Podcasts about Thame

Episode #348: The Spring Revolution in Myanmar represents a continuation of long-standing struggles for a legitimate political order, according to Charlie Thame, Assistant Professor of International Relations at Thammasat University. Thame describes this uprising as a "redemptive revolution," striving to fulfill the promises of past movements like the 1988 Uprising and the Saffron Revolution. The current revolution aims for popular sovereignty and inclusion, seeking rights for marginalized ethnic groups within a federal democratic state. Thame emphasizes that the grassroots nature of this uprising distinguishes it from past "passive" revolutions that failed to reflect the people's will. The current movement seeks not merely power-sharing but the full dismantling of military dominance. He critiques the international community for legitimizing Myanmar's military despite popular opposition, and he advocates for a redefinition of ‘sovereignty,' one that is rooted in the people's will, much like struggles seen during the era of decolonization. Addressing the issue of revolutionary violence, Thame argues that while non-violence is preferable, it has proven ineffective as a singular strategy against Myanmar's military, which uses brutal force indiscriminately. Thame is critical of the hypocrisy of outside actors who decry revolutionary violence while supporting oppressive regimes, and he calls out the Western community's “both sides” rhetoric that ignores power asymmetries. "The revolution doesn't end with the military being defeated," Thame says, addressing the broader aspirations that he hopes can be achieved. "The revolution would only end with the sort of realization of the aspirations that drove it originally: those aspirations, not just for a new constitution, but for fundamentally more equal society and overcoming those social, ethnic, religious, generational class cleavages. And I just hope, with all my power, that that is something that can be followed through on because once the military starts collapsing, as I believe it will."

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Whilst trekking in the Khumbu region recently, Kenton bumped into 'super guide' Lakpa Rita Sherpa, and took the opportunity to interview him for the podcast. Lakpa Rita was born in Thame, a small village high in the Himalayas, and followed in his father's footsteps becoming a mountain guide and Sirdar. Lakpa Rita has lived in Seattle since 2000 and has led multiple expeditions all over the world. He first summited Everest in 1990 and has stood atop the world's highest mountain 17 times. Lakpa Rita now runs his own guiding company, Khangri Experience, and personally prefers to climb 'smaller' mountains these days, as well as leading treks in Nepal, the USA and elsewhere. Kenton learns things about Lakpa Rita that he didn't know during this conversation, so we're sure that you will too. Enjoy! Follow Kenton on Instagram: @kentoncool Follow Lakpa Rita on Instagram: @lrsherpa Find Lakpa Rita's guiding company here: www.khangriexperience.com

This Halloween we live streamed from our favourite haunted pub, The Cross Keys, in Thame, Oxfordshire. We were joined by some of our favourite paranormal people; author Ruth Roper Wylde, James from The Loremen Podcast, mentalist Nick Dale, and Trudi from The Psychic Sidekicks. Hope you enjoy the highlights. To see the full video version go to https://www.youtube.com/live/zdDXIbUFAS4?si=wOaCitDbbvJ3FM1M  Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/TQMpod ruthroperwylde@gmail.com  https://www.loremenpodcast.com/  https://nick-dale.com/ 

Artificial intelligence, quantum computing and satellites have the potential to exponentially improve our capability to monitor and predict the impacts of climate change on our environment.As floods and natural disasters hit Nepal and other countries this summer, in this episode of the On Thin Ice podcast we look at how new technologies and other proven methods can help stay safe in the mountains and in the great outdoors. Host Paolo Bosonin speaks with Laura Kottlowski, professional ice skater and influencer with tens of millions of viewers on TikTok and Instagram, and Tenzing Chogyal Sherpa, glaciologist at ICIMOD.Laura Kottlowski shares her insights from years of studying frozen lakes around the world, and explains how her discipline is having to adapt to the loss of ice around the world, where many natural ice rinks are quickly disappearing.Tenzing Chogyal Sherpa, who has been closely watching the evolution of glaciers around Mount Everest and other parts of the Himalayas, breaks down some of the dangers faced by local populations: with melting glaciers, there are more and more lakes that could outburst and cause massive damage to villages and people living downstream.But Tenzing, Laura and other scientists say artificial intelligence and machine learning can scale up their ability to process satellite images and other data, allowing for a better understanding of the consequences of higher temperatures on our world's ice - and on the communities whose lives depend on it.So can AI help us mitigate the risks brought by climate change? Listen to On Thin Ice, produced in partnership with the Bally Peak Outlook Foundation.Head to https://www.ballypeakoutlook.org/  to learn more about the foundation, which is on a mission to safeguard the world's fragile mountain habitats from the adverse effects of global warming and excessive tourism. LINKS:https://www.ballypeakoutlook.org/https://www.iceworm.mediahttps://www.instagram.com/laurakottlowski/?hl=enhttps://www.tiktok.com/@laura.kottlowski?lang=enhttps://www.icimod.org/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/ai-for-good-research-lab/ai-for-good-book/PRODUCTION CREDITS:Production: Iceworm MediaEditorial advisor: David VetterVideo Editor: Canyon JamesOriginal Music: Nadir CassimTAGS:AI, Artifical Intelligence, Satellites, Climate Change, AI for Good, science, alpinism, climbing, glaciologist, Sherpa, Namche Bazar, Thame, Lobuche, Quantum computing, climate change, Everest, Floods, disasters, Nepal, Colorado, Ice Skating, TikTok, Instgram, Influencer, Safety, Ice, Thin Ice, Natural RinksWould you like to suggest guests and projects that we should cover? Do you have feedback or questions? Email paolo@iceworm.media

