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Fighter Direction Tenders - FTDs
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FDT 13, FDT 216 & FDT 217 - Radar, Communications &
Intelligence Gathering Ships
Direction Tenders were floating radar and communication vessels, which bristled with
aerials and antenna. They were the eyes and ears of the invasion forces off the beaches of Normandy in June of 1944,
as they intercepted enemy communications and plotted enemy aircraft
activity well beyond the reach of the Home Base radar stations along the
south coast of England. The data they gathered was used by the HQ Ships, which operated as command and control centres in the
vicinity of the landing beaches. There were 3 Fighter Direction Tenders designated FDT 13, 216 & 217 and this is
their story.
LST 216, converted to FDT (Fighter Director Tender) in coastal waters off
The formation of the Inter-Service Planning Staff in London in May, 1942,
signalled the start of planning for the invasion of mainland Europe.
However, there were many other immediately pressing issues competing for
attention, which limited the progress made but, following the Washington conference of May, 1943, the pace increased dramatically.
Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Fighter Command, appointed Group
Captain R G Hart to determine the role of radar in the planned invasion of mainland Europe. Five months later, HQ Allied
Expeditionary Air Force (AEAF) was established to evaluate American and British radar
systems. They concluded that RAF
mobile radar would provide Ground Control Intercept (GCI) and Early Warning (EW) of day and night fighters.
The range of the 'Chain Home' (CH) radar stations
along the south coast of England was insufficient to provide the early
warning and fighter direction information required for effective command
and control. In any event, their primary purpose was the defence of the
rather than offensive action on mainland Europe. All considered, radar and communications
resources close to the
Normandy beaches from D-Day until mobile land based radar and communication
units could safely be established, were deemed essential; a period of around 3
In addition, Base Defence Radar Units
to provide radar cover for bridgehead beaches, dumps and ports would be
established and Mobile Radar Units would move ashore by planned
stages to take over from of the FDTs. The former, in the British sector,
would operate under
No 85 Group, while
the latter would operate under the 2nd Tactical Air Force in Nos 83 and 84 Composite
Plans & Preparations
In May 1943, trials of sea-borne radar were conducted off the south coast of England using the converted
Landing Ship Tank (LST) 301. In July, LSTs 305, 407 & 430 were fitted with Ground Control Interception (GCI)
radar and tested in
operational conditions off the beaches of Sicily and Anzio. Analysis of
performance data confirmed the effectiveness of the ships and AOC Fighter Command argued the case for four craft using the latest available technology. Against a background of
competing demands for landing craft in October 1943, three new Landing Ship
Tanks (LSTs) were allocated from USA yards, under the codename BACCY, for
later conversion to Fighter Direction Tenders.
LST 13 was
laid down on 1/9/42 by the Dravo Corporation of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
launched on 5/1/43 and transferred to the UK on 3/4/43. LST 216 was laid down on
23/1/43 by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., of Seneca III, Illinois, launched on
4/7/43 and transferred to the UK on 4/8/43. LST 217 was laid down on 2/2/43 also
at Seneca III. It was launched on 13/7/43 and transferred to the UK on 5/8/43
[Map courtesy of Google Map Data 2017.]
Towards the end of 1943,
they were delivered to John Brown's Shipyard on the River Clyde, west of Glasgow and, on completion of their conversions
in January, 1944 for FDT 13 and the middle of February, 1944 for 216 & 217,
they were renamed FDTs 13, 216 & 217.
In preparation for manning the FDTs and associated HQ ships,
to which the FDTs would send much of their data, a section of Gailes camp in
Ayrshire was taken over by HQ 105 wing for training RAF personnel. The training varied according to need,
but common to most was a week's induction at the Combined Operations School at HMS Dundonald 2, near Troon and a short practical course in survival at sea.
In late February, 1944, advance parties
of RAF and RCAF personnel assisted John Brown's Shipyard in the installation of
radar, wireless and communications equipment. In addition to British radar
equipment, a Type 11 system operating on German frequencies was also installed,
the technical specifications of which may have been influenced by data and
components gathered
from the successful
Raid in 1942 and other intelligence gathering operations.
Also during February,
the composition of the wider group of radar and communication vessels for
Normandy was decided as
H.Q. Ships - HMS Largs Force S,
Sword Beach; HMS
Hilary Force J, Juno Beach; HMS Bulolo Force G, Gold Beach with Assault Ships HMS Nith, HMS Goathland and HMS Albrighton, FDTs 13, 216 and 217.
the three FDTs left John Brown's Shipyard, they were bristling with antenna,
masts and aerials, while below
deck the most sophisticated communications and radar equipment of the day had
been installed. The inventory included;
[Photo; FDT 217 off Inveraray.]
- Type 15 GCI (Ground Control Interception) rotating gantry radar located at the bow of the ships
30 feet above the waves. It was designed to monitor all air activity in a
designated area of the conflict,
11 'German' radar also on a rotating gantry located amidships. The
boffins anticipated German jamming of British frequencies, which proved to
be the case and, for the most part, the type 11 was used off Normandy.
Y Section intelligence gathering equipment for the interception of
German radio "command and control" communications, particularly between
ground control and their pilots,
Ship to ship, ship to shore, ship to aircraft communications.
Lessons from earlier raids, notably Dieppe, proved that once battle
commenced, effective communications were vital to identify emerging
problems, agree solutions and co-ordinate, execute and monitor effective
counter measures,
- Radio
Counter Measures (RCM),
Position Indicators (PPI) to counteract the effects of "window",
aluminium strips dropped from aircraft to confuse radar,
Mark 3 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)
was used when the Air
Movements Liaison Section could not confirm the identity of a particular aircraft. In practice, IFF was normally switched off.
(For the development of IFF
+ Technical Data copy and paste this
link; https://www.qsl.net/vk2dym/radio/iff.htm
Interception beacons (AI) - to aid the control of night fighters.
Below deck there were rooms to receive, interpret and forward data, including a radar room, a control room and a filter room. This
was in effect a very sophisticated information gathering and processing vessel,
which in conjunction with the HQ ships, was the modern equivalent of a
command and control centre. Secrecy was paramount to prevent counter
measures and remained so for decades.
The normal ships complement was about 250 - 7 RN Officers, 53 Seamen, 174
RAF radar & communication personnel plus other specialists. There's
information about the RAF cadre at the bottom of this page.
Sea Trials
Sea trials started in the Clyde estuary on the 27th February, 1944.
To calibrate the radar using aircraft in known positions, 29 Squadron
RAF, 409 Squadron RCAF and 516 (Combined Operations) Squadron RAF, flying from RAF Dundonald,
the home base of 516 Squadron, provided the aircraft. (For those interested in the
detail see the extract from
516 Operational
The trials were generally satisfactory but a blind spot, 20 degrees either side
of the bow was found on the type 11 radar. This was largely rectified by
raising the gantry on which the aerial rotated. Trials were also undertaken
in the River Forth estuary and by mid April, 1944, the series was completed.
Further trials, codenamed 'Driver',
were conducted in the Humber estuary with No 12 Fighter Group
based at Church Fenton. These trials, up to 40 miles off shore, included the use of "window" but AOC 12 group was not
happy with the fighter control. Fresh trials were arranged with No 11 group in
the Portsmouth area. Around this time
FDT 217 took part in the ill fated
Operation TIGER, when
hundreds of American men were lost in a training exercise.
LAC, Len Betts, recalled that FDT 217 docked in Portsmouth Naval Dockyard at the end of May for the fitting of
an 'anti -window' console by TRE. "It proved to be very difficult to set up and the TRE engineer was still on board when we joined the
convoy for Normandy."
On June 5th, FDTs 13 and 217 sailed from Cowes on the Isle of
White. The following day, FDT 216 sailed from Cowes with convoy 13 for
Sword beach; there were 12 LCT's and one ML in that convoy, escorted by HMS
Burdock and the Greek corvette, Tompazis. They joined the assault task force at 22 hours as part of the 9th flotilla.
[Photo; Lt Commander
R A Crozier, RDRNR, FDT 13
courtesy of John Deering.]
