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5 hours on foot
JR Onomichi Station - Jikoji Temple - Literature Museum - Maneki Neko (Beckoning Cats) Art Museum - Ropeway Station at the foot of the mountain. - Senkoji Temple & Park - Onomichi Motion Picture Museum - Jodoji Temple - JR Onomichi Station
JR Sanyo Line (local line), Onomichi Station
5 minutes on foot
At Jidoji Temple you can experience "Nigiri Botoke" ("Squeezed Buddha") by molding clay in one hand. A friendly priest of this temple will kindly teach you how to make it. You can experience and enjoy making your own original "Buddha".
10 minutes on foot
This tour takes you to the homes of three famous writers' including Shiga Naoya, Nakamura Kenkichi, and Hayashi Fumiko. Their roots are deeply ingrained in Onomichi. The view from the tourist spot is another charm of this tour. You will be able to witness the magnificent view of Onomichi-waterway.
30 minutes on foot
This is a small art museum made in a remodeled vacant old house. About 3,000 Maneki Neko (Beckoning Cats) that have been collected from the entire country are on display. An idol cat called "Koume-chan" is particularly adorable.
2 minutes on foot
The ropeway is an easy and comfortable way to go up to Senkoji Temple & Park. Feel free to stop and ask the kind citizens of the town when you have lost your way.
3 minutes by Ropeway
The symbol of Onomichi is Senkoji Temple & Park. You can thoroughly enjoy all 4 seasons in this park. The cherry blossoms that unfold here have been chosen one of the "Top 100 Sites of Beautiful Cherry Blossoms" and cover most of the park in spring. An equally beautiful "Onomichi Chrysanthemum Exhibition" is held in autumn. Enjoy the superb view from the top.
20 minutes on foot
Many tourists enjoy taking pictures at the entrance of this pavilion where an original cinema projector stands. Another is the newly opened museum in the style of a "Classical Bank Building" which was remodeled and displays a retrospective atmosphere. It is now the "Onomichi Historical Museum".
10 minutes on foot
It is believed that Shotokutaishi (Prince Shotoku) founded this temple in 616. It is said that this temple was built in order to pray for the victory of war at the times of Ashikaga Takauji's Kyushu Repression and the War of Minatogawa.
5 minutes by bus
A steady flow ferry boats come and go on "Onomichi-waterway" between Onomichi and Mukaishima. It will take 5 minutes going one way. Why don't you try a small voyage?


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From the Christian Post: Progressive Christians, or those who believe in evolution, are "more dangerous to Christianity than the atheists" are, says Creation Museum CEO and President Ken Ham. He made the argument in response to criticism that his insistence on Young Earth Creationism is driving believers away.
"Apparently they call this sort of thing 'Progressive Christianity.' I guess that means 'evolving Christianity' – whatever the secular world believes about where they came from, you accept that as infallible and then change their assumed fallible Word of God to fit! So sad," Ham wrote on Facebook Friday, as he was responding to a critical post written about him in the "Unfundamentalist Christians" blog about his upcoming debate with "The Science Guy" Bill Nye in February.
The blog, which expresses its beliefs in Jesus Christ and the Bible but rejects some traditional teachings on subjects like hell and homosexuality, argued on Thursday that young people are not dismissing the Bible because they are being taught evolution, but because people like Ham are "telling them what it (the Bible) says and means, rather than letting them seek that out for themselves."
"Mr. Ham, they're leaving the church because of people like you: people who fervently create walls, erect barriers, establish rigid rules for what one must believe in order to be a Christian," the blog continued, arguing that Ham's version of Christianity is not about right practice but about "right belief."
"They're leaving the church because by essentially demonizing everyone who doesn't agree with you, you've made believing in Young Earth Creationism* more important than Jesus' explicit commandment to love God and neighbor."
In his post on Friday, the Creation Museum CEO called the article a personal attack against him, and said that it holds "man's word as infallible and God's Word as fallible."
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"Any attack on the WORD is an attack on Christ the WORD," Ham insisted.
The much-anticipated debate between Ham and Nye in February, tickets for which sold out within minutes on Monday, will focus on the question: "Is creation a viable model of origins in today's modern scientific world?"

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Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Refine an asteroid deflection plan that will attempt to bring a little piece of Armageddon to a space rock in 2022. This is the message from the European Space Agency (ESA) when details of a joint US/Europe plan were announced last week.
The idea is simple. In 2022, a binary asteroid called Didymos will be minding its own business, gliding past Earth at a safe distance of 6.5 million miles. But the two-spacecraft Asteroid Impact and Deflection (AIDA) mission will be on an intercept course to give one of the asteroids a very bad day. The reason? To understand how we might deal with a hypothetical asteroid that's on a collision course with Earth in the future.
65803 Didymos consists of a primary asteroid measuring 800 meters across and a smaller asteroid satellite measuring 150 meters across. The smaller satellite orbits the primary every 11.9 hours. The plan, according to ESA, is to smash one of the AIDA spacecraft — called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impactor, developed by the U.S. Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory — into the 150 meter-wide satellite asteroid. The second AIDA spacecraft — called the Asteroid Impact Monitor (AIM), developed by ESA — will observe the interplanetary collision from afar.
As noted by Ars Technica, the 150 meter-wide target asteroid has an estimated mass of 3×109kg (3 million metric tons). The kinetic impactor will likely have a mass of around 300 kilograms (a little smaller than the NASA Deep Impact spacecraft that collided with Comet Tempel 1 in 2005). A hypervelocity impact between the DART impactor and asteroid certainly wont "blow up" the target, but it should generate a big flash — impactor and impact zone will be instantly vaporized, generating a very hot plasma and, undoubtedly, a whopping crater.
As the impact will be within the observational capabilities of ground based and space based telescopes, it is hoped valuable science can be done. The AIM spacecraft will remain close to Didymos before and after the impact so we can better understand whether or not a kinetic impactor can have a significant effect on changing the binary asteroid's orbital period.
"The advantage is that the spacecraft are simple and independent," said Andy Cheng of Johns Hopkins, AIDA project leader. "They can both complete their primary investigation without the other one."
Also, by combining the efforts of two independent spacecraft, the quality of the mission will be greatly increased. "Both missions become better when put together — getting much more out of the overall investment," said Andrés Gálvez, ESA AIDA mission manager. "And the vast amounts of data coming from the joint mission should help to validate various theories, such as our impact modelling."
However, the details of the mission have yet to be finalized, so AIDA scientists are asking for suggestions as to how to better develop the mission. A formal call for AIDA experiment proposals will be made via the ESA's Near Earth Objects website on Feb 1, 2013.
If I didn't know better, I'd suggest strapping a nuclear warhead to the DART impactor… but that would breach some pretty heavy space treaties, so I won't be submitting a formal proposal. What would you suggest to the AIDA team?


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Foreign minister says discussions will also focus on overhauling security policies
Bahrain will start new talks on political reforms and overhaul its security policies, the country's foreign minister has said.
Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa was talking after an inquiry into the unrest and the government crackdown to quell the protests came out with a hardhitting report this week that described systematic torture of detainees.
He still blamed Iran for fomenting civil unrest when protesters inspired by Arab Spring uprisings took to the streets this year.
He said a national commission called for by the inquiry, headed by international rights lawyer Cherif Bassiouni, to promote reconciliation would go beyond some reforms that emerged from a controversial national dialogue in June.
