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John Broom, author of Fight the Good Fight: Voices of Faith from the First World War and Fight the Good Fight: Voices of Faith from the Second World War, examines below Winston Churchill's complex relationship with the Christian faith.
Historians have argued for many years about the nature, if any, of Winston Churchill's religious belief, with Paul Reid's recent biography The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965, arguing that he was an atheist, or at most an agnostic. Whilst it would be reasonable to say that he was not an active Christian, there is much in Churchill's actions and speeches which indicated that the pre-eminent Briton of the twentieth century had a deep appreciation of, and respect for the traditions of the Church of England.
When a young man reporting on the Boer War (1899-1902) Churchill admitted to praying often during the heat of battle, but he thought at this point it was an unreasonable thing to do. He said:
The practice [of prayer] was comforting and the reasoning led nowhere. I therefore acted in accordance with my feelings without troubling to square such conduct with the conclusions of thought.
Later he described his outlook as a generalised `Religion of Healthy-Mindedness':
If you tried your best to live an honourable life and did your duty and were faithful to friends and not unkind to the weak and poor, it did not matter much what you believed or disbelieved.
However as Churchill was a man of deep contradictions, the Tory, turned Liberal, turned Tory, turned outcast, turned leader of a National Government, turned Tory, it is not surprising that there is plenty of evidence to suggest the importance of Christianity in Churchill's actions.
In 1932, eight years before his accession to the Premiership he wrote an essay `Moses: The Leader of a People' in which he had moved towards a more literal interpretation of the Bible.
We reject, however, with scorn all those learned and laboured myths that Moses was but a legendary figure upon whom the priesthood and the people hung their essential social, moral, and religious ordinances. We believe that the most scientific view, the most up-to-date and rationalistic conception, will find its fullest satisfaction in taking the Bible story literally, and in identifying one of the greatest of human beings with the most decisive leap forward ever discernible in the human story. We remain unmoved by the tomes of Professor Gradgrind and Dr. Dryasdust. We may be sure that all these things happened just as they are set out according to Holy Writ. We may believe that they happened to people not so very different from ourselves, and that the impressions those people received were faithfully recorded and have been transmitted across the centuries with far more accuracy thanmany of the telegraphed accounts we read of the goings-on of today. In the words of a forgotten work of Mr. Gladstone, we rest with assurance upon 'The impregnable rock of Holy Scripture.
Many Centuries were to pass before the God that spake in the Burning Bush was to manifest Himself in a new revelation, which nevertheless was the oldest of all the inspirations of the Hebrew people—as the God not only of Israel, but of all mankind who wished to serve Him; a God not only of justice, but of mercy; a God not only of self-preservation and survival, but of pity, self-sacrifice, and ineffable love.
In his first speech to the Commons as Prime Minister on 13 May 1940, Churchill offered `blood, toil, tears, and sweat and announced the policy `to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us.'
On May 19 1940 he gave his major radio address, Be Ye Men of Valour. He closed with the words, `As the Will of God is in Heaven, even so let it be.'
Later, in his `Dunkirk' speech to the House on 4 June, Churchill's final sentence stated that the New World could rescue and liberate the Old `in God's good time.' This theme continued into his famous `Finest Hour' speech to the House of Commons on 18 June 1940. `Upon this battle depends the survival of Christian civilisation'.
In his speech on 11 September 1940 at the start of the Blitz, he said, `It is with devout but sure confidence that I say: Let God defend the right'
In the `Put Your Confidence in Us' radio talk dated 9 February 1941, the Churchill's closing lines appealed to President Roosevelt of the USA in religious terminology, `Give us your faith and your blessing, and, under Providence, all will be well.'
On a personal note, this particular speech impressed my father, a very devout Christian. He wrote to his mother:
Thanks so much for writing in detail Corry's extract from Churchill's speech on the Bible. He certainly knows divine truth. I didn't hear Geoffrey King's broadcast. We tuned in at 9pm for the news (at Franklands) & heard Churchill's speech. We thought it awfully good..
Churchill and Roosevelt singing Onward Christian Soldiers, 1941
In August 1941 he met with President Roosevelt on the battleship Prince of Wales. Churchill had organised a Christian service and chosen the hymns to be sung. He wrote about the event later:
On Sunday morning, August 10, Mr. Roosevelt came aboard H.M.S. Prince of Wales and, with his Staff officers and several hundred representatives of all ranks of the United States Navy and Marines, attended Divine Service on the quarterdeck. This service was felt by us all to be a deeply moving expression of the unity of faith of our two peoples, and none who took part in it will forget the spectacle presented that sunlit morning on the crowded quarterdeck – the symbolism of the Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes draped side by side on the pulpit; the American and British chaplains sharing in the reading of the prayers; the highest naval, military, and air officers of Britain and the United States grouped in one body behind the President and me; the close-packed ranks of British and American sailors, completely intermingled, sharing the same books and joining fervently together in the prayers and hymns familiar to both. I chose the hymns myself – "For Those in Peril on the Sea" and "Onward, Christian Soldiers." We ended with "O God, Our Help in Ages Past," which Macaulay reminds us the Ironsides had chanted as they bore John Hampden's body to the grave. Every word seemed to stir the heart. It was a great hour to live. Nearly half those who sang were soon to die.
A clip of the meeting, including Churchill lustily singing Onward Christian Soldiers, can be seen here:-
On 24 August 1941 Churchill spoke about the hymn, O God Our Help in Ages Past `in which the brief, precarious span of human life is contrasted with the immutability of Him to whom a thousand ages are but as yesterday'.
8 May 1945, VE Day, Churchill addressed the House of Commons and ended with, `this House do now attend at the Church of St. Margaret's, Westminster, to give humble and reverential thanks to Almighty God for our deliverance from the threat of German domination,'
Churchill wrote that the Commons, `did not feel inclined for debate or business, but desired to offer thanks to Almighty God, to the Great Power which seems to shape and design the fortunes of nations and the destiny of man….'
