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Wilmington DE Married 3Married JDHS classmate Frances Jackson, Sept.13th, 1980. "THEN" picture is our Sr. prom photo. Children: Jennifer(25), Randall (20) and Mary (18). All graduated from A.I. DuPont H.S. Jennifer graduated UofD in 04' and is married to Adam Gimbl and lives in Bear, DE. Randall joined the U.S. Army in Feb.06' and has been stationed at Camp Anaconda, Balad, Iraq since Oct.06'. His unit, 1st Calvary Division, has orders for redeployment (come home) in Dec.07'. Mary will start Del-Tech Stanton in fall of 07'. We plan on attending the 30th Reunion.
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Charlotte Donovan (Kabaci)
February 13, 1959 Wilmington '' Housewife Married 1
I will have to think awhile before I post an appropriate picture to put in the "Now" space. I live where I have lived most of my life. I really like having these roots, though everything has changed, I have not. Maybe I shouldn't write now. Not in the best place. Sorry.
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Newark DE Maintenance Supervisor - Valero Refinery, Delaware City, DE Married 2
Hard to believe 30 years out of JDHS, it feels like I just left. NOT! It's surprising how many memories of HS come back when you're a parent of a child going through HS.
Jeanette Lakatos (Krause)
Newark DE Pharmacist Married 2
Let's see...........only 2 more years til the next big reunion............but a lot of us have been seeing each other at different "events" around the area...........my 2 sons are still at home (some day they'll leave!!) JB graduated from Goldey Beacom with a Marketing degree and works at Lowe's designing kitchens til he decides exactly what he wants to do ( if you're thinking of doing any remodeling--go see him!)
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Middletown DE RN - Wilmington Emergency Dept. Divorced 4Sorry I missed seeing all of you! I am sure that you had a wonderful time and I can't wait to see the pictures online. Hope that time is treating you well and that you are healthy and happy! Here I am with my daughters. My eldest daughter, June, is in Texas attending Honor Academy with Teen Mania and my 9th grader, Eileen is attending the new Conrad School of Science. I homeschool my other two, Gwyneth (11) and Blythe (8). We just keep busy with school, work, church, and our six pets! Please feel free to contact me I would love to hear from you! See you at the 40th! Karen


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Just color in and of itself has a huge impact on your mood, as we talked about before in one of our previous blog posts: How Color Affects the Energy of a Room.
But what else has a dramatic effect besides color? Believe it or not: everything! Granted, different things affect people differently. If one person had a bad experience in a home with a certain style of décor, it can affect them negatively-- while that same décor can bring another person endless peace and joy, and vice versa. But beyond the obvious, living in a beautiful environment that suits your personality and preferences can have a greater impact on you than you know.
Tailoring each room of your house to the specific activities that you intend to do in each one can help bring greater productivity or relaxation, depending on what those things are. For example, an office can be enhanced for productivity by keeping it tidy and using primarily a lot of white space with splashes of light blue to bring peace and calm, and gentle accents of orange and yellow to stimulate enthusiasm, excitement, and help you to feel uplifted. Stay away from reds here, as they can simulate frustration and anger, something you definitely want to stay away from while you are working.
It is important to ask yourself what makes you personally feel good, and what you like. Experiment with colors and see how you feel after looking at them for long periods of time. You may discover that a redesign in your dining room might cause more fun and good conversation around the table at dinnertime. Or you might find that a shift in your living room helps you to relax more easily. Or a color change in the entryway of your house makes guests feel more welcome.
In Part 2, I'm going to get into more detail and share with you some of things that can help you more specifically, based on your personality – so don't miss it!
One last tip before I go: to bring more joy and peace to any environment, try bringing in a bouquet of fresh flowers. My Aunt has a passion for roses, and has more than a dozen rose bushes in her backyard. Since they bloom all year round, she is constantly trimming them and making bouquets all over the house. I remember one Thanksgiving where her house was filled with no less than twenty overflowing bouquets of roses, and everyone was walking around going, "why do I feel so good!?" It sounds simple, but it has a dramatic effect on your well-being. Fresh flowers have an incredible ability to uplift our spirit.

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Learning to work with different individuals is imperative to your success in your career and your wider organisation.
Studies have identified four basic personality types. Their titles change often but the traits for each remain the same. At RedSeed, we call them the Analytical, the Expressive, the Relator and the Driver.
Over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing tips on how to coach each of these personalities within your workplace. Each has their strengths and weaknesses and a unique way of communicating.
What are their strengths?
Devoted, consistent, dependable, and loyal. The Relator personality is a hard worker and will persevere long after others have given up.
Sometimes known as the 'Amiable', this personality is a team player, cooperative and easy to get along with. They're trustful, sensitive and great listeners.
Relators avoid confrontation when working in groups with cooperative individuals. They enjoy company and perform best in a stable environment, often having a stabilising effect on others.
What are their weaknesses?
A Relator can be indecisive and lack the ability to take risks. Relators are often focused on others, conforming, keeping quiet, and remaining passive. They often won't speak up for themselves. In addition to that, they are painstakingly slow to make decisions.
The Relator's pleasure is stability and cooperation and their pain is change and chaos.
How do I coach a Relator?
- Be relaxed and agreeable
- Maintain the status quo
- Be logical and systematic
- Create a plan with written guidelines
- Be prepared to answer "why" questions
- Agree clearly and often
- Use the word "we"
- Compliment him or her as a team player
- Be a good listener
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NEPTO, It's a duo that dances with time. It is the fortuitous meeting between Vincent and Florian on the Berghain dancefloor, a famous Berlin club where time is punctuated by a series of electro/techno tracks proposed by the best DJs of the moment. This was followed by a strong friendship and then a collaboration that gave birth to the young independent brand.
Launched in December 2018, NEPTO is synonymous with duality: it is intended to be both Parisian and Berliner, elegant and extravagant, dark and colourful. An opposition of style that offers an aesthetic richness symbolized by two collections: the N°1 and the SHIELD.
The N° 1 collection, singular and unisex.
Four models, with original dials that give them an offbeat design. The variety of colours and the two case sizes offer a wide range of colours to match all clothing styles.
The SHIELD collection embodies refinement.
A watch with an exclusive and perfectly balanced shape. The chevrons of the dial sublimate this resolutely unique shape. The Blue Ocean and Green Spectra are the two timeless colours in the collection, while the Black Eleganza is perfect for an all-black look.
« Details are not details, they are the design of a product. » Charles Eames (major 20th century designer)
What could be more accurate than to highlight a set of elements specific to the two NEPTO watch collections. Indeed, when it comes to watchmaking, the answer often lies in subtle details. It is on this point that the brand has paid particular attention.
The N°1 collection, selected compositions.
The 3D printing of the dials gives a material effect similar to an "oil on canvas". The result is a slight relief that gives a unique depth to the dials. In addition, there are thin hands specially designed for the N°1 collection, hollowed out in their centres.
The SHIELD collection, a strong identity.
A dial with thin chevrons framing the logo and indexes with neat typography. « Quick release » striated and stitched leather straps prepared exclusively for the SHIELD collection.
NEPTO frees watches from the monotony of shapes, too often round or square.
The brand is therefore coming on the market with two collections with resolutely innovative shapes.
NEPTO Number 1 takes its shape directly from the glass dome of the DZ Bank in Berlin designed by Frank O. Gehry. This very fluid shape immediately inspired us and from there was born our first model.
As for the NEPTO Shield, the inspiration came from the Paris coat of arms, a shield in which we find a boat and the Seine, accompanied by the famous "Fluctuat Nec Mergitur".