He said that the main opposition party Wefaq, which commands support among majority Shi'ites, would need to be involved but it should distance itself from daily clashes between riot police and Shi'ite protesters in villages which the government says are empty vandalism that hurt the economy.
"For them to be present we should make sure that all important issues are on the table," the minister, a former ambassador to London, said.
"Everybody concerned should be in it, and we are taking that as an important step forward. We ask everybody not to keep themselves out of these talks. Keeping yourself out means we won't be able to discuss all the demands."
The ruling Sunni al-Khalifa family dominates Bahrain's government. King Hamad's uncle Khalifa bin Salman is the world's longest serving prime minister and the elected lower chamber of parliament does not form cabinets or have full legislative powers.
Shi'ites complain of discrimination in jobs, housing, education and some government departments including the security forces and army.
Bahrain's government has said it is addressing the concerns.
But opening up to Wefaq has been sticking point, with signs of dispute between hardliners and moderates over whether to talk to them.
Bassiouni's report dismissed government allegations that the protests were instigated by Iran or that Tehran was planning a military intervention.
But the minister said it was still legitimate to talk of Iranian interference in Bahraini affairs. King Hamad pointed to media incitement in his response to Bassiouni at a ceremony unveiling the inquiry's findings on Wednesday.
"(There were) public statements by Iranian government officials and media officials calling for insurrection, calling for overthrow of the government," he said.
The government said after martial law was imposed in March that it would close down Wefaq. But it appeared to backtrack within hours when the foreign minister said that would not be the case after public criticism from the United States.
The US Congress has linked approving a large US arms deal to Bahrain to the government's response to the report, putting pressure in Manama to take reform steps.
"We will, as their important ally, act very responsibly in the aftermath of the report, so we are not worried about that, we are looking forward," Sheikh Khalid said.
The minister said the government would need to institute a security overhaul following the report which detailed torture and made for harrowing reading.
"I was shocked at a lot of the content that I did not think or wish would happen to my country," he said, describing the testimonies as "very sad".
"It's not only going to be a review, it will be a overhaul of the security side of Bahrain... We need technical help here and the security part needs a lot of help."
Opposition groups and rights activists have called for dismissals at senior levels over the crackdown, which involved the army, state security agency and interior ministry.
"His Majesty said whoever has been proven to have committed something will be held accountable and will be replaced... It's very clear," Sheikh Khalid said.
But he defended police tactics in ongoing confrontations with protesters in Shi'ite villages, saying police were under attack and only sought to restore law and order.
"The police are under attack themselves. There are roads being blocked with trashbins, planks of wood, metal, stones. It's kids attacking police with stones - stones can kill people - and not only stones but Molotov cocktails," he said.
He said Wefaq needed to condemn the street disturbances. "Once we see them calling on people for restraint and calling people not to block streets... then we will know they are taking responsible steps in restoring law and order," the minister said.


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New Canaan chief raises concerns about firehouse work
The Board of Selectmen on Wednesday morning approved a $46,410 contract with Kaeyer, Garment & Davidson for the preparation of construction documents for the work at the firehouse.
The renovations, for which $575,000 is requested in the budget for 2013-14, would cover electrical and plumbing systems, ventilation in the basement and reinforcement of the floor on which the trucks are parked. The plan would also add Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant bathrooms and leave room for an elevator.
Fire Chief Ed Karl raised concerns that the plan would reduce meeting space, and that reinforcing the floor would mean extra pillars in the basement, which is a dining and social area for the firefighters.
"We're already tight for space at the firehouse," he said. "These proposals only reduce amount of useful space. When we do training and when we have some of our larger events, we need most of the space in our current meeting room. If you add up to six pillars (in the basement), it makes that room not usable as a meeting space and affects that space, which is a very social and team-building space. These are some of the issues that I don't see being addressed."
First Selectman Rob Mallozzi questioned how often the department has meetings in that space that entail the maximum occupancy, about 60 people.
Karl admitted it happens rarely. Erik Kaeyer, of Kaeyer, Garment & Davidson, said although the meeting space would be halved in square footage, there is workout equipment that could be moved out of the room to make the usable space about the same, though he did not offer any suggestions on where to move that equipment.
Some of the facilities in the building, like the electrical and plumbing, date from its construction in 1937, said Director of Public Works Mike Pastore. Joe Reilly, also from Kaeyer, Garment & Davidson, said some of the electrical work is no longer code compliant and some of the pipes are cast iron and beyond their useful life.
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As fire trucks get more advanced, they also get heavier, noted Mallozzi. The floor that holds the trucks needs to be reinforced in order to withstand the weight, including the new truck that the town approved with a special appropriation late in 2012. But to do so, the plans showed several new pillars in the basement, supporting the floor above it.
Karl and Fire Commissioner Jack Horner expressed concerns.
"The Fire Department in this town has always seemed to be pretty flexible in working with what we're dealt," Horner said. "I think we will continue to do that in the future. If I had any concerns, it's what happens when we go to shore up main bays and we have to put in extra pillars. It will diminish usable space on ground floor, which is also a dining area. My concern is that when we plan this out we don't deform that space too much."
Pastore said there could be other avenues explored besides additional pillars. The Kaeyer, Garment & Davidson representatives said they will sit down with the fire chief and work out an ideal situation. Karl said the prospect of having additional input allayed some of his concerns.
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Episode 14: Understanding rural small business succession
How you can help your community's small businesses
Selling a small business is not the same as selling a house. There are a unique set of factors that owners, potential buyers, and communities must consider when small businesses are sold.
Liz Templin, Extension educator in community economics, discusses how business owners and buyers can prepare for this transition and how communities can help.
"Informal mentorship relationships are invaluable to new business owners."
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2 Windows 8 Swype-Like Touch Keyboards Tested
On more than one occasion, I've found myself attempting to drag my finger around the keyboard on my Windows 8 tablet, only to be disappointed when only a single letter is entered. After typing so much on my Android phone, I've become accustomed to the Swype-like interface on the keyboard MakeUseOf Tests: What Is The Best Android Keyboard? In this follow-up to our post from 2011 featuring 6+ fantastic Honeycomb keyboards, I'd like to take a good hard look at four of the most popular and well-regarded sliding keyboard. Call it a "keyboard... Read More . It's simple, intuitive, and fast. So why can't a Windows 8 tablet do that? Well, it can—sort of.
While Microsoft doesn't seem to have given developers full reign over creating custom keyboards for Windows 8 as Google has done with custom keyboards on Android, there are a couple limited options you can choose from. They won't be a perfect replacement for your keyboard, but they can offer some good Swype-style relief for those days when you really don't want to lift your finger off the screen.
TouchPal [No Longer Available]
TouchPal looks similar to the default keyboard: modern-looking black with white text. On top of having Swype-style typing, the keyboard has an option for its transparency, can be split in two by simply pulling it apart, and can be moved to one side by pinching together and then dragging it.
When using it on the desktop, it pops up this little tiny menu bar that hovers in the lower right, but you can move it wherever you want by grabbing the hand on the left. It allows you to quickly adjust the options for the keyboard and open it for text input, since the default keyboard button in the taskbar will still open the Microsoft keyboard.