In 1949 he delivered a speech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, The 20th century – Its Promise and Its Realization
Here I speak not only to those who enjoy the blessings and consolation of revealed religion but also to those who face the mysteries of human destiny alone. The flame of Christian ethics is still our highest guide. To guard and cherish it is our first interest, both spiritually and materially. The fulfilment of Spiritual duty in our daily life is vital to our survival. Only by bringing it into perfect application can we hope to solve for ourselves the problems of this world and not of this world alone.
United we stand secure. Let us then move forward together in discharge of our mission and our duty, fearing God and nothing else.'
The week of the publishing of this post sees the 50th anniversary of Churchill's death on 24 January 1965. His funeral, sometimes seen as symoblic of the passing of the era of Britain as a global power, was laced with Christian overtones planned by Churchill himself. He promised some `lively hymns' and the worldwide audience of 350 million heard The Battle Hymn of the Republic, a reference to his Anglo-American parentage, while his personal and political courage were recalled by Who Would True Valour See and Fight The Good Fight With All Thy Might. The coffin was carried out of St Paul's Cathedral to, O God, Our Help in Ages Past.
Churchill's funeral, St. Paul's Cathedral
It is not the task of an historian to look into the soul of people of previous times. Nor is it their task to judge their religious beliefs in a binary `Yes/No' construct. I prefer the idea of a spectrum model, whereby the depth of faith shown by an individual can vary across time and place, and have different modes of expression. Whatever Churchill's personal relationship with God was is no concern of mine. However what cannot be in doubt is the existence of a positive relationship between Winston Churchill and the Christian faith, expressed through his speeches and writings during a time in which he had to draw on the innermost depths of his soul, and of the soul of the British people. To me, as an historian of war and religion, it is hugely significant that he chose to frame the struggle in such Biblical terms in what has for too long been seen an era of secularisation.
Perhaps the last word comes, not surprisingly, from the great man himself. When described as a pillar of the church, he interjected, `No, no, not a pillar, but a buttress, supporting it from the outside'.
John Broom is the author of Fight the Good Fight: Voices of Faith from the First World War, published by Pen and Sword.


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by Mark Zenow
This is the time of year when cool gusty winds blow acorns from their treetops and dogs howl at the moon. A bump in the night can lead the mind to wonder about spooky, other worldly things.
So perhaps it's no coincidence that a small group of enthusiasts from the Charlotte area that investigates the presence of ghosts has been answering an increasing number of calls lately.
"We simply listen to the client's claims and try to prove or disprove whether or not a ghost exists in a particular location," explained Jason Porter, the founder and director of the Carolina Paranormal Society. "Our first priority is to debunk a claim. When we can't disclaim, we try to capture evidence of a ghost."
The group is comprised of part-time ghost chasers who get a thrill out of hunting for evidence of paranormal happenings. They claim their investigations capture unexplainable "activity" about 15 percent of the time.
"We never know if we're going to capture evidence or not," explained Mat Owens, a team manager for the society who helps coordinate investigations in people's homes and public places. "It's not very often."
"We wish we could get more, but it's all up to chance," Porter added.
Experiencing even one unexplained "incident" is enough to make some people lock their doors or sleep with a light on, but these guys seem unphased by brushes with the unknown.
And apparently, they are not alone.
The duo is preparing for a conference in Myrtle Beach in which they'll give a lecture about the tools and techniques of the trade. They'll explain how to use investigative equipment such as video and voice recorders, and some gizmos they call K2 meters.
A few weeks ago the society hosted an educational event closer to home, in an area long-rumored to be haunted by folks from the past – the town of Gold Hill in Rowan County, where gold was discovered back in the 1800s.
Forty folks showed up for a 90-minute seminar, then they split into groups of 10 and hit the town in search of ghosts. Apparently, ghosts tend to be night owls.
"We were up there till 2:30 or 3 in the morning," Porter said. "It went really well."
In fact, on three occasions when Owens and Porter investigated in Gold Hill, they found activity.
"That's probably the best place in the area where you could say there was something going on," Owens said.
"The jailhouse, the mine shafts, miner's hall, the general store, the powder house, the whole area has activity," Porter elaborated.
It's something the town of Gold Hill promotes prominently on its website, which encourages those who are curious and brave enough to check out during guided haunted tours and ghost story sessions.
Even closer to home, area residents can breathe easy, as the guys claim they've never received calls from nearby But other ghost hunting agencies have. Last year, the North American Paranormal Society spent some time investigating some claims at Latta Plantation.
Denver and Mooresville have been hotbeds of activity recently as the Carolina Paranormal Society has investigated two claims from residents in those areas during recent weeks. And now, they and the clients are waiting for the results.
"It's quite the process to do evidence review," Porter explained, pointing to the time-consuming process of reviewing hour upon hour of tapes from multiple video cameras and voice recorders, not to mention thousands of photographs they've captured during their search.
According to Owens, the residents in Denver and Mooresville had "activity" in their homes and wanted validation it was happening.
Typically, a report of "activity" means clients have experienced oddities like cabinet doors and drawers opening or closing on their own, or had feelings of being touched or pushed.
"I'm still very skeptical," Owens admitted. "I don't always believe what I see is paranormal and I always look for a reasonable, logical or scientific explanation to explain it. Now if I can't, then I have to resolve to the possibility of what I experienced was the paranormal."
As you might imagine, skepticism abounds, and Porter acknowledged he gets mixed results when people learn about his pursuit.
"I was sitting on an airplane today next to a lady who never looked like she would be intrigued by the paranormal," he said. "She asked me all kind of questions. But the lady next to her was looking at me like I was nuts."
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To learn more about haunted happenings in the area, check out the Carolina Paranormal Society's website at www.carolinaparanormal.com.


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Man charged in connection to CTA Red Line shooting
CHICAGO — A 24-year-old man has been charged in connection with a shooting at a Red Line station downtown nearly two weeks ago.
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The Dragon's Tooth is a fantasy/adventure novel written by N.D. Wilson. It was published on August 23, 2011. It is the first book in a series. The plot centers around two siblings, Cyrus Smith and Antigone Smith and their discovery of a secret society called The Order of Brenden.
Cyrus, Antigone, and their older brother Daniel Smith are orphans who live in the run-down Archer Motel. They are visited by a mysterious man with bone tattoos named William Skelton, who gives Cyrus a magical set of keys and a very special necklace with a dragon's tooth on it.
