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Head of Growth
Old Street, London (Greater)
£50 - £80k package, depending on experience, plus equity.
HIDDENCITY
Join a real-world games company as Head of Growth. A role for performance marketing experts with a track record of getting startups investment-ready.
Destination and Attraction Manager
CANAL & RIVER TRUST
You'll be responsible for growing the number of visitors to sites and special places across the East Midlands regions.
This is a senior appointment and salary will be agreed with the preferred candidate
HENLEY FESTIVAL
Henley Festival now seeks a commercially focused Chief Executive Officer to head up the team.
£50,000 - £55,000 plus generous benefits package
It's a great opportunity to join us as we develop new approaches to caring for and conserving our buildings.
BIRMINGHAM REP THEATRE
Birmingham Repertory Theatre is seeking an experienced and commercially focused Finance Director to join the new Executive Team at the theatre.
Unlimited earning potential
PETER CARTY
Do You Want To Be A Travel Writer? Come on a short course in central London led by Peter Carty, who writes for the Guardian. Next course August 3rd
Executive Assistant - The Arts
Calling all business and private EA's! An amazing opportunity has arisen at one of London's most prestigious Galleries. As Executive
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Covent Garden, London (Greater)
THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP LTD
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group is looking to recruit a senior and key member of the production department.
Head of Retail Online, Omni-Channel and Mail Order
Swindon, Wiltshire
We're looking for a Head of Retail Online, Omni-Channel and Mail Order to advance our online shopping experience and other associated channels.
Bid Manager
Award-winning Architecture Practice seeks an experienced Bid Manager.
Accountant & Administrative Officer - Art Gallery
D.R.A.W RECRUITMENT
An international contemporary art gallery based in Mayfair, is looking for a Full Time Accountant to join their team. The role is varied and will c...
Associate Director, Individual Giving and Legacies
£55,000 - £60,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience
RBG KEW ENTERPRISES LIMITED
This senior role, reporting to the Director of Development, will lead a team which is central to delivering Kew's philanthropic income targets.
A rare opportunity to join the LSO's Senior Management Team to lead and deliver the marketing and audience development strategy at world-class levels.
Director of Collections & Research
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES
The Director will provide intellectual and managerial leadership for the Collections & Research Division and its 120 staff.
INIVA INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL VISUAL
We are looking to recruit an Artistic Director to further develop our creative and curatorial partnerships and to drive Iniva's innovative programme.
Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro)
The Torch is looking for an Executive Director who will provide strong leadership, with ambition, inspirational and visionary drive.
This is a voluntary position. Reasonable expenses will be paid
THE MARLOWE THEATRE
We are seeking exceptional people who can bring strategic thinking, expertise and a passion for the transformative power of the arts.


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TRESCAL ANNOUNCES TWO ACQUISITIONS IN THE USA AND IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
Paris, December 6th, 2018. Trescal, the international specialist in calibration services, announces the acquisitions of MATsolutions based in the United States (Dallas) and of NorthLab in South-East Asia.
Founded in 1992, MATsolutions is a PJLA ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited calibration laboratory with skills in electrical, mechanical, optical, physical and dimensional. The company also provides multibrand second hand retrofitted / repaired test and measurement equipment. MATsolutions employs 24 people and its sales reached $ 6.5 million in 2017 with customers in Telecom, Electronics and Engineering industries.
Founded in 1996, NorthLab is an international calibration service provider with a presence in Singapore and Malaysia (Selangor and Labuan). The laboratories are respectively accredited SAC-SINGLAS (ISO/IEC 17025) and SAMM (ISO/IEC 17025) and address customers active in the Oil & Gas, Shipyard, and Aerospace industries. The group employs 90 people and its sales reached a turnover of €4 million in 2017.
Two of the four founders, Sunil Nair and Vaidyanathan Srikrishnan will remain in the company to pursue the development and the integration of the company within Trescal.
Guillaume Caroit, Trescal Deputy CEO, said: "These two acquisitions embody our yearn to aggressively develop our presence in North America and Asia; our goal in South East Asia is to reach 30 M€ sales by the end of 2019 with a mix of double digit organic growth and 3 to 4 additional acquisitions."
These are the 5th and 6th acquisition carried out with the support of the main shareholder OMERS.
TRESCAL ANNOUNCES TWO ACQUISITIONS IN THE USA AND IN FRANCE
Paris, November 13th, 2018
Trescal, the international specialist in calibration services, announces the acquisition of Diamond Technical Services (DTS) based in the United States (Boston) and the acquisition of ACTEAM Industries in France (Nantes).
Founded in 2003, DTS is a ANAB ISO 17025 (2005) accredited calibration laboratory with skills in dimensional, pressure and temperature, particularly in accordance to the requirements of AMS 2750E specifications. DTS employs 23 people and its sales reached $ 2.5 million in 2017.
The CEO, Timothy Mullen, will remain in his current position to pursue the development and the integration of the company within Trescal Group.
Founded in 2006, ACTEAM is the French leader in high-accuracy assembly tools and also provides COFRAC accredited calibration services in torque. The company employs 12 people and its sales reached a turnover of 2.1 million euros in 2017. The company addresses all industrial sectors in particular Aeronautics, Automotive, Transport and Energy.
The founder and CEO, Christophe Poisson, will remain in his current position to pursue the development and the integration of the company within Trescal.
Guillaume Caroit, Trescal Deputy CEO, said:
"We are very happy to welcome DTS in Trescal in the USA. We are broadening our technical offer in the Boston area now addressing customers in the Aerospace as well as in Life science and Food industries. With the acquisition of Acteam Industries, we complete our services in torque with a multi-brand expertise unmatched in France and in Europe for the maintenance and repair of assembly tools and equipment. "
These are the 3rd and 4th acquisitions carried out with the support of the main shareholder OMERS.
TRESCAL IS AWARDED WITH THE PREFERRED SUPPLIER STATUS FOR BOSCH GROUP
Paris, September 28th, 2018.
Robert Bosch GmbH the leading global supplier of technology and services offering innovative solutions for smart homes, smart cities, connected mobility, and connected industry has awarded Trescal, the worldwide specialist in calibration services with the status of Preferred Supplier globally.
This agreement recognizes Trescal's with superior competence and performance in calibrations and related services.
Trescal will carry out in their own laboratories calibrations and repairs for physical, mechanical, electrical and dimensional test and measurement equipment in all the countries where the group is implemented and will bring onsite services in all other countries.
Enrico Wolf Key Account Manager says :
"We are very proud to be recognized as a Preferred Supplier of Bosch Group. This award demonstrates we deliver high quality services and how we are able to customize our services for each individual requirement of Bosch."
Trescal Canada to showcase calibration expertise at the CANSEC 2018
Trescal Canada will be showcasing its capabilities in the defense sector during the CANSEC trade show, which will take place on May 30 and May 31st, 2018 in Ottawa.
The CANSEC is one of Canada's biggest Defense & Security trade show, welcoming more than 11 000 attendees and government officials every year.
Trescal Canada who is now a member of the Canadian Association of Defense and Security Industries (CADSI) will be presenting its range of services for the test and measurement instrument in particular its skills and experience for the aeronautic and defense sector.
Trescal Canada combines one site in Montreal and two in Toronto employing altogether 51 people to the service of various industrial sectors, including the Aeronautic, Automotive and Defence industries.
With this first participation in the CANSEC trade show 2018, Trescal Canada highlights its proximity to customers and the ability to offer a broad range of services to meet the needs of the industry.
Pierre Tetrault, President of Trescal Canada states: "I am convinced that we will be able to bring our expertise to the other members, as Trescal is the only metrology supplier with a global presence, as well as having a large experience and knowledge in the field of defense."
