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As I ponder the Greatness of God and His Salvation through His Son Jesus Christ, I wonder just how many Christians understand His Great Work in their lives? As a Christian I am often reminded by the Holy Spirit how much Jesus suffered for my Redemption. As an individual Christian living within the Body of Christ and struggling to build His Kingdom as the Spirit prods me, I have a sense of His Divine Presence in my life. Here are some of my thoughts recently to try and illuminate my hearts devotion this past week. It is better to understand than to be understood! Better to Love than to be loved! Better to pray than to worry!
It is better to Trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man! It is better to do what Gd says than to simply know what He says! It is better to give than receive. Better to be kind than to be bitter. Better to be smile than to frown. Better to have something in the next life than to have everything in this life! Better to forgive than become bitter! Better to repent than to be able to define repentance! Better to have a contrite heart than one that is proud! Better to keep my mouth shut than to offer a sacrifice of fools! Better to be Thankful to God than to Grumble and complain! O Divine Master help me to sow love where there is hate. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is distrust, Honor! Where there is division, unity! Help me to sow in Righteousness and Reap your Unfailing Love! Help me to comfort the neglected. Bring Truth where there is deceit! Where there is stress, bring Gospel of Peace! O Jesus, help me to see that your Grace is more than sufficient for my weaknesses! Give me a strong desire to seek the lost! Proclaim Freedom to the captives! To stand strong on your Mighty Word! Help me Jesus to forgive as you have forgiven me! Help me to Love what you Love and hate what you hate! May I reflect your Image in the way I live my life, not just in my words! May the Wellspring of Living Waters flow freely from my life! O Gracious and Merciful Savior, make my life a witness of your Glory! Fill me with your Holy Spirit that I may not forget your Word or your Power! Help me to Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness so I will be Filled! Grant all who read this the ability to forsake themselves and Trust in Christ Alone for Eternal Life! Eternal Joy! Eternal Bliss! All in the Name of Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God! Amen!!
Posts Tagged 'seeker'
O Divine Master, hear our cry!
Posted in Inspiration, tagged bible, blessing, blood of Jesus, Christianity, devotion, Faith, God, Inspiration, jesus, Prayer, religion, seeker, Thanksgiving, truth on September 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »
As I ponder the Greatness of God and His Salvation through His Son Jesus Christ, I wonder just how many Christians understand His Great Work in their lives? As a Christian I am often reminded by the Holy Spirit how much Jesus suffered for my Redemption. As an individual Christian living within the Body of Christ and struggling to build His Kingdom as the Spirit prods me, I have a sense of His Divine Presence in my life. Here are some of my thoughts recently to try and illuminate my hearts devotion this past week. It is better to understand than to be understood! Better to Love than to be loved! Better to pray than to worry!
God's Healthcare Plan!
Posted in Inspiration, tagged blood of Jesus, body of Christ, christ, Christianity, Faith, God, Healing, Inspiration, jesus, Politics, Prayer, seeker, truth on August 12, 2010| 3 Comments »
So many in our society are addicted to illness! Why is that statement being presented in this devotion? Take a look around. Look at the hospital emergency rooms. Look at your Doctors office. Look at our Nations focus for the last decade, if not longer, in the political realm! Where's my healthcare? I am entitled to healthcare! I am an American and I have a right to healthcare! Vote for me and I will give you the right to healthcare, rants most politicians. My concern is not so much political as it is Spiritual. As a Christian I am told in the Word of God that dependence upon Christ alone for Salvation is not an option but a requirement! Christ paid for our sins on the Cross of Calvary! God's Salvation by Grace was given to all who would put Faith in Christ Blood and believe that Christ was Raised from the dead! Thank God for His Mercy and Grace! Is that all? Is that the only thing God did for us through His Son? Saving our souls from sin, death and the Devil? Absolutely not! Did you know physical healing was given as well?
Listen to what the Bible says concerning healing through Christ. Ps 103:2 "Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits– 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. 6 The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed." How about this verse; "1Pe 2:24 "He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed." What about the many verses in the Gospels where Jesus brings healing and then tells the recipients, "your faith has healed you." Let me say right here that I am not saying you don't have faith if you go to your doctor! What I would like to point out here is that Christian's should seek healing for their physical needs first at the feet of Jesus! Cry out to Him when an infirmity comes upon you! Have faith that He has healed you. Don't pray for healing and then start doubting, Believe that you have received healing! Have you done that before seeking a Doctor's advice? I can testify to many who have received healing without the aid of technology! Yes, I know that God has bestowed knowledge and Wisdom to mankind concerning our bodies. But I cannot and will not believe that God wants us to rely upon Doctors for our healing! He wants to touch you and heal you mentally, physically and spiritually! How many times have you got sick and never ask Jesus to bring healing? How many times has God healed you through Doctors and you never acknowledged His Divine healing? God wants us to be dependent upon Him! Has your Church Pastor preached and obeyed Scripture concerning healing? Listen to what the Bible says; James 5:14 "Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." Do you believe this passage dear Christians? Do you believe in Divine healing or not?
Listen to what Paul the Apostle says concerning our remembrance of the Lord's Supper. 1Co 11:23 "For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me." 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me." 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 27 Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. 28 A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. 31 But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment." Could it be that many Christians have a sickly attitude because of their irreverence for Christ? Weak and sick in verse 30 sure seems to point to Christians infirmities as the result of unworthily partaking of the Body and Blood of the Lord.
To address this further I will attempt to point out a powerful comparison from the Old Testament and its fulfillment in the New. Notice this passage from Isaiah 53 which directs our attention to the coming of Christ in the future and Suffering for all humanity. Isaiah 53:4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed." Now compare that with Peters proclamation. 1Peter 2:24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed." Did you here what the prophet and Apostle said concerning the work of Jesus the Messiah? Isaiah says He took our infirmities (sickness) and by His wounds we are, present tense, healed; whereas Peter's proclamation was (have been) past tense, healed. Wow! We as Christians have healing in Jesus broken body before we even get sick! That sounds like the best healthcare plan I ever heard and it is a Promise from God, not a politician! Next time you get sick consider these passages and cry out to Jesus in Faith for healing. If the infirmity remains then seek Doctors advice! Always seek God first and give Him the honor due His Name! Amen
Most Christians Cannot Explain their Faith!
Posted in Inspiration, tagged christ, Christianity, Church, Faith, God, jesus, preaching, religion, seeker, truth, worship on June 9, 2010| 2 Comments »
Many things are happening today that should cause Christians to pause and take note. The Church for instance. Just stop and ponder a moment about the changes that has come over the past 20 years. As I share a few thoughts and make a few observations, please pray concerning what you are reading. First thing I would like to do is define the word contemporary. 1. existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time. 2. of about the same age or date. 3. of the present time; modern: a lecture on the contemporary novel. For the task at hand, modern, will fit best for this devotion. It is obvious that modern Churches have some pros and cons. First the positives. Contemporary praise and worship songs can be very uplifting and Christ honoring. They seem to have a more upbeat tone than some of the traditional hymns which can stir some emotion into the worship. This is not to say that emotionalism is all good but does seem to honor Christ when He Commanded us to Love Him with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. Modern Churches with modern worship services can be very Glorifying to Christ and can lead many to Christ as Savior.
