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Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist (Maldon, Essex)
Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist | |
Jurisdiction | Constantinople |
Type | Stavropegic Double Monastery |
Founded | 1959 |
Superior | Archimandrite Petros |
Approx. size | 24 monastics |
Location | Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex, England |
Liturgical language(s) | English, with French & Greek |
Music used | Russian Chant |
Calendar | Revised Julian |
Feastdays celebrated | St John the Baptist |
Official website | none advertised |
The Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist is a monastic community for both men and women, directly under the Ecumenical Patriarchate. It is located in Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex, England.
The community was founded in 1959 by Elder Sophrony (Sakharov), under the jurisdiction of His Eminence Metropolitan Anthony, Metropolitan of Sourozh and ruling Russian bishop in England, with six monastics from a number of nations; soon after, in 1965, the Monastery moved under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.The community consists of men and women living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. Currently, the majority of the community are nuns (~15-20), with a smaller number of monks. Since 2019, the abbot of the Monastery is Archimandrite Petros (Vryzas).
Daily life
When founding the monastery, Elder Sophrony wanted to be sure that his community would not just have outward conformity, but have its focus on inner asceticism. The typikon of the monastery, consisting of repetition of the Jesus Prayer for approximately 4 hours per day and Divine Liturgy three or four times per week, found inspiration in Elder Sophrony's experience in the Athonite desert, and precedent in Athonite skete practise, St. Nicodemus and St. Paisius Velichkovsky.
Also, another distinctive part of this monastery is that it is a double monastery; that is, the community has both monks and nuns. This is rare, but is not unheard of, in Orthodox monasticism.
The Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist had its beginnings largely in the person of Elder Sophrony. After his departure from Mt. Athos and his subsequent move to Paris, he was to live in a Russian old-age home, assisting the priest. Soon, two men would seek out Elder Sophrony, desiring the monastic life. They were allowed to live at the old-age home, using the repetition of the Jesus Prayer in lieu of liturgic books and eating the food that the old-age inhabitants didn't eat. There were also a few nuns living at the old-age home at this time.
In 1958, Elder Sophrony had six people living around him, seeking the monastic life. Realising that such a situation could not continue, he went to Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex, England to inspect a property; in the spring of 1959, the new Community of St John the Baptist was formed at the same property, under Metropolitan Anthony's omophorion. The monastery, from its beginnings, had both monks and nuns, due to Elder Sophrony being unable to oversee two separate communities.
The Monastery of St John the Baptist moved under the omophorion of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 1959, becoming Patriarchal; later, the monastery would also be titled 'Stavropegic'.
Repose of Elder Sophrony
The monastery had been informed that the only way that it could bury people on its property was to build an underground crypt, which it proceeded to build, and to which Elder Sophrony said that he would not repose until the crypt was ready. Then, having been told of the expected completion date of July 12, Elder Sophrony stated that he "would be ready". On the 11th, Elder Sophrony reposed; and on the 14th was his funeral and burial, attended by monastics from around the world. Mother Elizabeth, the eldest nun, reposed soon after on the 24th, according to Elder Sophrony's words that he would repose first, and she would repose soon after.
Cycle of services
Saturday: 7:00am - Hours and Divine Liturgy
- 5:00-9:00pm - Vigil
Sunday: 10:15am - Hours and Divine Liturgy
- 3:00pm - Vespers and and Paraklesis, followed by talks in Greek, English
Daily: 6.00-8:30am and 5:30-8:00pm - Repetition of the Jesus Prayer
Tuesday: 7:00am - Hours and Divine Liturgy
Feastdays: Vigil on the preceding evening; Hours and Divine Liturgy in the morning.
One of the motivating factors behind Elder Sophrony's move to France was the publishing of St. Silouan's books; when Elder Sophrony moved to England, the monastery became the publisher of these works. In 1973, a more complete translation of the life of St. Silouan, titled Monk of Mt. Athos, was published; followed in 1975 by Wisdom of Mt. Athos, a collation of the writings of St. Silouan. After this, Elder Sophrony began to publish books of his own, beginning with His Life is Mine in 1977 and then We Shall See Him As He Is in 1985. In 1987, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate glorified St. Silouan the Athonite.
Books published by the Monastery
- Monk of Mt. Athos, by Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov), 1973.
- Wisdom of Mt. Athos, by Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov), 1975.
- His Life is Mine, by Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov), 1977.
- We Shall See Him As He Is, by Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov), 1985.
- Service of Our Father among the Saints Nectarius: Bishop of Pentapolis, by Gerasimos Mikragiannaniteis
- Conversations with Children: Communicating our Faith, by Sister Magdalen, 2001.
Famous inhabitants
- Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov), the first Abbot, 1959-1993.
- Archimandrite Symeon (Bruschweiler), spiritual son of Archimandrite Sophrony and co-founder of the Monastery in 1959. Translator of Elder Sophrony's works from Russian into French. Founder and president of the Association of Saint Silouan. Died August 20, 2009.
- Archimandrite Kyrill, second abbot, 1993-2019.
- Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou), disciple of Elder Sophrony for 27 years at St. Panteleimon's Monastery, Mt. Athos. [1]
- Archimandrite Nicholas (Sakharov), nephew of Elder Sophrony, author of I Love Therefore I Am.
- Archimandrite Raphael, disciple of Elder Sophrony since the beginnings of Essex Monastery, translator into Romanian language of Elder Sophrony' writings.
- Sister Magdalen, noted speaker, author of Children in the Church Today & Conversations with Children: Communicating our Faith. [2], [3]
- Sister Maria, mosaic iconographer. [4]
- I Love Therefore I Am, by Hmk Nicholas V Sakharov.
External links
- Lee Carson and Scott McDermott's Trip to England, November 16, St. John the Baptist Monastery, Tolleshunt Knights, Essex.
