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Total Health Clinical Hypnotherapy
Hypnosis is an increasingly popular and medically accepted form of complementary therapy. Medical students at Cambridge University and other medical training centres now receive training in hypnosis as part of their studies.
How does it work?
You may not be aware that the root causes of most issues reside in the subconscious mind – the part that controls both good and bad behaviours and habits, as well as moods, addictions and phobias. My unique programme of hypnotherapy, NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) and EFT (Emotional Freedom Therapy) effectively and rapidly helps your subconscious mind re-assess long-standing values and perceptions. It safely allows healthy and positive change to take place at a comfortable pace for you.
Hypnosis & Smoking
Hypnotherapy is, as the name suggests, hypnosis for therapy. One of the most common uses for hypnotherapy is to help people to stop smoking. John Keith & Peter Farnsworth are the clinical hypnotherapists based at Total Health.
Recognised as an advanced practitioners in smoking cessation by the Central Register for Stop Smoking Therapists (CRSST), they have the knowledge and skills to help those clients that genuinely want to stop smoking.
The session lasts for approximately ninety minutes and starts by examining why the client smokes, why they have chosen this particular time to stop, and their smoking 'habits'. They will also explain what it will feel like when the client is 'in hypnosis' and hopefully dispels many of the myths that surround hypnosis, most of which are untrue.
Unlike stage hypnotism, hypnotherapy tends to use a slower, less dramatic hypnotic induction which helps the client to become completely relaxed and comfortable with the therapy. As with all hypnosis, it is not mind-control and the process relies on the client being willing to use their imagination, and to 'follow' the hypnotherapist as he describes various images and scenarios.
The reason that hypnotherapy is so successful in helping people to stop smoking, particularly compared to other methods such as gums, patches, etc. is that the 'desire' to smoke comes from the sub-conscious mind. In day-to-day life, we use our conscious, logical minds to make decisions and communicate, but our emotions, fears and desires are stored in our sub-conscious, illogical minds.
Unfortunately, the conscious mind is 'normally' unable to communicate with the sub-conscious. Think of them as separate, foreign countries where neither one speaks the other persons language. The hypnotherapist is like an interpreter who can make the sub-conscious understand what it is that the conscious mind wants it to do, namely Stop Smoking!
Your conscious, logical mind already knows that smoking is harmful, anti-social and expensive and people still smoke. Once the sub-conscious is given this 'new information', the desire to smoke is removed.
That just leaves the 'habitual' side to deal with. Whenever you do something for a long time, it becomes a habit, an action or series of actions that are carried out 'without conscious thought'. Again, hypnotherapy can help to change the habit but John & Peter do more than that.
By the use of certain techniques from NLP (neuro-linguistic programming), the client is taught how to make adjustments to their routines that will assist in breaking the old habits.
In the majority of cases, 9 out of 10 clients find that a single, ninety minute session is all that is needed to help them to finally quit, but it is recommended that a follow-up session is done within a week, to reinforce the change.
Hypnotherapy: Some Myths Explained
You don't go to sleep.
You are not unconscious.
You do hear what is said.
You are free to open your eyes at any time.
Other myths include:
"The hypnotherapist can control you" – your normal freewill and moral standards apply during hypnosis. You cannot do anything that is against your beliefs and you are never out of control.
"You can get stuck in hypnosis" – you can easily return to a normal alert state at any point. You experience a deeply relaxed state whilst remaining fully aware at all times.
"A hypnotist can put you in a trance without your consent" – Hypnotherapy is a partnership of trust between the client and the therapist. You need a good relationship or rapport to feel comfortable enough to go into a hypnotic state.
"I can't be hypnotised" – You go in and out of hypnotic states during everyday life, such as daydreaming, getting absorbed in a good book, watching television or films and even driving. If you've ever bought a product because of the advertising you may well have been influenced at a hypnotic level.
Free 30 minute consultations can be arranged to discuss how hypnotherapy can help you.
Hypnotherapy (including EFT and NLP)
Below is a list of common conditions treated by hypnotherapy. If you are unsure about the process of hypnotherapy, or if you or your condition would respond favourably to hypnotherapy, then take advantage of our FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION to discuss with our highly qualified practitioners.
Quit Smoking
Panic Attacks
Sleep Disorders
Fears and Phobias
Improve confidence and build self esteem
Improve performance both in the work place and sports field
After meeting your therapist you will be taken through a detailed consultation about your presenting complaint, recent and past medical history and general lifestyle questions. A physical examination of the face, tongue, hair, eyes etc is often useful to indicate your overall wellbeing.
Your therapist will then develop a treatment program tailored to your specific condition and will go through this with you. The first consultation is often a little longer than any follow up appointments that you may require. Expect your initial treatment to be approx 90 minutes, with follow up appointments around 60 mins.
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US Open: Naomi Osaka makes history as Serena Williams blasts umpire over cheating claims
Naomi Osaka is the 2018 US Open champion
NAOMI OSAKA won the US Open in dramatic circumstances last night after Serena Williams became embroiled in a furious row with the umpire over alleged cheating.
Williams began the match as the favourite to win a 24th Grand Slam title over her young opponent, who was playing in her first major final.
But Osaka was the better player early on and raced into a 5-1 lead courtesy of a double break as Williams hit 13 unforced errors and got just 38 per cent of her first serves in play in the opening set.
Osaka won the set 6-2 in 34 minutes but the match shifted dramatically on the fifth point in the second game of the second set.
Umpire Carlos Ramos witnessed coaching taking place from Williams' coach Patrick Mouratoglou and gave her a 'code violation', resulting in a warning.
Williams then approached Ramos and bemoaned the decision saying: "I understand why you may have thought that was coaching but I'm telling you it's not.
"I don't cheat to win. I'd rather lose. I'm just letting you know."
At the change of ends at 2-1, Williams continued to talk to Ramos and demanded an apology from him.
Williams then broke Osaka's serve for the first time to go 3-1 ahead but was immediately broken back and smashed her racquet on the court.
That meant a second code violation for racquet abuse, which resulted in a point penalty.
Williams did not appear to be aware of the penalty as she stood on the wrong side of the court.
Upon realising, Williams went after Ramos again saying: "You owe me an apology, I have never cheated in my life."
Then when she was broken again by Osaka to go down 3-4, Williams told Ramos: "You stole a point from me. You're a thief, too."
That meant a third code violation for verbal abuse in the judgment of the umpire, which then resulted in a game penalty.
Serena Williams talks to umpire Carlos Ramos
At that point, Williams began crying and called the tournament referee onto the court to discuss the issue saying: "I was not being coached.
"You know me. You know my character and that's not right. This is not fair.
"This has happened to me too many times. You know how many other men do things — they do much worse than that. This is not fair.
"There's a lot of men out here that have said a lot of things and because they are men that does not happen to them."
Amid the high drama, Osaka served for the match at 5-4 and did so with aplomb to become the first Japanese woman to win a Grand Slam.
Serena Williams called Carlos Ramos a thief
After the match, Mouratoglou told ESPN he had attempted to coach Williams but didn't think she saw him.
In her press conference, Williams said even with the benefit of hindsight she wouldn't take back her "thief" accusation.
She said: "You definitely can't go back in time. I can't sit here and say I wouldn't say he's a thief because I thought he took a game from me.
