., Copiague, NY
Christian Morano, Pennsylvania College Of Technology, Wiliamsport, PA
Christian Castillo, Tyler Junior College West Campus, Tyler, TX
Lorenzo Luna, Tyler Junior College, Tyler, TX
Cheyenne Benge, Perry Technical Institute, Yakima, WA
Jose Luna, Perry Technical Institute, Yakima, WA
Joshua Taylor, Tulsa Technology Center, Tulsa, OK
Andrew Bresnahan, Intercoast College, Rancho Cordova, CA
Veterans Program Recipients:
Cedric Washington, Bevill State Community College, Sumiton, AL
Garrett Hamilton, San Joaquin Valley College - Temecula, Temecula, CA
Luis Zarabia, Intercoast College, Sacramento, CA
Jeremy Galindo, Brownson Technical School, Anaheim, CA
Juan Villarreal, Brownson Technical School, Anaheim, CA
Since the Rees Scholarship Foundation was founded in 2003, it has awarded more than $800,000 in scholarships to more than 400 deserving students and instructors. For a list of past scholarship recipients, click here.
The Clifford H. "Ted" Rees, Jr. Scholarship Foundation was established to assist with the recruitment and competency of future HVACR and water heating technicians by awarding scholarships to qualified students enrolled in an institutionally accredited school. Eligible students must be preparing for a career in either residential or light commercial air conditioning, heating, or water heating, or commercial refrigeration.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) is the trade association representing manufacturers of air conditioning, heating, commercial refrigeration, and water heating equipment. An internationally recognized advocate for the industry, AHRI develops standards for and certifies the performance of many of these products. AHRI's 300+ member companies manufacture quality, efficient, and innovative residential and commercial air conditioning, space heating, water heating, and commercial refrigeration equipment and components for sale in North America and around the world.
Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) is a non-profit association serving more than 60,000 professionals and 4,000 businesses in the indoor environment and energy services community. Its member firms are the nation's most professional contracting businesses, serving residential and commercial customers in every state. With roots stretching back a century, ACCA was incorporated in its present form nearly 50 years ago. Today, ACCA sets the standards for quality comfort systems, provides leading-edge education for contractors and their employees, and fights for the interests of professional contractors throughout the nation.
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A Brazilian film about the relationship between families and their household servants. I've little experience of this myself, but my wife and her family (South African) know all about kids being brought up by servants. There are loving relationships between the servants and their charges, but everyone knows – or grows to know – the precise boundaries that delineate the extent to which the servants are, and are not, family members.
And that's what the film is about. Val, a poor woman from the North East of Brazil, brings up the nice young son in a beautiful modernist house in Sao Paolo, with pool, lovely garden, cute Labrador and all the other trimmings. She is trusted, loyal, loves the son and is loved by him in a way that he doesn't love his real mother – the Portuguese title is 'When is she coming home?', a question that the boy asks about his mummy early on, when he's about six and being cared for by Val.
But the stable equilibrium is disrupted by the introduction of Val's daughter Jessica, who comes to Sao Paolo to take the entrance exam for university. The family – Dona Barbara really, who runs the show – gives permission for Jessica to stay in the house, in Val's servant room. But Jessica doesn't understand the rules of the master-servant game and all the little ways in which Val diminishes herself to maintain those boundaries. Oh, and she's beautiful and clever.
This film is actually painful to watch, though it does have some comic moments. Dona Barbara reacts very badly to the disruption – when Jessica swims in the family pool she orders it to be drained, claiming to have seen a rat in there. Her husband, a failed artist, makes a fool of himself because Jessica is beautiful and young.
This is a bit slow in the beginning, and a bit long, but really worth staying with.


