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Assistant Genera Manager/Chief Administrative Officer (AGM/CAO) functions in a top-level executive capacity, reporting directly to the General Manager and is responsible for the administrative, human resources, and information technology operations of the District. The AGM/CAO acts as a key liaison with members of the Board of Directors, District General Counsel, the employee union leadership and other outside agencies to ensure the District's interests and needs are effectively communicated. This position ensures optimal and efficient District operations in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
The AGM/CAO is responsible for accomplishing the goals and objectives as established by the General Manager, implementing the policies of the District, handling extremely complex, politically sensitive and confidential tasks and may act as General Manager in their absence.
The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of public sector water resources management and state and local water policies and practices. This person will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral); strong and proven management and leadership skills; as well as skills in business and organizational management, administration, data and technology, program and project planning, critical thinking, problem solving, and strategic planning and consensus building. Extreme attention to detail, responsiveness to peers, and demonstrated expertise in quality control and quality assurance required. Additionally, the ideal candidate will be able to:
General Managerial: Make hiring recommendations to the General Manager for Administrative, Human Resources, and Information Technology positions; Mentors and assists in training of assigned staff; Provides input and recommendations to management team and Board of Directors; Serves as a key point of contact for outside consultants, external elected officials and city management, WRD executive management and Board of Directors; Coordinate Internal Services departmental goals with the overall District objectives; Assists and participates in the annual strategic planning process; Develops, assesses and adjusts short-term and long-term departmental goals.
District Administration: Makes hiring recommendations to the General Manager for Administrative positions; Oversees administrative support services of the District including information technology (IT); Trains and develops administrative and information technology staff; Provides input and recommendations to management team and Board of Directors; acts as a primary contact with the Board of Directors. Oversees the Board and Committee meeting agendas and minute's process, the design and development of the network infrastructure, the development and maintenance of the Administrative and IT work plans. Anticipates and responsible for needs of the Board of Directors.
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Our sins nailed to the cross
Jesus took all our sins and nailed them to the cross….
You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He cancelled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. (Colossians 2:13-15 NLT)
Women Bishops and the Bible
If you are confused about the latest vote within the Church of England later today then the Bible should be your point of reference.
Read the article on "What Does the Bible Say About Women Bishops?" to understand what God intended for man and woman.
True or False?
Another new Bible quiz has been added to the site!
Did Elijah raise an axe head from water? Was Abraham's first son called Isaac?
Tell us if these are true or false, in our new True or False Bible quiz!
Happy quizzing!
The Crucifixion : Cross Word Cloud
And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. (John 19:19)
Christmas Word Cloud
Only 44 days till Christmas, so here is a Christmas themed Bible word cloud depicting the birth of Jesus Christ.

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[Re: The Bank is ripe for revolution – Mark Carney's task is huge, yesterday]
The author is right that the hype surrounding Mark Carney's appointment is out of control. But if sufficiently courageous, Carney could help entrench the budding recovery. The recent rise in interest rate expectations and gilt yields highlights the scope for more quantitative easing. The positive effects of Japan's recent unconventional measures demonstrate central banks are not out of ammo. So while monetary policy cannot solve all of the economy's ills, there is still much more that it could do.
Samuel Tombs, UK economist, Capital Economics
[Re: Pie charts and prejudice: Jane Austen the economist should grace our banknotes, Thursday]
With Ed Miliband publicly criticising the Bank for removing women from banknotes, and Sir Mervyn King saying an all-male line up is " unlikely", this matter may serve as an early distraction for our new governor. But I don't see why Jane Austen – described by King as "waiting in the wings" – has taken centre stage. Thatcher is surely the obvious choice. She was the grocer's daughter who transformed our economy, led the West to victory in the Cold War, and never hesitated to use her feminine charms to get her way. A true inspiration.
Rebecca Small
Positive consumer confidence figures greet Mark Carney on his first day. Perhaps he will be a lucky governor!
Free trade deal with US thrown into doubt by euro spat. If only UK was free to negotiate a deal ourselves.
In May, there were a record 19.22m people unemployed in the Eurozone, up 67,000 on previous month.
President Higgins took 23.5 per cent pay cut in view of Ireland's financial difficulties. MPs should be ashamed.


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Ever had a great day ruined by Heartburn? That burning discomfort in the upper part of your stomach (midline) associated with acid "back-wash"? You may experience heartburn in the lower chest or had it spread right to your throat, leaving an acid taste in your mouth. These tips will show you how to get rid of heartburn!
What you may feel when you have heartburn
- A burning pain over your breastbone (main symptom). This is usually worse when you bend over, lie down or after eating
- Unpleasant taste in mouth
Heartburn occurs when the muscle ring between your stomach and your food pipe allows your digestive acid to back up into your food pipe (Oesophagus).
Your stomach produces acid to aid food digestion and to eliminate bacteria. Stomach acid is corrosive and your body compensate for this by producing a mucus barrier.
The Stomach Ring (Sphincter) is also designed to remain tightly closed. So, when this Ring is not tightly closed the stomach acid may leak and irritate your food pipe (Oesophagus).
Other possible causes of Heartburn
- Pregnancy: As many women will tell you, heartburn is one of the many prices you pay to become a mother!
As many as half of all pregnant women are estimated to have heartburn. This is partly due to hormones, particularly progesterone, which are believed to cause a lowering of the sphincter pressure.
The two primary causes of heartburn in pregnancy include an increase in intra-abdominal pressure. Another cause is incompetence of the lower oesophageal sphincter.