- A Taste of Monastic Life, report by Dwynwen East on a pilgrimage done on 17-20 September 2003.
- CD recording of the Service of St Silouan the Athonite, chanted in Greek by Simonopetra Monastery, Mt Athos; copyrighted by St John the Baptist Monastery, Essex.


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Convert from Islam Escapes Egypt with Daughter
After painful effort to change ID card, Christians flee – to similar fate.
03/21/2011 Egypt (CDN)-When the plane carrying Maher El-Gohary and his daughter, Dina Mo'otahssem, took off from Cairo International Airport last month, they both wept with joy. After spending two-and-a-half years in hiding for leaving Islam to become Christians, they were elated by their newfound freedom.
They also felt secure that once they arrived in Syria, they would quickly obtain visas to the United States and start a new life. That hope soon proved unfounded.
After spending more than a week and a half unable to obtain a visa to the United States or to any country in Europe, they realized they may have traded in the reality of being prisoners in their own country for being refugees in another. And as El-Gohary watches the weeks pass and his resources dwindle, he said the stress is almost unbearable.
"I feel like we've stepped out of a prison cell and into a fire," he said. "We are in very, very bad conditions … My daughter and I divide the bottles of water to live, because there is no income."
Maher Ahmad El-Mo'otahssem Bellah El-Gohary, 58, gained notoriety in Egypt after he sued the government in August 2008 to gain the right to change the religion listed on his state-issued ID card from Islam to Christianity. In Egypt, ID cards play a critical role in a person's life, being used for everything from opening a bank account and renting an apartment to receiving medical care.
The listed religious affiliation, whether a card-holder subscribes to it or not, also determines whether the person is subject to Islamic civil law. The listed religious designation determines what state-mandated religion classes minors are required to take in school. El-Gohary said he filed the suit so his daughter, then 15, could opt out of the religious classes and would not be subject to the persecution he suffered when he became a Christian in his 20s.
It is a crime punishable by imprisonment to have no ID card in Egypt.
The suit sparked outrage throughout Egypt. Both El-Gohary and his daughter were publicly branded apostates in a country where 84 percent of Muslims think those who leave Islam should be executed, according to a study released by the Pew Research Center in December. The same month the suit was filed in 2008, El-Gohary and his daughter were forced into hiding.
For two and a half years, El-Gohary shifted back and forth among several apartments in Cairo and Alexandria, usually once every month. Even in hiding, the two were harassed regularly by Egypt's dreaded State Security Intelligence service (SSI) and assaulted repeatedly by others, including someone pouring acid on Dina, El-Gohary said.
While in hiding, El-Gohary tried repeatedly to leave Egypt, but officials at the Ministry of the Interior blocked him at every attempt. On at least one occasion, they seized his passport. In December 2010, after a long legal battle, El-Gohary got a court decision ordering the Ministry of the Interior to allow him to travel, but he said it still took several weeks for the government to comply with the order; the Jan. 25-Feb. 11 revolution didn't hurt, El-Gohary said.
Out of Egypt
After the national demonstrations that led to the removal of both President Hosni Mubarak and Minister of Interior Habib Al-Adly, El-Gohary and his daughter went to Cairo International Airport on Feb. 22 to leave the county. They came prepared with their newly issued passports, the court order and myriad documents to prove they had the right to leave the country. Even so, authorities took the two aside for interrogation at the airport.
"My daughter and I went to the counter of the airport to the manager, then they took us to the SSI," El-Gohary said. "We spent an hour talking to an officer trying to tell him, 'We spent ages during Habib Al-Adly's time, and even now after the revolution, we don't have the right to leave?'"
According to El-Gohary, the guard asked him if he really wanted to leave the country.
"Yes," El-Gohary replied. "I have a court order against Al-Adly, and I have the right to leave and the freedom to travel outside the country." As if to add insult to more than two years of injury, the SSI officers told El-Gohary that Egypt was "their country" and to "come back anytime you want to."
El-Gohary credits the revolution as the reason he was allowed to leave Egypt, saying it was a miracle "from God."
They chose to go to Syria because Egyptian citizens are not required to have visas to visit there. After contact with a U.S. organization that concentrates on religious freedom, El-Gohary expected it would be easy to get a visa to the United States, where his wife lives. But he said he has been unable to obtain an entry visa there or to any country where he will feel safe. He went to a U.N. office in Syria seeking assistance; he was given an appointment to come back on April 20.
"I wasn't expecting, after all this suffering and all these years, that…" El-Gohary said, cutting himself off. "The series of persecution is not finished."
Although they don't live under the same type of threats as they did in Egypt, El-Gohary and Dina now live in an apartment where they still watch everything they say and everyone with whom they talk. They still spend much of their time trapped between the four walls of their apartment because Syria, El-Gohary said, is a country where converts to Christianity from Islam are persecuted.
"The danger is still there," El-Gohary said. "We don't get out of the house. We don't meet people. We don't tell people what we are doing or talk to them about our situation. Because we don't want someone to say, 'Why are you applying to the U.N.?' There are still a lot of enemies."
Dina, now 17, said that although leaving Egypt was "like a miracle," she is devastated by the prospect of having to spend more time with her life on hold. She said she is just as scared in Syria as she was in Egypt.
"We're really, really tired of all this suffering," she said. "I've lost two years of my life. I want to finish school."
Muslim converts to Christianity in Syria were sometimes forced to leave their place of residence due to societal pressure last year, according to the U.S. Department of State's 2010 International Religious Freedom Report. While there is no official state religion in Syria, the constitution requires that the president be Muslim and stipulates that Islamic law is a principal source of legislation.
With strict monitoring and curtailing of militant Islam, the government in Syria has long been considered a moderate regime. The government's fear of violent responses by Islamic extremists to increasing conversions to Christianity, however, was at least partially responsible for the closing of six buildings where Christians were meeting last year, according to Christian support organization Open Doors. Noting that several Christians were arrested and interrogated in 2010, the organization's World Watch List bumped Syria's ranking up to 38th place among nations in which persecution of Christians takes place, from position 41 the previous year.
