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Woman Means Something
28 Feb 2017 Woman Means Something
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A New Approach on Transgenderism – On the feature today, a Vancouver-area pastor with a new approach on the transgender debate. Click here to hear how one church is raising compelling concerns about so-called transgender rights laws.
Manning Networking Conference – ARPA Canada and WeNeedaLAW were front and centre at last week's Manning conference in Ottawa. Click here for perspective from ARPA's executive director, Mark Penninga.
CPC Leadership – Some thoughts on the importance of getting involved in federal politics. Click here to learn one small, but significant, action you can take to defend pre-born human rights at the federal level.
#GGY2017 – Preparations continue for the God and Government Youth conference in Ottawa. Click here to learn more, and how you can help.
ARPA at the Manning Networking Conference
ARPA staff spent Friday and Saturday last week at the annual Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa. Executive Director Mark Penninga says it's an annual opportunity for networking. "The thing with relationships is that they take time to build," Penninga says. "And by going year after year, we show [other conservatives] that we're here to stay, and that an explicitly Christian perspective on these issues in the public square is something that they need to consider."
Penninga says there's also a need to expand that relationship-building beyond the generally conservative base that is represented at the Manning Conference. "One thing that we're actively looking into this year is trying to get into the Progress Summit, which is the large networking conference for the organizations and leaders on the left. We figure if ARPA's work has a place on the conservative side of the political spectrum, it has just as much of a place on the other side. They need to hear it just as much."
CPC Leadership Update
The 14 candidates for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada continue to make the rounds, trying to round up votes. We Need a Law director Mike Schouten attended a debate among 12 of those candidates in Langley, BC earlier this month. It was held in a greenhouse that had been converted, essentially, into a theatre. Schouten says only one candidate, Pierre Lemieux, brought up the issue of pre-born human rights. The other candidates, Schouten says, "didn't bite" on the issue, largely because they had a good sense that the audience was supportive of what Lemieux was saying.
Schouten says both ARPA and WNAL are taking a non-partisan stand. "We're not going to endorse the Conservatives (and) we're not going to endorse (leadership) candidates. We endorse the topic of advancing pre-born human rights." He says when candidates pledge to take on the status quo on the abortion question, "we want people to be aware of that." Schouten says it's important for social conservatives to get involved in this leadership debate because the Conservative Party "needs to see that Christians and pro-lifers are not just relevant, but that there are a lot of us in our country." Schouten says he's concerned that "there are a lot of Reformed people who aren't aware that this is an opportunity to get involved."
Conservatives will pick their new leader in a national mail-in ballot on May 27. In order to be eligible to vote, you have to buy a party membership by March 28.
God and Government Youth Conference
Preparations continue for ARPA Canada's first God and Government Youth Conference in Ottawa. Grassroots engagement manager Colin Postma, says there were a total of 44 applications from across the country for 28 positions. Notifications will now go out to the people who've been selected. Postma says the conference will feature training and engagement, with opportunities for participants to meet with MPs and Senators as part of the event. The final day will also include an opportunity to participate in the annual Reformed Pro-Life prayer service and the annual March for Life on Parliament Hill.
Postma adds they're looking for some help from the ARPA membership. "Anyone who has Air Miles or Aeroplan Reward points that they'd like to donate to the students (to cover their travel expenses), especially from the Western Provinces, we'd be grateful to have them, along with any other donations they'd like to make to make this conference a success."
If you'd like to donate, you can contact ARPA's administrative assistant, Hannah Sikkema, by emailing [email protected].
The event runs May 8th through 11th.
LN Feature: Woman Means Something
On the feature this week, a conversation with Pastor Paul Dirks of New West Community Church in New Westminster, a suburb of Vancouver. Pastor Dirks and his congregation have started what they're calling the "Woman Means Something" campaign. It is a response to Bill C-16, a federal law to add the terms "gender identity" and "gender expression" to the list of grounds under which discrimination will be prohibited in the Criminal Code and the Canada Human Rights Act.
LN: Pastor Dirks, can you give us a brief summary of what your campaign is, and what you're hoping it'll do?
PD: Yeah. We were kinda late to the table in understanding Bill C-16 in that it had already passed the House of Commons. It was about four months ago that this came across my plate, and we just kind of got – myself and a couple of others – got excited about the need to oppose Bill C-16 from a women's rights and protections perspective. So the campaign of course is "Woman Means Something", and the idea is that even though this bill is well-intentioned in regards to trans individuals – wanting to protect them and their rights – that it inadvertently pits gender-based rights against sex-based rights, and that the people that are going to suffer the most in that are gonna be women and children. Really, we're seeing the erasure of women's protections and even (their) very identity under law taking place before our very eyes.
LN: So you've received some flak for this position. There has been press coverage – in the New Westminster Record for instance, (and also on some of the pro-trans blog sites and such) – they're arguing that you've got the approach wrong, and that what's underlying this is the idea that you're trans-phobic. What do you do with accusations like that?
PD: You know, whenever I hear that, I always make sure that I say "Listen, I love trans people, and I love de-trans people." (Editor's note: "De-trans" describes those who want to undo their "gender transition".) De-trans individuals are starting to become more and more prevalent in social media, (and they're) going to show up eventually in the medical literature. These are people that are in many cases opposed to the mass media trans narrative, especially when it comes to transitioning children, but even more broadly than that. You know, I love them, I love trans people, and it just seems to me like labeling somebody as trans-phobic is the easy way out instead of wrestling with the actual arguments and the logic that comes behind campaigns like ours.
LN: The campaign poster that I saw says "Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – in order to be a feminist, you have to believe that "A Woman Means Something". Why did you decide to choose this particular angle?
PD: We essentially wanted to use Mr. Trudeau's very vocal feminism to try to raise awareness of the problem of Bill C-16, which is the erasure of women's identity. Recently I had a conversation with Senator Mitchell – I'm very thankful for that opportunity – and I asked him about women's identity and the value of women. And he wanted no part of that conversation, which is just so ironic, that these people that claim to be feminists can't say what it is that is either unique or invaluable about women. You know, the kind of ideology that's behind Bill C-16 as well as Bill C-16 itself means that we cannot define gender anymore. We can't define women. Which then leads to all sorts of problems with having a "women's movement", "women's protections", "women's sports", or having "women's anything", once you can't define what the word "woman" means.
LN: Now we both know that the Bible is very distinctive in many respects as far as women are concerned. The idea of being created in the image of God and thus equal before Him kind of set Christians apart from the secular morality that really has no sound foundation for respecting women (or anybody). It also sets us apart from many of the world's other religions, some of which relegate women to the status of property; certainly to a status that's subservient to men. Now saying that, are you concerned in any way about emphasizing the "feminist" aspect of this, particularly when feminism has become so closely tied to the abortion movement?
PD: You know, I think that this is how politics works. You look around to those who are allies, you try to work with them. And you know we're clear on where we stand on other issues. For instance, when I have either a radical feminist or even a lesbian radical feminist that comes in and is willing to work with us in our organization and in the campaign – willing to write articles or whatever it is – I'm very upfront about who I am as the organizer of the campaign. I mention that I don't support gay marriage. You know, I mention that I'm a social conservative. And we know that there's opposition between these two groups over human rights and unborn rights, and this is something that means a lot to me. And yet I'm finding that, right across the political spectrum, people are willing to work together on this issue. Because if you think about it, it means nothing less than the entire rollback of women's rights; you know, everything that's been accomplished over the last fifty or hundred years.
LN: Part of the reality with Bill C-16 is that it's already passed the House, and is now before the Senate. The opposition to the bill is starting to increase to the point where Senators aren't even engaging directly with constituents on this anymore, they're just telling their staff to take messages. And some of the candidates in the Conservative leadership race are starting to come out against C-16 now; they're starting to see problems with it, even though some of them voted in favour of it when it came before the House. So the fundamental question is: "Is there time to turn this issue around?"
PD: One of the reasons I'm so hopeful is because of some of the new data that's coming out (with respect to the de-trans movement). This is a real problem for the mass media trans narrative. In the literature, rates of regret for transition are small; 3 percent, maybe even lower than 3 percent. And also, the follow-up to transition (is) also very low. You know, 40 to 50 percent cannot be followed up afterwards. And I think that until recently, the supposition has been that those who could not be followed up were doing reasonably well, and now it's coming to light that hiding in this non-followed-up group are tremendous amounts of people that are not satisfied with transition. That it hasn't helped their gender dysphoria. And I think we're gonna start to see this reflected in the medical literature over the next couple of years as people grapple with huge amounts of people coming forward saying these things. So I think the tide is turning. I think we are either moments before – or maybe at the peak of – the turn of a tide, and I think that now is the time for people to make their voices heard on this issue.
LN: Beyond C-16, do you have any thoughts on how Christians – how the Church should approach the whole issue of transgenderism?
PD: I think that we need to offer the hope that exists from the Bible, and I think that the Bible's prescriptions for sex and gender – whether it's rooted in Genesis 2 or Ephesians 5 – I think these are the solutions for people. The Bible's message for men and women and for those wrestling with the brokenness that exists in this world is there for anybody who wants to seek and find. And the church needs to be open to that, and not scared of engaging.
Keep showing the love of Christ. Sometimes it's not always easy. There's all sorts of people that tell me that I can't possibly love a trans person while opposing a Bill that is for their rights. But we do this with courage and with truth and grace. And we need that mix as we do it courageously.
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Our first workshop was with the Cotters at the Micho Russell center in Doolin. I have a bunch of Irish language WMA files, but there's not much rhyme or reason to them, so just pop me an email if you'd like them and I'll send them on in a zip file. Also, I don't have any recordings from Cillian's class, so if anyone has those, please send them on and I'll post asap!
Here are the tunes from the workshops and from when they just played for us.
Listen to Maeve playing set of reels backed by Geraldine on piano.
Listen to Maeve and Cillian playing Home Ruler and Kitty's Wedding hornpipes backed by Geraldine on piano. The notation for these tunes is provided in one of my earlier posts.
Listen to Maeve and Cillian playing set of jigs backed by Geraldine on piano.
Listen to the advanced fiddle class playing an unnamed slide which was later dubbed "Goats in the Hostel" by our group.
Listen to the advanced fiddle class playing Drops of Brandy.
Listen to Geraldine playing a beautiful air on tin whistle.
The Cotters were a great way to start our musical workshops!