- Overweight: Well, just thinking about the size of the abdomen of the gentleman below, I'm sure you can imagine why he might suffer from symptoms of heartburn
- Tight clothing : Well, speaking for myself, tight trousers are really just another way fashion designers have devised to punish us! Come on! Who is comfortable in those tight trousers??
- Certain foods like french fries and fried foods
Use These Lifestyle Interventions To Prevent & Reduce Heartburn
- Avoid or reduce your alcohol consumption
- Avoid fatty foods. Also, if you are prone to heartburn very spicy foods may increase your chance of getting more heartburn.
- Avoid late meals that are close to your bedtime. Instead, eat smaller food portions, have regular meals and ensure you chew your foods slowly and very well before swallowing.
- Eating gentle foods that help digestion should help. Examples are Oatmeal (rich in soluble fibre and is slowly digested); Rice and probiotic foods like some yoghurt or probiotic health supplements (taken every day for at least 28 days).
- Stop smoking by trying stop smoking aids. You may want to try to quit smoking with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Try to gradually decrease the number of cigarettes you smoke daily. Until you are ready to quit altogether!
Make lifestyle changes that will help you reduce your body weight, if you feel you need to (get in touch with me if you want me to help you with this!). Check my shop for more lifestyle ideas & products
- Raising the head of your bed (20cm/8inches) may help. Using pillows to keep your head raised is a good idea.
- A high consumption of coffee can increase your chance of getting heartburn, so decreasing your coffee intake may help.
- Some medications can cause heartburn as a side-effect, so confirm from your GP or Pharmacist if you take medicines like NSAIDS (Piroxicam, Indomethacin or Ibuprofen).
6 Things To Watch Out For. Contact Your General Practitioner or Pharmacist If You Experience Them:
- If you are 45 years and over and having this pain for the first time, experiencing this very frequently or you get this with increasing frequency
- If you have severe pain
- If you have heartburn associated with weight loss
- Vomiting blood
- Difficulty swallowing
- Black tarry stools with blood
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Articles Significance of Transit of Saturn for The World
The analysis of effects of powerful planets on world level can be done only on mundane basis. No horoscopes are available for closer analysis of world situations. In the system of Vedic astrology the horoscope of "Kaal Purusha" (time personified) is sometimes taken as a basis for astrological analysis. In this horoscope, Aries makes the first house and Leo the 5th house. The area covered by the 5th house is the heart of the "Kaal Purusha" which is the most vital organ of the body.
The 5th house is significant for stock market conditions, financial markets, speculative markets, entertainment industries, political situation and general conditions of the economy. The owner of this house is Sun. The Sun is the ruler of the planetary kingdom.
Saturn moved into the house owned by Sun about two and half years ago and transited out from this house on 9th September 2009. The stay of Saturn in Leo was not comfortable because the relationship between Sun and Saturn is not compatible. Both, are powerful and fiery planets and the world experienced the fury of uncomfortable stay of Saturn in Leo sign during the last two and half years.
We can give some examples of its effects which were recorded during the period of stay of Saturn in Leo which are of particular significance.
a) The problems in the mortgage markets of USA started surfacing slowly during this period. The objectionable methods and arrogant functioning of financial institutions and banks led to the collapse of the world financial system which was the vital economic system of the world. The problem created by developed nations engulfed the entire globe. The world economy plunged into recession. Many banks went bankrupt. The world is still recovering from the wrongdoings and arrogant practices of banks and financial institutions of the developed countries. Is the present condition a punishment from the divine for arrogance?
c) During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the Europeans ruled the world. It was a rule by white people. All the American presidents were also of white origin. But, in the same powerful country Barack Obama was able to become the first black president on the basis of democratically conducted elections. Was it also according to divine will?
d) America is spending heavily in Iraq and Afghanistan for controlling the menace of Taliban and other terrorist groups. Pakistan is its biggest ally in the war against terror. Fund is freely flowing to Pakistan. The truth has started surfacing that Pakistan has utilized the grants for nurturing terrorist activities and the activities of Taliban and other militant groups. Terrorists are targeting areas in Pakistan also. Is Pakistan reaping the harvest?
The four questions raised above relate to the period when Saturn was staying in Leo sign. Saturn represents the common man. The common man may remain in conflict with the ruler for arrogant and aristocratic style of functioning. Perhaps this was the situation prevailing in the world and Saturn was capable of fixing punishments for such misdeeds.
Now, Saturn has moved into Virgo sign and this house is owned by Mercury. Both Saturn and Mercury are compatible to each other. Virgo is the sixth house in the horoscope of the "Kaal Purusha". This house is significant for disease, debts, enmity, jobs etc. Saturn will stay in this house for about two and half years. Its effects in coming years may be summarized as follows.
a) New types of disease may appear which will keep the medical community and the pharmaceutical industries on toes.
b) Finance management will remain a big problem for almost all counties during the next two and half years. The world has still not come out of recession.
c) The financial debt regulations may be redrafted keeping in view the follies exhibited in the past. A world consensus for this will become necessary.
d) Saturn in 6th house will enhance enmity between some countries. The international relations may not remain cordial for all.
e) People have lost jobs in the turmoil caused by recession. The world economy will recover by the transit of Saturn in Virgo sign. However, the improvement will be significant after the transit of Jupiter in Pisces from May 2010. People who lost jobs will benefit accordingly.
f) Saturn in 6th house may negatively affect industrial relationships. Possibilities of industrial disputes and other disturbances will increase due to discontentment among workers.
The world economy will register positive growth during the stay of Saturn in Virgo sign. Food supply situation will remain normal and demand for industrial products will also increase.