Syria is 90 percent Muslim, and 6.34 percent of its 22.5 million population is Christian, according to Operation World.
Though El-Gohary and his daughter have a dark outlook on their current situation, they are still grateful.
"Without God's love, we would have been dead by now," El-Gohary said. "Getting out of Egypt itself was a victory from God."
Dina said she also is thankful, but that as she gets older she is becoming increasingly preoccupied by one wish.
"I want to get out so I can finish my studies," she said. "I want to go into a church and out of a church without being scared of being killed

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Monday, October 22, 2012
Blind Book Review--"How to Love Wine"
Somehow my copy of Eric Asimov's new book "How to Love Wine" was lost in the mail, or was mistakenly shipped to one of the usual sycophantic wine bloggers, you know who they are, guaranteed to give it a rave review. Really, you're recommending the new book by the wine critic of the newspaper of record (sorry, Newspaper of Record) when your claim to fame is your insightful post about how tasting rooms should have stools? Wow, that's quite a stretch. I just loved your previous post where you showed a pretty picture of a pear and reminded us how you could taste pears in some wines. So insightful, and easy for us morons to understand. I'm sending you a photo of a gerbil, hoping he'll find a home somewhere in your anatomy. I simply must rush out and buy Asimov's new book, based on the surprisingly positive wine blogger reviews. I haven't heard so much gushing since the last BP oil spill.
I haven't read "How to Love Wine." I probably will. Eric Asimov is a nice guy, thoughtful and funny and articulate. Wait, that's me. But I'm going to write about his new book without having read it. I think reading it is a crutch, and predisposes you to like it. Think of this as a blind book review. I'm reviewing the book and haven't even seen the cover! Takes all the bias out of it. This is how professionals do it. Would those kiss-ass wine bloggers (it's discouraging how few have any sort of voice or backbone—if I'm an inveterate misanthrope, at least inveterate is better than invertebrate) have given such glowing reviews if they had no idea who the author is? Makes you think, doesn't it?
First of all, why do I need a book about "How to Love Wine?" Who the hell needs to know how to love wine? If you're buying the damn book, you already love wine. I don't need a book called "How to Love Blowjobs." Oh, wait, is that giving or receiving? Bad example. I might buy a book entitled, "How to Love Brain Tumors." Those are hard to love. "How to Love Rat Poison" has a certain ring to it. I'm pretty sure there's a series in here, like those piece of crap "Idiot's Guides." "How to Love Flatulence" is a book every man would buy his wife for Christmas. "How to Love Pedophiles" might be a niche book, but at least you'd be learning to love something, someone, utterly disgusting who you wouldn't know how to love otherwise.. "How to Love Wine" is the worst title for a wine book I've ever heard. OK, "Naked Wine" is right up there. Though I've pre-ordered the sequel, "Naked and Shaved Wine."
Asimov's premise, I guess (hey, this is a blind book review, I'm guessing, not dealing with facts—you know, like wine reviews on blogs), is that there are a large number of people intimidated by wine, who believe that they have to know a lot of trivial knowledge about a wine, have to know the scores it received, have to have spent a bunch of money on it, in order to enjoy it fully. Who are these cretins? Really. I've never met people this blatantly stupid. And if I had, I certainly wouldn't write a book for them. These people probably get confused by the menu at Red Lobster. I feel sorry for these doorknobs. With more than 200 choices, how do they decide which channel to watch on TV? It's so intimidating! How do I love TV? Especially when people make fun of me for watching The Crochet Network, even though that's what I really like. ("I'm voting for Knit Romney.") Life must be miserable for those idiots. At least now, thanks to Eric Asimov, they'll know how to love wine.
For as long as I can remember, there's been talk about all the people who might come to love wine, but are turned off by wine snobs, and so give up, and never pursue the obvious joys of wine. To their everlasting sorrow. On their death beds, their only regret is, "Gosh, I know I've been a failure as a father, and I wish I hadn't slept with the babysitter without wearing a condom, but, honestly, I just wish I'd tasted more natural wines." In 35 years, I've never met one of these pansies. They are the Undecided Voters of wine journalism. Everyone tries to win them over, but, hell, first you have to find them. And they're not hiding, they just don't give a crap. How many damn wine books begin with the premise that the author won't talk down to you, but, rather, try to turn you on to the pleasures of wine? Oh, I don't know, a thousand? The authors all talk about the myriad of wine snobs in the universe, most of them regular commenters on Robert Parker's chat room (Bob's buttboys) or holding forth on Wine Berserkers, but who reads that garbage? Not people who don't know about wine. Those wine boards are the equivalent of locker room grabass. All in good fun, but mostly about aggression, dominance, and repressed homosexuality.
Is it particularly insightful to urge people to ignore scores, forget about the insanely stupid descriptions, and just enjoy the sensual experience of wine? How many times have the words "Just drink what you like" been written or expressed? Throw all the philosophy you like at it, it's about as simpleminded a statement as there is in the wine business. Tasting a newly released wine and saying, "It needs some age," is just about as simpleminded, but not quite. Oh, and, "It really needs food."
I also don't care if someone buys wine based on a numerical score. Who cares? Numerical scores run our lives, from IQ's, to SAT scores, to cholesterol tests, to body weight, we love to assign numbers. And then we eventually wise up and move on from them to lead our lives. If you spend your entire wine life buying bottles because of scores, you're a sucker. Wine shops and wineries love suckers. You'll always be welcome if you buy wine by scores—the whole industry will adore you. But the love of wine is in the history of it, the romance of it, the sharing of it. There isn't a solitary ounce of love in the scores. Almost everyone figures that out after a few years, on their own, without reading a book.