Many of our gardens are enjoying much earlier blooms this spring due to the mild and damp weather conditions. Peter Brown and Chris Day bring us the latest gardening news, what's on's and topical gardening advice for the busy month of April.What's on6th -7th April: Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show at Royal Cornwall Show Ground near Wadebridge, features a Grow Your Own space and Tipi Talks as well as dazzling displays and exquisite exhibits.Saturday 13th April: Hanami Blossom Day at Brogdale Farm, Faversham, Kent. Open 10am-3pm. Discover Japanese art and culture amidst the breathtaking blossoming orchards, plus so much more.15th – 28th April: A celebration of Spring: from blossom to bluebells at Hever Castle Gardens in Kent.18th - 21st April: RHS Urban Show set in the heart of Manchester (Depot Mayfield), celebrates your own oasis in this new immersive gardening experience.Sunday 21st April: Plant Fairs Roadshow at Arundel Castle in West Sussex. Open 10am-5pm. Expert nurseries will be displaying their plants in the grounds of Arundel Castle as part of the Plant Fairs Roadshow.Monday 29th April: Rachel de Thame: A Flower Garden for Pollinators talk at the Garden Museum in Lambeth, London, by Rachel de Thame and botanical artist Lauren Lusk yours about her new book.Plants mentioned: Comfrey (for tea), Hebe, Narcissi, Muscari (grape hyacinths), Tulips, Hydrangea ‘Cherry Explosion,' Rose ‘Munstead Wood', Magnolia ‘Stellata' (Star magnolia), Primulas and Polyanthus.Seeds to sow: Cosmos, Cowslips, Gazanias, Geraniums, Marigolds, Nasturtium, Sunflowers and wildflowers. Veggies: Parsnips, Carrots, and salad crops.Products mentioned: Lawn seed mixtures including Johnsons Any Time, Tuff Lawn, Shade and Meadow wildflower mixture, feed Vitax Q4, Empathy Afterplant, Sulphate of Potash, Fungus Fighter for preventative box treatment. Box alternatives - Euonymus ‘Jean Hugues' and E. ‘Green Spire', Evergreen honeysuckle hedging. Flowering hedges including Lavender and Hedge Germander. Garden hoe. Water retaining gel, Vitax Q4 and continuous (slow release) control fertiliser.Peter and Chris's bluebell wood recommendations: Hazelborough Woods (Silverstone, Northamptonshire) and The Woodland Trust's College Wood (Nash, Milton Keynes).News101 Charles Darwin lookalikes gather at threatened 550-year-old oak tree in record attempt protest.Global tree of the year winners announced.Sycamore gap tree updateCalifornian Redwoods make it big in the UKGovernment dashes hopes for horticulture with underwhelming reformsMore Scottish gardens open under the SGS to help the Perennial charity.Finalist of the RHS Britain in Bloom competition announced.International Orchid Show moves to Gardeners' World Live.Glow-in-the-dark Petunia ‘Firefly' launched in the United States.A new Rose ‘With Courage' in conjunction with RNLI from rose breeder Peter Beales.A change in shift of food production with wider diversification of crops.The NHS could save £6.7 billion a year if everyone ate plant based food.New Backyard Biodiversity Report from Garden Organics.Top RHS plant diseases ranked from results in 2023.Dig It Top 5: This month Grass seed best sellers.Our thanks to Chiltern Music Therapy for supplying the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Okay, it's not strictly active travel - but it is walking, sort of. In this short bonus episode, Laura and Adam go Mudlarking on the Thame's foreshore and find Medieval pottery, clay tobacco pipes, a Boris bike and a traffic cone.Thanks to Chris from the Thames Explorer Trust for being our guide.There's also some extra bonus content on our new Patreon. That's right - if you want ad-free listening, behind-the-scenes and bonus content and to help support the podcast - head to (https://www.patreon.com/StreetsAheadPodcast). We'll even send you some stickers! We're also on Twitter and welcome your feedback on our episode: https://twitter.com/podstreetsaheadIf you're reading this, please can you take 1 minute to give us a rating and write a review? It helps us more than you probably think.Episode edited by Clare Mansell. Support Streets Ahead on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

See Rachel de Thame at BBC Gardeners' World Spring Fair on Sunday 5 May.Rachel de Thame, presenter on BBC2s Gardeners' World, makes her BBC Gardeners' World Events debut in 2024, sharing top tips and advice live on stage.Rachel is a broadcaster, writer and passionate gardener. Trained at The English Gardening School, she has been a regular presenter on BBC2's Gardeners' World since 1999. Rachel is also a long-term member of the team providing coverage of all the major RHS Flower Shows, for which she co-anchored several episodes in 2021. Rachel's other television series' include Small Town Gardens and Gardening with the Experts for the BBC and Countrywise for ITV. A Good Read for BBC Radio 4 and Essential Classics for BBC Radio 3 are among her radio appearancesThe author of three gardening books, Rachel is a gardening columnist for the Sunday Times and The Garden magazine for the RHS. Her writing commissions for other publications, include BBC Gardeners' World Magazine and The Huffington Post.Design projects, range from the LK Bennett Garden at Chelsea Flower Show 2008 and the floral decorations for the Royal Barge, during the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in 2012,to bespoke planting plans for private gardens.Rachel co-curated the RHS London Rose Show in 2016 and has been the key speaker and/or host for talks and events at The Ashmolean Museum, The Garden Museum, Highgrove, Hever Castle, The Charleston Garden Festival and The Royal Geographical Society.Rachel is Vice President of wild flower charity Plantlife, and an Ambassador for The National Garden Scheme. She has also supported Flowers From the Farm – the network for the UK's cut flower growers – since its inception.The mother of four children, Rachel's interests beyond horticulture include the performing and fine arts, history, antiques and crafts of all kinds. She is currently restoring the garden – including walled vegetable, herb and cut flower beds – and interiors at her home in the Cotswolds, where country walks and wildlife spotting are welcome distractions.