The hotel is attacked by the antagonistic Maxi. Skelton is killed and Dan is abducted during the attack. Cyrus and Antigone talk to Skelton's lawyer the next morning. He tells them that the keys unlock any door, the necklace is really a snake, and whoever has the dragon's tooth cannot die. He also tells them that they inherited Skelton's estate in Ashtown.
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Have you heard of it yet? It tastes so good, like an all-natural ginger ale or a seltzer-based alcoholic drink, and it does contain trace amounts of alcohol.
What is it?
It's Kombucha.
Kombu … huh?
The first time I had it was in Hawaii last summer. My sister ordered one and gave me a sip. Then she told me about the health benefits, and I, a health nut, was hooked.
Flash forward a year later, and I spot the same bottles in Whole Foods.
Then, my fiance calls to tell me it's at Costco. Kombucha in bulk?! Dreams do come true.
So as I sip my Kombucha, let me tell you why all the hype.
Kombucha is a fermented tea. A colony of bacteria and yeast called SCOBY (SCOBY = Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast) is put into tea and is then left to sit for around 7 to 10 days. After the time has passed, the result is a liquor containing mostly vinegar (hence the sour, ginger-ale like taste) and B vitamins.
If a colony of bacteria and yeast sounds gross, remember, you eat yogurt; you eat mushrooms; you eat cheese. It's not any different.
Why do I like it so much? It's a unique twist on tea, and, as someone who doesn't drink soda, it's a healthy and tasty alternative.
Kombucha has been around for 2,000 years. The Chinese called it the elixir of life and drank it because of its healing properties, which are extensive.
The bacteria, enzymes and acids in Kombucha detoxify the body, helping aid in healthy liver and digestive functioning. The B vitamins produced during fermentation provide you with energy and help boost your immune system. The drink contains glucosamines, which are naturally produced in the body to help build and strengthen cartilage, so the drink has been said to help those suffering from arthritis.
Now, much of the evidence for Kombucha's healing properties is anecdotal; however, the drink does indeed contain probiotic bacteria, B vitamins and glucosamines. Whether or not the drink can give you a healthy liver, prevent cancer, or treat arthritis is not widely proven, but, as I often like to point out, it helps and works for some.
I like Kombucha because of the taste, and I don't mind that it has healthy ingredients either! What vegetarian doesn't like some extra B12?!
You can buy what's called a SCOBY disk and brew your own Kombucha at home, but it's not the simplest thing to do, and you have to be careful about mold growing. I take the easier store-bought route. The flavor my fiance just bought me from Costco is ginger, so it has pressed ginger juice in it as well, which means even more health benefits because ginger helps reduce inflammation in the body.
To read more about Kombucha's health benefits, click here.
To read about how the drink cured a woman's breast cancer and inspired one of Kombucha's biggest producers to get brewing, click here.
Next time you're at a specialty store or doing your monthly bulk shopping, look around for Kombucha. Give it a try; I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Happy sipping!


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In This Issue:
Vol. IV, Issue 19 - May 16, 2005
Notes from the publisher
Bocce product of the week
Readers' Feedback
Non bocce product of the week
Photos of the week
Tournament update
Notes from the publisher
The weekly Ezine for bocce aficionados everywhere
Volume 4, Issue #19 - May 16, 2005
Publisher: Mario Pagnoni Copyright 2005
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Hello bocce aficionados,
Bocce weather is upon us even here in New England. Please make an effort to send us a couple photographs that we can reprint here. Bocce lovers enjoy nothing more than seeing how their sport is played in other parts of the country.
So, no matter how big or small, elaborate or simple, expensive or bargain-basement your bocce venue is, please share a few pictures with us.
If you participate in, or run a tournament, please make it a point to submit pictures.
From June 3 - June 8 I'll be in Pittsburgh for the Senior Olympics (playing softball with our age 55-59 Ken Waldie SSC team). While there I hope to find time to play some bocce with Joy of Bocce Weekly faithful Guy DiCarlo and his bocce crew. Yes, I'll have my digital camera!
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I knew someone from the United States Bocce Federation would clue us in on how international rules would handle last week's officiating error.
USBF president John Ross writes...
"I enjoyed the discussion about the misunderstanding on who held the point.
Red should have asked for a measurement before throwing the ball away. However, In international punto, raffa, volo rules (Article 13, par. e) the rule states: 'Should the referee make an error in assigning one or more points, all balls played after the erroneous assignment by the referee must be thrown again.'
In the spirit of preventive officiating which you endorse in the Joy of Bocce, the referee in this case should have allowed red to replay the ball that was thrown away."
{Very interesting...like a correctable error in basketball - under certain conditions the referee can correct things like permitting a wrong player to attempt a free throw or attempting a free throw at the wrong basket, etc..
The preventive part would have been if the referee prevented the problem by getting the call right in the first place. We use preventive officiating in softball.
"Hey, where are you going with that illegal bat?"
Don't let the batter into the batter's box, because he is out if he enters the box with an illegal bat - better yet - check all bats before the game begins.
We use preventive officiating in bocce. "Hey, that's a red ball in your hand, you're playing green."
Back to the bocce ruling - seems to me the referee should just measure without being asked.
"Hey ref - who's in?"
"I'm not sure, let me check."
This one we call "common sense in officiating". However, once there are rules and interpretations in place, it's not up to the referee to disagree - just enforce what has been set down in the rules. Finally, there are three things officials in all sports strive for...
1 - a quick game (keep things moving)
2 - a game that is free of controversy
3 - a game where both teams have an equal chance to win}
Janet Novak, Senior Director of Special Olympics Maryland sends this...
"On June 18 & 19 Special Olympics Maryland will hold the 2005 Summer Games. Over 200 athletes and coaches will compete in one of our most popular sports, Bocce.
In an effort to help us recruit sport knowledgeable volunteers for the Bocce competition, please forward the names and contact information of any individuals in the Maryland (Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania or Washington, DC) area who may want to assist.
Please visit our website at
to volunteer for upcoming events."
{Contact Janet at 410-789-6677 Ext: 111 or
- I've done a lot of volunteer work for SO - you will enjoy the experience!}
Bryan Sanborn of Palazzo di Bocce writes...