For further information, visit booth 117, where Trescal will be participating at the CANSEC in Ottawa on May 30 and May 31st, 2018.
TRESCAL ACQUIRES SFINT IN FRANCE
Trescal announces the acquisition of SFINT, specialized in temperature measurement.
Founded in 1972 and based in Marolles en Brie (France), SFINT employs 32 people with a sales turnover of 4 million Euros in 2017. The company provides in-house COFRAC accredited calibration services. SFINT also manufactures a wide range of temperature sensors and probes (thermocouples) as well as on-site services, especially furnaces calibration according to the Aerospace Standard AMS 2750E.
The General Manager, Olivier Garçon, will remain in his current position to pursue the development of the company within Trescal Group.
« We are very pleased that SFINT has joined Trescal. Through this acquisition we will reinforce our national coverage and accelerate our international development. Therefore it's with great enthusiasm and optimism that we foresee our common future. » says Olivier Garçon, General Manager, SFINT.
« It is a great pleasure to welcome SFINT and their employees within the Trescal Group. It allows us to strengthen our skills in temperature, and to provide an extensive offer of probes and thermocouples to our customers » François Moïse, Deputy General Manager Trescal SA.
This is the 32nd and the last acquisition carried out with the support of the main shareholder Ardian.
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Police have recorded statements from six individuals, including a woman, who were believed to be involved in the distribution of the Bible to students in front of a secondary school in Bukit Mertajam, where a video recording of the incident has been gone viral on the social media.
Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) district police chief ACP Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid said the six individuals, in their 30s and 40s, were called up to the SPT police headquarters yesterday to record their statements.
"They were then released on police bail," he in Bukit Mertajam today.
He said police also recorded statements from 23 other individuals, including the principal of the school concerned, security guards, students, other witnesses and a district education officer on the incident.
Nik Ros Azhan said police had so far received eight reports on the incidents and they were lodged by parents of the students at the school and NGOs.


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The first inhabitants of Clamart date back to prehistoric times as indicated by the discovery, in the woods of Clamart, of the megalithic monument called La Pierre-aux-Moines. In the seventeenth century, Clamart is considered far from Paris. Jean de La Fontaine, heading to the Limousin, stops for the first night of his trip in Clamart and happy, he wrote to his wife, "having already made three miles without a bad accident." The town is rather well off and residential, close to the Paris-Montparnasse train station (7 minutes), destination of the trains from Western France, a fact many Britons have settled in the area the past centuries. The plateau of Clamart was long a farming area where the french peas were grown. The culinary qualification "a la clamartoise" means that fresh peas accompany a dish. Every year in June, Clamart holds its Pea Festival which is a pretext for numerous cultural and festive gatherings. This city is economically dynamic and reputable companies are located there including one of the three Research and Development EDF sites, the headquarters of Optic and, since 1967, the Coca Cola group is installed here. Its monuments and essential places to see are the Little Round Library and the City Hall. Clamart has many sports clubs (volleyball, table tennis, gymnastics, football, basketball, swimming ...). Good to know: On July 3, 1815, at the end of the Hundred Days war, a heavy fusillade ensued from Clamart with the English army placed on the heights, the first aerial photographs in the world, carried out by Nadar from a balloon in 1858, were the views of Petit Bicetre better known as Petit Clamart and finally the famous collection of short stories "Letters from my windmill" from Alphonse Daudet, were written during the 1865 stay of the author in Clamart.


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Trinamool Congress MPs to visit families of Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra clash victims on Saturday
Pakistan, Russia hold first consultation to discuss regional issues: A sign of growing warmth?
World FP Staff Dec 15, 2016 12:45:56 IST
In a significant geo-political development in India's neighbourhood, Pakistan and Russia held their first ever consultations on regional issues in Islamabad on Wednesday, Hindustan Times reported.
"During the consultations, the whole range of regional issues as well as key areas of mutual interest including economic cooperation and connectivity were discussed. The two sides also exchanged views on important global and regional developments.It was decided that the next round of Consultations will be convened in Moscow in 2017," the Pakistan Foreign Office statement said.
Representational image. AFP image.
The Pakistan delegation was led by Ahmad Hussain Dayo, Director General (West Asia) while the Russian delegation was headed by Alexander V Sternik, head of the third CIS Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the statement added.
The latest meeting comes in the backdrop of growing closeness between the former Cold War rivals in the last few years.
In September 2016, Russian troops, for the very first time, joined their Pakistan counterparts for a joint military exercise named 'Friendship 2016'. The drill took place at a time of growing tensions with India on the Kashmir issue, an RT report noted.
The military exercise was preceded by Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu's visit to Islamabad in November 2014 — the first in the recent past, Dawn reported. According to a report in the same daily, the same year, Moscow also lifted its military embargo on Islamabad, while in August 2015, both countries signed a landmark defence agreement under which Russia sold four Mi-35 attack helicopters to Pakistan.
Last month, the Pakistan Foreign Office said that Russia will host a trilateral meeting involving Pakistan and China to discuss the future of war-torn Afghanistan. "We attach high importance to all initiatives aimed at bringing peace and stability in Afghanistan and the region at large," The Nation quoted foreign ministry spokesman Nafees Zakaria as saying.
In November, Pakistani media reports speculated that Russia might be interested in joining the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project. However, the Russian foreign ministry soon denied the reports.
#Moscow is not discussing the possibility of joining the #China-#Pakistan Economic Corridor project with #Islamabad https://t.co/QKKu2cIpmm pic.twitter.com/vny7XkTfK3
— MFA Russia  (@mfa_russia) November 29, 2016
According to The Times of India, the change in Pakistan's foreign policy stance on Russia began after US special forces hunted down Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad in May 2011. The killing of 24 Pakistani troops by Nato air strikes along the Afghan border also contributed to the growing discord between Islamabad and Washington.
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Dear Letter Girl, I need to see you. When can we meet?
Her response never came. My secret pen pal with a dirty mind has ghosted me. I've roped Jules, my sweet as pie next door neighbor, to help me track her down.
There's only one problem--I'm falling for her. The tortoise shell glasses, out of this world curves and delicious treats are making the search for The Letter Girl even harder.
My notes were supposed to be a one time thing.
A little too much wine and naughty thoughts on a winter's night. I never thought Berk would write back. I wanted to tell him it was me, but the fear of rejection kept my lips sealed.
Now he's enlisted my help to track down The Letter Girl and our search has him hot on my, ahem, her trail.
She's the girl next door.
He's my secret pen pal.
Truth is on a collision course with their hearts and it's only a matter of time before one of them gets wrecked...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love this series so hard
Reviewed in Australia on 7 February 2020
I have been dying for the story of Jules and Berk since the very beginning. Their backstory was so perfect and sweet, I just knew I was going to love their story. They were both such beautiful characters and I loved them individually but I knew they would be amazing together. The whole series has been one of those that I am holding my breath waiting for the next one but this one in particular feels like I have been waiting for it forever.
First I need to express how beautiful Jules is. Inside and out she is just sugar and spice and all things nice. And having to live through her shrew mother's judgment and criticism I could understand her being so self conscious and afraid of judgement. But she put so much effort into getting passed all of that and making herself happy with herself. And she came out of this so strong and knew what she deserved and went after it. But she did it in such a sweet way because she was such a genuinely sweet and caring person who wanted everyone around her to have nothing but the best.
Berk was perfect for her. He had come through so much and still had his own demons he was fighting. But he knew how awesome Jules was, his only hesitation was that he was so caught up on The Letter Girl.
Their story was all that I had hoped for and I loved every part of it. The only problem I have now is that there are so many more stories I need Maya Hughes to write. I mean there's Marissa and LJ, obviously. But I also need Max and the mystery man and Johanssen and Willa. I just can't wait for the next book regardless of who we get I just need it now.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A enjoyable read!