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India: Laser pointers said to harass elephants
An April 12 2018 story says that although "[s]evere torture and unscientific handling" can cause problems, that laser pointers also may have been used recently by "a mysterious group with vested interests."
According to the story, "There were complaints that light beams were shined continuously from a distance into the eyes of elephants paraded at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram and some other local temples in Thiruvalla and Pathanamthitta. It was alleged that the jumbos turned restive and violent after being blinded with the high-powered laser pointer."
The story includes a 47-second video clip of an elephant refusing to get onto a truck, while a dot moves around on and near the elephant.
An analysis indicates that the moving dot is not from a laser, but is from internal reflection in the camera lens of a bright light in the scene.
The screenshot below, from one second into the video, shows the dot circled in green, and a bright light circled in red.
As the video is played, the dot moves around. Its movements are correlated with the bright light. For example, when the elephant's body blocks the light, the dot disappears. Because it is a reflection, it moves opposite to the light, and its movement also changes based on the tilt of the camera lens.
In addition, the dot appears yellow or white. This correlates with the light color. Yellow is very uncommon for laser pointers, while there are no "white" laser pointer beams. A green or red dot would indicate an actual laser.
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A December 2006 incident has come to our attention. A 15-year-old Japanese boy suffered a retinal injury and visual loss after deliberately looking into a 5 mW violet (410 nm) light emitting diode for a total of about 40 seconds. The LED was in a pen was sold as a toy called "Secret Pen". The toy appears to consist of an LED light which can excite ink that is invisible under ordinary light but which fluoresces under ultraviolet and near-UV light. The 410 nm wavelength caused photochemical damage to the retina.
According to a 2011 paper in Retinal Cases & Brief Reports, the LED was aimed into the teen's eye from a distance of about 1 cm. It was held there for about 20 seconds as he deliberately stared into the light. This exposure was repeated the next day. About two weeks later, decreased vision (20/50 on the Snellen scale) was noted in the right eye.
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Explaining WHY Until You Die - Grasshopper
Explaining ourselves seems to be a way of life, for our entire life. Explaining is counterproductive and draining.
Explaining WHY will have your behaviors stay with you until you die.
If you really want to outgrow a habit pattern, first stop justifying it. The reason I arrive late for everything is because Im a scatterbrain. That may be an accurate assessment but it does little to solve the problem of being late.
Better to notice the stepping stones that lead to tardy and start adjusting them one by one until you discover the pattern that gets you there on time.
If you have the same unsolved issue you had 10 years ago, its a pretty safe bet that youre justifying your behavior.
My mother was an awful dancer as was my grandmother. Therefore, Im an awful dancer. I have no doubt that you learned that pattern at the knee of your mother but that justification just keeps you off the dance floor.
The biggest justification that keeps us from moving forward is, Thats just the way I am. No, thats just the way we were conditioned.
I dont know what others justify; I only know what I do. In every case, Im attempting to shirk the responsibility of doing whats necessary in the name of justification.
Got a little time on your hands? Explore and adjust what you justify. If you dont, youll probably have the problem until you die.
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The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-Kgp), has launched a 'Semester Away Programme' (SAP), which will help its students to opt for a semester or two at any foreign or Indian university before the completion of their course.
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On the eve of the second anniversary of the accession to office of the APNU-AFC administration, President David Granger talks with The Guyana Review about his administration, his presidency and his vision for the future of Guyana
Guyana Review: You are the only President of Guyana ever to have served in that office without the benefit of any prior Cabinet experience. How would you describe that initial feeling of having to lead a nation without what one might call a prior related leadership credentials?
President Granger: Mrs. Janet Jagan served an incomplete term during the colonial period, thirty-five years before becoming President. By comparison, also, persons in other jurisdictions such as Evo Morales, Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela became Presidents without 'prior Cabinet experience.' My initial feeling was one of self-confidence and conviction.
I brought to the Presidency my service as a military leader, as the leader of my party and as leader of a partnership which combined to form the largest combination of political parties in Guyana's history.
I brought my experience as a leading member of significant non-governmental organisations, as an academic and as a businessman in the private sector. My long public service gave me a good understanding of the needs of this nation and a sound grounding in public administration.
Guyana Review: I recall that, at the very beginning of your presidency, you said that you wanted to be the best President that Guyana has ever had. What particular accomplishments would you say would qualify you to realize that ambition?
President Granger: I do not share your recollection. I am certain that my exact words at my swearing-in on 16th May 2015 were that I would be "…a good President…a President of all the people." This means that I intend to be a good President for every Guyanese, regardless of ethnicity, class, gender or religious affiliation.
My commitment to a new culture of civility in politics, my love for this country, my service to society and my vision for economic development and social cohesion prepared me for the presidency. The people of Guyana, ultimately, will be the judge. My mission is to be "a good President" in every respect.
Defining Guyana as a 'green state' and identifying environmental protection as a main ingredient in the direction of national development, most likely, will be my administration's most valuable and most enduring accomplishment. The acceptance by the entire country of the absolute necessity of preserving the environment, protecting our wildlife, preventing environmental degradation and understanding the effects of climate change will not be easy but will be essential to enjoying the good life that we all deserve.
Guyana Review: One day, you are just a candidate vying for office and, the next, you are carrying the weight of the nation's expectations on your shoulders. Is there a breathing space between the two – a brief period in which to re-group – or is it a matter of having to hit the ground running?
President Granger: The business of running a country is a ceaseless, and sometimes sleepless, duty. I did not expect 'a breathing space'. Every President has to hit the ground running. The Coalition's manifesto outlined the broad areas of domestic policy, which I am following. Life can be very short and my administration's policies have to be driven by a sense of urgency.