Secondly the negatives. Contemporary praise and worship can become idiolatry just as traditional. If the worshiper is getting a high and is focused on the entertainment value, then to much emotion can certainly lead the worshiper to commit idiolatry by getting a boost of adrenaline instead of focusing on Glorifying God with their all!
Now lets look at Preaching the Word of God. Worship is important and preaching is part of that worship. The problem comes when Preaching contemporary messages. So many Churches have abandoned Rock solid Bible Preaching for some hybrid modern seeker friendly social club! Not offending anyone or making people feel comfortable seems to be the standard. I recently read an article about this very subject and would like to share. The title speaks volumes: Most Christians Cannot Explain their Faith, Says Apologist. Here is the article.
The faith of most Christians, even that of many pastors, will not stand up to intellectual scrutiny, according to renowned apologist Josh McDowell.
This is a concern because pastors' inability to present biblical truth comprehensibly and relevantly has led to children from Christian families leaving the church, research has shown.
In the United States, the age at which nearly all such children leave church has decreased to 18 years.
Not even the children of many successful ministers are spared.
McDowell made his comments at a recent networking dinner among various men's ministries organized recently by Men-in-Covenant. MiC is the men's ministry of Covenant Evangelical Free Church.
He recalled speaking with the pastor of one of the largest U.S. churches, a man known for his expository preaching. Confiding in him, the pastor said their church was losing its youth right after high school graduation.
In his 50 years of ministry, McDowell has asked several thousand pastors and leaders how they could be certain Jesus Christ said "I am the truth" and not one of many truths or a truth.
"Not one person has ever given me an intelligent, biblically-based answer," said the author of The New Evidence that Demands A Verdict.
During the past six years, he asked hundreds of Christians and leaders why they see themselves as Christians. Again no one gave him an "intelligent" answer. In the past 17 years, he has asked over 4,000 pastors, leaders and parents why they believe the Bible is true. A mere six "came close to giving an intelligent answer," McDowell noted.
"If anything is based upon truth, it's the Christian faith," he said. "Christians who do not know why they have faith or believe have a very difficult time expressing themselves to others.
"The saddest thing is people come to me and say, 'What's the answer?'"
"I say, 'There's no answer… There are hundreds of answers.'"
Most Christians, even some pastors, don't even know one. On the other hand, the apologist said he could give 50 reasons for his belief that the Bible is true. Ninety-five percent of Christians gave disappointing responses when asked why they believe Jesus is the Son of God.
Asked why the Bible is true and historically reliable, Christians replied that it was what they had been taught by their church or parents.
A common response that most Christians gave to both questions was that it is "what I believe." McDowell responded: "That's voodoo thinking. Where did we ever get that crazy idea that something is true just because we believe it?
"If that is true, then there will never be heresy. Everybody would be right."
On one occasion, 13 youth pastors at a large convention were unable to reasonably answer the apologist's question.
Finally one young person stood up, walked toward him and told him he knew the answer. The young man promptly held up his Bible and said, "Because I believe it."
And to McDowell's dismay, all the youth pastors applauded him.
McDowell said, "Young man, do you know the difference between you, me and the majority of Christians in the world?
"To you, it is true because you believe it. For me, I believe it because it is true." Another response the apologist received was: Because I have faith.
He commented, "Where did we ever get the crazy idea that faith makes something true? That's idiotic. That's so unbiblical you can call it heresy.
"God doesn't use faith to create truth. He uses truth through the Holy Spirit to create faith."
Christians, the apologist stressed, are called to explain their faith when asked. They are set free by the faith in the truth, he expressed, referring to John 8:32.
Yet others say Christianity is true because Jesus changed their lives.
Even this will not stand up to intellectual scrutiny, McDowell argued.
"Lies change lives; cults change lives," he said.
To make such an appeal is "not the essence of Christianity," the author emphasized.
McDowell said: "We owe it to ourselves, we owe it to our children, we owe it to our neighbors, we owe it to the lost, to tell them not just what we believe but why do we believe it."
Ascension of Christ!
Posted in Inspiration, tagged Ascension, blood of Jesus, Christianity, Faith, God, heaven, jesus, Prayer, religion, repentance, seeker, Theology, truth on May 16, 2010| 2 Comments »
There seems to be some confusion in the minds of millions, if not billions, about who Jesus Christ is and what He has done. Many have tried to articulate the Life and Works of Jesus Christ in hopes of dispelling misconceptions about His Character. I am not qualified, nor claim to be, a Theologian. I would however like to talk briefly about my Savior's Ascension. The Ascension is when Jesus rose to the right hand of His Father in Heaven. Here is one Biblical account; Acts 1:9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. 10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
11 "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven." 1. Why did Jesus go up there? 2. Does His Ascension point to His second Coming? 3. Why is this important to Christian doctrine? These questions shall be briefly answered. The Bible best answers the questions. 1). Isaiah 53:12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors." Ok, so the Old Testament prophet said He would bare the sins of many and will make intercession for them or on their behalf. Wow what a Truth that is, that the Son of God not only took my sins upon Himself and paid the penalty, but now He is praying for the repentant sinner. The New Testament also says this; Romans 8:34 Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died– more than that, who was raised to life– is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 2). The Bible also says in the text of the Ascension that our Lord will Return the same way He went up. Daniel 7:13 "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. We did not see His Ascension but we will see Him descending! Jesus spoke of this in Matthew 24:30. "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory." Also in Revelation 1:7 " Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen." He went up and is Coming back down. Are you ready? 3). This teaching is important to Christianity because of the Great Work Jesus did for you and me. We need to point people to the Jesus who Died on a Roman Cross, was buried in a borrowed tomb, He was Resurrected from the dead and He Ascended and is Coming back soon! We dare not forget His Ascension which points to His Coming! There are millions and billions on this planet that need to hear this message. The Blood of Jesus has no power to save unless the sinner repents and turns to His Mighty Works! Jesus is Coming soon, turn to Him now if you have not done so already.
Few thoughts about Morality!
Posted in Inspiration, tagged Atheism, bible, christ, Christianity, Faith, God, jesus, religion, seeker on April 20, 2010| 5 Comments »
It is amazing how many intellectual Atheist cannot define evil. I do not intend to belittle any, only to stimulate thinking. By definition, I am not very knowledgeable of the origins of Atheistic thought. Nor do I claim the desire to understand every thought from every Atheist. Let me ask a few questions for which most Atheist try to explain away. Does evil exist? Define evil please? Ok, here are a few secular definitions; 1. morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked: evil deeds; an evil life. 2. "extreme moral wickedness." Now here is an Antonym–righteous. Secular definitions-1. characterized by uprightness or morality 2. acting in an upright, moral way; virtuous. Now who sets the parameters? What is right and what is wrong? Can man set these parameters? Who says the murder is wrong? Who says sleeping with another mans wife or husband is wrong? Who says stealing is wrong? Is not Murder evil? How about the evils of Adultery? The evil of taking something that does not belong to you. To say that mankind and his behavior evolves through the millennia is absolutely illogical. With this train of thought, one day murder will evolve into giving life, adultery will be what gives strength to marriage and stealing will evolve into charity. What is Atheism? Definition of Atheism: 1. the doctrine or belief that there is no God. 2. disbelief in the existence of a supreme being or beings. Is this logical? To believe there is no belief? An Atheist told me some time back that faith is believing in something that you know does not exist. Wow that redefines logic. The end of Faith is the aspirations of many Atheist', which in turn would be the end of Atheism. Only suggesting that there is something Greater than the Intellect of mankind! What is the mathematical percentage that everything that is known just happened? God does exist. Jesus did die on a cross and was raised from the dead! With man, this is impossible, but we are not talking about man are we? By the way, I am not telling anyone how or what to believe. That is your free will choice!