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I see that the Australian cricket team is playing properly at the moment. Poor England just can't take a trick. Two wins out of two tests…roll on Perth.
Meanwhile, in York, there was a change in fortune for John Higgins. While he won yesterday, today he wasn't as successful.
He was up against Mark King who Higgins has beaten many, many times in the past. There was a bit of a blip for King when he went 4-2 down but he bounced back and took the match to a final frame at 5-5. Both players were feeling the tension of the occasion and they both made pressure related mistakes but, eventually, it was King who took the match and now advances to the quarter finals.
Afterwards, in the obligatory studio interview, King said he was playing a lot easier now that he wasn't worried about making any money. In the past it was all about how to make the mortgage or put food on the table which sat in the back of his mind during his matches. This is never a good idea.
Then, this year, he won a major tournament and he doesn't need to worry about money any more. These are his words, not mine. I have no idea how much he won or what other event changed his fortunes but he was certainly nice and relaxed.
At home I finally planted the bears breeches and one lone little verbena that had been left, neglected in the Crazy Bed. We've really missed the bears breeches. There were quite a few just outside the back of the house but they were grubbed up when the foundations were put in for the extension. We have looked for replacements but have not been successful…until last weekend.
I also finished off the Christmas lights with the addition of the baubles on my office wall.
It was a grey but lovely day. Apparently it's going to start getting cold next week after Storm Caroline strikes Scotland. I bet the Hassells will be pleased out in the North Sea.
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Please implement the feature to disable the chat
been playing this game for a hefty amount of years now, and ever since i started, the demand from friends and foes alike was the same, to disable the chat, so that they dont have to deal with the toxicity of some of the other players, and thus in turn avoiding to become toxic themselves, thus not risking to get banned. And now that you guys got your ban system somewhat in check, adding in something like this would be mostly beneficial to the game. And i know that the social part of the game is very essential to the game, but enjoying the game increases alot when no one types, instead of having them constantly degrading you. Most of the time nowdays i start the game with the /muteall, because it actually becomes enjoyable to play, and not some sort of sadistic play to turn you into a masochist that wants the toxicity. But sometimes you play with friends who dont have any way to use a voice chat (though discord, skype, teamspeak, etc) you gotta still have that chat available in case they need to ask you about a build or something. We all know what this game can do to ones behavior and mood if constantly faced with toxicity, so having the feature to just completely get rid of the imminent chance of toxicity being thrown at you constantly, would be much appreciated.
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July 15, 2011 Devotion Sharing
Submitted by Peter Choi, Gracepoint Berkeley
1 Samuel 15:1-9
"Saul is to utterly/totally destroy every man, woman, child, and beast belonging to the Amalekites [and] is used in connection with warfare for the practice of dedicating to God all of a conquered enemy and their possessions… The practice is associated with holy war, in which the battle has sacral purpose and God is often said to fight as a warrior for Israel."[1]
What aspect of Saul emerges from the fact that he "spared…everything that was good" but totally destroyed "everything that was despised and weak?" In what ways am I like Saul?
I was thinking about what would make Saul do what he did here, and it really didn't make a whole lot of sense that he would blatantly go against God's command. But it does make sense that as a result of his worldliness he disobeyed. Considering the complete destruction of the Amalekites as an offering to God, Saul's preservation of "everything that was good" is basically keeping the best for himself and giving God "everything that was despised and weak." And that is the telltale sign of materialism. Giving in to that subtle pull that materialism has. It creeps in. Not so blatant at first, but certainly capturing my heart a little bit at a time until there is a pretty radical shift in values – to the point that something fundamental has been violated. But what is the reason for such a slip in value? For me it is often because I did not really think things through enough, and did not have God in the picture. Saul might not have thought about who it was that commanded him to utterly destroy everything. He might not have considered what the very act of utterly destroying everything may have meant – dedicating everything to God. And the fact that he set up a monument to himself shows that he was interested more in being a king like any other worldly king than to follow God's command. With God out of the picture, Saul was left only with his own wisdom, which obviously fell miserably short.
For me, the way that this mindset manifests itself is when I am focused more on myself, and I find myself thinking about what is "good enough", rather than thinking about doing something precisely, correctly, and for the right reason. And sure enough, when I engage in ministry with the wrong mindset, I drop the ball, get things wrong, and find myself running around like a chicken with its head cut off, wondering when things will ever let up. But when I consider what would please God, and think about why I'm doing what I am doing, I find myself doing the right things, feeling very fulfilled. I may be just as tired, but there seems to be much more energy to take on even more. This DT is very timely as I consider all the things that are going on and are about to go on – mission trips, retreats, and NSWN just around the corner… I really have to resist that temptation to focus on myself, to rely on my own experience and wisdom so that I don't end up doing something fundamentally against God's commands.
1 Samuel 15:10-20
Reflect on the picture of God and Samuel grieving for Saul and the picture of Saul "[setting] up a monument in his own honor." What contributed to this kind of blindness on Saul's part? What can I learn about the danger of partial obedience from this, especially in light of Saul's response in v.20?
What an ugly picture this is. Saul succeeded in his campaign because of God. Rather than give credit to God, rather than worship and acknowledge God, Saul put up a monument in his own honor. It's so easy to point out how wrong this was for Saul, and other people for that matter, but what about me? I think often I do the same, feeling very good about myself when something I do is successful (and often the same mindset is at play when I feel terrible when something I do is unsuccessful). What a contrast to the grief that Samuel expressed all night when he heard from God "I am grieved that I have made Saul king". The difference between the two stems from the fact that Samuel shared God's heart, while Saul was more interested in personal success. Samuel was able to see things rightly. He was able to see things clearly, while Saul was deluded and saw himself more highly than he ought.
Not connecting things back to God will result in such a disconnect of the heart. And without the sharing of the heart, there is more potential for partial obedience because out of blindness I can feel like I obeyed completely, as Saul did in v.20. "I did obey the Lord," I will say wrongly. What is more, partial obedience can be even worse than outright disobedience because there is the element of self-deception to deal with. As I think back to the times when a blind spot was pointed out to me, some sinful pattern in my life, I never saw it coming. That's why it's a blind spot. And without God's mercy through the body of Christ it's simply a vicious cycle because I can't even be in the right frame of mind to pray "O Lord, have mercy on me a sinner." (if I am blind, I am unable to see that I am a sinner, which prevents me from even praying this very prayer). I would instead end up praying "I thank you, Lord, that I am not like other men", incorrectly boasting of what I have done and how spiritual I am.