The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, for example, issued Decree No. 1.787 purporting to annex almost our entire maritime zone on the day of my inauguration, May 26th, 2015, our Independence anniversary. My administration has had to work very hard from 'day one' towards bringing a final resolution to this threat to our sovereignty.
Guyana Review: How do you separate what, invariably, is the weight of the electorate's myriad and immediate expectations from your duty to create what is often a coherent agenda for governing which, very often, sets priorities that are ordered differently from public expectations?
President Granger: My prior service as leader of my Party and leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and my engagements in constituencies countrywide helped me to understand the electorate's expectations. I was able, on this basis, to craft a coherent agenda for governing that was conscious of the public will.
My administration inherited a grave crime situation, poor infrastructure, a dysfunctional local government system, wasteful and broken projects – including the notorious Fibre Optic Cable and Skeldon Sugar Modernisation Projects – and a heavily-indebted sugar industry requiring billions of dollars in bailouts that we could have used to build schools.
My campaigning across the country in two elections provided me with a comprehensive understanding of the social and economic needs, rather than just the expectations, of the mass of people in rural and riverine areas in every region.
The people are beginning to see change. My administration is going to make the sugar industry competitive again. My administration has made improvements to aerodromes, bridges, roadways and stellings and other major infrastructural projects. Some changes, such as the payment of debts incurred by the previous administration and increases in public servants salaries and old-age pensions are less visible to the public eye.
Guyana Review: Is greater media freedom one of the ambitions of your administration and how do you assess the pace of progress towards that goal/ambition?
President Granger: My administration is committed to guaranteeing press freedom and to non-interference in the independent media. Independent media act as watchdogs of the Government and promote transparency by ensuring that truthful and timely information is provided to the public.
The constitutional guarantee of freedom of information is concerned also with enabling citizens everywhere to access information. The State media, in this regard, play a role in ensuring that people in our rural and riverine communities are provided with greater information about the work of government.
I have committed to support training through the Guyana Press Association. My administration has not interfered with, and will not undermine, the professionalism of media workers by subjecting them to political direction in their work.
Guyana Review: Your Excellency is aware that it is only natural [that] the public will form their own opinions of the President and the presidency. How do you respond to the view that has been expressed that, as President, you could perhaps engage in more day-to-day interaction – 'grounding, if you will – with ordinary people in their respective settings?
President Granger: I interact with Guyanese all over this country as a regular part of my day-to-day duties as President. Images of my recent visits – to Muritaro in the Demerara River; to Cabacaburi and Friendship in the Pomeroon River; to Bartica, Leguan and Wakenaam in the Essequibo River and to Anna Regina, Parika, Lusignan and Friendship – all over the past two weeks, have been published in the newspapers for all to see.
I have visited riverine communities – in the Berbice, Canje, Cuyuni, Demerara, Essequibo, Kako, Mahaicony, Mazaruni and Pomeroon Rivers – during my Presidency. I have made countless visits to urban, rural and hinterland communities. In many cases, I handed over boats, buses and bicycles to school-children and ordinary villagers with whom I reacted easily and freely.
I meet ordinary church-goers at religious ceremonies; with residents at commemoration activities such as the Abolition of Indian Indentured Immigration Day and Chinese Spring Festival and hundreds of children and adults during these engagements.
This is a large country relative to its population. My responsibilities to all Guyanese mean that, in my day-to-day work, I should travel out of the city and meet rural and riverine residents, and I do so.
Guyana Review: Much of the preoccupation of your government has been with what it considers to be righting the wrongs that occurred under the predecessor administration. To what extent would you say you have made any headway in that regard and to what extent has that preoccupation distracted from the unfolding of your administration's own agenda?
President Granger: My administration's agenda to ensure that corruption is dealt with at all levels cannot be considered a distraction. Commissions of Inquiry have provided us with some of the information we need to solve the problems we inherited. Solving problems will take time but we are confident that the changes we are making will be in the best interest of the country.
The re-introduction of local government elections last year has not received much media comment. I believe, however, that the practice of local democracy, the conduct of regular municipal elections and the establishment of capital-towns at Bartica, Lethem and Mabaruma, and later at Mahdia, will contribute to transforming the hinterland. The four regions occupy three-quarters of our land-space and possess the bulk of our natural resources but the delivery of public services there has been inadequate. The creation of new towns is a forward-looking, even futuristic, aspect of our agenda. I am proud of the way in which the newly-elected mayors have approached their responsibilities.
I have addressed the National Assembly five times in two years. That is a record. The aims of these addresses have always been to lay out to the Assembly our plans for the future. Two of them – in 2015 and 2016 took place at the start of new parliamentary sessions and were timed to precede the presentation of the annual budget. We are pursuing an agenda for future development and are not distracted by the past.
Guyana Review: The announcement of the discovery of major oil and gas reserves has occurred under your presidency. At the same time, you have been forthright in your public focus on 'a green economy.' How do you 'square the circle' between – on the one hand – the imperative of the green economy and, on the other, the reality of oil reserves the extent of which can transform the economic fortunes of Guyana?
President Granger: Guyana has to protect the habitats of our rich fauna and to preserve the environment from degradation. Our grasslands, highlands, wetlands and rainforests are valuable assets. There is no 'shadow of turning' from our path to becoming a 'green state.' Guyana needs to develop its infrastructure so that we can develop our eco-tourism industry. Guyana has to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
Future oil revenues will help to develop 'green' technologies, including 'green energy' options that will lower the cost of production in the manufacturing sector and improve the delivery of public services to the people. Oil is still a commodity in demand, and I have said repeatedly, we want to use the earnings largely to promote a sustainable 'green' development programme. This is a period of transition from a mainly extractive economy to one that is more environmentally conscious. We need to walk on two legs.