In charge of the FDTs were: Lieutenant
Commander R A Crozier, RDRNR, FDT 13, Lieutenant Commander G D Kelly, RDRNR, FDT 216 and Acting Lieutenant Commander F
A Smyth, RNR, FDT 217. (More
Squadron Leader Walters,
as the Chief Controller, was in overall charge of RAF personnel on FDT 13
with Flight Lieutenant Smith, RCAF as Radar Officer. On
FDT 216 similar positions were occupied by
Squadron Leader, The Duke of Newcastle and Flt Lt Miles, RCAF and on FDT 217 by Squadron
Leader Bennett and Flt Lt
Tracey, RCAF.
D-Day and Aftermath
Left; extract from the
Admiralty's 'Green List' showing the disposition of the FDTs prior to
D-Day and right, the approximate positions of the FDTs on D-Day
The three ships took up their positions on June 6,
1944. FDT 217 covering Sword, Juno
and Gold beaches, FDT 216 covering Omaha & Utah beaches and FDT 13
in the main shipping channels about 40 miles distant, in reserve. Full radar operations started at 07.25 hours.
Canadian volunteer, Leading Aircraftsman
(LAC) Karl Work served on FDT 217 under radar technician, Flight Sergeant,
John Glen. Karl kept a diary of events over the following few weeks, extracts
from which provide an insight into the sequence of events during the
period FDT 217 was on duty.
June 24
217 acted as the Master Control vessel with authority to order fighter
reinforcements across the area of conflict as the disposition of enemy planes dictated. FDT 216 was prepared to take over this pivotal role if
217 was lost or disabled.
[Photo; Port Watch
on FDT 217 courtesy of Pam Wright and Jennifer Robinson.]
Daylight air cover had two distinct components. Low
level cover up to 5000 feet was a
duty assigned to the British using 6 Spitfire Squadrons of 12 aircraft per squadron. High level cover, between 5000 and 20000
feet, was the responsibility of the Americans, who used 3 squadrons of P47s
comprising16 planes per squadron. During
the hours of darkness, air cover was provided by around 38-40 night fighters equipped with airborne interception radar (AI). Their deployment and
distribution were controlled by FDT 217 and the other FDTs.
level, daytime air cover over the five assault beaches
was organised on a rolling basis. Wave after wave of sorties - 15 minutes for the outward journey from bases in the south of England, 15 minutes
patrolling over the beaches, 15 minutes for the return journey and 15 minutes for re-fuelling and, where necessary, rearmament. To keep one
squadron of Spitfires over the beaches involved at least 4 squadrons totalling 48 planes. Similar arrangements were in place for the American high level cover.
Added to this activity were 100s of bombers and other aircraft with unconnected missions of their own; all in all, a truly impressive spectacle! During the
hours of darkness, precise numbers of night fighters were difficult to estimate but they could be heard patrolling the area. Navy
gunners often provided colourful displays as tracer bullets lit up the night sky.
Enemy air activity was
minimal on the first day, probably due to spoofing and concealment
activities on the part of the Allies. Throughout the 17 days or so the
FDTs remained on duty, only tip and run attacks by Junkers 88s, Messerschmitt Me 90s and Focke Wulf
190s were undertaken by the enemy.
[Photo; LAC Frank Dummett wireless operator on FDT
217. Courtesy of his daughters Pam Wright and Jennifer Robinson.]
A total of 76 enemy
aircraft were destroyed using radar data provided by the three FDTs. More
difficult to quantify was the impact of the intelligence gathering sections, who
intercepted German radio transmissions and helped interpret their
The three HQ ships (Headquarters Landing Ships or HQLS) were concerned with the management,
control and monitoring of the landings and landing craft in their particular beach areas.
However, they played no part in the management of the land
battle, control of which was initially held by HQ in the UK until transferred to mainland Europe as German forces were pushed back.
The HQLSs were
crewed by Royal Navy and RAF personnel attached to Combined Operations.
Communications amongst the HQ ships, the beaches, landing craft,
the FDTs and other HQs aimed to provide reliable, up to date information of,
what was, a constantly evolving situation. With this constant flow of
information, the guess work was largely removed from operational decisions... all within the constraints
of the usual chaos of war.
On June 15, FDT 216 returned to base for repairs having incurred some damage. FDT
217 took over her position off the American beaches to the west. Full radar cover
was maintained, since 15083 GCI land based mobile radar had taken control of the
British sector in which 217 had been operating. FDT 217 finally left the Normandy beaches for Cowes on June 23 after 17 days of continuous operation.
[Photo FDT 217 Radar Crew. Back Row (l to
r): Cpl Ted Parfitt, Cpl Charles Pinell, LAC Robert Stalker,
F/Lt Tracey, LAC Bennet Howe. Centre Row: Flt Sgt John Glen. Front Row: LAC Len Betts, Cpl
Lionel Cook and LAC Karl Work.]
There was virtually no enemy air activity during the first week in the main shipping channels so, on June
14, FDT 13 returned to port for fuel and supplies. On return to duty, she took up a position ENE of Barfleur to track enemy mine laying and torpedo
aircraft around the Cherbourg peninsular.
On June 27, FDT 216 took over FDT 13's role and she most
likely returned to home waters to prepare for operations in the Mediterranean. At 00.59 hours on July 7, FDT 216 was hit by a torpedo released from
a Junkers 88. The ship was severely damaged and soon took on a 15 degree list. The order to abandon ship was given and around 250 men were saved
by her escorting corvette, HMS Burdock, before the ship turned turtle at 02.25 hours.
216 was regarded as a risk to navigation and was
deliberately sunk under the
glare of searchlights. Sadly, five RAF radar crew were lost in this action - 1565310 AC1 J H Ferguson, RAFVR, 1036266 LAC J Gaughan, RAFVR, 1001089
Cpl G Logan, RAFVR, 1434174 LAC R J Peckham MID, RAFVR and 1681468 AC1 T C Rolt, RAFVR.
FDT 217 remained on
standby off Cowes, Isle of Wight until mid November 1944. She then returned to Inveraray,
Loch Fyne in Scotland, arriving there on the 30th November, where she wintered with a skeleton maintenance crew.
This included all the radar crew of one officer, 8
technicians and 15 other RAF trades personnel. In February, 1945, the process of
replacing RCAF radar personnel with RAF counterparts started and in June, 1945, FDT
217 sailed for the London Graving Dock. The intention was to fit her out for tropical duties with the addition of large portholes, steel work for tarpaulin
covers, cooling fans and radar equipment appropriate to the war in the Far East.
On leaving Normandy FDT
13 sailed for the
Mediterranean and saw action off southern France in the American led,
Operation Dragoon and later the
liberation of Greece. Her return journey to the London Graving Dock took over two months,
because of a serious engine malfunction caused by contaminated fuel. Repairs
were carried out in a dry dock at Bizerte,
North Africa. Sabotage was suspected. Despite this delay, she was the first to
undergo the 'tropical conversion' for operations in the Far East.
Sub/Lt Arthur Quinton, based at HMS Mercury, Petersfield, Hampshire, was one of 12 RNVR
(sp) [sp
= special branch] midshipmen who earlier underwent training for the Far East.
His particular expertise was Wireless Telegraphy (W/T) maintenance and he was
involved in the refit. He recalled; "the wiring in the control room was a mess.
Equipment no longer needed had been yanked out and the dangling wires were not
labelled... and there were no wiring diagrams. It was left to a
Scots engineer and me, a very raw Sub/Lt, to sort it out." The German Type 11
radar was replaced by a new type 279
unit (277?). (See
photo below courtesy of Arthur Quinton).
On completion of the
conversion work, FDT 13 left for the Far East in July '45.
[FDT 13 off Inveraray,
Loch Fyne, Scotland.]
The End of the War
FDT 13 was off Malta
en route to the Far East while FDT 217 was undergoing conversion in
the East India Dock in London. Both their futures were changed in an instant
when the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in early August 1945,
which brought an end to
WW2. FDT 13 arrived in Malta's Valetta Harbour on August 22nd and later undertook trials of her equipment with aircraft in the area.