Located in the historic Pryce-Jones building, Newtown was an exciting one for us to open. Park at the rear of the building opposite the train station for £2 all day, or let us know you're coming and we'll try to reserve you a free parking space. The building is pretty much opposite both the train station and the bus stop.
IC Newtown has a boardroom big enough to sit 8. As always, we've got unlimited tea, coffee and wifi.
indycube Newtown is open 9 - 5pm Monday to Friday.


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Indie Comics Minimates Boxset: Witchblade, the Magdalena, Dawn and Kabuki
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Here we have an interesting set. After creating Minimates from the Marvel and DC universes, what better idea than for AA to once again join up with DST to create Minimates based on some of the more popular independent comic characters. And so we have a boxset of 4 heroines. Yes, it's a set with 4 females in. Let's hope it can dispel the idea that "female characters don't sell". I got this set as part of a trade with Mr Stinkhead, webmaster of the excellent Millionaire Playboy website. He has been a supporter of Minimates Central since its inception, and I'm pleased our trade was so mutually beneficial to both sites.
The packaging is very different from the current Marvel Minimates closed boxes. The large window shows off the figures well and harkens back to the time when the Marvel 4-packs came in window boxes. Each Minimate is clearly visible and has their own logo underneath. Much like the Marvel boxes (and the new C3 Miniflyers) the side panels feature headshots of each Minimate.
The back of the box shows more dynamically posed examples of the 4 IndyMates. however closer examination reveals these are pictures of prototypes as the Magdalena is holding a sword hilt and Kabuki's forearm coverings are a different colour.
The figures are packed in a tray, and mercifully have no twist-ties holding them in. The weaponry is taped in.
Overall, I think the packaging is very good, allowing people to see the exact figures whilst still retaining some of the nice touches the Marvel packaging has.
The first Minimate in this set is Witchblade, arguably the most famous (and recognisable) of the 4 characters featured here. Sara Pezzini wields the ancient Witchblade gauntlet in the Top Cow comic.
From the front on, this is a fantastic-looking Minimate. Witchblade has a very expressive face, with big brown eyes and full lips that are slightly parted. The style of all of these female Minimates is almost "manga", with each face being drawn with huge eyes, this is certainly a different style to the earlier females in the Marvel line. Like all the Minimates in this set, Witchblade has a unique harpiece, which has some of the "armoured" pieces on it. The way it curls down her back is particularly good. The hairpiece has the now-standard peg in it.
The costume initially looks just as stylish as the face. However, the key part of that last paragraph is "from the front on". Sadly several shortcuts have been taken with the rest of the costume that really affect the overall look. The Minimate body is grey, with the skin colour added over the top, which would be OK, if not for the fact that the skin colour has only been added to the front, and partially to the back. From the sides (and from the back, focusing on the legs) Witchblade is an unsightly grey mass, and it totally spoils the look of the figure to the point of me asking "What were they thinking?". I mean, from the front, Witchblade has bare legs, and from any other angle, she has grey legs. How did anyone not notice? The Witchblade gauntlet itself seems to be well executed, and the armoured pieces certainly look the part, but the whole effect is spoiled by the lack of such crucial paint apps.
Witchblade comes with no accessories, but does have C3 feet. The leg configuration is the same as the 2005 blanks, with the joints set the opposite way to the earlier style of leg. As with the blanks, the torso peg is also much longer than previous styles. This makes the IndyMates set the first to hit retail with the new Minimate bodies.
Overall, being a hot, scantily clad superheroine, this could have been one of my favourite Minimates. Too bad the shortcuts taken have really affected the look to such an extent, it's a real shame. Would be a clear winner in any "Which Minimate was executed the worst?" poll.
The Magdalena
The second figure in the set is the Magdalena, chosen warrior of the Catholic church.
The Magdalena has possibly one of the cutest faces ever. I'm not sure how she is portrayed in the comics but here she looks very cheerful, with her big brown eyes and smiling face. Some brown hair spills out of her hood, a very nice effect. The fact that the hood is painted onto the hairpiece means that unlike previous hooded characters (Doctor Doom springs to mind as an example) the hood does not restrict the head's side-to-side movement, although the cloak still restricts the vertical movement. The hairpiece has a peg which plugs into a hole on the top of the head block.
The costume has been well implemented. The overall design uses a lot of religious iconography which dominate the look, from the cross painted on her chest to the two wristguards which have some very fine detail on them, and even the pelvis piece has two tiny crosses on it. The paint apps on this figure are both intricate and of a good quality, and nothing appears to be skimped on. The Magdalena also has a Punisher-like ankle scabbard (but the knife cannot be removed) and possibly the best cloak ever. It's thickly voluminous and has a lot of weight to it, and a very nice red colour on the interior. This does make the figure quite hard to keep standing, though.
Although the Magdalena has two sword sheathes molded onto the back of the cloak with protruding sword hilts, neither of the swords can be removed, essentially meaning that she is weaponless. If they could have incorporated the swords in the same style as Blade's sword this could have been one of the top Minimates available. She has no other accessories, but like the other figures she has the C3 feet and the newest Minimate body construction which has finally made it into the main lines since being used for the 2005 promotional blanks.
Overall, the Magdalena is a distinctive looking and well executed Minimate. The lack of useable weapons is her only flaw.
The third Minimate in the set is Dawn, Joseph Michael Linsner's Goddess figure.
As with the other figures, Dawn has a very appealing facial expression. The hair is sculpted really well, it hangs over the right eye but if you remove the pegged hairpiece she does have both eyes painted on.
The bright red jacket helps Dawn to really stand out. The yellowy shoulder pads and wristguard also adds colour. The small "skirt" piece is nicely engineered to allow the maximum leg movement whilst still looking like an item of clothing rather than a belt. The paint apps are very consistent on this figure.
