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Instead of part-time study being favoured because of its economic benefits, it is always the poor cousin. I sincerely hope that the demonstration of support for my early-day motion on equivalent and lower qualifications by 204 Members, from both sides of the House, will have provoked a rethink on this issue. Part-time learning
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throughout life will be a necessity in our society. The Open university needs our support in order to grow and flourish, and I, for one, hope that the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families can make an appropriate new year's resolution.
In the time left available to me, I wish to raise a couple of other constituency issues, the first of which relates to trains. It would appear that Milton Keynes is no longer the first stop on the inter-city route, but is now the penultimate stop on the commuter route. Commuters in Milton Keynes simply cannot understand why, when the Government are forcing our city to expand, little extra provision is being made for our services.
Although we are grateful that the platforms in Milton Keynes Central are being upgraded, I asked the Minister what benefit that will bring to the commuters of Milton Keynes. I received an answer to my parliamentary question, which stated:
"The enlarged Milton Keynes Central station was justified on the basis that the town could be served by an increased frequency of inter city trains linking Milton Keynes with the north".
That is fascinating, but when we looked at the new timetable, we discovered that the number of direct services to Liverpool had been cut—not increased, as the answer says—from seven to two, and the number of services to the north-west and Scotland had fallen from six to just one. People who want to get on that train must do so at 6.26 am. In addition, I should mention the ridiculous situation whereby trains to Euston will stop to let passengers off at Milton Keynes, but nobody can get on. Not a single inter-city train now stops there during peak hours.
The other issue that I wish briefly to cover is our hospital, which was built in 1984—for the population at the time. Milton Keynes general hospital has expanded rapidly over recent years. It is easy for the Prime Minister to say that every hospital will have a deep clean, but that is not that easy to do in hospitals such as the one in Milton Keynes. It has a high occupancy rate, which means that it has no decant area. Some 32 areas in the hospital have been identified as needing to be cleaned, at the cost of some £8,000 per area, but a dedicated decant area has yet to be identified. The hospital is struggling to find somewhere to enable the deep clean to be carried out. While I am on the subject of the hospital, I should like to pay tribute to the work of the midwives. They are working under increasing pressure, because the birth rate has been increasingly rapid in Milton Keynes over the years.
Mr. Hayes: While my hon. Friend is on the subject of health, I wonder whether he would add his voice to the campaign to draw attention to cardiac death among young people. He has shown great leadership on the issue of second degrees. Will he find time to campaign on such an issue, with his typical flair and assiduity, both in Milton Keynes and here? It is estimated that up to eight young people a week die of early cardiac death. I wonder whether we should be paying more attention to the matter in Milton Keynes and elsewhere, and drawing it to the attention of Ministers.
Mr. Lancaster: My hon. Friend makes a valuable point and I know that he has been a champion of that worthy cause. I would be delighted to pick up that issue, alongside him and other hon. Members.
My final point is on another valuable piece of infrastructure in Milton Keynes, but one that is often overlooked. We are fortunate in having the Grand Union canal flowing through Milton Keynes. There has been much debate in the House recently about the potential cuts for British Waterways that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs proposes. Some say that the figure will be as much as £30 million, but the biggest impact in my constituency will be on the building of the new Milton Keynes to Bedford extension of the canal, for which there is great support. The extension will finally link the two towns and be the first new canal in nearly 100 years. I pay tribute to John Bint who has been one of the key people in pushing that scheme. It will provide a valuable asset for my area, a green lung and a facility that the growing population will be able to use. However, amid the growing uncertainty over funding for British Waterways it looks increasingly unlikely that the project will get off the ground. It enjoys cross-party support in the town and I simply ask the Minister to take note of my concerns and do what she can to push that valuable project ahead.
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Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Portsmouth, North) (Lab/Co-op): I wish to talk today about the changing role and status of women, and the role of Government in addressing those changes. When I consider that when my mother was born women were not allowed to vote, let alone stand for Parliament, it brings home to me how far we have come. It would be a brave man indeed who spoke out today in the House of Commons and said that women's brains were not capable of understanding how Parliament worked and that they should therefore take no part in the political process, but that was common parlance less than 100 years ago.
Despite what women have achieved over the years, there is still a long way to go. Women consistently earn less than men, they lose out when it comes to pensions and they are far more likely to suffer domestic violence and sexual abuse. That is not good enough, not just for women in my constituency, but for those across the country. That is why we need to do more.
I am proud that the Government are working to tackle the gaps in pay, income and assets, and working to break the glass ceiling of opportunity for women. Over the past decade, we have made considerable progress. In my view, one of the most significant measures that the Labour Government have introduced is the national minimum wage. Two thirds of the 1.3 million workers benefiting from the minimum wage are women, and nearly half of those are working part-time. But there are far too many women earning only the minimum wage.
Disadvantaged young women who live in the more deprived parts of my constituency have the potential to achieve so much, but instead they face a lifetime of poorly paid jobs with no prospects. For them, there is only one rung on the career ladder—the bottom rung. Without opportunities to develop skills and get training, the life chances of a girl from a deprived background are massively reduced, as are her aspirations and plans for the future. Young women from deprived communities need new and improved support to develop the knowledge, confidence and skills to get jobs, so that they can work their way off the bottom rung of the career ladder.
Although I welcome, of course, the massive expansion in apprenticeships, I would like the Minister's assurance that women will get their fair share of them. Women who have rewarding, well-paid careers will be the best role models for their daughters, so that the next generation can grow up not in poverty, but able to take advantage of the benefits of economic growth instead of left behind.
We also have to consider what happens after work, when women retire. There are more women of pensionable age than men, but only 35 per cent. of women are entitled to a full basic state pension at state pension age, and only 24 per cent. of them are entitled on the basis of their own national insurance contributions. That is the case because when the state pension came into being, the pattern of employment for men and women was very different. During the second world war, women took on many of the jobs that men had done, but after the war, when the state pension was introduced by the Attlee Labour Government, people had reverted, by and large, to the old pattern of a male breadwinner and the woman staying at home to bring up the children. That was the basis of the state pension scheme, with married women being able to opt out even when they were working by paying the married women's stamp.
Of course, that situation has changed drastically, especially in the past 20-odd years. In 1983, only 55 per cent. of women were employed, but now the figure is well over 70 per cent. Even so, for many women the pattern is one of part-time, low-paid work, with gaps for rearing children or caring for elderly relatives. That does not gel with the current state pension scheme, under which people need to work regularly for more than 40 years, with no gaps, before they qualify for a full state pension.
We need the reforms that are being introduced. We need a system that is fair to women whether they go out to work or take time out to look after children or care for disabled or elderly relatives. I am aware that it is not only women who care for others, but it is overwhelmingly more likely that women rather than men will care for children and older relatives. It is clearly wrong that women should be penalised for taking a caring role as opposed to paid employment. What does it say about us as a society that we value cash contributions so much more than social and caring contributions? I fully support the move towards a more progressive approach to pensions, and one that values everyone's contribution, whether it be monetary or social.
Progress has been made already. The Pensions Act 2007 introduced reforms to the basic state pension that make it easier for people to qualify. From 2010, a person will have to have only 30 years of national insurance contributions to qualify for a basic state pension. That will help people such as women and carers, who are more likely to have had periods without paid employment during their lives. I also welcome the Government's intention to introduce a new carer's credit towards the basic state pension, which will be available to those providing 20 or more hours of care a week for severely disabled people. I hope that we will continue to review pension legislation to ensure that women do not miss out in the future.
I now want to speak briefly about violence against women. Among people subject to four or more incidents of domestic violence from the perpetrator,
more than 89 per cent. were women. Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said:
"Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation and it is perhaps the most pervasive."
According to the child and woman abuse studies unit, nearly half of adult women in the UK experience domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking in their lifetimes. Violence against women is all too often conflated with domestic violence, even though it is actually a much broader problem that includes rape and sexual violence, forced marriage, stalking, sexual exploitation and sexual harassment.
Many women and children display remarkable resilience, but the impact on individuals and entire families can be devastating. In the summer, I was contacted by a brave young woman in my constituency who was the victim of a stalker. He was in prison, from where he threatened her by letter. He was later released—something that has understandably put my constituent and her family under considerable strain. She was forced to relocate, leaving her job and friends, and she has received little or no help. However, she is receiving support from Croydon's ground-breaking family justice centre, which I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to visit in September. There are many victims like my constituent—not just of stalking, but of domestic violence, forced marriage and racial abuse—who would benefit if similar centres were set up around the country.
On average, two women die each week at the hands of a current or former partner, so it is clear that we need more centres like the one to which I have referred. Before the centre was opened, there were up to five adult murders a year in Croydon, but that number has fallen to zero. We need to do all we can to tackle what remains a scourge on our society and relationships. We have to break the cycle of violence that has such a devastating effect on the children caught up in violent relationships, and we have to change a culture that uses violence to control women. In my constituency, many agencies work with victims of violence. We have an excellent record of success, and I look forward to increased Government support for those agencies.
In my speech, I have touched on three areas where progress has been made on issues affecting women. None of that progress would have happened if this Labour Government were not committed to equality, but we must not forget that we would not have been able to deliver for women had there not been a massive increase in the number of women MPs. Women MPs have ensured that uncomfortable issues such as domestic violence, rape, prostitution and forced marriage are debated in this place. Labour women MPs have ensured that the minimum wage, flexible working, increased maternity leave, free nursery provision and women's pensions reform are at the heart of the Government's legislative programme. Labour was prepared to take positive action to ensure that large numbers of women MPs enter this place. I was selected on an all-women shortlist and I am proud of it. Earlier, I spoke about positive role models for young women. What could be more positive than seeing large numbers of women MPs delivering for women?
I am sure, however, that when many women MPs first arrived in this place they were, like me, horrified by the schoolboy playground antics and shouting of insults across the Chamber that sometimes pass for serious debate and questioning in the House. Such behaviour is designed to intimidate and it is a form of bullying. It is not only women MPs who dislike it; women voters find things such as the pantomime of Prime Minister's Questions seriously off-putting. It may provide good fodder for the sketch writers, but it does nothing to endear us to the voters.
During the Christmas recess, I suggest that we all take ourselves off to a real pantomime. We can shout, "Oh no he didn't" and "It's behind you" to our heart's content, and get it out of our system before we return in January. I recommend "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" at Kings theatre, Portsmouth, and I understand from my hon. Friend the Member for Basildon (Angela E. Smith) that "Snow White" is also playing at Towngate theatre in her constituency.
I do not pretend to be Snow White, but I am certainly not dopey, I hope I am not grumpy and I try to be happy, so in conclusion I wish you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, all the Officers and staff of the House and all hon. Members a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Mr. David Amess (Southend, West) (Con): Before the House adjourns for the Christmas recess I want to raise a number of points. A lot has happened since the last Christmas recess when Mr. Blair was still Prime Minister. The new Prime Minister has faced several challenges. He has cancelled a general election. The Home Secretary has admitted that the Government massively underestimated the number of illegal immigrant workers in the UK. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs has lost computer discs, and yesterday we heard that some more discs had been lost. We have had the political donations row, the signing of the EU treaty without a referendum and the police difficulties.
Some of us have been sitting in the Chamber joyfully since 1.30 listening carefully to the speeches. I know that the Deputy Leader of the House does her best to get notes from her civil servants about the important points that I and other Members raise on behalf of our constituents, but I should be grateful if she will kindly make sure that Departments respond to our points within a few weeks.
On Sunday I attended a carol service at Fair Havens, which is a wonderful hospice that serves a wide area. It has been announced that Fair Havens has only enough funding for another four weeks—an enormous tragedy for the hospice. Seventy-two per cent. of the funding for Fair Havens comes from the voluntary sector. As a result of the downturn in the economy, the hospice is in dire straits. It costs £2.6 million a year to run and people are desperate because we do not know where the money will come from, so if the Minister can come up with some money from our local primary care trust or find a big donor we shall be absolutely delighted.
The People's Mujaheddin Organisation of Iran is opposed to the current regime in Iran. In the Chamber two weeks ago, I raised with the Foreign Secretary matters relating to the organisation's inclusion on the
proscribed list. He told me the case was sub judice, but that is no longer so. On 30 November, justice prevailed when the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission handed down its judgment that the PMOI is not a terrorist organisation. The judgment found that the Government's attitude was "flawed," "perverse" and "must be set aside". Of course, the Government persisted, but I am delighted to tell the House that last Friday, the POAC refused the Home Secretary's application for permission to appeal against its judgment. I hope that the Government will welcome the leader of the organisation, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, to the United Kingdom next year, and that, for once in their life, they will do something good and be on the side of the good people.
African horse sickness has not yet arrived in the United Kingdom, but it has reached Europe. The disease is midge-borne and I am advised that there are sufficient midges in this country to support the virus. Apparently, it was originally transmitted to Europe by imported zebras. Following foot and mouth, if African horse sickness arrives in the UK next year, it will have devastating effects. I was at a press conference with a few celebrities this morning. A number of the Minister's colleagues are interested in the issue. We intend to have deputation next year. It is an important matter. We want the Government to tell us what preventive measures are in place. Vaccines should be prepared by next spring.
I turn to police pay and the state of British policing. All hon. Members will have had faxes and e-mails from serving police officers expressing concern about pay and conditions. I will quote one such officer. I will not name him, but he is a long-serving police officer. He said that the Government are
"without doubt the most inept"
he has ever encountered. He said that they have
"systematically destroyed all trace of proper Law and Order, and replaced it with statistically driven incentive policing, where performance is measured daily only in figures for arrests and detections."
"They have compounded this by empowering the Crown Prosecution service to act as judge and jury with no trial. In addition, they insist on copious amounts of paper to encourage officers to stay in, and not go out on patrol."
If one were to pick a time to have a fight with the police, whose morale is at rock bottom, this would not be it. This is a stupid time to choose. I hope that the Government will do something about the pay settlement for the police, and not continue with their current policy. The police officer also said, "Come on the next general election," and I would certainly support him in his call.
On the subject of hepatology, a number of hon. Members went to St. Mary's hospital in Paddington, including the hon. Members for Norwich, North (Dr. Gibson) and for Bolton, South-East (Dr. Iddon) and Lady Masham. We were taken to see the new facilities and the consultants gave us a wonderful briefing on liver disease. Liver disease is the fifth highest cause of mortality in the United Kingdom and is increasing pretty steadily. Lives could be saved through prevention, early detection and effective management, but the Government do not seem to be taking the issue on board and bringing it to the fore. In 2004, we had the national plan for liver services by the British Liver Trust. We are still waiting for a response. I hope that the Minister will get on to the Department of Health to see what is going to be done about the liver strategy.
In Southend, we have cliff slippage. It seems a long time ago that I listened to the first speech in this debate, from the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Mrs. Dunwoody), who mentioned the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. I am also going to mention the Secretary of State. During an exchange with me a week ago, she talked about the possibility of my not being pushed off a cliff. If the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich had her way, the Secretary of State would be in considerable difficulties, judging by what was said earlier. In Southend, we have a desperate situation whereby the cliffs are slipping. We need joined-up support from Departments.
As the Child Support Agency is being wound up, my constituents face more and more incredible situations. A very nice couple—they have asked me to mention this; it is not a private matter—are being pursued for a figure approaching £20,000. That is absolutely crazy. I wrote a letter in support of their court appearance last week. Apparently, those hearing the evidence did not allow the couple to speak. I wrote in my letter:


DOCTORS are being treated to discounted home loans, saving them tens of thousands of dollars, because they are a safer bet for banks than the average Aussie.
Medicos and other highly paid professionals including lawyers and accountant are gifted massive mortgage savings through home loan deals almost impossible for others to get.
Experts say banks have a list of preferred borrowers and doctors are right at the top.
News Corporation Australia has learned medicos with deposits of just five per cent and no history of "genuine savings" are avoiding costly Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) – cover if the borrower fails to repay.
Remove the "Dr" honorific, and the LMI bill on a $500,000 loan soars to as much as $17,500. Because most people with small deposits don't have that kind of money, it is usually added to the loan. This inflates the cost of LMI by another $24,400 to a total of nearly $42,000 over a 30-year term. And that's only if the borrower can show their five per cent deposit is genuine savings such as term deposits or shares and not a gift from family.
LMI and the savings test are being waived for medicos because they are considered a safer bet as borrowers: doctors' incomes will rise faster, there is high-demand for their services and years of study indicate they see things through.
"These loans very rarely go bad, the only time being (as a result of) divorce," said Hank Hong of Sydney's Home Loan Experts, who arranges doctors-only deals.
Another reason for their favoured treatment is they are a better "calibre" of customer, said John Paynter of JP Loans, who also sets up mortgages for medicos.
"I've never had any misleading or lying," by a doctor or specialist, Mr Paynter said.
"It happens pretty regularly outside of the medical space," Mr Paynter said, such as understating credit-card debts or asking him to "bodgy-up" an application so more can be borrowed.
The sweetheart deal market is expanding rapidly. ANZ recently re-entered, joining CBA and Westpac as providers. The large building society Wide Bay Australia set up a medico loan book last year. Macquarie is said to be about to join in and St George Bank recently widened the range of qualifying professions to include engineers and lawyers.
Finder.com.au money expert Michelle Hutchison, who brought these special loans to light, said other borrowers could "ask their lender to match" the terms.
Alternatively, she advised finding a better deal, spending more time saving a bigger deposit or looking at a lower-priced property.
And ring lots of consultants. Only about 5 per cent have access to these special deals.
WHAT'S A BETTER STRATEGY TO ACCESS EQUITY: TAKE OUT A LINE OF CREDIT OR JUST TOP UP A LOAN?
HOW SWEEPING CHANGES TO THE FINANCE INDUSTRY WILL AFFECT YOU?