A special tooling has been designed specifically for NEPTO cases.
Water drop style for the N°1 collection.
Shield style for the SHIELD collection.
A true signature that differentiates them at first glance.
All these details are then carefully controlled in Switzerland by a former Prototype Watchmaker in Fleurier
Neptune's encounter with Chronos gave birth to NEPTO, the young watch brand that aims to be totally independent. Everything is signed NEPTO. The design, design of the watches and their packaging, photo shoots, online shop and communication by social networks are carefully selected by the creators Vincent Ifrah and Florian Fernandez.
The respective skills of the two friends and partners allow them to have control over all the areas that are necessary for the development of the brand.
Vincent has a real passion for product design and watches in particular. His very good knowledge of materials and design through his training as well as the technical skills acquired in the family business are all the reasons why he is in charge of the technical design but also of the design of NEPTO watches and their packaging.
Florian, trained at a leading Parisian business school, brings knowledge acquired after several years of experience in the financial departments of various communication companies in Paris and Berlin.
It dictates the line of communication that NEPTO will follow to best meet customer expectations and to propose design visuals in line with the brand's spirit.
The values conveyed by the company such as creativity, quality and attention to detail are clearly linked to the brand's independence. They wish to keep this freedom to develop their own visions of watchmaking now and in the years to come.
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"This NEPTO Shield is an interesting watch, with a very atypical and original look, and generally well cared for."
Vivien Bocquelet / La Petite Trotteuse
"NEPTO frees watches from the monotony of shapes, too often round or square."
"The aesthetic is for enthusiasts in search of sexy, bold and non-traditional fine watchmaking. A true reference in terms of contemporary design."


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How about a Good Apple award to the Penticton Chamber Theatre Group for presenting their production of Will Shakespeare's As You Like It in Memorial Park for two nights.
The Bard of the Avon excels at showing us the irrational behaviour of those in love and of those in power.
The lovers bring us comedy; the powerful bring us tragedy.
The bandshell stage in Memorial Park is a setting for comedy ideally situated immediately north of the Wharton Street tragedy.


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Ahhh, February vacation is upon everyone, and for us up here in the tundra that is the North East, by day two of the kids home, I am saying that!
Of course, Ronan feels differently…
"Oh, the things I will do to torture my Mom! Bwa ha ha ha ha ha! Hmm, I wonder how many times I can slam the lid to the washing machine down until she chases me! Oh, the power! Hahahahahaha!"
Here's some ideas for those of you who are also pretty much stuck inside looking like Casper and slowly slumping into a major bout of Seasonal Affective Disorder.


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Salman's exquisitely patterned fabrics are sculpted to modern silhouettes in slinky, flattering cuts. Lungi's are remodelled into layered pants and shawls are cut down to sleek blouse tops. The casual look is supported by the comfort of wide jeans and loose shirts and jackets foro both men and women. Formal moods prevail in more structured lines, with vivid colours spilling into textured layers. As tradition meets the modern vision of Aangan, fashion surges forward with brave new ideas to adorn the body.
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Read on to find out our list of why we think we're the greatest radio station around. If you've got any of your own to add, let us know!
1. It's in a pub. We could just finish this list here, but…
2. … not just any pub! The Boogaloo in Highgate is legendary and has become one of the most well known and respected pubs in the UK. Their history with creative types such as writers, poets and artists goes back years. It is the watering hole of choice for many established musicians. One time, Suggs from Madness was having a few pints here and actually ended up co-hosting an entire radio show, much to the bemusement of the actual presenter, Jim O'Donoghue Martin.
3. The presenters are the backbone of the music industry. John Leckie (Saturdays 4-6m) produced both Radiohead and Muse, plus John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Brix Smith Start (Wednesdays 12-2pm) was lead guitarist in The Fall, Ted Carroll (Mondays 12-2pm) managed Thin Lizzy, Alan McGee (Mondays 6-8pm) signed Oasis, Primal Scream and Jesus Mary Chain, Mike Smith (Tuesdays 7-9pm) signed PJ Harvey, Elastica, Supergrass… it'd be fair to say this lot know a thing or two about music.
4. Everyone has creative freedom to play and say whatever they want. Seriously, you should check out Luke Haines' show (Tuesdays 2-4pm) if you don't believe us. Ever get a craving for a 12 minute German Metal instrumentals? Want to hear a grown man play the Kazoo live, over the top of every track? We got you.
5. You can drink on air. Not that any of us would ever dream of being drunk on air. That would be… unprofessional.
6. We don't play adverts! Of course we give kudos where kudos is due e.g. our audio partners Meze Headphones and Rode Audio but asides from that you can enjoy 24/7 streaming ad-free.
7. Our biggest fans are from several different continents. Story time; opposite The Boogaloo is a flower shop called, 'Highgate Flowers'. One Friday, after a fantastic episode of BB & The King (Bernard Butler and Mark Kingston) the panicked shop owner came rushing over with a gorgeous bouquet. Apparently, 'someone' in South Korea had rung them and ordered some to be made and brought over. That is dedication. We've also had gift packages from Canada and Australia.
8. The radio industry has been infamously male-led. We're proud to boast a roster full of incredibly talented women. From Rowena Alice (Weds 2-4pm) who champions women in rock and indie, to Princess Ziah (Sat 8-10pm) who plays a blend of Reggaeton, Dancehall, Soul and R'n'B.
9. Our presenters are not strictly, 'presenters'- which is a good thing! We don't know about you, but sometimes commercial radio can feel a bit… bleh. Scripted and vanilla. Here you're only going to get real opinions, real conversations (swearing is allowed) and real mistakes. It's part of what we do.
10. We archive everything. Go to our 'Shows' page here, or visit our Mixcloud page here. Alternatively, download our app and click on the picture of your favourite presenters to see a list of all previous shows.


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I actually have heard of a lot of mistakes being made by consumers taking testosterone replacement therapy. Some blunders seriously impacted their standard of living, or ended in men stopping testosterone prematurely. Below are a few of the biggest errors I've witnessed:
Utilizing "neighborhood sources" of male growth hormone: We have fulfilled a lot of men whoever physicians usually do not help their utilization of androgenic hormone or testosterone, so that they buy it on the black color market or from some man at their fitness centers. This really is unlawful. Male growth hormone is classified as a managed chemical under the Anabolic Steroids Manage Act of 1990 and has been assigned to Routine III. It is actually governed from the Medication Enforcement Agency (DEA). A doctor can lawfully recommend it yet it is unlawful to make use of without having a doctor prescribed. Bear in mind that the buying or the utilizing of male growth hormone without having a correct doctor prescribed could have legal effects. The use of androgenic hormone or testosterone as well as its cousin substances (anabolic steroids) is unlawful in america for those without a medical diagnosis that justifies their use (e.g. anemia, wasting, hypogonadism). If after looking at this guide you continue to opt to get testosterone in the black color market, be be careful that you could setup by informants who may notify the DEA of the purchase. Also, importing testosterone even when you possess a prescription is not lawful. In a nut shell: use only purchase spartagen xt after a medical doctor provides you with a prescription and you should not transfer it from other countries.
The use of "street" male growth hormone is also dangerous. No one knows what those goods may contain. Some so-referred to as male growth hormone goods might simply consist of peanut oil, sesame or grape-seed essential oil. You also operate the risk of contact with pollutants that could result in infection.
