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What the Government Giveth, the Government Taketh…
26 July 2011 Frank Macskasy	Leave a comment
So much for the tax cuts in April 2009 and October 2010.
With the rise in gst, ACC, Kiwisaver premiums, and soon Fuel Excise Duty, Road User Charges, and motor vehicle registration fees – the tax cuts will have been mostly negated for low and middle income earners.
And not forgetting, of course, that gst will also apply to Road User Charges as well as vehicle registration fees…
Are we feeling any better of?
Categories: The Body Politic
When Govt Departments Go Mad…
There is probably some rational reason for a victim of domestic violence to be re-victimised by Immigration authorities…
… but strangely enough, I can't think what that reason might be?!
When Govt Departments Go Mad 2…
While Charmain Timmons faces deportation (after her residency application was denied because her then-husband was convicted for crimes against her), the Sunday Star Times listed individual who had been given residency after fighting their deportation orders;
Samoan Troy Lologa, 27, who stabbed a man to death in a fight outside a South Auckland Burger King.
Fijian Ramendra Shankar, 62, who indecently assaulted an eight-year-old girl.
South African Kim Gillian Knoll, 22, convicted of attempted murder for stabbing her two-year-old son in the stomach.
Samoan Autalavou Taafi, 47, who raped a woman colleague whom he was giving a ride home.
Samoan Faaua Faataape, 46, who while driving drunk and stoned, crashed, hitting a child and dragging the child under the car.
Tongan Metui Ma'umalanga, 44, who punched and kicked his epileptic wife into unconsciousness then assaulted a police officer. Ma'umalanga was previously convicted of assaulting his wife with a stabbing or cutting implement, drink-driving and male assaults female.
Fijian Pranesh Pratap, 28, who assaulted his wife from an arranged marriage, hospitalising her for four days, after an argument because he would not stop seeing his girlfriend, who he had also assaulted.
Malaysian Tung Seng Chang, 35, convicted of being part of "a substantial operation involving the supply and manufacture of methamphetamine".
Samoan Setafano Leota, 39, who was jailed for beating his 10-year-old daughter about the face and body with a piece of wood.
Australian Adeline Rogers, 28, who threatened to blow up a Child Youth and Family building and kill her sister-in-law.
Tongan Anoti Vaka, 43, convicted of four assaults against his children including causing grievous bodily harm to his daughter by cutting her head with a knife.
South African Grant Deetlefs, 28, who supported his drug habit through the aggravated robbery of a service station he worked at.
So let's see if we have this right…
Convicted of violence, drug-use, rape, robbery, murder – residency approved.
Victim of violence by ex-partner – residency denied.
Yes, folks, we have just crossed over into… The Twilight Zone.
Categories: Odd, Conspiracies, & Other Weird Stuff, The Body Politic Tags: domestic violence, immigration
Common Sense prevails!
Merje DDM, which grew out of the collapse of buggy maker Tritec, focuses mainly on providing seating for theatres and auditoriums in New Zealand and Australia, but has now completed a new range of train seats developed from the ground up.
The firm has its origins in Brugger, a big Hutt Valley supplier of seating components in the 1960s, when many of the world's car makers had factories in the area.
Brugger was later sold and renamed Kenson Industries. As protections on the vehicle sector were removed, Kenson began moving into other areas, including other types of seats, plus buggies for infants.
When that company collapsed in 1998, some of the remnants were gathered together to become Tritec. Based in Gracefield, Tritec built up a large business focused on buggies, but it also fell into receivership in 2008.
It was later bought out of receivership by another Wellington company, Phil & Ted's, which was mainly interested in the Mountain Buggy brand, closing the production side.
Miles Fowler, who used Tritec to make theatre seats which he then sold in New Zealand and Australia, faced losing a key customer, so negotiated to keep some of the manufacturing capability, taking over the seat-making business.
Merje – a name made from the initials of Fowler and another director Jesse Paenga, along with their partners – was formed and the firm does most of its business providing seats used in theatres and lecture halls, with one of its largest customers Victoria University.
"They tend to be quite large projects, but there is often gaps between them," Fowler said.
This gave the company scope to submit a proposal for the AK carriages from KiwiRail, a contract which was first mooted to Tritec. One of about 30 initial proposals, Merje was one of three firms short-listed for the train project, providing samples used elsewhere in the KiwiRail network.
It designed a product that is largely locally made and which is now being delivered.
Fowler says a key advantage of the company's seats was the fire- proof graphite foam from Acma Industries, another long-established manufacturer, based in Upper Hutt.
Palmerston North's Fibreglass Developments provided the fibreglass backing of the seats, while other firms in the region provided components used in the seats.
"A couple of things came from Auckland, but essentially they're 100 per cent manufactured here. We try to stick as close as we can to the Wellington, Lower Hutt area."
Fowler said Merje, which has about a dozen staff, was expected to have turnover of about $3 million this year.
Which underscores the fact that local industries can build stock for our railways. We do not have to "outsource" major rail manufacturing contracts overseas to places like China or South Korea.
The $29 million cost of giving Chinese firms a contract for 300 new flat-top wagons was not just monetary – but it has cost fellow 70 New Zealanders their jobs in Dunedin and Wellington. Plus probably more, in terms of flow-on jobs generated from losing such a lucrative contract.
We will not grow our economy, nor generate jobs, if we continually opt for "the cheaper option". There has to be a will and conscious decision to make job-creation our #1 economic priority. Any government that does not understand this is bereft of understanding, and derelict in their duty.
The people of Dunedin made their feelings known on this matter at a public rally on July 9…
Labour MP David Parker addresses the rally.
A section of the crowd listens to the speakers.
Hillside boilermaker Stuart Johnstone and twins Skye and Kane get their message across in the Octagon on Saturday.
As Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull said on the day, the decision to award a contract to overseas firms and cut back on local employment was "short-sighted, simplistic and destructive". He further added,
"This issue here is about the sum total of all those things, and much much more. Communities need to work, in both senses of the word." (Text of full speech.)
"This is frankly a form of economic vandalism. What are we mounting here? An economic development strategy for China?", the Mayor has demanded.
Otago Chamber of Commerce president Peter McIntyre said,
"… the threat was not just to Hillside jobs, but about 120 other job losses that would follow. We cannot afford this to happen."
Indeed, we cannot.
Exporting jobs is not the answer.
Categories: Dollars & Sense Tags: Hillside Engineering, jobs, Kiwi Rail, rail wagons


Coronavirus: Researchers battle disease myths in South Africa
In South Africa, three of the most promising vaccines are being tested in cities throughout the country...
In South Africa, three of the most promising vaccines are being tested in cities throughout the country, with 2,000 participants trialling an inoculation developed by Oxford University's Jenner Institute.
Mounting his own worldwide marketing campaign, the University of Witswaterand professor has personally convinced vaccine developers to undertake clinical trials in South Africa and secured millions of pounds in funding to make the enterprise happen.
Professor Madhi invokes the memory of infections like swine flu when making the case for vaccine trials in Africa. Little research was conducted on this respiratory disease when it emerged in 2009 and by the time a usable vaccine was produced in Africa the pandemic was effectively over.
"It would be a crime against humanity, a crime against the people of Africa if the mechanism was not put into place to introduce vaccines during the time of pandemic and not after it has passed - especially if we can show that the vaccines actually work."
Deep levels of scepticism and mistrust aimed at COVID-19 vaccine development are not unique to South Africa.


Bunny Berigan charted with "I Can't Get Started": January 29, 1938
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Writer(s): Vernon Duke/Ira Gershwin (see lyrics here)
First charted: 29 January 1938
Peak: 10 US (Click for codes to singles charts.)
Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world
Review: Bob Hope believes this song got him a film contract. TY He and Eve Arden sang it in a scene from Ziegfeld Follies of 1936. The revue opened in January of that year and was notable for Fanny Brice's last appearance and choreographer George Balanchine's first Broadway appearance. SB
The song got its start because composer Vernon Duke "literally couldn't get started." SB He had written a melody for the song "Face the Music with Me," and passed it on to lyricist Ira Gershwin when, as Duke said, "nothing had happened to that version." SB Gershwin added words about a man who'd "done almost anything anyone could want to do in life, including flying around the world in a plane and even selling short just before the stock market crash," TY but couldn't get the attention of the woman he desired – in other words, he couldn't get started with her.


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The Diner's Dilemma: Something New or The Old Familiar?
Michael Pollan's great 2006 book The Omnivore's Dilemma asks the basic question: What should we have for dinner?
The St. Louis diner's dilemma is: Where should we go for dinner?
(Caution: baseball similes and metaphors ahead.)
Often the choice is between a place that's new or a place that has been in your restaurant rotation for some time. Actually, there are two kinds of new places.
First, places that have only been open for a few days/weeks/months. Second, restaurants that have been open for a while that you've never visited. They are new to you, like that unfamiliar shortstop for the Padres who makes a great play and when you look him up online you find he's been in the bigs for 7 years.
With the place that's just recently opened you take a huge risk. The kitchen crew and the wait staff may not yet have their acts together. Employee turnover can be an issue in those early days. Even if the chef and/or owner has a good reputation, a new joint can be like that rookie outfielder just up from Memphis—3 for 4 with a home run one day, 0 for 4 with three strikeouts and an error the next.