"But I've seen other men call other umpires several things. I'm here fighting for women's rights and for women's equality and for all kinds of stuff.
"For me to say 'thief' and for him to take a game, it made me feel like it was a sexist remark. He's never taken a game from a man because they said 'thief'.
Naomi Osaka is Japan's first Grand Slam winner
"For me, it blows my mind. But I'm going to continue to fight for women and to fight for us to have equal -- like Cornet should be able to take off her shirt without getting a fine. This is outrageous.
"I just feel like the fact that I have to go through this is just an example for the next person that has emotions, and that want to express themselves, and want to be a strong woman.
"They're going to be allowed to do that because of today. Maybe it didn't work out for me, but it's going to work out for the next person."
For Osaka, she said she was unaware of the drama unfolding with Williams as she desperately tried to keep her focus.
"I mean, the crowd was really noisy, so I really didn't hear. I really didn't hear anything that was going on," she said.
Naomi Osaka is all smiles in her press-conference
"And when I turned around, it was 5-3, so I was a little bit confused then.
"But for me, I felt like I really had to focus during this match because she's such a great champion, and I know that she can come back from any point.
"I was just trying to focus on myself at that time."
Williams has been Osaka's idol since she was young and the 20-year-old teared up as she spoke about denying her a 24th Grand Slam title.
She said: "I know that she really wanted to have the 24th Grand Slam, right? Everyone knows this.
"It's on the commercials, it's everywhere. When I step onto the court, I feel like a different person, right? I'm not a Serena fan. I'm just a tennis player playing another tennis player. But then when I hugged her at the net I felt like a little kid again."


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Welcome to the Book Review blog of the LDS Forever Friends Email Group. This is where you'll book reviews of every book we read. Orson F. Whitney said, "We will yet have Miltons and Shakespeares of our own. God's ammunition is not exhausted. His brightest spirits are held in reserve for the latter times. In God's name and by his help we will build up a literature whose top shall touch heaven, though its foundations may now be low in earth."
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
LDS Forever Friends Book Nook Interview With Jonathan Langford
Hi Everyone,
It's my pleasure to welcome Jonathan Langford, author of the new LDS novel No Going Back that I just reviewed here on the Book Nook.
1. What caused you to write a novel about this type of topic?
Several years ago, there was a discussion on AML-List, the email discussion list of the Association for Mormon Letters, about the scarcity of fiction dealing with the experience of those who are LDS but same-sex attracted — especially those who are committed to living Church standards and staying in the Church. It was amazing to me that so little had been written in this area. Then a story idea popped into my head, and it wouldn't go away...
Part of my reason for writing about this topic was my sense that it could be important for the LDS community. I felt there was a need.
2. By using some graphic language, did you feel it needed that more realistic touch because teenagers were the focal point of the story?
I wanted the story to be as realistic as it could be, consistent with my goals of telling the particular story I wanted to tell and reaching believing LDS readers. If anything, the language used by the teenagers in the book is milder than what you encounter in basically any American public high school — or elementary school, based on my experience. (Among other things, I avoided any references to deity in swearing.)
The graphic language isn't just there to make the story more realistic. Partly, the language is intended to show the influence of the world around the main LDS characters — a world that is not predominantly LDS. Chad, the bishop's son (my main character Paul's best friend), picked up a cussing habit a few years back when he was going through a rebellious phase after his dad was made bishop. He's trying to get over it, but he slips back into it especially when he's around his non-LDS friends. Sometimes Paul cusses too, but mostly when he's really mad and wants to shock someone. The language issues reflect the kinds of conflict that the characters feel between LDS standards and what the world teaches.
I wrote a recent blog (http://www.langfordwriter.com/blog/?p=37) on why I felt it was so important to write a REALISTIC novel dealing with same-gender attraction. Basically, I wanted to show that the Holy Ghost could operate in the life of real-life teenagers living real-life experiences.
3. What was the reason for the fictitious name of Arcadia Heights?
Mostly, I didn't want to write about a real place and get it wrong! Or get it right, for that matter. "Arcadia Heights" sounded plausibly tree-ish (appropriate for western Oregon) and kind of like the name a developer might stick on a suburb.
4. Why did you choose 2003-4 for the time period of No Going Back?
I wanted a fairly recent timeframe, and I'd already chosen western Oregon for the setting. Then I started researching and discovered the 2004 Oregon ballot initiative on gay marriage. I quickly realized that although the story wasn't going to be primarily about gay marriage, the political campaign could be a source of external conflict to ratchet up the pressure for my main character. The rest of the timeline was built around those events.
5. I felt the story was very realistic. Why are some saying it was TOO realistic?
A former bishop of mine read the book recently. He told me that he thought it was worthwhile, but it had been very hard for him to read, just because it reminded him unpleasantly of what high school and being a teenager can really be like.
Part of the realism issue has to do with the cussing and other graphic language. I think more of it, though, has to do with the book not having a more positive ending. There's no guarantee about what's in Paul's future — whether this challenge is something that might diminish over time, whether Paul will be able to be married someday, whether he'll stay faithful to the Church.
That, for me, is highly realistic given that Paul is 16 when the book ends. I don't think it's a depressing ending, but admittedly he's gone through some pretty tough times. He's survived, and he's stronger in some ways, but there are some lasting negative effects of what he's been through as well. It's a growing-up story — and growing up is tough.
6. Do you feel non LDS will get as much out of No Going Back as active LDS members will?
LDS readers were my intended audience. Without an LDS background, I think it would be hard to follow some of the details and understand a great deal of what the story is centrally about.
Some stories can be written for a general audience. Other stories pretty much demand to be told to a narrower audience. This is one of the latter, I think. Someone without a believing LDS background would, I think, find it hard to identify with what the stakes are for Paul — what it is that he would be giving up if he decided to leave the Church, and why that's so important to him.
7. Why do you feel some LDS fiction readers tend to shy away from Zarahemla published books, when not all their books are controversial?
Part of it, I think, is that Chris Bigelow (owner/operator of Zarahemla Books) has been so eclectic in his publishing. You just can't generalize about Zarahemla titles. That unpredictability makes some people wary, though I think it's also a positive. I think he'd rather publish a title some people will love and other people won't be able to stand, instead of a title everyone would agree is basically okay.
Chris also takes more chances than the Deseret Book/Bookcraft/Covenant crowd. He occupies a kind of middle position, where his goal is to be faith-affirming but he's willing to go places where a lot of LDS readers may not be comfortable — though as you point out, some of his books, like Doug Thayer's memoir Hooligan, aren't controversial at all.
I also think some people want their LDS fiction to be safe. Even if they might read something that's PG-rated or PG-13 from other sources, they feel betrayed when they encounter something like that with an LDS label. But I don't know if that's been a major factor in reactions to Zarahemla titles. Honestly, I think the biggest problem has been that the people who would like the books Chris publishes mostly don't know they exist — something I'm finding quite frustrating at present...
8. We are a Church that teaches us to love everyone, the same as Our Savior Jesus Christ, does. Why do we tend to treat same-sex attraction this way, when some wish they weren't this way and attempt to live a righteous and morally strong life?
I actually think that on an individual level, we do pretty well at accepting people, though we also don't condone same-gender activity. The problem comes when we talk and make statements without thinking about who might be listening.
I also think there's a lack of understanding in the Church about how people can be same-gender attracted and still be a faithful member of the Church. I hope my book can help with this.