"As I am sure you all know by now, Palazzo di Bocce is hosting the U.S. National Championships this June 18-25th.
Below are links that I encourage all of you to take a look at. The first is a letter from our owner, Tony Battaglia, followed by Advertising/Sales rates, a news release and schedule of events.
Please let me know if you are interested in being a sponsor, or placing an Ad in our Official U.S. Program!"
{Contact Bryan Sanborn, Palazzo di Bocce's Special Projects Manager @
or 248-371-9987 x13 work - 248-860-4380 cell}
Pete Rabito sent the following and others have asked variations of the same question...
"Can you point me to the ezine back issues that dicuss Raffa play as would be held at the US Nationals in June?"
{Review the international rules section on the Joy of Bocce web site
or read/reread the chapter in the new edition of The Joy of Bocce Weekly. Both have lots of photos that illustrate international play.}
Photos of the week
Held over from last week - the cupboard is bare of photos...
This weeks photos were submitted by Joy of Bocce faithful reader Zio Riccardo (Richard Heisler) of Eureka, California. They show action in the recent Rhododendron Festival Bocce Tournament sponsored by the Sons of Italy in America Lodge 1274.
Zio Riccardo says...
"Its not as if you need an excuse for a bocce tournament, but it captures the public imagination to link our favorite game to an annual event. So it is here on the North Coast. Rhodys do extremely well here in our mild and wet climate. The colors range from the purple wild type through pinks, whites and reds. Recently I saw yellow and orange rhodys for the first time. In Eureka, CA, the Rhododendron Week gives our Sons of Italy Lodge time for two of our major events. Those who survive our gut-busting Chicken and Polenta Dinner face up to a single elimination bocce tournament.
The weather gave us a long enough break to get the courts into good condition. May Day dawned sunny with light breezes. A dozen teams lined up for the 2005 edition of the Sons of Italy tournament at Redwood Fields in the Eureka Suburb of Cutten. The Whippets (Vince and Lynn Smith with Jan & Ron Ross) overcame the Fasullo Rollers (Evie and Jerry Colivas with Rosemary Fitzpatrick & Jim Phillips) in the finale.
Winners and losers alike had a fine old time with Italian food, wine and music in the Springtime sunshine.
Thanks to Gene Senestraro for ramrodding the event and to all those who helped and participated. Things look good for the summer ahead as the next day ground was broken for another court. More about that later."
{Heisler says that the two courts "were built about seven years ago with a base of clay and an oyster crushed/flour mix on the surface. They are nine feet by seventy-five feet."
Thanks for the excellent photos and description - please follow Zio Riccardo's lead and send photos from bocce in your neck of the woods.}
View this week's photos
Bocce product of the week
Clubhawk Gold Measures
The Premier Boules Measures have been flying off the shelf lately. But Joy of Bocce Weekly subscribers are overlooking an equally fine measure in the Clubhawk Gold. Using a string rather than a steel tape, this is an extremely accurate measuring device.
It extends a couple feet farther than the Premier, has the same calipers for close measurements, and even has a belt clip.
Remember, we don't need a finely calibrated instrument that measures exactly how far balls are from the object ball...we just need to know which is closer to it. This nifty string device does the trick. You pull out enough string to reach the first ball you are measuring. If you have to pull more string from the housing to reach the other ball in contention...then it is farther away!
Click below or the picture above to see more photos showing the Clubhawks features in detail. Retails for $21.95 plus $4.00 shipping anywhere in the USA.
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Tournament update
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Please - anyone running a tournament - do me a favor - put a notice near your tourney bracket board informing players that they can go to
and "opt in" for my FREE Ezine on bocce. Click the logo to the right to opt in if you do not already receive this ezine every Monday.
Lots of tournament action listed - please consider designating someone as "official event photographer" and directing that person to send snapshots for us to reproduce as photos of the week. Our readers love seeing bocce action from around the continent.
May 21, 2005 - California - South San Francisco - Open -2 men/2 women - So. SF IACC - Orange Ave. Mem. Park - Contact Rudy Bertolozzi @ 650-583-9936.
May 21, 2005 - New York - Seneca Falls - 95 Ovid St. - 4 player double elimination event - $400 per team entry - contact Natalie Scala @ 585-704-7080.
May 28, 2005 - California - Stockton - I.A.C. - Volo Doubles (Men) contact Ron Jacobs @ (209) 957-1223. Raffa Singles Ranking, (Women) contact JoAnn Jacobs @ (209) 957-1223.
June 4, 2005 - Illinois - Highwood - Highwood Bocce Club - Rafa qualification tournament (Singles) - entry = $60.00 per person & includes lunch. Saturday play only. Rafa international rules. Contact Danny Passsaglia @ 630-257-2854.
June 5, 2005 - California - Sutter Creek - Open 4 Players. Contact Rick Wagstaff @ (209) 296-6151.
Jun 11, 2005 - California - Martinez - Raffa Singles Ranking, Men & Women. Contact Keith Tate @ 925-370-0633.
June 18 - 25, 2005 - Michigan - Orion - U.S. National Bocce Championships Palazzo di Bocce, 4291 S. Lapeer Rd, Orion, MI 48359. Contact Bryan Sanborn at 248-371-9987 x13 or
June 25, 2005 - California - Fairfield - Womens Tournament - Open 4 person team - Fairfield Bocce Federation, 1200 Civic Center Dr. Contact Richard Meccette @ 707-434-0190.
July 4, 2005 - California - Martinez - Fourth of July Tournament - Open 2 person team. Martinez Bocce Federation - Waterfront Park. Contact Bill Kantana @ (925) 228-3635.
July 9, 2005 - California - Martinez - Open - "Norcal" (Northern California), 4 Players. Contact Ken Dothee @ 925-229-2157.
July 8-10, 2005 - Ohio - Dayton. The Bocce Classic XI tournament will field about 70 teams competing for over $7,000 in prize money and raising over $10,000 for local charities. For information check
July 14 16, 2005 California - Indio - Worlds Largest indoor guaranteed purse in the history of bocce ($16,000) - Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino - Phone: 800-827-2946. Contact Phil Ferrari @ 800-652-6223 - Open Division and (Fun) Challenge Division.