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Battlelines: Gettysburg: Day 3, Friday, July 3, 1863
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Note: The annual anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg is this weekend. To commemorate that, we are posting, with permission, excerpts from Battlelines: Gettysburg, that describe aspects of the battle. Battlelines: Gettysburg contains the battlefield drawings of Alfred Waud and Edwin Forbes, the only two artists who witnessed the battle.
Lee's original plan for the third day of battle was similar to that of the second day: attack both sides of the Union line. But early in the morning, instead of just holding his position, Meade ordered troops at Culp's Hill to clear out the Confederate forces that had captured Union positions the day before. So, rather than storming Culp's Hill – as Lee had planned – General Richard Ewell's troops had to fight to hold their own position.
When Lee realized that Ewell's troops were occupied, he changed his plans and told Longstreet to prepare of an attack on the center of the Union line. The attack would require soldiers to cross nearly a mile of open fields that gradually sloped up toward a copse of trees that stood just behind the center of the Federal forces. Longstreet argued against the assault, but Lee was a gambler and felt this was a chance worth taking.
By 11 a.m., Ewell's troops had been flushed out of their positions at Culp's Hill and could offer no support for the advance that would later occur. At 1 p.m. Confederate artillery opened up on the Union line, but many of their shots were aimed too high and fell harmlessly behind the lines. Union artillery answered for a while until the order came to cease firing in order to conserve ammunition. By not answering the Confederate fire, Union artillery units were able to conceal their positions in some instances.
Edwin Forbes' painting of Pickett's charge
After two hours of bombardment, the cannons ceased, and more than 12,000 Confederates advanced on Union lines in what has become known as Pickett's charge. In addition to the field being open and often exposing the troops to direct and flanking fire, the troops had to cross fences that further exposed them to Union musketry. The center of the Union line held fire for a time, leading Confederate leaders to believe that the artillery bombardment had been successful.
Battlelines: Gettysburg: Day 2, Thursday, July 2, 1863
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Note: The annual anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg is this weekend. To commemorate that, we are posting, with permission, excerpts from Battlelines: Gettysburg that describe aspects of the battle. Battlelines: Gettysburg contains the battlefield drawings of Alfred Waud and Edwin Forbes, the only two artists who witnessed the battle.
Lee kept his army at Gettysburg because he believed he could win. The first day of the battle had been a good one for the Confederates, and Lee's experience had been that given the right amount of pressure at the right time, Union forces would collapse. He believed that a second day of battle with the Confederates hitting hard at the Union lines could make that happen again.
Lee had developed a special relationship with his battlefield commanders, people like James Longstreet, Richard Ewell and A.P. Hill. His orders to them were often general and sometimes vague – deliberately so, because he want to give them room to make their own decisions and because he believed they could understand his purposes.
The fierce fighting around Devil's Den, depicted by Alfred Waud.
But this method of command put enormous pressure on these generals to understand Lee and carry out his vague plans. It also assumed that when the actions of these general had to be coordinated, they would work together in a mutually cooperative way.
But that didn't happen.
Dorothy E. Kelly: General Who? William P. Sanders
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By Dorothy E. Kelly
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Civil War historians outside the East Tennessee area know little or nothing about the Federal general who gave his life at Knoxville. But how much do WE know about this man whose name adorns modern buildings, hospitals, and even a neighborhood?
Born under the Southern skies of Kentucky and raised in the humid Mississippi river town of Natchez, William Price Sanders was a young Federal officer on his way up when he died at Knoxville in 1863. He had been a general one month and one day.
Sanders was the sixth child of Margaret and Lewis Sanders, a prominent Mississippi attorney. According to his sister, Elizabeth J. Sanders Haggin, William Price was named for a physician uncle and was known as "Doc" to family and friends, a nickname which was later adopted by his fellow officers.
William Price Sanders
Sanders' politically connected father secured his appointment to West Point in 1852. His career at West Point was somewhat rocky. A May, 1854 letter from West Point Commandant, Robert E. Lee, announced his impending dismissal for want of application, deficiency in academics and accumulation of numerous demerits. With the aid of a fellow Mississippian—Secretary of War Jefferson Davis— Sanders avoided dismissal and went on to graduate in 1856. In addition to Sanders, two of his West Point classmates played important roles in the Civil War in East Tennessee: Orlando M. Poe, Burnside's Chief Engineer and designer of the Knoxville fortifications, and E. Porter Alexander, Longstreet's Chief of Artillery.
Dorothy E. Kelly: The Civil War in Blount County
Ambrose Burnside, Blount County TN, Fort Sanders, James Longstreet, Joseph Wheeler, Maryville TN, Rockford TN, William P. Sanders, William Tecumseh Sherman
By Dorothy E. Kelly, Knoxville Civil War Roundtable
Copyright 1998 by Dorothy E. Kelly. All rights reserved.
The Civil War brought division, dissension and hardship to Blount County, but no major battles. At one point in the War, however, Blount County found prominence thrust upon it as blue and gray cavalry wrestled for access to the "back door" to Knoxville.
Shortly after the September 1863 Confederate victory at Chickamauga, Confederate Major General James Longstreet moved from Chattanooga toward Knoxville with orders to capture or drive the Federals under Major General Ambrose E. Burnside out of East Tennessee. Longstreet's cavalry under Major General Joseph Wheeler was ordered to push through Blount County to claim the heights on the Holston (now Tennessee) River opposite Knoxville. For several weeks prior to Longstreet's advance in November of 1863, Blount County played host to Union cavalry under the command of Brigadier General William P. Sanders. Sanders' assignment was to guard the Little Tennessee River fords against roving bands of Confederate cavalry and to notify the Federal authorities of any Confederate advance through Blount County. Blount County Unionists and Home Guards served as guides and scouts for the Federal cavalry, collecting information and reporting on Confederate activity in the area.