9. Why did you portray Sandy, the Bishop's wife, as a gossipy type woman? I don't see any Bishop's wife being that way. lol
I first became acquainted with Sandy at the point when I started realizing some of the possibilities if Paul's bishop were also his best friend's dad.
Some of Sandy's characteristics were determined by the part I needed her to play in the story. I needed her to blow her top over her son's best friend being gay, but if you look carefully, her reasons have less to do with negative emotions about gay people and more to do with feeling left out of an important decision — reflecting her resentment of the stress her husband's calling is putting on their family.
I don't really see gossipiness as one of Sandy's major determining characteristics. Much more important, to my way of thinking, is her unforgivingly rigid view of the gospel, which she applies just as strictly to herself as to anyone else. Sandy doesn't really get the Atonement. She doesn't think of herself as a good person, but she tries to do the right thing anyway. There's something admirable about that, in a messed-up kind of way — but who of us isn't messed up one way or another?
10. Do you feel that a lot of our youth today believe they are gay because it's becoming more acceptable and are not really gay?
The whole issue of whether someone is "really gay" is a tricky one. From a doctrinal perspective, we as LDS are more or less committed to the notion that no one is "really" gay in an eternal sense. On the other hand, there seems to be a growing acceptance by Church leaders that some people have same-gender attractions that may not change in this life, for whatever combination of reasons.
I think that for youth who experience those feelings, there's now a convenient label and growing societal acceptance that make it easier for them to decide they're gay, while in earlier years they would have been more likely to try to deny it. I'm concerned that if all the stories they hear in the Church are about people leaving the Church because of this issue, they'll decide that's the only viable option for them as well — long before their parents and others even know this is something they're dealing with. That's another thing I hope my book can help with by generating more conversation about people experiencing this challenge but choosing to stay in the Church nonetheless.
11. How did your Bishop and your ward members feel about you writing No Going Back and what was their reaction to your book when it was released?
I have a very tolerant ward. Our family has lived here for 12 years now, and people pretty much know who we are and what to expect from us — the good and the bad.
My current bishop hasn't read my book, but he knows about it. A couple of members of my recently released stake presidency read the book and liked it. I worry that some of my ward members may read the book just because I wrote it, and then will find they don't like it. So far, though, most reactions have been positive, and no one within my ward has reacted negatively to me for having written it.
12. You were the moderator of the AML-List for quite some time. Can you tell us what this online list was for?
It was an email list for discussing literature by, for, and/or about Mormons, with a lot of spillover into other Mormon arts, literature in general, and sometimes Mormon culture and thought — though as moderator it was my job to try to make sure everything had at least a theoretically literary tie-in. Back in its heyday, before the days of blogging, it was an excellent way to find out about Mormon literature and just generally have a good conversation, especially for those of us living outside the Mormon heartland. It still exists today, though due to a combination of factors it's not as busy as it once was.
There's a huge database of book reviews that have been generated on AML-List over the years at http://www.mormonletters.org/Reviews/Default.aspx/.
13. What are you writing now?
I'm busy with a lot of non-creative-writing projects right now. I'm also trying to spend some time researching and plotting some fantasy stories that have been in the back of my mind for a while, though at the moment they're taking a back seat to paid work, taking care of kids and family, and trying to promote No Going Back.
14. What do you do in your spare time? Your family? Any grandkids? What's your calling in your ward and aside from writing, what do you do for a living?
Starting with the last... I'm a freelance informational writer and editor. Most of my clients are educational publishers or otherwise in the education field. It allows me to work from my home, which is good, since my wife Laurel teaches at our local university. We have three children — the oldest, Nathan, is 20 years old and currently serving a mission in Washington state. Our daughter, Rowan, is 14 and currently starting high school (and early-morning seminary — out the door by 5:45, ugh!). Our youngest, Michael, is 9 and in third grade.
Most of my spare time is spent at home. I like to cook and read. I like to garden, especially herbs, but we haven't been here for the last several summers, so I haven't been able to do much with that. I'm a ward membership clerk and was recently also called as ward Young Men's secretary.
Well Jonathan, it's been a pleasure having you with us here on The Book Nook. If Jonathan has sparked an interest in reading his No Going Back, you can find it at Amazon and B&N and at your local LDS bookstore.
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Waxwings are a family of passerine birds, which are distinguished by their soft, silky tuft. Some feathers on their wings have unique red blotches, and the Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings, look like drops traces of sealing wax, and give the generic name.Next you can see a wonderful selection of photographs of these beautiful birds.
Waxwings are characterized by soft silky plumage. They have unique red tips to some of the wing feathers where the shafts extend beyond the barbs, in the Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax, and give the group its common name. The legs are short and strong, and the wings are pointed. The male and female have the same plumage. All three species have mainly brown plumage, a black line through the eye and black under the chin, a square-ended tail with a red or yellow tip, and a pointed crest. The bill, eyes, and feet are dark. Calls are high-pitched, buzzing or trilling monosyllables.


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I spent yesterday afternoon in Saltaire, a village in Yorkshire which is about half an hour's drive away from me. Myself and my fellow vintage loving friend Hollie drove over to the vintage fair which was being held in Victoria Hall, as well as stopping for a spot of lunch and a wander around the village.
Saltaire, for those that don't know, is a village built by a man named Sir Titus Salt, who owned huge woollen mills back in the 1851. For the workers who he employed, he built housing, a hospital, a library, a school – everything they could need. They were paid in tokens and could only spend these within Saltaire, which meant all the money was returned back into the village (and mostly to Titus's pocket). Everything remains, apart from now, businesses have taken over buildings and the mill now houses some of the most beautiful art work from the likes of David Hockney.
The vintage fair itself was great, with a mixture of fashion and homewares. I spotted quite a few dresses I wish I'd snapped up, including a beautiful cream beaded dress for £18 – I'm pretty sure the women who were selling it realised how much they would make on eBay for that number.
Walking down through the village after lunch, we came to a shop called Rad Studio. It was basically heaven with a front door for me – and a completely different vibe to "oldy-worldy" village life. It was everything I aspire to when it comes to looking at opening my own store – albeit an online version.
Selling homewares, accessories, jewellery, make-up and gifts, this shop had everything I love. You just have to see from the images how amazing it is. This is the year I want to definitely put the plans in motion in regards to starting my own business. I know I have this blog, and I also have my Etsy business, I Heart the Home selling prints, but I honestly believe that if I had the time (and the money), I could make a pretty good job at creating an amazing online space similar to this.
Make sure you check out this store if you're in Saltaire, and if those readers outside of the UK ever find themselves in Yorkshire definitely make a beeline for this beautiful part of the county. For now, here's even more pictures I took. Sorry. Not sorry.


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Sign out The Silk Road CD. Double click on icon that appears on the desktop. Click the HISTORY icon on the lower left side of the MARKETPLACE screen. Travel through the HISTORY sections in this order: BIRTH of the SILK ROAD, ZEUS MEETS BUDDHA, CULTURAL EXCHANGE and DECLINE of the SILK ROAD. Be sure to use the TIME MAP section.