Arthur Quinton remembers "I was relieved to find that all my gear worked, despite the rawness of us all. It was an entirely new crew as far as I
remember." Within a week or two, FDT 13 left Valetta arriving back in the
Clyde on September 14, where she spent several weeks on Loch Fyne off Inveraray, Scotland before returning to the London Graving
On October 29, she was decommissioned
and repairs were carried out for her return journey to the USA. On December 28th,
she was in Plymouth and by February 27, she was handed over to the US Navy
in Norfolk, Virginia. On June 5th, she was struck from the US Navy list
after 1870 days in service and on
14/10/47 sold to Luria Brothers and Co Inc of Philadelphia for scrapping
As part of
the decommissioning process on FDT 217, Flt/Sgt John Glen recalled an order to
carefully remove and catalogue 217's sophisticated, top secret radar equipment.
This done in his usual meticulous fashion, he accompanied the resultant lorry
load to a storage facility in a large hanger somewhere in S E England. There,
his precious load was unceremoniously dumped on a mountain of discarded
electronic equipment - proof indeed that the war was well and truly over! LST 217 was transferred to the US Navy on
12/2/46, struck off their lists on 5/6/46 and on 12/12/47 was sold to James A
Hughes of New York for scrapping.
below taken on board FDT 13 after her Far East refit. L - R the transmitter
room, the receiver room and the ships officers at Inveraray c1945. Back row
right is Arthur Quinton who supplied the information and photos on FDT 13.]
In 1946, the UK Air Ministry sent around
6000 personalised certificates of appreciation to the Defence Department
in Ottawa, Canada, in recognition
of the magnificent contribution Canadian volunteers made in the field of
radar during WW2. They had been involved on
land, in the air and at sea, mainly in and around the UK but also around
the globe (see Canadians on Radar book listed below.)
Those men served in small units seldom under the control of high ranking
Canadian officers. This, and the secrecy that shrouded radar work in the
post war years, resulted in there being little understanding and awareness
in the corridors of power in Ottawa of the importance of the veterans'
radar work. With no one in authority to
champion the interest of the men, a decision was taken, in secret, not to
issue the certificates to the men and all but one were destroyed.
nearly 50 years, the existence of the one remaining certificate came to
light and evoked a public outcry from veterans when details
appeared in the media. This resulted in new certificates being issued
to veterans at a radar reunion held in Calgary in June 1996. The copy opposite was provided by Karl Work who served on FDT 217.
Edward Williams - FDT 13
Geoff, I hope this email finds you well. I'm
pleased to let you know that my father, Robert Edward Williams, now 91 years of
age, who served on FDT 13 off Normandy on D-Day, has been awarded the Legion d'
Honneur. I have also attached some additional photographs that you may find
interesting along with the letter from the French Government. Phil Williams
I attach a number of photos of FDT 13 which I found in Lt Commander Bert
Crozier's lost photo album. This turned up when clearing his brother's house in
Dublin. They appear to be taken in warm climes, perhaps in the Med when
with the Americans? John Deering.
4/5/09. My father, who is still alive, served on FDT 13 through Normandy etc. In
one photo HSL 2595 is tied up alongside. This HSL was based at Bizerta so it's
likely the picture was taken there. Phil Williams, South Wales.
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D-Day Diary of a Leading Air Craftsman (LAC) on FDT 216
For additional photos and design specifications
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LST 216 and
LST 217 [Slow
Ships Without Names by Bruce Macdermott. The Story of the Royal Navy's Tank Landing Ships of
WW2. Published by Arms & Armour
Press 1992.
Radar Reflections - the Secret
Lives of Air Force Radar Mechanics in World War Two by Michael
Canadians on Radar
1940 -1945 by George K Grande, Sheila M Linden & Horace R Macauly. Published by The Canadian History Project 2000 ISBN
Public Records in the National
Archive, Kew, London. The records
below are not available to be viewed on line. However, personal callers or paid
researchers can arrange to view the files.
Here to visit the Online Catalogue. Copies of documents can be ordered on-line.
D Day - RAF land based
mobile radar in support of the Omaha Beach landing;
www.therafatomahabeach.com &
Air Support
for the Calibration of FDT Radar Before the FDTs could be used in
action, their radar equipment had to be calibrated against known positions of
aircraft within the range of their equipment. It was essential to achieve a very
high level of accuracy, since operational decisions, such as the deployment of
fighters, would depend upon it.
The task of providing the air support for this work was given to
516 Combined Operations Squadron and planes from
RCAF and RAF squadrons on attachment. Below is an extract from their operational
record books. Ref; Air 27/1983. All the
trials referred to took place in the area of the River Clyde. Subsequent trials were carried
out in the Forth Estuary, the Humber Estuary and off the south coast of England.
RAF Cadre for
Fighter Direction Tenders (FDTs)
FDT carried personnel from the three services; mainly the Navy to operate
the craft and the RAF and RCAF to operate and maintain the radar and
communications equipment and to man the control room. Below are the
numbers of RAF personnel with job titles. In summary there were; Officers: 3 S/Ldrs; 14 F/Lts; 2 F/Os
and Other Ranks: 1 F/Sgt; 17 Sgts; 13 Cpls, 126 AC s = 157.
[Information Source; Air Defence Battle Command & Control Museum
Newsletter provided by Phillip C Jones.]
No. & Ranks
Type I I
1 Cpl
1 Cpl
Thanks are due to John Glen, Karl Work, Len Betts, Maurice Harding all of whom
served on FDT 217, Arthur Quinton (FDT 13)
and Phillip Jones, John Deering,
Pam Wright and Jennifer
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Bill Granting National Commission on Backward Classes Constitutional Status Passed in Lok Sabha
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HD Deve Gowda: Reservation Should Not Exceed 50 Percent as per Constitution
"Can reservations be provided for all the mentioned communities without exceeding 50 percent reservation?" former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda asks the Government.
Asaduddin Owaisi Seeks Reservation for Muslims
Voicing concern over the condition of muslims in the country, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi said that the newly formed Commission should also look to provide reservations for muslims in the country.
Lok Sabha Tables Discussion on Constitution of OBC Commission
The formation of an OBC Commission, as proposed by President Ram Nath Kovind, was tabled for discussion in the Lok Sabha on 2 August.
YSRCP Lauds SC/ST Bill as "Historic" Legislation
The YSR Congress Party lauded the introduction of the SC/ST Bill in parliament as a "historic" legislation that would give more teeth to the National Commission for Backward Classes.
TDP Voices Support for SC/ST Bill
The Telugu Desam Party's Rammohan Naidu (TDP) extended his party's support for the SC/ST Bill, in the Lok Sabha.
He added that there was a need to have an idea on how many OBCs are there in the country.
Saugata Roy Protests Detention of TMC MPs at Silchar Airport
TMC MP Saugata Roy protested the detention of 6 TMC MPs at Silchar Airport, in the Rajya Sabha. The MPs were attempting to visit Assam to speak about the NRC draft issue, when they were halted and detained at the airport.
We Want to Pass the SC/ST Bill in this Session: Rajnath Singh
After Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said that the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities ordinance should be brought soon, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the government has already approved the bill and the government intends to pass it in this session of the Parliament.
Asaduddin Owaisi Moves Adjournment Motion in Lok Sabha
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has moved an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha.
Speaking to ANI, Owaisi said, "India is on the verge of hastily signing a Communications Compatibility & Security Agreement with US during '2+2' meeting. Govt is willingly relinquishing sovereignty to foreign nation &compromising national security."
TDP Continues Fight Over Special Status to Andhra Pradesh
Speaking to ANI, TDP MP Jayadev Galla said that the y will continue to fight until justice is given to Andhra Pradesh. Galla further said that they are also contemplating going to the Supreme court over the matter of special status to Andhra Pradesh.
Debate Over NRC in Lok Sabha
The debate over the National Register of Citizen's (NRC) list continues to disrupt the functioning of Parliament.
TDP MPs Protest in Parliament
TDP MPs protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament over the demand of special status for Andhra Pradesh. TDP MP Naramalli Sivaprasad has dressed up as a magician.
SC/ST Bill Likely to be Re-introduced in Parliament
BJP has issued a whip to all its Lok Sabha MPs to be present in the Parliament as the SC/ST Bill is likely to be re-introducted.
Cabinet Approves Bringing SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Bill
Union Cabinet gives nod to bill to restore original provisions of Dalit atrocity law, overturning court verdict, reported PTI, quoting government sources.
Rajya Sabha Adjourned Till Tomorrow
Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow after protests by TMC and other opposition members over NRC draft issue.