Not having a doctor adhere to-your bloodstream job is one method to get in trouble! In case you have reduced androgenic hormone or testosterone, there are hundreds of physicians that will prescribe testosterone substitute therapy (refer to the Appendix area for internet directories). If you are using testosterone to boost muscle tissue or improve athletic efficiency even though you have typical androgenic hormone or testosterone ranges, be clever and study everything you can. And please, look at the information in this particular book about how exactly stopping androgenic hormone or testosterone may cause health problems (if you work with black color marketplace testosterone, chances are that your source will ultimately operate out).
Not exploring what testosterone choice is best for you: Since there is an assortment of choices for male growth hormone substitute, it's essential that you take time to really learn what's most effective for you. A number of factors take part in choosing what will be the very best testosterone alternative selection for you. Among them are price, insurance coverage, comfort, desire for every day as opposed to every week use, absence of time and energy to stick to a strict daily schedule, worries of fine needles, and medical doctor familiarity in the various goods. As an example, some health administration agencies (HMOs) applications only pay for androgenic hormone or testosterone injections because they are the cheapest alternative. Nonetheless some males have needle-phobia and dislike weekly or bi-regular shots which could need these to go see their medical professionals that often (some physicians tend not to educate their patients to personal inject in your own home). Other men are prescribed every day gels even though their busy life allow it to be challenging to be perfectly compliant for the every day therapy. Some males without insurance or financial signifies determine never to seek out help since they do not know that we now have individual help plans set up by suppliers, or the truth that compounding pharmacy bideve make low-cost gels and products with a medical doctor doctor prescribed (particulars on these details can be found in the Appedix portion). Every single androgenic hormone or testosterone choice has benefits and drawbacks which may be a lot better for
a single person more than another, so browse the following section on treatment methods.
Not utilizing the right dosage: Men who start male growth hormone need to have their male growth hormone bloodstream levels rechecked twoweeks a treadmill 30 days after they begin treatment (based on the testosterone formulation), right before they give the related dose for the time or week. This can be crucial as these results are essential to choosing when the dose fits your needs. Overall androgenic hormone or testosterone blood ranges under 500ng/dL which are not improving your libido and energy should be increased to 500to 1,000ng/dL by enhancing the consistency of shot or the amount.Some doctors fail to retest after they get yourself a affected person moving on androgenic hormone or testosterone given that they presume most guys react to 200 mg bi-weekly shots or 5 gr each day of gels. The reality is that numerous males require higher dosages to reach total testosterone levels over middle of the variety of normal. Individuals men tend to stop male growth hormone early on simply because they perceive no benefits at "regular"dosages. Inappropriate frequency of shots is a very common blunder and is also really even worse than not receiving remedy in any way. See the up coming segments for more information on this.
Biking on and off male growth hormone: Male growth hormone replacement is actually a life-long dedication typically. As soon as you start off you should believe that you are going to remain it except if you have an unmanageable side effect. Some sufferers feel that "offering the body a break" when every single couple of weeks is a great point. Their work not know is the fact through the time that you are using male growth hormone, your testicles quit making it. Once you quit replacement treatment you might be kept without male growth hormone in your body for days although your HPG hormone imbalances axis normalizes. Despression symptoms, weight reduction, insufficient inspiration, and lack of se-xual drive can appear quickly and with a vengeance. Several guys never have their hormone imbalances axis return to typical right after preventing male growth hormone (especially if these were hypogonadal at standard). Read more details on this inside the section eligible "HPGA disorder."
Preventing testosterone unexpectedly because of an not related signal: Some of us might be using drugs for other difficulties together with testosterone.
At times new drugs can improve cholestrerol levels and triglycerides and liver organ enzymes (I contact these "indicators"). Some doctors ahead of time pin the blame on androgenic hormone or testosterone as opposed to the new medications that somebody could have started. I actually have noticed folks suffer due to this inadequate verdict of the medical professionals. Days later, they learn that halting testosterone failed to improve these difficulties but by then they believe tired, depressed, and as-exual.
Not knowing how to handle prospective side effects: Fortunately, this can not occur for you once you finish off looking over this reserve. I understand guys who stopped testosterone due to inflammation in their nipple region, acne, moodiness, recognized lack of benefit, hair loss, or even a prostatic particular antigen (PSA) increase that was because of a prostatic disease. Understanding how to control these side effects is important to long-term good results. Once you know what unwanted effects may occur and how to approach them, you happen to be more unlikely to ahead of time cease treatment method. You could just need to readjust the dose, change the delivery approach, or have a medicine to deal with the possibility difficulty. Only the finest physicians, who do not overreact to a complication, understand how to do that.
Having a lifestyle which is not "testosterone pleasant": Should you smoke cigarettes, drink a lot more than two drinks a day, smoke cigarettes too much pot, are over weight, usually do not workout, usually do not keep your blood glucose or lipids in control, and never appear to doctor's meetings, you do not have a male growth hormone-warm and friendly way of life. Research indicates that these aspects may possibly affect your erotic work and long-term wellness. Extreme alcoholic beverages can decrease male growth hormone. Workout can improve it if done efficiently or reduce it if overdone. You can read much more about this afterwards in this particular reserve.
Not studying or keeping "networked" with other individuals: Being in solitude about information makes you a less effective individual. You will find on the web groups of men who talk about testosterone and other issues (view the Source area). Sharing your experiences and learning from others are tips for becoming an motivated and positive patient. It's the best way to take full advantage of some great benefits of any therapy you happen to be using. Most of the useful "tricks" i have discovered happen to be acquired by way of this technique. The collective intelligence of other individuals with similar problems is much more highly effective than merely depending on every little thing your medical professional tells, or does not tell you. In addition to, most doctors treat educated patients a lot better than individuals who are timid about discussing and asking them questions.
Not transitioning physicians when you have to: Transforming medical professionals can be difficult, especially if you are certainly not a networked affected person who reads a lot about
your problem. Lots of people do not possess options and have to view a particular doctor in a overall health management organization (HMO) establishing. But most of us have a choice of trying to find educated medical professionals who definitely are not condescending and who deal with you being an equivalent. Your physician needs to be your spouse inside your overall health and not merely an unquestioned influence. Though they are preserving lives and have spent countless hours in class and rehearse to accomplish this, they may be people that are subjected to common myths and misguided beliefs similar to ours We have listened to probably the most irrational issues from physicians about testosterone alternative that will make me question how unlucky their sufferers may be. Make sure to research your options and locate a physician who can handle you in your search for maximum wellness. See the Resource section for internet directories of doctors who definitely are skilled in best over the counter test booster.
Poor conformity: Failing to remember when you should inject or apply gels is a kind of complaint. Great time management and reminders are important. Locate alerts that work for you. I prefer Yahoo work schedule which may be established to send me text messages to my mobile phone as reminders. Steer clear of the yo-yo result that poor conformity triggers! Male growth hormone substitute is actually a lifetime and life style determination that needs to be explored carefully.


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Episode 10: The Protestant Reformation and the Puritans
Okay, so the Protestant Reformation. In 1517, Martin Luther began his break from the Catholic church and this is the birth of the Protestant movement. Now I have no intention on going into this in too much depth, as this is a podcast dedicated to American history, not European history. But it is helpful to understand Protestantism. So, with that in mind, what do you really need to know about Luther and the reformation?
First, Luther declared the Bible alone was the source of God's word. This is different from the Church, which holds that tradition is important. Luther dismissed church tradition and holds that the word of god alone, as presented in the bible, is all that matters. And in this Luther denounces the authority of the pope. Secondly, salvation is determined by faith alone, not by works. Not by donating money to the church. This is Luther responding to the corruption that he saw taking place in Germany, specifically when it comes to the selling of indulgences. The last thing you really need to understand is that the reformation comes to dominate European politics well into the 17th century.