As you view The Silk Road CD note important places, names, ideas and events associated with the Silk Road that you may use in your research. In the TIME MAP section you have an exceptional tool for visualizing historic change along the geographic contours of Asia. Also, in the CULTURAL EXCHANGE section you have a valuable listing of products and ideas exchanged along the Silk Road. If you haven't determined a research topic yet, this is a good place to get ideas. Finally, the other sections of the CD are excellent as well. This is an exceptional resource that I would recommend you explore more fully at your leisure.
Answer one of the three questions below in a thorough paragraph.
Explain the advantages offered by a sea route over a land route such as the Silk Road.
Explain how each of the following four factors contributed to the decline of the Silk Road: the drying up of oases, the advent of Islam, the decline of the Tang and the discovery of a sea route.
Explain how classical Greek motifs found their way to Buddhist sculptures and images at Dunhuang.
Also answer the following:
Who were the archealogists involved in the treasure hunt for lost Buddhist sites around the Taklamakan? (These people wrote numerous books about their discoveries and travels.)


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The 117th U.S. Open, one of the largest and most important events in professional golf, is going to be played without one of its biggest superstars: Phil Mickelson.
He isn't boycotting it, he wasn't suspended, he isn't injured or sick. In fact, most people were anxious to see him play. While I'm sure Mickelson wanted to tee off, the six-time U.S. Open runner up decided to put his family first and attend his daughter's high school graduation in California, instead.
This is a big deal. Mickelson is unquestionably the best golfer in the last two decades behind Tiger Woods. He's won 49 professional tournaments, including three masters, one British Open, and one PGA tour – but he's never won the U.S. Open. A win at the Open would make him only the sixth man to win a career Grand Slam.
Personally, I think his decision to withdraw from the Open and to put his family first is awesome and a credit to his character and him as a father. As dads, we need to try and balance our work with our home lives and all too often work is what wins.
In an interview with the New York Times, Mickelson said his decision to skip the Open to attend the graduation, where his daughter Amanda is making a speech, was an easy one.
"As I look back on life, this is a moment I'll always cherish and be glad I was present," said Mickelson.
In the same article, Mickelson's wife, Amy, said she was proud of her husband.
"Phil desperately, desperately wants to win the U.S. Open," she said. "I would have totally understood had he needed to play the U.S. Open. We could have done a video or this or that."
This isn't the first time Mickelson has put his family ahead of golf. In 1999, Amy was pregnant with Amanda and Mickelson promised that he would leave the U.S. Open at Pinehurst, regardless of his position on the leaderboard if she were to go into labor – which she did and he left shorty after finishing second behind Payne Stewart.
Eighteen years later, Mickelson is continuing to keep his promise to put his family first. Keep up the great work Phil and thank you for being a shining example of what a father should be.


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Robert Abboud
My name is Robert Abboud. I am a writer, director and actor. Recently, I have started teaching drama for school students, as I have a genuine wish to make a difference in the lives of our young generation.
Art and filmmaking run in my blood, my passion for film began at a young age when I first started acquiring film techniques while watching movies and producing a number of short films. I have established myself in Jordan as one of the young leading forces in creative filmmaking due to the high standard of work I continuously commit to deliver. Having visited a lot of film festivals locally and internationally.
I am currently working as a freelance film director and will keep on directing new fiction films, series, documentaries, commercials, music videos and so on. My ambition as a director is to be able to influence people's lives through story-telling.
In brief:
Film Directing (2009-2018) – Team leadership, direction, lighting and composition.
Directed numerous short films, commercials, music videos and documentaries, managing a whole team of actors, extras, dancers, production, lighting, camera, art department make up, wardrobe, sound, music composition, SFX, VFX, Editors…etc
Acting and performing (2011-2018)
Acted as a main character and a secondary character in TV series, commercials and a few short films.
Teaching – Instructing (2014-2018)
Instructed several courses for children and teenagers in filmmaking and acting. Currently teaching drama at the ASG School – Jordan.
Awards (2014-2015)
In February 2014, I released a short one-take film called "A Cold Morning In November", which got into Cannes Film Festival for the 68th edition 2015. My film won both the jury and audience awards in the Franco Arab Film Festival for best one-take narrative film. I got invited to the Noisy-le-sec film festival in France to represent my prize-winning film. It also got screened in London, Dubai, Syria and Algeria
2016 – Middlesex University UK (Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Digital Film Making)
2014 – SAE Institute – Amman, Jordan (Professional Diploma in Digital Film Making)
2013 – National University of Ireland, Galway ( Obtained Scholarship – Huston School of Film & Media in Cinema Human Rights & Advocacy
2012-2013 – New York Film Academy – Hollywood, LA, USA (Acting Course)
2011 – Amman Baptist School – Amman, Jordan (High School Certificate)
Work Accomplished
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Monday, July 11, 2011
on the occasion of St Benedict's Feastday: Benedictine rule
Article taken from an excerpt in: Catholic Encyclopedia
1. Before studying St. Benedict's Rule it is necessary to point out that it is written for laymen, not for clerics. The saint's purpose was not to institute an order of clerics with clerical duties and offices, but an organization and a set of rules for the domestic life of such laymen as wished to live as fully as possible the type of life presented in the Gospel. "My words", he says, "are addressed to thee, whoever thou art, that, renouncing thine own will, dost put on the strong and bright armour of obedience in order to fight for the Lord Christ, our true King." (Prol. to Rule.)
Later, the Church imposed the clerical state upon Benedictines, and with the state came a preponderance of clerical and sacerdotal duties, but the impress of the lay origin of the Benedictines has remained, and is perhaps the source of some of the characteristics which mark them off from later orders.
2. Another characteristic feature of the saint's Rule is its view of work. His so-called order was not established to carry on any particular work or to meet any special special crisis in the Church, as has been the case with other orders. With Benedict the work of his monks was only a means to goodness of life. The great disciplinary force for human nature is work; idleness is its ruin. The purpose of his Rule was to bring men "back to God by the labour of obedience, from whom they had departed by the idleness of disobedience". Work was the first condition of all growth in goodness.
It was in order that his own life might be "wearied with labours for God's sake" that St. Benedict left Enfide for the cave at Subiaco. It is necessary, comments St. Gregory, that God's elect should at the beginning, when life and temptations are strong are strong in them, "be wearied with labour and pains". In the regeneration of human nature in the order of discipline, even prayer comes after work, for grace meets with no co-operation in the soul and heart of an idler. When the Goth "gave over the world" and went to Subiaco, St. Benedict gave him a bill-hook and set him to clear away briars for the making of a garden. "Ecce! labora!" go and work. Work is not, as the civilization of the time taught, the condition peculiar to slaves; it is the universal lot of man, necessary for his well-being as a man, and essential for him as a Christian.
3. The religious life, as conceived by St. Benedict is essentially social. Life apart from one's fellows, the life of a hermit, if it is to be wholesome and sane, is possible only for a few, and these few must have reached an advanced stage of self-discipline while living with others (Rule, 1). The Rule, therefore, is entirely occupied with regulating the life of a community of men who live and work and pray and eat together, and this is not merely for a course of training, but as a permanent element of life at its best.
The Rule conceives the superiors as always present and in constant touch with every member of the government, which is best described as patriarchal, or paternal (ibid., 2, 3, 64). The superior is the head of a family; all are the permanent members of a household. Hence, too, much of the spiritual teaching of the Rule is concealed under legislation which seems purely social and domestic organization (ibid. 22-23, 35-41). So intimately connected with domestic life is the whole framework and teaching of the Rule that a Benedictine may be more truly said to enter or join a particular household than to join an order.