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There's a climactic moment in the movie Castaway where Tom Hanks, who has been shipwrecked on a desert island, finally creates the one thing that can provide him with a means for survival: FIRE.
The pure ecstasy that fills him as he dances around the beach, screaming like a kid who just won the big game, is palpable. Just when things were looking so grim, he found that one spark. Enough to fan into a raging fire. And that was enough to give him hope.
When people are passionate, we often say they have a "fire in the belly" or that they're "firing on all cylinders." Fire is full of energy and heat. It's what we all want to feel inside—a sense of passion for what we do and what we stand for.
Unfortunately, it isn't so easy to find. I often work with people to help them develop a career road map, and one of the biggest obstacles to success (both personally and professionally) is that they don't have any idea what they're passionate about.
So we have to back up a bit and look for the tiny sparks. We then have to go through a process of experimentation, fanning the sparks to see which ones die out and which ones catch and turn into raging fires.
A fire isn't a timid thing and you shouldn't be either. Get in there and try new things. But don't just dip your toe in the water; dive in. Soak in it. Give it 100% and then a little bit more. It's the same principle as language emersion. When people really want to learn a new language, they travel to an area where that's the primary language spoken and they banish the use of their native language. Eventually, they even start dreaming in the new language.
You don't have to pick up and move to a foreign country today, but you do have to make some kind of commitment. Whenever you try something new, there's a learning curve. Once you dive in, you've got to stay long enough to get used to the temperature of the water. Establish a period of time that you will commit to learning and doing this new thing as a way of testing out your passion for it. If, after that period of time has passed, you're ready to give up on it, let that spark die a natural death and turn your attention to others.
Sometimes, a spark will lead you in a different direction that you initially thought it would. For example, a few years ago, I was interested in starting a yoga practice. I went to a few classes at my local gym and it didn't really do much for me. I was ready to give up on yoga when a friend suggested that I try Bikram yoga, which is done in a very hot room. At first, I thought, "Not a chance." But she convinced me and I was immediately hooked. The spark I had felt for the idea of yoga exploded into a flame. Five years later, it's still burning strong.
Passion is what drives us forward in life. Without it, we feel empty and cold. With it, we feel energized and full of fire. Too often, we make the mistake of thinking that passion just appears. For a lucky few, it does. For the rest of us, we have to create sparks and fan them, gently and over time, until they burst into powerful, glorious flames.
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Considered 'a pearl' of eastern architecture, the Palace of the Shirvanshahs is on practically every sight-seeing itinerary to the city. This was once the celebrated centre of power of north-eastern Azerbaijan's ruling dynasty. A 15th century creation, it was later restored with additional museum items added. A surprising audio-visual show awaits you here.
Another must-see is the Maiden's Tower, which reaches 29m up into Baku's skyline. Climb it to enjoy beautiful views over the bay and old city. Although its origins date back many centuries, the existing construction is said to be from the 12th century or thereabouts. Maiden's Tower is the English equivalent of its Azeri name, Qız Qalası as mentioned in some of the ancient tales. It's the interior of the tower is what makes it so special though. Wait till you get inside!
Ever had a bath in a tub filled with crude oil? Then this is your moment. It is part of a ritual that has been practiced by Azeris since the 6th Century BC and lays claim to curing a range of illnesses. The spa is a popular treatment amongst the oligarchs.
These are clearly the signature structures of Baku's famous skyline. The blue-hued glass skyscrapers make a statement of Baku's new personality. The three towers range from 28 to 33 storeys and are a stunning sight at night. The interplay of cascading water, fire and the colours of the national flag is a dramatic show well worth filming.
These charming waterways along the Boulevard come as a total surprise. They resemble Venice with its arched bridges and ancient colonnades. Make sure you cruise along in a gondola while you take in the sights on the city. An unforgettable experience.
A great starting point is Torgovaya (or Trade Street). This is a popular shopping area with its quirky street chandeliers. From here you can move on to the shopping centres and exclusive boutiques in the Bulvar district in particular Park Bulvar Mall, and Port Baku Mall. The latter is the largest Shopping Centre in the City. The 3-storeyed complex covers an area of 32,000 sq. metres, specialising in fashion and beauty products in the latest styles.
Looking for something authentically local? Check out the carpets, copperware, Azeri hats and traditional copperware sold at quaint shops. Be warned, however, that antique carpets cannot leave the country without special permission.
Put aside a few hours for a visit to the Old City and fill your shopping bag with cheap souvenirs. You'll also find these in the underground shops beneath Fountains Square. Nizami Street is another place where you can definitely pick up traditional souvenirs.
From fine dining to affordable street vendors, you'll find plenty of choice - Baku is one big culinary feast.
The local cuisine has many Iranian influences and kebab is very popular. You'll also find restaurants serving international flavours and western-style fast-food outlets too.
You can find good middleweight restaurants serving value meals for AZN10 or less. On a better level is Chinar, Baku's popular fine-dining restaurant offering pan-Asian dishes. The Old City Restaurant near the southern gates to the old city, is quite modest in appearance but the food is exceptional (and award-winning).
Mugham Club is in a class of its own. Located not far from the Maiden Tower, the double-storeyed caravanserai has its roots in the 12th century. Not only is the food tasty but they throw in an entertaining show complete with Caucasian dancers and traditional Mugham music.
If you want to go upmarket there are several swanky restaurants in the Marriott Absheron Hotel. There's also the dining strip at the new Port. The large food court at Park Bulvar Mall serves a s a perfect stop over on your day out shopping.
It's easy to get around the city using buses or the metro. On arrival at the airport, you can take Bus H1 into the train station in the city, which runs regularly throughout the day.
Welcome to the Metro. The metro links the Old City to Koroǧlu, Qara Qarayev and Neftçilər metro stations, each with bus connections to certain Abşeron towns. Fares are quite cheap, and you have the option to load prepaid credit onto to a smart card.
Or how about hailing a London-style cab? It's both convenient and affordable but make sure you agree the price with the driver before you set off. Baku also has Uber with some surprisingly low fares. Or if you're feeling rich add on another 20% to your fare and ride in a posh 'bizniz' vehicle. They need to be pre-booked and will let you know the fare beforehand.
Heard of BakıKart? It's a prepaid card system purchased at metro stations and at certain bus stops. There are two versions of the card – a plastic one and a throwaway paper version. It's worth making enquiries in advance.
If you choose to drive be extra cautious as traffic is heavy and vehicles in the city tend to drive in an intimidating manner. So, you are better off hopping on a bus or minibus which take you to almost anywhere in Baku for a small fare. Destinations are visible on the front and the side of the bus. But unfortunately, these buses do not have disabled accessibility.
As a tourist in Baku there's nothing like getting around on foot. You can explore Fountain Square, the Boulevard, and the Old City using the vast network of underground pedestrian walkways. It saves you the risk of crossing roads and you get to see a lot more.
Most nationalities require a visa to enter Baku. Getting one usually requires a letter of invitation from an agency. Check out Baku Travel Services (www.azerbaijan24.com). Or get a letter from a business or personal contact in Baku. It usually takes one to three weeks to process. Some embassies and consulates grant visas without invitation. The other option is an e-visa which lets you apply for a visa without visiting an embassy. For more information visit: http://caravanistan.com/visa/azerbaijan/.
The Manat. ATMs are available although they may charge for cash withdrawals, so check with your bank before travelling.
Electricity across Azerbaijan is 220V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz. The power sockets are of type C and F. However, it is advisable to carry an adaptor plug.
Baku has a temperate continental climate. Summers are hot and dry, whilst winters are very cool, breezy and wet with light snow.
July and August are the hottest months to visit, with highs of 30°C and around 13 hours of sunshine every day. Winters are cool with daytime highs of only 6°C in February. November is the wettest month, with an average of 32mm of rain.
Bankomats (or ATMs) are available all over the city, mainly in downtown and metro stations exits and there are banks and exchange facilities in convenient locations. ATMs also act as recharge outlets if you have a mobile phone fitted with a Bakcell or Azercell sim card.
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As for accommodation there are several cheap backpacker rooms available in private apartments and some hotels offer beds in shared rooms at budget prices.
Most foreign embassies, consulates or Diplomatic missions are in Baku. Key emergency contact numbers are: Ambulance103, Fire: 101, Police: 102.