What is condescending to beginning wine drinkers is the endless chatter about wine that makes it seem more mystical than it really is. When, truly, it's the alcohol that makes us love it, crave it, build wooden shrines to it in our cellars. What offends people isn't the fixation on scores; it really isn't even the wine snobs. It's all the blatant hooey. The waxing poetic about how wine changed your life, the mystical musing about the spiritual benefits of drinking natural wine, the endless tasting notes that teach us from the beginning that describing a wine is actually a test done as a requirement instead of as an enthusiasm—it's that kind of emptyheaded philosophizing and name-dropping that turns normal people off to wine.
So I thoroughly enjoyed not receiving or reading Eric Asimov's "How to Love Wine." It gave me a lot to think about. I also look forward to blind reviewing many other wine books that will not be sent to me for review. And, really, isn't that the best way to learn to love wine? Not read the best wine books?
27 comments:
Use the new Riedel "Barrier Method" glass on those 'natural' wines. - October 22, 2012 at 8:41 AM
- Marcia Macomber said...
- October 22, 2012 at 9:05 AM
" the romance of wine"
Working a season in the vineyard and in the cellar will cure you of that delusion better than any antipsychotic.
Just ask David White, of Indiana's News-Sentine. - October 22, 2012 at 9:14 AM
- Joe said...
3rd to last paragraph is the most insightful thing I've ever read, and that included Paris Hilton's autobiography...
- October 22, 2012 at 9:22 AM
Finally, the real life equivalent to 100 points, thank you: "With more than 200 choices, how do they decide which channel to watch on TV?" (Probably not the debate tonight...it is tonight, right?).
And I agree with Joe. That is a most insightful graph... and column.
I wonder what Eric wanted to call the book? - October 22, 2012 at 10:50 AM
- Unknown said...
Few embody the snobbish label drinker as wholly as Eric Asimov. For him stories are the most important aspect of a wine, not the pleasure it brings to the senses.
- October 22, 2012 at 2:46 PM
- SUAMW said...
Wow, Bill G.
For years I tried to figure out what Asimov's deal is. I tried to understand the guy. I looked past his self-contradictory stances and major recommendation gaffes (Le Tourment Vert, anyone?) and missed what you just nailed:
It IS, blindly, about the story, not the wine. This is either because he refuses to recognize that the reason people make and use tasting notes because these represents traits inherent to the wine, not the taster - OR - he lacks these basic skills himself and thus relies on the story.
- October 22, 2012 at 3:03 PM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
It's beneath you to take the coward's way out of commenting. Though beneath you isn't a bad place to be...
Jack Stems,
Well, I suppose I should point out that romance is work too, though different than cleaning barrels and sorting fruit. David will gain some perspective. Finally.
Joe, SubHumanWino,
Sorry, I'm indisposed on Mondays a lot, so I never get to respond in a timely manner. Just a simple question, Do you have to qualify as an actual human to write an autobiography? Also, I'm not surprised you read Paris' autobio--I'm more surprised you read me.
I thought the same thing about the title. Eric was kind enough to Tweet about this post (I received a LOT of extra hits), so I wonder if he'd answer your question. My thought is, "I, Robot Wine" was taken.
Well, that's his job. He's a journalist. I get your point, and I'm glad you voiced it, but a critic has to know labels and trends or he's an ineffective critic. Spending a column every week on the pleasure wine brings to the senses would get old really fast. That's not his assignment, anyway, and shouldn't be. - October 22, 2012 at 9:07 PM
- gabe said...
after a 12 hour day of cleaning barrels and sorting fruit, a little romance is worth a lot. maybe it's not worth anything to a person buying a wine they've never heard of from a place they've never been, but it's worth a lot to the poor schmo that's been scrubbing fermenters and sorting fruit all day. take it from a poor schmo.
work one year at a winery, and the romance is gone. work two years at a winery, and you might think you know what you're doing. work five years at four wineries, and a little bit of romance is worth more than ninety-something points from the wine something-or-other.
wax poetics for the value of romance aside, i agree that a book called "how to love wine" is as useful as "how to love blowjobs", and equally embarassing to be caught reading. love it or don't, just don't overthink it. but i do dig Asimov, at least he'd rather enjoy a wine that give it a numerical value. maybe i'm a sucker for a story.
now somebody tell me which website got the most amount of points...with so many choices, i might turn off the internet and stare at my walls for an hour - October 22, 2012 at 10:21 PM
The problem with the story is that, unless you have an independent, unrestrictted behind-the-scenes view, the story the writer is "telling" is the one the winery fed them....
Tell me about the vintage, tell me about the AVA, the site, the grape and how those come to make the wine - with some space given to the producer, then that might be interesting and perhaps informative.
But if the writer talks about how the podiatrist-turned-vintner buries cow horns in the vineyard, names and talks to their vines and kisses each cluster before it gets crushed by the bare, size 6-regular feet of strawberry blonde virgins, then the writer is being a mouthpiece. - October 22, 2012 at 11:22 PM
The problem with the story is that, unless you have an independent, unrestrictted behind-the-scenes view, the story the writer is "telling" is the one the winery fed them....
Tell me about the vintage, tell me about the AVA, the site, the grape and how those come to make the wine - with some space given to the producer, then that might be interesting and perhaps informative.
But if the writer talks about how the podiatrist-turned-vintner buries cow horns in the vineyard, names and talks to their vines and kisses each cluster before it gets crushed by the bare, size 6-regular feet of strawberry blonde virgins, then the writer is being a mouthpiece. - October 22, 2012 at 11:22 PM
Jesus, shut up and stop writing on wine blogs (SUASWOWB). Once was enough!
Ed - October 23, 2012 at 5:12 AM
- Thomas said...
This was a pinnacle post. You managed to make me simultaneously laugh and nod my head in serious agreement. For that reason, I have nothing pithy, nothing cut, nothing pun-like, nothing, really, to say except: right on.