For accessories, Dawn does come with a very large sword. It is made of very flimsy plastic (mine suffers from perma-bend) in a somewhat puzzling light blue colour. The sword has no paint apps at all to distinguish blade from hilt. Like some of the other waeponry available in the Lord of the Rings line, Dawn's belt piece has a hole into which the sword can be plugged into via a peg on its side. Like the others in this set, Dawn has C3 feet and the newest Minimate body type.
Overall, Dawn is a bright and breezy addition to the Minimate ranks. Some issues with weapons aside, she does a lot of things right.
The last figure in the set is Kabuki, David Mack's ninja-esque future Noh operative.
Kabuki comes with a mask. This is implemented similarly to Iron Man, but is a lot easier to get on and off. Interestingly, the mask is pegged. All of the C3 Minimates that come with pegged hairpieces and masks don't have pegged masks. The detailing on the mask is good, and the paint app quite tidy, important when there is such a stark contrast in colours. When the mask is removed, we get a very nicely detailed face, including Kabuki's tattoo. A separate hairpiece is included for when the mask is off.
The costume continues the trend of superb detailing – check out the tattoo on Kabuki's back, or the patterns on her forearm straps. The belt piece seems to be stuck onto the pelvis piece (or should I say seemed – I broke it off!) although this could be a consequence of sticky paint rather than gluing. There have been several reports of limbs being stuck in position with these sets so be careful when moving the joints for the first time.
Kabuki has one of the best ever weapons to appear in the 2″ line, a sickle. A wickedly curved blade with a gold chain off the handle, this accessory is perfect for her to hold in one or both hands, and look extremely cool doing it! Kabuki has the C3 feet and the latest Minimate body style.
Overall, Kabuki is a very different looking Minimate, with excellent accessories. Possibly the best figure in the set.
An interesting and visually varied set, but these Minimates are not without some small problems. Definitely worth picking up, though.
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The village of Egginton, South Derbyshire
PUBLISHED: 16:19 30 April 2010 | UPDATED: 16:00 20 February 2013
Eggington
The Everys have been in the Derbyshire village of Egginton for almost four centuries, during which time they have suffered many changes of fortune and, at times, exhibited some highly eccentric behaviour.
The Everys have been in the Derbyshire village of Egginton for almost four centuries, during which time they have suffered many changes of fortune and, at times, exhibited some highly eccentric behaviour. Legends about their doings are rife, but for an authoritative version I turned to Sir Henry Every, 13th Bt and his wife, Susie, who live at Cothay, a beautiful seventeenth-century house in the heart of the village.
When I called on the couple, they showed me a painting of Sir Simon Every, 1st Bt, who came to Egginton in 1623, when he married Anne Leigh, the daughter of Sir Henry
Leigh, the major landowner in the area during the reign of Elizabeth I. His portrait dominates a wood-panelled wall in an extension added to the Everys' sitting room for the sole purpose of housing the painting. The annexe was even given a dropped floor to accommodate the immense height of the picture.
Simon was made a Baronet by Charles I and put in charge of munitions for the defence of Tutbury and other local castles during the Civil War. However, the largest battle fought on Derbyshire soil during the conflict took place right on his own doorstep, when a Royalist army returning victorious from Newark was routed on Egginton Heath by a much smaller Parliamentary force commanded by Sir John Gell.
When the Parliamentarians finally deposed the king, Sir Simon was served with a hefty fine as punishment for his Royalist allegiances. The Every family managed to put off paying the forfeit until well after the restoration of the monarchy, but they were eventually forced to settle for a
payment of 2,000 by a government that treated the sum as a long overdue tax bill.
The family suffered a further blow in 1736, when their Tudor hall was destroyed by fire. As fashion demanded, its grand replacement was set in extensive parkland, created by the demolition of all the village houses that stood close to the hall. Among the new dwellings provided for the villagers in the ensuing years, none is more bizarre than Cherry Tree Cottages, a white-walled terrace built with all its doors at the back.
The row was built in this manner on the orders of Sir Henry Every, 9th Bt, who had been challenged to a duel by Squire Osbaldeson after a hunting dispute, but had refused the challenge on the perfectly reasonable grounds that duelling had been made illegal. However, he was so concerned that he might be thought a coward that he had the new cottages designed without front doors so that he would not see the occupants gossiping about him as he drove past in his carriage.
Chuckling at the prospect of topping this story, Sir Henry showed me a picture painted by his great-great-aunt Eleanor. It depicts an attic room crammed with boxes and packets of postage stamps and is a reminder of a bizarre episode in the years following the introduction of the Penny Post in 1840. A rumour circulated that an austere father would not allow his daughter to marry until she had collected one million postage stamps. When this story
(wrongly) became associated with Penelope Every, crates of stamps began arriving from all over the country. They were stored in the attic, where the children had great fun throwing them around like confetti, much to the annoyance of the maids, who eventually persuaded the Everys to have them taken out and burned by the gardener. As a result, thousands of potentially valuable Penny Blacks went up in smoke.
The revenue from their sale would have come in useful during the 1930s, when the family hit such hard times that they had to rent out their grand house and move into Cothay. In 1954, the hall was demolished after falling into decay. Forty years later, the grounds were bought by Kevin Ellis, a property developer, who built a new hall featuring architectural echoes of the original. He now lives there with his wife Sharon, while Sir Henry and Lady Every live in
their cottage in the village.
When I remarked on the candour shown by the Everys in revealing their family history, Sir Henry said, 'One thing that makes this village tick is that people have an ability to laugh at themselves; another is that so many people make a contribution to village life.' Henry and Susie set an excellent example in this respect: when Susie was chair of the local Women's Institute, she organised several memorable trips, including a charabanc ride to Buckingham
Palace and a back-stage visit to Sadler's Wells, while Henry is known throughout the village as a great organiser who has the knack of making people respond to his promptings.
One such is Jim Gardner, who took up the challenge to construct the village website.
A Londoner by birth, Jim moved with his family into a quiet, well-manicured cul-desac in Egginton in 1995. He said, 'I love it here; this is the kind of village that has become a rarity in England: the kind of place where you collect your eggs from the local farm and feel that you can leave your door unlocked - even if you don't.'