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September 9, 2020 September 9, 2020 Editor 0 Comment ZHUBIZ CHEZMIZ-MOVIES: Mulan movie boycott calls grow over scenes filmed in Xinjiang
A billboard for Disney's "Mulan" film is seen outside a shopping mall in Bangkok, where calls for a boycott of the movie are growing
Disney's "Mulan" remake is facing fresh boycott calls after it emerged some of the blockbuster's scenes were filmed in China's Xinjiang, where widespread rights abuses against the region's Muslim population have been widely documented.
The lavish $200 million film about a legendary female Chinese warrior was already tangled in political controversy after star Liu Yifei voiced support for Hong Kong's police as they cracked down on democracy protests last year.
But the latest furore exploded as soon as the credits stopped rolling after the movie began showing on the Disney+ channel last week.
Viewers spotted that Disney included "special thanks" to eight government entities in Xinjiang — including the public security bureau in Turpan, a city in eastern Xinjiang where multiple internment camps have been documented.
Mulan movie boycott calls grow over scenes filmed in Xinjiang
Actress Yifei Liu, who plays Mulan in the mov ie's title role, has been criticised for voicing support for Hong Kong's police in tackling protesters
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Another entity thanked was the Chinese Communist Party's propaganda department in Xinjiang.
The revelation has sparked renewed anger at a time of heightened scrutiny over Hollywood's willingness to bow to authoritarian China.
Rights groups, academics and journalists have exposed a harsh crackdown against Uighur and Kazakh Muslims in Xinjiang, including mass internments, enforced sterilisations, forced labour as well as intense religious and movement restrictions.
Isaac Stone Fish, a senior fellow at the Asia Society, said the film was now "arguably Disney's most problematic movie" since "Song of the South" — a 1946 glorification of antebellum plantation life that the company has since pulled.
US actor Tzi Ma plays Mulan's heroic father in the movie. The internet has been abuzz with comment on his resemblance to China's leader Xi Jinping
"It's sufficiently astonishing that it bears repeating," he wrote in a Washington Post column.
"Disney has thanked four propaganda departments and a public security bureau in Xinjiang, a region in northwest China that is the site of one of the world's worst human rights abuses happening today."
Badiucao, a dissident Chinese artist living in Melbourne, said he was currently working on a new cartoon portraying Mulan as a guard at one of the internment camps in Xinjiang to satirise Disney's new film.
"It's very problematic and there's no excuse. I mean, it's clear, we have all the evidence showing what is going on in Xinjiang," he told AFP.
– Coronavirus victim –
Badiucao accused Disney of "double standards", embracing western social justice movements such as MeToo and Black Lives Matter, while turning a blind eye to China's rights abuses.
The live-action remake of Disney's 1998 animation classic, "Mulan" has had a troubled release.
It was meant to hit global theatres in March but became an early victim of the coronavirus pandemic.
Instead, Disney rocked the industry — and its own cast — by announcing the film would in streamed into living rooms in many markets, including the United States, which it started Friday.
Hollywood has been increasingly accused of hypocrisy over its relationship with authoritarian China.
In August the anti-censorship group Pen America published a report which said screenwriters, producers and directors often change scripts, delete scenes and alter content to avoid offending Chinese censors.
The actions include everything from deleting the Taiwanese flag from Tom Cruise's bomber jacket in the upcoming "Top Gun: Maverick," to removing China as the source of a zombie virus in 2013's "World War Z."
But it also means completely avoiding sensitive issues including Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong politics, Xinjiang and the portrayal of LGBTQ characters, the report said.
AFP contacted Disney for comment but has yet to hear back on the Labor Day holiday.
Xinjiang is a resource-rich region home to mostly Turkic-speaking Muslim Uighurs and boasts spectacular desert and mountain backdrops.
After sectarian unrest and attacks by Uighur militants, Beijing blanketed the region in a draconian security crackdown, building dozens of huge internment camps.
Initially China denied the camps existed before switching to describing them as voluntary re-education centres.
Even before the latest Xinjiang controversy the hashtag #BoycottMulan has been trending in recent weeks Hong Kong, Thailand and Taiwan.
Activists in all three places have launched multiple online campaigns critical of China's authoritarianism.
Dubbed the "Milk Tea Alliance" — named after a shared love of the drink — they seized on social media comments made last year by actress Liu supporting Hong Kong's police.
They have also noted the resemblance of actor Tzi Ma, who plays Mulan's heroic father, to China's leader Xi Jinping.
After her arrest last month under Beijing's new security law, young Hong Kong dissident Agnes Chow was dubbed "the real Mulan" by supporters.
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Mulan just dropped on Disney Plus but here's why people aren't happy about it
The long-awaited live action remake of Mulan finally landed on Disney Plus today, but after all that anticipation people all over Twitter aren't happy with the high price tag on the film.
The remake, which was meant to air in March, was delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. But after months of hype the film dropped on Disney Plus this morning on Disney Plus and cinemas (in areas where Disney Plus isn't available), but fans weren't happy to discover that the film costs $30 to watch, and that's on top of the cost of a Disney Plus subscription.
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This isn't the first time this film has met with controversy, in March of this year, the film was criticised by LGBTQ+ fans, after producers announced that the character of Shang would be cut from the films.
Mulan is often thought of as the most bisexual of all the Disney films (though it's never officially addressed explicitly in the film). This is because Mulan and her love interest, Li Shang, appear to have a romantic connection when Shang thinks that Mulan is a man named Ping, before officially getting together once it's revealed that Mulan is actually a woman.
The recent controversy surrounding the price of the film has been met with a lot of criticism on Twitter, with viewers saying they would rather wait three months for the film to be available on the platform for free on 4th December.
SO DID I GET THIS RIGHT LMAO
i'm paying for disney+…..yet i need to pay $30 to watch mulan….on disney+…..whilst already paying for disney+….. pic.twitter.com/PTzTFCJOJ7
— court ✩‧₊˚ ♡ (@ottersnotter) September 3, 2020
Me getting ready to pay $30 to watch Mulan tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/ujUo52h2ek
— Alex Astora (@AlexAstora) September 3, 2020
I dont think I will get a screener for Mulan. 2020 making me pay $30 for a live action remake is the ultimate affront pic.twitter.com/YQ54e4qUjW
— Rachel's Reviews (@rachel_reviews) September 2, 2020
Guess it comes out December 4th https://t.co/C2J2Xit9jG
— Kirk (@diettrade) September 3, 2020
11:21 PM · Sep 3, 2020 from Manhattan, NY
Mulan is one of a number of long-awaited live-action films Disney has remade in the last few years, from The Beauty and the Beast to The Lion King. There are also many more in the works including, The Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey, Cruella (a 101 Dalmation spin-off starring Emma Stone and directed by I, Tonya's Craig Gillespie), Pinocchio, and Peter Pan.
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Julie Biteen is an Associate Professor of Chemistry and of Biophysics at the University of Michigan, where her research program develops super-resolution microscopy for applications to microbiology and nanomaterials. Dr. Biteen earned an A.B. in Chemistry at Princeton University and a Masters in Applied Physics and a Ph.D. in Chemistry at Caltech. Dr. Biteen trained as a postdoc in the lab of W. E. Moerner at Stanford University, studying structural proteins in living bacteria cells with single-molecule imaging. In her independent career, Biteen has been recognized by numerous awards, including the Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award for women in biophysical sciences (2017), a Journal of Physical Chemistry Award Lectureship (2016), a Scialog fellowship from the Moore Foundation and the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (2015-16), a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface (2009-14), an NSF CAREER Award (2013-18), and a PicoQuant Young Investigator Award (2011).
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Ron Rivera refuses to provide details on Luke Kuechly injury
Courtesy of USA Today Sports: Kuechly has morphed into one of the top defenders in the NFL.
When healthy, Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly is one of the most dominant linebackers in the NFL today.
Unfortunately, good health has been a precious commodity for the former Defensive Player of the Year. Kuechly has dealt with multiple concussions and missed a significant portion of the 2016 season recovering from a bad one.
So, when Kuechly was pulled from practice with an injury Wednesday, everyone wondered what exactly might be going on.
Head coach Ron Rivera didn't provide any details about the injury after Kuechly was pulled by trainers, but he did provide some context:
"Something happened on one of the 9-on-7 plays and he went to the side and they started talking and they just didn't want him to go back out. And being overly cautious, (they) just thought we are going to be smart …" Rivera said, via The Athletic. "They told me that he got in a pileup. They came over to the side, they were talking to him. And they just felt out of precaution they just didn't want to do anything else."
When Kuechly did not practice on Thursday, curiosity blossomed. Steve Reed of the Associated Press asked Rivera about Kuechly's specific injury on Thursday after practice, and the coach deflected:
Asked Ron Rivera about Luke Kuechly's specific injury today. His response: "He was playing football. OK? This is just one of those things that they are being overly cautious with. The nice thing is today was a scheduled day off so it fell into it very nicely."
— Steve Reed (@SteveReedAP) August 1, 2019
Hopefully Kuechly is just dealing with a minor issue that has nothing to do with his brain.
However, Carolina's refusal to address any specifics is a bit alarming. It's not like they have a regular-season game and are trying to avoid giving another team an edge. If Rivera had come out and just said, "it's an ankle" or "he got a stinger" we'd have nothing really to talk about.


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William Anthony McGuire est un dramaturge et scénariste américain né le  à Chicago (Illinois) et mort le  à Los Angeles (Californie).

Biographie

Théâtre
 1910 : The Heights, pièce écrite par W. A. McGuire
 1919 : A Good Bad Woman, pièce écrite par W. A. McGuire
 1920 : Frivolities of 1920, revue écrite et mise en scène par W. A. McGuire
 1921 : Six-Cylinder Love, pièce écrite par W. A. McGuire
 1922 : It's a Boy!, pièce écrite par W. A. McGuire
 1923 : Kid Boots, comédie musicale, livret de W. A. McGuire
 1924 : Ziegfeld Follies of 1924, revue dialoguée par W. A. McGuire
 1925 : Twelve Miles Out, pièce écrite et mise en scène par W. A. McGuire
 1926 : Betsy, comédie musicale, mise en scène de W. A. McGuire
 1926 : If I Was Rich, pièce écrite et mise en scène par W. A. McGuire
 1928 : Whoopee!, comédie musicale, livret et mise en scène de W. A. McGuire
 1928 : The Three Musketeers, comédie musicale, livret et mise en scène de W. A. McGuire
 1928 : Rosalie, comédie musicale, livret et mise en scène de W. A. McGuire
 1929 : Show Girl, comédie musicale, livret et mise en scène de W. A. McGuire
 1930 : Smiles, comédie musicale, livret et mise en scène de W. A. McGuire
 1930 : Ripples, comédie musicale, livret et mise en scène de W. A. McGuire