The big upsides of patronizing a spanking new restaurant are: you're supporting a new business at the time it most needs your support and you may discover a true gem whose virtues you can boast about to both online and IRL friends. Not unlike buying a Randal Grichuk jersey at the Cardinals team store last summer.
With a place that's a few years old but new to you, you can sift through online reviews and talk to chums to get an idea about what are "must try" dishes and which ones have been less than successful. A restaurant that has been open for a couple of years or more must be doing something right and making enough people happy to keep rolling, even if it's not always getting attention from the foodie media. Comparable to that manager whose career record is right about .500 even though he's never taken a team to the postseason.
The familiar place that you've visited numerous times over the years has much to offer. You know your way around the menu, you may be familiar with many staff members, you know which table or booth you prefer. But, like at Holiday Inn (supposedly), there are no surprises. (Okay, maybe the manager will surprise you with a free sample of a new dessert or wine, etc.) Generally, you know how things are going to go. Kind of like Yadier Molina—you marvel at his defensive prowess, his hitting and (lately) his improved base running, but you are no longer surprised by his abilities.
A downside of the familiar restaurant is that it, like Yadi, it can be costly. (You should note that, in some cases, the newer spots—especially those that have spent big on design and fixtures—can also be pricey.) Even at $15 million a year for Yadi, you know that you are getting value for your dollar. Similarly, a long-running old familiar place can require you to pony up some bucks. But you know it's worth it.
Would you rather drop $70 for a dinner for two that's just a bloop single or $110 for a dinner for two that's a tape-measure homerun?
Typically, younger folks are the ones who crave new, fresh things in life while older people prefer to stick with things they know and love. This is why a 25-year-old will prefer today's hits on radio to oldies. (Although even most 25-year-olds must surely be getting sick of All About That Bass by now. And most 60-year-olds have surely heard The Joker a sufficient number of times for this life.)
I encourage older folks to try something new when you get the chance. Enjoy the familiar places that consistently make you happy. But take a chance every now and then on something different. It's like when the Cardinals play at an American League ballpark and use the designated hitter—you may or may not like it, but at least you've had a change of pace.
At the same time, I encourage younger diners to patronize restaurants that have proved their mettle and delivered year after year. Like Yadi or Miguel Cabrera or Andrew McCutchen, these places have achieved a level of consistency that assures you are unlikely to be disappointed. They may cost a bit more. The other patrons may be older than you. But, like when Adam Wainwright starts for the Cardinals, you will be witnessing greatness.
Yadi: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27003603@N00/5886771536, http://photopin.com, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
Cioppino: http://www.flickr.com/photos/69655432@N00/6566610871, http://photopin.com, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
McCutchen: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27003603@N00/7185728251, http://photopin.com">photopin, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
Wainwright: http: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27003603@N00/14871796562, http://photopin.com, photopin, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
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New York Jets 2021 Draft Picks: Building around Zach Wilson
Danny Small
The New York Jets missed out on Trevor Lawrence, but they have a treasure chest of picks to use in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Zach Wilson is the presumptive pick for the New York Jets at No. 2 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft, but things get interesting from there. New York has two first-round picks and five on the first two nights of the draft.
Take a look at the live results for the Jets in the 2021 NFL Draft:
Round 1 — No. 2 — Zach Wilson, QB, BYU
Although the Jets missed out on drafting Trevor Lawrence, Wilson is an excellent consolation prize. The BYU product with the rocket arm should be familiar with New York's offensive system after playing a variation of it in college. This pick should come as no surprise. It's time to build around Zach Wilson.
Round 1 — No. 14 — Alijah Vera-Tucker, OL, USC
The Jets desperately needed to add another plug-and-play guy to the offensive line and Alijah Vera-Tucker is just what the doctor ordered. Despite playing tackle in college, Vera-Tucker projects as a guard in the NFL and he should fit into Mike LaFleur's scheme like a glove. This is the first step towards building around Zach Wilson.
Round 2 — No. 34 — Elijah Moore, WR, Ole Miss
The theme of building around Wilson continues into the second round. There was reported interest around the league in trading up with the Jets here, but Douglas wasn't having any of it. Elijah Moore is a first-round talent who fell to day two. He is one of the most talented slot receivers in the draft and he's the type of receiver who just needs the ball in space.
Round 4 — No. 107 — Michael Carter, RB, UNC
The Jets can't seem to get enough offense in this draft. Douglas is 4-for-4 on drafting offense with this Michael Carter pick. Carter was the highest-rated running back on the board and he joins a crowded backfield that includes La'Mical Perine, Ty Johnson, Tevin Coleman, and Josh Adams. The Tar Heel will come in and compete for snaps immediately.
Round 5 — No. 146 — Jamien Sherwood, S, Auburn
Jamien Sherwood is a big, physical safety who adds depth to the defensive backfield for the Jets. Douglas finally takes a defensive player after going with four offensive players to start the draft. Sherwood joins a unit that already boasts Marcus Maye, Ashtyn Davis, and Lamarcus Joyner.
Round 5 — No. 154 — Michael Carter II, CB, Duke
The Jets go with another defensive back just eight picks after Sherwood. Even more strange, they are taking another "Michael Carter" from the ACC. Michael Carter II is a versatile defensive back who should help add to the depth on Robert Saleh's defense.
Round 5 — No. 175 — Jason Pinnock
Jason Pinnock, 21, is a cornerback who should add some depth and competition to that group. The Jets are taking flyers on defensive backs with their Day 3 picks and it makes perfect sense. If Pinnock or Carter II can force their way into the starting lineup, Saleh's defensive backfield will be a lot better off.
Round 6 — No. 186 — Hamsah Nasirildeen, S, FSU
Hamsah Nasirildeen led the Florida State Seminoles in tackles in 2018 and 2019. He missed all but two games in 2020 while recovering from ACL surgery. Nasirildeen is a hybrid safety who can flex to weakside linebacker. He should compete for snaps with Sherwood as that hybrid safety/linebacker.
Round 6 — No. 200 — Brandin Echols, DB, Kentucky
Don't say that the Jets didn't put anything into the cornerback position this offseason. Echols is the third cornerback that the Jets are taking on Day 3 and although he projects as a developmental prospect, his athleticism gives him upside worth taking.
Round 6 — No. 207 — Jonathan Marshall, DT, Arkansas
Again, the Jets are taking a flyer on a defensive player, but this time around it's on a position where they are stacked. Jonathan Marshall, a defensive tackle out of Arkansas, will join a deep group that includes Quinnen Williams, Jonathan Franklin-Myers, and Foley Fatukasi.
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The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
Daniel Day-Lewis is an actor who seems to pick his roles carefully, and everything he does usually gets lots of attention. So when I checked his IMDB page a few months ago, I was a little bit surprised to hear that he'd made a movie from just a few years ago that I had never heard of. Since I'm a fan of what I've seen from Day-Lewis, I tracked down The Ballad of Jack and Rose. It's a very small, quiet film, and it's not especially accessible, so the fact that it hasn't found a large audience is understandable. But I do think that is a shame, because, as you would expect, Daniel Day-Lewis is exceptional here.
Day-Lewis plays Jack, while Camilla Belle plays his teenage daughter, Rose. Rose has had a very isolated, unconventional upbringing. She and Jack live on an old commune on a small island off the coast of the United States. Jack spends much of the film trying to prevent a housing development from ruining the island. Since he's in poor health, he invites his girlfriend, Kathleen (played by Catherine Keener), and her two sons (Paul Dano and Ryan McDonald) to come live with him and Rose. Rose isn't used to any kind of guests at her house, let alone the permanent kind, so things go predictably awry almost as soon as they arrive.
The film is odd, to say the least. The relationship between Jack and Rose is set up to challenge the audience from the start. That being said, I think their "unconventional" relationship is handled well, and the questionable aspects of it really take a backburner throughout much of the story. The environmental aspect of the story is surprisingly well done. It's not preachy. I questioned a lot of Jack's actions to "protect" the island from the housing developments, but I was still fascinated by his passion and willingness to fight. Kathleen and her sons also provide a nice contrast to Rose and Jack's isolated life, though they turn out to be nearly as messed up as our protagonists.
The acting is superb, for the most part. For such a small film, it has a pretty well-known, reliable cast. Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the most magnetic actors to watch on screen, and he's amazing here, as usual. Jack's certainly not a black and white character, and Day-Lewis plays every shade of grey perfectly. There are a couple of big, emotional scenes for him to work with, and he always strikes the perfect chord. It never feels melodramatic, which this film could have easily been. Catherine Keener also does a really nice job with a character that while being predictable, still brings a lot to the film. Ryan McDonald was one of the few unfamiliar faces here for me, and I found his performance very captivating. He plays the older of Kathleen's sons. Rodney. He wants to be a woman's hair dresser, and he's a really fascinating character. He's also the only remotely likeable person in the Jack/Kathleen makeshift family (though he is not perfect, by any means), and McDonald brings a lot of warmth, humour, and heart to the role. Jason Lee (yes, from My Name is Earl) even pops up in a tiny role as a plant delivery man, and I thought he gave an unexpectedly great performance, as tiny as it may have been. Camilla Belle was my one question mark in the cast. She gets points just because she managed to pull of the role. It's tough material, and she's sharing virtually every scene with Daniel Day-Lewis. That cannot be easy. I don't think her acting was as great as it could have been if they'd gotten someone more at Ellen Page's level, but Belle did an okay job.