In my testing, it worked really well… on the desktop. The Swype-like input was great, and the spelling suggestions and auto-correct were pretty helpful. In fact, if you use a physical keyboard with your Windows 8 tablet and have the TouchPal keyboard enabled, the spell check and auto-correct features will still work. To switch between TouchPal and default keyboard settings, a small button that says "ENG" (or whatever language you're working in) pops up in the lower right hand corner of the taskbar. If you click on it, you can switch to TouchPal.
But what happens when you leave the desktop? Well, that's where things got wonky.
As you can see above, I managed to get two keyboards showing at the same time when opening Internet Explorer: Microsoft's default and TouchPal. This usually only happened when I would rotate my device one way or the other. If I didn't fiddle with the rotation, the Microsoft keyboard would usually pop up instantly, then be replaced by the TouchPal keyboard a moment later. If you don't mind the bit of lag, you could make it work.
Another note about use in modern apps, though: the functions like pulling the keyboard apart for thumb-typing or shrinking it for one-handed typing are non-existent. To make those changes, do them in the desktop, and then try to type in whatever modern app you want. Weirdly enough, if you search from the Start Screen, the TouchPal keyboard won't appear at all.
The blue-highlighted button to the left of the spacebar is the button that activates the Swype-style actions on the keyboard. If that button isn't glowing blue, you won't be sliding your finger anywhere. Which is fine, if you're in the desktop. In modern apps, the keyboard automatically disables the button after every word, basically defeating the whole purpose of it. If you spend a lot of time on the desktop, though, the TouchPal keyboard could still be of use to you.
Your next option, if you're looking for a little bit more customization in your keyboard, is InScribe. The biggest advantage this one has over TouchPal is the fact that you can customize the keys to anything you want—add another row, another column, more function keys, etc. The downside here is that it will only work on the desktop, and its Swype-like feature is actually much different than what you might be used to.
Yes, it allows you to swipe around, and it draws the line as you go, but it doesn't guess at what word you're trying to say as you go through. You have to stop for a moment on every individual letter that you want, which seemed very slow to me. You can change how long of a pause is required before it enters the letter, but if you set it too low, it will register all the random letters you glide over.
It comes with a few preset layout configurations, but you're free to tweak them to your heart's content. There's also a transparency option if you feel like typing over stuff, and the entire keyboard can be resized however you see fit. However, be aware that it'll look weird if you try to rotate your device, since InScribe doesn't seem to know how to handle that. After changing the size of the keyboard, InScribe wouldn't resize until I clicked Options and then Apply, leaving only white space in the meantime. Small annoyance, but would be worse if you were constantly rotating your device or resizing the keyboard.
But if you really want a customizable onscreen keyboard for your desktop mode, and you're willing to pause over every character, InScribe could work for you.
I wish Microsoft would make it easier for third parties to develop keyboards, but realistically, they probably won't. We've seen it before in iOS, which has alternate keyboards, but they are incredibly limited. Hopefully, Microsoft will add Swype-like features eventually, although we likely won't be seeing it on Windows 8.1, since it is absent from the Preview.
While you wait for Microsoft to play catch up, though, you might wanna give either TouchPal or InScribe a shot. In my opinion, TouchPal is your best option as the keyboard looks much nicer than InScribe and it will even work in some of your modern apps, not just on the desktop.
And if you're this dedicated to Windows 8, don't forget to check out these 8 keyboard shortcuts Windows Keyboard Shortcuts 101: The Ultimate Guide Keyboard shortcuts can save you hours of time. Master the universal Windows keyboard shortcuts, keyboard tricks for specific programs, and a few other tips to speed up your work. Read More and 7 solutions to common Windows 8 7 Windows 8 Niggles Resolved Windows 8 has a number of features that can be annoying to experienced users of the traditional Windows desktop. From adding a Start menu to disabling the bulky ribbon, noisy live tiles, and unnecessary lock... Read More problems. We also have a complete guide on Windows 8 The Windows 8 Guide This Windows 8 guide outlines everything new about Windows 8, from the tablet-like start screen to the new "app" concept to the familiar desktop mode. Read More .
Any other keyboards for Windows 8 that we missed out on? How do you feel about Microsoft's default keyboard? Let us know in the comments below.
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Wed, 30 April 2014
The highly anticipated return of MTMTE! And another reviewer down, we have guest @inhumanoids to join Matt and Chris McFeely as they review MTMTE 28, the start of Season Two! We also celebrate our 200th week of podcasting this week! Making the episode count at 260! Good times! [Clean]
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Thirsty Work...
Saturday, 13 July 2013 | Paul
Thirsty Work...
Recently I read an article which a friend had written about 'happy drinking' and he wasn't talking about wine actually he was talking about water. I know that now your thinking how is water interesting.
When any article talks about drinking water I immediately remember the endless news features stating we should drink 2 litres of water a day. (There are lots of water bottles and filters constantly in use in the Health and Care Head Office) but personally I have to remember to keep drinking while remembering that wine and tea are not included in this!
In today's modern world most of us are chronically dehydrated. Our body is up of about 2/3 water, but the trouble is, if we don't drink enough water every day, it doesn't work right. If we are dehydrated enough to feel thirsty, we have already lost 2% of our total body fluid. This can lead to headaches, lack of energy and feeling lightheaded. The body works so much better when its fully hydrated.
If you struggle with drinking water why not challenge yourself for the next two weeks to drink 2 litres a day. After a few weeks of this, your digestion and regularity will improve, muscular and joint related aches and pain will lessen, you'll feel more alert each morning and best of all … it's absolutely free!


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MK Vet Group Annual Staff BBQOn the 9th July, our staff and their families attended our annual Staff BBQ. The sun was even in attendance for the day. As well as replenishing our energy with the food, the staff also enjoyed a game of cricket on the day. A well earned day of fun for the team!
MK Vet Group Staff go Dragon Boating!
On Monday 5th June, our staff took to the water in the unfortunate wet and windy weather at Caldecotte Lake. However, the weather did not dampen our spirits.
Sonia, one of our vets and Laura Austin, our head nurse, are keen dragon boaters and put the rest of us through our paces.
The session was thoroughly enjoyed by all and we are hoping to enter a team at an event next year.
Our Veterinary Team has grown
During the start of 2017, we welcomed two new additions to our veterinary team expanding and increasing our knowledge and expertise.
Heather Fordham joined us as a Saturday vet initially, however has now increased her hours with us. Heather graduated from Glasgow University in 1988 and has a special interest in feline and chicken medicine. Outside of work, she is a big netball enthusiast along with having two children, two cats and a husband to look after.
Marina Crockford joined us in January this year on a full-time basis after previously working in Cardiff for the last 29 years. She has a strong interest in surgery including orthopaedics. In her spare time, Marina likes to hit the slopes in the winter and go cycling for the rest of the year.
New additions strengthen veterinary team.
Over the course of the year, we have sought to expand our team of veterinary surgeons. No, we don't mean feeding them more chocolate, but increasing the quantity, and experience.
Joe Barrington has been with us in a part-time capacity for a year now, but became full time at the beginning of summer. Throughout university and since graduating he has had a strong interest in diagnostic imaging and dog behaviour. He is currently studying ultrasonography. Joe is shown below performing surgery on a horse in a previous practice.
Tiago Bispo started earlier in the year, initially to cover Anja's maternity leave. Tiago's area of interest is cardiology. He consults mostly at Stoke Road, but sadly will be leaving us to start an internship at a referral centre later this year. It is a fantastic opportunity for him and we wish him well.