Filmographie
 1916 : Tangled Fates de Travers Vale
 1919 : Playthings of Passion de Wallace Worsley
 1923 :  de Elmer Clifton
 1926 : Kid Boots de Frank Tuttle
 1926 : Les Dieux de bronze de Allan Dwan
 1927 : Le Bateau ivre de Jack Conway
 1930 : Whoopee! de Thornton Freeland
 1931 : Skyline de Sam Taylor
 1931 : ¿Conoces a tu mujer? de David Howard
 1931 :  de Thornton Freeland
 1931 : Don't Bet on Women de William K. Howard
 1932 : Kid d'Espagne de Leo McCarey
 1932 : Okay, America! de Tay Garnett
 1932 :  de John W. Considine Jr.
 1932 : She Wanted a Millionaire de John G. Blystone
 1933 :  de Kurt Neumann
 1933 : Scandales romains de Frank Tuttle
 1933 : Le Baiser devant le miroir  (The Kiss Before the Mirror) de James Whale
 1933 : Dehors la nuit de Sam Taylor
 1934 : Du drame à la blague de Edward Laemmle
 1934 : La Rançon du bonheur de Christy Cabanne
 1934 : Et demain ? de Frank Borzage
 1934 : Let's Be Ritzy de Edward Ludwig
 1934 : I Believed in You de Irving Cummings
 1936 : Suzy de George Fitzmaurice
 1936 : Le Grand Ziegfeld de Robert Z. Leonard
 1937 : Rosalie de W. S. Van Dyke
 1939 : The Honeymoon's Over de Eugene Forde
 1939 :  de Arthur Lubin
 1940 : Lillian Russell de Irving Cummings
 1941 : La Danseuse des Folies Ziegfeld de Robert Z. Leonard

Nominations
 Oscars du cinéma 1937 : Oscar de la meilleure histoire originale pour Le Grand Ziegfeld

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Dramaturge américain du XXe siècle
Scénariste américain de cinéma
Naissance en juillet 1881
Naissance à Chicago
Décès en septembre 1940
Décès à Los Angeles
Décès à 59 ans

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A list of "China-men", their customers and associates in
17th, 18th and 19th century Britain and abroad
This List, compiled by Robin Hildyard over some 30 years,
has been shared with the NCS by the Oxford Ceramics Group.
Major update November 2021
to include an unpublished comprehensive list of 18th Century London Chinamen
compiled from Trade Directories, Fire Insurance Policies and London Apprentices records at the Guildhall Library,
very generously shared by Nicholas Panes
As ceramics and glass tend to lose their provenance the moment they leave the retailer's shop, making a balanced judgement about consumers and consumption solely from the few examples that remain must inevitably be somewhat hazardous. In addition, excavations have proved that the popularity of any particular object cannot be estimated from the numbers that have survived intact.
But the mass of contemporary documentation can provide an unbiased record from which to reconstruct and explore the world of trading and changing fashion, a world of vast fortunes and frequent bankruptcies. It is hoped that this wide-ranging list may become a useful tool for anybody working in the field of ceramics and glass. RH.
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"CHINA-MEN. This business is altogether shopkeeping, and some of them carry on a very considerable trade, joining white flint glass, fine earthenware and stoneware, as well as teas, with their china ware. They usually take with an apprentice from 20 to 50£, give a journeyman 20 to 30£ a year and his board, and employ a stock of 500£ and often more"
A General Description of all Trades digested in alphabetical order, London (printed by T.Walker at the Crown & Mitre, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street), 1747.


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I have created my Twitter account few days ago and did not really find the "Good" way to use it.
I found this free webinar from ITMPI about "Using Twitter in the Enterprise". As it was quite interesting, let me share some resources around Twitter.
This webinar was presented by Edward Yourdon (Find him on Wikipedia, or on his blog). Slides of this presentation can be donwloaded here.
Let's start with a nice video that present Twitter called Twitter in plain English.
Seesmic: presented as the best Twitter client for Desktop, Web and Mobile, manage multiple Twitter accounts, Facebook feeds and pages and access Twitter Lists.
From Here to Tweeternity: A Practical Guide to Getting Started on Twitter written by Dustin Wax.
TweetStats: In ur Tweets, Graphin' Your Stats!
Twitterfone to... guess what, microblog over mobile phone.