NRC Debate Resumes in Parliament
After adjournment, debate on the National Register of Citizen's list has resumed in the Parliament.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to speak in the Rajya Sabha at 2 pm over the NRC issue, reporteed News18.
Rajya Sabha Adourned till 12 pm
Uproar in Rajya Sabha continued as Chairman Venkaiah Naidu asked BJP President Amit Shah to conclude his statement from yesterday on NRC. The house has been adjourned till 12 pm.
Earlier, speaking in the Upper House of the Parliament, Naidu had appealed to the members saying, "I was very upset yesterday when some members ran menacingly towards the well of the House, I hope it will not be repeated. I don't want to name anybody, House should function smoothly."
TDP MPs Demand Special Status for AP
TDP MPs continue their protest in Parliament demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh.
Congress Targets PM Modi Over His Absence During Monsoon Session
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge today launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his visit to three African nations while the Monsoon Session was underway. "The meeting could have been avoided. It was not an inevitable meeting. Since he has the absolute majority, he chooses to go on foreign tours and skips Parliament sessions," he told ANI.
On the contentious Rafale deal, for which both PM Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman have been targeted, Kharge demanded the constitution of a Parliament Joint Committee to investigate the facts of the agreement. "If it is cheaper, then PM should have stated it during the no-confidence motion. Now statements by BJP are just afterthoughts to mask corruption," he added.
Asked FB, WhatsApp to Come Up With Technological Solution to Tackle Fake News: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the Rajya Sabha that the Government of India has asked Facebook and WhatsApp to come up with technological solutions to tackle fake news.
"The government is cognisant that social media platforms are being used as vehicles of weaponisation against India's strategic interests, economic stability and government is committed to take suitable action to deter this," he said.
Kharge Moves Privilege Motion Against PM Modi
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge today moved a privilege motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while Jyotiraditya Scindia did the same against Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for making "misleading remarks during the discussion on the no-confidence motion."
Bills for Consideration and Passing in the Two Houses
Bills for Consideration and Passing in the Lok Sabha:
The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation Bill), 2018
The Homeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2018
The Constitution (One Hundered and Twenty-third Amendment) Bill, 2017
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018
Bills for Consideration and Passing in the Rajya Sabha:
The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018
The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2018
The National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018
Congress MP Venugopal Gives Adjournment Notice over NEET Data Leak
Congress Parliamentarian KC Venugopal today moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha over the NEET exam data Leak issue.
India Had 4 Revolving Raksha Mantri, Rahul Gandhi Takes A Dig
Congress President Rahul Gandhi took another dig at Narendra Modi's government alleging that the the prime minister "personally re-negotiated" the Rafale deal with France.
Kharge to Move Privilage Motion Against PM Modi, Defence Min
Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge to move privilege motion in Lok Sabha against PM Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman "for making misleading statements during no-confidence motion debate."
Will Fulfill Promises Made by Manmohan Singh Govt: Rajnath Singh
Speaking about the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act 2014, Home Minister Rajnath Singh "emphasised" that the Narendra Modi government will fulfill the promises made by the former PM Manmohan Singh, in this regard.
Cong Takes A Dig at #BlackMoneyCrackdown
The official twitter handle of Congredd party took a dig at #BlackMoneyCrackdown that was trending on the social media platform after Union Minister Piyush Goyal's statement in the Parliament.
Indian Money in Swiss Banks Fell 34.5% in 2017: Goyal
Indian deposits in Swiss banks fell by 34.5 percent in 2017 and by 80 percent since the Narendra Modi government came to power in 2014, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday, 24 July. He was citing data from the global body of central banks, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
He said this in Parliament rebutting reports last month, which quoted the Swiss National Bank, the country's central bank, as saying in its annual report that Indian deposits had risen by 50 percent in 2017.
Last month, PTI had reported SNB data that the money parked by Indians in Swiss banks rose to CHF 1.01 billion (Rs. 7,000 crore) in 2017 after falling for three consecutive years.
BIS data show non-bank loans and deposits, which constitute the individual and corporate deposits and exclude inter bank transactions, have fallen by 34.5 per cent in 2017 to USD 524 million compared to USD 800 million in 2016, he said and vowed to continue the crackdown against black money.
"Further, there has been significant reduction in Swiss non-bank loans and deposits of Indians by 80.2 per cent between 2013 and 2017," he said adding the figure in 2013 was USD 2.6 billion which came down to USD 2.3 billion in 2014 and USD 1.4 billion 2015.
Congress Levelled Baseless Allegations About Swiss Bank: Piyush Goyal.
Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the allegations levelled by Congress President rahul Gandhi over Swiss bank were baseless.
"Congress President had been leveling baseless allegations, that money of Indians in Swiss banks have increased by 50%, without understanding seriousness of matter. He's habituated to speak without knowing truth. We saw how he was exposed by the French government," he said.
Will Consider CBI Inquiry in Muzaffarpur Case if State Recommends: rajnath Singh
Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that he will consider a CBI inquiry in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case if the state advises so.
Black Money in Swiss Bank Reduced by 80% After Modi Govt Took Over: Piyush Goyal
Speaking on the issue of black money and account holders in Swiss bank, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said that the amount of money deposited by Indians in the Swiss National Bank had reduced by 80 percent. "After Modi government came to power in 2014, the amount deposited in the Swiss National Bank has reduced by 80 percent between 2014 and 2017," said Goyal.
"According to data released by Swiss National Bank, loans and deposits of individual Indians in the bank decreased by 34.5 percent in the last year compared to the previous year," he added.
"Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Rape A Shame for the Nation"
RJD MP Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav raised the issue of Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case in Lok Sabha and called it a shame for the country. Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan demanded a CBI inquiry into the case.
"Till the time the inquiry is not completed, it is to be seen that the girls are given proper security," she said.
Biggest Mob Lynching Happened in 1984: Rajnath in Lok Sabha
Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha said that 1984 riots was the biggest case of mob lynching. "We are thoughtful about this. This didn't start only recently, the incidents of lynching have been going on since years. I have said this earlier too, the biggest mob lynching is, what happened in 1984," said Singh.
Cong RJD Raise Adjournment Motion in LS, CPI Gives Zero Hour Notice
Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan and RJD MP JP Yadav raised an adjournment motion Notice in Lok Sabha over the incidents of rape at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur.
CPI MP Mohd Salim gave a Zero hour notice in Lok Sabha over situation of violence in West Bengal and Tripura.
Rahul Gandhi Is Irresponsible: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Rahul Gandhi is behaving irresponsibly. Dragging the French President into internal politics is unfortunate. His understanding of national security issues is poor.Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister
He said that the Congress chief must do his homework on India's security systems.
"Since a member of the family has resorted to falsehood, the crowd around the family has no option but to collectively sing the tune of falsehood. We clearly state that Congress's stand is not in national interest," said Prasad.
Lok Sabha Resumes, Tables Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Amendments
Amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code were tabled in the Lok Sabha after the house resumed at 02.05 pm. The BJD opposed the amendments, calling them a "case of crony capitalism".
This bill amendment is a clear case of crony capitalism and is bad in law.BJD statement in Parliament
Original Govt Reply on Rafale Deal Says Price of Aircrafts is Rs 670 Cr Per Craft
AAP MP Sanjay Singh and Congress leaders shared documents they claimed proved their allegations of price manipulation. In a purported government reply on 18 November 2016 to questions on the Rafale deal in Lok Sabha, the price mentioned for Rafale jets is Rs 670 crore.
Congress: Government Law-Bound to Reveal Price of Deal
Continuing the attack on the BJP government, the Congress stated that the government was bound by law to reveal details of the deal to the public, adding that the defence minister had earlier agreed to reveal the details of the deal in Parliament. "So why change your mind now? Did the government lie then or now?" asked Anand Sharma.
'Dassault Filings Show Price of Deal Went up From Rs 526 crore to Rs 1670 crore'
There is no doubt, going by this government's behaviour, that this is definitely a scam. Dassault's own annual filings reveal that the pricing of the deal has gone up from Rs 526 crore per craft to Rs 1670 crore per craft. Earlier in the same year, Dassault sold aircraft to Egypt and Qatar at Rs 1,319 crore each. Why was there a difference in the price?Anand Sharma, Leader, Congress
The Congress also issued a detailed press release, outlining the points that it hoped to highlight, from the pricing of the aircrafts, to the fact that the BJP could, in fact reveal details of the deal, contrary to what the centre had said in Parliament on 21 July.