July 15 - 17, 2005 - New York - Rome - World Series of Bocce. 4 person teams - open rules - contact Toccolana Club @ 315-339-3609.
July 16, 2005 - California - Fairfield - John Magnetti Mem. Tourn. Open 4 person team - Fairfield Bocce Federation, 1200 Civic Center Dr. Contact Richard Meccette @ 707-434-0190.
July 16, 2005 - St. Frances Cabrini - Open 4 Players, ICF #191. Contact Vince Cusella @ 408-640-3543.
July 23, 2005 - California - Los Gatos - Campo di Bocce - Raffa 3 Players, Sector Championship. Contact John Ross @ 408-354-0625.
July, 30, 2005 - Michigan - Sylvan Lake - Michigan State Bocce Championships. Open to Michigan residents only. Contact Mike Grasser @ 248-505-4744.
July 30, 2005 - San Francisco - Aquatic Park - Volo Doubles. Contact Benji Tosi @ 415-720-1147.
August 6, 2005 - ABA Senior Championships - Open 4 person teams - Must be age 55 or over - TBA - MUST HAVE ABA CARD. Contact Traci Peters @ 916-456-7169.
August 7, 2005 - California - Los Gatos - Campo di Bocce Raffa Singles, Womens Ranking. Contact Ben Musolf @(408) 395-7650.
August 13, 2005 - ABA Open Championships 4 person Team - TBA - MUST HAVE ABA CARD. Contact Traci Peters @ 916-456-7169.
August 20, 2005 - Michigan - Palazzo di Bocce - Open Tournament. Contact Bryan Sanborn at 248-371-9987 x13 or email
August 20, 2005 - California - South San Francisco - Orange Ave. Mem. Park. Womens Tournament - Open 4 person team - MUST HAVE ABA CARD. Contact Rose Viscuso @ 650-871-7732.
August 21, 2005 - California - Los Gatos - Campo di Bocce - Juanito Cuneo Memorial Tourney - Volo 2 Players. Contact Marco Cuneo @ 415-713-5939.
August 21, 2005 - California - ABA Volo Championships (MUST HAVE ABA CARD) contact Traci Peters @ 916-456-7169.
August 27, 2005 - California - Crockett - ABA Singles Raffa Championship. Contact @ Dick Gomez 707-554-9916 or e-mail:
September 16 - 18 - Canada - Ontario - Windsor - Ciociaro Club - 3 person teams - $6,000.00 guaranteed first place.
September 18 - 25, 2005 - Michigan Orion - World Bocce Championships Palazzo di Bocce, 4291 S. Lapeer Rd, Orion, MI 48359. Contact Bryan Sanborn at 248-371-9987 x13 or
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unfortunately i will be unable to attend tomorrow nights festivies due to a work mixup.
and the following may not mean anything to anyone on here at all- but is in fact a big step for me....
i am attempting to write a story. this story has been in the works for years. the pieces are coming together faster, and thanks to someone helping me (you know who you are), i may actually write something good. something worthwhile.
i will not give away the plot, but it is probably going to be categorized as 'cyber-punk', whatever that is.
today's epiphany
(warning: many of the concepts here can be found in Lajos Egri's 'the art of dramatic writing'... i can explain to anyone who asks... )
>>>>>> something clicked today-in regards to writing. i had always had a problem with 'premise', and a story having to grow out of such an idiot simple idea like "great love defies even death" (Romeo and Juliet)... it seemed that stories (and life) were far more complex than any idea that can be summed up in so trite a statement. Life is too wandering, too chaotic, too meaningless... to encapsulate into a three part statement, and besides it is life (and beauty) which inspire me, not morals, or point-proving. Therefore any attempt at story structure seems condescending, limiting, inane.
i was wrong.
perhaps the combination of reading existentialist philosophers (meaning of things isnt as obvious as you think, if there is one at all) and studying the binding laws of Drama have congealed in my head... to something not-quite-liquid-not-quite-solid... Jello, if you will =)
in all seriousness, i have seen through the problem instead of ignoring it, or trying to dance around it. the epiphany came to me when a book i bought today drew the line between
is a sequence of events.
is a sequence of events that are causal and have meaning.
Life is story. Arbitrary, loosely connected at best, if anything, the organization of man's ideas have structured themselves
the phenomena and not vice versa. When we believe in our ideas
the phenomena (aka reality) that is when the surprises (and disappointments!) begin.
So many arbitrarily cruel things have happened to me. And yet i seek out coincidences that could have greater meaning. I do this to the point of borderline schizoid personality disorder. The conspiracy... of beauty and death... connecting the dots of a chaotic life like a child would invent constellations. It's not clear whether which constellations you decide to pull out of the sky matter, or whether they need to agree with other people's constellations.
What is clear is that people seek meaning. People try to turn the story of their lives into plot, try to draw in patterns where there is none. Acute symbolism and abbreviation of experience rob of us true perception, especially in this age of sensory overload. the meaninglessness of a single experiences in and of itself can be maddening. Almost like looking at a friend's face and seeing the face of a stranger...
"things are divorced from their names. They are there, grotesque, headstrong, gigantic, and it seems ridiculous to...say anything about them. I am in the midst of things, nameless things, defenceless..."
-J.P.Sartre, "Nausea"
And yet, the very fact that I am reading this existential bullshit means that i am looking for something. Answers. (answers, you want answers?) I am seeking to impose meaning upon ontological phenomena.
this very act is un-existentialist.
("i want the truth!" "you cant handle the truth!")
- It is okay for stories to have premises. It is okay for sixteen plots to be beaten to death to infinity. It is okay for me to place a value judgement in my story (my story=obsession leads to isolation) that only means that particular value was true
in that place, in that time, in my story
not in all places, times and stories.
It is okay for stories to need meaning, for plots to require premise. I can forgive them because i now realize that in my search for meaning, I participate in the creation of fiction every moment of every day.
10 billion pseudo-intellectual snob points if you read all of this.
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I hate you and i hope you fucking die.
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without any reason, without any sense...
"I see no changes ..wake up in the morning and I ask myself...is life worth living should I blast myself?"