The social character of Benedictine life has found expression in a fixed type for monasteries and in the kind of works which Benedictines undertake, and it is secured by an absolute communism in possessions (ibid. 33, 34, 54, 55), by the rigorous suppression of all differences of worldly rank - "no one of noble birth may [for that reason] be put before him that was formerly a slave" (ibid. 2). and by the enforced presence of everyone at the routine duties of the household.
4. Although private ownership is most strictly forbidden by the Rule, it was no part of St. Benedict's conception of monastic life that his monks, as a body, should strip themselves of all wealth and live upon the alms of the charitable; rather his purpose was to restrict the requirements of the individual to what was necessary and simple, and to secure that the use and administration of the corporate possessions should be in strict accord with the teaching of the Gospel. The Benedictine ideal of poverty is quite different from the Franciscan.
The Benedictine takes no explicit vow of poverty; he only vows obedience according to the Rule. The rule allows all that is necessary to each individual, together with sufficient and varied clothing, abundant food (excluding only the flesh of quadrupeds), wine and ample sleep (ibid., 39, 40, 41, 55). Possessions could be held in common, they might be large, but they were to be administered for the furtherance of the work of the community and for the benefit of others. While the individual monk was poor, the monastery was to be in a position to give alms, not to be compelled to seek them.
It was to relieve the poor, to clothe the naked, to visit the sick, to bury the dead, to help the afflicted (ibid., 4), to entertain all strangers (ibid., 3). The poor came to Benedict to get help to pay their debts (Dial. St. Greg., 27); they came for food (ibid., 21, 28).
5. St. Benedict originated a form of government which is deserving of study. It is contained in chapters 2, 3, 31, 64, 65 of the Rule and in certain pregnant phrases scattered through other chapters. As with the Rule itself, so also his scheme of government is intended not for an order but for a single community. He presupposes that the community have bound themselves, by their promise of stability, to spend their lives together under the Rule. The superior is then elected by a free and universal suffrage.
The government may be described as a monarchy, with the Rule as its constitution. Within the four corners of the Rule everything is left to the discretion of the abbot, the abuse of whose authority is checked by religion (Rule, 2), by open debate with the community on all important matters, and with its representative elders in smaller concerns (ibid., 3).
The reality of these checks upon the wilfulness of the ruler can be appreciated only when it is remembered that ruler and community were bound together for life, that all were inspired by the single purpose of carrying out the conception of life taught in the Gospel, and that the relation of the members of the community to one another and to the abbot, and of the abbot to them, were elevated and spiritualized by a mysticism which set before itself the acceptance of the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount as real and work-a-day truths.
6. (a) When a Christian household, a community, has been organized by the willing acceptance of its social duties and responsibilities, by obedience to an authority, and, further, is under the continuous discipline of work and self-denial, the next step in the regeneration of its members in their return to God is prayer. The Rule deals directly and explicitly only with public prayer.
For this Benedict assigns the Psalms and Canticles, with readings from the Scriptures and Fathers. He devotes eleven chapters out of the seventy-three of his Rule to regulating this public prayer, and it is characteristic of the freedom of his Rule and of the "moderation" of the saint, that he concludes his very careful directions by saying that if any superior does not like his arrangement he is free to make another; this only he says he will insist on, that the whole Psalter will be said in the course of a week.
The practice of the holy Fathers, he adds, was resolutely "to say in a single day what I pray we tepid monks may get through in a whole week" (ibid., 18). On the other hand, he checks indiscreet zeal by laying down the general rule "that prayer made in common must always be short" (ibid., 20). It is very difficult to reduce St. Benedict's teaching on prayer to a system, for this reason, that in his conception of the Christian character, prayer is coexistent with the whole life, and life is not complete at any point unless penetrated by prayer. .
(b) The form of prayer which thus covers the whole of our waking hours, St. Benedict calls the first degree of humility. It consists in realizing the presence of God (ibid., 7). The first step begins when the spiritual is joined to the merely human, or, as the saint expresses it, it is the first step in a ladder, the rungs of which rest at one end in the body and at the other in the soul.
The ability to exercise this form of prayer is fostered by that care of the "heart" on which the saint so often insists; and the heart is saved from the dissipation that would result from social intercourse by the habit of mind which sees in everyone Christ Himself. "Let the sick be served in very deed as Christ Himself" (ibid., 36). "Let all guests that come be received as Christ" (ibid., 53). "Whether we be slaves or freemen, we are all one in Christ and bear an equal rank in the service of Our Lord" (ibid., 2).
(c) Secondly, there is public prayer. This is short and is to be said at intervals, at night and at seven distinct hours during the day, so that, when possible, there shall be no great interval without a call to formal, vocal, prayer (ibid., 16). The position which St. Benedict gave to public, common prayer can best be described by saying that he established it as the centre of the common life to which he bound his monks.
It was the consecration, not only of the individual, but of the whole community to God by the oft-repeated daily public acts of faith. and of praise and adoration of the Creator; and this public worship of God, the opus Dei, was to form the chief work of his monks, and to be the source from which all other works took their inspiration, their direction, and their strength.
(d) Lastly, there is private prayer, for which the saint does not legislate. It follows individual gifts - "If anyone wishes to pray in private, let him go quietly into the oratory and pray, not with a loud voice, but with tears and fervour of heart" (ibid., 52). "Our prayer ought to be short and with purity of heart, except it be perchance prolonged by the inspiration of divine grace" (ibid., 20).
But if St. Benedict gives no further directions on private prayer, it is because the whole condition and mode of life secured by the Rule, and the character formed by its observance, lead naturally to the higher states of prayer. As the Saint writes: "Whoever, therefore, thou art that hastenest to thy heavenly country, fulfil by the help of Christ this little Rule which we have written for beginners; and then at length thou shalt arrive, under God's protection, at the lofty summits of doctrine and virtue of which we have spoken above" (ibid., 73). for guidance in these higher states the Saint refers to the Fathers, Basil and Cassian.
From this short examination of the Rule and its system of prayer, it will be obvious that to describe the Benedictine as a contemplative order is misleading, if the word is used in its modern technical sense as excluding active work; the "contemplative" is a form of life framed for different circumstances and with a different object from St. Benedict's. The Rule, including its system of prayer and public psalmody, is meant for every class of mind and every degree of learning.
It is framed not only for the educated and for souls advanced in perfection, but it organizes and directs a complete life which is adapted for simple folk and for sinners, for the observance of the Commandments and for the beginnings of goodness. "We have written this Rule", writes St. Benedict, "that by observing it in monasteries, we may shew ourselves to have some degree of goodness in life and a beginning of holiness. But for him who would hasten to the perfection of religion, there are the teachings of the holy Fathers, the following whereof bringeth a man to the height of perfection" (ibid., 73). Before leaving the subject of prayer it will be well to point out again that by ordering the public recitation and singing of the Psalter, St. Benedict was not putting upon his monks a distinctly clerical obligation.
The Psalter was the common form of prayer of all Christians; we must not read into his Rule characteristics which a later age and discipline have made inseparable from the public recitation of the Divine Office.