Congress Press Conference on Rafale Deal
"There is no transfer of technology in this new deal, so it doesn't substantiate the rise in price of aircrafts," Congress leader AK Anthony said.
Lok Sabha Adjourned till 2 pm Following Ruckus Around Alwar Lynching
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the house till 2 pm after ruckus erupted in the Lok Sabha over the Alwar lynching issue.
BJP Leaders Support Rapists, BJP MLAs Implicated in Rape Cases: Jyotiraditya Scindia
Jyotiraditya Scindia cited NCRB statistics on rape in the country, and targeted the BJP government for "protesting the arrest of rapists" and said that "BJP's own MLAs are accused of rape" pointing at the the Unnao rape, where BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar is accused of rape.
Congress Hints at "Huge Expose" on Rafale Deal
Senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala tweeted that the party would come out with a "huge expose" on the Rafale deal, which was also raised by Rahul Gandhi in Parliament on 20 July.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, POCSO Amendments in Parliament
Railways minister Piyush Goyal seeks leave to present Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code amendment, which Speaker Sumitra Mahajan grants. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju seeks permission to present amendments to IPC, POCSO Act and other acts.
TDP MPs Protest Outside Parliament
TDP MPs protested in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament over special category status to Andhra Pradesh and implementation of AP re-organising Act.
Will Raise Cow Vigilantism in Parliament Today: Congress
Congress Leader Mallikarjun Kharge said that he will raise the issue of cow vigilantism in Parliament.
"The government is encouraging such incidents in the country. This government does not want the situation in the country to improve. We will raise the issue in the Parliament today," said Kharge.
TDP MP Gives Notice in RS to Discuss AP Re-organisation Act
TDP MP YS Chowdary gave a notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 to discuss AP Re-organisation Act.
D Raja Give Suspension of Business Notice in RS over Alwar Lynching
CPI leader D Raja issued the suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha over the Alwar lynching incident.
BJP MP Submits Notice for Suspension of Rajya Sabha
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The Rossmore Flyer in private hands again from 2006 until 2009
Please note - this is a site of historical record and does not contain current service information
For many many years the Rossmore Flyer route was in private hands, originally Miss Foott the founder ran the service, then Cosy Coaches of Parkstone, next Stanbridge & Crichel and finally Oakfield of Blandford. But subsequently the route passed to Wilts & Dorset and then to Bournemouth Yellow Buses. From 1st April 2006 another private operator came along, this time local coaching firm Roadliner Passenger Transport of Poole, who ran an hourly service (supported by the Borough of Poole) on the extended Rossmore route, with each journey serving both Alderney East and Bourne Estate as well as the traditional points of Trinidad Estate and Rossmore Road. This was their first bus service, but the firm was established in 2001 and had a fleet of seven coaches.
Reviving its popular name, it was known again as the number 8 "Rossmore Flyer" as shown in the timetable leaflet below. The service was also extended from Upper Parkstone to Alton Road, Sandecotes Road, Kings Avenue and Penn Hill Avenue in Lower Parkstone as the number 8 "Parkstone Flyer". Reviving in part the original 1930s concept proposed seventy odd years ago by Miss Foott, albeit by a slightly different route!
|This is a picture of the new Rossmore
Flyer on its first day of
1st April 2006, with driver David at the wheel of the smartly
liveried Optare Solo Y811 KRP (subsequently reregistered as Y555 ELF) at Penn Hill Corner on the extended route,
with Roadliner Passenger Transport managing director Mark Self proudly looking on.
Following the introduction of the 8 on 1st April, and with the planned changes to the network of Wilts & Dorset services from June 2006 there were more new Roadliner routes, including the "Super Seven" which started on 5th June. These services linked Talbot View (7A) and Bloxworth Road (7B) with Alder Road and the Upper Parkstone shops, continuing via Sea View, Cranbrook Road and Trinidad Estate to Tower Park. The Super Seven was operated by another Optare Solo but in silver livery. Another new route also started on this date, the 32 from Merley and Gravel Hill to Poole Hospital and Poole Bus Station, three times a day in each direction, off-peak. Again this was a service plugging gaps in the bus network after network changes by Wilts & Dorset.
Unfortunately Roadliner's tenure in operation on the 7A, 7B and 32 was short-lived and despite the hard work they had put in to building up these routes since their introduction their participation ceased at the end of September 2006, when their tender bid to continue the routes for five years was not accepted. The 7A and 7B passed to Damory Coaches (a Wilts & Dorset subsidiary) and the 32 to Shamrock Buses of Poole, with a route extension from Merley to Bearwood and the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Happily Roadliner continued to operate the number 8 Rossmore Flyer from their new base in Bunbury Road on the Nuffield Industrial Estate in Poole. From 1st March 2008 the route of the Rossmore Flyer was extended a short distance further northwards along Ringwood Road to include Alderney West as well as Alderney East.
Press reports of financial problems for Roadliner began to appear in August 2009, and on 19th August Wilts & Dorset were observed as operating the Rossmore Flyer as an interim cover. From 29th August operation of the Rossmore Flyer was taken over for a six month period by Shamrock Buses (running to the Roadliner timetable below). Subsequently it was announced that the assets of Roadliner Coaches of Poole had been acquired by the Cavendish School of English in Bournemouth, securing around 20 jobs. It has also acquired the Exceptional Coach Company – currently trading as Victory Tours – and has rebranded the combined business as Cavendish Liner. The new team is headed by directors Marcus and Jane Barber from Cavendish School of English. The former Roadliner managing director Mark Self has left the business and is no longer associated with it. A further twist to this tale from 1st April 2010 as the Rossmore Flyer passed from Shamrock Buses to Dolphin Coaches of Wimborne. The operations manager of Dolphin Coaches at the time was the selfsame Mark Self . . .
It is said that what goes around comes around. Four years to the day after the Roadliner picture above, and in the selfsame place, we find
Mark Self at Penn Hill Corner again! This time launching the operation of the Rossmore Flyer by Dolphin Coaches of Wimborne.
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R116 preliminary inquests deferred due to weather conditions
Hearing into deaths of four helicopter crew set for later date in Belmullet, Co Mayo
Four Irish Coast Guard air crew – Capt Dara Fitzpatrick, Capt Mark Duffy, winch operator Paul Ormsby and winchman Ciarán Smith – died when their helicopter collided with Blackrock island off the Mayo coast
A preliminary inquest hearing into the deaths of the four Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 helicopter crew has been deferred until later in March due to the severe weather.
The opening of the inquests had been set for Thursday in Belmullet, Co Mayo. However, weather conditions have affected travel to north Mayo, and coroner for north Mayo Dr Eleanor Fitzgerald has deferred the hearing until a yet to be decided date.
Capt Dara Fitzpatrick, Capt Mark Duffy, winch operator Paul Ormsby and winchman Ciarán Smith died when their Sikorsky S-92 helicopter crashed at Blackrock island, 13km west of the Mullet peninsula, in the early hours of March 14th last year.
The bodies of Mr Ormsby and Mr Smith have not been recovered, in spite of extensive air, sea and shore searches.
The preliminary inquests are expected to allow for registration of the deaths of the crew, but it is expected that an application will be made for an adjournment due to the continuing investigations by the Garda, Health and Safety Authority.
The lead investigation by the Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) is not expected to be finalised for some time.
Locator beacons
A preliminary report by the AAIU published last April indicated that a chain of events led to the fatal crash. It identified deficiencies in an operator's route guide, and an absence of data on Blackrock in the helicopter's enhanced ground proximity warning systems (EGPWS), which is not a primary navigation tool.
The fact that none of the four crew were located by satellite beacons was also explored in the preliminary report, which found conflicting information on how the locator beacons were installed in lifejackets. This could have precluded them from activating – due to proximity of beacon to GPS antenna.
The pilots were flying on instruments at night from Dublin to the west coast, having been tasked to provide "top cover", as in communication support, for the Sligo-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter which was undertaking a medical evacuation from a fishing vessel.
The R116 helicopter planned to refuel at Blacksod lighthouse on the Mullet peninsula, before flying west into the Atlantic, and was making an approach via Blackrock island when the crash occurred.