Guyana Review: Since your accession to office we have not witnessed what one might call a succession of major and aggressive external expressions of interest in investing in Guyana. Does that bother you or do you see expressions of interest accelerating in the period ahead?
President Granger: Investors want to see stability and security and we are creating such an environment. Invest-ments are not overnight ventures; they have a gestation period, during which investors undertake feasibility and other studies before sinking their capital. This is happening.
My administration is improving the country's reputation as a safe investment destination. Public education is important in training a skilled work force and this explains why we adopted the 'every child in school policy.' Public infrastructure is important to enable investors to visit the country and travel to the regions. Public security is important to ensure human safety and suppress transnational crime. Public telecommunications are important to support business, education and citizens' daily lives.
Guyana Review: Job creation has been one of the major expectations of the populace under your administration. To what extent would you say this has been realized and which sectors do you see the jobs coming from, going forward?
President Granger: My administration recognises that there is need to create more jobs and several programmes – such as the Sustainable Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development (SLED) initiative; Hinterland Employment and Youth Service (HEYS) and the Linden Enterprise Network (LEN) – have opened windows of opportunity and employment for younger persons.
The administration continues to promote agro-processing and micro-enterprises as means of self-employment. The Guyana Youth Corps will be launched, mainly for out-of-school young people in January 2018. We are working to create an enabling environment for private and foreign direct investment which, in turn, will create jobs.
Guyana Review: Your Cabinet includes a Minister responsible for Social Cohesion. The view has been expressed that this is much more a populist political gesture than an initiative underpinned by any real expectation of genuine improvement in the social cohesiveness of our country. How do you respond to that view?
President Granger: It is an irrefutable fact, not a figment of someone's imagination, that social divisions, historically, have been a major obstacle to economic progress. The establishment of a Ministry of Social Cohesion is the first serious attempt by any government to overcome the challenge of disunity in a methodical manner.
The Ministry has held 30 consultations countrywide with nearly 1,500 persons. They have recognised the importance of national unity as a foundation of national development. The Ministry has launched a Five-Year Strategic Plan. That Plan has clear objectives and provides a roadmap for accomplishing them.
Social cohesion, also, is about promoting harmony and unity at all levels of society – from the family to the community and to the nation – and, in that regard, this is a work in progress.
Guyana Review: Supporters of the David Granger administration have suggested that the circumstances of your accession to office (that is to say what your administration perceives to be the task of righting the wrongs of its predecessor) make a case for a second term in office. How do you respond to that view and what is you disposition on the issue of running for a second term in office?
President Granger: My selection as a presidential candidate is a matter that my party and our partnership will have to determine and they will decide if I should run for a second term. My mission, in the short term, is to repair the damage to the economy and society which we inherited.
My vision, in the longer term, is to give every Guyanese child the good life which I promised. The holding of local government elections, the creation of three new towns, the adoption of a green state strategy are evidence of my policy. Whether the realisation of that vision requires my serving a second term will be a matter for my party to propose and for the people to decide.
Guyana Review: How satisfied have you been with the effectiveness/success of the APNU-AFC coalition as a government and do you see a longer-term future in that coalition?
President Granger: I created a cabinet of fifteen ministries in May 2015. The Ministries of Citizenship and Social Cohesion within the Ministry of the Presidency have proven their worth. I have made some portfolio adjustments which resulted in the establishment of a Ministry of Public Telecommunications and a Ministry of Natural Resources. I also found it necessary to establish a new Department of the Environment.
I am satisfied that this ministerial and departmental architecture has been effective and efficient. I monitor ministerial performance continuously to ensure that all facets of government responsibility receive fullest attention.
I am an apostle of coalitions and consensus-based politics. This country must abandon the winner-takes-all mindset and embrace the virtues of political partnerships and coalitions. We have had enough of victors and victims. My coalition is an example of how six parties can work as partners.
Guyana Review: There has been, from time to time, open and aggressive criticism of the performances of some of the members of your ministerial team. Has some/most/all/any of the criticism been justified?
President Granger: Members of the public have the right to comment on the performance of the Government they elected. Members of the Government have a duty to listen to what the public says and to respond appropriately. I am confident in the competence of my Cabinet to perform the functions that have been assigned to them. I have not dismissed any Minister.
I do not ignore public criticism some of which is sincere and justified. Some criticism has come about as a result of inadequate communication and misunderstanding of the Government's intentions. We have conducted continuous engagements with communities aimed at solving local problems and delivering public services to citizens.
Guyana Review: What is your own candid assessment of the performance of your ministerial team?
President Granger: The performance of the Cabinet has to be measured in the context of what we inherited in May 2015. My candid assessment is that my ministers' performance has been good. The portfolio adjustments which I made have improved the team's performance.
The Cabinet, collectively, continues to confront challenges in difficult areas, such as education, public health, public security and the sugar industry, for example. These challenges are historical and did not arise over the last two years. I expect that, by 2018, the situation would have improved and the public will see the benefits of the changes that we are making in these various ministerial sectors.
Guyana Review: What are the primary foreign policy goals of your government at this time and how satisfied are you with the quality of our bilateral relations with our respective neighbours?
President Granger: Guyana's foreign policy goals are aimed at the protection of citizens, our country and the Caribbean community. Citizens have the right to the protection of the state. The State of Guyana has an obligation to extend its protection to every single citizen. I have said before that the enormous size, extensive dispersal and the enthusiastic patriotism of the diaspora are assets to be prized.