The Third Best Thing was an enjoyable read. It defs tugged on the heart strings a few times and I have to admit, I loved the fact that Jules was not your super model type perfect body FMC. She was super relatable and I absolutely adored Berk for the pure fact that he thought she was beautiful just the way that she was.
The one thing that I was suuuuper disappointed about was that Jules never confronted her mother. Her mum was nasty as they come. The things she would say to Jules was absolutely disgusting and it really irritated me that she would just take it. I was waiting and waiting for the confrontation but it never came.
Overall, this book was a great read. Yes, it did explore some heartbreaking issues but never got too dark or heavy. I would love to say that I absolutely loved this book but it just felt a tad flat to me. It had enough bones to make a hell of a book but just never got there. It was still an enjoyable and humerus read though :)
5.0 out of 5 stars Berk & Jules
After finishing The Second We Met I have been chomping at the bit to get my hands on Jules & Berk's book. And lordy was it everything I was hoping it would be.
I adored Jules. Usually I am not a fan of BBW characters, not because I think it's icky or anything because I myself am always struggling with my own weight. I just think I don't really need to know that about a character. But after Jules I think I might be just a little bit converted. She had her ups and downs but learned to love herself and that was absolutely beautiful to read.
Berk's story totally broke my heart. But I think I would be the loudest person cheering for him as he evolved throughout the book.
Exceptionally written as always and I cannot wait to get my hands on the next book.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite in the series
Reviewed in Australia on 19 March 2020
I thought the first 2 books were good . But this one is the icing on the cake. I loved it! Berk and Jules are perfect together. Their story was a bit heartbreaking tho. She grew up with a mum that made her so self conscious about her body image and always threw hurtful comments at her about how she should lose weight or stop eating and that played a big role with how Jules sees herself unworthy of being loved or seen by someone like Berk that along with losing her first and only boyfriend to her sister. He's the jokester in his group but on the inside his broken cause he was left by his mum when he was 7 years old and grew up moving from foster home to another till he got kicked out from the last. He didn't have the best childhood and he grew up having abandonment issues . These two have alot to conquer to get their happy ending . Their story is delightful and joyful but angsty at the same time. I loved it and now I'm looking forward to LJ and Marisa s book
5.0 out of 5 stars Is maybe the best!
Jules has liked Berk for a while and hidden behind her baking so that he doesn't suspect. Their friendship is special to both of them. Berk finds himself seeing Jules in a while new light. Can they overcome the secrets they both hide away? Will their chemistry help them find the perfect balance? This is one of Maya's best reads for me. Worth far more than the maximum 5 stars!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow oh wow
What can I say I laughed I cried it was amazing brilliant this was the book I was waiting for and I wasn't disappointed Loved the extended epilogue Maya Hughes has done it again
Anja Dettmann
Reviewed in Germany on 11 February 2020
Jules and Berk / Berk and Jules
I loved them together and were routing for them from the start.
How can a guy eat so much cookies? 😅 I want to taste some of Jules cookies. 😋
The chemistry was there. Their banter over the cookies. Their insecurities.
Why should he want me? I hated Jules mom for putting so much doubts in her.
Why should she want me when she know where I came from? Oh Berk, you are such a loving and caring person with a troubled past.
The love they hold for each other was so beautiful! So deep. So perfect.
There were also some twists and turns which were needed to strengthen them - themselves and the deep connection for each other.
My heart broke for Berk as he finally knew why his mom left him. My poor heart! I cried with them as he finally knew that she loved him and don't left because she didn't care about him.
The Third Best Thing is such a wonderful book and also the first I read by Maya Hughes and it will definitely not be my last by her! ♥
Anne Fonseca
5.0 out of 5 stars I need to start this review by saying: Thank you for this book, Maya Hughes.
Reviewed in Brazil on 9 May 2020
I wish I could give it 10 stars or more, because this book deserves it. After the previous Fulton U books, I thought it wasn't possible for me to love a couple and a book even more, but let me tell you: I was wrong. The other ones were amazing, but this one is just perfect. I started this book with so much expectations and Maya did not disappoint me at all. The fake-dating trope, plus the penpal and baker plot just had me going and going and going in this. Maya put together the most cute tropes of all times in one single amazing story and she really delivered an amazing result out of it. It's as perfect as Jules' sweet treats.
I feel like some things here deserve a higher praise:
Jules is such a strong character. I connected to her in such a personal level, and I can't make this review without talking about this. In the other books, we've seen a little of how she saw herself and her own body. In this book, we get to go into her thoughts. But let me say one thing: I wish I was as fierce and strong as her. With a body like Jules's, a family like Jules's, and all she went through being the same as me - and probably every girl out of the beauty standarts society forces on us -, Jules is probably the character I've related the most in all the books I've read in the past years, and this is probably why I loved the book so much.
Most of the girls who are not in those standarts don't get to find themselves and see themselves inside of romance books like these, so Maya really gave us a gift here. A really good gift. Plus, I love how serious she was about her problems, because she knows what it feels like. I could really connect to the character and feel for her, because I was feeling for me at the same time.
Berk also has so many layers on him. Reading the previous books from the series, you couldn't tell this was his backstory, so it'll probably surprise a lot of readers. I love how I can also connect Berk through it: he's the funny, sometimes baby-ish guy who everyone loves and thinks he's so fun to be around, but he also has so many deep problems inside of him, so many things to deal with. I was shocked and sad for him through a lot of pages in this book; I just wanted to reach out for him and hug him and tell him everything was going to be okay. It's impossible not to love him even more in here.
One thing is for sure: it's impossible not to cry your heart out through the whole story. It's so emotional, so serious and fun and cute and lovely at the same time. Maya talked about really serious topics in here, never acting like it wasn't, but always showing there was a way out of things, there was a better place and a bigger place, and people who loved you no matter what.
I was missing a book like this, who made you want to read non-stop and just burry in your bed and not get out of there until you finished it. This is what The Third Best Thing made for me: I couldn't stop, couldn't close the book at all until I saw the last page, because it was SO good it would be a shame not to read it all the way until the end at once. I love this and I can't wait to reread it a thousand times.
Linda Reads
5.0 out of 5 stars I laughed, I cried, I cringed and I got angry until the HEA…Jules & Berk deserved it and more
Reviewed in the United States on 30 January 2020
I have been waiting for this book for so long. Jules reminds me so much of my younger self, her insecurities about herself, her weight…everything. The opening is hilarious and there are so many perfectly placed one-liners in here that will put you in stitches. You see, Jules is the infamous and anonymous TLG (The Letter Girl) who has been sending Berk sexually provocative and suggestive notes. Berk is on the hunt to find this girl and he has enlisted the help of Jules! Yes, you read that right!!
Berk has secrets too. He was orphaned, put in foster care and that experience did a number on his psyche. He finds it hard to believe any girl would want him. The sad thing is that they both have so much to offer. Berk is too aware of his background and lack of money and status to believe anyone could love him. Jules is overly self-conscious of her size after being reminded daily of it by her snooty mother.
This book was WONDERFUL. It is well-written, sweet, steamy, funny and a beautifully told story of two people who find their "one" in each other. There are angsty moments and a fist-pump moment when a certain person gets her come-uppance. Actually, as I think back there are many great moments when things get said that needed saying by many people. Bonus: at the end are the "letters" that TLG sent to Berk. Talk about steam…sizzle…pssss.
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book and it comes highly recommended if the reader likes sweet with their steam. So many hints about who could come next. Could it be LJ and Marisa, Max and "Jacket guy" or Johannsen and Willa. I want a story for each! Please…


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Followed by BJP's massive victory in LS Elections 2019, BJP Party held a victory meet at their party HQ in New Delhi. Modi and Shah reached BJP HQ in New Delhi at 7 PM.