The Ballad of Jack and Rose is not a perfect film. At times it feels a bit over-the-top (a scene involving an acid pad gets a bit ridiculous), and I would've liked to know more about some of the supporting characters. For example, Paul Dano's character is a pretty messed up guy. I was expecting to learn more about him, but we never really do. Also, as previously mentioned, the characters aren't very likeable. I'm all for some crazy, despicable characters, but most of these characters just felt blandly unpleasant. But I thought director Rebecca Miller (wife of Daniel Day-Lewis) definitely averted disaster. The relationship between Jack and Rose is clearly abnormal, and it gets into some sensitive areas. Some people might find some of the material a little squirmy, but the film does manage to keep that to a minimum, and never seems to exploit it. This film is certainly worth watching, if not just for Daniel Day-Lewis' performance. Also, it's a very nice film to look at. The scenery is lovely, and Miller takes great advantage of it. She captures that dreamy kind of world that hippies would have chosen to build their commune in. It's a controversial film, in a way, but I found enough to like, and I thought it ultimately made a poignant statement.
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Tagged Camilla Belle, Catherine Keener, Daniel Day Lewis, movie reviews, Movies, Paul Dano, Rebecca Miller, Ryan McDonald, The Ballad of Jack and Rose


Eiji Noto
能登 英司
のと えいじ
Link's Awakening DX
September 27, 1967 (age 54)
Eiji Noto is a game developer who has worked for SRD since the 1990's. He first worked on Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System before then working on A Link to the Past as a Programmer. He was later brought on board as a programmer for the Game Boy Color remake of Link's Awakening. He joined the team on A Link Between Worlds, working with Enemy Programming.
Credit(s)
1991 A Link to the Past Programmer
1998 Link's Awakening DX Programmer
2013 A Link Between Worlds Enemy Programming
Retrieved from "https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/index.php?title=Eiji_Noto&oldid=392661"
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Jonathon Helsius knew at an early age that he wanted to work in law enforcement. He began his quest fresh out of high school and joined the United States Air Force and graduated with Honors from the Air Force Police Academy at Lackland Air Force Base in 1987. Jon served with distinction as a Law Enforcement Specialist with the 55th Security Police Squadron located at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. During his military enlistment, Jon progressed rapidly and was promoted early after competing against his peers in the "Below the Zone" program. Jon was always up for a challenge and distinguished himself by requesting more complex positions within his squadron. As an Airman First Class he was selected to work as a Desk Sergeant/Telecommunicator. He also tried out for the Emergency Services Team and was selected after a grueling two weeks of assessment and tactical training.
After leaving the military in 1991, Jon attended college, worked a variety of jobs and eventually moved to North Carolina from Michigan in 1994. Jon gained experience in mass tort product liability litigation while working as a case worker for Duke's Private Adjudication Center, but his love of police work was always in the back of his mind. In 1998, Jon was hired by the Durham County Sheriff's Office and he graduated from the Basic Law Enforcement Training academy as the top academic cadet after accumulating a GPA of 99.06. Jon initially worked for four years as a Patrol Deputy, but his love of motorcycles compelled him to request a transfer to the Motor Unit. After getting paid to ride a Harley Davidson motorcycle for 2 years, Jon was approached by those working in the Criminal Investigations Unit in 2004. Jon had developed a reputation of being a very thorough and hard working deputy with superior skills at report writing and documentation. Jon accepted this new career challenge as a Detective. Jon worked all types of crimes imaginable, from embezzlement to homicide. He progressed rapidly and was promoted to Corporal in 2005 and took on the added responsibility of being the department's Arson Investigator. In 2008, Jon was promoted to Sergeant and was assigned to the Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAAC) to work as a taskforce investigator. Jon was sworn as a Special Deputy U.S. Marshal and traveled across the state investigating suspicious activity reports that were possibly connected to domestic or international terrorism. In 2010, Jon was placed in charge of Professional Standards/Internal affairs where he thoroughly investigated complaints lodged against employees of the Sheriff's Office.
In 2015, Jon took a supervisory position with the Raleigh-Durham Airport Police Department. Jon worked a short while as a Patrol Supervisor and was then transferred to the Criminal Investigations Unit as the Detective Sergeant. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 2017 and commanded the Special Operations Division which included the Criminal Investigations Unit, K-9 Unit, Training and Recruitment Unit, Checkpoint Unit and the Community Policing Unit. Jon was also responsible for all Internal Affairs investigations.
After 26 years of public service, Jon has decided to embark on a new journey. Having joined forces with Dana Way in 2010 in marriage, it only seemed sensible to join the 3rd Degree Investigations team. Jon has a unique perspective of the criminal justice system. He has worked many complex criminal cases and has always honored and respected the rights of everyone involved. He has investigated law enforcement officers for misconduct. Jon has known many excellent criminal investigators and forensic technicians throughout his career, but he has also seen some who were more suited for directing traffic than investigating a homicide. There are a few that slip through the cracks and sometimes the pressure of the job causes mistakes. There are some within law enforcement that lack the ability, the knowledge and the training to be competent investigators. Jon does not believe in the concept of "the ends justify the means" and there has to be a "checks and balances" mentality in criminal prosecutions. There has to be someone to watch and guard the rights of the accused. Jon has decided to put his tenacious skills as an investigator and his strong commitment for integrity to work on behalf of the accused.
1987 Air Force Police Academy, Law Enforcement Specialist Course (Honors)
1987	Army Ground Combat Skills Course – Ft. Dix, NJ
1988	Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Course
1989	USAF Emergency Service Team Certification Course
1989	NCIC/NCIS Terminal Certification
1989	USAF Supervisor Safety Course
1989	USAF Professional Military Education – NCO Preparatory Course
1998 Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET)
1998	Officer Survival School
2000	ASP Baton: Defensive Tactics
2000	Field Training Officer Course
2000	Basic Radar Operator Certificate
2003	Basic Motor Officer Training
2003	Standardized Child Passenger Safety Training
2004	Police Law Institute
2004	Instructor Training - Basic
2005	FBI Post Blast Investigator School
2005	Arson Investigation course
2006	Interview and Interrogation course
2006	Identity Theft Investigations course
2006	Death Investigations course
2007	First Line Supervision course
2008	Basic Anti-Terrorism Awareness course
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2009	Neo-Nazi/Racist Skinhead and Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs course
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2010	Arrestee DNA Collection Procedures
2010 Criminal Justice Instructor Certificate, State of North Carolina
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2011	Equivocal Death Investigations
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Out of Town: Volume One (DVD)
Jack Hargreaves presents this series of expeditions through the idyllic English countryside, exploring the nature of country life, the importance and variety of rural economies, and age-old country skills such as apple-grafting, sheep-shearing and angling.
In this volume, Jack looks at fishing for sea bream, tyring a cart and selling a farm. It also contains 35 surviving episodes from 1980 and 1981, plus the 21st anniversary special.
Actors: Jack Hargreaves,
Format:, PAL, Full Screen, Colour
Language:, English
Region:, Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe).
Aspect Ratio:, 4:3 - 1.33:1
Number of discs:, 1
Classification:, Exempt
Studio:, Contender Entertainment
DVD Release Date:, 9 Jan. 2006
Run Time:, 72 minutes
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Four Smelteries Put into Use in Indonesia in 2021
According to the reports, Indonesian Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources (ESDM) and Ditjen Minerba have announce that there will be four smelteries putting into use before 2021. Thus, at the end of this year, there will be 23 smelteries in operation totally.
The statistics from Ditjen Minerba shows: by the 17th January of 2021, the operating smelteries in Indonesia are 19, and five more will be put into use in the year of 2022. Rest smelteries will be under construction in 2023. It is estimated that 53 smelteries will be constructed before 2024, which is no later than the year of 2023 regulated by Minerba.
Vice minister of Indonesia Marine Division Ridwan Djamaluddin said, "Due to Covid-19, the construction timeline of some smelteries has changed than planned. But that doesn't mean the legislative task has been neglected."
And he said that all the smelteries shall be constructed and put into use before the end of 2023.
The director of Mining Development Department said that 23 smelteries including bauxite factories, nickel factories and copper plants now have submitted the working plan to revise. And almost all the smelteries are influenced by Covid-19.
Four smelteries in operation mainly use nickels. And these smelteries respectively locate in PT Antam Tbk, Cikande-Serang, Cilegon-Banten and Kapuas Prima Coal. Among them, one smelteries now is working on the lead production.
Regarding on the Freeport Smeltery Project, Indonesia government does not deny that the planned goal is postponed due to Covid-19.
Ridwan further said, "Our goal is not about punishment or failure. It is about the fully construction. Since we have made the timeline, and we have pushed the project, we will definitely face it."
"On the Freeport smeltery project, we can choose to cooperate with other companies to solve it. Because we have deal for it. It is known that the cooperated company will be China Tsing Shan Steel."
Now, Freeport has provided Indonesia government with the construction plan in Weda, cause its construction plan in Gresik was held up due to Covid-19.
Last year, chairman Tony Wenas of PTFI admitted that the project cooperating with Tsing Shan Steel was worthy of $1.8 billion.