That's the danger of partial obedience. I can feel like "I did obey the Lord" when in fact it is impossible without God's help. God's standard is perfect, and trying to live my life to that perfect standard will immediately show how sinful I am, and how incapable… no… how disobedient I am. The danger of partial obedience is that I do not see the full picture – one in which I am clearly a sinner in need of grace. As a result I end up thinking more highly of myself, erecting monuments of myself looking down on everything else, when I should actually be looking up Calvary's hill.
Submitted by Nancy Cheung, Gracepoint Berkeley
1 Samuel 15:1-9
What aspect of Saul emerges from the fact that he "spared…everything that was good" but totally destroyed "everything that was despised and weak"? The text says that he was unwilling to destroy completely the best of the sheep and cattle. He spared Agag the king, the person of royalty among the Amalekites. There was something about it that seemed like a terrible waste to him. What emerges from this is Saul's worldliness, his value of things that the world considers good. Though he claimed that he saved the best of the animals to sacrifice to God, it shows what he valued fundamentally. He couldn't get over their worldly value. In the end, he cared more about sparing what he considered valuable over honoring God. This shows that what are pitted against each other are his love for the world and his "love" for God. It is so true what James 4:4 says, friendship with the world is hatred toward God. His obedience to God was completely conditional – contingent on what he was willing to give up, and he therefore failed to relate to God properly.
In what ways am I like Saul? I'm like Saul in that in serving God, I often refuse to give what is best – the best of my time, energy, attention. I'm willing to give up some, but not the best and most valuable. When time is tight and therefore so valuable, that's when I want to hoard it for myself, use it for my personal comfort and gain, begrudge giving it to others. The best of my energy and focus are not reserved for DT and prayer but for my selfish agendas, the things that will make me feel good about myself, getting things done, getting ahead. I need to see how my worldliness, my valuing the things that bring me physical and emotional comfort and that make me feel good about myself, are a direct assault on my devotion to God. These are the things that compete with giving God full honor. I value these things in themselves, when what is truly worthy is God himself, and he is the one I need to give all these things to.
Also, just as Saul said so confidently to Samuel, "The Lord bless you! I have carried out the Lord's instructions," when he actually didn't, I get smug and complacent after serving God a little, thinking that that's the same as serving God with all my heart and soul and body. I start to obey God's commands but don't do so all the way because of my selfishness, laziness, pride. Yet just because I started, or did so a little, I think that I'm obeying God. This is the same disregard Saul had for God's word. Saul carried out only part of God's instructions, and treated it the same as if he had carried it out in full. I need to treat God's word with utmost seriousness, struggling to obey him completely. As I look at my life and see where I've been refusing to obey completely, I need to call it the disobedience that it is and repent.
1 Samuel 15:10-20
Reflect on the picture of God and Samuel grieving for Saul and the picture of Saul "[setting] up a monument in his own honor." What contributed to this kind of blindness on Saul's part? God was grieved that he had made Saul king, as he saw that Saul had turned away from him with his complete disregard for his commands. Meanwhile, Saul was setting up a monument in his own honor, smug at his victory over the Amalekites and enjoying the best of the sheep and cattle, probably thinking that he was indeed favored by God. What contributed to this kind of blindness were the initial signs of success (his victory in battle) and his focus on what he HAD done (having killed most of the people and most of the animals). Because he was so focused on and enamored by the outward appearance of things, the apparent success, he failed to see the complete, true reality – that he had actually failed to obey God's command, period, and was completely trampling on God's honor and holiness.
What can I learn about the danger of partial obedience from this, especially in light of Saul's response in v.20? The danger of partial obedience is that I can be fooled into thinking that I've obeyed God. I can think that partial obedience is better than not doing anything at all. It can make me ignore and downplay the parts that I disobeyed. But partial obedience = disobedience, because God is the holy God. The point is not the separate parts of the command, but to carry out God's commands completely in total fear and reverence for him. In relating to him, there is no such thing as partial obedience. It has to be total. The end has to be complete surrender and reverence for God above all else.
1 Samuel 15:16, 22-30
According to v.16 and vv.22-30, what is required for genuine repentance? What is required for genuine repentance is hearing and regarding what God has to say, coming back to a proper regard for God and honoring him above anyone/anything else. Saul's sin had been to disregard God's words, obeying only part of it. Genuine repentance would have meant that he fear and honor God over people, and have higher regard for him than for his own gain.
According to v.30, what might have caused Saul to miss the point of repentance? It was Saul's fear of people and desire to be honored before them that caused him to miss the point of repentance. He couldn't bear the thought of being stripped of his kingship before the people and having them see him no longer favored by God. So he admitted his sin and asked for forgiveness, wanting to regain favor with God, not so that he could be reconciled to him (which is the point of repentance) but so that he could save face in front of the people.
1 Samuel 15:10, 34-35
What is the significance of the prophet and king permanently separating? When Samuel went to Ramah, Saul didn't follow him but went to his own home, and Samuel never visited Saul again. This permanent separation between the two signifies Saul's separation from God. Saul didn't stay connected with the one who kept him connected to God and who was the voice of truth pointing out when he was turning away from God in order to bring him back. It marks the point where Saul went his own way, carrying out his kingship on his own with no more direction from God.
How do the prophet and God respond to the sin of Saul? God grieves that he had made Saul king, and God and Samuel mourn over the fact that Saul had turned away from God and gone his own way.
What warning does this passage have for me? The warning for me is that I better not let go of my connection with the people of God. If I distance myself from those people who are the voice of truth in my life and push them away, or simply don't care to cultivate my relationship with them, then I will seriously get lost spiritually. I will lose genuine connection with God because I won't have people pointing out the ways that I'm blind, the ways I'm offending God both knowingly and unknowingly, so that I won't even know or care to repent. My leaders are necessary for me to learn and continue to relate to God in the proper way, so I need to hold onto them and treasure them, in a way, more than anyone else in my life.