"There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental questions of philosophy.
-Albert Camus,
The Myth of Sisyphus
one time i went and saw a terrible movie. it had something to do with sports. i walked out in the middle of it. i did not complain or ask for a refund. i just simply lost interest, cut my losses, and left. not with a bang, or with a whimper, but with the quiet click of a door closing shut behind me.
I am beginning to see my life in the same manner as i saw this movie. Somewhere i know that things will get better and that i should stick around to see how it ends. somewhere in me there exists that faith. but i would be a liar if i did not say that it was being direly tested right now.
An unexamined life is not worth living, and i have nothing but time in between transactions and trains to contemplate. i am not at all satisfied with the conclusions i have been finding. Something is wrong with everything (by wrong i mean more wrong than usual) and i have to find it and fix it or i am certain i will die. (don't worry kids: the very act of my stating this is a testament to my will to live.)
so what is wrong with me. i'm working too much and dwelling on the past, kicking myself for mistakes that i made over the past years.. nothing new there. my social life is interesting, to say the least. but i think that the biggest obstacle to happiness is that i'm not living up to my ideals, i'm not being myself. whatever that is. everything i do is for the most part motivated by fear; being motivated to avoid something never works, thats called negative motivation. Life should not be an exercise to avoid pain. and i'm sorry but 'my new years resolution is to get out of debt' is not a very motivating statement.
to put it quite simply, my life right now lacks meaning. i miss warmth; i miss friends, i miss being in college. i miss electronics class. i miss time to read and write and draw and play keyboards without feeling pressure to 'achieve something great' with the 2 1/2 hours left in my day (if i'm lucky). Art does not respond well to performance pressure. I'm burning out, i can't keep doing what i'm doing (2 jobs + complex social life + insane commute) when there is no progress. i'm taking crazy amounts of ephedrine but everything is at a standstill. i'm seriously considering jetting as soon as my lease is up to some trailer park in Bayonne, NJ... where i won't have to keep 2 jobs just to pay the rent..
I <3 my boyfriend but i think we may go back to being just friends; i'm just too fucking depressed to be of any use to anyone; yet another way my life is devoid of meaning; i cant even take care of myself and so i am unable to contribute anything of value to anyone else, besides my company, which isnt worth much when i'm tired and pissed and getting sick again. besides i am entirely too fucking hung up on something else i know i shouldnt be right now and its not fair...
The thing that bothers me the most is that i'm not doing anything meaningful with my life. thats the bottom line. No music, no art, no writing, nothing NOTHING. it just wont fucking come and i try; i stare at my plot outline or the keyboard and i just want to fucking cry. i think about all the people who have made things more beautiful than i have.. like when in Mallrats Brodie asks Rene what she's doing in the bathroom.. and she tells him that she's crying, he asks why; "You want to know what i think about Brodie? I think about all the people who
something with themselves, the doctors who save lives, the politicians that decide the fate of nations. the architects that design skyscrapers... and then i think... that i have nothing better to do with my time... than fuck you."
i dont know what else to say except that i want out and that is good enough for now; and that if a way exists i will find it. i have stopped drinking and that has cleared my mind enough to understand that my current mode of being is NOT okay. step one: remove tranquilizers, so that pain may be felt. it exists for a reason.
apparently my computer has every virus known to man.. there are so many viruses on here i can't even get Norton to install right. my midi interface is fucked, my webcam is fucked, my CD burner is fucked. friend points to DasK for coming to my house and trying to fix it till 5 am, friend points to Chris from mindless faith for hanging out with us while scandisk took forever to scan the temp internet files i should have deleted first. I believe the Klez virus has been successfully removed; my machine is behaving slightly better but this is just the beginning of a long battle ahead.
//////Reading: Notes from the Underground: Nihilism and the Matrix
//////listening to::2pac
///////Drinking: Arsenic
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Monday, 20 September 2010
"Mum" and "Mom"
I always respect and love my Mom who passed away more than 30 yrs. ago. A village lady from a Kampong in Lorong Tai Seng area in Singapore, she was not fairly treated by her husband (my father). You see my father had a 2nd wife. Yes, in the 1950s & 1960s it was not uncommon for husbands to keep 2nd wives. Yet my mother did not harbour any animosity or rancour to the 2nd wife. In fact she cultivated good and friendly terms with her to the extent that when the 2nd wife invited her to make some investments in her (2nd wife) Indonesian business she happily did so. However, when President Sukarno announced his "Confrontation" Policy the business collapsed and failed. My mother did not blame the 2nd wife for the investment lost and kept "mum" on the matter in her own philosophical and quiet ways. In this connection I always wondered why an uncle (with his family in tow )from her village would always visit her without fail on the 1st day of the Chinese Lunar New Year! I never asked my mother but I guessed it was my uncle's way of showing and paying respect to a great lady! I will always cherish memory of my mother!!!
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Editor's note: This is a guest post from Digital Diplomat Sunny Chawla
If you ask two digital marketers about the long-form of digital content, you will get two different answers from both of them. One will say that the long-form of content is a long shot, in that it challenges the audience's miniscule attention spans and therefore, there are slim chances that it will work. The other might say that producing long articles is a good way to engage with the readers and offer them value for their time. Suffice to say that the long-form content evangelist is right. Now, there is confusion on what is long-form of digital content. Some people consider articles longer than 700 words to be the long-form of digital content, while, others think that content needs to be of more than 1,800 words to be categorized as the long-form of content. Irrespective of what some content marketers might think, many readers yearn for meatier articles and publishers are ever ready to oblige. Kevin Delaney, Quartz's editor-in-chief does not prepare content on his site in the typical news-friendly 500-800 word range. He does this because he feels too many sites adhere religiously to this format.
Patagonia used its mission or purpose to drive long-form video content and connected with its audiences on a personal level. It created a special program, which enabled its customers to purchase recycled and reused Patagonia gear. In a video titled 'Worn Wear', the brand shares the stories of its customers and their clothes. The brands message is clear in the whole video. "The most responsible thing you can do is buy used clothing". This inspirational thought resonated with its audience and collected over 8, 00,000 YouTube views to date and still counting. Thus, this is a classic example of digital content engaging the audience.