I am recording this having just spent the day running one of our workshops with some of the nicest people imaginable.  A top day (though I am now shattered!) at the end of a top month (January has been amazing) and who knows?  Maybe it's the start of a top year.  Don't want to tempt fate though... This episode was triggered by a shoot I did last week, when just a few words seemed to change the course of a shoot. Enjoy! Cheers P. If you enjoy this podcast, please head over to Mastering Portrait Photography, for more articles and videos about this beautiful industry. You can also read a full transcript of this episode. PLEASE also subscribe and leave us a review - we'd love to hear what you think! If there are any topics, you would like to hear, have questions we could answer or would like to come and be interviewed on the podcast, please contact me at paul@paulwilkinsonphotography.co.uk.  Full Transcript: [00:00:00] Can you believe it? January has nearly gone. We are almost into February, the second month of only 12 in a year, and this has already been one of the best starts we've ever had to any year. I'm Paul, and this is a very optimistic Mastering Portrait Photography Podcast. Well, I'll be honest, I did not see that coming. [00:00:39] I think when we got to the end of last year, exhaustion took over, I crashed into Christmas, came out of it the other side, went into the convention, we're having a ball, but I think I don't know why I wasn't expecting this year to be quite as lively as it has been, but it does seem to be that there is a ton of energy out there. [00:00:59] Maybe, maybe I was expecting the general election to be early in the year, and so things tend to get a little bit quieter around elections or around referenda. But the phone is ringing like crazy, emails are coming in. This week we've had a handful of reveals and they've all been brilliant. The clients have loved the images, everything's gone well. [00:01:23] My bit of the puzzle is to create images, create an experience, send them away with memories and make sure they know what to expect when they come back for the sales, for the reveals. And they've gone really smoothly, which means I've done my bit properly, which makes me very happy because as you all know, a little bit chaotic at the best of times, uh, but it looks like my debriefs are working. [00:01:43] I'm getting the point across to the client. We're creating pictures that people love and I am having a ball. I did think I might feel a little flat after the success of the Society's convention. It was such a good week. I know I spoke about it in the last podcast, but I'm still smiling at just how much fun we had, just how many people I met. [00:02:06] The workshops were full. I spend a lot of time chatting photography, having interesting conversations, meeting interesting and funny people, and I think, I suppose, last week, I thought I might feel a little flat about it all, but that could not be further from the truth. If anything, I'm more energetic now than I have been for a long time, ignoring the fact that I'm also pretty exhausted and my eyes. I don't know why, but my eyes have been tired today. You know, you get those days when I put my glasses on and within three minutes, I've got to take them off, even though everything is just slightly blurry because I don't know why, it just makes my, it's just been making my eyes tired today. [00:02:46] Maybe I just need to go and get them sorted, but this has been the most successful January we've ever had. And sometimes everything goes like that. It's just hectic, it's full of stuff, all unexpected, but being busy is a good thing. I think? Isn't it? Uh, I don't know. Anyway, today we've just finished the first of this year's workshops. [00:03:11] This particular workshop was our From Shutter to Print workshop, uh, which steps through everything from picking up your camera all the way through to prepping your images ready for print. It's a huge, if you think about it, that's a huge field to cover. And of course, we try really hard to To tune it, we ask all of the delegates coming, we ask questions on what they're looking for. [00:03:35] So we try to make sure that everything we're delivering is in line with what would be useful for them. And at this point of the day, it's quarter to eight in the evening. I don't know, a couple of hours ago when they left But they all look just slightly shattered, whether that's just because I've thrown so much information at them, whether it's just because it's a Monday, a dark Monday in January, or a combination of the two, I've no idea. [00:03:59] Of course, I'm always slightly nervous of whether I've done a good job of delivering the information that would be useful for them, but it certainly has been a blast. And it was Loretta today. I don't know if I've ever talked about Loretta. Loretta was one of my clients. I photographed her wedding. Oh, it must be 10 years ago now. [00:04:17] Um, and we've been friends ever since. She is a ball of energy and I absolutely love it when she's in the studio because there is not a dull moment. There's never a flat. Easy, calm couple of minutes. It's just 100 miles an hour from when she arrives to when she goes. So today has been one of those days. [00:04:39] So thank you to everybody who came on the workshop. And obviously, thank you to Loretta for modeling. And once again, best lunch. ever. The guys, there's a delicatessen in our local town of Thame called What's Cooking. I don't know if a shout out to a small company in Thame is any good to them on a podcast that has photographers all over the world, but I'm going to give them a big shout because every time they do the food for us, it is a highlight of the day. [00:05:06] I like to think the pictures I've created might be the highlight of the day. But no, no, I'm absolutely convinced that as everybody's driving away, they'll have been thinking that was a great lunch. We had beautiful food full of flavor, not your sandwich, not your average sandwiches that you get in packets or bowls of crisps. [00:05:26] No, no, no. These are. Big plates of really beautiful vegetables and salads and a quiche and chicken and scotch eggs. It was absolutely incredible. So thank you to What's Cooking in Tame for yet again. They're our regular, they cater to our workshops all the time. I, when I set out with this thing. I wanted to deliver something that's genuinely useful, but also something that people will enjoy coming to. [00:05:52] And lunch, for me at least, is a big part of that. I'm always disappointed when I go somewhere and it's a crappy lunch. You know, the edges of the sandwiches are curled. It's like tea in Tearns. Those annoyingly sweet biscuits that you get. None of that. Mid afternoon, so the first part of the day, the first half of the day is all photography. [00:06:13] And the second half of the day is all Uh, techniques and things in Photoshop and Lightroom. And midway through that, Sarah arrives with Millionaire's Shortbread and tea and coffee and just lovely. And it just picks everybody up long enough for them to survive, survive me rabbiting on about Photoshop and Lightroom and retouching and layers and masks and curves and color profiles and LUTs and all of the things that are part of this thing. [00:06:43] The mid afternoon snack is my highlight. I actually look forward to it. So I had this brilliant lunch. We've had beautiful people around, created amazing pictures, had a lot of fun. And mid afternoon, in comes a millionaire's shortbread. Oh my days. Yes, please. Thank you very much. Uh, anyway, what did I actually learn today? [00:07:00] One of the things that came up in the editing section , someone asked me, Um, why I choose the order that I do for making my edits. And I've never really thought about why in anything other than, well I, you know, the background I'll do, I'll do this, then I'll do that, then I'll get all the way up to the front layers, then I'll do the retouching on skin, etc, etc, and any, you know, liquefying things. [00:07:24] And actually when I thought about it, I stopped dead and I thought about it. I edit in the order of certainty that I won't need to go back to it. Now, I've never really thought about it logically like that till today. Maybe I should have. I've done it instinctively. [00:07:42] So there's a thing called a desire line, or desire lines, and these are those paths that when you look at like a park, uh, like a park, particularly in a town, like a big expanse of green, or maybe in our village here we have, um, walk into the station, you go along the path, and the path dips into each of the cul de sacs. [00:08:04] So the designers, the architects, or the town planners expect you to walk round the corner by about 20 feet, cross the road, Inside the cul de sac, and then come back out on the path, and on the corners of each of those cul de sacs, there's green, there's grass. But if you actually look, the grass is worn down because people have gone sod that and walking in a straight line. [00:08:22] Similarly in a park, you'll see where the planners and the architects and the designers wanted you to go, and then you'll see where people actually go, and it's never the same place. Well, there's a name for it, they're called desire lines. And the same is true in how you develop processes in your business. [00:08:39] I've talked about this before, and the trick really is to do the same thing over and over and over and find your own desire line. So much as you sit and plan things, much as you sit and analyse and decide to do this after that and that before this, in the end, you'll do what comes naturally. You'll go and basically The straightest line you can, the path of least resistance. [00:09:00] It's called a desire line, it has a proper name. So when I was thinking about it today, because one of the delegates asked, why do I do it in this order? And, what I actually do, is I start with the background. So I've got my background layer that's come in from the raw file. I'll duplicate that, because then I've always got an original, uh, layer to go back to. [00:09:19] Then I usually clean up, so if it's a studio shot, I'll clean up the background. I'll sort out anything to do with the background, because that isn't going to change. It, there's no real decisions to make there. I'm just going to do it, because Once it's done, it's done. I'll never need to go back to it. Then, I might work on, uh, all of the elements of the image that, although they might be quite intensive Photoshopping, they definitely need to be done. [00:09:45] So, for instance, if someone's wearing a black outfit, as they were today, And there's lots of little hairs and flecks of dust and things. They're gonna need to be cleaned off. There's no ifs, no buts, no wherefores, no decisions to be made. I'm just going to clean it. I'll never need to go back to it because once it's clean, it's clean. [00:10:03] And I can move on to the next stages. Then I've got a couple of decisions to make. Um, probably what I'm gonna do is do my skin work. So if it's a face, I'm a portrait photographer, there's nearly always a face. I'll do some skin work. I might Photoshop around the edges of the hair, any stray hairs. And I might do things like, um, frequency separation and some retouching with some dodging and burning. [00:10:27] Then once I've got clear of that, probably what I might think about doing is maybe putting in a texture on top of a background layer. But things like that I might change my mind about, so they're right at the top of the stack. Um, then when I've got there If I need to do any