Our Foreign Service is working hard to improve relations with our three continental neighbours. The President of Suriname and I have exchanged visits. We regard the protection and projection of Guyana's sovereignty as essential elements of our diplomacy.
We are a small state and, notwithstanding our limitations, we enjoy very cordial relations with Brazil and Suriname. Relations with Venezuela, notwithstanding that country's internal situation, have not worsened. My administration is working with the UN Secretary General's personal representative on a process that we expect will result in the the resolution of the territorial controversy.
Guyana Review: I am aware that, in 'another life' as a writer and publisher, you paid a considerable amount of attention to Guyana's foreign policy. Could you tell us a bit about your own foreign policy focus and the extent to which it has been, up until now, responsive to the country's needs and interests?
President Granger: The Caribbean Community remains the important focus of our foreign policy. The strengthening of the Caribbean Community is vital to our national economy and security. I am currently the Chair-man of CARICOM and I place much emphasis on community solidarity.
Guyana has sought and always received support for its territorial integrity from the Community. I have also projected Guyana as the hinterland of the Caribbean as we work to encourage more economic partnerships with member States. My visits to The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Haiti, St. Vincent, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago are all part of my work.
Guyana is also part of the wider hemispheric community. We remain fully engaged in the councils of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS); Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC); Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Organisation of American States. Our aim is to ensure that the Caribbean can become a zone of peace and that this country can proceed with its economic development.
Guyana also seeks markets for its products and services and needs to attract increased investment, economic cooperation and trade with the rest of the region and the world. Economic diplomacy is a major focus of my administration's foreign policy.
Guyana Review: Public security is a subject on which you have written and commented exhaustively as a writer and commentator. Issues of crime and public security remain a serious challenge under your presidency. Can you point to areas in which your government has been able to make any serious inroads into the crime situation?
President Granger: My administration recognised, at the outset, that the crime situation in this country was the direct consequence of the performance of the previous administration in the Troubles of the first ten years of this century. Phantom gangs wreaked nightly havoc. There were numerous uninvestigated murders. The Guyana Police Force was weakened. British security assistance was rejected while known narco-traffickers walked freely.
I have been directly involved in the security of this country from the time of taking office. I have established a National Security Committee which meets weekly and I have created a National Anti Narcotics Agency (NANA) and a National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA). I have requested the British Government to consider the re-introduction of a form of the Security Sector Reform Action Plan which the previous government rejected for dubious reasons.
We are seeing the results. We are aware that, as a consequence of the trauma of the Troubles, there has been a secondary impact evident in an elevated level of anti-social behavior and inter-personal violence within homes and neighbourhoods.
Guyana Review: Do you consider the Guyana Police Force to be any better equipped to tackle crime after two years of your government in office?
President Granger: The Police Force is being better equipped to do its work. The Force received a new fleet of cars, all-terrain vehicles, pick-ups and motor cycles in 2016. Piracy has virtually disappeared. The headquarters of the huge hinterland division has been relocated to the town of Bartica.
My administration has strengthened the Police Force's Criminal Investigation Department which is making more and faster arrests. The Serious Organised Crimes Unit (SOCU) is a functional branch of the Force and it is gradually exposing crimes that were once concealed. In the words of Longfellow, "Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceedingly small." The country is discovering, gradually, how wide and deep the corruption was under the previous administration and how my administration's measured approach is exposing and extirpating criminal behaviour.
The Security Adviser attached to my Office under an agreement with the British Government is currently examining 18 years' worth of reports of consultancies and commissions of inquiry. He is examining and assessing Police needs with the aim of implementing much-needed reforms.
Guyana Review: The issue of constitutional reform would appear to be very much on the public and political agenda though it is difficult to see how headway can be made in that area in the absence of a convivial political environment. Much of the exchange between government and opposition continues to be characterized by anything but conviviality. Is it not difficult to see us making meaningful headway on the constitutional reform front in such an environment?
President Granger: Constitutional reform remains important to my administration. We have started the process but we insisted, from the outset, that reform must be based on public consultation rather than another boardroom cut-and-paste exercise. Reform cannot be done satisfactorily without the engagement of the members of the public in the process. This is going to take time.
I have the Leader of the Opposition on a variety of matters and those discussions have been cordial. I shall continue to meet him as often as necessary. My administration and the Opposition have to listen and talk to each other for the public good.


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This week on the show – part two of my interview with Jason Watson from deviantmonk.com. Jason is one of the best motion designers in church media today. Last week we talked about Jason's process of producing motion graphics content, and how you can get started in brining your projects to life. We talked about how he scripts his videos, where he pulls music and elements from, the software and tools he uses and more. twelvethirtymedia.com/075.


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post-Christendom formation?By Dwight J. Friesen | May 13th, 2010 | Category: Identity Formation | 8 comments
So I'm in the process of writing a short piece exploring Christian spiritual/identity formation in a post-Christendom context. I'm desperately looking for any recommended websites, readings or other resources that might help me get a better sense of the shift from Christendom to post-Christendom while also expanding my understanding of how formation might be different within those different contexts.
Within the Christendom context the church played the dominant role in shaping the social, political and institutional life of a people. So much so that political structures, education, and other institutions were seen almost like partners with the church in forming a Christendom vision. In the Western context which is increasingly post-Christendom, the church is more and more marginalized with respect to public life. The church no longer sets the agenda for government, education or commerce. So I find myself wonder, if the church's responsibility to form people in continuity with the narrative of the God as seen in Jesus Christ and testified to throughout scripture changes in anyway when the many of the partners that the church used to be able to rely on for forming Christian identity no longer look to the church, and in fact appear to be more and more antagonistic to the church.