Inside your inside humor lurks the kernel of insight.
Re, book title: having had to deal with publishers on my book titles, I can tell you that the author is the last person they listen to for title advice. - October 23, 2012 at 7:29 AM
- Thomas said...
cute, not cut...
- October 23, 2012 at 7:30 AM
Thomas said it quite perfectly for me. So did Ed Wilson. Maybe Thomas can explain it to Arthur. - October 23, 2012 at 8:06 AM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
I would strongly urge you to turn off the internet in favor of walls every single time. But thanks for reading my foolishness, and for adding the perspective of someone who actually does something strenuous and difficult and nearly thankless just because he loves wine.
I am also a fan of Asimov's work, even the stuff I haven't read. My post was never intended as a criticism of Eric. I liked the stupid satiric idea of a blind book review, and after reading numerous truly useless reviews of his book on a few blogs, I just used it as a jumping off point to write yet another satiric rant. It's what I do.
Thanks for those kind words. To be honest, I almost didn't run this post because I wasn't sure I even liked it.
Yes, I'm sure the title had more to do with his publisher. I was careful in that paragraph not to tie the title directly to him, but simply to point out, I hope to the publisher, how stupid it is.
Now that I'd like to see. - October 23, 2012 at 8:20 AM
- Charlie Olken said...
The reason why this is a seminal post, in my humble opinion, is that you knew without reading the book how full of self-love it was.
It is Theise all over again. Another guru tells us how we are supposed to love the tipple we already love.
Now, don't get me wrong. Both Theise and Asimov are brilliant wine people, but being brilliant does not equate to having to tell us how to go about our business.
Both have very specific, but also very narrow, points of view, and both talk as if they possessed some kind of special insight that the rest of lack.
By lampooning that aspect of the Eric's work, you have hit the nail on the head. Too bad that you don't really believe that there is far more here than just humor. There is truth, and you should embrace it.
That is why this post is so damn brilliant. It transcends the genre and uses humor to poke the pomposity while at the same time allowing the good parts of Asimov's offering to stand on their own.
Bloody brilliant. - October 23, 2012 at 9:14 AM
- gabe said...
Strenuous and difficult, yes. But I wouldn't quite call my job thankless. I have worked some thankless winemaking positions, and I guess that is why I like the stories and the romance. I'll take a winemaker who kisses each cluster over a team of seasonal employees in a warehouse any day.
I did appreciate the idea of a blind book review. Maybe for the next one, you just read one page of a book without knowing the author or the story, only the genre. It's the only fair way to review a book
Anyway, I did really like this post. Thanks for keeping me entertained, doing something mentally strenuous and mostly thankless, just because you love wine :-) - October 23, 2012 at 9:19 AM
Ed, very cute.
My laptop seemed to freeze up so I hit "submit" again.
Ron knows how to delete redundant comments.
- October 23, 2012 at 9:31 AM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
I'll take the praise humbly and just say Thank You. I always hope that there is truth and laughter in what I write--that's what satire is about. When I succeed, it does make all the failures seem worth it.
You're welcome. Making the work seem effortless is what I strive to do, but it is a lot of work and I appreciate being appreciated. - October 23, 2012 at 9:33 AM
- Thomas said...
On publishers and titles. The publisher of my second book about the history of the wine trade didn't like my working title, which was: "The Oldest Profession:
The Wine Trade."
Told me it was risque, and that the sales people were afraid of it. I told them that I am concerned about the buyers responding to it and thus far everyone I told it to seemed to think it was catchy.
So they came up with the following grabber. "Wine: The 8,000 Year-Old Story of the Wine Trade."
Sales were so fantastic that I am writing this comment from my one room, roach-infested villa in a ghetto. - October 23, 2012 at 11:22 AM
I think you've really got something with the "How to Love..." series. 'How to Love a Pedophile' will be a tough sell though, not going to lie.
- October 25, 2012 at 12:30 PM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
Oh, yeah, a very tough sell. Maybe if it were "How to Love Vampire Pedophiles" it might work. - October 25, 2012 at 1:51 PM
Vampires, yes that may work. Funny how they always get a pass from society. True, they are blood suckers and yes, they do kill people. But they are so damn good-looking... makes it all okay!
- October 25, 2012 at 4:50 PM
- Mike said...
Just wanted to jump in and say that I am one of the writers who did receive an advance copy of this book, and did read (most of) it, and that, despite not having read it, you pretty much nailed it. Impressive!
- October 26, 2012 at 8:36 PM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
Hey Mike,
Thanks. I did skim a few incredibly stupid and poorly written reviews on wine blogs, so I had a vague picture of what was in the book. Then I suddenly realized it would be funny to write a "blind" book review. Just like we did in high school, only without the Cliff Notes.
- October 27, 2012 at 8:37 AM
- K said...
I guess a good starting point would be context. Wine feats naturaly in a good dinner table. Also having someone of experience in wine tasting to provide the best entry, the best wine suited for your taste is always apreciable.
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The Way of Love
13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have aprophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, bso as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 cIf I give away all I have, and dif I deliver up my body to be burned,1 but have not love, I gain nothing.
4 eLove is patient and fkind; love gdoes not envy or boast; it his not arrogant 5 or rude. It idoes not insist on its own way; it jis not irritable or resentful;2 6 it kdoes not rejoice at wrongdoing, but lrejoices with the truth. 7 mLove bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, eendures all things.
8 Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For nwe know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but owhen the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. 12 For pnow we see in a mirror dimly, but qthen face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as rI have been fully known.
13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Prophecy and Tongues
14 sPursue love, and tearnestly desire the uspiritual gifts, especially that you may vprophesy. 2 For wone who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. 3 On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. 4 The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. 5 Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but xeven more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up.