liquefying or any puppet warping, this is the moment. [00:10:44] It's really late in the stages of photography. Why? Because I'm not certain at this stage, or I'm not 100 percent ever at this stage, quite what would be the right amount of that kind of work. Of all the things we do, I think it's probably the most contentious. Changing someone's body shape because I've posed them badly. [00:11:07] It's still an area where it's a little bit vague as to how much is the right amount to do, particularly as someone who photographs all sorts of walks of life, all sorts of ages. I don't want to be in that realm of, you know, everybody has to look a certain way. But equally, if I've posed someone not as optimally as I should have, maybe I'll just fix that. [00:11:27] But it's going to happen really late in the edit. If later on, I'm really close to finishing an image at this point, so if I decide, well, I don't know, maybe I shouldn't have done that, I can go back and I don't have to undo any of the rest of it. And then the final tiny little bit, probably to put a vignette on top, uh, if I, if I want to, and then maybe finish off with a black and white conversion, or something like Nik Color FX. [00:11:52] So basically what I'm doing is I'm working all the way up from the bottom with all of the things that really, really, really, uh, are definitely going to be done no matter what, all the way to the things actually if I change my mind tomorrow, I won't have to start again at the bottom of the layer stack. [00:12:07] And I've never really thought about it like that. Um, so many of the processes in our studio are my own desire lines, but I've never thought about that one. So it's kind of cool that at the end of a workshop I've learned something really good as well. So thank you to everyone who came. Really excited about this year's workshops. [00:12:24] All of them. They're going to be brilliant. Particularly if they go like today. But the one, if I'm honest, that I am most looking forward to is the one we're running on the 18th. So, uh, I've got about six, what's that, six, eight weeks, uh, to think about it. Uh, it's called at the moment, Ordinary to Extraordinary Studio Photography, probably because we were hunting around for a title for it. [00:12:46] Sounds alarmingly like some of Gerry Guionis titles. Uh, but it could also have been called, I don't know, the Storeroom Studio or Lighting Up in the Lounge. No, no, not lighting up. That makes it sounds like you're smoking lighting in the lounge or maybe the basement backdrop. I don't know, but whatever it is titled, it's all about creating magic in small, awkward, tricky spaces, which is something I've had to do a lot of when I'm working in office buildings. [00:13:17] When I'm working in other people's homes, you never quite know what you're going to get. And this whole workshop is dedicated to things like basements. Boardrooms, cellars, lounges, hallways, corridors, even store cupboards. I kid you not, I did a shoot the other week in a store cupboard. A big store cupboard, but a store cupboard. [00:13:40] So at the moment I am coming up with ways to mimic what it's like to work in these little spaces that are awkward, but still create gorgeous images. Now I'm really excited about it because one of the things about smaller spaces is you tend to get, assuming you can get your kit. In there, you tend to get lower contrast because the light pings around a little bit and you can get some really beautiful, gentle, effortless setups. [00:14:06] Uh, so that is going to be an absolute blast. Cannot wait, uh, for that. Uh, how am I doing? What did I say I was doing last week? Oh yes, the MPP website. Still rebuilding it. It's a long process. We are getting there, slowly but surely, we are getting there and it is taking shape. The content is nearly over. But I've still got to reorganise it all. [00:14:29] And in the process of doing it, we're reading everything. I'm reading every article, double checking to see if it's still relevant. One or two of the things we've ported over that came from the book, and then went to the Mastering Portrait Photography website. Well, of course, the book was published in 2014. [00:14:43] It's 10 years old this year. And some of the information in there is now, frankly, outdated. Anything to do with cameras and lighting, things have moved on. Probably also the Photoshopping, although luckily, the small bits of Photoshopping I put in were basically about principles, not about specifics. So, you know, generative AI hadn't even been thought of at that stage, nor had things like the removal tool, nor had actually quite a lot of the tooling in Photoshop or Lightroom. [00:15:12] It just, the latest versions are worlds apart from what was going on in 2014, but equally, an awful lot of what's on there is Totally relevant, totally pertinent, uh, to, uh, what's going on. So, um, we are working on it. We will get there, trust me. When it's done, we will sing it from the rooftops. Uh, but I'll keep you up to date with how that is all going, uh, including my excitement, uh, for it. [00:15:39] Um, this week's Thought of the Week. And it's a simple one. Well, they're always simple ones. I mean, I'm not a complicated guy, not really. This week's Thought of the Week is that you genuinely You genuinely have the power to make people feel amazing with words, just as you do with pictures, if not more so. [00:15:59] Why do I say that? Well, two different clients this week, one in particular, he came, he was just a lovely guy. Uh, he made the claim right at the beginning of the session that he hadn't really ever had a picture that he really liked of himself. And I'm looking at him thinking, I'm not quite sure why. I can't see it visually, but maybe it's the way he reacted to being in front of the camera. [00:16:24] We've got shooting and all was going reasonably well, and then suddenly. Something about the way he looked and the way he moved reminded me of Vernon Kay. He's from a different area of the country, one's from the North, Vernon Kay's from Bolton, I think, and my client's from the South. Different heights, I think Vernon Kay's about 6 foot 8 or something, ridiculous, 6 foot 2, I've no idea. [00:16:46] But he's tall and he was a model, my client, anything but. But, there were definitely similarities in the mannerisms, in the haircut, and if I got the light in a certain position and the angle was right, In the way he, it lit his face. And I've said this, and I'm laughing. And he didn't know who Vernon Kaye was, which is a little bit sobering. [00:17:08] Obviously, people who are younger, uh, maybe Vernon Kaye's not on their radar just yet. But. As I talked it through, visibly, the guy grew in confidence. You could see his body language change, you could see him just come out of himself a little bit, and of course as he's doing that, I'm getting better pictures because his confidence has grown. [00:17:30] It's paying dividends just having someone in front of me who feels better about themselves. Now don't get me wrong, you cannot tell someone they look like Robert Redford if they don't. That's not what I'm saying. But in finding really good positives Things about someone, not only that you like, but things that you can verbalize, whether it's something to do with a glint in their eye, whether it's something to do with their clothing. [00:17:54] In this instance, it was someone he looks a little bit like. And with a shoot, particularly with headshots where it could be corporate, it could be an author, it could be a musician or an artist, I don't necessarily know who's coming in or how confident they are. or what we're going to do. Sometimes I do, but not that often. [00:18:16] And so I will nearly always in my head figure out an actor or a public figure who has a media presence. Obviously not, hopefully someone who's nice, not a Donald Trump or a Liz Truss. Uh, to, to, and what I'll do is it's with that personality is I'll figure out what would their agent have asked of them for photos. [00:18:40] What would be in their portfolio, their lookbook? What would be on the inside sleeve of an author's bio? If they were in a BBC or an ITV or a Netflix drama, what would the cover shot look like? Because the thing about actors, in particular, the thing about actors, is they reflect Every day Life.. So you get actors from all sorts of backgrounds and skill sets. [00:19:06] You get every ethnicity, you get every gender, you get every identity, you get attitudes, you get heights, you get everything. Because actors have to represent the world in which we're all familiar. So you get as many different types of actor. As you do people on the planet. And if you can find an actor that is close enough, close enough to the person you have in front of you, and then work out in your head quickly, what might the film they're in be? [00:19:37] What might a book they've published be? What would a cover look like? What would the poster image on Netflix or Amazon or Maybe in an agent book or maybe on a, on a music album cover. I don't know. I'm making this up as I go along, but if you can picture it, if you can find it, if you can drag it out of your imagination and your history, two things. [00:20:01] Firstly, you can say to the client, Oh man, you remind me of X. And that's a very helpful thing to do because the client will grow in confidence, but secondly , so do you. Because you're now shooting with something in mind that you might not have had when the shoot started. You might have, but you might not have. [00:20:21] For me, I love that moment when I open the door and suddenly I've got to figure out what shots are going to look good. How am I going to do this? What's I'm going to look at their clothing, get them to talk me through their clothing and step through all of the things we're going to do with that. I love that energy and that positivity as we drive the shoot forward. [00:20:39] And I'm not kidding, not only did my client feel better, but so did I because I was now producing better pictures because my client was reacting to the camera in a way that could really only result in beautiful images. [00:20:54] Please do, when you're working, think of ways of making your client feel a million bucks. And language is every bit as important as what you do with your lights and your camera with Photoshop. Now that's a proper time to know, a proper point to end. As always, if you're interested in our workshops, just Google Paul Wilkinson Photography Workshops, or head over to Paul Wilkinson Photography and look for the coaching section. [00:21:20] Please do give us a like, a wave, a review. Uh, some five stars maybe that'd be really nice, uh, on iTunes or wherever you get your podcast. If you wanna subscribe to the podcast, please do so on your, on your, uh, podcast Player of Choice so that every time I record one, it'll drop as if by magic, straight into the list of things to listen. [00:21:41] Like I said last week, I'm gonna try and keep this as a weekly podcast, this time round. Shorter episodes, but far more. Of them. As always, if you have, uh, any questions at all, you can reach me onPaul@paulwilkinsonphotography.co.uk. We've had some really lovely emails this week from people. Thank you to everyone who's emailed in, uh, to say they're enjoying the podcast. [00:22:03] Uh, so you can reach me atPaul@paulwilkinsonphotography.co.uk. And until next time, however your week is going, however, your January is ending, your February starting, or if you're just listening to the back catalog, whatever it is you're up to, whatever else. Be kind to yourself. Take care.