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Home Game 'If you play for England, we will shoot you'
'If you play for England, we will shoot you'
Phillip DeFreitas played 44 Test and 103 ODIs for England between 1986 and 1997
'If you play for England, we will shoot you'.
That's the chilling threat made by the National Front against Phillip DeFreitas' life during the former all-rounder's career.
DeFreitas speaks candidly and passionately about the traumatic racism he suffered as an international cricketer in a Sky Cricket Podcast focusing on diversity in the game, which you can listen to in full in the player below.
The 54-year-old shares his experiences with host Mark Butcher as a player and coach, and urges the current England teams to "stand up and be counted" in the fight against racism.
DeFreitas is joined on the podcast by three people determined to continue the conversation sparked by the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota in May and projected around the world by the Black Lives Matter movement in the hope of making systematic change.
Former Gloucestershire captain and coach Mark Alleyne, broadcaster and current director of Women's Cricket at Surrey Ebony Rainford-Brent, and Raj Tulsiani – author of Diversity and Inclusion for Leaders, and Chief Executive Officer of Green Park – make up the rest of the panel.
Together, they discuss a range of topics including the reasons why there are so few black players in professional cricket, their personal experiences of racism, and how cricket can re-engage with black communities.
DeFreitas made his Test debut in the 1986/87 Ashes at the age of 20 alongside two of his heroes – Ian Botham and Allan Lamb – but says that he encountered racism from school level upwards on his way to the top, even after turning professional at Leicestershire in 1985.
DeFreitas felt he had to be twice as good as a white player to make an impact in the game
"I always felt that I had to be twice as good as a white person, which is quite sad that I felt that way," he said.
"There was that feeling where you felt you were just on your own all the time. People used to say 'why don't you get involved', 'why don't you be more with the team'. You felt lonely, you felt all on your own. It was really tough.
"To have Gladstone Small and Chris Lewis playing for England was fantastic – it made you feel a bit better, but never secure. I never felt welcome; I always felt like every game was my last game. I was desperate to play for England and that kept me going.
"I received hate letters from the National Front – it's not only once, I received that two or three times, saying 'If you play for England, we will shoot you'.
"I had police looking after my house. I had a sponsored car with my name on it and I had to remove that. So can you imagine me driving down to London?
DeFreitas was subjected to threats from the National Front
"I'm in a hotel two days before a Test match at Lord's and I'm thinking 'do I play or don't I? Am I going to have a sniper?'
"How can I focus on playing cricket for England with all that but, with my determination, I would not allow those people to beat me ever.
"I had no help, I had no support; I had to deal with that all on my own, it hurts quite a lot. I remember going home to my Mum and saying 'I don't feel like I belong there'. But I'm proud of what I achieved."
Since DeFreitas played the last of his 44 Tests in 1995, the number of black professional players in cricket has fallen by 75 per cent, and there are currently no black head coaches or decision-makers in the men's game.
On the podcast, DeFreitas and Alleyne shared their frustration at being unable to pursue a career as a first-class coach despite possessing a wealth of cricketing knowledge.
Mark Alleyne says that despite previously coaching Gloucestershire, he has struggled to find coaching opportunities in the first-class game
Alleyne did coach Gloucestershire for four seasons from 2004, the first two of them while he was still a player, leading the county to two trophies. He went on to be Head Coach at the MCC Academy.
But although he still maintains aspirations of coaching at international level, he says getting a foothold in the first-class game has proved hard.
DeFreitas, similarly, has struggled to get a full-time role with a county, despite working in a part-time capacity for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
"I applied for a few of those roles and I just kept getting the same response, really – 'you lack experience'," DeFreitas said.
"I'm a level three coach. I'm thinking 'I've got so much knowledge, I've got so much experience of the game and I'm passionate about the game – the game is my life basically'.
"I think you get to a stage where you feel 'I can't be bothered anymore' because you're not getting anywhere with this.
DeFreitas says players have never had a better platform to tackle racism than now
"I'm passionate about helping kids from all backgrounds into the game and that's why I work with London Schools Cricket Association.
"There is an opportunity but the only way we get black kids into cricket and educating them early is we have to send people like myself, who have been there and experienced it, into that community."
DeFreitas also now spends time assisting at Leicestershire's academy and says that players – particularly at England level – have never had a better platform to tackle racism than now following the worldwide impact of the Black Lives Matter movement.
It's widely anticipated that both West Indies and England will show their support for BLM during the first Test in July, perhaps with the players taking a knee, and DeFreitas says doing so would be a sign of strength and progress.
"I wish I was able to come out and stand up for what I believed when I played, and the reasons why I didn't was because I was always afraid that I'd never play for England again or that I'd be seen as a trouble-maker," he said.
"The guys now have a great opportunity to stand up, be counted, and send the message out because this is going on and people are supporting them. I never felt I had that support. It was a scary place back then."
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Parish Summary: Paston
This Parish Summary is an overview of the large amount of information held for the parish, and only selected examples of sites and finds in each period are given. It has been beyond the scope of the project to carry out detailed research into the historical background, documents, maps or other sources, but we hope that the Parish Summaries will encourage users to refer to the detailed records, and to consult the bibliographical sources referred to below. Feedback and any corrections are welcomed by email to heritage@norfolk.gov.uk
The coastal parish of Paston is situated in northeast Norfolk, south of Mundesley and north of Bacton. Its name comes from the Old English for 'enclosure by the small pools'. The parish has a long history and was certainly well established by the time of the Norman Conquest, its population, land ownership and productive resources being extensively detailed in the Domesday Book of 1086.
The earliest evidence of human activity comes in the form of prehistoric but otherwise undateable flint tools, for example flakes (NHER 32880, 33954, 41584 and 44073), a scraper and a blade (NHER 36205). The oldest objects to which a definite date can be given are Neolithic, and include polished flint axeheads (NHER 6876, 6888, 6889 and 6891), chipped axeheads (NHER 6888 and 6890) and a scraper (NHER 6889). A stone axehammer (NHER 6886) found in 1933 may be either Neolithic or Bronze Age.
The Bronze Age may have left evidence of the area's earliest structure. Aerial photography shows the cropmark of a possible ring ditch (NHER 39008) to the west of the parish. These are the remains of the surrounding ditches of long-since flattened burial mounds. Bronze Age copper alloy objects recovered to date consist of axeheads (NHER 40669 and 40670) and a hoard of at least three palstaves and an axehead (NHER 6877) found near a World War Two coastal gun emplacement in 1945.
Iron Age finds are currently limited to pottery fragments (NHER 6879) and a coin (NHER 40669), although aerial photography has tentatively identified the cropmarks of an Iron Age to Roman farmstead (NHER 39016). The Roman period is represented by coins (NHER 32156, 40669 and 40677) and pottery fragments (NHER 6880, 6893 and 32880), though again the cropmarks of a field boundary (NHER 27279) and a trackway, enclosure and field system (NHER 39010) have been identified from the air.
Saxon objects found to date are a whole pottery jar (NHER 6892) found in 1900, pottery fragments (NHER 6892, 6894 and 6895), a coin pendant (NHER 6881), a coin and brooch (NHER 40669) and a strap fitting (NHER 44074).
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The medieval period has left the parish with its oldest surviving building, St Margaret's Church (NHER 6913). This is a modest 14th century and later thatched affair, built on the site of an earlier church, with a 15th century south porch that is, if anything, even more modest. The medieval Paston family spent their money on Broomholm Priory (NHER 1073) near Bacton and were buried there, so St Margaret's, their local church, was left a comparatively plain affair, despite being next to the hall. When the church was built, wall paintings covered the walls inside, and some of these were rediscovered in the 1920s. On the north wall is the top half of a patriarchal St Christopher, and further along, part of a 'three living and three dead' painting, with three animated noblemen and skeletons. This theme was very popular in the years following the Black Death.
A medieval wall painting of St Christopher in St Margaret's Church, Paston. Photograph from www.norfolkchurches.co.uk (© S. Knott.)
A less fantastical reminder of mortality can be seen in the chancel, where there are several memorials to the Pastons, one of which was brought here from Broomholm Priory when Henry VIII closed it. On the north side, and the reason why the window here is blocked, are two enormous memorials, one featuring a life-size figure of Dame Katherine Paston (who died in 1628) reclining beneath a black, white and pink alabaster confection of pillars, arches, figures and a crowned skull. Next to this, and by the same sculptor, is a rather ugly classical style memorial to the Dame's widower, Sir Edmund Paston (who died in 1632).
Medieval finds include coins (NHER 32611, 40669 and 40670), pottery fragments (NHER 6894, 6895, 32880 and 36205), buckles (NHER 32156 and 32611) and a pilgrim bottle (NHER 40669).
Of the 16th century mansion and buildings of the Paston family, only the Great Barn (NHER 6896) is preserved. This enormous thatched structure is of flint with brick and stone dressings and has two inscriptions attributing it to Sir William Paston in 1581. Two full height double doors to the east are flanked by stepped buttresses, and further buttresses appear at intervals between the slit ventilation lights. Inside is a magnificent roof of alternating hammerbeam and tie-beam trusses. The roof span is not actually great enough to necessitate hammerbeams, and it is likely that they are there for show, an expression of wealth and bravado.
There had been plans to turn the barn into a visitor centre, but these were dropped in 2002 so that a colony of rare bats would not be disturbed. However, preservation work continues and there is still some public access. The present Paston Hall, a short distance to the south, is a 19th century two storey pale brick building, now a hotel.
Other post medieval buildings to mention are Beech cottage and Forge Cottage (NHER 46643), a pair of late 17th century and later thatched two storey flint and brick houses, The Green Farmhouse (NHER 47680), a three storey flint and brick farmhouse with a 17th century core and a late 18th century façade under a slate roof, and Heath Cottage (NHER 47737), a two storey mid 19th century brick labourer's cottage.
Standing resplendent by the road in the north of the parish is Stow Hill Windmill (NHER 6882). A famous landmark of the north Norfolk landscape, this tarred brick tower mill was built in 1827. It was converted to a house in 1930, then damaged by lightning in 1955. After many years of work it has now been fully restored, and with its timber cap, sails and fantail, is an impressive monument.
Part of the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway (NHER 13585) ran through the parish. This was a late 19th and early 20th century railway, from East Runton to North Walsham, via Cromer, Overstrand, Trimingham, Mundesley, Paston and Knapton. The Cromer to Mundesley section was closed in 1953, with the other sections closed in 1964. Paston station and a number of bridges and embankments survive.
Abinger Cottage on Vicarage Road (NHER 41781) is a thatched house of irregular plan, built in 1912 by a student of the architect Edwin Lutyens.
On the northern coast is Mundesley Holiday Camp (NHER 34570). Opened in 1933, this was the first purpose-built fully catered holiday camp in Norfolk, and only the second in Britain. Its plan was intended to mirror the sails of Paston Mill. During World War Two, the camp and its surroundings were used as a military training camp (NHER 39109). A variety of different military features are visible on contemporary aerial photographs, including slit trenches, pillboxes, concrete and earthwork gun and/or searchlight emplacements, spigot mortar emplacements, barbed wire and various huts and buildings. Although post-war photographs indicate that the clearance of military structures from the area had begun by 1946, it is possible that some elements may survive, either hidden by vegetation or as levelled earthworks and structures.
Piet Aldridge (NLA), 12 February 2007.
Brown, P., 1984. Domesday Book: Norfolk (Chichester, Phillimore & Co)
Knott, S., 2006. 'The Norfolk Churches Website'. Available:
http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/paston/paston.htm. Accessed: 20th December 2006
Rye, J., 1991. A Popular Guide to Norfolk Place Names (Dereham, The Larks Press)