A recording of the following presidential address given by Bishop Steven to Oxford Diocesan Synod can also be heard here on SoundCloud.
Eighteen months ago I began my journey across the Diocese of Oxford as a new Bishop with L-Plates. I spent a day in every deanery. I held an open evening for each visit. More than 3,000 people came.
I learned that we are a large and diverse diocese. Together we are more than a thousand local churches, chaplaincies and schools. We serve a population of more than 2.4 million people which is set to rise sharply in the next decade. We are present in great cities and towns and villages and everything in between across Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.
As I travelled and listened, I began to ask two simple questions: What kind of church are we called to be? What are we therefore called to do together? Those are the two questions which have shaped our common vision.
The process of rediscovering that vision has been unexpected and energising for me and for many others. We have been making a journey from the place of Martha, anxious and worried about many things, to the place of Mary, understanding one thing is needed: to set Christ at the centre of our lives and of our church.
I have observed many processes of change in the Church over the years. I have learned some lessons from that journey, albeit slowly. The first and the most important is that real change and renewal always begins as together we catch a fresh vision of Jesus Christ at the centre of who we are and who we are called to be. That is true for us as individuals, for local churches and for a diocese.
Telling each other the story of our decline does not generate life and hope and change. Setting each other unrealistic targets does not generate life and hope and change. Neither does demanding more with less resources.
Calling the Church back to Jesus Christ is the only way forward. Seeing Christ afresh, returning to our source and our centre, learning to speak of the Church again, the Body of Christ, with hope and joy and love – these things give life and energy and enable change to happen well.
So I began to share a very simple vision for the life of the Church in this Diocese. It is simply that we should aim to be by the grace of God a more Christ-like Church for the sake of God's world. I began to talk about the Beatitudes: eight qualities which together paint a picture of what it means to be like Christ and a picture of human flourishing.
We began to search for and articulate three qualities which might sum up this vision in a way that we could remember and in language that would feed the soul. We began to speak of the call on the Church in this generation to be more contemplative, more compassionate and more courageous.
There was a lot of fine tuning along the way. But those themes began to resonate. I found whenever I talked about what we should do, people listened politely and some agreed. But whenever I talked about the kind of Church we should be there was real energy in the room and deep engagement.
A year ago we gathered about 120 people from across the diocese at the High Lee conference centre for three days. We explored our two questions. What kind of Church are we called to be? What should we therefore do together? Again there was real energy around the first question: the call to be like Christ. There was much less clarity and energy around the second though we began to think about six areas for development.
I came back from High Lee thinking we had, by the grace of God found a way of expressing our common vision and it was now time to write some plans and get on with what we were going to do. But everyone I talked to said "Whoa. Just a minute. Let's slow this down. If we are serious about exploring what it means to be a Christ-like church we need to do exactly that".
So a year ago I asked the whole diocese to spend this year dwelling in two biblical passages: in the Beatitudes in Matthew 5; and in the Lazarus story. Over 6,000 people have engaged with the two short study booklets (available here): well over 1 in 10 of our worshipping community. Many more have shared in sermon series or home groups. Around 700 people have taken part in Area Development days and our consultation with young people. In May we explored the themes with over 320 clergy at our clergy conference in part through a third biblical passage, the Letter to the Colossians.
By the grace of God there has been a deep sense through the year of the Church across the Diocese gathering around this vision to be a more Christ-like Church for the sake of God's world: more contemplative, more compassionate, more courageous. There has been a rich, deep sense of God refreshing us and drawing us back to Christ who is the source of our life. A journey from Martha to Mary.
A few weeks ago, I began to notice something else. There has also been an important sense that even after a year we are only just beginning to understand what it might mean to centre ourselves on Christ again. This is not what I expected to happen. I thought as I did last year that we would reach this point and get on and write some plans and put them into practice. I think we are a bit clearer on what we should do next and I will talk a little about that later in the morning. But here is the most important thing I have heard from the Diocese through this year of focussing on being a more Christ-like Church.
This call to be more Christ-like, to sit at the feet of the Lord, is not the preliminary work we need to do before we find a new strategy. It is the vision and the strategy. It is the response we are called to make. It's not the appetiser before the main meal. It is the whole banquet. We cannot leave this behind as if we have done the work now. We are just beginning. We must go on thinking and reflecting and dwelling in Christ and growing in love for Christ and for one another and for the world and put that front and centre. This is God's work of transformation in us, to present each of us mature and complete in Christ, knowing we are loved and called to love and we need to stay with that and work with that.
We should make plans together and we will. But as we go into the next part of the journey, the vision to be more Christ-like remains front and centre in its centrality and importance. Our plans to care better for creation, to plant churches or renew catechesis or connect more with our schools flow from that vision and a deep listening to our context. If this is the kind of Church we are to be, what does that mean in this place at this time? So those plans are important but they are not the centre of what we do. By contrast they are down here [ed: Bishop Steven reaches down when saying this]. Nurturing our vision of Christ and of being a Christ-like church is front and centre. Our plans for this year and next flow from that vision.
The same should be true at local level. They are not alternatives but we need to keep that sense of priority and blessing and all we do flowing from that central vision. It feels to me as though we as a diocese are discovering again this pearl of great price, this treasure buried in a field: learning to value the person and character of Christ and the call to be like him for the sake of God's world.
The Beatitudes have begun to show us again the character of Christ: poor in spirit, weeping with compassion for the world, meek, taking the form of a servant, hungry and thirsty for righteousness, full of mercy, ready to be with forgotten and broken people, pure in heart and living from the inside out. They show us that Jesus is the peacemaker above all peacemakers, willing to endure suffering and death to reconcile the world to himself. They show us that Jesus is prepared to endure suffering and death and to give his life as a ransom for many.
The character of Christ is contemplative, compassionate, courageous. The nature of Christ reveals to us who God is and what God is like: good news for the world. The nature of Christ reveals to us what it means to live well in this world – what human life can and should be. We find fulfilment as we understand what it means to be contemplative, living in a rhythm of stillness and reflection as well as activity, finding peace in our maker and redeemer. We find fulfilment as we understand what it means to be compassionate: to respond to God's love in love for others. We find fulfilment as we learn to live our lives courageously investing with hope in the kingdom of God and making a difference in every part of God's world.
What kind of Church are we called to be? A Christ-like Church for the sake of God's world. This is our common vision: to be contemplative, compassionate and courageous in all we are together and as we live out our calling as disciples.
As our common vision settles, we will continue and deepen in our focus. I will ask the diocese again in the coming year to continue to reflect on what it means to set Christ at the centre.
As we do that we will continue to listen to the context and where we are and to ponder what are we therefore called to do together.
The groups have been working at different rates and in different ways. They have all grounded their reflection in what it means to be a Christ-like Church. They have all listened carefully to our wider context. The Bishop's Council is meeting together on 11th July to gather their reflections together.
We are not bringing a complete five or seven or fifteen year plan. We are not bringing a brochure with 15 bullet points under each heading. The groups have worked at different rates. They will all continue for a further period. We have established a seventh group to look again at our church-based work with children and young people.
But here is a summary of what the main proposals the groups will be bringing.
The main thing we have heard in all of our listening is that the focus of our diocesan strategy should be on the local: enabling local churches and chaplaincies and schools to be more Christ-like for the sake of God's world. Moving forward is not about the centre telling everyone what do. It is about encouraging one another and learning from each other around common themes.
We will be therefore be commissioning a piece of work to help and support local churches as we together seek to be more Christ-like. This will draw together the best insights of Partnership for Missional Church and Mission Action Planning and provide a practical tool for deepening and developing congregational life.
We have identified the need significantly to increase our capacity to support and enable local mission and establish new congregations. Three of our archdeaconries are by far the largest in the Church of England and almost twice the size of the average archdeaconry. We will be considering and developing proposals to create three new archdeaconries across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to better resource local mission.
Our world faces an environmental crisis – one of the great ethical dilemmas of our age. The working group focussed on making a bigger difference in the world will be bringing forward proposals on better care for the environment for next year. They will continue to work on serving the poorest communities and especially on questions of housing and on encouraging advocacy and engagement.
People understand less about the Christian faith in every generation. We will begin a major initiative on renewing catechesis across the diocese, beginning in the Oxford Area. There will be a new annual pattern, a new national digital resource which will we pioneer and five Bishop's study days in the autumn for clergy and lay ministers. The group working on sharing our faith will continue its work learning from good practice in helping people engage with and think about Christian faith in third spaces.
Our diocese will be transformed over the next ten years through new housing and new communities. The third working group has developed a comprehensive vision for beginning new congregations. That group is encouraging us to pray and work towards 750 new congregations locally by 2030; 50 new churches of 100+ members and 6 new resourcing churches of 250+ members. It is likely that we will focus our first bid to the national strategic development fund around this part of our strategy. This growth needs to be in addition to the spiritual and numerical growth we will continue to be looking to foster in every church large and small, across the diocese.
Over 60,000 young people attend our CE schools and over 250,000 children attend community schools across the diocese. We want to love and cherish every church and community school across the diocese. Our fourth group on serving our schools has focussed on a this church-school relationship. We propose to re-imagine the Church's relationship with both its own CE schools and develop a framework to maximise its reach into all schools. We want to empower local churches in the diocese to link with schools in new and relevant ways, which are seen as valuable, loving and serving in those communities. By 2023, we want every secondary school and child to have access to a Christian chaplaincy team. By 2027 we want to be able to evidence a reduction in mental health issues in schools with those chaplaincy teams and this reimagined relationship.
Our fifth group on discipleship has gathered wisdom from both the local context and the national Setting God's People Free initiative (which was discussed in this Synod in March 2017). The SGPF report underlines the importance of the Church recognising and supporting the reality that our lives as disciples are mostly lived 'out there', not 'in here'. Later, Olivia, Andrew and Judith will outline proposals to pilot in the coming months ways of enabling us each to develop as Christ-like Christians 'out there' and suggest ways in which churches can be encouraged to affirm and support this.
Our sixth group on celebrating and blessing Milton Keynes is still listening and exploring and praying through what that might mean.
Work with children and young people features in the work of all the groups. However we have identified through the year that we need a particular focus on our church-based work with children and young people and I will chair a new working group on that theme going forward.
As you will see there is a great richness and depth and texture to these proposals which have emerged from nurturing our central vision to be a more Christ-like Church for the sake of God's world and then careful listening to where we are now. I am grateful to all who have contributed to that process so far.
The centre of our calling remains to become a more Christ-like Church, locally and as a diocese. That priority will be constant. Our other plans will change and evolve. They are the outworking of our common centre. Individually and together we are called to go deeper into Christ, to help the world and the Church understand that we are created in love, redeemed in love, recreated for love and in this we find our identity and our value and our place in that creation.
We are called to be contemplative, compassionate, courageous: to be a Christ-like Church for the sake of God's world.


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Parents Voice Concerns About 5'11" 12-Year-Old Football Player With Mustache & Tattoos Playing Against Kids
By Megan Quinn — Written on Dec 15, 2022
Imagine sitting in the bleachers at your child's football game and seeing a 5'11'' man with tattoos and a mustache dominating the entire field.
This is the reality for parents whose children are on a football team in a junior high school in Texas.
The massive and stellar football player often mistaken for a grown man has quickly gone viral after leaving many people in disbelief over his actual age.
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Jeremiah Johnson is a 5'11'' football player from Fort Worth and only 12 years old.
The young teen from Fort Worth, Texas was recognized after receiving the U12 MVP Honors Award at the Youth National Championships in Miami, Florida.
Johnson played as the team's running back and defensive end.
The football champion stands at 5'11'' and weighs 198 pounds according to his personal Twitter account.
Jeremiah Johnson is only 12 years old and he is the next Alabama star…#strictlyfootball pic.twitter.com/QjWCBKTg1u
— Leighton Glodek (@LGlodek) December 14, 2022
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Not only do his height and weight appear to make him look much older than he actually is, but he sports a mustache and tattoos on his forearm!
Johnson gained even more attention after a video clip of him confirming his age surfaced online.
"How old are you?" the man behind the camera asks Johnson, to which he responds, "I'm 12."
The Internet believes Texas running back Jeremiah Johnson is actually a grown man but he's only 12 pic.twitter.com/4CPBk62Z4C
— No Jumper (@nojumper) December 13, 2022
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The man and Johnson shake hands, as the man tells him that he deserves a spot in the NFL.
Others were in disbelief that Johnson had not even reached his teen years yet.
"He literally has a tattoo there's no way he's 12," one Twitter user wrote.
"What 12-year-old has a mustache and a tat?!" another user commented.
"Nah this guy probably has a 12-year-old son too," another user added.
Some parents were concerned for their own children if they ever played football against Johnson due to his size.
"If this man tackled my 12-year-old son, I'm running on the field," one parent tweeted.
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if this man tackled my 12 year old son im running on the field pic.twitter.com/7ooxGMdM5t
— Anthony (@OMGItsBirdman) December 13, 2022
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Other parents believed that Johnson should be moved to a team where there were other players that matched his size.
"If he is 12, why not move him up to 16s or 18s? If he's that good/big/strong. Isn't that what you supposed to do?" one user wrote.
However, others believe that there should be no concern surrounding Johnson's placement on a junior high team since he is in fact only 12 years old.
"No evidence suggests weighted leagues are safer than unlimited," one user stated.
"I coach 11 and 12-year-olds up to 170 pounds. The lightest kid this year was about 85 and had a lot of maximum weight and near maximum kids, and a couple of heavies. If both teams have heavies we waive the weigh-in. No real problems in many years."
We can almost guarantee that one day we will see Jeremiah Johnson on our TVs playing for the NFL, and say we knew him when he was just a tiny, 5'11 12-year-old!
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Megan Quinn is a writer at YourTango who covers entertainment and news, self, love and relationships.