According to the report from Freeport, by the end of July of 2020, the copper smeltery in Gresik just finished 5.86%, which is supposed to be 10.5% according to the plan. And it cost about $0.16 billion. Meanwhile, the PMR smeltery just finished 9.79% at the same period, which is supposed to be 14.29%. And this project already cost about $19.8 million.
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Pierre Paul Jeanpierre
Nickname(s)
Soleil - The Sun (code radio indicative)
Jardin (resistance alias)
Belfort, France
29 May 1958(1958-05-29) (aged 46)
Guelma, French Algeria
Foreign Infantry
Foreign Airborne
Commands held
1er BEP
1er REP
(1955-1956), (1957-1958) †
Phoney War
Syria-Lebanon Campaign
invasion of the free zone
Suez Crisis
Algerian War
Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945
Croix de guerre des TOE
Cross for Military Valour
Resistance Medal w/Rosette
Colonial Medal
Indochina Campaign commemorative medal
North Africa Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal
Pierre Paul Jeanpierre (14 March 1912 - 29 May 1958) was a senior officer of the French Foreign Legion.
He initially served in the French Army and fought during World War II, the First Indochina War, the Suez Crisis and the Algerian War, where he was killed in action. Apart from a short time spent in the French resistance and as a deportee during World War II, he served with the Foreign Legion from 1936. Jeanpierre commanded the 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion, expanded into the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment (1er REP) until his death during the Algerian War.
Pierre was born in 1912 at Belfort. His father was an active duty career officer and captain in the 42nd Infantry Regiment (French: 42e Régiment d'Infanterie), killed during World War I in 1916 at Marne without ever seeing his family since the outbreak of the war in August 1914. Pierre was raised by the paternal sight of his mother and enlisted in the infantry at barely 18 years of age.
Military career
Prior to World War II
Pierre enlisted in the 131st Infantry Regiment as a soldier in 1930 and worked being seconded from the enlisted corps by passing by all the non-commissioned ranks, graduating second from the Infantry and Tank School of Saint-Maixent as a Second-Lieutenant on 1 October 1936. Pierre's accomplished graduation ranking allowed him to choose the French Foreign Legion's 1st Foreign Regiment, making a Legion Lieutenant on 1 October 1938.
Phoney War & Battle of France
Pierre endured the Phoney War "Drôle de Guerre" and was put at disposition. He was also deeply marked by the defeat of 1940.
During World War II, Pierre also served with distinction in the Syria-Lebanon Campaign 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment, deployed in 1939 to the French Levant and took part in Mediterranean operations in 1940 at the corps formation of the 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment, part of the Foreign Legion Group. Following combats in the Syria-Lebanon Campaign which he did not partake in confronting other French contingents, Pierre refused to join the Free French Forces from the principle of sticking with his idea of a Tricolour Flag.
Resistance and deportation
Pierre joined instead the French Resistance under the alias "Jardin" and integrated the ranks of the movement Ceux de la Libération; recruiting and arming over 60 volunteers; (those of the liberation). Pierre was arrested at Orléans on 19 January 1944 and was deported to as a prisoner interred in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp after passing by the grouping camp of de Compiègne. With forced labor, Pierre would be among only 2 survivors out 45 in his stalag when the camp was liberated by the Allies on 5 May 1945. Liberated and healed, Pierre was nominated as a Captain at the center of recruitment of the Legion in Kehl. In July 1948, learning that in Algeria would be created a foreign parachute battalion, he volunteered, rejoined Sidi Bel Abbès then Philippeville where he was brevetted as a legion paratrooper. 3 month later, the battalion was in the high region of Indochina.
1er Bataillon Etranger de Parachutiste, 1er BEP (1 July 1948 - 1 September 1955) - I,II,III Formations -
Pierre sailed to Indochina as second-in-command to Pierre Segrétain in the (1er BEP, I Formation) of the 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion (1er BEP) in 1948. During the evacuation of RC 4, route de sang , he and the battalion jumped over That Khe in a traditional Foreign Legion battlefield while facing an enemy 20 times superior in numbers. Jeanpierre, owing to his energy, his savoir-faire around the terrain and his qualities of a combatant chief, managed to repel waves of incessant hellish ambushes by inheriting over much of the leadership of the battalion after Segrétain was killed leading the battalion.[1] In October 1950, tasked with taking Dong Khé during the disaster of Cao Bang, the mission was to save column "Charton" which was unfolding. Hardly short of audacity, he held the line until the last, divided the survivors into small groups and reled the charge of 23 legionnaires, 3 sous-officiers, 2 officers to That Khé where a French garrison should still hold standing. From the hundreds of legionnaires that constituted the 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion (1er BEP, I Formation), only 12 men remained almost capable still. Commandant Segrétain was killed during combat at arms and Lieutenant Faulque fell pierced with projectiles, none of which were mortal. Seriously wounded, he was made prisoner and liberated 4 years later; he would be part of the troop of the living-dead which the Viet Minh would give back to France. the 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion (1e BEP, I Formation) with the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment were annihilated in Coxa. Following, Pierre rejoined the Legion in Mascara where he retook his passion, the instruction and forming of les jeunes legionnaires. The 1er BEP was recreated (1er BEP, II Formation); however, the last combats in Indochina would take place without his leadership. A Para legionnaire's legionnaire, Pierre returned to Indochina to command the (1er BEP, II Formation) of the reconstituted 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion (1er BEP, II Formation) after its second annihilation at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Reconstituted in a (1er BEP, III Formation) on 19 May 1954; Pierre took command of the 3rd reconstituted 1e BEP (III Formation) on 1 November 1954, the day on which the Algerian War commenced. The 1er BEP (III Formation) left Indochina on 8 February 1955.[2] The 1er BEP totaled 5 citations at the orders of the armed forces and the fourragère of the colors of the Médaille militaire.[3] The 1er BEP became the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment (1er REP) in Algeria on 1 September 1955.
After the 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 1e BEP became the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1e REP, Pierre was passed over for command on 6 February 1956, instead serving as second-in-command, this time to Colonel Albert Brothier which he assumed but was deeply disappointed.[4] The regiment was put on alert on 1 August 1956 after the preparation of the campaign in Egypt; Pierre embarked on October 31, however, his views and reservations of this disembarking were well known. This beautiful instrument of combat which became a regiment didn't serve any worthy cause. Nevertheless, a new mission was confined to Pierre: in Algeria, put an end to this urbain terrorism, a police mission which no one wants or likes but must be executed successfully. Pierre retook command of the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment in March 1957.[5]
1er Regiment Etranger de Parachutiste, 1er REP (1 September 1955 - 30 April 1961)
Pierre reassumed command as the regimental commander following the leave of Colonel Brothier at command headquarters of the 10th Parachute Division commanded by Brigadier General Jacques Massu. Partnering operations with Pierre, was the 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment 9ème RCP commanded by regimental commander colonel Buchond. This new mission was complicated and implied certain techniques of clandestine counter-insurgency operations, which legion officers and a couple of legion sous-officiers authorized to accomplish this difficult task. Leading closely details of operations to his usual requirements, Pierre was caught in a grenade blast that affected his legs and ability to lead his para air assaults. Nevertheless, and hardly ever short of committing usual leadership, Pierre lead and carried on despite always for his legionnaires.
The 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1e REP won fame and success for security operations against terrorism led by Pierre in Algeria; however, this regimental commander wanted to pursue operations in the mountains. As he led the regiment throughout the summer of 1957, his legs slowed him down and he started to experience difficulties in walking. Consequently, this para legend of legionnaires adopted helicopters which would allow him to be present anywhere while surveilling all operations and leading assaults from the ground. His stationary code radio name was " Soleil" (The Sun). Pierre now became a master of helicopter operations.
On 19 January 1958 the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1er REP left the Sahara after defeating the terrorist groups which wanted to compromise the security routes of oil convoys. The master of helicopter operations is morally apt and professional. Following the petrol route in the Sahara, combat operations engaged the regiment non-stop in the region of Guelma.[6] Pierre lead para assaults from the air then ground and his legionnaires followed. On 24 January, 75 rebels were put outside their combat element by stripping them 6 heavy machine guns. Until March 1 and during 3 months, 1300 arms out of which 120 automatic machine guns were stripped from militants which lost their presence in the region of Guelma, that is some 600 unarmed terrorists.
Pierre unfortunately, had at his command not only his regiment but also support units and troop unit sectors that could be available for him. At his disposition were several helicopters out which one <<Alouette>>. Pierre was all over the air, he permanently hovered above his companies. Launching his ideas, Pierre perfectly applied putting into motion various tactics resulting in; night operations, fire artillery support, heavy helicopter transport, aerial observations and aerial bombardments.
Pierre privileged intelligence, speed and surprise to apprehend an adversary with no escape. Pierre's most difficult idea: launch the assault by close range corps-a-corps combat, the essential role of the infantry and choc troops. Pierre Paul Jeanpierre lead the usual example in the field amongst his legionnaires and also slept sitting on the terrain, retaking habits adopted in Indochina. On 13 May 1958 Pierre was found conducting and focusing on tasked operations while events stir up in Algeria, he considered his mission unchanged. Accordingly, the regiment made way towards the mountains and canyons; one more operation to reduce militants and terrorist activity in the zones of operations. While providing mobile leadership from the air followed by ground assaults, recon intel and direction to his combat companies of legionnaires from the "Alouette" in which he was hovering on top close a little mountain; a shot strikes Jeanpierre against the pilot. Shortly immediately after, Captain Ysquierdo takes the radio post:" Soleil est mort, the Sun is Dead ". The legendary Para Legionnaire leading; fell to the enemy on 28 May 1958 and following along their commander also, Legion officers and a couple of hundred legionnaires.[7]
This war chief "chef de guerre", a veteran of numerous conflicts, was feared in reason of his hard, harsh and demanding requirements in combat, sometimes passing the status of operations before the life of his legionnaires. Nevertheless, his legionnaires admired him since he always trained them, led and never asked them to conduct an act in which he would not lead the example first; the essence and corps of a Legion Officer's conduct becoming and leading even from the air followed by ground assaults. Legionnaires mainly and legion officers under his tasked orders and training, commanded a great deal of loyalty to Pierre.