Luther, however, was not the only protestant reformer. After Luther you get John Calvin who elaborated on Luther's ideas and founded the Calvinist movement when he published the Institutes of the Christian Religion in 1536. In this book Calvin argued that God was all powerful and all good. Humans, due to their original sin, were weak and wicked beings. Further, he postulates the idea of predestination, arguing that god, who is all knowing, already knows who will go to heaven and who will end up going to hell. Those who were going to heaven were referred to as "the elect" and they were chosen by god for eternal salvation.
According to Calvin, "good works" such as following the sacraments of the Catholic Church, did not determine salvation. Of course, this is similar to what Luther was arguing. Having said that, while your final disposition was already decided, one could not simply act immoral, as no one knew their status before god. The fourth major aspect of Calvin's' theology was that a conversion experience was seen as a sign from God that you had been chosen. After this experience you were expected to lead a "sanctified" life as a model for the community. These people were referred to as the "visible saints."
Luther and his followers and Calvin and his were not the only protestants. More central to the story of American history, of course, would be the Church of England and the Puritans. The Church of England broke ties with the Roman Catholic church in the 1530's in the English reformation. This was the point at which the monarch of England, who at this time was Henry VIII, became the head of the church.
The problem with the Anglican church, at least in the minds of some of the more ardent protestants in England, was that it did not go far enough in breaking with the Catholic church. These "puritans" were fellow protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican church, to purify it of its' Catholic elements and exclude people who were not committed to this goal. If they weren't radical enough, there was a group known as the Separatists, an extreme group of Puritans who desired to completely break from the Anglican church, rather than reform it. It was this group who would become known to us as Pilgrims.
The Separatists specifically, were problematic for the English monarch, who at this time, in the early 17th century, was James I. He was concerned that these people were challenging his role as the leader of the Church of England. Their inability to conform was, at least in his mind, a direct challenge to his authority. Further, James as a believer in the idea of the "divine right" of kings. He claimed, when the Calvinists argued against the existence of bishops, that "no bishop" meant "no king." Thus, he would not allow for the elimination of the system of bishops in the Church of England. Further, he was a firm believer in absolutism (such as that seen by his contemporaries in France, Henry IV and later on Louis XIII and XIV). Finally, James unwisely engaged in a series of wars, including the 30 years war, which was costly and drained the treasury. He also, foolishly for the times, flaunted his wealth and his male lovers, something which damaged the prestige of the monarchy AND would lay the groundwork for the English Civil War once his son, Charles I, was king.


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Medical Entry Test – Common entrance test for MBBS, BDS seats on Sept 13, 2011
LAHORE (August 5, 2011) : University of Health Sciences (UHS) Vice-Chancellor Prof Malik Husain Mubashar says only one common entrance test will be held this year for admission to medical education institutes.
The test will be held simultaneously in Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Sahiwal, Dera Ghazi Khan, Hasanabdal and Rahim Yar Khan on Sept 13.
Dr Mubashar said this at an orientation seminar on admission to medical colleges at Alhamra Arts Council on Friday. Up to 3,000 candidates and their parents attended the seminar.
He said there would be one paper consisting of 220 multiple choice questions: physics (44 questions), chemistry (58 questions), English (30 questions) and biology (88 questions). Each candidate will have to encircle the right choice in a question. The duration of the test will be 150 minutes which will begin at 9am and conclude at 11:30am.
He said after the test, candidates would take an aptitude test and fill in a feedback form, for which 30 minutes would be given to them. He said as the aptitude testing was being introduced for the first time in medical entrance tests, it would bear no marks this time. However, from next year, some marks would be given to aptitude testing in the entrance test score.
The VC said the candidates who had scored at least 60 per cent of marks in FSc (pre-medical) or equivalent examination were eligible to apply for the entrance test. Those awaiting result should provide a hope-certificate issued by the principal of their institution, clearly stating that the candidate was to secure at least 60 per cent of marks in his/her examination. Candidates having a domicile of any district of Punjab, Islamabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are eligible to take the test.
He also said there would be no fee for medical entrance test and entrance test kits would be available free of cost at the UHS and other public medical and dental colleges of the province from Aug 20. The last date for submission of application is Sept 7. The candidate will be issued a roll number slip and an admittance card at the application desk.
Prof Mubashar said the candidates would be allowed to choose the centre but they may not change it once a centre was allotted to them.
He advised the candidates to arrive at the centre wearing their admittance cards one hour before the commencement of the test as the examination halls would be sealed at 8:15am. He also said each wrong answer would cost one mark while every correct answer carried five marks.
He asked the candidates not to bring any calculator, cell phone or notes with them inside the examination hall. "Candidates are allowed to bring blue ball point pens with them," he added.
He said the UHS would con tinue with its self-scoring system introduced in 2009. The university would upload answer keys on its website as soon as possible after the test. The candidates would be able to calculate their scores with the help of a carbon copy of their response form which they would be given after the test, he said, adding that answer keys would also be published in national dailies the next day.
According to the regulations of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, the merit of a candidate would be worked out by adding the marks of matriculation, intermediate and entrance test in the ratio of 10:40:50, Prof Mubbashar concluded.
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Railway lines through Reading are closing today until Tuesday. It's to allow completion of the first stage of the £900m upgrade of the station.
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Station closed for £900m upgrade
As thousands head off for the Easter weekend, commuters who travel through Reading are being warned of disruption as the station is closed due to £900m upgrade.
There are no direct services from Swindon, Oxford and Newbury to London. Trains from Bournemouth and Southampton to the north will also be affected. Here's our Transport Correspondent Mike Pearse.
'The biggest phase of Reading Station project'
First Great Western Managing Director Mark Hopwood explains in detail the changes to services and why the work is needed. He spoke to our Transport Correspondent Mike Pearse.
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'Army of workers' descend on rails
Station affected into next week
Part of the station will remain closed for another week causing further disruption. Reading is the busiest station outside London and buses will replace some trains with others diverted.
Major rail disruption for thousands
Hundreds of thousands of rail passengers will face major disruption with a complete closure of the lines through Reading from tonight until next Tuesday. It will allow for the completion of the first stage of the £900 million upgrade of the station.
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Some one has kindly nominated me for a blog award, sponsored by Dorset Cereals, I've got one whole vote, *sigh*.
You can vote for me here, no pressure! or follow the link in the side bar.
So I thought I'd best muster a cerealish themed post, the link is a bit tenuous, but it's the best I can do..
Devon lanes are very narrow and deep, flanked by high hedgerows and steep banks of vegetation that hide sharp flinty stones waiting to gouge you cars bodywork (many a car comes back from Devon with more than a footwell full of sand as a holiday souvenir) you can drive for miles with the road just single track width, with few passing places, there is often a need to squeeze past other vehicles, of course there are times when this is impossible
When a polite acknowledgement of the other driver
and prompt engagement of reverse gear is a wise move
When I come home from Devon, when I've squeezed out of the deep lanes and on to the A38, like toothpaste from a tube, I've noticed I tend to take home with me a bit of 'Devon lanes driving attitude' I expect other drivers to be equally willing to edge past in places with no more than the width of a blade of grass between the two cars. I find myself impatient with Derbyshire drivers (our lanes can be narrow, but not like these.) I berate them with comments such as 'for goodness sake you could get something the size of a Sherman Tank through that gap, what ya waiting for!' It doesn't look like my holiday did much to improve my patience, *sigh*. Here is a relaxing view


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Harrow council are apparently none too happy about Britain's gritting situation as we enter another weekend of heavy snow. Or rather, they're miffed about the lack of it:
Councillor Susan Hall, the council's deputy leader (conservative) said Harrow was waiting on an order of 1,000 tonnes to stop residents from slipping up or skidding on the roads.