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Jon Boyens manages the Security Engineering and Risk Management group in the Computer Security Division, within the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He leads NIST's Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Program and co-leads the federal interagency working group for C-SCRM. Boyens helps develop and coordinate the department's cybersecurity policy among the department's bureaus and represents the department in the administration's interagency cybersecurity policy process. Boyens has worked on various White House-led initiatives, including those on trusted identities, botnets, supply chain, the Cybersecurity Framework, and more recently, the President's Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.
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La virtualització és un mecanisme que permet compartir una màquina física per executar diverses màquines virtuals que consisteixen en sistemes operatius. Aquestes màquines virtuals comparteixen els recursos lliures de CPU, memòria, disc i connexió de xarxa que d'altra manera estarien sense aprofitar esperant només puntes de treball.

Aquest sistema permet poder executar aquestes màquines virtualitzades amb independència del maquinari que tinguin per sota. No cal reinstal·lar ni migrar un sistema per moure una màquina virtual.

En la informàtica, el de virtualització és un concepte ampli que es refereix a l'abstracció dels recursos d'una computadora.

Aquest terme és prou antic: s'ha utilitzat des d'abans de 1960, i s'aplica a diferents aspectes i àmbits de la informàtica, des de sistemes computacionals complets fins a capacitats o components individuals. El tema comú de totes les tecnologies de virtualització és l'ocultació dels detalls tècnics a través de l'encapsulació.

La virtualització crea una interfície externa que amaga una implementació subjacent mitjançant la combinació de recursos en localitzacions físiques diferents, o per mitjà de la simplificació del sistema de control.

Virtualització per maquinari
Ens podem trobar amb tres tipus de virtualització per maquinari:

 Virtualització completa En aquest cas tenim una emulació completa dels components físics, utilitzant el SO amfitrió com a proxy per utilitzar el maquinari. Amb aquest tipus de virtualització podem obtenir funcionalitats com reserva de memòria, tindrem una CPU virtual. Per obtenir una virtualització completa podem utilitzar VMWare o VirtualBox, per exemple.
 ParavirtualitzacióEl sistema operatiu convidat es comunica amb el programa de virtualització permetent que el programa intermediari de virtualització modifique el nucli del sistema operatiu segons es trobe convenient. En aquest tipus de virtualització es poden executar diferents sistemes operatius de forma simultània. Les funcionalitats són les de tenir una memòria partida, una CPU partida, targetes de xarxa separades. Per obtenir aquesta virtualització podem utilitzar Xen, UML.
 Virtualització parcialEn aquest últim cas, es col·labora entre l'amfitrió i els convidats, utilitzant el mateix sistema operatiu, obtenint que es puguin tenir execucions simultànies de diverses instàncies del sistema operatiu, però aïllats. Així doncs, els amfitrions obtenen un accés directe al maquinari. Per obtenir una virtualització parcial podem utilitzar OpenVZ, BSD Jails o tecnologies conegudes com de contenidors de programari, com ara LXC, Solaris Containers o Docker.

Utilitzar aquest mecanisme ens pot ajudar a tenir un estalvi tant d'energia com d'espai, tenir una major eficiència i agilitat dins de la companyia, poder gestionar de forma més eficient els recursos, increment de la productivitat, estalvi de temps i diners, ja que no requerim tant de hardware. Interessant utilitzar virtualització per dur a terme processos lleugers, agregació de serveis.

La distribució del sistema és dinàmica, llavors per obtenir millores quant a la funcionalitat de la màquina virtual podrem incrementar la CPU assignada, la memòria, el disc dur.

Hem de tenir en compte que no és recomanable utilitzar virtualització per processos pesats ni tampoc per processos que requereixen una potència computacional alta.

Per a crear una màquina virtual haurem de tenir en compte els següents aspectes:Crear el disc dur del sistema amb la mida que nosaltres desitgem Tenir en compte quanta memòria necessitarem, cpu, discosInstal·lar el sistema operatiu una vegada tenim tot configuratConfigurar els serveisSi fos el cas que necessitem eliminar una màquina virtual hauríem de realitzar els següents passos:Realitzar un backup de les dades dels usuaris o de zones compartides de memòria, ja que pot ser d'utilitat si es requereix més endavantDesactivar els usuaris que tenen accés a la màquina virtualParar tots els serveisAnular el registre de la màquina virtual. Esborrar la partició corresponent a la màquina

La densitat de màquines virtuals és la capacitat que té una màquina física de suportar un nombre de potencials màquines virtuals i és un indicador en la forma de ràtio màquines virtuals potencials suportables per màquina física.

Models de virtualizació
 El model de tipus 1 (o Hypervisor): Sobre el hardware està la capa de middleware i sobre aquesta els sistemes operatius amfitrió.
 El model de tipus 2: El sistema operatiu original s'anomena «sistema operatiu amfitrió» i els sistemes virtuals se'n diuen «sistemes operatius convidats».
 El model híbrid: Combina ambdós tipus.

Virtualització d'escriptori
Segueix el concepte d'aïllar una instància lògica del sistema operatiu del client que hi accedeix. La instància del sistema operatiu es pot executar de forma local o remota.

Així doncs, les instàncies basades en host requereixen que els usuaris interactuïn amb els seus ordinadors a través d'una xarxa utilitzant un protocol de visualització remota. En aquesta categoria s'inclou:
 Màquines virtuals basades en host
Cada usuari es connecta a una màquina virtual hostejada en un centre de dades. D'aquesta forma, tenim la possibilitat d'entrar a la mateixa màquina virtual permetent-nos personalitzar la màquina, això se'n diu escriptori persistent, o d'altra banda, que ens doni una màquina virtual aleatori, el que s'anomena escriptori no persistent
 Hostatjament compartit
L'usuari es connecten a qualsevol escriptori compartit
 Màquines físiques basades en host
El sistema operatiu corra directament en el hardware físic del centre de dades

Per l'altra banda, tenim la virtualització d'escriptori basada en el client. Per aquest tipus de virtualització es requereix que el processament es produeixi en un hardware local. Aquest tipus de virtualització pot incloure:
 Transmissió del sistema operatiu
Bota el sistema operatiu a través de la xarxa, però s'executa en hardware local. D'aquesta forma, això és útil quan volem executar la mateixa imatge per a grups d'equips diferents.
 Màquines virtuals basats en clients
El sistema operatiu s'executa en un ordinador amb un hipervisor al seu costat. Aquestes tipus de màquines poden ser gestionades sincronitzant de forma regular la imatge de disc amb un servidor.

Virtualització dels sistemes d'emmagatzemament
Aquesta tecnologia de virtualizació centralitza l'emmagatzemament de dades afegint una interfície de programari i/o maquinari virtualizat (o abstret) que guia les aplicacions a les dades emmagatzemades sense que les aplicaciones hagen d'especificar com localitzar les dades que demanen.

Referències

Bibliografia

Enllaços externs

 La revolució del maquinari en Virtualització de servidors
 Virtualization:what it is, what types there are & how it benefits companies
 Types of virtualization
 Desktop virtualization


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Cannabis flowers are as beautiful as they are unique. The fuzzy pistils rise from the bloom like wisps of white smoke. The aroma is very strong and quite pleasant, a mix of fruit and pine. As the flowers "ripen", they become even more showy and fragrant. The flowers reveal a sugar like crystalline patina and the pistils start turn a light brown as the buds steadily increase in size.
Enjoy this collection of photos showcasing my second grow of cannabis plants' flowers swelling towards harvest.
Cannabis Flowers at 63 days.
Getting root bound, harvesting this one soon.