We can now take up again the story of Benedict's life. How long he remained at Subiaco we do not know. Abbot Tosti conjectures it was until the year 529. Of these years St. Gregory is content to tell no more than a few stories descriptive of the life of the monks, and of the character and government of St. Benedict. The latter was making his first attempt to realize in these twelve monasteries his conception of the monastic life. We can fill in many of the details from the Rule.
By his own experiment and his knowledge of the history of monasticism the saint had learnt that the regeneration of the individual, except in abnormal cases, is not reached by the path of solitude, nor by that of austerity, but by the beaten path of man's social instinct, with its necessary conditions of obedience and work; and that neither the body nor the mind can be safely overstrained in the effort to avoid evil (ibid., 64). Thus, at Subiaco we find no solitaries, no conventual hermits, no great austerities, but men living together in organized communities for the purpose of leading good lives, doing such work as came to their hand - carrying water up the steep mountain-side, doing the other household work, raising the twelve cloisters, clearing the ground, making gardens, teaching children, preaching to the country people, reading and studying at least four hours a day, receiving strangers, accepting and training new-comers, attending the regular hours of prayer, reciting and chanting the Psalter.
The life at Subiaco and the character of St. Benedict attracted many to the new monasteries, and their increasing numbers and growing influence came the inevitable jealousy and persecution, which culminated with a vile attempt of a neighboring priest to scandalize the monks by an exhibition of naked women, dancing in the courtyard of the saint's monastery (Dial. St. Greg., 8). To save his followers from further persecution Benedict left Subiaco and went to Monte Cassino.
Upon the crest of Monte Cassino "there was an ancient chapel in which the foolish and simple country people, according to the custom of the old Gentiles, worshipped the god Apollo. Round about it likewise upon all sides there were woods for the service of devils, in which, even to that very time, the mad multitude of infidels did offer most wicked sacrifice. The man of God, coming hither, feat in pieces the idol, overthrew the altar, set fire on the woods and in the temple of Apollo built the oratory of St. Martin: and where the altar of the same Apollo was, he made an oratory of St. John: and by his continual preaching he brought the people dwelling in those parts to embrace the faith of Christ" (ibid., 8).
On this spot the saint built his monastery. His experience at Subiaco had led him to alter his plans, and now, instead of building several houses with a small community in each, he kept all his monks in one monastery and provided for its government by appointing a prior and deans (Rule, 65, 21). We find no trace in his Rule, which was most probably written at Monte Cassino, of the view which guided him when he built the twelve small monasteries at Subiaco. The life which we have witnessed at Subiaco was renewed at Subiaco was renewed at Monte Cassino, but the change in the situation and local conditions brought a corresponding modification in the work undertaken by the monks. Subiaco was a retired valley away in the mountains and difficult of access; Cassino was on one of the great highways to the south of Italy, and at no great distance from Capua.
This brought the monastery into more frequent communication with the outside world. It soon became a centre of influence in a district in which there was a large population, with several dioceses and other monasteries. Abbots came to see and advise with Benedict. Men of all classes were frequent visitors, and he numbered nobles and bishops among his intimate friends. There were nuns in the neighbourhood whom the monks went to preach to and to teach. There was a village nearby in which St. Benedict preached and made many converts (Dial. St. Greg., 19). The monastery became the protector of the poor, their trustee (ibid., 31), their refuge in sickness, in trial, in accidents, in want.
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"Finally, I was able to put my own signature out here."The new mural reflects the same themes and imagery of her Magic Gardens exhibit. "Spirals, the house shape, the zigzag snakes — those are part of the vocabulary of the paintings that I have made."The exhibit includes works spanning three decades."A lot of it is automatic drawing and automatic marks that develop into imagery," says Denton. I see it a lot in the textiles of American Indians, which I love.I'm not sure where the zigzags originated in my psyche, but I love that motif."Public art Partof the Magic Gardens exhibit covers the backstory of Denton's public artworks in the city, chronicled through photos and other media.This summer, many theaters will be showcasing a live stream Jimmy Buffet concert, which in 2014 doesn't seem to fit, but does the drive-in belong in the age of i Pads and 3-D printing? Because the drive-in's quaint nature is no more than it advertises.The biggest event to happen to the drive-in industry, switching to digital, is advertised on dated websites with glittery backdrops that remind you of an early America Online profile. In its simplicity, affordable tickets bring communities together on sticky summer nights and that's a rarity today.Country music legend Dolly Parton, a friend of Anderson, also paid tribute to her, saying in a statement: "Lynn is blooming on God's Rose Garden now.The walk-through mural masterpiece that is Philadelphia's Magic Gardens has a new exhibit in its indoor gallery. Denton's "Personal Symbols" incorporates selections from her paintings, sculptures and film, exploring her artistic history with the city and connection to Isaiah Zagar, the founder and artist behind the Magic Gardens.Zagar started the space as a neighborhood mural project, eventually turning it into a nonprofit organization and permanent art destination.Originally from Tennessee, Denton, 73, has been creating art in Philly for 40 years, with a focus on community projects.
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Every year unique sightseeing places of Yerevan, including architectural masterpieces, historical monuments, museums, centers of modern art, many restaurants of haute cuisine attract millions of tourists from all over the world. Yerevan is a modern European city with its own unique charm and colors, where almost three thousand-year history and developed urban infrastructure are ideally combined. The best sightseeing places in the center of Yerevan.
So, we will compose our guide to the sightseeing places of the Yerevan center, as one article can't fit all the sights, we confine with the most favorite route of our tourists, and a detailed map of the sightseeing places of the Yerevan center which is presented in this blog.
We will begin our route from the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts Matenadaran named after St. Mesrop Mashtots - the world's largest repository of manuscripts, where unique samples are exhibited, including the smallest as well as the largest հand-made book in the world.
Further on the route comes Yerevan Cascade, which is a unique architectural complex realized by original and non-standard solutions, consisting of an artificial waterfall where water falls from the pipes that form the traditional symbols of Armenia.
The road to the Cascade is crossed by the Tamanian square,who is the chief architect of Yerevan, where the contemporary art statues from Gafeschyan Museum are on display, and is now on the Cascade Center of the Modern Art of Gafeschyan. From the top of Cascade opens the panorama of Yerevan and the legendary mountain Ararat.
Continuing the route in the direction of Freedom Square, crossing the square of Martiros Saryan, one of the genius artists of the 20th century, in the alleys of Kհazar Parpetci Street and among the houses can be found one of the oldest and most beautiful churches in Yerevan - the Church of St. Zoravor Astvatsatsin.
Further on the root comes Freedom Square, where the Armenian Academic Opera and Ballet theater after A. Spendiarov is located.
Crossing the square near Freedom Square, passing by "Swan Lake" we reach to the most wide footpassenger street of Yerevan - Northern Avenue. There are many modern houses, shops, boutiques, cafes, bars and restaurants on this avenue. The Northern Avenue is adjacent to the main square of Yerevan - the Republic Square, where the National Historical Museum of Armenia is located.
The museum presents the items of material culture found on the territory of Armenia and related to the periods from the Stone Age to the end of the 19th century; there are about 400,000 items of national heritage, divided into sections of archeology, ethnography, numismatics. Next to the Historical Museum is the National Picture Gallery.
Our tour in the center of Yerevan will be completed on the "Vernisazh" souvenir market, which is located at the end of the Garegin Nzhdeh square, not far from the Republic Square.
What to see in Yerevan in the summer?