Calling the shortfall "pretty outrageous," she said:
"We'll do what we can but, if salt suppliers don't honour their obligations, it doesn't leave us much room for manoeuvre".


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Oh my goodness! I was very fortunate to photograph Forrest for his adoptive parents. They now have official baby pictures of their new addition. Since he is being weened from mom, he is attached to his teddy bear, which is 3 times his size! In order to capture his personality and personalize the image, I used his teddy in the image with him.
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It's the end of productivity as we know it.
Whoa, but do I feel horrible! I haven't been to your blog in way too long and so needless to say, when I saw your new tagline, I did a double-take!
So I started in January, and all I can say is... wow!
And yes, I totally agree, if you don't use this time to write something other than this blog (although you'd better never stop doing this, you hear?), I will personally come and kick your skinny bee-hind. And I know you know this, but I'll say it again: You were never your job.
Also, way to go on AA. I am soooo proud of you and I'm thinking about you, all the way from "down here" in South Africa (aka waaaay down South!).
Have some Starbucks for me, please? Three months after being back I'm STILL having withdrawals!


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.... We beg of you with all urgency to maintain your rejection of a unilateral declaration of a State of Palestine...
Just as you pointed out to Mahmud Abbas in Berlin that unilateral steps do not help progress, may we ask you to put this point forcefully within the European Union. We believe strongly that a permanent peace in the Middle East is possible only if two neighbouring states respect each other. With this in mind and with this objective, and based on mutual trust, there is an urgent need for negotiations to be resumed between the government of Israel and legitimate representatives of the Palestinians. Recognition of a State of Palestine is, in our opinion, only possible if it is linked to the guaranteed recognition of the Jewish State.
The government in Jerusalem has repeatedly declared itself to be ready for discussion. The Palestinians should take the Israelis at their word, and, without any pre-conditions, should start discussions which will lead to permanent peaceful co-existence. The unilateral demand for a State of Palestine in which Hamas plays a role would obstruct negotiations likely to lead to a peace agreement.
We call on the German government and the European Union to reject demands for the creation of a State of Palestine until the relevant negotiations will have brought about a successful conclusion. May we remind you that Israelis and Palestinians committed themselves, within the framework of the Oslo Accords, not to act unilaterally. This needs to be a firm commitment.
Additionally, so long as the basic prerequisites for a State of Palestine are not in place, a State cannot be recognised. There is no clearly defined geographic area, no clearly defined population nor even a State Authority. It is our wish that the people of Israel and those of the whole of the Middle East may live in peace within permanent and secure borders, which requires a smooth path towards negotiations on which both parties may have confidence. A United Nations majority in favour of the Declaration of a State of Palestine would not only be unhelpful but also counterproductive.
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Madrid Medium Less Sip, Ancelotti Remain Confident eyeing victory
Madrid – Real Madrid El Clasico meet with capital performance are less okay. But tactician Carlo Ancelotti insists Madrid will not be satisfied only with a draw at the headquarters of Barcelona.
In the Jornada 27 La Liga matches last week Madrid is capable of a 2-0 win over Levante. However, before the Real Madrid had recorded a rate winless in three games in a row in the entire event – one draw and two defeats.
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Brexit means blogs it
I've decided to re-launch my blog. I'm going to try to make my posts shorter and to the point, and perhaps not so much about politics. Well maybe.
What's prompted me ? Well the world of politics has changed in the UK. There are no certainties – we have two party politics again – but both parties are seemingly in utter chaos, both parties have large numbers of members and MPs who on the face of it are totally opposed to leaving the EU, but seem utterly powerless to even voice their opposition to it, never mind stop it. So UK politics is depressing.
Meanwhile across the water we have President Trump to remind us that as leaders go, the usual candidates for criticism are all fairly level headed – so Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn and Robert Mugabe – you're doing fine. Ok I may have lied about E ba gum Trebor – who's resignation as president of Zimbabwe is the best political news we've had for some time. A man who has done a few good things and a great many bad – perhaps even evil – ones; it's a relief that he's gone without any apparent violence.
So I've become a cynic. Or maybe it would be more accurate to say that I've become more cynical. And that will, I hope, be the future flavour of my blog.
But first – in this resurrection special edition I'd just like to give a hint at some of the reasons I stopped blogging in the first place. A few years ago it was relatively easy to find a blog or an online article and spot fairly quickly that it wasn't quite telling the whole truth – whether through deliberate deception or erroneous assumptions. Often these were published by Tories, or other opponents of the Labour Party to which I belonged (and still do). Errors could be fact checked by doing a bit of googling around, and weasel words easily uncovered and exposed. It was fun, and relatively easy.
As time went by this became more difficult. Increasingly the inaccurate stories were not merely from Tories – they were apparently from all quarters of the political community – maybe some of them were from Russia – who knows ? What I do know is that people that I know and respect, many of them within the Labour Party as I was, were sharing Facebook posts, and twitter links, that clearly couldn't hold up to close scrutiny – but using them in support of our own party. I think this is wrong – we should always try and embrace the truth.
I tried to carry on 'Fisking" the articles for all I was worth (when was the last time you heard the word fisking ?) – but it was a lot harder. For a start posts were not easy to fact check any more – Previously reliable mainstream media sources were now recycling information that was originally found on blogs as source materials – there was little verification. Also we've had a rising tide of 'angry mob' readers, tweeting like the sheep in animal farm, or the dwarfs in the Narnia books, every time something didn't quite chime with their view of the world (a world which is becoming increasingly ill informed due to the increase in what I called 'false news' but was soon labelled by Donald Trump as 'fake news' )
Take this one as an example :
This little story has set Facebook and internet alight. It's clearly an anti-tory post – so my previous observations about most dodgy posts being from Tory's is wrong. It's in the Evening Standard, but also the Independent and most of the other mainstream media, and is claiming that the Tories have voted in parliament that animals are not sentient beings capable of feeling pain or emotions.
What bastards those Tories most be eh ?
There's even a petition been set up to reverse the decision :
So what has really happened ?
Well the Government (it's a Tory Government – but it's taken it all through parliament) are currently in the process of passing a huge act of parliament which will quickly turn all European Law that has relevance to the UK, into UK – this will go a long way towards ensuring that we don't end up living without any rule of law the day after we leave the EU.
There's loads of work to do – and it doesn't do to overthink it – quickest and best onto the statute book – repeal it or keep it at your leisure in the great big beautiful tomorrow.
Of course some bits of legislation contained in the EU legislation don't need transferring into UK law – why ? because they already duplicate previosuly existing UK law. So part of the process of taking this through parliament is sifting out these bits of legislation, in order to avoid wasting time and money on them, and with this in mind not putting them in the Mega Act of Parliament.
One such piece of legislation has been that Animal Rights legislation made in the EU in 2009 is already covered adequately by the pre-existing UK legislation the 2006 Animal Welfare Act.
Now it can be debated as to which of these acts is the better piece of legislation – but they do cover much of the same ground. The 2006 act doesn't specifically mention sentience – but neither does make any mention of lack of it. Legislation can not anyway determine whether a scientific thesis holds true. Nor more than it could help King Cnut to hold back the sea. So the Tories have certainly not voted to deny the sentience of animals. What they have done is to say that we don't need to incorporate the EU legislation into UK law, becasuse it's considered that the 2006 Act is sufficient. For now.
Bearing in mind that the act is no where near getting through the commons, and will take some considerable time to reach Royal Assent, any petition to 'reverse it' is somewhat premature (and pointless).