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Winner of inaugural UMUC award on accelerated path to greatness
By Gil Klein, special to ConnectingVets.com It was Alicia Hunt's mother who pushed her to join the Air Force right out of high school, but it was her uncle who challenged her to pursue her education.
Now, as a staff sergeant deployed in Afghanistan, Hunt has received a new University of Maryland University College award that helps her achieve both goals.
Less than five years into her Air Force career, Hunt already has completed her undergraduate education through UMUC. The funds she will receive from the Gen. John W. Vessey Student of the Year Award will help her accelerate her education so that it is not tied to the Military Tuition Assistance timetable.
Hunt is working on a UMUC master's degree that specializes in health care administration. It is preparing her for a new career in the Air Force in diagnostic imaging, working with Magnetic Resonance Imaging and nuclear medicine.
With her deployment to Afghanistan nearing an end, she said she will first return to her home base at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida before heading to Ft. Sam Houston in her hometown of San Antonio to launch her new work in Air Force medicine.
Hunt, who grew up in San Antonio, is one of three children and a loyal Texan.
"Everything's bigger and better in Texas," she says.
Her mother insisted that the Air Force would give her some direction in life. Hunt's Uncle William, the only member of her family who had attained a college degree, encouraged her to get more education.
"When I was younger, he would joke around saying, 'you're not going to get any more degrees than I have,'" she said. "It was kind of a push for me to do better. When I graduated, I talked to him and said I was working on my master's degree. He said, 'You already beat me now.'"
While Hunt had taken a couple of classes through Central Texas College, she said she became serious about her degree when she arrived at Eglin in 2015 and enrolled with UMUC. With the help of Joshua Henson, her Military Education Coordinator there, she learned how many college credits she could earn from both the training she already had completed with the Air Force and through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP).
"I would not be here without his help and guidance," Hunt said of Henson.
She said she liked how all of her courses could be taken online so that she could keep studying no matter where her military service took her. She learned to keep ahead in her courses, especially while in Afghanistan, because she never knew when internet service would be interrupted.
In less than two years, she had finished her undergraduate degree and eagerly started her master's program. She was so driven to finish her graduate work that she could not wait for the Military Tuition Assistance money to catch up with her and paid for her courses out of her own pocket.
Chris Tipton, director of UMUC's Veterans Initiatives, said rarely does the university see military students who qualify for MTA actually pay for the classes themselves. Hunt had no idea that she would win the Vessey Award when she made the payments.
"Her progression and her commitment to her education was a significant factor in Hunt winning the scholarship," Tipton said.
While her education will help advance her career, she said the values she has learned in her military service have provided her the moral foundation for her life.
"The military has taught me to do it myself," she said. "Integrity is tantamount to everything that we do. You have to trust the people you work with. They have to be able to trust in you. At the end of the day, someone else's life might be in your hands. They have to trust that you can do your job."
When she looks back on her life, she thanks her mother for the push.
"What I am doing now is amazing," she said. "I would not be where I am right now without the opportunities the military afforded me."
The award's namesake, Gen. John W. Vessey Jr., is the only chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who began his military career as an enlisted man. He, too, took advantage of UMUC courses during his military career to advance in rank. After he retired, he was appointed the first chairman of the university's Board of Visitors.
This Veterans Day, the Gen. John W. Vessey Jr. Student of the Year Award was inaugurated, and a UMUC Conference Center ballroom named in his honor, at a university ceremony commemorating his life.
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So, today we're going to talk about the second approach, which is:
Looking for companies in your industry and city/area that *may* need someone on their team with your skillset and background.
In Ken's case (he didn't say his profession, but for the sake of example, we're going to say he's an engineer), he could look for local manufacturing companies. The key is finding companies that would need to hire a full-time employee from his (or your) particular profession.
So, begin with some research. Look around and try to find companies in the area where you feel you could make a difference. Then, just as we discussed yesterday, approach the hiring manager or others in the organization, and ask if they'd be open to meeting for a coffee or beer.
What you meet, you just talk shop.
It's as simple as that.
This straightforward strategy can put you on a hiring manager's short-list for stellar jobs in just about any industry.
Why does this work so well?
Because employees leave teams all the time. As a result, just about every manager finds him or herself needing to hire someone fast. That means most managers worth their salt are always on the lookout for skilled professionals that they can keep "in their pocket," so to speak.
Like the first strategy that we discussed yesterday, when you start approaching hiring managers in this way, one of the first things they'll do is look you up online and view your LinkedIn profile.
So it's crucial that your profile presents a stellar first impression.


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What is a prophet?
A prophet is seer, a person who speaks forth, they have the ability to see the future, a prophet must have both a teaching and revelatory role declaring God's truth on contemporary issues while also revealing details about the future. A prophet has to touch the present and the future and has to be instrumental in guiding his fans, followers and members, the house of God is built on the foundation of the prophets; otherwise without there isn't one
What determine the powers of a prophet over the other?
A prophet must be miraculous, must see things and be of great help to the people in and outside his house of worship, things and wonders the prophet does determine his strengths as compared to other prophets. Prophets of old had their spiritual masters where they would consult to extend their prophetic powers; to be a prophet does not mean only to preach and foresee the future but also to force the out comes to your people into good and bright ones while you are able to save and protect them when they need that protection, and the question is 'how do you prophet protect them when you are vulnerable to what affects them and need protection more than they do' In this case a prophet need powers otherwise he loses his congregation as he is seen to be weaker and not fit to be a prophet.
Does the age say anything or limit a person to be a prophet or to have prophetic and miraculous powers?
Age in nowadays is a concern when it comes to prophetic powers that people use in this era of living as compared to the ancient prophets in the horn era and the other times of living of old times. Long back prophets were very-very old people more especially men as we have had of very few prophetesses who were not free and did not make it due to oppression of women in that era of living. Look at this era of living the prophets are our brothers the young guys 'Where is the source of their prophetic powers' what is behind their success with their church businesses? Why are they so much reach than the people they pray for, there is a secret and it is none of your business, just follow.
Why not the old-old guys in the prophetic job before, does God not consider experience anymore?
The secret behind the powers is that when you are too old, the spirits that are set to you prophet to have these powers and so much of the prophetic gift can no longer hold to that old and weak blood due to age. During Hebrew times it was simple because to be a prophet was simple a calling as with a Sangoma in our African way of calling but in their Hebrew belief system unlike today anyone can be a powerful prophet who does magic, miracles and wonders with greater prophetic powers form his consultation with those who offer those services and create those gifts. If you don't match the prophetic size your followers expect, you are not one and you don't have a church that is the church of today. The blood of the old people cannot stand for things that are used to create these prophetic powers the prophets of today use; prophets of today are too powerful than we expect with God himself and the old bodies cannot stand or hold those powers.
Are there levels in prophetic powers/ bigger and or smaller?
Yes there are levels in prophetic powers and that is why one prophet seems powerful than the other yet they are said to be of one God and serving one god, even the source of their prophetic powers and miracle performance would have come/sourced from different people who possess different levels of powers. Looking at the prophets today one just come from nowhere like a seedling coming from underground and take the world by storm being the most famous that those who long existed, it is because of the level of powers sourced, it make this prophet followed, known, loved, preferred, favored, donated to and showered with gifts from left hand, right and Centre than those who long existed, it is the level of prophetic powers sourced.
What is a true prophetic gift, how do you see/know this is a true prophet?
It will be quite a headache to try to find out who real is a true and unscrupulous prophet, I'm not sure what does one consider a true and a false prophet since God has never shown in person to say this one yes and that one no. These prophets teach one and the same bible so if it helps you to follow them and there are good fruits that keeps you going so why worry, anything that works for you just hold on. How do you see you are not competent prophet 'it is by having too much problems and not prospering whilst your counterparts enjoy the fruits of their flocks and simply by being overcome by your competitors and having loads of enemies.
Does a prophet have to do good things only; is a prophet aligned with God, Ancestors, or traditional healers?