What is Faith?
Posted in Inspiration, tagged bible, christ, Faith, hell, jesus, religion, seeker, truth on January 14, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Not good or bad, but Alive!
Posted in Inspiration, tagged bible, Church, devotion, Faith, Holiness, jesus, religion, seeker, study, truth on September 15, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Not good or bad, but alive! Romans 8:9 "You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ." There are religious people who have the name of Christ but whose spirit is the spirit of Adam. They belong to the old order which perishes, not to the new order of life in Christ Jesus. The point is not that they are good or bad but that they are dead. Their direction is wrong; they are on their way to the grave, not on their way out of it! It is not that I plant, but what I plant that matters. A man could plant gold beads for a lifetime and have nothing to show for his trouble. Christ makes the difference between death and life, always and everywhere. He is the Prince of life and whatever He touches lives! The fabled Midas had a magic power which made everything he touched turn to gold. It is not a fable, but wondrously true and real, that the power to give life belongs to Christ. Nothing He touches can never die and whatever is dead has only to be touched by Him to live again and forever! "We who bear the name of Christ should give ourselves no rest till we are sure we posses the Spirit of Christ…Without that Spirit no man can speak a living word or do an immortal deed!" A.W. Tozer So many people who carry the name Christian seem to be lacking the Spirit of Christ. Their lives are full of sin, depression and live according to the World. Listen to the Biblical evidence and let the Spirit of Christ shower you with Truth and Righteousness. Galatians 5:22-24 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires." Remember they which have not the Spirit of Christ do not belong to Him. The proof of our belonging to Christ is not the ability to voice Jesus or quote a Scripture now and again; it is in the proof of the Holy Spirit possessing the believing soul! Not good, not bad, but Alive in Christ. Come to the fountain filled with blood, drawn from Emmanuel's veins. Sinner's bunged beneath that flood, loose all their guilty stains.


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The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)'s rural development interventions in Tajikistan are implemented by the Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP), which was established in 1993 to coordinate relief and humanitarian assistance in the wake of Tajikistan's civil war. Initially focusing only in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO), the programme has now expanded to reach 32 of 54 districts in Tajikistan including the Rasht Valley, Sughd, and Khatlon, with a total beneficiary population of 1.4 million people.
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is committed to putting local communities at the centre of its work. This helps to make interventions directly relevant to local people and contributes to long-term sustainability. Since the late 1990s, MSDSP has fostered a network of over 1,600 village organisations (VOs) and 105 Social Unions for the Development of Village Organisations (SUDVOs), reaching almost 700,000 people (55 percent of the total population) in targeted regions.
However, over the past five years, MSDSP has increasingly sought to link VDPs more closely with government budgeting processes so that capable community-based institutions are able to attract government resources to address their priorities.
Tajikistan's rapidly changing socio-economic environment has led the Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP) to intensify its focus on improving productivity in high-value livestock and horticultural products. Increased availability of imported wheat and significant remittance income has reduced smallholders' interest in producing staple food crops.
In the livestock sector, MSDSP promotes community-based pasture management and improved fodder production. To improve animal health, MSDSP has established a network of 75 private and 34 public veterinarians, a government diagnostic centre, and a medicine cold chain that benefit 60,000 people (12,000 households). These interventions help to limit devastating disease outbreaks and increase the value of livestock.
In horticulture, MSDSP has supported private nurseries, and the Pamir Biological Institute (PBI) in order to improve the quality and productivity of fruit orchards and increase opportunities for biological and conventional pest control. To date, MSDSP has established 27 orchards, (including cardinal cherry, almonds, apricot, apples and walnuts), and brought 20 hectares of land under production. The interventions in horticulture benefit over 20,000 people and have been supported by several international donor agencies.

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Research at Leeds Beckett
Marc Turu-Porcel
Contact Details
Marc Turu-Porcel
Lecturer0113 81 23676 email@example.com
About Marc Turu-Porcel
Marc is a lecturer in Primary Education and Psychology. Marc has a wide experience as a school teacher and educational psychologist. He has worked in primary and secondary education in Catalonia with expertise on the area of inclusion and teacher professional development. Since 2014 Marc has worked in further and higher education in England.
Current Teaching
Marc teaches on the following courses:
- BA (Hons) Primary Education (Accelerated Degree)
- BA (Hons) Primary Education (5-11) with recommendation for QTS
- BA (Hons) Primary Education (Early Years 3-7) with recommendation for QTS
- PG SENCO (Distance Learning)
- MSc Psychology (Distance Learning)
Research Interests
Marc's research interests lie in teacher education, alternative forms of education and communities of practice. He is currently conducting a research on teachers' perceptions of expertise.


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Because it is in the constituency of a government minister the probable re-opening of Stepaside Garda station faces an outpouring of contrived disapproval. It is argued that reopening at Stepaside would be a disgraceful political stroke and no way to establish priorities in state provision. Gimme a break! In my local area (Lucan, Co. Dublin) another minister has been instrumental – or so she claims – in "delivering" a different "cargo", a swimming pool. She has been praised for her efforts and her rivals are envious. A local on-line magazine sees delivery of cargo for the "local community" as the sole criterion when evaluating elected politicians. Moreover, politicians are regarded as an undifferentiated group, political values or ideology simply don't feature. Leaflets from potential candidates and elected representatives almost without exception talk about getting stuff and supporting campaigns to get stuff; an over-used slogan is, "Delivering for the people of Lucan". All of these deliverers are fighting an "establishment" which it is feared is delivering elsewhere.*
In short, Minister Shane Ross, is doing precisely what the overwhelming majority of the citizens see as his job. He is operating the Irish political system of cargo/pressure. If Stepaside Garda Station reopens, his rivals will be hopping mad, his reputation for delivery will be secured and his chances of re-election considerably enhanced. Now, Stepaside is a relatively prosperous area and very likely has a relatively educated electorate. We're not therefore talking about poor people who will "sell" their vote for some personal or local advantage. They are just like the people in Lucan and other places who either think there is no other way of prioritising or who have thought about politics and see the Irish system as prefereable.
There is, however, some sense of shame. Otherwise the audience for ritual condemnation of "stroke politics" would be tiny but there is no substantial, real opposition. Ireland has a functioning, conservative system, supported by the overwhelming majority and one which no political party opposes.
It gets worse.
Ireland has regulated political lobbying and lobbyists. The idea was to take this shady activity and make it transparent. The lobbyists and their companies are of course pleased; they've been institutionalised (No, they've been quasi-constitutionalised.) made respectable and given professional status. They can say honestly that they are essential to the political system. In truth the reason a dodgy, undemocratic process of influence was not banned is that it's integral to the accepted political system.