Amit Shah praised Mr. Narendra Modi's leadership, and called BJP's victory a 'historic win'. Thanking all the party workers, Shah congratulated all the Winners, including Jagan from Andhra Pradesh. He continued to say that it was a triumph against the ideology of the 'tukde tukde' gang.
"I would like to tell Chandrababu Naidu Ji, had he worked so hard to get votes then TDP's account would have opened," says BJP chief Amit Shah.
Highlights Of PM Narendra Modi's Speech
"I was busy today. So I couldn't pay attention to results. I don't have much information about it. But I was briefed by the party president. I'll see it in detail. But from what he told me, that itself indicates that political pundits will have to change their 20th-century thinking," said Modi.
Modi said the voters of India had by giving such a huge mandate helped collectively see the dream of 'Naya Bharat'.
There will be only two castes in India – poor and those who work towards eliminating poverty, said PM Modi as he addresses BJP workers after a victory.
Since the country got independence, so many elections took place, but the maximum voting took place in this election, & that too in 40-42 degree temperature – PM Modi.
Modi promises not to act out of Malice.
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Modi said, "This is a victory of a mother who was respectfully waiting for toilets, this is a victory of a deceased man who used to wait for 4-5 days to get this treatment done."
He said, "There were a lot of ups and downs in this journey. But we have never lost our traditions, our humility in this journey."
"Aapne fakir ki jhholi bhar di. I bow my head to the 130 crore Indians. The election in India was the biggest episode in the democratic world. People came out to vote in 40-45 degree Celsius heat. What happened in these elections will continue to inspire generations to come," said Modi.
Will never work with ill intent. I will never do anything for personal benefit. Every particle of my body, all my efforts, are for my fellow countrymen," Modi said.
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a blog about choosing my life by Jennifer E. Ould
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I was scheduled on the preaching roster at my Episcopal congregation for the Third Sunday of Lent this year, and it so happened that turned out to be the last Sunday we will meet for many weeks. Based on the Lectionary text of Romans 5:1-11, here's what I said.
I have always had trouble with something Paul says in today's passage. It's never made a lot of sense to me.
He writes to the Romans: "…we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us."
That just seems completely backwards from how I've seen suffering work. The endurance through suffering? The character? Those rarely come before the hope. From what I've seen and experienced, suffering without hope often produces despair rather than endurance.
I'm really not sure how the endurance and character even happen at all in the face of suffering if hope doesn't come first.
But as I've wrestled with this passage, I'm wondering if maybe Paul and I are both right. Maybe hope comes both first and last, at least for those of us who are followers of Jesus.
Earlier in the passage, Paul writes: "since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God."
"This grace in which we stand." For Paul, here, suffering doesn't come into a vacuum. We are already standing firm in the grace we've received through Christ, then suffering comes and produces endurance, and character, and, finally, hope.
"This grace in which we stand" speaks to us of confidence and trust.
The writer Brennan Manning has said in his book Ruthless Trust that trust is the wedding of faith and hope. "Faith arises from a personal experience of Jesus as Lord," he writes. "Hope is reliance on the promise of Jesus, accompanied by the expectation of fulfillment. Trust is the winsome wedding of faith and hope."
That is the hope I believe must come first if suffering is to lead us anywhere other than delusion or fear or despair – "Reliance on the promise of Jesus" – on the grace he has given us access to – "accompanied by the expectation of fulfillment" – that we will share with him in the glory of God. It's the hope that teaches us trust which comes first. When we trust, we have faith in someone whose love and goodness we have experienced, and we have an expectation – we hope – that love and goodness is taking us somewhere good, even when the journey is difficult.
It's been quite a week for all of us. As we sat together last Sunday, I don't think a single one of us had any thought that we were just days away from a pandemic and the need to cancel services and gatherings for the time being. And over this past week, it's been overwhelming to hear stories from China and Italy, to hear doctors and epidemiologists warm us of how things could go if we are not serious about taking precautions, to have schools closed, events and church services canceled, to see grocery store shelves empty and rush hour traffic all but disappear.
Many people are frightened. Some are panicking, and some are denying there's anything to be all that concerned about.
I know I'm worried about my folks – my step-father is in his mid-80s and has a genetic lung condition that makes ordinary colds dangerous, much less something like this coronavirus. I'm also struggling with anxiety about my own job security in an uncertain economy. I'm sure each of us has our own worries and concerns for our families and neighbors and ourselves.
Some people are suffering with a scary illness, and some of us are suffering from fear of that illness and its potential impact on our lives.
I learned a long time ago that fear doesn't have to be rational to be real, and it can be hard if not impossible to reason away. I've struggled with anxiety most of my life, and I've learned that if I can manage to take a few deep breaths – literally – and keep going through the anxiety, that I learn I was stronger than I thought and the next time the anxiety comes, it's a little easier to believe there's something on the other side.
And that's what has helped me understand what Paul may be getting at. If our trust is in Jesus and the God he reveals to us, when suffering comes, we can take a few deep breaths of that grace in which we stand, and move forward with endurance through difficult times. When we do that, we exercise the muscles of character and our hope is deepened and expanded to ever greater trust in the love of God. That allows us to reach out to others and share out of the hope we've both been blessed with through grace and worked to build through endurance.
So as we continue to walk the journey of this particular Lent, with all it's unique challenges and trials, let us remind each other and ourselves that…
…we have hope that God is doing god things in and through us
…we can trust the Lord we have experienced as loving and good
…we can stand with confidence in God's grace
…by that grace, we can endure the hardships and suffering we encounter
…we can grow through that endurance and our character will be strengthened
…our hope can grow greater because we see all God is doing in us.
And all of that happens both in our personal life with God and in our life together. May we continue to remind ourselves and each other of where our hope comes from in the days and weeks ahead.
By Jennifer E Ouldin Faith, sermon March 20, 2020 March 20, 2020 1,034 WordsLeave a comment
Getting Advent Wrong
When I was growing up Baptist in the south, we never celebrated Advent. I'm not even sure I heard about it at all until high school or college! But every year, the Friday after Thanksgiving, we pulled out all the Christmas albums, stacked as many on the turntable as it would hold, and spent the day singing along and decorating the Christmas tree.
After we assembled the tree (always artificial), we untangled all the lights and wrapped every single branch – that alone took half the day. Then each ornament was carefully placed, making sure no two that were alike hung too close together. The most special ornaments always went on first, to be sure they'd have the best spots to show themselves off. And the sentimental ornaments, the ones that were too special not to keep, but too raggedy or plain to show off? They were carefully placed towards the back of the tree so that no side would go empty. Every ornament – whether in the front or around back – each one had a story, and every year those stories were told again, those memories reawakened. Those ornaments were reminders of who we were as a family and what was important to us.
It was our ritual for beginning the season and getting ready for Christmas. And when I began to practice Advent, it didn't feel all that different. The Advent wreath with its candles, the special colors we use, the songs and scripture readings and stories we come back to year after year to remind us of who we are and what is important to us, to begin the season and get ourselves ready for Christmas.
But this year, as I've thought about the lectionary readings for the first Sunday of Advent, and the Gospel reading from Matthew in particular, I can't get away from the feeling that we're getting Advent wrong, or at least missing something important in it.
Advent is the time in the liturgical calendar when we anticipate the miracle of God becoming a man, when Jesus came as a tiny crying baby in a stable in Bethlehem, and changed everything. But Advent is also the time in the liturgical calendar when we anticipate Jesus' second coming, the day when he will come again to earth to complete his mission, when he will set everything right and the world will finally be all it was meant to be. It will change everything!