No not at all, it is long-long back that prophets were bound to do good things only, but still they failed to comply, some due to their anger and others due to their envy, many prophets used their prophetic gifts to curse and possibly kill. The prophet Elisha had a very long bold head from forehead to near end of the head to the back so says the bible. It is said in the bible that young boys mocked and laughed at him and he called Hyenas and they came and tear them up and that was the curse. Yes the Prophets are the people aligned with God through as saints and spiritual leaders in Hebrew, Judaism, Christianity and all the Abrahamic religions in their denomination in their diversity. Prophets are highly respected members of the society and the whole of the spiritual communities, but still nowadays if a prophet needs to build his palace, his empire on a good, big and sustaining brand name; he must have powers and miraculous acts, then he is guaranteed the growth of his church and a profitable church business. Prophets have become brand names nowadays, without powers and abilities to perform miracles the prophet does not exist. A prophet must possess powers to heal and to harm if necessary because he is in war in a spiritual realm and has the duty to protect the people; this is where he needs powers the most. There are some acts of the prophets in the bible that you may consider near witchcraft due to their brutality but we still have to consider that in a war one has to win for his side and for his people and wars and battles means fight any way you can and come to victory.
Is it good for a prophet to curse?
Yes it is good for a prophet to curse if necessary, a prophet is a human being like everybody, they are mocked, teased, criticized, robbed, lied to, attacked and possibly bewitched like any other humans and the only tools they have to retaliate is their prophetic powers. In times of old many people were cursed by prophets, and many were healed so many miraculous acts were done as the living proof that prophetic powers are there and the curse was used as the other proof to those who deserved cursing.
Prophets, Powers and Miracles
The true powers behind prophetic powers of today are from a Sangoma and Nyangas (Traditional healers, these powers draw multitudes of Christians and if a prophet doesn't have these powers does not have or conform to prominence according to the people and today's followers expectations.
Some Prophets of today with their forged acts of miracles
Some prophets will train their members as in how to fall when they are prayed for or how to pretend to be possessed with demon spirits even some testimonies in some churches are falsified and this is because this prophet, leader and his church wants/wish to perform miracles but doesn't have the powers and abilities to. So for the church to grow, now the members have to participate by displaying false miracles. There is only one thing to avoid these cock-and-bull stories and is nothing other than to consult like all other prophets for powers privately and the consultation will always be kept a secret and confidential; it is not your Sangoma or iNyanga (Traditional healer) who is your enemy or can be your enemy, it is the other prophet who will envy and fight you for the members and your success or possibly bewitch you. Go for prophetic powers god has never shown up and told you it is seen to source powers from spiritual masters; even Samuel in the bible was blessing with powers and anointing.
What role has powers and the miracles played in religions to this day?
Miracles and Powers has always been the foundation of the strength of the old days prophecy and religions at large especial the biblical religion. Prophecy became the source of powers, authoritative, ruler-ship and control.
Why mostly old men were prophets in the times of ancient living; why only boys and young men nowadays and why so many of them nowadays.
It is no wrong to have many prophets, the population has grown as compared to ancient living but the powers the prophets of today seem to possess is becoming far more than that one of a Messiah himself, true or untrue today's prophets are followed like people have just closed their eyes and follow. Even though those who don't have powers to perform miracles and what the followers consider healing and problem solving and protection don't have followers. Old prophets were mild because their gift was a pure calling today's boys are hot because theirs is modified and cooked, but still God has never shown up and said that it is sin; it is only people through their judgmental mannerisms who call it sins. Why so many of them; the church has become the most profitable business.
Was Jesus a prophet; are things done by prophets of today aligned with him/his acts
Jesus spoke in the bible according to some bible verses that more and more and so many miracles even far bigger than he performed will be performed by the coming prophets and by both the true and the false prophets,; but though there is a secret behind prophetic powers today.
What is the source of prophetic powers and ability to do miracles nowadays; what is the secret behind?
It is traditional healers, any powerful spiritualists, Sangomas and some spirituals Gurus; it must always be a secret that you consult prophet so that you don't lose your credit and respect of your followers.
Fame and the followers
In order to be famous you need to be known, in order be successful you need to be in your belief type as a leader you need to be you need to be followed and given wealth in forms of offerings and donations, but still what determine these good outcomes is to have useful and affording followers and be able to keep them with you.
The church and the money.
No money no church and no members (followers) no money, no prophetic and miraculous powers no members, no church and money and no respect.
Competition and Attacks in the Spiritual Realm.
Who are your enemies Prophet? ; It is obvious they are your competitors the other prophets than the outside world and their reason for your attack can be your promising success and the power. Power and success are always attraction to jealousy and attack.
Jealous and blacklist
Your competitors obvious the other prophets might tarnish your growing name by falsifying statement that you are not real to what you and they consider it a real prophet. They may call you names such as Satanic, Demonic and Unholy but if you are equipped with powers you won't be affected your followers will not listen to them.
Name weight and how to keep your clean sheet
People are your every day's test and you need to understand and know how to pass their examinations (Your followers) your good sheet relies on your behavior and the characteristic you display. Do you know what people 'your followers' expect of you as their prophet, do you know what they expect of you outside your life of a prophecy? Then do just that, display that.
What determines the sustainable life and the weight of a prophet?
Power and the winning attitude of a prophet and his high miraculous acts determine the weight of a prophet and it is obvious. The power is seen by winning over jealousy, witchcraft attacks, attacks in all their forms and types by enemies and be able to run your church profitable.
The enemy in yourself Prophet
. Be careful of the acts in or outside your prophetic gift and in your life that may scare your followers and your audience away. Bear in mind that all your success rely on your fans and all your doings must attract fanatic.
Falling and bankruptcy.
When you see other prophets falling getting bankrupt with their churches ceasing to exist you may think they are fool and stupid until you are faced with such a dilemma. Seven people out of five thousand are left in your church and all the members have left for other churches; you now have to be faced with headaches as in where did you go wrong, nothing is wrong, you lack powers; prophetic and miraculous powers. You did not do something to keep them or you simply did not perform your miraculous and prophetic duties as your competitors and the nearby prophets. Your followers (members) want far more than you can give them and they are seeing it next door or elsewhere. This is where you need miraculous and prophetic powers more than anything and not forgetting the binding of your church.
The prophet of today, the church and the money
. You got to have the blessings to be magnetic to money and the wealth in general; where is your money prophet? Your money is from those people who follow you, your people, your congregation; they are through the Godly stature you ware as a saint your business. So you must have powers, magic, miracles or what name have you that brings you not only the poor of the poorest in your congregation but also the rich, the well-off, the wealthy, the haves and the profile big who will give you the real money and bless you with so many things. Prophet, the blessing from God is always spiritual and hardily in material staff, but more of the blessing you need prophet is from people. Be showered with gift while you work for them and God.
Prophet, catch and keep your birds for yourself.
Some prophets and their churches have become unpaid agents and recruiting workers for other churches. You preach well, you do everything very well, you recruit a lot of people into your church but you cannot keep them for long. Now you and your church have become the preschool for members to learn the church and graduate and go and belong somewhere. What you need to do nowadays to keep your members and have your church growing is simple prophet; Simple perform miracles, have amazing and unique prophetic powers, have amazing acts of prophecy, and be constantly superior as compared to that of others. Then you will be able to keep your church together for a very long time (Until Amen). Remember; you can give it your all but still people always want more, so be always prepared to give more.
Your name and indabulaluvalo, Isikhwehlela and uvalo of a lion (Name spread, weight and respect accompanied by fame and the love of people)
Your name must have a weight prophet, when it is said elsewhere in the world, even if they were talking about someone with the similar name as that of yours, you must come first and everyone else second. Even those who have not seen you in person must believe in your works and want to be part of your congregation. With that, seeing you in person can be of a great price.
The ancient prophets.
Powers and miracles accompanied by dreams have always been the foundation of the strength and the growth of many religion types; since ancient Hebrew, Judaism, and early Christianity until this day today. In everything they considered the church before the coming of Christ, prophets were the key people believed to be the link to God by their people. Even in this day today prophetic powers and miracles are the key success to the growth of the brand name of a prophet. No powers no deal. Without prophecy and miracles said to have happened or performed by the early bible prophets, the bible would be just a book of folktales. To build your empire and your palace, to build a successful brand name as a prophet, you need to be highly miraculous and prophetic, spiritually powered to anoint and be anointed but mostly to be miraculous and prophetic.