Carl Jarrett qualified in 1997 at Pretoria University in South Africa. After qualifying, he returned to the UK to work in small animal practice. Carl has a strong interest in both soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery and worked in Australia for 7 years, learning and becoming proficient at advanced orthopaedic procedures. Here is Carl with some of his own pets on his smallholding.
Having high calibre staff is important to us, enabling us to provide the very best care possible for you and your pets. They regularly partake in continuing professional development as required by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and have regular team meetings within the practice to keep abreast of changes in practice policy.
However, as important as it is that our vets and nurses are highly qualified, equally, if not more important, is that they are caring and compassionate. We really feel that they look after their patients as if they are their own.


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This guide explains who can visit a hospital in Spain, plus provides an extensive list of Spanish hospitals, including major Madrid hospitals and Barcelona hospitals.
If you're living in Spain and seeking emergency services or a Spanish hospital, you will find the Spanish healthcare system offers a wide range of quality public and private hospitals in Spain (or el hospital, hospital in Spanish with a silent 'h').
Health centers and hospitals in Spain
To qualify for free services in health centres and Spanish hospitals, you must either be registered with the state healthcare system, have private healthcare insurance, hold an EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) or be a national from a country with a billateral health agreement with Spain – specifically, Andorra, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru. If not, you will be asked to pay medical fees unless it's an emergency. Here is a helpful guide on registering with the Spanish health system.
Expats living and working in Spain will likely have access to the country's free state healthcare insurance but some Spanish hospitals offer a combination of both public and private healthcare, so make sure it's clear which type you want before seeking treatment.
After registering with Spanish healthcare, you must pick a designated doctor (médico de cabecera) as your primary care provider before visiting a Spanish hospital, unless it's an emergency of course. Once you have taken these steps, you can typically see your doctor free of charge and, following referrals from your médico de cabecera, also see specialists.
For every visit to a public or private Spanish hospital, you must bring your goverment issued health card (Sistema de Informacion Poblacional or SIP) or proof of private insurance and another form of ID to claim free or subsidised healthcare services.
This guide explains everything you need to know before going to the hospital in Spain, as well provides a list of the main hospitals in Barcelona, Madrid and a few more main cities.
Public and private Spanish hospitals
The Spanish healthcare system is made up of private and public healthcare, with some Spanish hospitales (hospital in Spanish) and healthcare centres (centros de salud) offering both private (privado) and state healthcare services (asistencia sanitaria pública). You can find more Spanish healthcare terms in our Spanish medical dictionary.
Before going to the hospital in Spain, it is first important to determine what healthcare services are available to you depending on your healthcare coverage – whether it's provided by the state, private healthcare insurance providers, your home country through the EHIC or bilateral agreements – and be clear on what type of service you want. Private hospitals in Spain, for example, do not accept the EHIC.
Doctors in Spain typically provide their patients with an outline of the services they are entitled to in a brochure called the Carta de Derechos y Deberes or Charter of Rights and Obligations, which can also be accessed online. It's best to do prior research instead of being surprised with substantial medical fees.
Public and private hospitals in Spain are ranked among the best in the world but there can sometimes be long waiting lists to visit specialists and non-emergency operations under the state system. Patients seeking to see a specialist through the state system have to be referred by their doctor, while those with private health insurance may be able to visit a specialist directly. Some private health insurance companies have lists of approved private hospitals, doctors and specialists clients must choose from.
Some doctors and senior health professionals working in Spanish hospitals in larger cities and popular tourist destinations speak excellent English, while nurses and other staff won't always be English speakers. There are typically more English-speaking doctors in private hospitals in Spain but state-run hospitals also have English-speaking medical employees or translators on staff.
Lists of hospitals in Spain with English-speaking doctors are also often available from tourist offices and embassies. If you are not a Spanish speaker, however, it is best to have a fluent Spanish speaker accompany you during your hospital visit.
Spanish hospitals in an emergency
If you seek emergency treatment at a Spanish hospital, you will typically be required to show proof of your Spanish health insurance or other form, although this doesn't necessarily mean you'll be refused in an emergency.
- For all emergencies, dial 112
- For an ambulance, dial 112 or 061
- For the police, dial 092
- For the fire brigade, dial 112 or 080.
- See a complete list of Spanish emergency numbers and helplines.
Insurance for hospital treatment in Spain
You will need to show proof of insurance when seeking treatment at hospitals in Spain. If you're not covered by public insurance or want to opt for a higher level of insurance coverage, the following companies provide expat-friendly heath insurance that will cover hospital costs in Spain:
Find a hospital in Spain
You can find the nearest Spanish hospital and emergency services on the Spanish health ministry website. Checking rankings in El Confidencial's list of the top hospitals in Spain and El Mundo's interactive graphic on the main hospitals in Spain (websites in Spanish only).
Alicante hospitals
- Hospital General Universitario de Alicante: Pintor Baeza, 11, 03010 Alicante | alicante.san.gva.es
- Hospital Vithas Internacional Medimar: Av. de Denia, 78, 03016 Alicante | vithas.es
- Hospital IMED Levante: Calle Doctor Ramón y Cajal, 7, 03503 Alicante | imedlevante.com
- Hospital Universitario de Torrevieja: Carretera CV-95 s/n, 03186 Torrevieja | torrevieja-salud.com
Barcelona hospitals
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron: Paseig de la Vall de Hebron, no. 119, 08035 Barcelona | vhebron.net
- Hospital del Mar: Paseig Marítim, 25-29, 08003 Barcelona | parcdesalutmar.cat
- Provicial Barcelona Hospital: Carrer de Villarroel, 170, 08036 Barcelona | hospitalclinic.org
- Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona: Passeig de Sant Joan de Déu, 2, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona | sjdhospitalbarcelona.org
- Hospital de Barcelona: Avinguda Diagonal, 660, 08034 Barcelona | www.scias.com
- Centro Médico Teknon: Carrer de Vilana, 12, 08022 Barcelona | teknon.es
Granada hospitals
- Hospital San Rafael: San Juan de Dios, 19, 18001 Granada | sjdgranada.es
- Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves: Av. de las Fuerzas Armadas, 2, 18014 Granada | hvn.es
- Hospital Inmaculada: C/ Alejandro Otero, 8, 18004 Granada | hospital-inmaculada.es
Madrid hospitals
- Hospital La Paz: Paseo de de Castellena, no. 261, 28046 Madrid | madrid.org
- Hospital Universitario HM Madrid: Plaza Conde del Valle de Suchil, 16, 28015 Madrid | hmmadrid.com
- Hospital de Cantoblanco: Carretera Colmenar Viejo, Km 14.500, 28049 Madrid | madrid.org
- Hospital Universitario Quironsalud Madrid: Calle Diego de Velázquez, 1, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid | quironsalud.es
- Gregorio Marañón Hospital: Calle del Dr. Esquerdo, 46, 28007 Madrid | madrid.org