This week the podcast are joined by two of the cornerstones of U11s rugby here at RAMS as the podcast team delve into the corker of game last week at the RAG.It's Derby Week in National One and tonight our boys will be heading over to Thame to take on a very strong in form Chinnor side! It's the last round before Xmas and number one versus number two will be slogging it out for the Xmas number one!Who will be victorious?! If you are free this evening get yourselves over to Chinnor and try and continue the amazing travelling support you the fans have been gathering over the last few months!It's a call to arms RAMILY! Let's go cheer on our boys. COME ON YOU RAMS! Brought to you by TRACK 7 PRODUCTIONS

No ar, mais um episódio do SolloCast! Como você imagina que seja o trabalho de uma secretária de agricultura? No episódio do SolloCast de hoje, temos como convidada a Secretária de Agricultura de Piracicaba, Nancy Thame, falando um pouco sobre seu trabalho na SEMA (Secretaria Municipal de Agricultura e Abastecimento). Não vai perder, não é mesmo? Acesse o SolloCast pelo Youtube ou em uma plataforma de streaming de seu interesse. #SolloCast #Agricultura #Mulhernoagro #Secretaria #SolloAgro #ESALQ #USP

“I was out in the fields by the River Thame yesterday morning and the geese were clearly excited by the amount of water across the meadows and were making a […]

This week, we find out how UK farmers can best deal with uncertainty – and secure a more  profitable future for their farm business.As a challenging harvest continues, we look at autumn drilling options for winter cereal varieties – what's hot and what's not?We visit the farmers and environmental groups who have joined forces for a groundbreaking soil restoration project in the Fens.We've all the latest commodity prices – including a special report from the Thame Sheep Fair in Oxfordshire.And we meet the auctioneer who has been selling cattle in south-west England for more than 40 years.This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Louise Impey and Jon Riley.To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

September 4th 2011. A panicked member of the public called 999, saying they had heard an incident at a neighbour's house. When emergency services arrived at the house, they were met with horrifying scene.Support the showhttps://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Patreon

This week Roz caught up with Amber Partner from Howe Farm Flowers. Amber bought her farm in 2012, and the rest as they say is history. Howe Farm Flowers is located on the Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire border, in the pretty village of Dorton. The farm is within easy reach of Thame, Bicester, Aylesbury and Waddesdon, and is a half hour's drive from Oxford. Theylove to grow beautiful, seasonal cut flowers with a proclivity for scent and sustainability.Key discussion points in this weeks episode:What is your flower farm like? You need to attract the right audience. What are you growing on an annual basis? What challenges do flower farmers face in the main? How can we make British flowers more accessible to florists? Weeds are the bane of my life. The beacon of inspiration for the industry. Manifesting is about what you really want and how you want it to happen. Don't give up, invest more! Howe Farm Flowers Resources:Instagram and Facebook @howefarmflowers Website- https://www.howefarmflowers.com This podcast episode is sponsored by First Tunnels, leaders in domestic and commercial product tunnels. A polytunnel is an amazing protective environment for plants, vegetables and flowers, extending any growing season, whether you're growing for pleasure or commercially. Whether you go for a small or a large tunnel, you can be assured of the same high quality product from First Tunnels, poly tunnels. Do pop over to their website and take a look at their range

Yolande Thame has been a Set Designer in the US film industry for several years and is currently based out of Atlanta, Georgia. She also works on location in different cities across the US, wherever the most interesting productions take her. If asked, Ms. Thame would describe herself as an architect for television and feature films, bringing obscure ideas and fantastical art concepts to reality so that construction teams can build environments for the actors to bring to life. Her digital modeling tools include Autodesk Revit, McNeel Rhinocerous3D, Unreal Engine, and Blender3D, among others. She has the skill to take abstract scratches on a napkin and turn them into realistic spaces (with all the correct building proportions) that ultimately support the cast and crew to operate safely and tell a story effectively.Miss Thame has worked on a wide range of projects from tent-pole features for Marvel like Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and WB's upcoming Latin American superhero, Blue Beetle, indie films such as Universal's Please Don't Destroy, New Line Cinema's TAG, and FilmNation's McDonald's-origin bio-drama, The Founder, streaming products for Netflix like Hillbilly Elegy and True Memoirs of An International Assassin, culturally relevant mini-series like 20th Century FOX's Genius: Aretha, to episodic series like CW's Dynasty, BET's Being Mary Jane, AMC's Hap & Leonard and OWN's beloved mega-church drama, Greenleaf. Presently, she is working on an undisclosed adventure series in Dallas, Texas.Ms. Thame pivoted to this industry after years as a project manager for boutique construction firms and a marketing manager with the wood division of Herman Miller, a corporate furniture design company. After being passed over for promotions and finally laid off during the 2008 financial market crash, she decided to retrain and pursue her true passion, storytelling on the big screen. Ms. Thame, already endowed with qualifications from Georgia Institute of Technology, one Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design and the other in Industrial Engineering, returned to school for a Masters of Arts in Production Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) at their headquarters in Savanah, Georgia.The next phase of her career resides in combing the lessons from her parents and teaching these skillsets of designing environments to other people worldwide, especially girls like herself who know nothing about using these tools or have access to them. Ms. Thame plans on one day telling her own stories, which include more people like her parents because, as she says, "no matter how small we think we are, our stories are worth telling too!” website: www.ythame.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ythame/Now is a great time to act on your dreams! If this episode helped you, please share to a friend!https://www.instagram.com/HyphensHaven/http://www.dreamofdrea.com/Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/DreamofDréa