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Ireland's Paul Dunne in the clubhouse lead in Madrid after registering the lowest 36-hole total of his career
Greystones' Paul Dunne has continued his stellar form at the €1.5 million Spanish Open in Madrid by adding a 65 to his first round 66.
Dunne recorded nine birdies and two bogeys in his second round to bring him to a -13 total.
Recent rain in Madrid has meant that low scores are possible at the Centro Nacional de Golf and the Wicklow native certainly capitalised this morning.
He currently leads the field by three strokes.
66-65. What a finish from Paul Dunne 👏🏻#OpendeEspana pic.twitter.com/MX0h477Y6j— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) April 13, 2018
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Pune: In a shocking incident, an IT employee from the well-recognized MNC- Infosys, has received resignation letter as the surprise gift from his secret Santa. However, the employee has refused to accept the gift but the game rules say one can't refuse to accept the gift.
Vikas Kumar, 27 year old software engineer in Pune branch of Infosys, and his team decided to play secret Santa on 24thDecember, a day before Christmas Eve. Game rule was such that every employee will write their name in a paper and put it in a bowl and once every employee is done, one by one every employee will pick a paper from the bowl and will gift the person whose name is there in that paper.
All the employees were happy with the gift they receive except Vikas. Faking News reporter spoke to Vikas to get the complete details. Vikas said, "Look I had no plans of resigning anytime soon, market is slow and it's very difficult to get a job elsewhere. I am not accepting the gift and will approach top lawyers if the company forces me to accept my gift."
Company's MD, V K Malhotra, has a different view point. Mr. Malhotra said, "Look the company is going through a difficult phase and we have fired a few employees. We don't like firing people but we don't have any other option either. If in such condition someone manages to make a few employees resign nothing better. What has happened with Vikas is sad, but it's been done in the most creative way. I would like to award the person who did it."
Incident became national news when a congress MLA slammed PM Modi saying, Even Modi's Vikas couldn't save his job". BJP hasn't replied to Congress' MLA remark yet.
Christmas is a festival of light and Joy what happened with Vikas may open new possibilities for him, hence stay positive.