This brand evoked emotion in its audience by displaying inspirational people and life stories. The brand created a documentary highlighting Mo'ne Davis' achievements. She was the first female pitcher to have a shutout game in the Little League World Series. This accomplishment made her the first female baseball pitcher to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. The documentary created by the brand interviews Davis, her family, friends and makes her share what makes her unique as the daughter of America and as a human being in general. This film was so emotional that it left the audience inspired to accomplish the impossible.
General Electric
This brand showed how the long-form of the video could be a great opportunity to educate one's audience with visual learning tools. It showed in-person interviews, diagrams, demonstrations and more, through its videos. From its name, GE comes across largely as a power company. However, it has business interests in aviation, transportation, lighting and more. So they educated the masses by creating a video series titled "into the wild', This series follows former Myth buster Adam Savage as he tries to understand the science behind the many products and services of the company. Through expert interviews, animations and easy to fathom explanations, Adam and his audience spread the message of GE powering the world.
By creating a short movie about a hacker implementing a successful ransom ware attack, the audience is left gasping for further information and protection. This makes it one of Cisco's most watched YouTube videos traffic until date. This is another example of how long-form digital content can be used to engage audiences.
The brand humanized the company and showed the expertise of its people by highlighting the personalities that make the brand exciting to work for. Through the exploration of the team that created its first polymer bonds, IBM exemplified how a strong team bond with a diverse background can give rise to innovation. By allowing its people to share their backgrounds, it humanized IBM while establishing their credibility. This is another good example of how the long-form of digital content can be successfully used to woo customers and audiences alike. It emphasized the importance of its people through its videos. Thus, it humanized the company.
These are great examples of how brands engaged their audiences with the long-form of digital content.
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I read this essay by Eddie Jeffers. Eddie is the son of Jeff Jeffers', a friend of Rod Martin.
Here is a link to the essay from Iraq.
Rod's Martin's personal blog is: http://www.rodmartin.org/
Rod is spear-heading a new site to counter the left's MoveOn.org.
The site is: http://www.thevanguard.org/
Bookmark the above site , and...
buckle-up.... the ride is only beginning!
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
News from the Front
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Eddie's father is Dave Jeffers.
- February 9, 2007 at 10:08 PM
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This is simple and easy meal. Curd rice came from south India .It's the all time favourite meal for almost all south Indians. It's served as full meal. Curd rice goes very well with pickles.
Rice - 1Cup (Boiled rice)
Fresh curd - 1 cups
Milk - 3tbsp
Salt - To taste
Pomegranate - 2tbsp
Oil - 1tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Peanuts - 1tbsp
Split black lentils (Urad dal) - 1/2tsp
Whole Dry red chillies - 2
Ginger - 1/2tsp (finely chopped)
Whole Pepper corns-8
Curry leaves - 5
- Put the rice in a bowl and mash it.
- Take another bowl add curd, milk and salt and mix well, this mixture add into mashed rice and mix well keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a small pan and add the mustard seeds, when they crackle add the red chillies, pepper corns, urad dal, peanuts, finely chopped ginger and curry leaves and saute for a few seconds.
- Pour this tempering over the rice mixture, and sprinkle pomegranate seeds on the curd rice and mix well, Refrigerate for at least 1hour.
- Serve chilled with mango pickle or lemon pickle.


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My First Wedding Invitations
Hello friends! I know I've been pretty quiet on the blog but believe me when I say there's been a lot going on behind the scenes - both with Hey Love Designs and in life. So, you've seen the fun save the dates I made for Ashley and David with a DC skyline. This has been a big hit and I've gotten several requests from brides asking me to make different variations of that invite. So a big thank you to Ashley for inspiring the idea!
Ashley was so happy with her save the dates that she asked me to design her wedding invitations. This is something I have been wanting to do ever since Hey Love Designs was created, but it's for someone to want to order invitations when the designer has nothing to show for it. Thankfully Ashley trusted me enough to take a chance, and after giving me some designs for inspiration, these lovely gems were created.
Ashley and David have a circle theme going on throughout their wedding so we thought it would be fun to have circle-shaped invitations. It adds a nice touch of fun flair to a simple but elegant invitation.
The RSVP cards were obviously inspired by the save the dates but still tied in with the invitations. Ashley also asked that they be made in postcard form and I loved the quirky response options that she showed me. We also came up with a little logo that could be used throughout the wedding that tied the couple with their love of DC.
Thank you so much to Ashley and David for giving me a chance and helping me break into the wedding world. I'm so happy with how these turned out and am looking forward to designing more wedding invitations for future brides!
And in other exciting news, I am now officially Hey Love Designs, LLC! Thank you, Virginia, for making it easy to become a limited liability company. :)


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Apache Corp. (APA) Pops 4.41% for January 29Equities Staff Follow |
One of the S&P 500's big winners for Friday January 29 was Apache Corp. (APA) as the company's stock climbed 4.41% to $42.39 on volume of 3.12 million shares.
The stock opened at $40.98 and saw an intraday low of $40.92 and an intraday high of $42.54. All told, the day saw a per-share gain of $1.79. The stock's average daily volume of 5.37 million and 378.01 million shares outstanding. Apache Corp. now has a 50-day SMA is $42.99 and 200-day SMA is $49.11, and it has a 52-week high of $71.87 and a 52-week low of $32.20.
Apache Corporation is an independent energy company that explores, develops and produces natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids.It has interests in six countries: the U.S., Canada, Egypt, Australia, the U.K. North Sea (North Sea), and Argentina.
Based out of Houston, TX, Apache Corp. has 4,950 employees and, after today's trading, reached a market cap of $16.02 billion. Its P/S ratio is 3.01, P/B ratio is 1.63, and P/FCF ratio is -14.2.
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The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) has released its 2007 International Graduate Admissions Survey Phase I: Applications, which explores the changes in the number of international students applying to American graduate schools. Since the events of September 11, 2001, the number of international students enrolling in master's and doctoral programs in the United States has significantly decreased.
The Council of Graduate Schools surveyed 468 American colleges and universities and tracked enrollment by country of origin and field of study. The survey also examined application numbers in relation to the size of schools' international student population.