That's the way I've come to think of it, at least. But when I was growing up, I was taught the second coming would be the End of the World. And while I believe the way that was taught to me was misguided and even harmful, Jesus' words to his disciples in the day's Gospel reading tell me there's something more to that than I've wanted to see.
36 "But nobody knows when that day or hour will come, not the heavenly angels and not the Son. Only the Father knows. 37 As it was in the time of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Human One.[a] 38 In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark. 39 They didn't know what was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. The coming of the Human One[b] will be like that. 40 At that time there will be two men in the field. One will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill. One will be taken and the other left. 42 Therefore, stay alert! You don't know what day the Lord is coming. 43 But you understand that if the head of the house knew at what time the thief would come, he would keep alert and wouldn't allow the thief to break into his house. 44 Therefore, you also should be prepared, because the Human One[c] will come at a time you don't know.
Jesus has been telling his disciples about the end of the world – the end of their world. Things will get bad, and then they'll just keep getting worse. Jerusalem and the Temple, the center of their world, the things that tell them who they are and what matters to them – they are going to be completely destroyed, and the people who manage to survive will have to flee for their lives. And after all that suffering and destruction, "the Son of Man," Jesus says, will return and gather up his people. It's all going to be very surprising, and Jesus is warning his followers not to be surprised.
The whole chapter can be confusing, and Christians have been arguing about what it all means for hundreds of years. Did what Jesus describes happen just a few decades later, when Jerusalem was destroyed by the Roman Empire in 70 CE? It did. Could what he describes happen again at some unknown time in the future? Many Christians believe it must, since the second coming didn't happen back then.
Honestly? I don't know what I think this passage is telling us about what will or won't happen to Jerusalem in the future, but I do think Jesus is talking about something that I've been missing in Advent.
Jesus obviously isn't telling us to take four weeks to prepare for the day we've chosen to celebrate his birth, his first coming. Christmas Day is nothing if not predictable – it comes around on the same day every year. But the end of the world? The end of the world comes for somebody somewhere every single day of the year.
It will be like the time before the flood, Jesus explains: "they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage" right up until the end. "Then two will be in the field;" Jesus says, "one will be taken and one will be left. Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left."
Somebody's eating dinner and the phone call comes with news that shatters their world. We go to work, fall in love, prepare for the future, and suddenly, out of nowhere, our world ends and nothing will ever be the same.
The bishop who confirmed me was named John Rucyahana. He was the bishop of Rwanda at the time. John had escaped the genocide because his family went to Uganda as refugees when he was in his teens. When he returned to Rwanda as a grown man in the days following the genocide, it was only to learn that many members of his Tutsi family had been taken, while he was left. In only one hundred days, out of the eight million people in Rwanda, one million people had been hunted and murdered by their fellow Rwandans. The world had ended for them in ways we can barely begin to imagine.
And John was left. John and the other Tutsi who had survived, and the Hutu friends and neighbors who had slaughtered them. They were left, in the rubble of their lives and country. There was nothing left to do but build a new world, and that's when, as I see it, Jesus showed up. He showed up in John and many others. John dedicated himself to his country and became one of the architects of a nationwide movement of accountability, justice, reconciliation, and mercy the likes of which the world has never seen.
I remember Bishop Rucyahana telling us that if the churches of Rwanda had truly been confirming Christians instead of merely going through the motions of a formality, the genocide would never have happened and one million slaughtered Tutsi would still be alive.
To him, confirmation was a matter of life and death. To him, our confirmation meant that, while others had been taken, we were left to build a new world – the kingdom of God Jesus proclaimed, or perhaps better understood for the world we live in today, the KIN-DOM of God, where there is no "us" and "them," where no human being can be considered less human or less deserving of life and every good thing than we are.
Whether the people and places that make up our world are taken by violence, or disease, or poverty, or natural disaster, or immigration policy, or a legal system that's anything but just, or divorce, or misunderstanding, or simply someone else's choices; it's no easy thing to be the one who is left. Confusion, fear, guilt, regret, anger, grief, survival – there's no end to the things those who are left may have to deal with.
It may be us or someone else, but the end of the world comes for somebody somewhere every single day.
And in the middle of the grief and everything that goes with it, there's always a new world to be built. That's when Jesus will show up in and through us to build his Kin-dom, if we will let him.
Whatever else the end of the world and the second coming of Christ may mean, it means at least that – here, now, today.
And the thing I think we miss in Advent is that Advent is not really about Advent, or even Christmas. It's a reminder to us to practice. To practice being ready for the things we don't know are coming. To practice for all the things we know will come but not when or how. To practice for the end of the world and being left. To practice building a new world in the rubble, a world that looks like the Kin-dom of God.
Let's try not to get it wrong.
By Jennifer E Ouldin Faith, Transitions December 2, 2019 December 2, 2019 1,644 WordsLeave a comment
What are We Waiting for? – An Advent Sermon
7 John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 9 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire."
10 "What should we do then?" the crowd asked.
11 John answered, "Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same."
12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized. "Teacher," they asked, "what should we do?"
13 "Don't collect any more than you are required to," he told them.
14 Then some soldiers asked him, "And what should we do?"
He replied, "Don't extort money and don't accuse people falsely—be content with your pay."
15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. 16 John answered them all, "I baptize you with[a] water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." 18 And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.
John the Baptist is the character in Advent who reminds us that Jesus' coming is political.
Not Republican or Democrat political – though it certainly has implications for how we vote – but political in the sense of how we choose to construct life together, how we engage our responsibilities both as those governed and as those who do the governing, how we recognize and understand the power we have over others and the power others have over us.
John the Baptist was the ultimate outsider. His life itself was a protest against the powers of his day – the power of the Roman Empire and of local authorities, even the influence of the religious establishment. He lived a life in the wilderness – "off the grid" we might say – disentangling himself from the marketplace and the basics of everyday society like housing, clothing, and even food. He lived in the wilderness, wearing rough camel-hair garments like the ancient prophets, and eating a diet he could gather in the wild.
John was popular – crowds came out to hear him, and his message was clear and unsparing. "Get ready! The Messiah is coming, and he's bringing God's judgement on all of us! It's time to repent! Things need to change!" That's why John baptized people – as a sign that they were repenting and changing their lives.
And all kinds of people came to John to be baptized, Luke tells us: ordinary people, tax collectors, even soldiers. John was not easy on those who came – he called them a bunch of snakes and accused them of using baptism as a "get out of jail free" card. "Bear fruit worthy of repentance," he told them – you've got to show you're actually changing your life, not just talk about it!
But apparently, these folks were serious, because they ask John what they needed to do.
He told everybody, "If you have more than you need, give it to someone who needs it." But there was more…
The tax collectors were Jewish sell-outs to the Roman Empire, and when they collected taxes, they had the discretion to take a cut for themselves. That's the way it worked. John didn't tell them to quit their jobs, though. Instead, he told them not to collect any more than they were obligated to – to take the system Rome used to manipulate Jews into oppressing Jews and flip it on its head.
And even soldiers came to John, most likely Jewish soldiers working for Rome as something like a local police force. They were apparently throwing their weight around and acting like the mafia, since he told them to stop extorting money from people with threats and intimidation and false accusations. They were to be content with their rations and pay – which wouldn't have been much for non-Roman citizens, and much like tax collectors, soldiers usually supplemented their pay by using their position. John tells them to stop.
In a system that thrives on injustice, legal and illegal, John is telling people to do something different. To act with justice and compassion towards each other.
No doubt, these people were a lot like us. No one else was going to take care of them or their families if they didn't, so they only did what they had to do. They were trying to survive in a system they didn't create – who could blame them for taking advantage of it? And Jewish revolts were common – the soldiers probably thought a lot of the people they harassed and accused deserved it, and that some of them might turn around and kill them if they had the chance.