So, let's create top 10 sights that we recommend you to see during summer in Yerevan:
- The ancient city-fortress of Erebuni and the Museum of Erebuni located on the Arin-Berd hill (Yerevan), next to the remains of the Urartian fortress Erebuni.
- A walk through the center of Yerevan (Cascade - Freedom Square - Northern Avenue - Republic Square), where during summer all kinds of festivals and national dances are often held.
- Komitas square, where there is a statue of great Armenian composer. By the way, in the Arshakunyants avenue, there is Museum Institute named after Komitas, which is interesting not only for its exhibits, but also for its architectural designs.
- St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, which is the most important church in Yerevan.
- Haghtanak Park (park of Victory) and the monument of Mother Armenia; the museum of the Ministry of Defense is located at the base of the monument, where armament models are displayed around the pedestal. There are a lot of carousels and entertainment places for kids in the park.
- Tumo Park, next to the school Creative Technology Center Tumo, which is on the list of the top 10 technological schools for teens around the world. The park is very picturesque, river Hrazdan flows along the way.
- Lovers park, a cozy park in the center of the city on Baghramyan Avenue, where there is entertainment place for children as well.
- Kid's Railway of Yerevan - where a real children train goes along!
- Yerevan Zoo, is also interesting, as there are some cages, which are open, and there is a horse-riding school at the zoo.
- Singing /dancing fountains on the Republic Square of Yerevan, where the show begins every day at 20:45, and lots of tourists gather around that fountains.
What is worth to see in Yerevan during wintertime?
The climate in Yerevan during winter is temperate; usually the temperature does not drop below -5 C 0, so it is quite comfortable for walking, thus our division of Yerevan's sightseeing places for wintertime is very conditional, with the exception of pre-Christmas ceremonies, which are held in the city Center.
So, the top 10 sightseeing places that we recommend you to see in wintertime in Yerevan are;
- Christmas Market in the North Avenue, where the real atmosphere of magic reigns.
- Open air skating- rink on Swan lake, after skiing you can warm yourself with a delicious mulled wine in one of dozens of cozy cafes located near the ice rink.
- Park Eraz, where there is a magic city place and the residence of Santa Claus.
- Puppet Theater named after Tumanyan, recognized as the best in Europe.
- Visits to the popular museums: Martiros Saryan House Museum, Sergei Parajanov House Museum, Aram Khachaturian House Museum.
- "NPAK"; the center of modern experimental art.
- Megerian Carpet weaving factory in Yerevan, where you can see the technology of traditional hand-carpet weaving, admire the exhibition of the best hand-made carpets and, after which if you wish you can buy them.
- Ararat Museum located in the legendary Armenian cognac factory.
- The best restaurants in Yerevan; Dolmama, Wine Republic, Lavash, Tsirani, Yerevan Pandok.
- We will finish the list with the shopping and entertainment centers for the shopaholics, Dalma Garden Mall, Yerevan Mall, RIO, by the way the prices for world brands are much cheaper than in many countries of the world and the Tax-Free system is working there.
Tours around Yerevan and its suburbs.
Around Yerevan, within 30 km ride there are many cultural and historical heritage places. We recommend to combine rest in Yerevan with short tours around Yerevan suburbs; here is the list of the most popular destinations:
- Etchmiadzin Holy Cathedral - the spiritual center of all Armenians and the most ancient Christian church (301bc). On the way to Etchmiadzin you can visit the ruins of Zvartnots temple (5th century), which is called as well as Temple of the awaken angels. This temple is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
- Garni-Geghard; Not far from Yerevan is the only survived pagan temple of Garni ( I century BC) ,nearby in the village of Geghard there is a unique Monastery complex Geghard (literally "spear") IV century,which is carved into the rock. Here the spear that pierced Christ were held for a long time, now it is kept in the Holy Etchmiadzin Cathedral.
- Khor Virap Monastry complex is located at the foot of the biblical mountain Ararat. The monastery is located above the underground prison, in which, according to legend, the Armenian king Trdat III kept in custody St. Gregory the Illuminator for about 15 years , before he was converted to Christianity. After that Armenia was converted to Christianity in 301, thus becoming the first country to adopt Christianity as a state religion.
- Medieval castle Amberd, erected on the edge of the gorge. Although only a part of the walls were preserved, but it has still completely preserved the spirit of greatness. And on the way to the castle there is a monument to the Armenian alphabet letters, each letter is carved from stone with a height of over one meter and is decorated with traditional Armenian symbols. There is also largest in the region Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory named after V. A. Ambartsumyan nearby.
- Winery Voskeni, where wine is produced exclusively from local varieties of grapes, and in summer, it is possible to organize tasting as a picnic.
To all tourists who decided to travel around Yerevan and the surrounding area, we recommend to contact with Chummy Tour, where experienced specialists will offer you ready-made tour packages or prepare an individual offer in accordance with your preferences and interests. It is guaranteed with more profitable terms with us,than an independent organized rest.


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How to work in partnership in a housing co-operative
From Vicky Watts – Old Oak Housing Co-op – Carmarthen
My experience was that we were going to build a co-operative scheme and had to find the interested members through recruitment.
Our development (construction) process began some time before we recruited the members; Welsh Government had offered funding, Carmarthenshire Council took it on, earmarked a site, did outline planning and then handed it over to us – which is where our construction process and the recruitment began.
Working with the members kicked in for real in July 2014 when we held open information sessions. Anyone interested was invited to put their name on a list, and we worked from that list to make offers. We held a social event in December 2014, where members met for the first time – very informal, mince pies and games!
In January 2015 we began a programme of training for the members, supplied by Confederation of Co-operative Housing, with the first few sessions delivered by their Nic Bliss, and supported by Dave Palmer from the Wales Co-operative Centre. I then took over, arranging sessions from relevant colleagues on things like allocations, dealing with anti-social behaviour, rent management, repairs and maintenance etc. This meant that the members could then decide what aspects of housing management they wished to take on themselves – and which they didn't! The sessions were fortnightly, and we broke for summer and Christmas. My role was development of the members, and liaison between Gwalia, the construction company and the co-op members. It was very intensive for much of the time, but this was working with a group of people who had no real idea what a co-operative was, to begin with.
We were lucky with the contractors – they were very proactive and worked very positively with the members – they held 'bricklaying' sessions – enabling members each to lay a brick at their own home, they helped to organise and fund a community tea party to help members meet their prospective neighbours, and they held poster competitions for children.
The properties were completed in December 2016 and members moved in during early January 2017. They signed a management agreement with us in June 2017, which sets out what their roles/responsibilities are and how they will carry those out. They have taken on low-level anti-social behaviour (retaining an option to buy in services from us), allocations and lettings, and landscape management, while they retain an option to take on matters such as repairs and maintenance at a later date.
Of course, I have just given you a bare outline of how it worked – the whole thing has taken three years to bring to a stage where we have given the group the tools they want to move onwards, but they will now be spending time settling down together in their homes.


text: Rispondi a: The volume bar has disappeared. There's no sound in apps.In my case it was also a mechanical problem and nothing related to software. I wiggled a credit card in the dock connector and the sound came back momentarily. So I knew that the dock connector on my iPhone 4S had some bad contacts in there. The toothbrush alone didn't help at all but when I sprayed some WD-40 in the connector the sound came back immediately all by itself. Amazing. I keep my iPhone very clean so it wasn't dirt. It must have been simple oxidation. So take some contact spray like WD-40 and give it a try.