Be tough and a powerful Prophet
Prophet; don't be simple, don't be easy, don't be ordinary people of today are allergic to ordinary staff otherwise you lose out. God has never shown up in person but always help his people through his few chosen ones and the saints through his spirit. Spiritualists differ in their belief types but what is nice about all this is that one spiritualist can source powers even in the belief type that differs from his own as long as he/ she can find high spiritual powers. Your source of powers is your own secret keep to yourself without powers you are vulnerable to defeat;


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Its been a busy last two days & its been very interesting to say the least. But I've been doing a lot of thinking about the Against the Giants series of modules & the Descent Into The Depths of the Earth. The campaign adventure overarching plot is outlined in the wiki entry;"The D-series itself is part of a larger overall campaign of adventures set in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting. The overall campaign begins with the three modules in the Against the Giants series, continues through the D-series, and concludes with module Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits. The latter segments of the campaign, including the D-series and module Q1, are set in a vast network of caverns and tunnels called the Underdark."
I've been doing a lot of thinking about how to incorporate this whole series into an Arthurian style OSR campaign. The entry point for such a campaign would be Welsh mythology specifically;"Culhwch and Olwen (Welsh: Culhwch ac Olwen) is a Welsh tale that survives in only two manuscripts about a hero connected with Arthur and his warriors: a complete version in the Red Book of Hergest, ca. 1400, and a fragmented version in the White Book of Rhydderch, ca. 1325. " When you start looking at the overall manipulation by the Drow it reminds me of the Fey court's meddling in many of the Arthurian tales;
"Culhwch's father, King Cilydd son of Celyddon, loses his wife Goleuddydd after a difficult childbirth. When he remarries, the young Culhwch rejects his stepmother's attempt to pair him with his new stepsister. Offended, the new queen puts a curse on him so that he can marry no one besides the beautiful Olwen, daughter of the giant Ysbaddaden Pencawr. Though he has never seen her, Culhwch becomes infatuated with her, but his father warns him that he will never find her without the aid of his famous cousin Arthur. The young man immediately sets off to seek his kinsman. He finds him at his court in Celliwig in Cornwall; this is one of the earliest instances in literature or oral tradition of Arthur's court being assigned a specific location and a valuable source of comparison with the court of Camelot or Caerleon as depicted in later Welsh, English and continental Arthurian legends."
"Culhwch at Ysbaddaden's court. An illustration by E. Wallcousins in Celtic Myth & Legend, Charles Squire, 1920 "Horses shall I have, and chivalry; and my Lord and kinsman Arthur will obtain for me all these things. And I shall gain thy daughter, and thou shalt lose thy life." "Go forward...and when thou hast compassed all these marvels, thou shalt have my daughter for thy wife.""
"Arthur agrees to help, and sends six of his finest warriors (Cai, Bedwyr, Gwalchmei, Gwrhyr Gwalstawd Ieithoedd, Menw son of Tairgwaedd and Cynddylig Gyfarwydd) to join Culhwch in his search for Olwen. The group meets some relatives of Culhwch's that know Olwen and agree to arrange a meeting. Olwen is receptive to Culhwch's attraction, but she cannot marry him unless her father agrees, and he, unable to survive past his daughter's wedding, will not consent until Culhwch completes a series of about forty impossible-sounding tasks. The completion of only a few of these tasks is recorded and the giant is killed, leaving Olwen free to marry her lover." Seems pretty straight forward right?! Arthurian court gets involved with the Welsh giant courts & all is put right.. Or is it? What happens if the events of say G1-2 are actually the result of Culhwch's father, King Cilydd son of Celyddon, being played by the Dark Elves of the Underworld? Think about it?! A king loses his wife & is now emotionally vulnerable to manipulations of evil Fey??
Make no mistake that Arthur sending in his finest warriors is a tactically sound move especially Cai, Bedwyr, Gwalchmei, Gwrhyr Gwalstawd Ieithoedd, Menw son of Tairgwaedd and Cynddylig Gyfarwydd. Freeing of Mabon ap Modron from his watery prison has more then a few consequences for Ysbaddaden Bencawr; "Ysbaddaden, Chief of Giants,".
Why? Because the Drow are after all out war between the humans & the Fey races. A war of ultimate extinction & Arthur's warriors are the ultimate stabilizing force except for family & marriage as peace time contract. Ysbaddaden Bencawr; "Ysbaddaden, Chief of Giants is a magic using giant of no small standing. He's a high level enchanter & warrior of renowned among the giants. In fact I've seen his preserved head used as a relic in certain campaigns. the preserved head is able to summon a planar door to his castle in Fairyland.
This is only the start of this Arthurian commentary & I've got some thoughts about expanding & what the far reaching consequences of such a campaign might be.


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Working had been getting in the way of my gardening. I really wanted to be free of work so I could do my own gardening and grow my own vegetables. No more dependence on those dictatorial supermarkets who charge what they want and decide what we should eat. What's not to like about that? Not only would I be free of supermarkets I would also save myself more than £50 a week in shopping bills.
I have now been retired for eighteen months and last year I successfully grew some of my own fruit and vegetables, but it came in gluts forcing me to make chutney and jam and then it ended. It was nice but inadequate and the cost of the seeds, compost, water and equipment was far more than the money saved on shopping bills.
But let's ignore that the total bills were actually much higher and say it was because of inflation on the residual shopping list items. The spreadsheets and accounts I keep to manage my budget must be wrong.
I don't believe it cost more to grow my own, so therefore it didn't. I am a thoroughly modern Brit. When it suites me I can ignore the experts and provide my own alternative facts which are validated by my honestly held belief.
There! I've mastered Brexit Britain and may soon qualify as one of the people again.
And to prove it, this year I planted far more seedlings than I have space for to grow into mature plants. I wanted the crops they'd produce, so why not? I just kept believing I'd find the room.
But by the time I needed to plant out the squashes I had still not found the space, so I delayed the planting out date. I purchased large pots and transplanted half of them. That would make it easier to find room. They wouldn't need a place in a bed. But where, bearing in mind how they grow? And what about the rest of them?
At this point I must admit I slipped a bit from my attempts to rejoin the people and I consulted an expert - several different experts to get a variety of opinion and advice. We can't all be perfect and I promise to try harder next time.
As a consequence I decided to grow them vertically up a mesh frame. That, it seems is the way to save space. Only problem - no mesh frame. So next stop, the DIY store and, following a heated argument with the Webmaster, more expensive purchases. He was a typical moaner, pointing out that any frame would have to support the weight of the plant and withstand the weather. He seemed concerned that the weight of the plant and/or blustery wind would blow down any non-robust structure that wasn't firmly anchored to the ground. He really needs more faith in flimsy canes and plastic mesh but I let him get on with his design.
Then, when he was about to build it, I turned it down. I don't think we need all the fancy watering systems he was proposing and I thought it would be an eye-sore in front of my house. He moaned again and pointed out I'd had specific watering requirements and because I was using the polythene planting bags the method I'd used last year when they were in the ground wouldn't work. I ignored him. I believe it will. Can he see into the future? And why does he keep going on about the cost?
For my first batch I have cobbled together a construction of bamboo canes and light weight mesh which is only held in place with guys. I'm sure it will be fine, but to keep him happy I have agreed to let him partially implement his design and watering system with the second batch.
We'll see, but if growing these squashes is to save money on the shopping bill I will need hundreds of them, more than I would have bought and more than we can eat. But technically it may save money had we actually wanted so many squashes.
It remains to be seen whether my faith in saving money or my taste for squashes breaks first, assuming any grow.


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RUSSELL B. WEEKES Petitioner,v.BRETT JASON HAZLETT, Respondent.
case comes before the court on Petitioner Russell B.
Weekes' Motion to Withdraw the bankruptcy reference from
Bankruptcy Case No. 16-30360.[1] For the reasons that follow, the
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Hazlett filed a Motion for Sanctions on November 8, 2017,
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objected on March 26, 2018.[5]
April 5, 2018, Capstone Law filed a Motion to
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contested matters are initiated by motion, just as Hazlett
and the U.S. Trustee did here.[12]
the court applies the standard for timeliness for contested
matters to this Motion. Weekes filed his initial response to
Hazlett's Motion for Sanctions[13] over four months prior to
the filing of the Motion to Withdraw.[14] Respecting
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