- Hospital Universitario De La Princesa: Calle de Diego Leon, 62, 28006 Madrid | madrid.org
Malaga hospitals, Costa del Sol
- Hospital Quirónsalud Málaga: Av. Imperio Argentina, 1, 29004 Málaga | quironsalud.es
- Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria: Campus de Teatinos, S/N, 29010 Málaga | huvv.es
- Hospital Costa del Sol: Autovia A-7, Km 187, 29603 Marbella | hospitalcostadelsol.com
Salamanca hospitals
- Complejo Hospitalario de Salamanca: Paseo de San Vicente, 58, 37007 Salamanca | saludcastillayleon.es
- Hospital General de la Santísima Trinidad: Paseo de Carmelitas, 74-94, 37007 Salamanca | fhgst.es
Seville hospitals
- Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena: Avenida Doctor Fedriani, 3, 41009 Sevilla | mac-ro.es
- Hospital Virgen del Rocío: Av. Manuel Siurot, s/n, 41013 Sevilla | huvr.es
- Hospital San Juan de Dios: Av. Eduardo Dato, 42, 41005 Sevilla | sjd.es
Valencia hospitals
- Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe: Avinguda de Fernando Abril Martorell, 106, 46026 València | hospital-lafe.com
- Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset: Av. de Gaspar Aguilar, 90, 46017 València | san.gva.es
- Hospital Clínic Universitari de València: Av. de Blasco Ibáñez, 17, 46010 València, Valencia | clinicomalvarrosa.san.gva.es
Healthcare websites in Spain
- Spanish National Health System (Sistema Nacional de Salud): msssi.gob.es
- Healthcare in Spain: healthcareinspain.eu
- Hospitalandia: hospitalandia.com
- Sanidad y Salud: sanidadysalud.com
- FindtheBest: hospitales.ftb-reference.es


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Check it out y'all, I wrote another race report! Time to cozy up to the computer or mobile device of your choosing and read all about my latest running adventure, The Wrightsville Beach Half Marathon! It's sure to be a real page-turner…
We'll Start with Some Reflections and Some Strategy…
Leading up to Sunday's race I had been doing a lot of reflecting on my run at Disney Princess and why it did not go so well. I know that a lot of reasons for my disappointing performance that day were entirely out my control… Heat and humidity, GI distress, tutu drag, etc. But still, it is disappointing to fall short of your target pace on race day, especially when you have been nailing said pace in all of your workouts. I was discussing this matter with my wise and speedy Oiselle teammates on our Saturday shake out/ race strategizing run when it dawned on me: I should approach this race as though it were workout! I like workouts and I am generally successful at them because they provide a structured plan of action… Run at this pace for this long, then take this much rest and repeat x number of times. All you have to do is follow a few simple steps and maybe endure a little discomfort, but before you know it you are done and you probably kicked that workout's butt! This whole simple how-to thing usually works out really well for me. And so somewhere in the mix of our profound and very important conversations about what's trending on Twitter, our Oiselle spring line wish lists, the latest episode of Glee, and sweet vs. savory crepes for our post-run festival of carbo loading, my teammates/ running gurus Allison and Bigs and I put our heads together and my race day game plan was born.
We decided that the Wrightsville Beach Half Marathon should be a progression run, and we mapped it out to look something like this:
- Miles 1 through 4: Keep it comfortable, let's say 7:20 to 7:15.
- Miles 5 through 9: Try to pick it up at little, but don't go crazy… 7:10 to 7:05 pace.
- Miles 10 through 13.1: Get the hell out of the comfort zone. It's all out balls-to-the-wall from here to the finish.
I took great comfort in mapping out a game plan, and also in spending a lovely Saturday morning running, eating, hydrating, and power-shopping (all critical components of my day-before-the-race preparation plan) with my awesome teammates. I had a good feeling as we packed up and head east for Wrightsville Beach.
Upon our arrival at the beautiful North Carolina coast, we enjoyed a pleasant afternoon and evening of packet pick-up, more shopping, 5K watching/ cheering, a very carbohydrate-intensive team dinner, and of course, a serious green nail polish mani-pedi party… I mean, is it even possible to run a race on St. Patrick's Day without green finger and toe nails?
I awoke on St. Patrick's Day morning feeling reasonably well rested, well hydrated, and ready to kick some ass. My fabulously fun teammates and I donned our race kits and all the sparkly green accessories we could find and jogged/ booty danced our way to the start line. (Apparently dance parties are the new half marathon warm up of champions.) Before we knew it, the gun went off and so did we.
The Mile By Mile Breakdown…
Right away my teammate Caren (Caren is the reigning Masters North Carolina State Champion of the mile distance. She's kind of a big deal.) pulled up to me, and I breathed a giant sigh of relief. I was admittedly lacking confidence in my ability to execute the race plan on my own, so I was extremely grateful to have some company. We easily rolled through mile 1 in 7:11 and I decided to rein it in a little, even it meant losing Caren. She humored me with a conservative 7:17 mile for #2, but pulled away by mile 3, which I ran in a somewhat embarrassing 7:28. Fortunately, the running gods were smiling on me and I missed the slowest split of the day as it popped up the watch. Had I been aware of it, I suspect it would have psychologically derailed me for the remainder of the race. By mile 4 I was back on track with a 7:15 and it was Hammer Time. Hammer Gel time, that is. I celebrated completing phase one of the game plan with a delicious raspberry Hammer Gel.
Time to step it up a little… I was able to accomplish this pretty easily thanks to my first sighting of the officially Bull City Track Club cheering section (i.e. Jason Page toting the camera and the child-filled baby jogger,) plus an especially awesome NC State-themed aid station complete with a pack's worth of cardboard cut-out wolves and guy with a sign that read "FREE HIGH FIVES". (I don't really have any special attachment to NC State University, but who doesn't love a good cardboard wolf pack?) I cashed in my free high-five as my watch chirped a big 7:05 for mile 5, and to my great joy I caught a glimpse of Caren maybe a quarter of mile ahead of me! I immediately adjusted my game plan to include reeling her in by mile 10 so we could work together for the balls-out portion of the race.
I kept my sights set on Caren for miles 6 and 7, which were 7:09 and 7:10 respectively. Although I did not seem to be gaining any ground on her, she didn't seem to be putting any distance on me either, and this kept my optimism for catching her alive.
At mile 8 I came across some nice, chatty marathoners and clicked off a 7:04 thanks to their pleasant company. The power of a little friendly distraction never ceases to amaze me.
But wait, where is Caren?! We're getting dangerously close the "Beast Mode On" phase of the race plan, and I haven't caught her yet! Balls! Time to focus. I downed Hammer Gel #2, the espresso flavor this time for good measure. At this point I realized that all I really needed to do now was run 4 miles at 7:00 min pace. This was precisely the tempo workout I ran last week and it went particularly well for me. Just the confidence boost I needed. That, and oh yeah, THERE'S CAREN and I am starting to close the gap!
I very nearly yelled as loud as I could "HEY CAREN, WAIT FOR ME!!!", but then it occurred to me that this was a totally selfish/ ridiculous thing to do and that Caren probably wasn't especially interested in throwing her own ballin' half marathon time out the window in the name of getting me through the last 3 miles of the race. As I rolled through mile 9 in 7:01 and mile 10 at 6:58 I rejoiced at the realization that I was totally rocking the execution of the game plan and feeling strong. It also crossed my mind that I had cleared the mile marker that had been my digestive system's demise in my last half marathon without one fleeting sign of GI distress. Then I prayed that I had not jinxed myself by patting myself on the back for making it this far without digestive issues. Thankfully, my prayers were answered.