But it's so hard to challenge – you're not just challenging a blog now, you're challegning several mainstream news outlets, your challenging several hundreds of thousands of social media users who are convinced that the Conservative Party have just decided to get up one morning and say "Hey Tartquin – why don't we pass a law saying that animals cant' feel pain ? Then we can go and shoot the blighters without any problem. What ho !"
But however many people believe it – that's not what happened. They didn't do that. It's fake news. It really is. But that's one of the more trivial examples, and is one that I spotted. However clever we are we don't spot them all. And there are so many misleading stories around now that it's hard to keep up. There's more dodgy information than reliable. Truth is not in abundance these days.
That's why I stopped blogging. Now to re-start !
The picture at the top of the page is our cat Freyja – she will decide whether she feels pain, irresepective of any petions or acts of parliament. She has been known to decide whether other people will feel pain as well – so think on !
Wishful thinking on the Olympic clap-o-meter
Lots of activity on social networks tonight about current Chancellor & wannabe PM George Osborne getting booed before presenting a medal at the Paralympics, and ex Chancellor and ex PM Gordon Brown getting cheered.
Brilliant – sounds fantastic. Have a look at the videos and see what you think
Here's George :
And here's Gordon :
So what we're seeing here, is (according to the twittersphere) George Osborne getting the most humiliating reception any politician anywhere has ever had. And Gordon Brown basking in the warm glow of the love that the nation has remembered that they have for him really and they want to have his babies.
Putting aside tribal loyalties though, Gordon's applause is actually pretty much the polite Olympic/Paralympic cheer. Just about EVERYBODY gets one. If you want to know what a truly rapturous reception for a medal presenter (sorry flower presenter) is like, then the one that Sebastian Coe got before presenting Jessica Ennis's Gold Medal bouquet took some beating (can't find a decent Youtube video – guess you had to be there ! (I was !) )
Note that the guy who presents the flowers with Gordon Brown who no one has ever heard of, gets a cheer just as big as GB
Of course George Osborne did get booed. That in itself says something – no one else has been booed that I know of. But does it say much though ?
Booing the chancellor is a little bit like booing Mr Punch – it's a tradition – you could almost hear the giggles coming from the crowd.
I remember hearing bingo callers saying "Number 10 – Maggie's Den" – and everyone in the room shouted back "Not for long !"
A few years later it was "Number 10 – Tony's Den" – and guess what the response from the crowd was ?
This seems a lot like that to me – sure he's unpopular – but most of the people booing there were just having a giggle.
This wasn't a big deal. Not at all.
I sort of wish it had been though.
Meanwhile here's Jessica Ennis getting her medal – I must have been so close to where this was filmed from, it's surprising I'm not in the video. One of the best nights of my life
Phonics – 100% successful ? I'm sorry but that's simply not true.
I spotted this article on the BBC News website today : BBC News – Teachers' unions urge rethink of phonics checks –
Have a listen to the interview half way down the page. It's an extract from the Radio 4 Today programme (18th June 2012), and features John Humphries interviewing both Mary Bousted of the Association of Teachers & Lecturers, and Greg Wallace – an executive Headteacher of several prinary schools in Hackney, and staunch advocate of a phonics approach to teaching reading.
It really does make astonishing reading. It's astounding when Greg claims that he does not know of the other approaches to teaching reading. How did he get through his teacher training then ? It was a compulsory section of my own Bachelor of Education degree.
It's incredibly rude of him when he suggests that Mary is confused in her understanding of approaches to teaching reading. (Nothwithstanding her Ph. D. in the subject)
The part that is really unbelievably stupid though is when he claims that using a phonics approach to teaching reading is the only approach that is 100% successful.
He argues that the word "round" can only be accurately decoded by knowing the sounds "r"-"ou"-"n" and "d" which makes phonics 100% successful.
Interesting that.
I wonder if that's the approach my son took at the age of 2 when out of the blue he pointed at the name on the back of a Vauxhall car and said "Carlton" ?
Or do you think he'd realised it was the same "picture" as on his Tot's TV video ? – I know what my money's on.
Have you ever wondered why "Manslaughter" means something very different, and sounds very different, from "Man's laughter" ?
You have ? Well that's because you don't rely on phonics to decode words.
Anyone out there that lives in Milton Keynes ?
Specifically does anyone come from the Milton Keynes districts of Loughton, Woughton, or Broughton ?
Do you know how to pronounce those place names ?
You do ? Well that's because you're not relying on phonics to decode the words.
You don't ? Well that's because phonics is not 100% effective.
In fact there is only one 100% effective way to learn to read – and that is to memorise every word. Hardly a sensible way forward.
Most teachers know that we need a variety of approaches, and that some approaches are more suited to some children than some others.
T'was ever thus, and T'will ever be.
The districts in MK by the way are Loughton – with the -ought- as in out. Woughton – with the -wough- as in Woof ! and Broughton – with the -ought- as in court. If you don't know the town you can only guess at the words.
In remembrance …
I've never been much of one for poetry, but the poems of Wilfrid Owen, which I first encountered at GCE O' Level, in 1977, have always struck a chord with me :
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind.
Gas! Gas! Quick, boys! – An ecstasy of fumbling,
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time;
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling,
And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime . . .
Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
In all my dreams, before my helpless sight,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
If in some smothering dreams you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est
Pro patria mori.
Wilfred Owen
8 October 1917 – March, 1918
Pro-Life AND Pro-Choice
[ Since publishing this, there's been quite a bit of movement from the Government – See links at bottom of post ]
I'm continually disappointed at the failure of those people who approve of abortion (who call themselves "Pro-Choice", and are called "Pro-Abortion" by their opponents) and those people who do not approve of abortion (who call themselves "Pro-Life" and are called "Anti-Choice" by their opponents) to engage in any kind of constructive discourse which takes any notice at all of each other's positions regarding abortion.
The "Pro-Life" argument is this : Human Life is sacred, and to take it away deliberately is an act of murder. Human Life begins at conception, therefore an abortion is the deliberate taking of life and is therefore an act of murder. That is why they oppose abortion.
The "Pro-Choice" argument is this : Human life may well be sacred – but the mother's life is the one principally affected in the case of an unwanted pregnancy. Human life begins at the moment of birth, and an unborn child is therefore not alive, and an abortion is nothing more than a medical procedure to remove what is technically a part of the mother's body. This is why they support a woman's right to choose whether she has an abortion or not.
Now is it just me ?
I can see that there is an eloquent logic in both of these arguments. They are both reasoned positions, they are both admissible arguments, irrespective of whether you agree with either position. I find it easy to respect the thinking behind each of these arguments.
So why can't the Anti-Choicers or the Pro-Abortionists ?
It's really not so difficult to understand these arguments, but each side gets ever more deeply into the dismissing the other sides claims as "madness" or even "evil".
It frankly bores me. There's no attempt at accommodating each others position, no attempt at a move out of the impasse, no thought of synthesis or reconciliation – just ridicule and venom in equal measure, to and from both sides.
It seems very clear to me that the key issue separating the two sides of the argument is not over whether the mother or the child's life is more important. It is about whether life begins at conception, or whether life begins at birth.
It seems though that neither side seem to want to address this fundamental difference of opinion. This saddens me.
It saddens me further that it seems highly likely to me that neither position is true. Human Life clearly does not start at birth – since births can be induced prematurely, and babies can be delivered by section, all without harm to the child – if performed at the right time. It's also unlikely that Human Life begins at conception – other than in an abstract sense. Is a group of cells a person ? Does it have conciousness ? Does it possess – dare I say it – a soul ? I think it's unlikely.