The Jews were divided. Extremists planned revolts, while others did their best to make friends with Rome. The soldiers were policing people who'd probably been their neighbors, and most of them thought the soldiers and tax collectors were traitors to be working for Rome.
And here comes John, and he doesn't fit with any of them. He doesn't tell the tax collectors and soldiers to quit their jobs, but he does tell them to quit playing the game – working the system. And he tells everyone with even a little more than they need to be generous and share what they have.
John is telling them – and us – that repentance means seeing everything differently. Instead of looking at the world and seeing how we can take care of ourselves, he wants us to look at the world and see how we can take care of somebody else. Instead of looking at the world like the tax collectors did, and seeing a system we can use to our advantage, he wants us to look at the world and see how we can seek justice for others. And instead of looking at the world like the soldiers did, and seeing threats and enemies, he wants us to look at the world and not be afraid we won't survive without violence.
John knows that repentance means much more than saying we're sorry. Repentance means seeing a new way to live with each other and with the systems of power that shape our world and manipulate what we see.
For most of us, Advent is about waiting for Christmas. When we're kids, we're waiting to open those presents! When we get older, we're waiting for the family to gather, for the shopping and decorating and getting ready to be done, for something that will make us feel that special Christmas feeling we remember. And maybe some of us are really just waiting for it all to be over and hoping we survive it!
But for Christians, Advent is about waiting for Jesus to come. Waiting for the day we celebrate how he came the first time, as a tiny, crying, baby in a manger; and waiting for him to come again as the King of All Creation. We are waiting, and while we wait we are making our way in the world and doing our best to get ready. It's a little like waiting for a child to come home from college – we just want to see them and be with them!
But John's kind of waiting is less about anticipation and more about that getting ready part. "He's nearly here!" John yells at us. "What are you doing??? What are you waiting for???"
And that's the part of John's message that gets me – What are you waiting for? What am I waiting for?
I spent the first forty years of my life waiting – waiting for God to tell me what to do with my life, waiting for God to tell me it was okay to do something I wanted to do, waiting – in a way – for my life to start, for things to get going. It took me forty years to realize that's not how God works – at least not most of the time. God's already told us what to do – "Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God," is how the Prophet Micah puts it. John the Baptist says, give what you have to help others, don't take advantage of power, and don't hurt others to help yourself. It's not okay to just go with the flow – look beyond the system and what it wants you to see. Jesus said, Love God with everything in you and love your neighbor as yourself.
Where we live, what job we choose, who we marry (or don't) – all of those things are important, but they're context, not core. It took me forty years to realize that, and then I started making choices and doing things. One of the first things I did was start going to a different church, one closer to the community I lived in. I changed jobs so I could work somewhere I was freer to stand up against the oppression of LGBTQ folk, especially in the church. I bought my first brand new car, I moved into the City, I started giving a lot more away.
I did a lot of those things because I started looking for how I could do justice and love mercy and walk humbly, how I could love God and love my neighbor better instead of being afraid of what I might get wrong. But I've barely scratched the surface.
I have one friend, a Baptist pastor in Tennessee, who has accidentally become a one-man Facebook hotline for Christian LGBTQ kids whose families and churches can't accept them. He gets at least one new private message every night from a kid asking him for help – often asking him to talk to their parents who might listen to a pastor.
I turn on the news and every day there are more kids fleeing for their lives from Central America and getting locked up as soon as they cross the US border. They're scared and they need a safe place to grow up, and they don't have lawyers or anyone to help get them through our broken immigration system.
I have another friend, a black man in his early thirties who grow up in Chicago. A few weeks ago on of his childhood friend's big brother was shot and killed by a police officer while he was doing his job as a security guard and restraining a man with a gun who'd started shooting in the club he worked at.
There's a sense in which Advent is less about what we are waiting for, and more about what and who is waiting on us. Waiting on us to realize what we can't afford not to give. Waiting on us to see the justice they need from us. Waiting on us to vote for their good instead of our own. Waiting on us to do the right thing.
The world is messed up, and it can be confusing. And there's so much more justice to do, and mercy to learn to love. I'm trying to figure out, what is it I'm waiting for? What are you waiting for?
What are we all waiting for?
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By Jennifer E Ouldin Choices, Division, Faith, Politics December 18, 2018 1,994 WordsLeave a comment
Advent and the World Turned Upside Down
Mary was a girl, a young woman, from a working class family in a small Jewish town in the backwater of the Roman Empire. As an unmarried girl in a country under military occupation, she was the most vulnerable of people, but she was no shrinking violet.
When the Angel Gabriel tells her she will have a child – the Messiah and promised leader of his people, she asks questions first: "How exactly is that going to work?" When she says yes, her assent is not merely submissive obedience. She is a full participant, agreeing to put her body and life on the line for the freedom of her people.
Mary has never known a world at peace. Revolution has been brewing longer than she can remember as the Jews grow increasingly discontent under the power of Rome and her representatives. And Mary knows she has been asked to be the mother of their deliverer.
Like many a young unwed mother, Mary travels to spend time with relatives out of town. Maybe she was trying to get away from gossiping neighbors, or her family's disappointment and struggles to believe her story – "So an angel told you God was going to make you pregnant????" Whatever she faced at home, it couldn't have been easy.
But when she arrives at her cousin Elizabeth's, she doesn't even have to tell them her story. The miracle baby Elizabeth herself is carrying after decades of barrenness leaps in her womb, and Elizabeth knows: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy."
And Mary responded with a song of relief and rejoicing. Her song of praise – her "Magnificat" – expresses far more than her sense of honor at being chosen by God:
"God has brought down the powerful from their thrones," she sings,
"and lifted up the lowly;
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty."
Mary is singing a song of revolution, a song of reversals, of God turning the way things are on their head!
The powerful will be cast down, and those without power raised up. The hungry will be satisfied, and the wealthy will go hungry. As John, "the voice crying out in the wilderness," will proclaim, "Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain made low." The prophet Isaiah provided those words, and these:
God will "provide for those who mourn in Zion– to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit."
In Mary's song and John's prophetic work, God's kingdom is proclaimed as a kingdom that turns the way things are upside down!
Mary knew, and we know, that doesn't happen peacefully. The powerful are rather attached to their thrones and not inclined to give them up without a fight. And the rich protect their wealth and security. We don't want to give up the power, influence, and resources we have. We fight to protect them. But…
The valleys will be lifted up and the mountains laid low.
The powerful will be cast down and the powerless raised up.
The poor will be filled and the rich will go hungry.
When you hear those things, does your heart flinch a little in fear? Mine does. As much as I want to think I'm on Jesus and Mary's side in this, I'm afraid of all I have to lose when the world turns upside down.
The Holy Spirit's job is to "comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." I heard that a lot growing up in church. The thing is, I don't think anybody neatly fits into either category most of the time.
I was talking to a friend recently who, after being well-off most of his life, really struggles to make ends meet these days. He works at Trader Joe's, and told me recently about a young couple who came through his check-out line. They were clearly wealthy – he recognized designer clothes and tastefully expensive jewelry. But they were quietly arguing and she was trying to hide tears. "Sure, they have money," he said, "but they're suffering in ways I know nothing about, and I've never known anyone who isn't."
I think he's right. Most of the time, each of us are comfortable in ways and truly afflicted in other ways. We have a good job, but our marriage is struggling. Our kids are doing great, but our parents are suffering. And if we have a season when everything is going well, an illness comes, or an unexpected death, and suddenly our lives are turned upside down.
We're all going to need comforting – and Jesus came for that. He brings good news to the oppressed, binds up the brokenhearted, gives the oil of gladness instead of mourning.
But that flinch of fear in my heart, that clinch in my stomach, when I hear that God is in the business of turning the way things are on their head. That feeling? That tells us where we're comfortable. Where we feel threatened by God's work in the world.