Was denken wir zum Thema feiern gehen und Alkohol? Gibt es da ein richtig oder falsch? Unseren Umgang und unsere Erfahrungen zu dem Thame erfahrt ihr in dieser Podcastepisode! Instagram:  @rike.balance: https://www.instagram.com/rike.balance/ @emily.schtzl: https://www.instagram.com/emily.schtzl/

Esse é o Maconhômetro Política, um projeto do Cannabis Monitor de entrevistas com agentes políticos que mobilizam a pauta antiproibicionista nos espaços da política institucional. Neste mês de setembro de 2022, no período de campanhas eleitorais para o pleito de outubro, nós estamos realizando uma série de entrevistas com candidaturas de todo o país que têm a pauta antiproibicionista como bandeira política. Nossa proposta é conversar com essas figuras que propõe disputar a pauta da política de drogas nas casas legislativas brasileiras e entender como são atravessados por esse tema e porque se projetam politicamente através dessa luta. Deste modo, buscamos trazer para os ouvintes do Maconhômetro uma aproximação com os atores que representam a nossa causa nos espaços políticos de exercício da democracia. Neste episódio, a socióloga, pesquisadora e assessora parlamentar para políticas de drogas na ALERJ, Monique Prado, entrevista três candidates antiproíbas do estado de São Paulo, que são: - Maísa Diniz, que é formada em Administração, com especialização em Gestão Pública e certificação internacional de Gerenciamento em Inovação Social. Organizadora do maior evento de inovação política do país, a Virada Política, e fundadora do “Vote Nelas”, um coletivo suprapartidário que incentiva a participação de mulheres na política. Suas pautas são redução às desigualdades, mais acesso à saúde e ao uso medicinal da cannabis, além de legalização total da planta e promoção do seu desenvolvimento tecnológico. Está candidata a Deputada Federal pela REDE. o Raul Thame, que é Profissional Delegado do Conselho Regional de Educação Física - CREF4-SP, conselheiro da Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos da Cannabis - SBEC, membro da executiva municipal do Partido Verde - PV-SP e um reconhecido ativista e agente político pela regulamentação da Cannabis no Brasil. Além disso, ele é um empreendedor e produtor de eventos, atuando há mais de 10 anos nesse setor, promovendo inclusão social através de projetos esportivos, educacionais, recreativos e culturais. Está candidato a deputado federal pelo PV. e o Santo Legaliza, que é pai, vegano, ecossocialista, youtuber e estudante de pedagogia. É ex-estudante da USP, onde foi coordenador de extensão universitária e Presidente do Grêmio Politécnico. Atua junto a movimentos de moradia, reforma agrária, reciclagem, economia solidária, rádio e software livre. Suas bandeiras de luta são a legalização da maconha, a defesa do meio ambiente e o combate ao racismo e a fome. Está candidato a Deputado Federal pelo PSOL. Neste papo eles nos falam sobre seus lugares de fala dentro da luta antiproibicionista, seus vínculos com os movimentos sociais e motivações para adotarem essa pauta como uma das suas principais bandeiras políticas, além das suas perspectivas sobre o avanço do tema na sociedade e suas propostas concretas para garantir os avanços que queremos nos espaços institucionais. Confira! Apoia-se: apoia.se/cannabismonitor

In this episode, we examine why criminals are returning to the countryside – sparking a 40% increase in rural theft – and what farmers can do about it.Are you ready for Rishi? Or do you want Liz for leader – we ask growers and livestock producers  who should be the UK's next Prime Minister?On the markets... we head to one of the season's first sheep breeding sales at Thame.We hear from farmers and vets at the first ever national youngstock conference, held at Harper Adams University in Shropshire.And we meet the group of friends raising money for charity – by swimming the length of Lake Geneva in memory of a Norfolk farmer.You can sponsor Sam Steggles and his friends who are raising money for the Brian Cross Memorial Trust by clicking here.This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Andrew Meredith and Charlotte Cunningham.

This week on the podcast, we're live at the Thame Town Music Festival with Max Blansjaar and Self Help from our line up of bands on the new BBC Introducing stage! Plus there's a first play from Park Motive, Dave catches up with Jake Rizzo and there's loads of new music from Oxfordshire. • Here's this week's playlist: Isaac Stuart - We Don't Wanna Go Home Zahra Haji Fath Ali Tehrani - Waiting Self Help - Bamboo Leonidas - Normalise (Normal Lives) DEBU - The Swallow's Dance Park Motive - Undark chiika - iwishmybrainworked Jake Rizzo - Obvious (feat. Hannah Woof) Max Blansjaar - Parallel Lines • If you're making music in Oxfordshire, send us your tunes with the BBC Introducing Uploader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing/uploader

In this special episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie is joined by her great-nephew and co-host Finley. We talk to YouTube sensation Simon Bourne of Si Finds about one of our favorite hobbies, treasure hunting and specifically mudlarking. Since the beginning, the River Thames which flows from the Cotswolds, through the heart of London, and into the North Sea has been a place where people from all over the world and throughout time have crossed, sailed, and walked along. It is a tidal river that rises and recedes with the tide of the North Sea. It's at low tide when mudlarks come out and peruse the Thame's foreshore for treasure, pieces of history. Its history stretches back to over 30 million years ago when the river was once a tributary of the River Rhine because Britain was not an island. Mudlarks have been known to find Roman coins, 400-year-old clay pipes, Tudor pottery, and the list goes on. Simon is a Society of Thames foreshore permit holder which means he is an advanced mudlarker known for his historically relevant foreshore finds. This designation also gives him access to otherwise restricted areas of the River Thames. Simon takes us on his adventures along the foreshore and other historic places through his YouTube channel, Si-Finds, teaching us about history through his finds.Resources:Si-Finds, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SifindsMudlark, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MudlarkPort of London Authority, Foreshore Permits: https://www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Thames-foreshore-permitsMudlarker Simon returns Nathan Posener's RFC dogtag he found in Thames ,East London Advertiser: https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/mudlarker-simon-returns-nathan-posener-s-rfc-dogtag-he-found-3449608Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

Neste episódio, conversamos com Raul Thame sobre o uso da Cannabis Medicinal. Raul é Delegado do Conselho Regional de Educação Física – CREF4/SP, Conselheiro da Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos da Cannabis – SBEC, membro da executiva municipal do Partido Verde – PV/SP e Professor de Educação Física formado pela Universidade Paulista – UNIP em 2007 com Bacharelado e Licenciatura em Educação Física. Em reconhecimento ao trabalho desenvolvido pelo bem social, foi agraciado com a Medalha de Mérito do Conselho Regional de Educação Física na Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo - ALESP em 2017. Confira!