In the past few years, applications have picked up at a slow rate, and while that is a step in the right direction, it is not enough. Between 2006 and 2007, international student applications to U.S. institutions saw a 12 percent increase, compared with the five percent decline in 2005. However, international applications have not increased enough to reach pre-September 11 numbers.
Seventy percent of American graduate institutions have fewer international graduate applicants than they did in 2003. The number of applicants fell 27 percent during that four-year span. Applications for student visas, which serve as early indicators of international student applications, have also declined.
The two most important reasons for the decline in international applications are (1) a more globally competitive graduate education system and (2) tougher U.S. restrictions on international student visas post-September 11. More foreign countries have strengthened their graduate programs, attracting students away from the United States. The global competition for international students is at an all-time high. Graduate programs in other countries have been producing leading research.
Since the terror attacks of September 11, the United States has implemented stricter security and entrance policies that make it difficult for international students to gain access to U.S. graduate schools. Some students are also forced to get a visa each time they go home to visit their families. As a result, international students studying in the United States are likely to feel they are being watched by the government.
The annual number of academic study visas provided by the U.S. State Department to current and prospective international students decreased by 10 percent between 2001 and 2005. Five years prior to September 11, 2001, these visas increased annually by 11 percent.
Between 2006 and 2007, 53 percent of all international graduate students who attend American institutions are natives of China, India and Korea. Applicants from India rose only 6 percent, while applicants from Korea decreased 2 percent. The number of Chinese applicants to U.S. schools remained nearly the same, and applications from the Middle East were up by nine percent.
The fields of business, engineering, social sciences, physical sciences and life sciences have attracted the most international students for years. In 2007 these fields accounted for 73 percent of international graduate applications to American institutions. Engineering applications grew 8 percent.
International graduate applications for business programs increased by seven percent in 2007, while they had increased by 16 percent the year before. Applications for physical and earth science graduate programs rose by eight percent. No growth was reported for the field of social sciences.
The study fields with smaller international graduate application numbers were the ones to see significant growth between 2006 and 2007. Education applications were up by eight percent. Arts and humanities applications rose 12 percent, while applications for life sciences and agriculture graduate programs increased by 13 percent.
American colleges and universities with the largest international student enrollment saw the biggest increases in international graduate applications. The 10 institutions with the largest international student populations experienced a 13 percent increase in applications in 2007. The 50 institutions with the largest international graduate student populations enjoyed an increase of 10 percent in applications for 2007. Institutions with smaller international student populations saw increases in applications of just five percent.
Applications from Indian students increased 22 percent at the 10 institutions with the largest international graduate student populations, while decreasing by eight percent at the other, smaller institutions. Business and education program applications increased by 21 percent at the 10 institutions with the largest international graduate student populations. The applications for these programs fell by 8 percent at the smaller institutions.
The CGS survey reports that the small increases of 2007 could point to a temporary lag in international graduate applications. The recent increases are not enough to get back to where the levels were before September 11, 2001. Depending on your particular opinion on this subject, this could seriously impact the future of our country.
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Advance study in Mechanical Engineering Department
Rapid depletion of conventional energies and increasing scope in area of Industrial sector dealing with Heat & power generation along with process industries giving rise to new researches in fields of thermal engineering, Considering the fact Mechanical Engineering department of GRKIST started a new post graduate program in "Thermal System & Design" for UG level students. This course provides the necessary environment for advanced research in heat transfer analysis in various thermal system viz. power plants, internal combustion engines, process engineering, aerospace engineering , food preservation industries, agriculture engineering , non conventional and sustainable energy fields and many more thermal applications.
Salient Features of the department
Low-pressure wind, tunnel, Two-stage Compressor, Ice Plant, Models of steam turbines, Models of Boilers, Petrol Engines, Diesel Engines, Ref. & A/C Test Rigs etc.
Thermal Engineering Laboratories:
- Automobile Lab.
- Solar Energy Lab
- Ref and Air-Conditioning Lab.
- I.C. Engines Lab.
- Steam & Gas Turbine Lab.
- Heat & Mass Transfer Lab
* The M. Tech program is of four semester's duration first, second and third semesters are entirely coursework oriented; the fourth semester involves THESIS work.
* In Addition to regular academic programs, the college organizes seminars, conferences, symposium and also extends expert consultancy to industries and institutions.
* Scheme & Syllabus – Refer website: www.rgpv.ac.in
Admission Procedure:
In general, admission is given in the following categories:
- Admission to students who qualify through GATE.
- Admission to students who appear in College level Counseling.
Qualifying Degree
- B.E. or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Metallurgy, Automobile Engineering.


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Nobull Communications Ltd
The Pumphouse, Stag Place,
Wooburn Town, Bucks HP10 0TT
Telephone: 01628 526208
Travelling north on the M40
Take M40 north to Junction 3
Come off motorway and follow slip road to roundabout.
Take 1st exit SP Wooburn and then at the next smaller roundabout take the1st left again
Follow this road passing a village green on your left (Wooburn Green)just after another park area on your left Wooburn Town is a small road on your left.
Take the park as your indication to start slowing down as the turn comes up very quickly and there is always a car parked on the corner of the road.
Once you have turned left, turn immediately left through the gates into Stag Place.
Find somewhere to park and head towards the green door.
Buzz the NoBull buzzer and we will let you in. We are the first office on the right.
Travelling south on the M40
Come off the M40 southbound at junction 4.
Get onto the A404M in the direction of Marlow/Maidenhead.
Come off at the first junction and turn left at top of the slip road signposted Bourne End.
Go into Bourne End and at the top of the High Street turn left at the mini roundabout, near Lloyds TSB Bank.
Carry on this road until you reach the next mini roundabout where you turn left.
After around 1,250 yards Wooburn Town is a small road on your right immediately after a large church.
Turn right and then immediately left into Stag Place.
Use the buzzer by the green door and someone will come and let you in.
From the M4
Come off at junction 8/9 and get onto the A404M
Go straight over the Bisham roundabout and at the next junction come off the A404 signposted Marlow.
This is about 4 miles Turn right at the roundabout SP Bourne End and follow the directions listed in Travelling South on the M40.