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The festive season is in full swing with many Christmas events happening city and county wide. On Tuesday the 5th of December the Waterford Micro Business Network (WMBN) together with the Waterford Social Enterprise Network (WSEN) ended the year with a fantastic Festive Business Showcase in the St Patrick's Gateway Centre. The event included great entertainment, food, speakers and 33 local micro and social enterprise businesses all displaying their products and services while making new connections and enjoying the evening.
The evening began with the wonderful musical talent from some members of the Island of Ireland Peace Choir who created a joyful and relaxing atmosphere with their festive tunes. The St Patrick's Gateway Centre was also filled with the smells of mulled wine, home baked cakes, canapes provided by Mezze and GIY, along with the laughter and chat of all the attendees enjoying the evening. Irene Treacy from Smovey Health remarked that 'the atmosphere was brilliant, everybody was in high spirits, the businesses did great stalls providing such a selection of food, drinks, beauty and health services' adding that 'the choir were unreal.'
The MC for the evening was local business woman Nichola Beresford from Anchor Spirits Ireland ltd who kept the whole proceedings running smoothly. After the event Nichola remarked that it was 'Great to see collaboration among businesses of all types in Waterford. It was great fun.'
Liz Riches from the Waterford Area Partnership and WSEN spoke about the importance of social enterprises for our society, how they seek innovative solutions to impact on complex social issues, provide employment opportunities to sustain communities and re-invest traded income back into the business mission. Liz introduced Social Entrepreneurs Ireland award winner 2017, Tammy Darcy from the Shona Project. Tammy shared her personal story that led to the start-up of her social enterprise which provides resources for young women to develop leadership, support each other in achieving goals and overcome bullying. Cllr. Eddie Mulligan who attended the evening expressed that he was 'inspired by a fantastic brave personal insight by Tammy'.
Waterford Chamber Skillnet Coordinator Kelly Cummins introduced the new Collaborative Enterprise Network for Business Start-Up Services in Waterford. The Waterford Area Partnership, Waterford Chamber Skillnet, Waterford Local Enterprise Office, Waterford Leader Partnership, Waterford & Wexford Education & Training Board and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, have all teamed up to provide information on services available in Waterford to anyone starting up their own business.
The evening ended with an inspiring, poetic and empowering speech from a very relaxed Waterford Senior Hurling Manager Derek McGrath. Derek compared his management skills to running a business, how he and his team have dealt with the ups and downs of the sport, the importance of understanding what it is like to walk in someone else's shoes and tips on how he inspires his team to improve on their performances.
WMBN committee member Carmel Grant from Events by Carmel said 'the Festive Business Showcase was a huge success because of the wonderful support from all participating businesses, the choir and the beautiful venue which all added a joyful and relaxed atmosphere.' 'WMBN networking events are always very informal, relaxed and ideal for anyone starting or running their own micro business and need some support' said WMBN chairperson Joyce O'Carroll from Wigworld, 'and the festive business showcase was a fantastic way to end a great year of networking.' The event was sponsored and supported by the Waterford Area Partnership and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. To attend any of the WMBN events go to www.waterfordmbn.com for more details. For further information on WSEN contact Liz Riches at Waterford Area Partnership.
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Tanabe Chikuunsai II (1910-2000)
Mat plaited Kokeshi basket
22 x 14 x 14 cm
8 ¾ x 5 ½ x 5 ½ inches
Box signed and sealed by Chikuunsai II
Sealed Tanabe family wrapping cloth
Chikuunsai II (1910-2000) excelled at mat plaiting, a technique lending itself to sculptural experimentation, as the impression of rigidity and mass given by the solid walls is contrast by the light, fine lines of bamboo split as narrow as 1/128 of an inch. While Chikuunsai II returned to open-work designs repeatedly throughout his career, his mat plaited pieces tend to be more boldly experimental and are comparably few. This unusual and charming basket was made in the Tekisuikyo workshop in Osaka at which Chikuunsai II lived and worked between the war and 1965, and probably dates to the early post-war years, a period of great accomplishment for this ever-prolific artist. It is modeled on the shape of the traditional kokeshi doll, a familiar and playful form Chikuunsai II also finds dramatically sculptural and modern.
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"Fresh Thinking, Healthy Eating" - Since 1995 The Pita Pit has grown from a single restaurant in Kingston, Ontario to over 300 locations worldwide. http://www.pitapit.com
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John R. Wood Realtors Opens First Fort Myers Office
Posted by — January 15, 2006
John R. Wood Realtors Opens First Fort Myers Office
NAPLES, FL, January 10, 2006 -- In the Spring of 2004, the Wood firm purchased the former Ballenger's seafood restaurant located at 11390 Summerlin Square Road in South Fort Myers. The new refurbished office encompasses 6,500 square feet and will house approximately 50 real estate agents. The Fort Myers office will continue with the Wood firm strategy of facilities located at very prominent locations on major roads across Southwest Florida and will mark the firm's seventh location.
Founded in 1958, John R. Wood, Realtors is one of the oldest major real estate firms in the area with offices from Naples thru Bonita Springs and now into Fort Myers. The company includes 300 Realtors and another 200 management and support staff. This new office marks the firms first location in Fort Myers. The company chose the site for its high visibility just off a main thoroughfare to Sanibel, Captiva and the beaches.
Scott Akins, AIA, served as the project designer and architect. Renovations included the entire demolition of the interior of the former restaurant. Thousands of pounds of interior partitions, piping, restaurant equipment and specialty items were removed. The architectural theme for the new office has retained the same Key West style as the original one-story structure, but with added windows, shutters, and a new entry.
"This was a natural progression for us," said Phil Wood, president of John R. Wood Realtors. "A good portion of our sales already occur in the southern Lee County areas of Bonita Springs and Estero. This new office enables our agents to better serve the upscale waterfront areas off of McGregor Boulevard, as well as Gulf Harbour, Fort Myers Beach, the islands of Sanibel and Captiva, and even Cape Coral."
Cindy Kruesi, a 30-year veteran of the real estate industry and a member of the Wood firm since 1994, has been named manager of the Ft. Myers office.
John R. Wood Realtors is a member of The Realty Alliance, Leading Estates of the World, Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate, and Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, a global network of 650 firms specializing in relocation and representing $380 billion in home sales in 2004. The firm specializes in the luxury residential markets and coastal communities located in Southwest Florida, as well as upscale golf course neighborhoods within the area.
The Fort Myers office phone number is (239) 225-7600. The fax number is (239) 433-2912. Hours of operation are Monday thru Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 12 noon to 4 p.m.