Don't shuffle that feeling off to the side. Don't try to silence it with justifications. Sit with it this Advent and Christmas. Listen to it. Let it make us uncomfortable. Let it show us how we can best join in God's business of turning the way the world works on its head.
Recognize the power you have and use it on behalf of those who don't have; or better yet, share it with them. Share the wealth and resources you have with those who don't have much. Choose to let the heart of God turn your world upside down.
In agreeing to be the mother of Jesus, Mary put her heart and body on the front lines of her people's fight to overthrow the power of the Roman Empire and turn their world upside down, and God had even more in mind for her son than she knew. Mary had a choice – she could've turned away. She could have protected her reputation and the possibility of a normal, uneventful life.
But Mary said yes to God and his plan to turn the way the world is on its head, whatever it cost her. What will we say?
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Question: Rate the story
5/5 - Absolutely amazing 5 (55.6%)
4/5 - Really Good 3 (33.3%)
3/5 - Not bad, not great 1 (11.1%)
2/5 - Not impressed 0 (0%)
1/5 - Shockingly bad 0 (0%)
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It's been a while, but for this weeks story we go back to the Seventh Doctor with Remembrance Of The Daleks.
The Seventh Doctor and Ace battle two Dalek factions in 1963, London, both of them seeking the Hand of Omega, a Gallifreyan Superweapon.
Remembrance of the Daleks was the first story of the landmark 25th season of Doctor Who. The story's setting brought the Doctor back to 76 Totter's Lane in the year 1963, where the series began in An Unearthly Child. This was the final appearance of the Daleks and Davros in the original 1963-89 series. Except for a brief reference in the 1996 TV movie, the Daleks would next be seen in the 2005 episode Dalek. Davros would not return until 2008's The Stolen Earth.
The next story will be posted on Sunday 22nd January. Happy viewing
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I haven't watched this in ages. Will be good to get around to it again
I don't think the Daleks were at their best here, but overall I do think it is a good story. The nods to An Unearthly Child were good, though perhaps a little weak and easy to miss if you didn't know they were there. I would suggest that that was perhaps so as not to alienate newer fans and not be too self referential, but that never bothered JNT before.
My score was a 4 btw
ardalyon
Favourite Doctor: Tom Baker
As much as I dislike the 7th Doctor there were a couple of really good stories in the last season -- as good as Who had been in a long time. This was one of them. Wonder what would have happened if it had continued.
Can't give a rating because it's too long since I've seen it
Twisted-Sister
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I went with a 5. This is definately one of my favourites from the McCoy era and a great way to mark the 25th anniversary.
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As much as I dislike the 7th Doctor there were a couple of really good stories in the last season -- as good as Who had been in a long time. This was one of them.
There was one more season after this one don't forget. An awesome season at that.
One of my favourites from the 80s, and 5 from me. I love all the back-references, not to mention that sly little reference to Quatermass. I did find what happened after the Hand of Omega was fired slightly confusing, but not enough to detract.
This, for me, was little short of perfection. I absolutely loved it. The subtle (and not so subtle) nods to the history of the show was a wonderful little drop in that made this such a joy. But they were as nothing compared to the frankly magnificent performance of Sly McCoy. More than an echo of Troughton, a dash of Pertwee all mixed in with his own individual stamp. I have to be honest I don't think i've seen a more "Doctorish" performance in any story. It was pitch perfect and he was everything I want in my Time Lord. Add to that a wonderful companion, a killer supporting cast and a nicely crafted story (by a very able writer) and you have my favourite McCoy story and not far off my favourite Classic story.
My only regret is that I can't give it a 6
I've given it a 5 as well. I was so pleased when I found out this one was next. This might just be my favourite story from the McCoy era. The eighties get so much stick but things really turned around when Seven came on the scene and more credit is deserved
Exterminate
Do Not Blaspheme!
This story, the Doctor, Ace, the Daleks, Davros and everything about it is made of awesome. Nothing less than a five.
^^ See. So true it posted twice
Never liked Ace. Her insistence on calling the Doctor "Professor" got on my nerves. Bring back the heaving bosoms of Peri! Or even Turlough. At least there they tried to do something different with the concept of the Doctor's companion.
I've gone with a four. For the most part I really like this story and have few complaints, but unlike a lot of the classics which felt stretched out, I think this one could have done with an extra 25 minutes. Also some of the guest characters were annoying. Other than that though I like it a lot
Aneurin
Favourite Companion: River
Formally River Song
Sorry to rock the boat but I have gone with a three. Which isn't too bad really. I didn't dislike the story but it felt a bit rushed. No, perhaps rushed is the wrong way to put it. The first two episodes felt a bit slow, but then the last two episodes felt like they didn't have enough room to cover everything. Pacing problem. Also, despite not being a huge fan of his, I thought Davros could have done with more screen time. The Doctor was great though and I caught (I think) most of the nods to AUC, which was a nice tie in. Overall not a bad story, but not on my fave lists.
Tardis-Console
Favourite Companion: Amy
Say it. Everybody does!
I got this one for Christmas so it was nice to be able to sit and watch properly without having to watch it in parts on here. I have to say I really enjoyed it. I wasn't expecting to, but I did. This is only the second Seventh Doctor story that I have seen so I am still unsure of how I feel about him, but I really liked him here. There were a few things I was a bit lost on, like the Omega stuff, but other than that I really enjoyed it. I'm going with a 4
My Series 6 Ratings (so far):
TIA 10/10 | DOTM 10/10 | COTBS 8/10 | TDW 10/10 | TRF 9/10 | TAP 10/10 | AGMGTW 10/10 | LKH 8/10 | NT 4/10 | TGWW 10/10
The one to watch if you want Omega's background is The Three Doctors. Well worth watching in any case.


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This contemporary apartment is located in a 70s building and features cool views
New York studio General Assembly has reconfigured a 1970s apartment in the city's Upper East Side into a sun-light space with a home office. Among the key features of the space is the access to plenty of natural light from existing corner windows, and expansive views of Queensboro Bridge and the city's East River.
General Assembly's renovation turned a one-bedroom unit into a home with two rooms, complete with an updated kitchen and living room. The studio reduced the size of the master bedroom and the lounge to make room for a second bedroom, which doubles as an office for the two homeowners who frequently work from home.
While reconfiguring the space General Assembly aimed to draw on existing elements of the property, which is located in a high-rise concrete tower on 59th Street that dates back to the 1970s. This full renovation in an Upper East Side high-rise creates a balance between the feeling of being in the air, while being grounded by the weight of the building.
Sliding glass doors were added into the living room to close off and open the space and also to connect views. Fixed glass panels are used as partitions elsewhere to optimize the apartment's natural light. New materials range from pale wood to grey, black and white surfaces on cabinets for a mixed yet cohesive aesthetic. Floors are oak and almost all of the furniture is wood, further integrating the different areas of the home together. The unit's two existing bathrooms are updated with new travertine sinks in a golden hue and black fixtures. One of them also has brownish-red tiles cladding a shower.
A clear material palette of white oak, travertine and minimal detailing contrast the rough concrete texture that extends from the exterior into the home's interior. Take a look at the inspiring pics of this home below!
The kitchen is done in neutrals, with sleek surfaces, comfortable shelving and mostly hidden storage units
An open home bar unit doubles as a space divider to separate the entryway and the kitchen
The bedroom is done with potted plants, simple and comfy furniture and a window
The bathroom features much storage space hidden within the wardrobes and tiles of a very quirky earthy shade
The square sink is placed on a square wooden vanity, there are dark metal fixtures
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You define a good flight by negatives: you didn't get hijacked, you didn't crash, you didn't throw up, you weren't late, you weren't nauseated by the food. So you are grateful.
Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing.