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Check your profile again on monday (not sure if it runs in the weekend.) and it should be there.
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In the last post, we discussed operational trade-offs and the efficient frontier. This time, we'll start defining basic terms used in process analysis. These definitions shall be used in future posts.
In business operations, a process (roughly) refers to a repeatable sequence of stages. And the item that goes through (or flows through) the stages is called a flow unit.
In Lisa's example, each resume is a flow unit. Let us now introduce some new definitions.
Flow time: The time taken by a flow unit to complete the process, from start to finish. In Lisa's example, this would be the number of minutes spent minutes spent on producing an edited resume, i.e. 6 + 12 + 15 + 3 = 36 minutes.
Inventory: The number of flow units that are currently inside the process. In Lisa's example, this would be the number of unfinished resumes, i.e. resumes that Lisa hasn't yet fully edited/proofread.
Note that the above definition of inventory not quite the same as the definition of inventory with respect to Accounting. Unfinished resumes are inventory? In the Business Operations sense, yes. But if you consider a sales process, say the sale of cars; then each car would be a flow unit and inventory would be the number of unsold cars. Here, inventory matches its Accounting definition.
Processing time: Time taken to complete a particular stage or task. In the above table, the 'TIME TAKEN' column indicates the processing time for each stage.
Capacity: The number of flow units that can complete a stage per unit time. For example, Lisa spends 12 minutes on the phone-call stage. Thus, in one hour (60 minutes), she can complete calls for 5 resumes. If she hires an assistant that is as efficient as her, stage capacity would double from 5 resumes/hr to 10 resumes/hr.
With respect to Lisa's example, let's write-out the capacity for each stage.
As you can see, the actual editing stage takes the longest time and the lowest capacity.
Because Lisa can only actually edit 4 resumes per hour, on an hourly basis, at most 4 resumes can complete the process. Even though she can proofread 20 resumes per hour, on the whole, she can only produce edited 4 resumes per hour.
Process capacity: The capacity of the bottleneck.
The bottleneck pulls down the overall process capacity. Improving the capacity of a non-bottleneck stage would have no impact on the overall process capacity. To improve overall process capacity, we must first find the bottleneck stage; and then improve its capacity.
In the next post, we'll talk about Little's Law and consider an alternative way to look at inventory.
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A History of the Corruptions of Christianity
By Joseph Priestley
of a similar constitution, which have more or less of a religious character.
The set of opinions which laid the foundation for the whole business of monkery, came originally from the East, and had been adopted by some of the Greek philosophers, especially Plato, viz. that the soul of man is a spiritual substance, and that its powers are clogged, and its virtues impeded, by its connection with the body. Hence they inferred that the greatest perfection of mind is attained by the extenuation and mortification of its corporeal incurnbrance. This notion operating with the indolent and melancholy turn of many persons in the southern hot climates of Asia, and especially of Egypt, led them to affect an austere solitary life, as destitute as possible of every thing that might pamper the body, or that is adapted to gratify those appetites and passions which are supposed to have their seat in the flesh. Hence arose the notion of the greater purity and excellency of celibacy, as well as a fondness for a retired and unsocial life, which has driven so many persons in all ages from the society of their brethren, to live either in ab.. solute solitude, or with persons of the same gloomy turn with themselves. It is the same principle that made Essenes among the Jews, Monks among Christians, Dervises among Mahometans, and Fakirs among Hindoos.
The persecution of Christians by the heathen Emperors, the unsettled state of society, the desire of gaining a kind of martyr reputation by a voluntary abandonment of the world, and some misinterpreted texts of scripture, also had their weight in leading many to embrace a life of solitude and celibacy.
SECTION I.
OF THE MONASTIC LIFE TILL THE FALL OF THE WESTERN
EMPIRE.
There is always something uncertain and fabulous in the antiquities of all societies, and it is so in those of the monks. The monks themselves acknowledge the first of their order to have been one Paul, an Egyptian, who in the seventh persecution, or about the year 260, retired into a private cave, where he is said to have lived many years, unseen by any person, till one Anthony found him just be
fore his death, put him into his grave, and followed his example.
This Anthony, finding many others disposed to adopt the same mode of life, reduced them into some kind of order; and the regulations which he made for the monks of Egypt were soon introduced into Palestine and Syria by his disciple Hilarion, into Mesopotamia by Aones and Eugenius, and into Armenia by Eustachius bishop of Sebastia. From the East this gloomy institution passed into the West; Basil carrying it into Greece, and Ambrose into Italy. St Martin, the celebrated bishop of Tours, first planted it in Gaul, and his funeral is said to have been attended by no less than two thousand monks. But the Western monks never attained to the severity of the Eastern.
The number of these monks in very early times was so great, as almost to exceed belief. Fleury says, that in Egypt alone they were computed, at the end of the fourth century, to exceed seventy thousand. With this increasing number many disorders were necessarily introduced among them. At the end of the fourth century the monks were observed to be very insolent and licentious; and have ing power with the people, they would sometimes even force criminals from the hands of justice, as they were going to execution. In the time of Augustine many real or pretended monks went strolling about, as hawkers and pedlers, selling bones and relics of martyrs.
The increase of monks was much favored by the laws of Christian princes, and the encouragement of the Popes, as well as by the strong recommendation of the most distinguished writers of those times.
Many women were ambitious of distinguishing themselves by some of the peculiarities of the monkish life in these early times, devoting themselves, as they imagined, to God, and living in virginity, but at first without forming themselves into regular communities. These early nuns were only distinguished by wearing a veil, that was given them by the bishop of the place.
No perfect uniformity can be expected in the customs and modes of living among men, and least of all men whose imaginations were so eccentric as those of the monks.
The most early distinction among them was only that of those who lived quite single and independent, and those who lived in companies. The latter were called Cænobites: in Greek, in Latin Monks (though that term originally denoted an absolutely solitary life) and sometimes friars from fratres, freres, brethren, on account of their living together as brothers in one family. These had a president called abbot, or father, and the place where they lived was called a monastery.
On the other hand, those who lived single were often called eremites or hermits, and commonly frequented caves and deserts. And some make a farther distinction of these into Anchorites, whose manner of life was still more savage, living without tents or clothing, and only upon roots or other spontaneous productions of the earth. In Egypt some were called Sarabites. These led a wandering life, and maintained themselves chiefly by selling relics, and very often by various kinds of fraud.
Persons who live in Protestant countries, or indeed in Roman Catholic countries at present, can form no idea of the high respect and reverence with which monks were treated in early times. They were universally considered as beings of a higher rank and order than the rest of mankind, and even superior to the priests; and wherever they went, or could be found, the people crowded to them, loading them with alms, and begging an interest in their prayers.
Towards the close of the fourth century, we find one man, Jovinian, who though he chose that mode of life, was sensible that there was much folly and superstition in it, and taught that all who lived according to the gospel have an equal right to the rewards of heaven; and that those who passed their days in celibacy and mortifications, were not at all more acceptable in the sight of God than those who lived virtuously in a state of marriage. But these opinions were condemned by churches and councils, and he was banished as a heretic.
SECTION II.
THE HISTORY OF THE MONKS AFTER THE FALL OF THE WEST
ERN EMPIRE..
The primitive monks, courting solitude, were equally abstracted from the affairs of the world, and those of the church; and yet, by degrees, a very considerable part of the business in both departments came to be done by them. Various circumstances contributed to this end. The superiority of the monks over the clergy in learning gave them great advantage. The strictness of their mode of life ingratiated them with the people. Their efficiency and helpfulness in resisting heresies brought them into the notice and patronage of the church.