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Eat Your Heart Out, Montreal: It's Burger Week
As I "sit" here at my computer, happy to live in a city that just isn't ready to come down from it's festival high, I have to remain in a semi-reclining position. "Bad back?" you may ask. And the answer is no: it's burger week in Montreal. And I ain't scared of taking part in the festivities.
I just practically rolled myself home down the small hill at the corner of Rachel and Clark Street from Planète Poutine et Cie, one of the many restaurants participating in the patty pandemonium beefing up this already pretty beefy city.
All of these places competing for the ultimate burger glory are offering a $10 version of their house special (with cheese, duh!) until Saturday, September 7th. So you might want to check your dignity at the door, go out in public wearing sweatpants and go on a burger Freedom Trail.
The deal at Planète Poutine was pretty excellent as their traditional burger, topped with all the classics and spicy mayo came with a drink and side of poutine for $10. Pretty good right? The answer is yes.
As a true poutine lover at heart, I was fairly pleased to see the pile of fries, gravy and curds I'd marry if it were legal cozying up to my Blue Cheese burger on the plate. While the sauce was a bit too much on the sweet side for my tastes, I'm a purist in the matter, so it might be your thing.
But back to the main attraction: that burger. Lordy. Blue cheese and beef are two other items that would probably unite in holy matrimony given the chance and everyone would be pretty excited about it. Like when two of your best friends start hooking up but then actually fall in love. I also couldn't help but customize it with a few of their flavoured mayos for extra sauciness.
A friend of mine, due to some inherently contrarian nature, decided to go for 2 hot dogs instead of a hamburger: the Japon and the BLT, which were a hit and miss respectively. While he was happy about the fried noodles and onions on the Japon, the fact that the BLT was actually just that in a hot dog bun (without a sausage) left him a bit sad.
All in all though, this experience was a delicious one and I'd head back to try out more of the crazy contraptions on the menu. I mean, General Tao poutine, so insane it might just be genius. So just do it: get out, get salivating, get a burger and get eating. Get it?
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post6154110010004842762..comments2020-01-17T08:05:16.042-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: Actually, I don't like packing ...Jill Homerhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-71572412452999838222011-11-07T15:29:01.516-07:002011-11-07T15:29:01.516-07:00Flip flops? I do enjoy the discussion on gear...I...Flip flops?