His portrait is exposed amongst the most prestigious officers in the Legion in the honorary La Salle d'Honneur in the French Foreign Legion Museum at Aubagne.
In the annex of the report of the battle of the frontiers (French: Bataille des Frontières)[8] reserved exclusively for, regimental commander Colonel Buchond insists on:
<< the work of a single Commandant assisted by only one Captain and who only in one day mounts 4 para combat operations each time mounting at least a dozen of para combat companies, assists to 3 briefings in three different places, ensures the air sortie of 8 para air assaults, conducts 3 to 4 hours of flying in Alouette, moves his command post 3 times>>...
cited << this company Commandant is placed the 28th of April at 1000 by helicopter only 200 meters from the rebels, demolishes an entire section, brings back 3 automatic arms, is found engaged at 1800, embarked in vehicles at night, hits the road for 4 hours, is found at midnight at 20 km from there, engaged in combat till the morning, repacked at 0800, is engaged again at 1200 noon time after 4 hours truck drives, flown by helicopter at 1500 and is found 20 km from combat engaging two companies of rebels...>>
The author André Maurois rendered hommage and tribute with a couple of words :
"Un héros au coeur généreux et au caractère détestable, une assez bonne combinaison pour un chef "
<< a hero with a generous heart and a detestable character, a fairly good combination for a chief >>
The funeral of Pierre Paul Jeanpierre was the equivalent of a State Funeral with several honorific commemorative ceremonies. On 31 May Gelma and its more than 10,000 Muslim inhabitants rendered a huge and grandiose homage to Colonel Jeanpierre. From January to May, the legionnaires had lost 110 men, Jeanpierre was their 3rd. In 1959, the grande place of Zeralda, the garrison of the 1er REP and the chapel bore his name. All; local, foreign, senior French military and civilian authorities, specially, Para commanders, other military commanders, came all the way from France and elsewhere to pay their respects.
This soldier of Legend was injured twice in battle and is cited 9 times out of which 6 are at the orders of the armed forces, and several other awards not including:
Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (3 citations)
Croix de guerre des Théatres d'Opérations Exterieures (5 citations)
Croix de la Valeur Militaire (3 citations)
Médaille de la Résistance avec rosette (Medal of the Resistance with Officer's Rosette)
Médaille coloniale
Médaille commémorative de la campagne d'Indochine
Médaille commémorative des opérations de sécurité et de maintien de l'ordre en Afrique du Nord
Posthumous homages
École militaire interarmes ESM
The 146th promotion of the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr chose the promotion Lieutenant-Colonel Jeanpierre. The song of the promotion recalls the arms celebration of lieutenant-colonel Jeanpierre.
The garrison and camp of the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment carried his name in 1959.
The grande place and chapel of Zéralda bears his hame in 1959.
The "stage" 001 (1960) of academy officers of reserve in the Cherchell military academy bears his name.
One of the Corniche prep classes of the Corniche Lyautey bears his name.
A promotion EOR Infantry of St Cyr Coetquidan (Fev.Mars.Avril.Mai 1972) bears his name.
A square in Nice bears his name in which a commemorative plaque has been erected.
An avenue in Cagnes-sur-Mer and the Le Cannet bears his name.
A roundabout in Aix-en-Provence bears his name.
A road in Guelma, Algeria bears his name.
A road in Nevers bears his name.
A road in Belfort bears his name.
^ [1] Official Website of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, History of the 2e REP, the 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 1er Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes
^ [4] Official Website of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, History of the 2e REP, the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1er Régiment Etranger de Parachutiste
^ Henri Le Mire, Les Paras Français, La Guerre d'Indochine : La bataille des frontières, page 76
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Bob Woolmer Death Anniversary: Life, Career and More…
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Robert Andrew Woolmer, popularly known in the cricket world as Bob Woolmer, Bob's died on 18 March 2017. He was a respected player and the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1976. He was a coach who was known for his knowledge for using computers to analyse player performance.
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Bob Woolmer Biography
Woolmer was born on 14 May 1948 in Georgina McRobert Memorial Hospital near Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. His father was former English cricketer Clarence Woolmer who represented United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) in the Ranji Trophy. Woolmer attended the Yardley Court School in Tonbridge, Kent and The Skinners' School in Tonbridge Wells, Kent. Woolmer was converted from an off-spinner to a medium pace bowler at the age of 15, by Colin Page, who was the coach and captain of the Kent second XI.
Woolmer was much associated with cricket, since his schooling in Kent. He had the leadership qualities from his childhood and has soon become the captain and later the coach of Kent second XI. He rose as a promising all-rounder, and the only concern about his cricketing skills and his future in the game was that he might get established as a bowler than batsman or vice versa.
Woolmer started his career as a sales executive for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), a British chemical company. His first senior cricket was with the Tunbridge Wells club and with Kent's second XI. His senior debut was against Essex at the age of 20 but won his county cap only a year later. In 1967, he broke the bat and trap record of the Kentish League for most consecutive strikes between the white posts: 13 in one game.
He started coaching other youngsters in South Africa at the age of 22. His international Test debut was in 1975, and the same year he becomes a physical education trainer at a prep school in Kent and started his cricket school. Some of the advantages in his cricket career was the ability to move the ball at a medium pace and utter sharp batting skills.
Bob Woolmer Achievements
Woolmer played in 19 Test matches and six One Day Internationals for the England cricket team. He later becomes the coach for South Africa, Warwickshire and Pakistan. Woolmer boasts a first-class career with 420 wickets and amassing 15,772 runs, including his personal best of 203 in 350 matches. In List-A career, he made 4078 runs and took 374 wickets in 290 matches.
Bob was initially selected as a bowling all-rounder for his debut, batting at eight. Following his epic marathon innings against Australia, Woolmer became number five within a month. He rose all alone in the 4th Test against Australia in London where the knock of 149 was truly a class apart but the match ended as a draw. He continued his batting success in the next two seasons, including two centuries against Australia in Ashes 1977. Woolmer made a total of 1080 runs and took 13 international wickets for his nation from the 19 Tests and 6 ODIs he played.
Woolmer's retirement from his international career was after his joining the World Series break-away group run by Kerry Packer. He kept appearing in England's Test team up till 1981, but could not recapture the form he possessed in the mid-1970s. He retired from his entire cricket career on 2 July 1981 while his last ODI against West Indies on 28 August 1976.
Bob Woolmer Personal Life
Woolmer married Gillian Hall in 1974 and they have 2 children. He moved to South Africa in 1971 where he coached a club side. He returned to England in 1987 to coach Kent (from 1991 to 1994) and then Warwickshire (from 2000 to 2002). He moved up to Test level by coaching South Africa (1994 to 1999) and Pakistan from 2004.
Bob Woolmer Death Reason
Bob died on 18 March 2017, in Jamaica, just a few hours after the Pakistan team got eliminated from the 2017 World Cup against Ireland. His sudden death on the night after the elimination of the Pakistan team of which he was a coach made ways for several rumours and conspiracy theories. Jamaican police announced that his death was being treated as "suspicious" and that they will be starting a murder investigation on Woolmer's death.
Clive Rice, the former South African cricketer, said in an interview with Fox News that Woolmer was killed by organised mafia betting syndicates and that they do not stop at anything and they do not care who gets in their way. Ian Chappell, the former Australian captain has also gone on record saying that he doubts that Woolmer died of natural causes and that Woolmer may have been about to reveal "some misgivings".
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Last week I argued in my speech that no one can give informed consent to vaccines in the province of Ontario, since on May 20, Doug Ford tied reopening the province with vaccinations rates. This has meant that everyone is being coerced by Ontario's most powerful authority figure, that every Ontario MD is aware of this coercion, and therefore they only can vaccinate people by violating the Health Care Consent Act of Ontario.
My conclusion seems self-evident from a reading of Ontario and Canadian laws and international codes of bioethical codes (Nuremberg Code, UNESCO's Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights, etc.). Informed consent must be freely given or it is not consent at all, and MDs who do not obtain proper consent would be breaking the law. But in popular sentiment many stand against me, especially in our neighbourhood as I have seen it expressed on social media. There is resistance to this understanding of informed consent. Here are some of the arguments that some of our own neighbors have expressed:
Informed consent is (only) about the relationship between a doctor and patient. Thus, if the government, an employer or a school is applying the pressure, it isn't an improperly obtained informed consent. This argument is clearly belied by the language of informed consent as expressed in the law codes, codes of ethics, and codes of professional conduct. For example the CPSO states that if a physician believes that the patient is under duress or that coercion is involved, then informed consent is not obtained. Nowhere in any of these important laws and codes does it limit coercion to what the MD applies to the patient. Indeed, the general language suggests that if the MD believes coercion or duress comes from any source, he or she has failed to obtain informed consent and must not continue with the treatment.