It gets worse still.
Many of those who would wield influence beyond that of a citizen consider themselves advocates and reject the idea that they are lobbyists. They argue that because their employers are not big business but charities, non-government agencies etc. and because their demands are praiseworthy, they are altogether different. Their demands are indeed different but in terms of wielding influence greater than that of a citizen, they are the same. Moreover, they are salaried professionals using their skill to operate within the system.
Then there's the staff at independent stautory bodies. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is charged among other things with advocating in favour of competition; it even has a Director of Advocacy.**
Do you think it couldn't get worse?
At this point it becomes very, very serious because the cargo/pressure system has absorbed activists and they are not only happy about it, they also continue to believe they are anti-establishment. There might have been a time when a citizen motivated by political values or by an alternative view of what constitutes the good society, would join roughly like-minded people in a political party. The idea being to effect change by the parliamentary route. Today such a citizen would be decried as "establishment" and would likely face opposition to assuming the label, "activist".
Political parties per se are now often rejected. That rejection reduces the liklihood that the orthodox will be challenged by a coherent view of a different good society. We now experience a tyranny of issues and if your issue is not recognised or if you want to talk about matters larger than issues, there is little chance that you'll gain a place within public discourse.
The label political activist today is generally accepted without question. People become political activists. Some are full time. Others mention it in their portmanteau of occupations which helps express an identity. It is assumed that they favour social justice and that they are anti-establishment.
The political activist of today selects issues, becomes part of a campaigning group or joins a political party which is resolutely not an establishment party, a party of government. The objective is to force the establishment to concede on an issue which generally speaking and after a familiar struggle it does but always without damaging the system. Following a concession or "victory over the establishment", activists refocus and attention turns to another issue. It is a stable, conservative system and processing or resolving isolated issues constitutes orderly management.
I've argued in an earlier blog that the Irish system prefigured or was at least well prepared for the arrival of
what some commentators see as a new form of democracy, a democracy changed so as to accommodate a near universal disdain for politics with citizens and politicians sharing what Peter Mair has called an 'anti-political sentiment'.*** The term refers to the abandonment of any kind of universal objective and the decline of traditional forms of parties which represented such objectives. This is nothing less than the replacement of the demos with shifting civil society groups and alliances, together with "rational" or "practical" approaches to policy – doing whatever works without recourse to divisive debate about values or long-term objectives.
Apart from occasional outbursts of mock outrage over stroke politics this all works very well and has widespread support. Conservatives see little change. Members of the government can campaign for cargo to be delivered to their constuency and their re-election may depend on it. The influence of the rich and powerful is now codified, transparent and quasi-constitutional. Charity can lobby for a bit more. Media can accommodate and aid the campaigning of the causes they favour. All can make demands without being asked at whose expense they should be satisfied. With almost everyone keen to be seen as anti-establishment, real dissent is rare and unlikely to be effective. On the left revolution has been abandoned and the working class reduced to a campaigning pressure group.
I wrote some time ago, "In Ireland all of the political parties represented in parliament support the political system in which priorities are set, decisions are made, infrastructure is positioned by way of campaigns which put pressure on the government/political class. They may differ on campaign issues and interest groups favoured but there is no opposition to the basic system."ᶲ I've argued the need for at least one opposition party, prefereably a leftist party and I've suggested that Labour has the credentials and the motivation to risk taking this course.ᶲᶲ The risk is very real because the number of republican/participative citizens who oppose the established cargo/pressure system is unknown.
* A Cargo Cult is a group which believes that if proper ceremonies are performed shipments of riches will be sent from heaven.
** https://www.ccpc.ie/consumers/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Org-chart-Oct-2017.pdf
*** https://colummccaffery.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/ireland-is-a-leader-in-mairs-anti-political-sentiment/
ᶲ https://colummccaffery.wordpress.com/2017/06/21/its-odd-in-ireland-all-the-parties-like-grass-roots-campaigns-and-no-one-is-in-opposition/
ᶲ ᶲ https://colummccaffery.wordpress.com/2016/06/12/time-for-labour-to-think-before-taking-the-familiar-path/


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Kaori teaches Year 12 ESOL class (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and is also a teacher aide helping ESOL students (students who speak another language at home) in their classes at Pukekohe High School.
She comes from Kure city in Hiroshima prefecture. After finishing the 4-year course to be qualified as a junior and senior high school English teacher, she then studied one year at the University of Auckland to learn more about English language and education. She came back to New Zealand soon after returning to Japan and gaining her degree from Hiroshima University. She was employed by Waitakere College and worked as a Japanese teacher for five years.
Kaori gained Permanent Residency and wanted to stay in New Zealand, but her parents wanted her to return to Japan. To find out what she really wanted to do, she spent three months travelling the world including European countries, Egypt and Thailand. She realized two things: She loves children, and she loves New Zealand. "Seeing local children in the countries I visited, I thought I wanted a career working with children. I wanted to live in New Zealand which has a relaxed atmosphere and lots of green open spaces."
She returned to New Zealand and worked at Mt Roskill Intermediate School, Kelson Boys High School and Howick College. She met her husband who lives and works in Pukekohe and moved here. She quit her teaching job when she got pregnant and became a full-time stay-at-home mum, raising three children. After ten years, she returned to teaching in her current job at Pukekohe High School.
This year at Pukekohe High School, there are about 80-90 students in ESOL classes. Some are international students or exchange students from various countries such as China, Japan, Thailand, Brazil and France. Others are migrants who come from countries like Tonga, Kiribati, Fiji, Samoa, India and so on. While teaching Japanese was fairly straightforward following syllabus and textbooks, teaching ESOL to students with varied competence using a wide variety of resources has been a challenge. Kaori spends a lot of time late at night and on weekends planning lessons suitable for individual students and creating assessment tasks for NCEA. It is very rewarding to see her students pass tests and exams. Above all, she always enjoys interacting with teenagers, talking about their family, friends and studies.
When she has free time, she goes out with her 12-year- and 10-year-old sons and 6-year-old daughter, visiting nearby parks, local swimming pools, beaches or shopping malls. Her husband loves sports and he wants to spend time with their children outdoors too, when his days off fall in the weekend, as he is a shift worker.
Kaori is very happy working as an ESOL teacher, and would like to take courses to gain more qualifications when her children grow older.


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Now let's decide how your shopping for personal and household items is treated in your own businesses. You would probably have determined an amount you would pay for these items so that the cash flow of your businesses is not affected negatively even if you didn't pay full retail price for the products and services you consume. At the same time you would want to gauge what your return would be as a result of the money you have spent in these businesses (all your own) and compensate yourself according the business plan and payroll budget.
What would that payroll budget show for your own personal income from those businesses that you own? How much would you pay yourself from the proceeds of your businesses, how often would you pay yourself? Would your earnings be salary, commission or a percentage of the gross revenue of the businesses? How much would your employees earn?
Would you expect them to support the business which pays them? And would you give each employee the opportunity to share in the profits generated from those businesses? They would obviously be trained, but would the training be free of charge or would they have to pay for training in the operation of your businesses?