What might be some of the implications for Christian formation in light of this shift?
BTW – The image of the upside down church is a 1997 sculpture by artist Dennis Oppenheim. He titled it, "Device to Root out Evil." I don't know if its still there but I first saw the piece installed at Harbour Green Park in Vancouver, BC.
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RNLI Fleetwood lifeboat crew attend to boat stuck on sandbank
The volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew at Fleetwood, had an early morning call on Tuesday (7th June) to attend to a fishing vessel, which had run aground in the dock channel, at the port.
It is hoped to refloat the Corentine at high tide today.
The lifeboat crew were alerted by HM Coastguard at 2am and were able to put into place the training they had undertaken, only a few days before. Currently, the inshore lifeboat and the tender for the all-weather boat, are launched from a trailer, pulled into position by a caterpillar tractor, opposite the North Euston Hotel. The pontoon, from where the lifeboats are generally launched, is being upgraded to accommodate the new Shannon class lifeboat, Kenneth James Pierpoint, arriving in Fleetwood on 26 June.
Chris Ashworth, Helmsman for the Mary Elizabeth Barnes last night, said 'We took the crew off as we were concerned about the boat listing further and there being a possible fuel spillage. All fishing crew were safely returned to shore and there were no injuries.
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The RNLI relies on public donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. As a charity it is separate from, but works alongside, government-controlled and funded coastguard services. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824 our lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved at least 140,000 lives. Volunteers make up 95% of the charity, including 4,600 volunteer lifeboat crew members and 3,000 volunteer shore crew. Additionally, tens of thousands of other dedicated volunteers raise funds and awareness, give safety advice, and help in our museums, shops and offices.
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Perhaps you thought that Obama had been a U.S. Senator, or an Illinois state senator, or even a "community organizer." Nope. His true nature, which many of us already realized, was that of a social justice warrior. Not just any SJW. Oh, no. Obama was the Social Justice Warrior-in-Chief.
This was revealed in two commutations by Obama yesterday. It's hard to know which was worse: commuting the sentences of traitor Bradley (this week, Chelsea) Manning or the murderous, unrepentant thug Oscar López Rivera. Both actions are a poke in the eye for patriotic Americans and, for that matter, for any who believe in justice.
Much like another cause celebré of the Left, convicted (and also unrepentant) cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal, The difference is Obama, for all his attempt to be the Social Justice Warrior-in-Chief, couldn't go that low.
Now that Obama is in his final hours as president, he need not worry about pleasing anyone but himself. And it should now be clear that what you see now is what you've always had as our president these past eight years: A hard core leftist elitist who pretty much hates anyone who doesn't buy into a hard-left agenda.


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GEELONG has increased the pressure on besieged Carlton coach Mick Malthouse, the Cats winning their seventh straight match over the Blues by 77 points at Etihad Stadium on Friday night.
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The loss, which sees the one-win Blues slump to their worst start to a season since 2002 – the year they won three games and the wooden spoon – is their seventh for the year, and Carlton dropped to 0-14 all-time in games between the sides at Etihad Stadium.
The Cats won 22.8 (140) to 9.9 (63) despite a heated battle between Joel Selwood and Ed Curnow that saw their captain kept to just 16 disposals.
WATCH: Selwood and Curnow's Friday night battle
Pre-match radio was dominated by talk about Malthouse's seemingly at-odds position with the club, after he said on Thursday the public rebuilding status was why the players were struggling.
In response, CEO Steven Trigg said there was "potentially a point" where Malthouse's tenure could end this season despite the Blues' earlier stance he would at least coach out the year.
After the match, Trigg was adamant that the Carlton board would not discuss Malthouse's future until the second half of the season.
"We're determined to stay the plan, which is assess it, to put it on the agenda, in the second half of the season," Trigg told Channel Seven.
"What I was asked (on radio) is, does there become a tipping point? In anything, there becomes a time when you have to really assess it. We said we'd do it in the second half of the season."
Friday night's loss won't help the veteran coach's cause, although the players' effort was better than it has been in recent weeks.
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Losing Bryce Gibbs to a back injury in the third quarter compounded the late withdrawal of Andrew Carrazzo, who was replaced by ruckman Robbie Warnock.
It means the Blues went in with a tall structure, but Levi Casboult, Cameron Wood and Warnock took just five marks between them, and Liam Jones took seven but went goalless.
Malthouse, who after the game strongly emphasised he was "totally aligned" with the club's rebuilding position, said injuries hadn't helped the Blues' situation this week.
"Last Friday, my word was that Michael Jamison would probably get up this week, so he could play on [Tom] Hawkins," Malthouse said.
"By Monday, it wasn't the reality so we thought we'd play Lachie Henderson on him … by Tuesday that was out of the question.
"Then we'll play Matthew Kreuzer and play him back on [Mitch] Clark … we find out Wednesday Matthew can't play.
"That's the sort of situation we're in. We're trying to get the right list up, we keep hitting roadblocks."
The Blues could also be without Chris Judd next Friday night against the Sydney Swans, with Malthouse revealing the veteran was sore after two six-day turnarounds on the hard Etihad surface.
Judd had little impact with just 12 possessions, and was icing his right knee in the rooms after the game.
They had few winners against the Cats. Kade Simpson was best in a brave performance across half back where he consistently put his body on the line and took 10 marks – four contested.
For the Cats (4-4), it was their younger players who stood up most.
Jordan Murdoch was the most prolific goal-scorer with a career-high bag of four, while Josh Caddy had 23 disposals and three goals, and joined Cameron Guthrie and Mark Blicavs as the prime ball-winners at the stoppages.