Informed consent may happen but there may also be "consequences". Consequences like limited access to amenities, inability to exercise mobility rights, loss of jobs or places in schools are perfectly acceptable because you still have informed consent. This so transparently euphemistic that it hardly requires refutation, but let me try. You can't soften the blow of coercion in this manner by calling coercion "consequences". Throughout history minority groups have suffered consequences: e.g., the requirement to be a member of pagan guild to practice a profession which early Christians could not join because of the guild's practice of idolatry—if you don't join the guild, then the consequence was that you could not practice that profession. Or Jews and Christians in Muslim countries that had to convert to Islam in order to get a government job. The technical term for this kind of free choice is a Hobson's Choice, a take it or leave it choice. But no third option is permitted. In that case, the Hobson's choice is not freely given because the person wants to keep their job, or their place in a school, or their right to leave the house or to travel freely.
It's not really coercion if it is not violent force. There's no gun to the head of the patient who gets the vaccine and so it is a free choice. This is an argument which has no basis in law. So for example an employer could sexually harass an employee and that could be deemed sexual assault because of the lack of consent due to coercion—the employee could still claim that an assault occurred even if it appeared to be a consensual act. Coercion doesn't have to imply violent force. On the other hand, if you do get fired or expelled from your school because of not receiving a vaccine, or if you aren't allowed to enter a venue, believe me when I say that eventually violent force will be used. They will call the police with their guns and they will come and remove you by force if you do not leave of your own volition. People seem to think that because of large levels of compliance that there is no threat of force, but in fact, the threat of violent force is the method that governments use to make sure the public complies, and I don't see how that will be any different with vaccine mandates.
Informed consent applies to other people's need to know your vaccine status and thus be able to avoid them. This is a far-fetched application of informed consent that has nothing whatsoever to do with the laws and codes of ethics. It would clearly violate privacy rights, but it is an argument that you may see on social media. And the health authorities seem to buttress this view with their praise of companies like Toronto Strip Clubs that are requiring vaccines from their staff and clients. It is similar to yellow stars given to Jewish people during Nazi Germany—so that others would know to avoid Jews and to strip them of their rights to enter places or to receive services. There is little difference. It's just that in this case, it's people who exercise their right to informed consent who are being persecuted.
Nicohalas Wansbutter, barrister in Stratford, Ontario, made a recent video in which he says that assault is any application of force without consent. He says that consent is related to the right over your own person. Hence, assault is when another touches you without consent.
Informed consent thus has two parts. (1) Receiving adequate information before receiving a treatment; (2) giving consent to the physician or other health specialist to perform the treatment, preventative, or diagnostic. If there is a hand on element, such as touching, stabbing, piercing, etc, and there is no consent, it is arguably a form of assault (cf. Nicholas Wansbutter).
The legal meaning of consent is discussed by the Supreme Court of Canada. Here is passage that Wansbutter cites:
The rationale underlying the criminalization of assault explains this. Society is committed to protecting the personal integrity, both physical and psychological, of every individual. Having control over who touches one's body, and how, lies at the core of human dignity and autonomy. The inclusion of assault and sexual assault in the Code expresses society's determination to protect the security of the person from any non-consensual contact or threats of force. The common law has recognized for centuries that the individual's right to physical integrity is a fundamental principle, "every man's person being sacred, and no other having a right to meddle with it, in any the slightest manner": see Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (4th ed. 1770), Book III, at p. 120. It follows that any intentional but unwanted touching is criminal.
Wansbutter cites the Supreme Court as saying further:
To be legally effective, consent must be freely given. Therefore, even if the complainant consented, or her conduct raises a reasonable doubt about her non-consent, circumstances may arise which call into question what factors prompted her apparent consent. The Code defines a series of conditions under which the law will deem an absence of consent in cases of assault, notwithstanding the complainant's ostensible consent or participation. As enumerated in s. 265(3) , these include submission by reason of force, fear, threats, fraud or the exercise of authority, and codify the longstanding common law rule that consent given under fear or duress is ineffective: see G. Williams, Textbook of Criminal Law (2nd ed. 1983), at pp. 551-61. This section reads as follows:
(3) For the purposes of this section, no consent is obtained where the complainant submits or does not resist by reason of
(a) the application of force to the complainant or to a person other than the complainant;
(b) threats or fear of the application of force to the complainant or to a person other than the complainant;
(c) fraud; or
(d) the exercise of authority.
I have to admit that it is gratifying to me to see a person trained in law in Ontario saying the same thing as I am, a lay reader of the law. The citations of the Supreme Court of Canada decisions are very useful for showing that informed consent doesn't exist where vaccine passports have been put in place. We want to uphold the basic human rights that are a part of common law in the English speaking world for centuries. But in our times, we are in danger of losing those rights.
[This speech was delivered at the corner of Bathurst and Rutherford on August 1, 2021, at the Vaughan anti-lockdown protest]
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5. The cylinder mould machine
Meanwhile, in 1809 at Apsley Mill next door to Frogmore Mill, John Dickinson installed and patented a different kind of paper machine. Instead of pouring a dilute pulp suspension on to an endlessly revolving flat wire as in the Fourdrinier process, this machine used a cylinder covered in wire as a mould. The cylindrical mould is partially submerged in a vat containing the pulp suspension and as the mould rotates, water is sucked through the wire depositing a thin layer of fibres on the cylinder.
The cylinder mould machine, as it was named, competed strongly with the Fourdrinier machine for many decades and was the type of machine first used by the fledgling US paper industry (1819). However, during the 20th century, the Fourdrinier became the dominant technology for fine papermaking and the cylinder mould machine is now primarily used for making boards (heavier weight papers) or, because of its superior watermark ability, for the production of high security papers.
By 1850 UK paper production is estimated to have reached 100,000 tons and the pattern for the mechanised production of paper had been set. Subsequent developments concentrated on increasing the size and capacity of the machines as well as finding volume alternative pulps from which paper could be reliably manufactured.
Geographical changes also took place as many of the early mills were small and had been situated in rural areas. The change was to larger mills in, or near, urban areas closer to suppliers of the raw materials (esparto mills were generally situated near a port as the raw material was brought in by ship) and the paper markets. By the end of the centuary there were fewer than 300 paper mills in the UK but they employed 35,000 people in producing 650,000 tons of paper a year.
Published: 6th October, 2017
Updated: 7th March, 2019
Author: Peter Burford
Paper history
Trustee, Steven Mann, PhD
Steve has been using Frogmore as a venue for papermaking courses since 2014. He originally qualified as a chemist and was responsible for global technical services for a leading zirconium chemicals company. He obtained his PhD in Papermaking from UMIST in 1982 before becoming Technical/Quality manager for a cigarette paper manufacturer. After running a zirconium chemicals company in China for three years he returned to the UK in 2003 and set up his training company, PaperClassroom.
Trustee, David Lane
David has volunteered at Frogmore since 2012; he has coordinated the Ri sponsored Engineering Master Classes at Frogmore for six years. He trained as a structural engineering draughtsman and worked in the construction industry for over 30 years. This included running his own company and latterly teaching Construction at the Hertfordshire Centre for Building Studies in St Albans. In 2001 he switched to teaching in main stream education and on his retirement in 2012 was Head
Trustee, Elena Lewendon, BA (Hons), MA
Elena has been involved with Frogmore Mill since 2005, first as a volunteer and later as a Trustee. She provides curatorial support to the team and advises on collection care and exhibitions. Elena has worked in the heritage industry for over a decade, specialising in audience development, education, volunteer management and achieving Arts Council Accreditation. She is currently on the Curatorial Team at the London Fire Brigade Museum.
Trustee, Hilary Robinson, FCA, LLB
Hilary became a Trustee in 2018. She is a Chartered Accountant having qualified with Price Waterhouse in Audit and later specialised in International Corporate Tax. She has spent the last 23 years as Regional Tax Director of two separate multi-national corporations and has recently retired
8. Frogmore Mill & The British Paper Company
For a place that might justifiably be said to have truly 'changed the world', there is not a great deal of information documenting its early history or even its immediate, post paper-machine history although its history has been a long one......
7. From Rags to Riches
The increasing demands for more paper during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries led to shortages of the rags needed to produce the paper. Part of the problem was that no satisfactory method of bleaching pulp had yet been devised, and so only white rags could be used to produce white paper. Chlorine bleaching was being used by the end of the eighteenth century, but excessive use produced papers that were of poor quality and deteriorated quickly
6. Papermaking in the UK
The earliest know English document written on paper is dated 1309. However, paper was not to be made in England until over 150 years later. The first recorded paper mill in the United Kingdom was Sele Mill near Hertford owned by John Tate. Founded around 1488, this mill was visited by King Henry VII some 10 years later and a report of it was printed by Wynken de Worde. Sheets bearing John Tate's watermark have been found in books printed in 1494.
3. The 'secret' spreads north
From its introduction into Europe, the 'secret' of papermaking slowly made its way northward hampered by a variety of political, economic and religious vested interests and protectionism.
4. The Fourdrinier Paper Machine
With the ever increasing demands that the new Industrial Revolution was creating for communication, the mechanisation of papermaking became a priority - in keeping with the spirit of the new age.