These and many more questions like them occupy the minds of would-be business owners throughout the United States and indeed, the civilized world, on an ongoing basis and the answers are not always crystal clear or available at the times the questions are being asked. For although there is the usual business plan prior to creating a logo or printing up the business cards and other stationary, the day-to-day operations of the business from opening day seldom goes according to plan;
But there is one element of your businesses that is as predictable as the sun rising in the east: Once the doors are opened, the sign goes up and the lights turned on, the bills-flow (operating expenses) would have been activated and therefore will continue for as long as you own your businesses, whether they are profitable or not.
Keeping in mind the hypothetical expenses discussed earlier, let's keep those businesses, purchase our personal and domestic products and services from them, and pay ourselves according to a pre-arranged amount (percentage of income generated), and offer a similar earnings method to others for their help in building our business while they work toward building theirs.
Let us determine the amount of time we will commit to these businesses in order to build them up to a point where the income derived from them will be sufficient enough to support our household necessities and business materials. Let's begin to operate our businesses immediately after making the decision go into business. Let's not worry about the expenses that existed while we had owned them under the hypothetical scenario above.
Let us operate our businesses without the worry of having to repay a business loan(s) which would have been necessary in the hypothetical scenario above, or pay the utility bills; or the business tax; or the corporation expenses; or the inventory (if a product); or payroll for our employees; or equipment breakdowns. Or any of the expenses (expected and unforeseen) in the hypothetical scenario. Let us make the determination right now that the only thing we need to do in order to operate our own business is to decide to operate our own business.
And if we decide to do it, then let us do it without having to pay one penny upfront or at any other time to operate those businesses, unless we wish to make a purchase for our own personal, domestic or business use. This is not hypothetical, it is real. Welcome to your own businesses minus the operating expenses! Only you will determine if it is to be a MLM business based solely on how many friends (helpers) you share it with.
Here are a few of my offices:
Main office
Gas & Food Store
Credit Report/ Credit Repair office
Home Financing office
Fund Raising Assistance business
There are many others I work with, which you will learn about once your decision is made to operate your own businesses. Part of the training is recorded on audio presentations 1 and 2. It's a good idea to listen to both of them for some perspective on how the company pays us even though we are charged nothing.


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|Tourism Authorities
"We're offering a special Package to tourism authorities who book a seven day assignment well in advance. The package allows us to better plan ahead and delivers a 25% savings on my standard fee, while providing eight features and benefits (refer below). It represents the greatest value-for-money we offer tourism authorities throughout the year."
- David Kirkland
"When you think about how much a tourism authority spends on marketing a destination and how it uses its photographs, it simply makes sense to be building on a solid foundation of high quality images."
David is one of the most widely published tourism photographers in the world. He specialises in working with national, regional and state tourism authorities.
Over more than two decades, David has been repeatedly commission by more than 20 national tourism authorities to deliver high quality photographs to promote their destinations. His photography has been the subject of 16 books, his images are regularly featured in international magazines and newspapers, and he owns the largest On-line photo library dedicated to the South Pacific.
David's expertise is in capturing world-class photographs of a country to be used for promotional purposes, and building professional photo libraries for tourism authorities that become the foundations of their marketing effort. His images are shot to feature in the full range of promotional collateral used by tourism authorities including posters, billboards, brochures, advertising, internet promotion and point-of-sale material. The customised photo libraries he builds are accessed instantly by international media, travel agents, publishers and tourism industry stakeholders to promote their destination.
While David's work has been concentrated on the Asia Pacific region, he has been commissioned by tourism authorities on the African continent and The Middle East. Recent assignments have included South Africa and Ethiopia as well as Saudi Arabia.
It is important to recognise that David is a dedicated tourism photographer - this is the only type of photography he does - and that he specialises in working with regional, state and national tourism agencies. Drawing from his earlier background of managing tourism organisations, he understands the range, the quality and the application of the photographs needed to successfully promote a country, state or region so his assignments are carefully tailored to deliver the key marketing messages of commissioning tourism bodies.
As you may see from David's portfolio, his strength as a tourism photographer is in capturing people enjoying themselves without looking staged, and in differentiating a country from its competition according to its strengths - whether it's the country's culture, its scenery, its flora and fauna or its man-made attractions.
David's work covers all aspects of tourism photography. He uses large format camera equipment and he shoots both underwater and drone photography to international standards (click below for short preview).
David owns the largest commercial on-line photo library dedicated to the South Pacific. The library also includes a growing number of international destinations from the African continent, Asia and the Middle East.
Thousands of David's photographs can be instantly downloading by media, travel agensts and publishers worldwide. To view the library and the countries featured, click on the homepage below:
Samples from David's Tourism Portfolio in earlier years can also be viewed by clicking on the pictures below:
David is one of the most widely published travel photographers in the Asia Pacific region. His reputation has been built on working with national tourism authorities for nearly two decades to provide exceptional images which are used to promote their destinations worldwide.
David started Kirklandphotos.com in 2000. Since then he has been commissioned by most major tourism authorities in the South Pacific and an expanding number of tourism authorities in South-east Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Drawing from his earlier background managing tourism authorities, David's understanding of a tourism authority's needs and his experience in the international marketing arena, coupled with his ability as a photographer, sees him in a unique position to produce a world-class range of promotional images suited to tourism authorities.
Outside of his Special Packages to Tourism Authorities that book prior to April, David offers three main options to organisations seeking to commission his services - each of which is tailored to meet their specific needs and resources.
This includes a standard Seven Day Assignment, a Three Assignment Package which provides for three assignments at a discount rate over an extended period of up to three years, and a 30 Day Residential Package in which David resides in the destination and is available to shoot for the tourism authority for the entire 30 day period. The two larger packages are both aimed at producing a comprehensive image library on the destination and includes the option of establishing a self-managed On-Line Photo Library that can be linked to the tourism authority's web site (Refer section below).
At the start of each year, David also offers the national tourism authority of just one country outside of the Asia Pacific region a special 10 day Sponsorship Package. The most recent national tourism authorities to accept this package was the South Africa Tourism Commission and the Saudi Arabia Commission for Tourism and Antiquities.
All of these packages have proved popular, so we recommend you book early to secure David's services during times that are likely to suit you.
David will shoot to your written brief and a pre-conceived Shot List that clearly identifies the message you want conveyed for your destination, the subjects you want shot, the usage of the photographs and their priority. From the outset, David will work with you - drawing from more than a decade of experience in providing a similar service to other tourism authorities - to help you refine your Shot List and plan for the most efficient way to deliver an appealing range of images. As David says, "Producing an outstanding range of photographs for a tourism authority is 95% planning, 5% pressing the button." From our initial meeting, the best approach to the assignment will be mapped out and agreed to, ensuring we deliver according to your brief and within the budget allocated. At the completion of the assignment, the best photographs captured will be matched to the Shot List and supplied, a License Agreement will be issued releasing the images to your tourism authority, and a conclusion report will be provided.
For more than a decade, David has specialised in working with national tourism authorities to capture world-class promotional photographs. The fact that he continues to service tourism authorities throughout the region is testament to the quality of his work and his ability to deliver what he promises.