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Forecast Overview:
– Colder temperatures, although still warmer than average, will return tomorrow to the area, with mostly cloudy skies and highs in the mid to upper 40s across the area, possibly reaching 50 degrees near NYC. Temperatures will gradually cool down through Friday and Saturday with mostly sunny skies, with highs in the lower to mid 40s expected across the area for both days.
– There is still some uncertainty for a weekend storm potential, which the GFS and NAM show for Sunday with possible snow in parts of the area, and the CMC/ECMWF show for Monday into Tuesday. I am siding with a scenario closer to the CMC and ECMWF at this time, with dry conditions lasting through Sunday with temperatures still in the lower to mid 40s, followed by slightly warmer temperatures for Monday and possibly Tuesday along with a chance of showers. No significant rain is expected in this time frame.
– Looking towards the middle of next week and beyond, most models push the polar vortex south towards central Canada, with mostly established ridging near the western US by that time. By now, there is little doubt that changes will happen in the pattern, especially considering the consistency of these solutions and the fact that this is entering the 7-day range, not staying beyond 10 days as the previous failed pattern change attempts through early January were. Although the changes in the pattern are not expected to be big and will most likely be temporary, with a warmer second half of February appearing more likely, there is still a small window of opportunity, likely between February 10 and 15, to get a potential snow event in the area. It is not a guarantee that it will snow in the area, but rather a time frame when the pattern may be the most supportive of such an event. This may be one of the only opportunities to see a bigger snowstorm this winter; should the pattern return to its original position in the second half of February, by the next time the pattern attempts to turn colder, it may be too late for bigger snowstorms.


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My normal routine these days involves checking the various employment sites looking for future employment. Today I stumbled upon a job that at least in description fits what I'm looking for — PROGRAMMING/WEB DESIGN/SYSTEMS DEVELOPER. Once I started reading it I couldn't help but think it was a scam. For the low price of $950 for 'documents' I could be making $30,000 a month for the next six months. Sign me up, I'm off to Lagos to work in the phishing industry.
I can't help but think that this is just another variation of a 419 scam except the dollars involved are much lower. Has anybody out there seen these before? Could I really make $180,000 by July or would I likely be left for dead on the side of some Nigerian road? Nevermind, I think I answered my own question.
UPDATE – It appears as though Monster believes it's a scam too. It's gone. I did save a copy of it and here's a small piece of the job description.
You are liable to make charges of about USD$950.00 for the procurement of your working and residential permit
documents which covers:
- Administrative charges
- Diplomatic Courier Charges
- Working Permit charges
- Residential Permit charges
- Hard copies of the terms
[…] SALARY: Expatriates shall be entitled to a Net Salary of US$180,000.00 in six (6) months. This salary shall be paid monthly at US$30,000.00. Work time shall be 40 hours workweek for the 26 weeks contract term. Any work performed beyond the normal 40 hrs a week, work time, shall be due for an overtime benefit to be paid at $300.00 per hour.
A quick search for Addax Petroleum on Google turned up this. Apparently this guy actually applied and Monster contacted him directly. There are also copies of correspondence received from the company. Those Nigerians sure are crafty.


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I have been on holiday in the Lake District and have had no internet reception at all. So I will give a quick update on how the gluten free challenge went over the last week or so. Holidaying gluten free has definitely been the hardest part of the challenge so far. I found myself barred from So many greatly anticipated seaside experiences. I was even unable to engage in the traditional seaside ritual of tucking in to fish and chips on a windy beach. Luckily we were staying in a chalet and so I had a complete kitchen at my disposal. I had packed a selection of my favorite gluten free goodies in preparation. Although for the first few days I did enjoy my food, having to prepare my meals separately from my friends started to make feel rather isolated. The enjoyment of good food is something to be shared and my gluten free diet was beginning to feel divisive and alienating. I decided to nip this feeling in the bud hastily by involving my friends in my new gluten free lifestyle and sharing my bag of gluten free treats with them all. They were all too happy to munch into my gluten free crisps over a movie. I rustled up some scrumptious pasta served with some gorgeous local bacon for dinner which they loved. I even woke up extra early one morning to make some scrumptious gluten free pancakes. I mixed banana through some of the batter to make them extra sweet. After a little exploring through the many scenic villages scattered throughout the Lake District, I soon discovered that many small cafes were serving gluten free options. It struck me then how quickly awareness about gluten free food has spread. A few years ago when I last visited the area I can't imagine that there were many gluten free options available at all. I was able to sit besides my friends in cafes, and tuck into gluten free banana bread, Victoria sponge cake and even an English scone. I can't lie and say that the gluten free trip was easy. Luckily I was holidaying in the UK; luckily I had a kitchen at my disposal. If I were staying in a hotel or overseas I think this may have been near impossible. Certainly this experience has reminded of me of the joy that is found in sharing good food with good friends. When your diet is restricted in any way it can be hard to recapture those opportunities or share in those moments. I managed to find a loop hole by turning chef and cooking delicious gluten free food for everyone. My friends seemed to enjoy it as much as I did.
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Molon Labe by Boston T Party (http://www.amazon.com/Molon-Labe-Boston-T-Party/dp/1888766077/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386280934&sr=8-1&keywords=molon+labe+boston+t+party)
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Also Wikipedia at;[below] has a good review also
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There is most definitely more in the Kyle book as you'll soon see.
There is most definitely more in the Kyle book as you'll soon see.
Libertas - were you ever right. Just finished reading "American Sniper". Sure am glad I read the book after seeing the movie. The movie was great, but the book, as usual, was far more in depth....Can sum it up with one word -- WOW !!!!
Sorry you didn't like it, IDP.
Read it a few years ago and was flabbergasted at how exact the parallels were.
Down to exact words.
It sounds like you were turned off on the presentation and, possibly, overlooking the message?
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Rereading 'The Devil's Delusion, Atheism & It's Scientific Pretensions' (http://www.davidberlinski.org/devils-delusion/about.php), by [non-Christian] David Berlinski - in which he obliterates anti-Christian science mumbo-jumbo as a pseudo-basis for argumentation.
On Darwin:QuoteSusppicions about Darwin's theory arise for two reasons. The first: the theory makes little sense. The second: it is supported by little evidence.
On computer models simulating Natural Selection (and, by extrapolation, Climate Change):QuoteWhat these computer experiments do reveal is a principle far more penetrating that any that Darwin ever offered:
There is a sucker born every minute.
BTW, David Berlinski has a daughter Claire Berlinski who wrote a very good piece recently
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/12/06/the-warlock-hunt/ (https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/12/06/the-warlock-hunt/)
The Warlock Hunt.
BTW, David Berlinski has a daughter Claire Berlinski who wrote a very good piece recently
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/12/06/the-warlock-hunt/ (https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/12/06/the-warlock-hunt/)
The Warlock Hunt.
Thanks - just pasted it into Word to save when I can tackle it over the break. :D
BTW, David Berlinski has a daughter Claire Berlinski who wrote a very good piece recently
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/12/06/the-warlock-hunt/ (https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/12/06/the-warlock-hunt/)
The Warlock Hunt.
Thanks - just pasted it into Word to save when I can tackle it over the break. :D
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