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There is no doubt that affordable housing remains a key challenge to communities across the country. Every single U.S. county has a shortage of affordable housing. Only 35 affordable and available rental homes exist for every 100 extremely low-income renter households.
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We posted here about how things were not hunky dory between Sonakshi and Salman. The media was abuzz with this and were keeping a keen watch on Arpita's reception. Sonakshi showed up at the reception and made sure that she was photographed right from the entrance. Not only that, she even took a selfie with Salman and immediately posted it on instagram.
What people do not know is what followed after this picture.
After this Salman scolded her openly in the presence of several guests. There was a loud argument where she was heard saying, "Maine aisa kabhi nahin bola." Daisy Shah and Niketan Dheer were within an earshot. Ashwini Yardi, a close friend quickly intervened and to make everything look normal, asked them to dance together. They did, but only for a couple of minutes.
Cmmon! Sonakshi, you should know better- posting a selfie on instagram and dancing for couple of minutes would not prove anything.


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Intel and Hikvision create a simple and efficient smart logistics management solution
The intelligent warehousing solution consists of three core modules: warehousing robot, robotic dispatching system (RCS) and intelligent warehouse management system (iWMS). The mobile storage robot is the execution terminal and front-line "detection soldier" of intelligent storage. Haikang pioneered the use of visual and inertial dual navigation positioning methods in robot development. It can not only accurately sort the goods, but also feedback the collected images and position information in real time. When the battery is low, it can also be self-charged. After charging, it will return to work and ensure the operation efficiency.
If the robot is likened to the body of a smart storage system, then the robotic scheduling system (RCS) is the brain of the storage system. The RCS system can schedule hundreds of robots to work together and ensure that the mobile robot always maintains a reasonably orderly working state. Workers only need to perform the necessary operations at the work station.
The intelligent storage management system (iWMS), which is responsible for uploading and releasing the management, integrates a variety of warehousing optimization technologies, which can realize the automatic management of the whole process of warehousing, picking, unloading and inventory of warehousing materials. Effectively open up the raw material warehouse - production line - line tail - the key logistics nodes of the finished product warehouse, making the entire production process efficient and safe.
Smart scan code greatly improves efficiency
With the "smart body" for collaborative work, the "smart brain" is used for reasonable scheduling, and naturally there is also a "sharp eye" - Hikvision's logistics visualization traceability management system. One of the highlights of this system is the machine vision intelligent scanning code, which is to replace the traditional artificial target gun with industrial camera for scanning code, which not only greatly reduces the cost of the enterprise, but also can greatly improve the intelligent processing of the product scanning code. Improve reading efficiency and accuracy. Not only that, in the intelligent scanning code, Hikvision also launched a dynamic retrospective reading solution dynamic traceable code reading solution. This solution uses IP technology networking, which is not only simple and fast, but also has high management effect and scalability. The strong characteristics have laid a solid technical foundation for the future development of logistics enterprises.
Technology landing promotes new industrial upgrading
The needs of each customer in the logistics industry are different, but improving efficiency and reducing costs are the common pursuit of all customers. The smart logistics solution has helped dozens of leading enterprises in the manufacturing, express delivery, e-commerce and other industries to successfully implement nearly 100 projects, and help these enterprises realize the transformation from "Made in China" to "Made in China".
In the future, new products such as composite robots and unmanned forklifts built on Intel technology will also be integrated into logistics solutions, allowing unmanned to move to high-end shelves and achieving full intelligent machine. Intel will also help Hikvision further improve the smart logistics layout and contribute to smart manufacturing!
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It's Gonna Blow is an explosive game where your reflexes and visual perception will be put to the test by a very naughty boy. The boy hides an explosive in one of the jars, moves them and when it stops you have to discover in which it is hidden. If you do so well, it will explode for him.


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KAY COLE (Choreographer) Her choreography credits include Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (Belasco Theater, Broadway), Mame, Mass, The Music Man, My Fair Lady (all at the Hollywood Bowl), and Songs for a New World (Playwrights Arena). She has also choreographed 110 in the Shade, Do I Hear a Waltz? (Pasadena Playhouse), Company, On the Twentieth Century, Follies, The Most Happy Fella, Sweeney Todd (Reprise!), and Grave White Way (Hudson Theater), as well as Snoopy and Blockheads at London's West End. Her numerous directorial credits include Bark! (currently running at the Coast Playhouse), Frog and Toad (ICT-Long Beach), Judy's Scary Little Christmas (Court Theater), A Chorus Line (McCoy Rigby, ANTSJ-San Jose), and Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Coconut Grove Playhouse). In addition to her theater work, Cole has also directed for the films THQ, Country Rules, Jekyll, and Waiting in Line.


With all the deintellectualization, deindustrialization, and dehumanization in the news it's easy to become numb.
A looming battle with Syria for no sane reason, surrender of America to invaders without any fight whatsoever, the apparent fact few people care that their corrupt government monitors their phone calls and then financially persecutes those who offer even meager dissent"€"it is enough to make any thinking person throw up his hands and submit to the coming depredations.
All that remains is hate, which has kept many a man alive through much worse than what is now or is coming next.
The important thing about hate is to include it in your day the same way you do salt on eggs. A pinch is too little and a pound gives you a heart attack, but used in moderation it offers just enough of a kick to begin the morning right.
To illustrate, it's beneficial to hate the fact your country is overrun by Mexicans but not healthy to hate people solely because they"€™re Mexican. Likewise, it's a good thing to hate that your military indiscriminately murders women and children half a world away but not productive to go spitting on every ordinary serviceman who enlisted trying to get healthcare and a pension for his family.
Among the less hateful aspects of our weakling society is the cult of forgiveness. Somehow in the past half-century the New Testament turned from rod of divine retribution into milquetoast appeasement. Did Christ forgive defilers in the temple? Not until he gave them a sound thrashing.
Still, every day we hear families of murder victims say they will not allow hate to dictate them. They empathize with the upbringing, unfairness, or institutional "€œdiscrimination"€ of the poor fellow who ruined their lives. Usually, this happens long before trial and even if an indoctrinated jury abnegates its duty and acquits. Forgiveness without penance? What the hell kind of religion is that anyway?
For most of my life I have been intimately involved in politics. Many colleagues have been extremely liberal even as my own views have been wildly characterized as everything from arch-socialist to proto-fascist. We hate one another's views, yet it has not deterred us from many meals, trips, and happily argumentative hours together. Actually, I find it often strengthens my resolve.


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Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, and Ruby Riott were called up as a unit in November 2017 and they haven't been shy at all about making a scene where ever they went. Now with the WWE Superstar Shake-Up coming soon it looks like this team could be on the chopping block.
You never know what can happen during the WWE Superstar Shake-Up because stranger things have happened before when it comes to Vince McMahon splitting up a team. Liv Morgan took a moment to let her fans know that this shake-up certainly has her shook.
We will have to wait and see what happens next. It might not make much sense to break up this faction as WWE introduced Women's Tag Team Titles, but they have done interesting things before.


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Another thief targets the Kardashian family.
Last October, Kim Kardashian was bound, gagged, and robbed of her jewelry in Paris—and now another member of her family has fallen victim to a burglary.
TMZ reports that Kendall Jenner had $200k worth of jewelry stolen from her Hollywood Hills house—which she noticed after returning home at around 1 a.m. on Wednesday and realizing it was missing from her bedroom. Meaning: a stranger was in her private room, going through her belongings. So scary.
Jenner reportedly called the police, who are looking for suspects. At this time, it's unclear what exactly was stolen from Kendall—but considering how much the Kardashian family amped up their security in the wake of Kim's robbery, the fact that people managed to get into her home is surprising. It should be noted that TMZ's sources say there was no sign of forced entry.


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