I do enjoy the discussion on gear...I'm a bit of a junkie for this stuff. Good luck (on both your upcoming events)!!!firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-30788690402107613662011-11-02T19:36:40.725-06:002011-11-02T19:36:40.725-06:00Actually the Thermarest website says they're m...Actually the Thermarest website says they're made in the USA, right in Seattle:

http://cascadedesigns.com/therm-a-rest/mattresses/trek-and-travel/ridge-rest-solite/product

Seems to apply to all their mattresses (and a lot, but not all, their other stuff).firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-81192229593270353172011-11-02T18:35:06.363-06:002011-11-02T18:35:06.363-06:00are the pads made in China?are the pads made in firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-37448959785911129642011-11-02T18:07:41.324-06:002011-11-02T18:07:41.324-06:00Taking a few comfort items, like the gummies, seem...Taking a few comfort items, like the gummies, seems like a good idea - if you're having a bad day, they'll help motivate you and keep you going.

I love that type of pad. They're light AND comfortable. My back hates inflatable pads - they just don't work for me.

Where is the sleeping bag in the first picture? It must be there, but I'm missing it.Stationary Runnerhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-34598232632812690032011-11-02T13:40:39.087-06:002011-11-02T13:40:39.087-06:00That might be true Jill but this pad just came out...That might be true Jill but this pad just came out a few months ago. It's far warmer than most pads which I know from using it :p I am still not insisting that you need it but I think it's a great pad.Dannihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-86961567493303138012011-11-01T21:29:07.536-06:002011-11-01T21:29:07.536-06:00good luck, Jill!good luck, Jill!velogirlhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-65838672720455059492011-11-01T19:17:28.518-06:002011-11-01T19:17:28.518-06:00Inflatable pads aren't popular in winter racin...Inflatable pads aren't popular in winter racing circles, mainly because insulation is so crucial and holes can render them useless. I have also read discussions about the air inside an inflatable pad cooling down, also taking away much of the insulation value of the pad. That second point is pure speculation, of course. All I know is during my overnight winter camping excursions in 2007 and 2008, I froze my feet off during the nights I used my 3/4-length ProLite, shivered for a long time with a full length ProLite, and felt much happier with my RidgeRest. Because of this it's my preference for all camping trips where insulation from the ground is key.

Rod — Thank you!Jill Homerhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-67650816601179630972011-11-01T19:00:33.152-06:002011-11-01T19:00:33.152-06:00This is the best blog ever, thanks so much for you...This is the best blog ever, thanks so much for your writing and its great that I can share it with my daughter.