So the question of exactly when a foetus or embryo becomes a human being is an important one to ask. Unfortunately it's not one we're likely to get a definitive answer on – it involves complex moral, religious, and philosophical considerations, as well as complex issues of science and human biology. We might as well argue about angels dancing on the head of a pin.
For me though the argument around abortion becomes simpler when I consider this. Human Life clearly begins at some point between the moment of conception, and the moment of birth – which is quite a long time for a margin of error.
To me abortion doesn't seem quite right. It seems that when we carry out abortions we are carrying out actions which are at least ethically questionable, and which many people find undesirable.
Neither though does it seem quite wrong. I can not believe that an abortionist, or a woman who has an abortion, is a murderer. They are clearly entering into a procedure in the firm belief that they are not taking a life, and there are many reasons why they should do so.
When it comes to the anecdotal heart string pulling stories that are wheeled out both for and against abortion, I think I've encountered most variations of them in my life.
I've had female friends who've had abortions, and never regretted it for a second, and I've had those who've spent the rest of their lives feeling guilty. I've known those who've considered abortion and rejected it, and been delighted with their baby. I've never known anyone say out right that they've regretted NOT having an abortion – but I've seen a few who don't need to say it – it's written all over their face frequently.
I could tell you wonderful stories – like my cousin who was told she was expecting a Down syndrome child, and advised to terminate the pregnancy. She did not – and her baby is loved by all the family – and doesn't have Down syndrome.
A fairy tale ending – but not all of the stories have a happy ending. I've taught children with some of the most severe disabilities throughout my career – and though I'm particularly attuned to valuing the lives of all of these children however disabled they are, I also see some of the almost unbearable suffering that some of them endure – and see parents struggling to cope, year after year. I could not judge those parents if they decided to abort the pregnancy of a potentially disabled child.
I could tell you a story of a girl, abducted by soldiers in Africa, forced to become a sex slave, who then escaped to England, only to be pimped into prostitution on arrival and abandoned when it was realised she was pregnant. She had her baby who suffered severe brain damage and will have severe medical problems and learning difficulties throughout his life. She loves her son dearly but who could have blamed her for terminating that pregnancy ? And who can fail to be moved by her faith and strength of character in choosing not to abort ?
So I find that I'm someone who is pro-Life – I don't like abortion. I want to promote life, not end it. Though many pregnancies are unwanted, most children are wanted – and I'd hope that my own daughter would be able to feel confident that she could have a child that she would be helped to provide for, should she find herself in the position of having an unwanted pregnancy – she's 15 at the moment.
I'm also pro-Choice though. I don't think these decisions are easy, I accept that I may be right or wrong on these issues, and I accept that there are situations which make the issue so complex that it is nigh on impossible to come to a reasoned conclusion one way or another. And I realise that ultimately it will be the woman carrying the child, who will need to make that decision – and will need to live with it afterwards. If that's the decision my daughter came to, my wife and I would support her and help her all the way.
That the issue of abortion has risen to the surface on social media and in mainstream press in the last couple of days or so seems almost entirely due to the amendments proposed to the upcoming Health Bill made by Conservative MP Nadine Dorries, and Labour MP Frank Field which propose amongst other things, to prevent the existing agencies Marie Stopes, and the British Pregnancy Advisory Service giving counselling and advice to women considering abortion, on the grounds that as paid providers of abortion services they have a conflict of interest, and are not independent. It has been reported – notably in the Guardian Ministers back anti-abortion lobby reforms that the Government intend to implement this part of the proposals without legislation, in favour of independent advice – provided by agencies as yet unknown – but it's widely thought that anti-abortion group Life will be invited to form part of this.
It's understandable why this has caused a storm. On the one hand it seems entirely reasonable that women considering abortion should be able to avail themselves of as much advice and counselling as they can. On the other it seems ludicrous to brand esteemed organisations such as BPAS and Marie Stopes as biased, in comparison with the lop sided argument they are likely to receive from Life.
I feel that in any open debate this would not be seen as a way forward – there are many sources of truly independent advice which considers all options : The Brook charity for instance is one such source that is widely respected, and BPAS and Marie Stopes could well argue that they already provide impartial advice.
The thing is though that this is not going to be an open debate. It's going to be tagged on to the much larger – and potentially much more important – debate regarding the Tory proposals to change the NHS. ( See Kerry McCarthy MP's blog regarding this : Right to choose -v- right to know ) Any time spent discussing changes to abortion law in parliament, will be time not spent discussing the rest of the proposed legislation.
So we now come to see the real political opportunism that Nadine Dorries and Frank Field are using. They've managed to bring their proposals to such a state that they could potentially threaten to de-rail the Tories' show piece legislation that is the Health and Social Care Bill. They know that MPs from all sides of the house will be clamouring to debate and de-rail their proposals on abortion. They know also that David Cameron's government, can ill afford to waste time on this side show to the main event. They have thus apparently been successful in extracting a concession from the Government in the shape of the proposal to alter the provision of counselling and advice.
Both Field and Dorries are mavericks in their parties, Dorries in particular is a grandstander who delights in being controversial
While Pro-Choicers everywhere seem to be chomping at the bit to denounce them as mad fruitcakes, the pair seem to have pulled off a remarkable coup – extracting a change of policy without legislation from the Government, presumably in exchange for leaving the way clear in the commons to push through the changes to the NHS.
If you really believe in choice you might want to consider whether the new bill will give any of us greater or less choice in our lives, or indeed those of our unborn children
UPDATE : Since writing this it would appear that David Cameron has done a U-Turn on the promise to change the regulations on provision of counselling, without legislation. He's now saying that this is NOT on the cards, and that Tory ( & Lib Dem) MP's will be advised to vote against the amendments (although still allowed a free vote) – If they are debated . Quite how much time this will leave for debating the rest of the bill is by no means clear.
Full Details in this Guardian Article : Downing Street forces U-turn on Nadine Dorries abortion proposals . This analysis of the situation is also rather enlightening Abortion advice from Nadine Dorries is classic backstreet politics
This all leaves things in a rather uncertain state – perhaps the only certain thing is the Guardian's assertion that
"The U-turn, stemming from No 10's frustration about the health department's handling of the situation, is another embarrassing blow for the health secretary, Andrew Lansley."
Recipe for Hemicrania Continua
Around six years ago, my wife started getting excruciating headaches for no apparent reason.
They seemed to be non-stop, and whatever she took for them, they never disappeared completely.
Six years later they still haven't disappeared, and my wife, now out of work, disabled, and almost always in pain because of a condition diagnosed as Hemicrania Continua, is due to be admitted for surgery on Wednesday of this week, in a bid to alleviate her difficulties.
I'm hoping to blog about this over the next few days and weeks to let people know how she gets on, how our family gets on, and to bring her disabling condition – Hemicrania Continua – to the attention of a wider audience – that they may understand it more thoroughly, and hopefully help society become better disposed towards helping people who have it.
So what is Hemicrania Continua ?
Well the dry medical definition is that Hemicrania – or HC – is a rare form of "primary headache" – that is a headache for which no cause can be found – it is that it is. (and if that sounds as if it doesn't make much sense then do please tell my wife about it !). It's related to other forms of primary headache conditions such as Cluster Headache – CH . Cluster Headache is usually several extremely severe headaches coming rapidly one after another in a very short time. Although attacks can be very frequent, or perhaps not so frequent, there are periods of respite in between. Hemicrania is a usually a left sided constant bi-lateral headache – it's down one side of the head only and may vary in intensity, but is usually ever present. It's a disabling condition, many sufferers have to give up their jobs, and medication used to treat it can cause a large number of side-effects – some of them very unpleasant.