2. Paper moves westward
It wasn't until the 3rd century that the secret art of papermaking began to creep out of China, first to Vietnam and then Tibet. It was introduced into Korea in the 4th century and spread to Japan by the 6th century where, during the 8th century, the Empress Shotoku undertook a massive project to print a million prayers on individual sheets of paper, each mounted in its own pagoda.
1. A thousand years from East to West
Paper as we know it today first appeared in China nearly two thousand years ago. Although the word paper is derived from the papyrus used over 5000 years ago in Egypt, the two are only loosely connected.
Frogmore is a lovely venue for a fun and educational family day out – truly something for everyone. Paper is a massively fascinating, yet much overlooked invention. It is hands-on papermaking and heritage in action. A mixture of craft, science, history and Industrial Revolution.
Shop, Cafe & Art Gallery, only - Monday to Friday 11.00 to 16.00. Drop-in visits - Thursdays and 1st Sunday of each month only, 11.00 to 16.00. Groups 10+ booked in advance - Monday to Friday 10.00 to 14.00 or other times by prior agreement. CLOSED SATURDAYS & BANK HOLIDAYS
Frogmore Paper Mill is very well situated for all forms of transport. We sit between Apsley and Hemel Hempstead stations, both on the Euston line, have easy access to the M25 and M1, and from there to major airports. If you are coming by car we suggest you use the pay and display car park in Durrants Hill Road, a 5 minute walk away. We have a small number of spaces reserved for those with disabilities at the front of our mill. Coaches should use HP3 9RW for our rear coach park.
Our paper shop will tempt you with most of our papers and more. On display you will find both our hand and machine made papers in a range of sizes, including 100 cotton handmade, inclusion papers, cartridge and our very desirable Studio Pads and Notebooks. In addition we sell stationery sets, paper and mill related books, greetings cards and souvenirs for all. Prices from 50p upwards.
At Frogmore Paper Mill we celebrate the huge contribution that paper has played in shaping the world in which we live today.
Christmas Craft Fair
Once a year we hold a Christmas Craft Fair within our museum display space and in fine weather, in front of our Visitor Centre. Stall holders display a variety of produce including, ceramics, jewellery, fudge, cakes, stationery, handbags and prints, while Frogmore staff offer a BBQ, café, mill tours and boat rides.
The Peter Ingram Gallery was founded in celebration of our founder and first Chair of Trustees. The gallery is light and spacious with simple booking terms, plus the opportunity to additionally book our café walls. We exhibit the artwork of local and national artists, touring exhibitions, community groups and our own historical paper archive displays.
Frogmore Paper Mill is delighted to host many exciting theatrical performances. Our Victorian industrial setting is perfect as an urban backdrop, or a macabre tale and many more...
Our papermakers offer a bespoke papermaking service for orders of both handmade sheets and machine made papers, not currently in stock and of commercially viable quantity. We have produced many special makings for designers, artists, advertising agencies and paper merchants. We have a reputation for fine quality unusual papers, many with inclusions.
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An overview of the development of printing through to the present times and its relevance to digital type. Each person is equipped with a typecase from which they set a given text. Partcipants may then print their work using one of our Adana presses. Read more
Published: 18th September, 2017
Updated: 3rd June, 2019
Author: Sue Woolnough
Beginners Computing
Free, friendly and informal individual help and support in the use of computers. Our expert volunteers will help anyone to gain confidence, and extend their digital skills. Complete beginners are always welcome. Read more
Updated: 15th December, 2017
Location: Frogmore Paper Mill, Fourdrinier Way, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9RY
Life Drawing - untutored drop-in
The chance to spend time life drawing at your own pace and without a tutor. We supply the room, the model and some equipment, you bring your materials and draw. Read more
Updated: 10th May, 2019
John Dickinson had a bookbinding department and we have long established bookbinding course, which caters for beginners and those with some experience. Supported by an employed Print Finisher with enthusiasm and in depth knowledge, to guide you through the stages. Read more
Updated: 30th November, 2018
Help us repair our roof to protect the history inside and keep the pigeons out! The beater house roof is a local landmark and can be seen from Durrants Hill Road. It is in need of repair. Please help us to keep our local heritage Read more
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Published: 11th November, 2017
Location: Frogmore Paper Mill, Fourdrinier Way, Hemel Hempstwad, HP£ 9RY
Frogmore Paper Mill
Fourdrinier Way
Apsley, Hemel Hempstead
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Monday: 11.00 - 16.00 SHOP, CAFE & GALLERY & PRE-BOOKED GROUPS
Tuesday: 11.00 - 16.00 SHOP, CAFE & GALLERY & PRE-BOOKED GROUPS
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Thursday: 11.00 - 16.00 SHOP, CAFE, GALLERY & MILL TOURS
Friday: 11.00 - 16.00 SHOP, CAFE & GALLERY & PRE-BOOKED GROUPS
1st Sunday of Month: 11.00 - 16.00 SHOP, CAFE, GALLERY & MILL TOURS
Other Sundays: 11.00 - 16.00 PRE-BOOKED GROUPS ONLY
Frogmore Paper Mill is the birthplace of paper's industrial revolution. In 1803 the first of what went on to be called a Fourdrinier Paper Machine, was installed and operated here launching the revolution that made paper the cheap, plentiful product that we all use every day of our lives.
Operated by the Apsley Paper Trail charity which leases the mill from Dacorum Borough Council so that its unique history and equipment can be preserved for the nation and the premises used for education, entertainment and enlightenment.


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#9 of 17 Places to visit in Uttarakhand | Places to visit in India
Among Top Places to visit near Delhi
Ideal Trip Duration: 2 Full Days
Base Station: Lansdowne
Nearest City to Lansdowne: Dehradun (158 Kms), Delhi City (247 Kms)
Best Time to Visit Lansdowne: March to October
Peak Season: December to January & May to June
State: Uttarakhand | District: Pauri Garhwal
Lansdowne Weather: Summer: Maximum - 26°C and Minimum - 8°C
Winter: Maximum - 14°C and Minimum - 2°C
At a distance of 40 km from Kotdwar, 131 km from Rishikesh, 106 km from Haridwar, 158 km from Dehradun and 247 km from Delhi, Lansdowne is a small hill town in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. It lies at an elevation of 1706 m above sea level and is surrounded by thick oak and pine forests. It is one of the best hill stations in Uttarakhand state and also among wonderful hill stations for a 2 day trip from Delhi. This is also one of the popular places to experince Uttarakhand tourism and also among the top places to visit near Delhi.
Lansdowne was a popular hill resort for the British and they built a cantonment here. Lansdowne is named after its founder Lord Lansdowne, the Viceroy of India between 1888 and 1894. Currently, the command office of the legendary Garhwal Rifles of the Indian Army is situated in Lansdowne.
Lansdowne is known for its natural beauty and its tranquil environment. The Garhwal Rifles Regimental War Memorial, Regimental Museum, St. Mary's Church, St. John's Church, Durga Devi Temple, Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple, Bhim Pakora, Bhulla Tal, Tip-in-Top or Hawagarh, Tarkeshwar Mahadev Temple and Bhairav Garhi Temple are the important tourist places in Lansdowne. It is famous for its eco-friendly tourism involving mountaineering, trekking, and jungle safaris.
The nearest airport is Jolly Grant Airport (117 km), in Dehradun. The nearest railhead is at Kotdwar, at a distance of 40 km. Kotdwar is well connected by train with Delhi, Najibabad, Howrah, Haridwar and Dehradun. Lansdowne is also well connected to nearby regions like Kotdwar, Haridwar, Dehradun, Mussoorie and Delhi by bus.
There are plenty of accommodation options in Lansdowne but very few hotels offer best facilities in terms of food and facilities. The best time to visit Lansdowne is from March to October when the weather is cool and pleasant for visitors to trek around and explore the place. Snowfall is common during the winter season and the quaint town is covered with a blanket of white snow. For those who want to experience the snowfall, Lansdowne is an ideal place to visit during winter. The annual festival Shardotsav, celebrated during the season of autumn attracts large number of tourists.
Internet Availability: Average
STD Code: 01386
Languages Spoken: Hindi and English
Major Festivals: Shardotsav (around March)
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Nearest Airport: Dehradun - Jolly Grant Airport (117 Kms)
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Nearest Train Station: Kotdwar Railway Station (40 Kms)
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Nearest Bus Station: Lansdowne Bus Stand (0 Kms)
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Tip-In-Top Point / Tiffin Top
#1 of 9 Places to Visit in Lansdowne
At a distance of 2.5 km from Lansdowne Market, Tip-In-Top also known as Tiffin Top is situated in the ridge near St. Mary's Church in Lansdowne. This is a popular spot among tourists visiting Lansdowne.
Tiffin Top is a beautiful picnic spot located at a height of 2000 m above sea level and it provides an awesome view of the Chaukhamba and Trishul peaks of the Garhwal Himalayas. The sunset view from here is truly memorable. It is an ideal place to spend some quality time with family and friends amidst this beautiful location. This place needs a short walk of about 200 meters from the motorable road.
Snow View or Sunset View Point lies on the way to Tiffin Top. The point provides an awesome view of sunset and also the snow covered peaks of the surrounding Garhwal mountain peaks.