Rod from Sydney AustraliaMaxhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-39880550310660461362011-11-01T18:56:04.794-06:002011-11-01T18:56:04.794-06:00That one is 19 oz - getting hefty - but has a high...That one is 19 oz - getting hefty - but has a high R value. Btw I referred to trying to blow the thing up when it's miserable and cold ... probably not an issue, but in an emergency I wouldn't want to fuck around with it.

Air pads definitely can have the edge on insulation for the same weight, and also on comfort and bulk. But in terms of sheer reliability and ease of use, it's a different story. Also a foam pad could double as insulation for water (probably only for a while) in your email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-43442432397144501752011-11-01T18:54:47.754-06:002011-11-01T18:54:47.754-06:00You should try and cram in copies of Nicholas Cran...You should try and cram in copies of Nicholas Crane's books "Running the Himalayas" and "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" - see how they did light weight minimalist travel in the Himalayas back in the 1980's. These guys were cutting off bits of their bikes as they went to get their weight down. Makes us realise how lucky we are today.
Seriously if you can dig up copies of these (now out of print) books, they are seriously inspiring especially given where you're going.
 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Richard-Crane/e/B001KDW8E2/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0Tassie Ramblerhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-72374943173685619002011-11-01T17:58:03.007-06:002011-11-01T17:58:03.007-06:00Beat the all-weather neo air one is for winter -- ...Beat the all-weather neo air one is for winter -- though that doesn't mean there's any reason you need one.

Jill, my pack in the Uintas was close to 30 pounds with water and it was just fine. Not nearly as heavy as I was worried it would be.Dannihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-8669814830978615552011-11-01T11:11:12.789-06:002011-11-01T11:11:12.789-06:00Actually the pad is 14 oz for a regular 70 inch le...Actually the pad is 14 oz for a regular 70 inch length pad. The z-lite, which is their "light" pad, folds up better but is also 14 oz for the same size, and has an R-value of 2.2 whereas this old-school pad has an r-value of 2.8!

The prolite is 1lbs for an r-value of just 2.2, but the new NeoAir X-lite is 12 oz (mummy style though) with an R-value of 3.2, thus warmer for about the same weight. I presume the air pads may be somewat more comfortable though.

Air pads are though probably pretty hard to use in ultracold winter camping which we also use our stuff for (I think fiddling with blowing those things up when it's -30 would be an exercise in frustration ...) - plus the foam can't break (and always doubles as padding in a pinch). Apart from the bulk, which isn't a problem, I don't see any drawbacks ...email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-82360996698868523002011-11-01T10:01:16.858-06:002011-11-01T10:01:16.858-06:00How does that old school pad compare to a modern u...How does that old school pad compare to a modern ultralight thermarest? You would reduce volume for sure, not so sure about email@example.com


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Campaign to Oppose Prescot Housing Development Gathers Pace
A campaign to prevent the building of 199 houses on former greenbelt land is underway in Prescot.
Residents Mark Burke and Dr John Sills called a community meeting on Monday 16 May with the support of newly elected Lib Dem councillors Carl Cashman, Ian Smith and Mike Wynn, who now represent Prescot North on Knowsley Council.
An estimated 60 people attended to object to the proposed residential development on fields belonging to Whitakers Garden Centre, off Liverpool Road, Prescot.
The land was designated greenbelt until January 2016, when the then-100%-Labour council voted unanimously in favour of the Local Plan, which removed protected status from almost half the borough's greenbelt.
The site is bordered by the Prescot bypass (A58) and Liverpool Road (A57), as well as a busy junction with the M57, which protesters say would put more strain on traffic and make access to the site hazardous.
They also consider the land a 'visual amenity,' providing an attractive view as visitors drive into the town from the west – a factor increasingly important if Prescot is to become a culture and heritage destination based around the proposed Shakespeare North theatre and college.
Organiser Mark said he delivered a further 39 written objections to Knowsley Council following Monday's meeting. The planning website has already attracted 49 public comments against the plans.
Below: Cllr Carl Cashman speaks from Eaton Street Park.
Please email Cllr Cashman at firstname.lastname@example.com or Mark Burke at firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any queries or would like to join the campaign.
You can register your views for or against on the Knowsley Planning website.