6 Now, brothers,1 if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I bring you some yrevelation or knowledge or prophecy or zteaching? 7 If even lifeless instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is played? 8 And aif the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle? 9 So with yourselves, if with your tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is said? For you will be bspeaking into the air. 10 There are doubtless many different languages in the world, and none is without meaning, 11 but if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be ca foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me. 12 So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.
13 Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. 15 What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; dI will sing praise with my spirit, but I will esing with my mind also. 16 Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider2 say f"Amen" to gyour thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? 17 For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up. 18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. 19 Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
20 Brothers, hdo not be children in your thinking. iBe infants in evil, but in your thinking be jmature. 21 kIn the Law it is written, l"By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord." 22 Thus tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign3 not for unbelievers but for believers. 23 If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, mwill they not say that you are out of your minds? 24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all, 25 nthe secrets of his heart are disclosed, and so, ofalling on his face, he will worship God and pdeclare that God is really among you.
Orderly Worship
26 What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has qa hymn, ra lesson, ra revelation, sa tongue, or tan interpretation. uLet all things be done for building up. 27 If any speak in sa tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn, and let someone interpret. 28 But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silent in church and speak to himself and to God. 29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others vweigh what is said. 30 If a revelation is made to another sitting there, wlet the first be silent. 31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged, 32 and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets. 33 For God is not a God of xconfusion but of peace.
As in yall the churches of the saints, 34 zthe women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but ashould be in submission, as bthe Law also says. 35 If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.
36 Or was it from you that the word of God came? Or are you the only ones it has reached? 37 cIf anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord. 38 If anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized. 39 So, my brothers, dearnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. 40 eBut all things should be done decently and fin order.
The Resurrection of Christ
15 Now I would remind you, brothers,1 of the gospel gI preached to you, which you received, hin which you stand, 2 and by which iyou are being saved, if you jhold fast to the word I preached to you—kunless you believed in vain.
3 For lI delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died mfor our sins nin accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised oon the third day pin accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that qhe appeared to Cephas, then rto the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to sJames, then tto all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, uhe appeared also to me. 9 For vI am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because wI persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, xI worked harder than any of them, ythough it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
The Resurrection of the Dead
12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, zhow can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, athen not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that bhe raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and cyou are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who dhave fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope2 in this life only, ewe are of all people most to be pitied.
20 But in fact fChrist has been raised from the dead, gthe firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For as hby a man came death, iby a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For jas in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then kat his coming lthose who belong to Christ. 24 Then comes the end, when he delivers mthe kingdom to God the Father after destroying nevery rule and every authority and power. 25 For he must reign ountil he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be pdestroyed is death. 27 For q"God3 has put all things in subjection under his feet." But when it says, "all things are put in subjection," it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. 28 When rall things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that sGod may be all in all.
29 Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf? 30 Why are we tin danger every hour? 31 I protest, brothers, by umy pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, vI die every day! 32 What do I gain if, humanly speaking, wI fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, x"Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die." 33 yDo not be deceived: z"Bad company ruins good morals."4 34 aWake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For bsome have no knowledge of God. cI say this to your shame.
The Resurrection Body
35 But someone will ask, d"How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?" 36 You foolish person! eWhat you sow does not come to life unless it dies. 37 And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. 38 But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. 39 For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. 40 There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
42 fSo is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. 43 It is sown in dishonor; git is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 Thus it is written, h"The first man Adam became a living being";5 ithe last Adam became a jlife-giving spirit. 46 But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. 47 kThe first man was from the earth, la man of dust; mthe second man is from heaven. 48 As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, nso also are those who are of heaven. 49 Just oas we have borne the image of the man of dust, pwe shall6 also bear the image of the man of heaven.
Mystery and Victory
50 I tell you this, brothers: qflesh and blood rcannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. sWe shall not all sleep, tbut we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For uthe trumpet will sound, and vthe dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. 53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and wthis mortal body must put on immortality. 54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:
x"Death is swallowed up in victory."
55 y"O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?"
56 The sting of death is sin, and zthe power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, awho gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 bTherefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in cthe work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord dyour labor is not in vain.
The Collection for the Saints
16 Now concerning1 ethe collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. 2 On fthe first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, gas he may prosper, hso that there will be no collecting when I come. 3 And when I arrive, I will send ithose whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to Jerusalem. 4 If it seems advisable that I should go also, they will accompany me.
Plans for Travel
5 jI will visit you after passing through kMacedonia, for lI intend to pass through Macedonia, 6 and perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter, so that you may mhelp me on my journey, wherever I go. 7 For I do not want to see you now njust in passing. I hope to spend some time with you, oif the Lord permits. 8 But I will stay in Ephesus until pPentecost, 9 for qa wide door for effective work has opened to me, and rthere are many adversaries.
10 sWhen Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for the is doing uthe work of the Lord, as I am. 11 So vlet no one despise him. wHelp him on his way xin peace, that he may return to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers.
Final Instructions
12 Now concerning your brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was not at all his will2 to come now. He will come when he has opportunity.
13 zBe watchful, astand firm in the faith, bact like men, cbe strong. 14 dLet all that you do be done in love.
15 Now I urge you, brothers3—you know that ethe household4 of Stephanas were fthe first converts in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves gto the service of the saints— 16 hbe subject to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer. 17 I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have made up for iyour absence, 18 for they jrefreshed my spirit as well as yours. kGive recognition to such people.
19 The churches of Asia send you greetings. lAquila and Prisca, together with mthe church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. 20 All the brothers send you greetings. nGreet one another with a holy kiss.
21 I, Paul, write othis greeting with my own hand. 22 If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be paccursed. Our Lord, come!5 23 qThe grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. 24 My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
2 Corinthians
1 Paul, aan apostle of Christ Jesus bby the will of God, and cTimothy our brother,
To the church of God that is at Corinth, dwith all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
2 eGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
God of All Comfort
3 fBlessed be the gGod and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and hGod of all comfort, 4 iwho comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For as we share abundantly in jChrist's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.1 6 kIf we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. 7 Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you lshare in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.