By mile 11 I was definitely gaining ground on Caren. "Perfect!" I thought to myself. "Since Caren is the Master's Mile Champion of North Carolina I am so gonna draft off of her for a super-speedy final mile." Near the end of mile 11 I encountered the Official BCTC Cheering Section again. I had to chuckled to myself as Jason yelled at me "ELLEN, THERE'S CAREN! GO GET HER!!!" Yeah, no kidding dude. I have been stalking her as "Every Breath You Take" by The Police plays in my head the entire race! And then with the help of a 2nd round of free high fives from the cardboard wolf pack aid station, something magical happened. Just like that, I CAUGHT CAREN! This time I actually did yell her name to make my presence known, and as Mile 11 popped at 6:51 we I kicked it into high gear for a big, glorious BCTC teamwork finish. Then somewhere in my shockingly speedy 6:29 (at least by my standards) mile 12 I lost Caren again. Except this time she was behind me.
As I charged into the final mile that bad feeling of impending vomit set in. I channeled the wise and profound final-kick mantra of the amazing Bigs , "Don't shoot your wad. Don't lose your lunch." (She really said this to me repeatedly last year in the last 800m or so of the Napa Valley Marathon as she paced me to a big ol' Boston Qualifier.) It got me to the finish line barf-free that day in Napa, and it did the same for me on Sunday in the home stretch at Wrightsville Beach.
Speaking of Bigs, where were all the BCTC fasties who had surely finished way ahead of me and why weren't they out here cheering for me? I had reached the point where I could really use some encouraging words and familiar faces in my world. I breathed a tremendous sigh of relief as mile 13 flashed up at 6:35 and not any slower. Then I graciously turned the final corner for the remaining .1 portion of the race to the tune of the very enthusiastic cheers of Bigs and our teammate Rachel.
I crossed the finish line with 1:32:59 on the watch and the lovely girl who very barely out-kicked me and I celebrated our matching sequined shamrock hair clips and our nearly matching new half marathon PRs (the first time breaking 1:35 for both of us) with some serious high-fiving. The celebrations continued as I learned that the aforementioned BCTC fasties, Rachel, Jen, and Bigs had swept the podium for the women's half marathon and that every single runner in our group had run a phatty new 13.1 PR.
The rest of the day was pretty much a non-stop fun-fest complete with finish line beers, the best post-race DJ dance party I have ever experienced, a beach trip, and Irish Car Bombs for lunch.
A Few Words of Gratitude, Oscars Acceptance Speech Style…
First and foremost, I would like to thank Caren. Caren, know that I mean this in the most sincere and non-creepy way possible when I say that I could not have been more grateful to get to watch your backside for the majority of the race if you had been Matthew McConaghey wearing chaps. Seriously though, having you there gave me focus I needed to stick to the game plan and saved me from being sidetracked by my race day nemesis; self-doubt and negative inner dialogue. Cheers to you, your tremendous new 1/2 Marathon PR, and the loss of your Irish Car Bomb virginity!
The Wrightsville Beach 13.1 experience was a huge testament to the power of teamwork in my opinion. I really believe that being a part of something bigger than myself and just knowing my friends/ teammates are out there running the same course and working towards the same goal improves my running, or at least my outlook on racing. I feel like I say this a lot, but can really never say it enough, so here I go again… Thank you to all of you wonderful people out there who race and train with me on a regular basis. Your energy, humor, and all around aweosomeness are the things that get my out of bed and running nearly every morning. All of that great stuff I just mentioned, plus the motivation, training expertise, and accountability y'all supply me with have made a better runner and a better person, and I am oh-so-grateful for that. Sometimes I wonder if I would run at all without you people. I also really appreciate how all of you are still friends with me even though I am nearly always late to our scheduled runs, even when I am the one who insists on an obscenely early start time. Y'all are the best. Thank you.
I would also like to give a big shout to the nice people who put on this lovely event. I found it to be among the most congenial courses I've run recently, and after a trying training cycle of long runs in Umstead State Park, its flatness felt particularly luxurious. To all of you out there who are on the lookout for a fast, fun, well-organized race, I highly recommend the Qunitiles Wrightsville Beach Half Marathon. Furthermore, Kudos to the Official Bull City Track Club Cheering Section, and to Bull City Running Co. for giving me the weekend off work so I could take this little get-away. And extra-special thanks to you, NCSU Alumni Association of the Greater Wrightsville Beach area. I doubt this new half marathon PR would have been possible without your cardboard wolf pack and your free high fives.
Oh, and I almost forgot, thanks to Shwings, which are wings for your shoes. OMG Shwings, where have you been all my life? So glad I finally found you.
And last, but not least, thanks to all of you for reading, and may you all be lucky enough to have a spring racing experience as fast and fabulous as mine at Wrightsville Beach! Next stop, Boston!


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Grinding and sharpening
Is this your first time holding a grinding stone, are you keen to sharpen your tools or looking to finish off your ceramics project with flair? We're here to help you on your way with our comprehensive collection of tutorials and videos on all things grinding and sharpening. Whether you're are trying to avoid the most common mistakes, want to take all the necessary safety precautions or create your own clothes rack, your next grinding or sharpening project is off to a good start with Dremel.


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In the last post, I talked about using text widgets to add links to services like Tumblr & Overdrive to your website. This time, we'll see how to use some of the widgets built into Jetpack to add Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks to your site. First, you need to make sure that your Jetpack plugin is connected. If you log onto your Dashboard and see this—
—it is not connected. But it's easy to fix. Just click the Connect Jetpack button. You'll then go to a screen that allows you to enter your WordPress username and password. This is not the same username and password that you use to access your site. If you don't already have a WordPress username, you should click Need an Account? and create one. After all that's done, enter your credentials to connect Jetpack. Once you do, you can go to Appearance—>Widgets and see a much longer list of options.
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, weather widgets, and more are all right here. All that you need to do is hover over the widget you want, click on your mouse, and drag the widget over to the right while keeping your mouse button pressed down. If you've played Solitaire on a computer, it's pretty much the same motion you use to move cards around. The animated image below shows you how to move the Facebook widget over. We scroll down to Facebook, click it, drag it, and put it where it needs to go. I chose to put this widget at the top of the list. Once it's there, a new box opens up that allows me to enter the URL of the Facebook page to which I want to connect.
As always, if something is giving you problems or you can't find the right widget for what you want to do, please give me a call or send me an email! Thanks for reading!


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Movie Review – "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies"
My high school was invited to a special "invitation only" screening of Sony Screen Gems "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," directed by Burr Steers, on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at the Santikos Embassy Theater. I read the Jane Austen book revised by Seth Graham Smith in Middle School, back when I enjoyed reading about zombies. It is basically the "Pride and Prejudice" story with Zombies edited into it. I didn't really like the book, so I wasn't expecting much from the movie. However, I was excited by the fact that it was by "invitation only" and my friends would be there, so I decided to go. I also hoped for a chance that it would be better than the book. It wasn't! It was so absurd that my friends and I laughed through most of the movie. That was fun. So if you can handle zombie movies and want to have good laugh, take a few friends and go see it. – RCT
"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" will open some time in February 2016. If you want find out more about the movie or to "zombify" yourself, go to ppz-movie.com.


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How many of you out there today are asking the same question?
Will today be America's last Independence Day?
After three and a half years of Barack Obama the economy is in ruins. The regulations more oppressive. The government is more intrusive. And the future looks bleak.