The Cats lead 12-1 after a classy goal from Guthrie on the run. #AFLCatsBlues http://t.co/TWH7vzYoWC
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The Cats kicked 20.3 on set shots, their 22.8 (140) return easily eclipsing their previous best this season of 16.9 (105) in a round three win over Gold Coast.
James Kelly was also solid in his first game back after surgery to repair a ruptured testicle in round five.
After coughing up six goals to two in the first quarter, the Blues burned some chances early in the second.
Troy Menzel and Jones both took marks within range and missed set shots, although Dale Thomas was able to orchestrate a goal from a clever snap after some early inaccuracy.
Thomas – who ended with 14 touches and two goals - had four shots in the first term but managed just one major and two behinds, while Menzel finished with four goals.
Carlton lose control with double fifty metre penalty gifting Selwood a major. #AFLCatsBlues http://t.co/JZul61hAoD
— AFL (@AFL) May 22, 2015
The Cats were also wasteful with chances at times, with Tom Hawkins burning two set shots in the second despite getting the better of opponent Simon White.
But 11 goals to four after half time, despite Dennis Armfield keeping Steven Motlop quiet and Hawkins kicking just one, saw the Cats fire up the blowtorch.
Geelong coach Chris Scott said the way the Cats finished was a "step in the right direction" after some recent fadeouts.
"If you take the focus away from the scoreboard, we've been inconsistent with the way we've played as well," Scott said.
"That was the primary focus at half time, 'Let's lock down in the way we want to play and deliver that for 100 per cent of the game'.
"You never get it, but you should be aiming for it. I thought it was a step in the right direction tonight."
Geelong: Murdoch 4, Caddy 3, Clark 3, Selwood 2, Kersten 2, Hawkins, Guthrie, Johnson, Gregson, Lang, Kelly, Lonergan, Stanley
Carlton: Menzel 4, Thomas 2, Yarran, Tutt, Armfield
Geelong: Murdoch, Caddy, Guthrie, Thurlow, Blicavs, Stokes, Kelly
Carlton: Simpson, Curnow, Armfield, Menzel
Geelong: Nil
Carlton: Andrew Carrazzo (calf) replaced in selected side by Robbie Warnock, Gibbs (back)
Geelong: Darcy Lang replaced by Andrew Mackie in the third quarter
Carlton: Bryce Gibbs replaced by Dylan Buckley in the third quarter
Report: Nil
Umpires: Dalgleish, Stevic, Mollison
Official crowd: 32,032 at Etihad Stadium


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On 6 October, Executive Director Lynda Wight was one of 16 CEOs of professional associations who signed up to the Science Council's Diversity Declaration.
All these associations have pledged to promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion within their respective disciplines. The Science Council will be leading by example in this enterprise, as well as providing resources, practical support and facilitating initiatives and best practice between member bodies.
As part of the Declaration TOPRA has agreed that the Past President in each Board year will be the 'Diversity Champion'. For more information see the Science Council website


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Chrome 55: Flash Now Blocked For Most Sites
Are there any downsides to Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla just coming to an agreement and blocking Flash universally in one swoop? It seems like the most practical way of getting rid of Flash-only sites; what Google is doing now just seems like postponing things.
In perhaps the most user impacting update to the browser, Chrome 55 will now, by default, block Adobe Flash content in favor of HTML5 as signaled by Google earlier this year. When a user encounters a site lacking HTML5 capability, Chrome will prompt the user and ask them to permit the Flash content to run. However, in order to minimize disruption to the user experience, Google has exempted Flash-only websites in addition to the top ten websitesآ… However, the exemption only applies for a year after which Flash content will be blocked by default for all sites and Chrome users will be required to provide their permission to view such content.


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CHARLESTON, SC - Every year the Jefferson Awards ceremony recognizes heroes who serve selflessly through volunteer and advocacy work in their community. The 2017 National Awards Ceremony were held on June 23rd in Washington, D.C. They shone a spotlight on the acts of seven individuals from the Charleston community who saw a need and helped alleviate it through their dedication and vision.
George Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers are proud partners with ABC News 4 in helping organize and present this celebration of our local heroes who assisted those in need throughout Charleston, the state of South Carolina, and the nation as a whole. News broadcasts and recognition of our community's heroes helps highlight the positive difference an individual can make, hopefully inspiring more charitable acts.
This year's South Carolina Jefferson Award recipients include:
The 11-year-old I Heart Hungry Kids Founder, who helped feed 21,000 malnourished children
A dedicated person who brought truckloads of potable water to help individuals with contaminated water in Flint, Michigan
Warrior Surf Foundation creator Andrew Manzi, who helps soothe Veteran PTSD with an innovative treatment: surfing
The creator of Fresh Future Farms, an organization that provides jobs as well as affordable, organic, and healthy food, inspiring hundreds of new community gardens
"In Every Story Staffing," which helps people meet in precarious life situations meet essential needs and avoid homelessness
Don and Isabelle Oswald, a couple who brings music, inspiration and ministry to our local senior citizens
Alana Simmons, creator of the "Hate Won't Win" that seeks to heal social wounds and eliminate prejudice after the tragic events at Emanuel AME in downtown Charleston, SC
The desire to recognize brave and dedicated individuals like these led to the first Jefferson Awards in 1972. Founded by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Samuel Beard and Senator Robert Taft, these awards demonstrate the power of caring and hard-work. Past recipients of the National Jefferson Award include astronaut John Glenn and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Altogether, there have been 50,000 Jefferson Award honors presented to people who offer inspiring acts of self-sacrifice and public service.
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