Some points to consider:
David specialises in Tourism Photography: Tourism photography at this level is a specialised arena and David has continued to excel in the field by working with national tourism authorities for nearly two decades. It needs to be said that tourism photography - unlike travel photography which is more random and opportunistic - is about shooting to a destination's key marketing messages. It's about carefully planning to capture a range of appealing photographs that best define, differentiate and promote a destination. As his extensive portfolio reflects, David's experience counts for a lot when it comes to mastering outdoor light and the unique cultural conditions of different destinations to deliver high quality promotional images. As a tourism photographer who makes his living providing world-class imagery, David uses the very latest camera equipment, including large format and underwater cameras and professional lighting. His reputation as a professional photographer is built singularly around his ability to capture high quality promotional images of people enjoying themselves, set against backdrops which make a destination distinctive and appealing.
He has a fair idea of your business and its likely needs: In another life, David was the CEO of several member-based tourism authorities in Australia (so he knows you haven't got much money and that there is a sympathetic cast of thousands you have to answer to). From a marketing perspective, he knows what sort of images you are likely to want and how you plan to use them. His assignment will be closely tailored to your needs and the objectives of your marketing strategy.
He knows the Asia Pacific region: Over nearly two decades, David has been commissioned by most national tourism authorities in the South Pacific and several tourism authorities in South-East Asia. More recently, he has extended his service into the Middle East and African continent. So he knows the region well and he has learned to adapt to its unique challenges (....anyone familiar with the region will know this is no mean feat).
He offers value for money: David offers a range of special packages customised to the specific needs and budgets of tourism authorities. He will work with you - as he's done with all of his clients, many of whom continue their association after more than a decade - to ensure you get the best value for money.
From the sky and in the water: David has the latest drone equipment and he photographs underwater.
The Photographs are yours: In a world where professional photographers are applying all sorts of restrictions to their images, we release the images we supply to a tourism authority for all promotional purposes. At the completion of an assignment, we supply the images and a simple License Agreement which releases the images to your tourism authority for all promotional purposes including supply to media and travel agents and use in all promotional collateral (we could hardly have expected to maintain our relationships this long if we didn't).
He's productive: From early in the morning to late at night, David will be working to ensure your assignment is productive. Like you, he wants to capture exceptional images - outstanding images that will define your destination for many years to come.
We'll promote your destination for you: David owns an On-Line Photo Library which features the best of the images he captures on assignment. His work is also represented internationally by Getty's Images. Travel magazine editors, travel agents, tour operators, book publishers and creative agencies are increasingly accessing David's images, generating additional publicity for your destination.
We produce souvenir publications: Unless specifically asked not to, David is likely to use the best of his photographs to produce a range of high quality souvenir publications which will promote your destination - at no charge to you (no advertising is included in the publications. They survive singularly on their commercial merit). Assuming there is a market for such publications on your destination, David's publishing company - Frontier Publications - will develop a range of souvenir publications at its own expense and provide an option for your tourism authority to generate an income from the activity (To view some of the company's publications click here http://www.kirklandphotos.com/frontier-publications).
He'll give you advice on all things photography: David understands the need for a tourism authority to manage its own image library and circulate its photographs widely so, having captured the images, he will help you establish and manage your own image library, guiding you through the best way to store, protect, improve and circulate your images (Refer On-Line Photo Library Option below).
And, importantly, he'll do what he says he'll do: David prides himself on his professionalism. What he promises, will be delivered on time, within budget and to the highest possible standards. And he'll look to excel and produce exceptional images; every assignment is a new opportunity to produce better photographs than the ones he has captured before.
Kirklandphotos specialises in producing customised, self-managed, On-Line Photo Libraries - generally of between 300 and 500 images - for tourism authorities which can be directly linked to their web sites, allowing travel agents and media to instantly access high resolution images to promote their destinations. The particular strength of these libraries is that they are created and overseen by professional photographers who are familiar with the high standards and demands of media and publishers. Strict quality control standards are built into every library, ensuring the highest possible standards are maintained in every image, regardless of whether they are provided by David or other photographers. Several tourism authorities in the Asia Pacific region have commissioned our On-Line libraries (samples below), which Kirklandphotos has offered as part of its service since 2008.
For further information about our On-Line Photo Libraries, click here
To view David's most current photographs and summaries of his most recent assignments, visit David's Blog at www.kirklandphotosblog.com


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Taxi is accomplished production-wise, but it's a paint-by-numbers approach which doesn't stray outside the lines, to its detriment. The chopped-up and pitch-shifted vocal is humorous, and this soon rolls over into a magnolia-shaded groove, which bumps along in a logical manner. Variation is needed for such a basic foundation, but the only time it's provided is after the break when an edgy whirring pad tries, and fails, to make the track burn.
Riva Starr was formerly known in the breaks world as Madox, and the name has changed more than the style—here he provides a drumbreak-backed 4/4 chugger which would have happily fed the breaks machine a few years back, but adds to the kind of cartoonish nature of the release as a whole. On the digital side, M.A.N.D.Y. and Siopis weren't ever going to provide a complete re-twist, and for the most part, the bland raw material isn't livened up, although there's more quality and after the break, a fat-arsed bassline redeems the track somewhat—but not the whole package.
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Mon / 26 Jul 2010
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Daniel Petry
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A1 Taxi (Original Mix)
A2 Taxi (Dub Mix)
B1 Taxi (Riva Starr Mix)
B2 Taxi (Riva Starr Dub)
Digital: Taxi (M.A.N.D.Y. & Siopsis Mix)


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York Web Group was conceived in the summer of 2014 when a group of designers, developers, and marketing individuals saw a demand for affordable, secure, and modern web development services to small businesses and individuals. They saw a creative and technology community with a drive to succeed, but with little options for reliable web development assistance from website experts. They saw businesses and individuals investing thousands of dollars in web development and design services that were never delivered, outdated, or incompatible with mobile devices. Most importantly, they saw a new home and a place to launch their eagerness to give back to the community and utilize their vast knowledge of all things website. They dug deep into her network of creative professionals, organized a small team of experienced professionals, and formed a group who shared their vision — York Web Group.
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Whether you have an interest in property or business home, there might come a time when you require legal representation. Naturally, a realty lawyer will represent you in a land or real estate insurance claims; nevertheless, the experience of this specialist works in more than simply home conflicts
Divorce Settlements
Completion of any marital relationship plan harms. In some cases there is no specific response regarding exactly what ought to occur with any house, land, or business homes that are signed up under both celebrations. A lawyer can assist figure out these ownership insurance claims.
Occupant Disputes.
If you are leasing, a property lawyer can identify if the lease remains in accordance with the law. These attorneys have actually studied the rights and responsibilities of both the renters and the property manager. With their help, you can much better identify if you have a right to take legal action against because of a breach of agreement. Before signing any documents, looking for counsel from a specialist can likewise assist you comprehend all your duties as an occupant and the general legality of the lease.
Regularly, attorneys focusing on home law work as experts. While they may not work for people acquiring simply one house, they do deal with financial investment groups. Find more about report medicare fraud These specialists help in the development and execution of last agreements. Dealing with a financial investment group that uses realty lawyers will lead to a smoother, much easier deal.