Think of this – Just three and a half years ago–
** In President Bush's last year in office, 2008, the deficit reached $459 billion. Today, for the third year in a row, the US deficit is over a trillion dollars (and Obama still says it's Bush's fault). This is after he promised to cut the deficit in half.
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** Real GDP has risen 0.8% over the 13 quarters since the Great Recession began, compared to an average increase of 9.9% in past recoveries. It is the worst recovery on record.
** On July 3, 2008 — the day before Independence Day — Barack Obama said that adding $4 trillion in debt was irresponsible and "unpatriotic.
Then he went and added an unprecedented $5 trillion.
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** Obama is the worst jobs president since the Great Depression. The jobs recession is the longest since World War II.
** Government agents are now grabbing your crotch at the airport and frisking your grandmother.
An Obama TSA agent marches away after bringing a passenger to tears at a Midwest airport.
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** The Obama EPA is spying on Iowa farmers in planes but holding talks with the Taliban.
** Obama blew a trillion dollars on a stimulus and downgraded the economy.
** Since the recession ended in June 2009, the number of new enrollees on disability is twice the job growth figure.
** Obama passed the largest intrusive tax in world history while lying and calling it healthcare.
Obama wants more change. He wants more control. His plans include more devastation.
Can America really survive another four years under Barack Obama?


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Dr Sam Brewitt-Taylor
- 'The Sixties' in Britain
- The religious crisis of the 1960s
I am interested in the religious dimensions of Britain's 'Sixties', and how these affected British social and cultural development more broadly. My first article, which won Twentieth Century British History's Duncan Tanner prize, showed that the sudden reimagination of Britain as a 'secular society' in the early 1960s was initially accomplished by Christians. My second, published in the Journal of Ecclesiastical History in 2015, showed that radical Christian groups made an early and significant contribution to British student radicalism. My third, published in the Historical Journal in 2016, argued that Christians made an early and important contribution to inventing Britain's 'sexual revolution' in the mid-1960s.
My forthcoming monograph reconceptualises Britain's 'Sixties' as an elite cultural invention, challenging the orthodox understanding of Britain's 'Sixties' as a mass revolt. It argues that radical clergymen played an important early role in inventing the moral dimensions of Britain's 'Sixties', but that this role has been overlooked because of the prevalence of the myth of 'secularization'. The book has been provisionally accepted by OUP's Oxford Historical Monographs series, and should be out in 2017 or 2018.
S. Brewitt-Taylor 'Christianity and the invention of the sexual revolution in Britain, 1963-67', Historical Journal, published online 3 June 2016
This article argues that the myth of 'the sexual revolution', increasingly accepted in Britain's national media between 1963 and 1967, played a central role in causing the real transformation of British sexual culture that occurred from the late 1960s. It also argues that Christian agency played an important role in the framing and the legitimation of this myth. Until 1963, British debates about sexual morality had been dominated by Christian arguments. In 1963 and 1964, the existence of a rapid, widespread, inexorable, secular, and antinomian transformation of sexual mores was prominently proclaimed by Christian commentators, who thought it an inevitable consequence of 'secularization', whereas secular commentators usually objected that this narrative was insufficiently evidenced. After its initial discussion in the mainstream media in 1965, the 'sexual revolution' narrative was increasingly articulated without explicit reference to Christianity, but it usually retained theologically inspired structural features inherited from earlier religious discussions. In the late 1960s, elite perceptions of inexorable sexual liberalization decisively legitimated rapid decensorship, wider access to the pill, and the reimagination of 'normal' sexual behaviour, thereby importantly shaping real popular change. In this way, Christian clergymen made a significant, early, unwitting, and hitherto unacknowledged contribution to Britain's sexual revolution.
David Martin's The Religious and the Secular (1969): An Underestimated Masterwork in the Study of Western Secularization
Decolonizing Christianity. Religion and the end of empire in France and Algeria. By Darcie Fontaine. Pp. xvi + 251 incl. 5 ills. Cambridge–New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016. £64.99. 978 1 107 11817 1
Christian Radicalism in the Church of England and the Invention of the British Sixties, 1957-1970 The Hope of a World Transformed
From Religion to Revolution: Theologies of Secularisation in the British Student Christian Movement, 1963-1973
Archbishop Fisher, 1945-1961: Church, State and World
Duncan tanner essay prize winner 2012: The Invention of a 'Secular Society'? Christianity and the Sudden Appearance of Secularization Discourses in the British National Media, 1961-4
'Christian Civilisation', 'Modern Secularisation', and the Revolutionary Re-Imagination of British Modernity, 1954-1965


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About two years ago I watched a documentary about baseball in the 1960s hosted by Bob Costas. In one segment, as Bob Gibson began his windup in a game in 1968, Costas began a long-winded analysis of what Gibson must have been thinking on the mound during that memorable season. The United States was in the midst of the Vietnam War; the Civil Rights movement helped define the decade; Dr. Martin Luther King and Senator Robert Kennedy had been assassinated. Costas turned his attention to Gibson and commented that he must have been thinking of these things as he pitched. I realized recently, after reading Sixty Feet, Six Inches: A Hall of Fame Pitcher and a Hall of Fame Hitter Talk about How the Game is Played, that Bob Costas doesn't understand Bob Gibson. On the mound, one of the game's greatest pitchers was preoccupied with one thing: pitching his team to victory and winning the duel between pitcher and hitter.
The book, an extended interview with Gibson and Reggie Jackson, features the two stars discussing subjects as varied as the mechanics of pitching and hitting, the importance of the count for pitchers and hitters, the good old days of bean ball, surviving racism in baseball, how greatness is defined and other aspects of national pastime. The book is not for the casual fan. However, it will entertain and enlighten those who are steeped in baseball history and understand the complexity of the game.
As I read the book, I was drawn in by the "old school" feel of the interview. At some points I was convinced that somehow my late father, a dedicated fan if there ever was one, had extended conversations with these men before I stepped onto a baseball diamond as a kid. Gibson's and Jackson's attitude that baseball is a sport to be respected and that your body and talent can take you far if you nourish both reminded me of lessons my father imparted to me when I played youth league ball. At one point, Jackson, who is now a special advisor to the Yankees, tells the reader that he admonishes his players to "Swing the bat!" It's common sense--you can't hit the ball if you don't swing the bat. But how many times have we watched big leaguers watch the ball sail past them on a full count? If I had a nickel for every time my father said the same to me and my teammates (he was a coach for twenty years), I'd be very rich.
Gibson, true to his personality, seldom minces words and doesn't suffer fools gladly. However, he comes across here as likeable (I doubt the batters he faced would agree with me). His insistence on mastering the fundamentals and then employing them in the duel with the hitter is what many pitchers lack today, in his view. For example, pitchers today develop a windup that doesn't adequately disguise the pitch that is about to be thrown. For Gibson, a complicated windup is the key to keeping the batter off balance: "I like the idea of having a lot going on in your windup, and the hitters trying to figure out where the ball's coming from and when it's coming. Man, with a big windup the hitter sees all this stuff going on in front of him, knees and elbows…all this crazy whirling motion…and then boom! Here it comes at ninety-five miles an hour." Today, pitchers are encouraged to be "economical" in their windup, in effect stripping away an important advantage that pitchers once enjoyed.