8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers,2 of mthe affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us nrely not on ourselves obut on God pwho raises the dead. 10 qHe delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. rOn him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again. 11 sYou also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf tfor the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
Paul's Change of Plans
12 For our boast is this, uthe testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity3 and vgodly sincerity, wnot by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you. 13 For we are not writing to you anything other than what you read and understand and I hope you will fully understand— 14 just as you did xpartially understand us—that yon the day of our Lord Jesus zyou will boast of us as awe will boast of you.
15 Because I was sure of this, bI wanted to come to you first, so that you might have ca second dexperience of grace. 16 I wanted to visit you eon my way to Macedonia, and to come back to you from Macedonia and have you send me on my way to Judea. 17 Was I vacillating when I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans faccording to the flesh, ready to say "Yes, yes" and "No, no" at the same time? 18 As surely as gGod is faithful, hour word to you has not been Yes and No. 19 For ithe Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, jSilvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but kin him it is always Yes. 20 For lall the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our mAmen to God for his glory. 21 And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and nhas anointed us, 22 and who has also oput his seal on us and pgiven us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.4
23 But qI call God to witness against me—it was rto spare you that I refrained from coming again to Corinth. 24 Not that we slord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm tin your faith.


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With the Thanksgiving holiday now upon us like an oversexed turkey upon the back of a nonplussed Dachshund, it is incumbent (or, at the very least, recumbent) on me to announce that I will be taking a short leave in order to tend to various matters, including but not limited to spiritual exploration, non-blogular work projects, routine life maintenance, and of course amateur food stylization. I may even buy an artisanal axe and amortize the considerable cost by going door-to-door and asking my neighbors if they have any wood in need of hewing.
Moreover, I've somehow been wrangled into giving the "play-by-play on all the action" at the actual contest on December 8th, so if you like "play-by-play" and "action" I hope you will attend the contest. I'll also do my best to bring along some items to give away, like maybe some of my coffee, or even a half-empty package of cotton swabs.
By the way, I was amused to note that, like a typical SUNY school, Bicycling require a half-assed essay from all applicants:
250 words on why you should be allowed to help Bicycling promote their book may seem like a lot of work, but if you're as lazy as I am you'll note the key here is the "or less" part, and if I were entering the contest I'd probably go with something simple like this:
1) According to Mark "The Man Missile" Cavendish, victory is:
--Because Tchmil and his wife have just signed up for Cipollini's partner-swapping sex retreat in the Italian Alps
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Our team can provide top quality kitchen extraction cleaning for great prices. We have years of experience in the industry so you can be sure that the kitchen extraction cleaning will be done to the very best standard. We complete interior and exterior kitchen extraction system servicing to get the very best results.
All our specialists are fully trained meaning that they have expert knowledge within the industry. We carry out a range of services for commercial businesses. If you're interested in any of these services, please do get in touch.
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We aim to get back to all of our potential clients at the earliest opportunity. Contact us today and we'll respond as soon as possible.
Over time there will be a build-up of grease. It doesn't matter how efficient your canopy filters are at trapping grease particles. At some point, there will be grease build-up within the kitchen extraction and canopy.
A lot of companies do not complete duct washing on a regular basis. When doing this grease starts to bake on and carbonise. If this happens it can be very difficult (almost impossible) to remove and this can then affect how well the kitchen extraction system works and can also shorten the lifespan of the fan and duct.
If you do not get your kitchen extract system cleaned regularly this could become a fire hazard, preventing fire safety. Bacteria can also form which can cause insects like cockroaches and more which damages health and safety awards.
It is also important to meet TR19 standards. To do so, you will need to have your extraction facilities cleaned regularly.
If you're interested in having a kitchen extract cleaning service carried out by a professional team, please complete the contact box provided.
We'll offer additional information on the professional service and will provide details on costs and various factors which can alter the price.
When we carry out our services we undertake a full clean of the interior and exterior of the canopy hood. We pay close attention to the filters too. This is the area where the most grease is produced since it is so close to the heat.
We can offer such services for schools, factories, businesses and more.
This is why it is so important to have this part cleaned. During our services, we'll remove the filters and soak them in a specialist solution. These will then be rinsed and replaced.
We degrease the interior to arm's length and further if possible. We also install access panels at regular intervals to help improve the airflow and maintain a perfect working temperature.
Our main aim is to ensure the kitchen ductwork is safe and clean. We want to make certain you receive the best services, which is why we may not be as cheap as some other companies. However, we can still offer very good prices.
When thinking about extraction cleaning works it is important to think about cleaning catering equipment too, or potentially buying new.
Our specialists have a specific method that we use to clean the extraction motor. We install the access panels on both sides at the removal of your grille or through the extraction filter housing within the canopy. We shall also clean the fan blades.
If you're wanting to find out more about our extraction cleaning services please complete our enquiry form provided.
You may be wondering why you should choose us to complete these services and we have a number of reasons why.
We are affordable
We offer the best value for money
We have plenty of experience
We believe fire safety, food safety and hygiene are very important
If you wish to get a quote from our team, please complete our contact form now. Once you fill in the enquiry form, a member of our team will get back to you with great prices.
Our team have carried out kitchen hood cleaning for numerous years, so we have all the experience necessary. Kitchen canopy cleaning involves the removal of grease from canopy hoods and ducting.
All our canopy cleaning chemicals are biodegradable and we will provide a post clean report and schedule of work. This will allow you to really see the before and after transformation.
As a professional cleaning company that is externally audited by CHAS, we can offer the very best commercial kitchen hood cleaning services. COSHH regulations are also strictly adhered to and we also make certain to conform to the requirements of the Food Safety Acts.
For more information on our accreditations, please speak to a member of our team.