Home Disputes.
Among the primary factors somebody would work with a property lawyer is to assist solve a home conflict. They can assist organize a settlement or take the insurance claim to court. Throughout a path, they will use proof to develop an argument that shows their customer is the owner. In addition, this lawyer might likewise work as the representative, assisting to offer the contested home. This is normally done at the demand of the courts. The courts then disperse the revenue made from the sale. Frequently, the cash is rerouted to celebrations that were associated with the preliminary trial.
Some property lawyers likewise have broker accreditations. Requirements differ in between states, however generally, brokers need to show substantial understanding of the deal procedure along with market patterns. They need to be strong arbitrators who are updated on pricing details in your area. Brokers must likewise be extremely knowledgeable about appropriate agreement procedures. Discovering a property lawyer with a brokerage license will assist simplify the deal procedure and minimize expenses.
The services of a realty lawyer are not restricted to the courtroom. Looking for counsel before completing the offer can assist prevent future issues.


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Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Written By: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis
Rating: PG (US) Running Time: 1 hr 45 min
Two Cents:
When I first sat down to write my review after re-watching Ghostbusters for the umpteenth time, at first I thought all I needed to do was link to IMDB's quote page for the movie. But I figured that would be pretty lazy, and I can still include the link after making some observations.
How many comedies can you watch yearly for nearly thirty years after they were made, and still find the jokes funny each and every time? Ghostbusters is that kind of movie for me. It's loaded from start to finish with the most amazing dialog and ideas. I mean really, who thinks up a 100ft Marshmallow man? The plot doesn't really withstand much scrutiny, but who cares right? The premise is great, the characters unforgettable, and the chemistry between Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Bill Murray pretty much ensure any plot faults are completely overlooked.
Movie Prep:
Please don't try to analyze the plot as it's not going to hold up well at all. I mean come on, the story is about catching ghosts! Just relax and enjoy the premise and execution by its leading stars. If you've caught some older SNL skits with Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray or you're a fan of Mr Murray's work in Stripes and Scrooged. You're all set to have a blast with this film. But what am I talking about? Who hasn't seen Ghostbusters?! If that were me, I'd keep quiet about it, and quickly get hold of a copy and watch it.
Best viewing format:
The visual effects have held up great over the last 30 years. If a theater near you is screening the film then certainly go see this on the big screen. At home a HD viewing is the way to go.
Best moment for me: << spoiler >>
This movie has some of the most quotable dialog of any movie made in the last thirty to forty years. So as promised, click here for the IMDB quote page for this film.
But just a few of my favorite moments include:
When Egon turns on Ray's proton pack in the hotel elevator. Venkman's experiment on negative reinforcement of psychokinetic abilities. Ray's plan to approach the ghost they encounter in the New York public library. The shot over Manhattan after the spirits escape from Ghostbusters HQ. Winston's instruction to Ray to always answer YES when asked if you're a god. When Ray conjures up Gozer in the form of a 100ft tall Stay puff marshmallow man. I'll stop there. Now go watch the movie!
References: IMDB – Rotten Tomatoes


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Decades after the Triffids have taken over vast portions of the Earth, David Masen wakes in total darkness – has the Blindness returned?
When one character in a drama is forced to explain that the Isle of Wight isn't hell-bent on world domination, you know you're listening to something rather unusual (for the benefit of our American readers, it's the rough equivalent of saying a similar thing about a small Amish community). Simon Clark's sequel to John Wyndham's classic The Day of the Triffids adopts the same sort of serious tone that Wyndham's own books had, and lends itself to audio adaptation, albeit not in the traditional Big Finish full cast/no narrator manner. In fact, more than anything else, this reminds me of the Dangerous Visions strand of Radio 4 plays from the last couple of years, done with Big Finish's production values.
Sam Troughton makes a good David, while Nicola Bryant makes the most of a number of dramatic opportunities as the many-sistered Kerris Baedekker. Paul Clayton does double duty as David's father, Bill – the protagonist of the original novel – and the unpleasant General Fielding, not going over the top with the latter, despite the character's somewhat melodramatic plans.
John Ainsworth directs from Clark's own script and keeps things moving; there are some great sound designs from Martin Montague (love the Triffid stinger – and the way that its effect is layered for the larger beasts encountered near the end of the story).
There are various loose ends at the conclusion of the story; it would be interesting if this team could put together a third – audio-only – Triffid story to round things off.
Verdict: A lavish audio treatment for Clark's extrapolation of Wyndham's tale. 7/10
Paul Simpson
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A Good Fight
The tone of the Obama-Clinton race has pundits worried. "The concern is this bitter campaign could end up hurting whoever the nominee is," CNN's Jack Cafferty warned last week. The contest, Peggy Noonan wrote in the Wall Street Journal, is "tearing the party apart." On MSNBC, Newsweek's Howard Fineman dubbed it a "civil war."
Huh? For starters, the contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama isn't all that nasty. To be sure, it has had its low moments: Clinton surrogates raising Obama's past drug use, for instance. But by recent historical standards, it's nothing out of the ordinary. In 1992, Jerry Brown accused Bill Clinton of funneling business to Hillary's law firm. In 2000, supporters of President Bush accused rivals of spreading rumors that he had used cocaine. That same year, Al Gore insinuated that Bill Bradley's health-care plan was racist, and Bradley bashed Gore for holding a fundraiser at a Buddhist temple. For better or worse, this is what American presidential politics is like.
What's more, bitter primary contests don't necessarily hurt candidates in the general election. In a 1998 study, the University of New Mexico's Lonna Rae Atkeson found that when you control for other factors, divisive presidential primaries have a "marginal or even nonexistent effect in understanding general election outcomes." To be sure, when an incumbent president faces a tough primary challenge, it's usually a sign that he's in trouble. Think of Gerald Ford in 1976, Jimmy Carter in 1980 or George H.W. Bush in 1992. But it's important to distinguish cause from effect. Ford, Carter and Bush were all politically weak, which is why they ultimately lost. Their primary challengers didn't cause that weakness; the weakness caused those challengers to run.
But when there's no incumbent, a tough primary challenge doesn't tell you anything about a candidate's chances in November. Yes, nasty contests can leave the losers' supporters embittered and less likely to turn out in the general election. (They can also expose vulnerabilities that are later exploited by the other side.) But heated primary battles also mobilize voters, some of whom stay mobilized even if their party nominates someone else. Many of the people who got involved in Democratic politics because of Howard Dean in 2004, for instance, worked to elect John Kerry in the fall.
It's quite possible, therefore, that Obama and Clinton would actually be stronger general-election candidates than if their path through the primaries had been a cakewalk. Both are bringing new voters into the Democratic Party in droves. In Iowa, for instance, a key general election swing state, 62 percent of Hillary Clinton's supporters and 68 percent of Obama's had never attended a caucus before. Some of those new voters will be alienated if their candidate loses, of course, but it's a good bet that most of them will be like the Deaniacs and stick with the party's nominee come fall.