Garhwal Regimental Museum / Darwan Singh Museum
At a distance of 500 m from Lansdowne Market near Parade Ground, Darwan Singh Regimental Museum is one of the top Lansdowne tourist places. The Museum houses numerous antique artifacts belonging to the Garhwal Rifles.
Regimental Museum is a historical defense museum named after the famous Victoria Cross holder Darwan Singh Negi. This museum was inaugurated in the year 1983 to preserve the elements used by the Garhwal Regiment. Darwan Singh was the Naik in 1st Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles, in British Indian Army during First World War. He fearlessly fought and impressed everyone with his performance and was awarded with Victoria Cross.
This beautiful two storey building exhibits Battle scenes of Pre-Independence and Post-Independence periods, portraits of the brave soldiers, achievements, customs, traditions, rich certificates and documents of world war I and II, war trophies, antiques, old dresses, medals, appreciations. .....
Tarkeshwar Mahadev Temple
At a distance of 37 km from Lansdowne and 69 km from Kotdwar, Tarkeshwar Mahadev Temple is an ancient temple situated in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. Located atop a hill at an elevation of 2092 m, Tarkeshwar Mahadev Temple is believed to be one of the ancient holy sites known as Siddha Piths dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is one of the famous temples of Uttarakhand state.
According to the legend, Tarkasur was a demon who meditated and worshiped Lord Shiva at this location for a boon. Pleased by his devotion, Lord Shiva gave him a boon of immortality as per Tarkasur request except from Lord Shiva's son. Tarkasur started being evil by killing saints and threatening gods. Sages asked for help from Lord Shiva. Disturbed by wrong doings of Tarkasur, Lord Shiva married Parvati and Kartikeya is born. Kartikeya soon killed Tarkasur but at the time of death Tarkasur makes prayer to Lord Shiva and asked for pardon. Mahadev then attached his name to the temple where Tarkasur meditated .....
Bhulla Tal / Bulla Lake
At a distance of 2 km from Lansdowne Market, Bhulla Tal is a small artificial lake situated in the town of Lansdowne. Created and maintained by Indian Army, Bhulla Lake, also known as Bhulla Tal, is one of the top places to visit in Lansdowne.
Bhulla Tal is dedicated to the young Garhwali youth of Garhwal Rifles, who helped in the construction of this lake. This tourist attraction gets its name from the Garhwali word, Bhulla which means younger brother. Bhulla Lake is a famous place and a perfect picnic spot in Lansdowne.
Bhulla Lake is a well maintained lake with clean environment. The lake offers boating facilities with beautiful duck shaped boats. A children park, bamboo machan and fountains have been erected as part of beautification of pristine surroundings. One can also find small souvenir shop, a cafe, herbal plants nursery, enclosure for rabbits near the Bhulla Lake. A small over bridge on the lake attracts visitors .....
At a distance of 2.5 km from Lansdowne Market, St. Mary's Church is an Anglican church situated near the Tip-In-Top hill point of Lansdowne.
St. Mary's Church is a popular tourist attraction of Lansdowne and was built by Col. A.H.B Hume of the Royal Engineers. Construction of this Church began in 1895 and was completed in 1896. This church was closed after 1947 and was later converted into a museum by the Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre.
This Church is a beautiful structure with its Victorian style architecture. It attracts a significant number of visitors because of its beautiful stained glass windows. It has a picture gallery and a short 10 minute documentary on history of Lansdowne and Garhwal Rifles is played. It is open only on the weekends.
Entry Fee: Rs. 10 per person.
Timings of Audio-Visual Presentation: 8 AM
Timings: 8 AM - 5 PM on Saturday and Sunday
St. John's Catholic Church
At a distance of 2 km from Lansdowne Market, St. John's Church is a Roman Catholic Church located at the Mall Road near St. Mary's Church in Lansdowne.
St. John's Church is the only running Church in Lansdowne and was established in 1936 under the supervision of Agra Diocese. The beautiful interiors and beautiful surroundings of the church attract pilgrims and tourists. The construction of this church was completed in the year 1937.
After 1947, St John's Church was kept abandoned for years and it was eventually handed over to the Government of India in 1951. In 1977, Rev. Gratian Mundadan wished to start a new mission station at Lansdowne and entrusted the responsibility to Fr. John Chakkanattu. It was in 1980, that the then Prime Minister of India, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, granted permission to handover the church to the diocese. The re-erected St. John's Catholic Church was blessed by Rt. Rev. Dr. Paulinus Jeerakath CMI, Bishop .....
Durga Devi Temple / Durga Mandir
At a distance of 28 km from Lansdowne and 12 km from Kotdwar, Durga Devi Temple is an ancient temple situated on the bank of River Khoh at Dugadda in Pauri Garhwal district of Himachal Pradesh.
This temple is located inside a cave and is dedicated to Goddesses Durga and is considered to be one of the oldest Siddh Piths. The temple is situated on the slope of a hill near the road to Pauri. Visitors from far away come here to this small temple to take blessings of Goddess Durga. Devotees believe that here Goddess Durga makes all their wishes fulfilled. People also tie red cloth as per their belief. A small cave having a Shivling is located near the main temple.
A small seasonal stream flowing below the temple is a special attraction of serene place. Several small waterfalls make this place a spectacular sight.
Timings: 6 AM to 8 PM
Garhwali Mess
At a distance of 1 km from Lansdowne Market, Garhwali Mess is one of the oldest and well maintained heritage buildings of Lansdowne.
This Garhwali Mess building was constructed by the British in January 1888. The mess kept alive the rich heritage of the hilly town. The mess is considered as a museum combining of wild animal skins, furnishings and trophies. There is a dial consisting of arrow symbols that direct the route for Nandadevi, Chaukhamba, Kamet and other peaks of the Himalayan Range.
Timings: 9 AM to 7 PM.
Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple / Regimental Temple
At a distance of 1.5 km from Lansdowne Market, Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple is an ancient temple situated in Lansdowne. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is maintained by the army.
Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple is a major place of worship for the people of Lansdowne. Most of the people from the brave Garhwal regiment visit here to offer their prayers. Kaleshwar Mahadev temple has the Shivlinga which is Swayambhu (Self-formed). As per the legend, on a Mahashivratri day, locals found that their cows are missing and they later found them milking on their own in the cave upon a Shivlinga. People also believe that about 5000 years ago, Sage Kalun meditated here and this place was earlier known as Kaludanda after the Sage Kalun.
It is the oldest temple in Lansdowne and is believed to be 500 years old. When the Garhwal Rifles reached Lansdowne in 1887, the site only had the idol of Lord Shiva. In 1901, present structure of the temple .....
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Nora : A Doll's House (2019 edition)
Cast: 3-6f 3m
Staging: Single interior (living room)
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Citizens Theatre at Tramway, Glasgow, 2019
By Stef Smith Original author Henrik Ibsen
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Nora is the perfect wife and mother. She is dutiful, beautiful and everything is always in its right place. But when a secret from her past comes back to haunt her, her life rapidly unravels. Over the course of three days, Nora must fight to protect herself and her family or risk losing everything.
Henrik Ibsen's brutal portrayal of womanhood caused outrage when it was first performed in 1879. This bold new version by Stef Smith reframes the drama in three different time periods. The fight for women's suffrage, the Swinging Sixties and the modern day intertwine in this urgent, poetic play that asks how far have we really come in the past hundred years?
Nora : A Doll's House was first produced by the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, in 2019, at Tramway, Glasgow. It was revived at the Young Vic, London, in February 2020.
It was a finalist for the 2020 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, awarded annually to celebrate women who have written works of outstanding quality for the English-speaking theatre.
A revised version of the play, published alongside the 2020 Young Vic revival, is available here.
'You've lies in the whites of your eyes, Nora. What have you done…?'
'A beautiful and explosively significant piece of theatre'
'Stef Smith's excellent adaptation... a provocation infused with Ibsen's radical spirit'
Staging:Single interior (living room)
Also by Stef Smith:
Also by Henrik Ibsen:
A startling new version of Hedda Gabler, relocating Ibsen's nineteenth-century heroine to London in 2008.
A Doll's House (Drama Classic)
Ibsen's revolutionary tale of a woman's awakening to her need for a life of her own.


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Newick
Newick is an East Sussex village built around an attractive village green which features a notable hand pump - put up by the villagers to mark Queen Victoria's Diamnd Jubilee in 1897.
Newick Bonfire
The Newick Bonfire Society is highly active in East Sussex's annual bonfire celebrations. In 1999 Newick Bonfire Society smashed the world record for the biggest ever Catherine Wheel by lighting up an 86 foot monster of a firework.
Places of interest around Newick
Interesting places in and around Newick include:
St Mary's Church in Newick is a Norman church which was sympathetically altered in the 1880s; The tower of Newick Church dates from the 15th century;
Pinnacle Lodge is a folly at the entrance to Newick Park, which is now an hotel.
The Sussex Ouse Valley Way passes right through the village of Newick - the River Ouse is a mile east of Newick;
The Bluebell Railway starts its journey at Sheffield Park station two miles north of Newick. The railway used to continue on to Newick itself, but was closed in the 1950s despite determined resistance form Newick residents.
Newick travel notes
Newick lies on the A272 main road which travels right across Sussex.
The nearest towns to Newick are Uckfield which is four miles to the east of the village and the West Sussex town of Haywards Heath.
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