When looking for a canopy cleaner to carry out the professional services you will need to have a look at their history. If they don't have plenty of experience they may not be the best company to go with. Another great thing about washing a kitchen extraction is that it helps to reduce fire hazards and improves fire safety.
The Regulatory Reform Order 2005 enforces fire risk assessments to be undertaken regularly. This involves a responsible person identifying all fire risks and eliminating these or minimising them.
Regular extract and canopy washing can remove one of the most common causes of kitchen fires and any fire risk. Failing to clean the kitchen extract can invalidate insurance policies after a fire.
It is essential to clean the extracts in order to prevent fires from the build-up of grease in commercial kitchen extraction systems.
We carry out canopy grease extraction cleaning to ensure your commercial kitchen is safe and ready to use. Before we start work, we will carry out a site-specific risk assessment.
Our team aim to be the best extraction cleaning company in the UK. We only use high-quality products to ensure we do not damage any of your equipment.
Having cleaned numerous industrial and commercial kitchen ventilation systems, we know the best way to ensure dirt and dust is kept at bay.
If you would like to discuss a project, please contact us today.
There are a number of things which can alter the canopy cleaning cost. Obviously, the biggest factor is the size of your extractor or canopy. Bigger canopies and extractors will generally cost more as it will take longer to complete the clean.
Another thing that alters the cost of washing canopies is the number of extractors that need to be cleaned. Obviously, if there are more to be cleaned the cost will rise.
We can adjust our services at https://www.air-duct-cleaning.co.uk/ to meet your individual needs, so please let us know if you've got a specific budget available.
Our expert team aim to get closest to your budget as possible whilst making use of specialists' products and equipment. Please contact us if you require more information on the cost of canopy and extraction cleaning.
We offer the best extractor fan cleaning in the United Kingdom due to our many years of experience. We'll log your cleaning history including details from the visit and photographic archive.
We'll provide you with a professional service and a report once everything is cleaned and will schedule a works certificate.
We can provide more information too if necessary. Please do not hesitate to contact us.
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The movement of bodies in space (like spacecraft, satellites, and space stations) must be predicted and controlled with precision in order to ensure safety and efficacy. Kinematics is a field that develops descriptions and predictions of the motion of these bodies in 3D space. This course in Kinematics covers four major topic areas: an introduction to particle kinematics, a deep dive into rigid body kinematics in two parts (starting with classic descriptions of motion using the directional cosine matrix and Euler angles, and concluding with a review of modern descriptors like quaternions and Classical and Modified Rodrigues parameters). The course ends with a look at static attitude determination, using modern algorithms to predict and execute relative orientations of bodies in space.
After this course, you will be able to…
* Differentiate a vector as seen by another rotating frame and derive frame dependent velocity and acceleration vectors
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I am an anesthesiologist and critical care doctor who takes care of the critically ill throughout the Duke Hospital System. My focus is to help patients return to their lives and to guide their families through these difficult times. I firmly believe that understanding a patient's history, both clinically and personally, is important in treating them and to that end, I dedicate as much time as possible with patients and their loved ones, listening and learning about who they are as a person. A quote that helps guide my work is from Anatole Broyard who wrote about his own health condition that "To most physicians, my illness is a routine incident in their rounds, while for me it's the crisis of my life. I would feel better if I had a doctor who at least perceived this incongruity." I think it is important to remember this each day and each patient. I consider it a privilege to take care of patients and am dedicated to providing the highest-quality for those I see.
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Duke Health contracts with most major health insurance carriers and transplant networks, including the ones listed below.
- Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II
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- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Eagle Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Essential Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)
- Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice
- Aetna Open Choice PPO
- Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)
- Aetna Select HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice
- Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan
- Aetna Whole Health – Duke WakeMed WKCC
- Aetna/CVS Health
- Ambetter of North Carolina
Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
- Blue Advantage
- Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*
- Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)
- Blue Select
- NC State Employees Health Plan
*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.
- Cigna Behavioral Health (*Limited eligibility)
- Cigna Choice Plus
- Cigna Connect Individual Family Plan
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access Plus
*Please call Cigna Behavioral Heath to see if the provider is participating in your plan.
Duke Group Plans
- Duke Basic
- Duke Select
Experience Health
- Experience Health Medicare Advantage (HMO) Plan
- Gateway Health Alliance
- Healthgram
- Humana Choice (PPO)
- Humana Choice - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana ChoiceCare - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana Gold Choice - Medicare Advantage (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus - Medicare Advantage (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage Group Plan - NC State Retirees
- MedCost
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- Medicare Part A
- Medicare Part B
NC Medicaid
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- Carolina Complete Health
- Healthy Blue
- NC Medicaid Direct
- WellCare of North Carolina
- TRICARE Prime
- TRICARE Prime Remote
- TRICARE Select
United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Advantage Plan 2 (HMO-POS)
- AARP Medicare Complete (HMO, PPO)*
- AARP Medicare Complete Essential (HMO)*
- All Savers Alternate Funding
- All Savers Fully Insured
- United Healthcare (HMO, PPO, POS)
- United Healthcare Charter/Charter Balance/Charter Plus
- United Healthcare Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Core/Core Essential
- United Healthcare Navigate/Navigate Plus/Navigate Balanced
- United Healthcare Option PPO
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Options PPO
- United Healthcare Select/Select Plus
- United Healthcare Shared Services - Harvard Pilgrim/UHC Options PPO Network
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.
Before scheduling your appointment, we strongly recommend you contact your insurance company to verify that the Duke Health location or provider you plan to visit is included in your network. Your insurance company will also be able to inform you of any co-payments, co–insurances, or deductibles that will be your responsibility. If you proceed in scheduling an appointment and your health insurance benefits do not participate with Duke, your out of pocket liability may be higher. We will contact you regarding your coverage and patient liability. If you are uninsured, learn more about our financial assistance policy.