Being exempted in process of time from all episcopal jurisdiction, they were distinguished by a boundless devotion to the see of Rome. They gradually were admitted to holy orders, and exercised all the functions of priests. They studied, besides theology, law and medicine, which they did at first for charity, and afterwards continued for interest. They were sometimes, taken from the monasteries and placed at the head of armies ; and they frequently discharged the functions of ambassadors, and ministers of state. The endowments of monasteries were equal, if not superior, to those of the churches; and the influence of the monks being generally greater with the Popes and kings than the clergy, they used in many places to claim the tithes, and other church dues. As they had taken advantage of the ignorance of the priests, and established themselves in places of profit and honor, it was not easy for the regular clergy to maintain their rights and privileges; the consequence was, that continual disputes were occurring between the two bodies. Some time before the reformation, all the clergy, bishops, and universities of Europe were engaged in a violent opposition to the monkish orders. It was in this quarrel that Wickliffe first distinguished himself in 1360, and proceeded eventually to attack the pontifical
power itself.
The distinction of orders amongst monks began with Benedict of Nursia, who in 529 instituted a new order that made rapid progress in the West, and was much devoted to the interests of Rome. It finally swallowed up nearly all the other denominations of monks.
Notwithstanding their extreme profligacy of manners, their number and reputation in the middle ages were incredible. It was said large armies might be raised from them without any sensible diminution of their number. The heads of rich families were fond of devoting their children to this mode of life; and those who had lived abandoned lives, generally made this their last refuge, and left their estates to the monasteries. Several examples occur. red where counts, dukes, and even kings, renounced their
honors, and shut themselves up in monasteries, under the notion of devoting themselves entirely to God. Indeed the height to which superstitious observances and things foreign to real virtue, were carried in those days, would not be credited by us, if they did not rest on the best evidence.
Many causes combined to relax the discipline of the monks; as their number, riches, power, civil disorders, for instance, the invasion of the Normans, their dispersion at the time of the great plague in 1348, their exemption from episcopal jurisdiction, the multiplication of prayers and singing of psalms, leaving them no time for bodily labor, and the introduction of lay-brothers into the monasteries. The monastic orders being almost all wealthy and dissolute in the thirteenth century, the mendicant or begging friars, who absolutely disclaimed all property, were then established by Innocent III. and patronized by succeeding Popes.
The monks of the ancient religious orders fell into great contempt after the introduction of the Mendicants, who fil. led the chairs in schools and churches, and by their labors supplied the negligence and incapacity of the priests and other pastors. But this contempt excited the emulation of the other orders, and made them apply to matters of literature.
Afterwards the mendicant friars, on the pretence of charity, meddled with all affairs, public and private. They undertook the execution of wills, and they even accepted of deputations to negotiate peace between cities and princes. The Popes frequently employed them, as persons entirely devoted to them, and who travelled at a small expense; and sometimes they made use of them in raising money. But what diverted them the most from their proper profession was the business of the Inquisition. By undertaking to manage this court, they were transformed into magistrates, with guards and treasures at their disposal, and became terrible to every body.
During three centuries the two fraternities of mendicants, the Dominicans and Franciscans, governed with an almost universal and absolute sway both church and state, and maintained the prerogative of the Roman pontiff, against kings, bishops, and heretics, with incredible ardor and suc
They were in those times what the Jesuits were afterwards, the life and soul of the whole hierarchy. Among other prerogatives, the Popes empowered them to preach,
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Lieblein: When anti-Semitism is weaponized
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What would our ancestors think if we could tell them that, in the second decade of the 21st century, the world's leaders were so terrified of being labelled anti-Semites that they habitually accused one another of fomenting anti-Semitism? And that these same leaders tried to outdo one another in their pledges to fight anti-Semitism, everywhere except in their own backyards?
What would they think of Bernie Sanders, a Jewish contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in the United States, penning an op-ed that states, "Opposing anti-Semitism is a core value of progressivism," while accepting endorsements from the likes of Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar? How would they react to news that the Saudi cleric Mohammad al-Issa, a former minister of justice, condemned the Tree of Life shooting and will be visiting Auschwitz in January?
Less than 100 years removed from "none is too many," the leaders of both major Canadian political parties have become so comfortable with the language of anti-Semitism that they think nothing of weaponizing it on campaign literature or implying that their opponents keep company with white nationalists. If this keeps up, non-Jews will soon profess to tell us a thing or two about anti-Semitism!
While it isn't a bad thing that fighting anti-Semitism has become trendy – especially when you consider the alternative – it feels a bit like what happened when Kabbalah was hot. Some Jews may be overjoyed that non-Jews are finally noticing, but many of us know that a superficial understanding of the subject is just not sufficient.
Thankfully, our erstwhile new allies seem to (mostly) understand that the Jewish community is still responsible for setting the parameters of what anti-Semitism is and isn't. And if nothing else, we owe the rest of the world a clear and unambiguous definition. They may not like the definition, but they like a fuzzy definition, or one that's applied inconsistently, even less.
This was the problem with Bill M-103, the supposedly uncontroversial non-binding motion condemning Islamophobia passed by a divided Parliament in 2017. It turned out that while nobody wanted to be accused of Islamophobia, many people weren't sure what Islamophobia was.
Fortunately, there is a definition for anti-Semitism. The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's Working Definition of Antisemitism fits this bill. It's short, clearly worded and, best of all, makes it perfectly clear that you cannot pick and choose the parts you like and leave out whatever suits your political agenda. To be worth your salt as a fighter of anti-Semitism, you have to be against holding Israel to double standards and against claims that the Jews are conspiring to fling open the borders.
We need to evolve from widespread acceptance of the idea that anti-Semitism is bad, to the idea that a consistent stance against anti-Semitism is necessary to do something about the problem. However, as recent developments relating to the McGill student newspaper's ban on Zionism show, achieving this next step is likely to be another uphill battle for the Jewish community.
READ: LIEBLEIN: LITTLE TO CHEER ABOUT FOLLOWING THE ELECTION
After the McGill Daily refused to let Jewish students reply to an editorial that equated Zionism with racism, the editors argued that the paper's Statement of Principles prohibits racial prejudice, and since they contend that Zionist content dehumanizes Palestinians, allowing such content would violate those principles.
This line of reasoning presumes that a student newspaper could credibly represent itself as an authority on what constitutes racial prejudice, to Jewish students. But then again, of course the Daily would believe that is possible, in the absence of a universally accepted definition of anti-Semitism.
The Daily is putting its own politics ahead of the needs of the Jewish community. So is any fairweather political friend seeking to buy Jewish loyalty or votes. Today's Jews – much like our forefathers and foremothers – need to be able to tell the difference between those who want to use us as a sword or a shield, and those who are truly on our side.
Josh Lieblein lives in Toronto. Read more of his writing at looniepolitics.com.
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Many of you are aware that Singapore Airlines is devaluating their mileage chart for bookings starting on March 23, 2017, so if you have any Singapore Suites saver award redemptions in mind you might want to book them as soon as possible because they will soon require more miles.
Singapore Airlines is raising award prices for some saver awards ticketed on or after March 23, 2017. Singapore Airlines is also eliminating the 15% online booking discount which applied to Singapore Suites awards that were booked online. On a positive note, Singapore Airlines is eliminating fuel surcharges on Singapore and Silkair award redemptions so even though award bookings will require more miles you will have to pay less cash. For more details on the changes to the KrisFlyer program see the announcement on singaporeair.com and the links to the existing award chart and the new March 23 award chart.
Here is the list of current routes that feature Singapore Suites and the number of mileage required for bookings both before and on/after March 23, 2017.
The number of miles for a saver award is not increasing for all routes- Singapore to Hong Kong, India and China did not increase- but you will still need more miles to book these routes without the 15% online discount.
Hopefully you have enough Singapore KrisFlyer miles in your account to book your award but if not Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou points and Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints all transfer to Singapore Airlines. Unfortunately, transfers are not instant – transfers usually take between 1-2 business days except SPG which take longer. If you transfer now, the miles MIGHT transfer in time to book an award before the devaluation.
Note, that not all flights on these routes have Suites class. Some routes have more than one flight a day but only one of them is on an A380.
For detailed instructions on how to book Singapore Airlines Suites using miles see this post.


Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Eric!
I donated a kidney to my sister Pam on December 14th, 2017. It's been a long journey for her as she was one of the first liver transplant recipients at University Hospital in Denver in 1990. This was also the year I ran my first ultramarathon, a 35-mile trail race in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Pam … Continue reading Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Eric!


These colorful kitchen napkins have been stacked on top of each other for a close-up shot. The detailed texture and sections of bold color make this image perfect for an online jigsaw puzzle.
This was not a pretty easy puzzle, happy that I finished it!
I fell asleep doing this puzzle! But I liked it.
Pretty. Wonder if made of plastic or cloth!
Elijah looks like cloth to me. Do like the pattern of the weave and the red one. Be safe.
Darambo is correct elijah13...these are cloth napkins. A fun and easy puzzle.
That was hard to do, but still enjoyed doing it.
In a puzzle, anything on a slant adds a degree of difficulty!
Yes found it difficult first thing in the morning, brain not awake yet!
I think I need another cuppa coffee before I tackle this one! I agree on the slant theory.


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Download the PRS-600_Updater_1.0.01.08040_a.exe file to a temporary or download directory (please note this directory for reference).
Go to the directory where the file was downloaded and double-click the PRS-600_Updater_1.0.01.08040_a.exe file to begin the installation.
At the "Home" menu, touch More then Settings.
At the About screen, version 1.0.01.08040 should be displayed.
Note: If the version is not 1.0.01.08040, please re-download the update, and then perform the software update again.


This happened to me. Seriously!
I had a client that hired me to do his tax return, but didn't tell me until I was done that he had also hired another CPA because we wanted to compare the results. (I still chuckle every time I think about it).
Okay, you should know by now that my answer will have to be 'it depends'! I wouldn't be a great CPA if it wasn't.
CEO-Business owners often start-out doing it all themselves, and as they get results, they realize the necessity of bringing on a team to take them to the next level. But not just any team – a team that is extremely dedicated, craving success and surpassing expectations at every chance. That's every CEOs dream team.
The problem most CEO-business owners face when working toward the magic million is they lose control over the efficiency of their company. When you first get started you probably did it all yourself. This worked to get you up into the six-figures, but even with a team on board, if you don't transition into the mindset of a Million Dollar CEO, you may still be acting like an employee in many ways (all hands-in the business, not hands on-top-of the business).
A CEOs who start businesses that are now getting some traction, often find themselves stuck in the operations, years later, still trying to figure out how to get over the million dollar mark and get out of feeling like an employee.


WordPress recently announced a new SEO feature available for customised setup from the Dashboard. While I don't deeply care for SEO—it's not like I'm selling something or even blogging about anything anyone would search for—the sight of new Settings always weirdly turns me on. It's the first button I press wherever I go. I don't use stuff—I set it up. And then reset it. And set it up again. Etsetera. It's my mindset, you set see.
Since I learned about the  element in HTML, I begrudged that I couldn't access the metadata contained in the head of my site. If I could, I'd add there something that no one but me would think funny (and no one would see since I'm not sure how many people click View Page Source for their bedtime reading—I do, but I don't count). I'd totally add <meta name="keywords" content="cookies, cats, crap">. It alliterates.
You still can't access all the metadata, but at least now you can modify the front page meta description. That's what search engines show when they find you. Unless you change it, your blog's tagline will show as a meta description. I did change it, and the change took effect the next day already—the printscreen at the top of this post shows what I scribbled there. There was no coding required. I was disappointed. It felt like an empty tag. Like
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You are an education to me Mara I have no idea what any of this means but it looks scary and impressive….if you'd like to hear my dulcet Aussie tones go look at my Music Friday response…..if you do please tell me if you understood anything I said….
I'm sorry for imposing all sorts of useless knowledge on you… Next time just ignore me 😉 Now heading over to your blog!
I think I've set mine to be hidden from search engines! Don't remember why I wanted to hide. My meta tags used to be an alliteration too; cat, computer,coffee. Or perhaps camera, but I don't think so. "Web, winter, whiskers" could be another one 🙂. I have googled Tassitus, though. Most hits are mine, but there are two other people too, and there's nothing I can do about it, no matter how it irks me. I need to change my tagline — I love how you fed the unicorn to the cat!
See, you're becoming fluent in alienese, aren't you 😉 ?


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Home » Alex R. Merriam, Esq.
Although a San Joaquin Valley native, Alex R. Merriam received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from California State University, San Bernardino, in 1999. He then received his Juris Doctorate from San Joaquin College of Law in 2004. In 2005 Mr. Merriam was admitted to the State Bar of California and is currently a member in good standing. Mr. Merriam has practiced as both a criminal defense and workers' compensation defense attorney.
Mr. Merriam joined the Fresno office of Bradford & Barthel in 2010. He became a Partner in 2013 and was appointed the Managing Attorney for the Fresno office in 2017.
Mr. Merriam is happily married and has two beautiful daughters and one handsome son. In his free time, Mr. Merriam enjoys auto mechanics, riding ATVs, and flying radio controlled airplanes and helicopters.


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Acquired by Army Studios in 2007 with restoration plans underway, the San Francisco National Guard Armory and Arsenal retains its historical splendor. With many of its stone staircases, wainscoting and sweeping corridors still in good shape, the Armory is worth a visit.
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Located right next to a Chinese restaurant, The Metro is a popular upscale gay bar. It is well-maintained and the staff is helpful and polite. Parking however, is a problem due limited availability of space.
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San Francisco's AT&T Park is a Major League baseball field that is the home of the San Francisco Giants. The Park features stadium seating, plentiful concessions, a restaurant called @Cafe and free wireless internet access.
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Strolling Florence Avenue is a favorite pastime of locals in Sebastopol. The street features an array of residential houses that proudly display the art of Patrick Amiot, one of the neighborhoods residents.
Napa Valley Bike Tours & Rentals
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Concourse Exhibition Center
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The Concourse Exhibition Center generally hosts large corporate events, trade shows and conventions. The place is clean and well-furnished with wall to wall carpeting and retractable skylights and two independent halls with separate entrances.
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Free-spirited, the Castro neighborhood is known for its lively bars and active nightlife. During the day, tourists can take a relaxing walk and visit the local shops, restaurants and coffee shops in the community.
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A good place to grab a pint, 440 Castro is a bar in San Francisco. The bar is often crowded, but there is great music.
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Tank Hill provides excellent views of San Francisco. It may be hard for tourists to find, since it is unlabelled, but it is worth asking a few locals for directions.
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A popular after hours spot, the SF Badlands offers a nightly dance party. And with state-of-the-art equipment, the dance floor is always booming with great sound and fun lighting. Drinks and a lounging area is also available.