The reason is simple: Obama and Clinton are much closer to each other ideologically than either is to any potential Republican. When primary voters stay home or defect across party lines in the general election, it's usually because they think their party's nominee is no better than the other side's. And that's most likely to occur when the primary fight pits candidates who have fundamentally different views on pressing issues. That was true in 1976, when neoconservative Democrat Henry "Scoop" Jackson ran way to the right of the party's eventual nominee, Jimmy Carter. It was true on the Republican side, when Ronald Reagan ran way to the right of Gerald Ford. It was true in 1992, when Pat Buchanan took on George H.W. Bush. But it's not true today.
One of the biggest trends in American politics in recent years has been a kind of ideological sorting out between the parties, with the Democrats overwhelmingly liberal and the GOP overwhelmingly conservative. In such an environment, primaries may get heated, but the ideological differences are pretty small. When that's the case — as it was when Dean battled Kerry in 2004, or today with Clinton and Obama — the losers' supporters are unlikely to abandon ship in the fall. The early evidence already suggests that. Asked by NBC how they would feel if Clinton won the nomination, 77 percent of Obama supporters in South Carolina said they would be satisfied. When Clinton supporters were asked how they would feel if Obama won, it was 83 percent.
The Clinton-Obama race is close, fierce and at times petty. But it's nowhere near the nastiest in recent memory. And far from damaging the eventual nominee, it could actually help him or her. The pundits should worry about something else.
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama spar during the Jan. 21 debate in South Carolina.


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Since Cora was born (March 30, 2009) I had a plan. I was training – for the Philly Half, then for the Chattanooga Half, and then for the Pensacola Half. On my first run after Cora was born (May 13, 2009) I was already thinking about November and running the Philly Half. And now I've finished the Pensacola Half. Now what? For the first time in a year, I don't have a clear goal. The road races around here absolutely shut down after Memorial Day because it gets so dang hot.
So while I'll do a couple of races in the next few weeks, there is no big goal on the horizon. I guess I'm going into "maintenance mode" and just hope to survive the summer in at least somewhat decent shape.


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- Employer: Hertfordshire County Council
- Reference: RES/19/84737
- Published: Thu 03/01/2019, 11:50 AM
- Closing on: Thu 14/02/2019, 23:55 PM
- Working Pattern: Full Time
- Hours: 37 hours per week
- Salary: £23,866 - £34,106 p.a.
- DBS Check: No
- Location: County Hall, Hertford, Hemel Hempstead , Stevenage , Hertfordshire
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Graduate Management and Finance Management Trainee
Job Title: Graduate Management and Finance Management Trainee
Location: Countywide
Salary Range: £23,866 - £33,136 pa (Management) and £23,866 - £34,106 p.a. (Finance)
Hours: Full time – 37 hours per week
Contract: Graduate Management Trainee - 2 years Fixed Term Contract to September 2021
Graduate Finance Trainee – Permanent
A Leadership Role to Challenge and Inspire Working at Hertfordshire County Council is about enabling Hertfordshire residents to lead happy and healthy lives within thriving communities. We pride ourselves on our diversity, skill, and innovation, and welcome all applicants with a desire to make a difference to local people.
The Scheme:
Our graduate scheme will strengthen your citizen focus, leadership, commercial, and project management skills in a unique local government environment.
Graduate Management Trainee
- Your journey will start with three months focussed on the job training, building a strong support network, and contributing to a variety of front-line projects
- For the remainder of the two-year scheme, you will undertake up to four 6-month placements in different departments across the organisation and its partners.
- Each graduate experience will be unique: placements are based on where the most interesting and stretching pieces of work are, together with each graduate's skills, areas for development and personal preferences.
Graduate Finance Management Trainee
- A 3 year graduate training programme
- Sponsorship to complete the CIPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy) professional accountancy qualification
- Full financial sponsorship, a 'buddy' in your first year, a senior manager as a mentor, and a structured development programme.
- Excellent career prospects with opportunity to progress into senior management roles
- Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
Our graduate scheme offers excellent career prospects with opportunity to progress into senior leadership and management roles within Hertfordshire County Council and the wider public sector.
Your personal development comes first – Throughout the graduate scheme we will prioritise your personal development and tailor projects and placements to your specific needs and skill set.
Flexible working – Work is a thing you do, not a place you go. This means you are trusted to work flexible hours from any of our sites, from home or out and about in the community using technology to collaborate and ensuring a great work-life balance.
Support network – You'll join a wide network of Hertfordshire County Council graduates who'll share their invaluable experience to support you through the scheme and beyond. You'll be allocated a graduate buddy, a mentor from your team, and a senior management mentor.
Rewards package – As an employee of HCC, you are entitled to cashback and savings in hundreds of retailers, supermarkets and more! We also offer a range of salary sacrifice schemes and a generous government pension.
We look for potential so welcome applicants from all backgrounds and degree subjects. Applicants must have a 2:1 degree or equivalent and a passion for public service.
Placements may be based in any of our council offices or partner institutions across the county; therefore it is recommended that applicants have access to transport.
Closing date: 14th February 2019
Interview date: 4th April and 5th April 2019


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All of us in the international education sector value the students we bring to campus, including their diverse backgrounds, interests, perspectives, and talents. But like in all relationships, sometimes we forget to tell our students how much we appreciate them until there's a chance of losing them. We know from historical data that international students tend to retract interest in markets experiencing social and/or political unrest. Now is a perfect time for U.S. institutions to review what they are doing to create a welcoming environment for international students. Here are three ways your institution can take the lead in creating a welcoming and diverse campus community.
Share Your Message
Universities across the country are tackling the idea of acceptance in different ways. Temple University made a video with messages for international students from current students, faculty and staff to express their campus's welcoming nature. Dozens of other universities have joined this national campaign, which rallies around the hashtag #YouAreWelcomeHere. If your institution can take part in spreading this message, please do so. There is a definite power in numbers, and this is an issue where our many universities can work as allies, not competitors.
Be Ready, Be Steady
Studying overseas is daunting enough without throwing political and social uncertainty into the mix. Now more than ever, your advisors should be on call around the clock to hear students' concerns, manage their objections, and be compassionate about their fears. Simply being available shows your commitment to your international population, and they will be reassured by the ease of communicating with your staff.
You will need to be the rock for your prospects. Recognize the challenges of the current climate and address them, but don't get bogged down in the negative. There is a tremendous opportunity here to illustrate the fundamentally welcoming nature of your institution and the underlying integrity of promoting international education. Your efforts to create engagement and a welcoming atmosphere might be the thing that convinces them to pursue their education in the United States—and at your school specifically.
Commit to Action
Big-picture projects like #YouAreWelcomeHere are fantastic, but they are no substitute for ongoing support. Here are some practical, hands-on things your international prospects and enrolled students need from you:
- A commitment from the president to the internationalization of the university.
- A welcome message from your current students.
- A reassurance of your safety record on campus.
- An "open door" invitation to help with the visa process.
- An offer to have an English language or native tongue session with their parents, friends, and family reinforcing your commitment to their child's education in a safe and prosperous atmosphere.
- A reconfirmation your institution's value proposition in terms of quality, academic staff, employment, and salary outcomes.
How many of these are currently happening at your institution? Which ones can you add in the short or long term to make your international students feel more welcome? Make a plan and get started!


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