I could – and will – tell you more about HC later – but for the time being I'll leave you with this recipe for Hemicrania Continua from Liz – a Hemicrania Continua sufferer who posts on the Ouch website – Ouch is the Organisation for the Understanding of Cluster Headache – and acts as an umbrella group for all rare headache conditions. Please do visit their site.
Here's the recipe :
Recipe for Hemicrania Continua
Take some labour pain – increase the strength a little
Add: a burning sensation
a strong feeling of weakness
some vomiting
sensitivity to light and sound
blocked nose on affected side
blurred vision
slurred speech
drooped and watery eye on affected side
Stir well
Now pull the pain through the corner of your left eye until it goes right through your head so you can feel the pain of it coming out the other side.
Send stabs of strong sharp pain through the top of your head from time to time.
Boil well for at least 72 hours
Simmer for 12-24 hours
Boil again for 12-24 hours
Simmer again for a few hours
Boil again for 12 hours
Repeat this for the rest of your life occasionally swapping sides.
Oh by the way, I forgot to say, while you are doing this you must cook, clean and shop for yourself and go out to work.
Does that sound like fun ? No ? That's right, it's not !
Please check back here to see how my wife and our family get on.
#NoToAV – please don't insult my intelligence
I just got the #NoToAV leaflet through my door. I'm not committed either way on this – so here's an opportunity for them to gain a vote.
I pick up the leaflet with the back cover towards me.
"The Alternative Vote system could cost the country £250 Million" – which is about a fiver each for a voting system that is intended to last a century or more. Not bad I think.
They go on : "£91 Million on the referendum."
That much ? I don't know – but aren't we having local elections anyway ? So it shouldn't cost too much – the polling stations will already be up, etc etc.
Oh and it will cost us that anyway – whether or not you vote AV
Oh and it was an election promise for both Lib-Dems and Labour and a condition of Coalition for Conservatives. So I think we can say that there's a bit of a mandate for the referendum.
"£26 Million explaining how people should vote"
Really ? I thought you just put numbers in the ballot box.
Anyway ten bob per head of population sounds pretty cheap to me.
"Up to £130 Million on electronic vote counting machines."
Except that you don't need them, and there are no plans to buy any.
So it's just a load of rubbish.
There are some very powerful arguments against the AV system. None of them are contained in this leaflet.
Fill in the blanks
I've decided to un-park my blog at least temporarily as I've been tagged by Kate C (who tweets as @kateab ) who hosts the wonderful "The Five Fs blog" with the "Fill in the blanks" meme.
Only too happy to oblige – so here goes …
I am …. a thinker – quite a divergent thinker I'd say. I find my self being interested in things which others see as trivial, and seeing important (to me) links that others miss. I like this. It does of course make me one of the "types" of tweeters and bloggers, which again I like. I like to think that I'm fair-minded and listen to everyone's arguments – even if I don't agree with them. Although I'm a Labour supporter for instance, I have no truck with Nye Bevan's assertion that Tories are "lower than vermin" – I've worked with lots of Tories and they're not. I do find it hard to be fair to Leeds United supporters though !
The bravest thing I've ever done… is a hard one to answer – what is brave ? If you do something in haste it tends to be because you don't have time to think it through – so doesn't count as bravery, and I'm very well aware that it's a very fine line between bravery and foolhardiness. If you take a big risk and it comes off, you're a hero – if it fails, then you're a fool. It's mostly luck that makes the difference.
Perhaps brave can be thought of as doing something risky with no regard for your safety – if so then this comes slightly closer to being brave :
When I was in my late teens I went to a lot of football matches. Many of them were away games. All of them were to watch Huddersfield Town.
There was a lot of bravado surrounding all these expeditions. I could go on for hours about the football hooligan related anecdotes, but the most scary for me always happened when you travelled by train to an away game.
This generally involved a football special. The police liked this, since by dropping the price of travel to a ridiculously low level , they could more or less ensure they had 90% plus of the travelling support in one place, on one train, where they could be contained safely (sometimes stuck on a branch line standing still for several hours until they decide we were ready to arrive).
On pulling in to the station, you were once again in the public domain, and it was considered your duty as a Town supporter to make as much noise as possible in as dramatic a way as possible as quickly as you could on arrival.
This meant that everyone wanted to get off the train as soon as they could, so everyone left their seats at the first sign of the station – usually there were loads of people hanging out of the windows anyway.
The trains were usually old ones and had the old style doors – these had a window that could be pulled down, and a door handle on the outside that could be opened by leaning out and twisting. The doors were flung open as soon as the train got alongside a platform – but well before it stopped. As soon as this happened everyone surged for the doors. If you were next in line – you jumped off – as simple as that, which meant that the whole train 'debussed' in a matter of seconds.
This was bloody terrifying – you had to run along the platform as quick as you could to avoid falling flat on your face, and also knowing that there were people in front of you that might fall over, and people behind you running fast into you as well.
Whilst doing this you were obliged to sing ! Usually the chant was "We're here again, We're here again" – as soon as you'd got your footing this changed to "Huuud eeers fieeeeeld, Huuud eeers fieeeeeld"
I never ever bit the dust, but someone always did – usually pretty painful and causing split lips and grazed knees and forearms. But hey ! We were hard ! so what did we care ?
I feel prettiest when. .. Hmmm I'm not sure that I ever feel pretty. I'm pretty much a bloke at heart and pretty's not really part of my lexicon of self-descriptors. So I'll interpret broadly. When I was younger I often found myself in York in spring time just as the daffodils were blooming. The sight of the ancient city walls bordered by green grassy banks and thousands upon thousands of yellow daffodils, in the bright yet weak April sun always struck me as being a living definition of the word "pretty" – and still does – so maybe I can say – I feel prettiest when I'm in York in the Spring
Something that keeps me awake at night is… Twitter. That's the flippant answer – as I sometimes inadvertently find that the time has slipped around to the early hours without me realising, whilst chatting to some total stranger. In a more psychological sense, when I'm working in a school I can never sleep on the Sunday night prior to a new term. Not ever.
My favourite meal is… Fairly predictable. I remember in the late '70s seeing 'Player Profiles' in Rugby League programmes. Inevitably there was a slot for "Favourite food" and "Favourite drink", and although the drinks varied a bit (between lager and bitter), virtually every single rugby player in those days had "Steak and Chips" as their favourite meal. it struck me as being very unimaginative, and I swore that I'd never be so narrow minded when I got older, should I ever be asked a question like that.
Well now I'm older, and I have been asked a question like that. My favourite meal is – er – … … Steak and Chips ! Sorry !
The way to my heart is… Probably through my stomach, I love to eat – and see meals as a social event as much as a means of taking food on board. I also like to discuss the finer points of just about anything in great depth and at great length, and prefer all of this to be sprinkled with wit and humour – so all achievable in the one restaurant with a bit of planning !
I would like to be.. respected for my ideas, and my clarity of thought. I think I'm a good thinker – I love it when people indicate that they think so too. I truly dislike doing things that are illogical and make no sense just because I have to. Jumping through hoops is not my idea of fun.
So there you are – I've filled in the blanks – all that remains is for me to tag some other people – I'll leave it for now, I like to contact people first. If you want tagging let me know in the comments
Hope you enjoyed it
I've been away a while
I've not posted anything for a while but will do so shortly as I've been tagged by "Five Fs" – expect response to land here soon
I'm backing Ed Miliband the new Labour leader
The new Labour leader is Ed Miliband.
Congratulations – you have my full support – now let's sort those Tories out !


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