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Chartered: April 12, 1950
By the Bangor Club of Maine
First regular meeting 12 noon - 1:30 P.M. Tuesday April 18, 1950, Northeastland Hotel. This was the first of 2,573 Tuesday Noon Kiwanis regular meetings at the hotel.
July 1950, First Family Picnic at Echo Lake. Aug 1950, First offical community project: P.I. Kiwanis assumes sponsorship of the Child Health Clinic. Sept. 1950, First Fund Raising project for the clinic "News Boys for A Day" (Star Hearald) Raised $2,200.00. Nov 1950, sponsored a girl scout troop.
Club assisted Community Ass'n in distribution of Christmas packages to 88 needy families. Decorated Hospital with Christmas lights. Organized Kiwanis Juvenile Bicycle Event.
Helped 82 children in clinic and spent $1,000 for medical care and medicine.
The first Talent Show was presented and about 2,500 people attended. 75% of the members of the club took an active part in solicitation for the Community Chest. The Child Health Clinic provided for 124 children. )clothing was also collected for the child).
50% of the club members gave blood for the Red Cross Blood Bank. Sponsored Kids' Day Derby Races. Conducted Safety Poster Contest. Sponsored a junior baseball team. Assisted in mantel Lake development. Clinic served 99 children.
Kids Day sponsored in cooperation with local Air Base, 300 children participated. Kiwanians assisted in repairing damage to play groung from hurricane. Children Health Clinic served 100 Children.
Sharing the K:
1957 Caribou Kiwanis Club: 1961 Monticello Kiwanis Club:
1965 Circle K Club Aroostook State Teacher College(65-72):
1990 P.I. High School Key Club: 1993 Easton Kiwanis Club:
1997 Fort Kent High School Key Club.
October 1987 Presque Isle Kiwanis inducted 12 lady members. First Women President was Mary LeBlanc 1991-1992
Kiwanis Home Garden and Recreation Show: Started on April 13, 1984: Has attracted over 50,000 paid visitors. Has produced over $100,000 above expenses for community projects.
Kiwanis Health and Dental Clinic: Started 1950 First community service project. In 1962 added dental clinic. Today we cover all of SAD#1with over $106,000 expended.
Kiwanis Talent Revue: Started in 1951 with proceeds for the health clinic. Later dental clinic. This project has showcased local talent while supplying over $105,000 to the clinics.
Kiwanis Christmas Basket Project: Since our involvement in 1951 approximately 5000 families have been served. In one year alone we served 240 children and 100 adults. We supply food for Christmas Day, mittens, and toys for the children.
Sinawik: is Kiwanis spelled backward, it is also a unique partnership between Northern Maine Technical College and P.I. Kiwanis Club. Kiwanis supplies the necessary finances and building materials, and NMTC students furnish the labor. 2000-2001 will see our 24th house built. The schools has save over $500,000 on supplies. The club generated revenues for projects of approx. $95,000. We have supplied $14,000 for NMTC student scholarships.
Kiwanis Scholastic Fund: We offer 8 Kiwanis scholarships to P.I. High School yearly. We also oversee The Jaycee scholarship, F.S. Cunninghan Scholarship, and The Jim Lyford scholarship.
Serving The Division: From 1962 to 2001 the P.I. Kiwanis Club has supplied the Lt. Gov. for 17 of those years.
Highlights 1950's: Assumed Assumed project of renovating community swimming pool after floods rendered it infit for use. Worked with local service clubs and C of C to raise $30,000 for new golf course. First annual scholarship.
Highlights 1960's: Dental clinic added to health clinic. Assumed control of the former ABS Scholastics Fund from WAGM-TV. Raised $10,000 for A.R.Gould expansion.
Highlights 1970's: Donated $8,500 to develope Riverside Bicentennial Park. Sinawik- partnership with NMTC started. P.I. Kiwanis Board of Directors supported in writing to the President of Kiwanis Int. and Circle K that female members be allowed to join Circle K.
Highlight's 1980's: $20,000 donated to the Julian Turner Memorial Radiation Therapy Simulator. NMTC beautification and sign project. Major support of youth hockey and youth hockey association.
Highlight's 1990's: Started our association with the Special Olympics by running the softball throw. P.I. High School auditorium curtains $16,000. Charter Benefactor for P.I. High School Hockey Program.
Are we relevant today?: In one year we gave donations of $44,574 to 51 projects. We also donated 3,191 hours of service to the community.
Ongoing Community Projects: Kiwanis Home, Garden and Rec. Show, Kiwanis Talent Revue, Kiwanis Chicken Stew Dinner, Kiwanis Child Health and Dental Clinic, Sinawik, Kiwanis Christmas Baskets, Bureau of Children Special Needs Funding, Kiwanis Scholarships SAD#1/NMTC.
Iodine Deficiency Disorders: Preque Isle Kiwanis Club has donated over $10,252 by individual and club donations. P.I. Kiwanis average per member is $150.76.
Kiwanis International Honor Award 1997-1998: For multiple Service, Ruby Section.
Officers & Directors Club History Membership


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The St. Albans Advisory Board is sponsoring a Used Book Sale on Friday, August 24 from 3:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. and Saturday, August 25 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. in the St. Albans Branch Library Community Room. Prices range from a quarter to a dollar. This sale presents a great opportunity to build your and your child's personal library. All proceeds are used to support activities at the library. Contact the St. Albans Library at 304-722-4244 for additional information.


Far from resting on the laurels of their famous mother, Fenton and Emilia are carving out careers for themselves in their own rights.
Another day, another Daily Mail article touting the next celebrity offspring set to take the fashion industry by storm. But there's something a bit different about the Merkells. The son and daughter of British national treasure Patsy Palmer and her cab driver husband Richard Merkell, Fenton and Emilia aren't your typical LA It kids. Sure, Fenton was linked to Kaia Gerber a couple of weeks ago, and yes their claim to fame so far is the fact their mum played Bianca Jackson in Eastenders during the 90s -- fans will remember her fondly for her famous cry of "Rickaaaaaaay!" But beyond that, Fenton and Emilia are shaping up are to be pretty stand up human beings in their own right. They work hard, are really polite, humble, and incredibly down to earth.They want to know more about what I do and when I left uni than talk about themselves.
We meet en masse in the i-D offices. Dad Richard is getting everyone coffees, the kids are milling around, and Patsy's staring at the huge poster of Harley Weir's Adwoa Aboah cover that hangs in the entrance. "I just love her," Patsy coos. She is wonderfully as you imagine her, if you grew up watching her on TV. "I love i-D too, how do I get on the cover?" she cackles.
Fenton's up first for his photos. Tall, tanned, with sleepy eyes and boyband good looks, he's a natural in front of the camera, shifting seamlessly from lost puppy to brooding and mysterious. When it's over he smiles, shakes it off and comes to join his family.
Like her brother, Emilia knows her angles. She has an irresistible air of ennui about her, which comes across beautifully in photos. Maybe it's from all the selfies they take, or the fact that they've been in front of cameras their whole lives, but these kids know how to work it, which at 16 and 17 is actually pretty impressive.
Both kids were born in the UK but moved to LA when Emilia was 12 and Fenton was 13. They have an older half brother Charley, who's an actor, and younger full brother, Bertie who's seven, but lets face it, is probably only a few years away from bagging his first Hilfiger campaign or making his big catwalk debut.
Neither Fenton nor Emilia go to regular school, instead they study at home via a series of online courses, which frees them up for casting jobs and acting lessons should the mood take them. "They're very organised," says Patsy. "They get it all done. The schools are different in America, they're a lot more relaxed. It's so far to go anyway. If they have a casting in the day it's going to be hard for them to get there. They don't really like school anyway, I hated it when I was a kid, so I'm never going to push them." I think it's safe to say we all wish we had a mum like Patsy.


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MHS GENESIS, the military's modernized electronic health record system, is now live at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington. MHS GENESIS, which was built by the Leidos Partnership for Defense Health and leverages Cerner's commercial EHR system, will change the way care is delivered in the military.
Dr. Brian Jones, User Integration Branch chief with the U.S Defense Health Agency, joined us for episode 9 of The Cerner Podcast. He's is a practicing family physician and leads Business Process Re-Engineering, Operational Testing and End-User Training for IT systems which support Military Medicine.
The Military Health System encompasses the Army, Navy and Air Force Medical Departments caring for 9.5 million beneficiaries worldwide in both military treatment facilities and in austere theatre environments. Can you discuss a little bit how the Military Health System prepared to implement MHSGENESIS across the care continuum balancing standardization with ensuring the design decisions met the needs of front-line clinicians?
Implementing MHS GENESIS is a monumental change for the military health system. Can you discuss what is being done to prepare leadership and health providers across the military for the transition?
Once MHS GENESIS is live, what are some improvements you hope to see in the delivery of care?
We know you're a strong believer in data-driven performance monitoring. Can you tell us about the enterprise metrics you are setting to measure MHS GENESIS?
What impact do you see military health having on the health care industry as a whole?
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