I was also surprised to learn that Gibson had only two pitches, the fastball (two-seam and four-seam varieties) and a slider. For Gibson, intimidating the batter was important, but he was also keenly aware that ball placement was critical. He liked to pitch hard to the outside, but would claim the inside when the batter leaned too far over the plate. Of course, his view of what constitutes "inside" is definitely not how it is defined today. As he acknowledges, pitching inside Gibson-style will get you into a fistfight or thrown out of the game.
Gibson and Jackson discuss at length their strengths and weaknesses as players. For Jackson, many of his recollections reveal the confidence (his detractors might say arrogance) that defined him as a player: "As a hitter, what I had to learn, mostly, was what I could do and what I couldn't do. A good pitcher may have an advantage with a big fastball or breaking ball, but I had an advantage, too…I could hit a fly ball and get it out of the ballpark," and "It took a while, but eventually I came to realize that there was something else in my favor: My weakness—my inability to handle the ball inside—was one that most pitchers were reluctant or afraid to expose." As I read this passage, I chuckled about the time I was watching a game with my father and Jackson was batting for the Yankees in Fenway Park. My father put Jackson's weaknesses in his own unique perspective: "Yeah, the guy can hit, but he runs like an ol' lady!"
The old school approach is also expressed in their views of the state of the game today. The emphasis on pitch counts, the computerization of the game, the reliance on scouting reports: they acknowledge that the information provided by these methods shouldn't be ignored, but they long for the days when players would spend more time watching opposing pitchers and hitters in action. That's the fun of playing—sizing up your opponent. The obsession with pitch counts exasperates Gibson, who was known to pitch up to 130 pitches a game (back when pitchers were expected to pitch nine innings) and once pitched fourteen innings in one game. The need to coddle pitchers (and, by extension, all players) concerns both Gibson and Jackson, who point to the money factor in baseball—avoid breaking the merchandise, since large contracts are at stake. Both call on owners and managers to expect more from their players and to let them play to the best of their ability, injuries be damned.
Gibson and Jackson encourage players and fans to appreciate the complexity of baseball. A good player works on mastering not only the physical requirements of hitting, pitching, fielding and base running, but develops an understanding of the mental and psychological aspects of baseball. When is a hit-and-run play necessary? What pitch can a batter expect when the count is three and two and bases are loaded in the seventh inning with two outs? Gibson knew that intimidation wouldn't be enough when facing some of the greatest hitters in baseball (Hank Aaron and Willie Mays, for starters). Jackson knew that he had only seconds to figure out what pitch was coming his way, and that pitchers like Steve Carlton were not going to let up on him no matter what the score.
I have only two criticisms of the book. First, I would have liked Gibson and Jackson to talk in greater detail about the players they mention in their interview. For example, they both believe Juan Marichal was one of the great pitchers of all time, but we are given little understanding as to why they would hold him in such high esteem. Second, the times in the book where they discuss racism in baseball comes in fragments and would be great fodder for another extended interview. Gibson talks about his upbringing in Omaha, hardly the center of good race relations sixty years ago. However, he does relate stories from his time on the Cardinals when white players did their best to welcome black players into their ranks as equals. In one aside, Gibson relates stories of being in Florida for spring training and swimming and cooking out with his white teammates, which would have caused controversy in the 1960s. For Jackson, who also felt the sting of racism in his upbringing and as a player, seems to have found solace in family and a few close friends. I think it would be a great opportunity for them to expand on this often forgotten aspect of the game. It would enlighten younger fans and players who may know little of the struggle African American and Latino players faced during the glory days of baseball.
Overall, the book is a good read and will bring you back to the days when baseball was a different world and was populated by many of the greats who fill the Hall of Fame.
For a video promotion of the book featuring Gibson and Jackson, click here.


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Social Work: Disabled People and Disabling Environments
Edited by Michael OliverThis book redefines the issue of disability as a social rather than an individual problem and considers the implications of this view for the provision of services and for social work practice. It looks at the experience of people with disabilities in society, and the influence that their organisations have had on service provision. Learn More1994, 208pp
Handbook for Assessing and Managing Care in the Community
Philip Seed and Gillian KayeThis practical book covers the complex issues involved in assessment procedures and care management. It is addressed to care managers and to social care providers, including staff at all levels. It includes sample forms and many examples, and explains in clear terms the implications of various approaches. Learn More1994, Paperback / softback, 0.04in x 0.04in / 1mm x 1mm, 152pp, £25.00ISBN: 978-1-85302-227-2
Art Therapy with Offenders
Edited by Marian LiebmannThis first collection of art therapy work with offenders describes how the use of art therapy has grown in prisons, young offender institutions, secure psychiatric and probation centres. Examples of work by people of different backgrounds show how art therapy contributes to the understanding of offenders, and to their understanding of themselves. Learn More1994, 320pp
Music and People with Developmental Disabilities
Music Therapy, Remedial Music Making and Musical Activities
F W SchalkwijkThe author describes how music therapists work at child day care centres, adult day care centres and in other institutions. The first chapters cover the history and theory of working with music with people with developmental disabilities. The main body of the book covers discussion of the various methods, including individual and group work. Learn More1994, 160pp
Deafness and Mental Health
John C DenmarkThis practical book, by one of the world's leading psychiatrists in work with deaf people, outlines the nature of the different kinds of deafness and covers both clinical and service aspects of working with deaf people. It is written for professionals in the mental health field also for all those who work in contact with deaf children and adults. Learn More1994, 204pp
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Dramatherapy
Treatment and Risk Reduction
Linda WinnThis book is a valuable practical guide for all those working in the field of trauma, from the result of war to the aftermath of sexual abuse. It shows ways forward in helping the sufferer, or group, in their journey through the dark, discussing how they can discover new paths or be reminded of long forgotten coping skills. Learn More1994, Paperback / softback, 0.04in x 0.04in / 1mm x 1mm, 160pp, £25.00ISBN: 978-1-85302-183-1
Play Therapy
Where the Sky Meets the Underworld
Ann CattanachAnn Cattanach outlines the theoretical basis and provides guidelines for work in this area. She examines the role of the therapist, and the different methods involved in therapy. Also covered is the use of play therapy in different work settings, such as the education service, the social services, and hospitals. Learn More1994, Paperback / softback, 9.17in x 6.10in / 233mm x 155mm, 176pp, £17.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-211-1
A Multi-Modal Approach to Creative Art Therapy
Arthur RobbinsThis text recasts Arthur Robbins' early work within the framework of modern psychodynamic theory. The creative intent of this text is to offer a structure that is not limited to one therapeutic model and to open up the doors for the creative art therapist to be effective with a wide range of patient populations. Learn More1994, 386pp
Shakespeare as Prompter
The Amending Imagination and the Therapeutic Process
Murray Cox and Alice TheilgaardThe authors show how Shakespeare can prompt therapeutic engagement with "inaccessible" patients who might otherwise be out of therapeutic reach. At the same time, they demonstrate that the clinical, off-stage world of therapy can also prompt the work of the actor in his on-stage search for representational precision. Learn More1994, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 5.98in / 229mm x 152mm, 480pp, £29.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-159-6
A Source Book for Literacy Work
Perspective from the Grassroots
H S BholaCovering a wide range of literacy topics, including literacy planning, programme implementation and literacy evaluation, the emphasis of this book is on literacy work at the grassroots. The theory and research come from rural and urban settings around the world and refer to literacy work with a variety of different learners. Learn More1994, 218pp