I live just outside a little town called Thame in Oxfordshire and one of the many things I love about the place is the independent health food store, Planet Health & Organics.   It's run by Nutritional Therapist and Practising Naturopath Peter Dewdney, and over the years we've had many a long conversation about wellbeing, supplements and health and I was delighted to get the opportunity to record some of his wisdom for today's episode of the podcast.   Supplements is such a vast topic and I wanted to find out how much it's changed over the last 15 years that I've known him.   We talk about why somebody might want to supplement their diet and what some of the most common ‘cover your bases' options are.   Peter is also an expert in gastro intestinal illness, fertility and end of life care and will be qualifying as a phlebotomist from the London Medical School in summer 2022.   He practices from Thame Therapy Clinic (http://www.thametherapyclinic.co.uk/therapies/peter-dewdney) and you can also find out more about his work and shop in Thame from his website: https://www.peterdewdney.co.uk   Peter also owns and runs Planet Health and Organic, 8 Greyhound Walk, Thame, which is open 6 days a week and if you're passing pop in and say hello!

“Here are some woodpeckers in a stand of trees by the Thame  – it's 11 minutes, but it's worth listening for the birds hammering on different instruments.”

Jenny Pilkington, Thame speaks to Natalie about Lydia of Thyatira.

Match commentary highlights of Hertford Town's 1-1 draw with Thame United in Southern League Division One Central plus the post match thoughts of Hertford boss Ben Herd.

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed podcast episode where Amanda Cassar introduces David Batchelor, Managing Director of Wills & Trusts Wealth Management, based in Thame in the UK.David is an award-winning, Chartered Financial Planner, who also moonlights as a Coach for the UK arm of Strategic Coach® and spends time on the public speaking circuit too.  In his spare time, David plays the drums in his two bands, and owns a pub.  He is also a Top of the Table member of the Premier Association of Financial Professionals, the Million Dollar Round Table.®Amanda asks David what lessons he learned from his own family, watching his father face bankruptcy, and how he wound up as a financial adviser.  Wills & Trusts Group are a full-service wealth management firm, discussing money often with those who are retired or retiring, and wanting to leave a lasting legacy for their families.  He openly discusses his own personal financial setbacks and what lessons he would like to pass on to his three children.“Live on 70% of whatever income you earn.  That's all you get for now.” – David Batchelor.LinksChartered Firm of Financial Planners & Legal Advisers - Wills & Trusts (willsandtrustswealth.com) (Company Website)linkedin.com/in/david-batchelor-6ab48117 (LinkedIn profile)Our Team - The Strategic Coach (Strategic Coach Corporate Website)Home (mdrt.org) (MDRT Official Website)Offer Purchase your copy of Financial Secrets Revealed on Amazon: Financial Secrets Revealed: Cassar, Amanda: Amazon.com.au: BooksPurchase your copy of the book on Booktopia:Financial Secrets Revealed, Collective Wisdom from Business Gurus, Financial Geniuses and Everyday Heroes by Amanda Cassar | 9781925648546 | BooktopiaPurchase your copy of the book on Barnes & Noble:Financial Secrets Revealed by Amanda Cassar, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)Follow Catch up with Amanda Cassar, host of Financial Secrets Revealed on Twitter and Instagram @financechicks or on LinkedIn at Amanda Cassar | LinkedInWebsites: https://amandacassar.com.au/ https://www.wealthplanningpartners.com.au/ (company website)https://trustedagedcare.com.au/ (company website) Or you can find David Batchelor on Twitter at @WTrustsWMGroup Support the show

 In this episode, the fallout continues over 'unworkable' rules restricting autumn applications of organic fertiliser.The much-criticised decision by the Environment Agency has thrown autumn crop nutrition plans into jeopardy - including muck for straw deals and sewage sludge spreading.We take a look at  yields and quality as the wheat harvest gets under way across the country.As the latest climate change report is published, we ask do we need to take global warming more seriously? And how are cows becoming more carbon friendly?On the markets – record prices are seen at the Thame sheep sale.And From Farm to Fork – we preview the latest book on UK agriculture by lowland family farmer Joe Stanley.This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey Farmer Hugh Broom. Featuring Farmers Weekly East of England correspondent Louise Impey, Emma Gillbard from the Farmers Weekly arable desk and Edd Mowbray from the Farmers Weekly machinery desk.

Sir George Dixon Grahame, (1873-1940) UN DIPLOMÁTICO AL SERVICIO DE SU MAJESTAD narra la historia de Sir George Dixon Grahame fue uno de los diplomáticos de carrera mejor considerados de su época. Un diplomático al servicio de su Majestad: Sir George Dixon Grahame, (1873-1940) https://amzn.to/3ecmf2B Entró en el Servicio en 1897, y en 1920 ya se había convertido en uno de los embajadores más jóvenes del país. En París, donde permaneció durante 22 años, trabajó a las órdenes de lord Bertie of Thame, primero, y lord Derby, después, durante la Gran Guerra. Fue testigo y protagonista de las negociaciones de paz tras el conflicto armado, y firmó el Tratado de Sèvres como representante de Gran Bretaña. COMPRA EN AMAZON CON NUESTRO ENLACE AFILIADO https://amzn.to/3gDTmfV

Episode 094: Friday Four from the Circ desk - 6/4   We’ve got four great books where location is central to the story - 2 fiction, 2 nonfiction.           Episode 094: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 6/4 Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   In today’s episode, Tami, Amie and Jamie bring you four more titles with strong ‘locations’. Amie’s Recommendations A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle French Lessons by Ellen Sussman   Jamie’s Recommendation Into Thin Air by Jon Kradauer (Jamie recommends looking for the illustrated edition)   Tami’s Recommendation Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses by Bruce Feiler Interested in more about climbing Mt. Everest? Here are two articles of interest: The Story of the First Sherpa to Climb to the Top of Mt. Everest by Christopher Rand - The New Yorker, June 5, 1954 Want to Climb Mt. Everest? Here’s What you Need to Know by Freddie Wilkinson - National Geographic, January 22, 2019 A quick video that address the long lines to summit Mt. Everest Friends, I’d (Tami) like to share some information with you regarding a wonderful organization that helps support the communities working on Mt. Everest. A dear friend of mine from college works year round fundraising to supply the Sherpa community with much needed resources. Below is information about this organization, and if you are so moved, a link to donate. Thank you! The Apa Sherpa Foundation (linked to website) APA SHERPA FOUNDATION’S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF APA SHERPA IN OVERCOMING ADVERSITY. Apa Sherpa, Tiger of the Himalaya, was born in poverty and rose to become the greatest climber in the history of Mount Everest. Apa struggled greatly to obtain a modest education in his youth. In his pursuit of education, he worked diligently to provide for his family amidst difficult economic circumstances and today endeavors to provide the opportunities he never had to the next generation. The Apa Sherpa Foundation seeks to build on Apa’s legacy by laying the foundations of strength, starting with where they live in Apa’s home village in Thame, Nepal, and then outwards from there. With education and experience, individuals go on to lead strong families, communities and ultimately, nations. The Apa Sherpa Foundation embraces all methods, projects and groups working toward this goal. TO DONATE: CLICK HERE

After a short break, we're back to talk all things TV and film... We start by revisiting Mare of Easttown (3:20). Last time we talked about it, Mark wasn't keen – but has he changed his mind? Mark LOVED BBC3's new comedy Starstruck (12:39) and he thought Elaine would too. Was he right? Inside No. 9 (19:08) is back for its 6th series. We review the first three episodes. Then on to films! Elaine reviews Woman in the Window (28:20), Mark's been to the cinema (yay!) to watch Mortal Kombat (33:27), and we both watched Zack Snyder's latest zombie movie, Army of the Dead (42:50). PLEASE NOTE that Mark mentions some details that might be considered spoilers for Mortal Kombat from 40:09 – 41:39. You can follow us on: Twitter - Instagram - Letterboxd We'd love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts

ESALQast Episódio 23 – Antônio Mendes Thame, F69. Foi Presidente do CALQ, Prefeito de Piracicaba, Deputado Federal e muito mais. O Nu-benq (2º Ano) falou sobre o BCBP, Boletim de Conjuntura Bimestral de Piracicaba do PET GAEA, a Adubo (5º Ano) representou nosso patrocinador, o Brechó DPPKS, da República Descomplika, e a K~delabro cuidou do som delicioso que tocou na abertura. Antes da entrevista contamos também com a participação mais do que especial do Roberto Cano de Arruda, F63 (Astro do Episódio 12 do ESALQast) Um grande beijo a todos, Din Din F99 Rep KAOS

ESALQast Episódio 23 – Antônio Carlos de Mendes Thame, F69. Foi Presidente do CALQ, Prefeito de Piracicaba, Deputado Federal e muito mais. O Nu-benq (2º Ano) falou sobre o BCBP, Boletim de Conjuntura Bimestral de Piracicaba do PET GAEA, a Adubo (5º Ano) representou nosso patrocinador, o Brechó DPPKS, da República Descomplika, e a K~delabro cuidou do som delicioso que tocou na abertura. Antes da entrevista contamos também com a participação mais do que especial do Roberto Cano de Arruda, F63 (Astro do Episódio 12 do ESALQast) Um grande beijo a todos, Din Din F99 Rep KAOS

ESALQast Episódio 23 – Antônio Carlos de Mendes Thame, F69. Foi Presidente do CALQ, Prefeito de Piracicaba, Deputado Federal e muito mais. O Nu-benq (2º Ano) falou sobre o BCBP, Boletim de Conjuntura Bimestral de Piracicaba do PET GAEA, a Adubo (5º Ano) representou nosso patrocinador, o Brechó DPPKS, da República Descomplika, e a K~delabro cuidou do som delicioso que tocou na abertura. Antes da entrevista contamos também com a participação mais do que especial do Roberto Cano de Arruda, F63 (Astro do Episódio 12 do ESALQast) Um grande beijo a todos, Din Din F99 Rep KAOS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Quote: “We’re going to forget this stuff unless we use it, within 6 days, 2 weeks, 30 days…the research changes. But the important thing is we do forget it unless we use it and keep using it.”  Darren Smith Have you ever taken a course and felt fantastic after and thought, wow…this is going to make a difference only to find that nothing changes or improves?  On this episode of Authentic Living with Roxanne we welcome (from all the way across the pond) Darren Smith who will share some great insight about how we need to take a look at a better way to learn and how we can ensure that we implement and utilize the knowledge after a training session. Darren has been working in the world of UK Supermarkets & Suppliers for over 30 years. He began his career as a buyer at big 4 UK supermarket (as an Assistant Cottage Cheese Buyer) and after 13 years he decided to leave to set-up Making Business Matter because he saw the opportunity to enable supermarkets and suppliers to work better together.  He founded MBM and has spent the last 14 years working with suppliers on People Development to enable them to get the best from their people with their retail accounts through Sticky Learning ®. Authentic Touch Points: Darren’s journey from Assistant Cottage Cheese Buyer to Trainer.  2:15 Creating connection for the buyer.  4:15 Small bites are better than one big one.  7:30 Micro vs macro learning.  11:30 What companies need right now.  17:00 Creating separation between home and office.  21:00 Connection at the water cooler vs Zoom.  25:00 Online communication is so much harder.  28:00 Talking is essential to connection.  31:30 Darren has a love for human behaviour and helping people to become the best version of themselves. MBM claims to have the stickiest learning in the world. When he’s not working, you’ll find him living in Thame with his wife, Gayle, and children, Gabby and Jack, creating memorable experiences because he believes ‘life is for the taking’. With many of us working from home and feeling the pressure of the pandemic, I encourage you to reach out with thoughts or questions about creating a healthier mindset.  I have created a new live coaching program to help you Create Healthier and More Authentic Relationships in your life.  Click here to contact me at your convenience or click here to book a complimentary call with me.   Stay Authentic, Roxanne Links: Darren’s website: https://www.makingbusinessmatter.co.uk Free stuff: https://www.makingbusinessmatter.co.uk/free/ Roxanne’s NEW Create Authentic Relationships course Roxanne’s email:  roxanne@roxannederhodge.com Book a complementary Call with Roxanne Roxanne’s previous podcasts  

James has dug up a genuinely spooky inn-based tale this week. The Birdcage is a 600+ year old public house with a fearsome ghost, a horrible history and a serious pigeon problem. Be warned, this ghost frightens women, children, Australians and pornographers alike.The Loreboys also encounter Batman's shabbiest foe, and wilfully denigrate the filmography of a beloved comic actor. (Sorry, Robin Williams.)Loreboys nether say die! Support the Loremen here (and get stuff): patreon.com/loremenpod ko-fi.com/loremen @loremenpod www.twitch.tv/loremenpod www.instagram.com/loremenpod www.facebook.com/loremenpod @JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK

190: Lakpa Rita Sherpa: Mountain Climber and Sherpa who has climbed to the top of Mount Everest an astonishing 17 times and became the first Sherpa to climb the seven summits in 2009. Lakpa Rita Sherpa discusses how he managed to accomplish these impressive feats from his beginnings in Nepal to his current home in Seattle, Washington.    Lakpa Rita Sherpa     How was it for Lakpa RIta Sherpa growing up in Thame in Nepal? “It's a small town. We all know each other. I grew up with eight siblings. My parents gave birth to 11 kids, three didn’t survive. But eight are still surviving. My dad used to be a mountain guide as well. My dad didn’t get an opportunity to go to school because by then when his generation was growing up there was no school existing. The school I went to was built by Edmund Hillary after he submitted Everest. It was founded in 1960. I was born in 1966. So the school was just born six years before I was born.”  On this episode of Finding Your Summit Podcast, we talk with Lakpa Rita Sherpa about his early days in Nepal and eventually becoming an extremely experienced sherpa. “I had any opportunity to go to school. But I never got a chance to go to college. My parents, like I said, they gave birth to 11 kids and three didn’t survive; eight were still alive. My father was the only source of income to support the kids, all of those kids. Then after I finished my high school, 1984, as being an older son, I had to take over to help to support the family. Basically, my father got a frost bite when he was climbing and he was no longer able to do what he used to do.”   What You Will Learn: Did Lapka Rita Sherpa grow up with electricity in Nepal? “No, we didn’t have electricity at all by then. We used kerosene lamps and then we used plywood. So, when I was a kid, when I wasn’t going to school I would be out in a jungle collecting dead firewood for us to use for our fuel sources. Then during the night, kerosene lamps, or those that can’t afford, they use a pinetree, which is to burn. So, they use that as a lamp by then, which was pretty tough.”  How do you grow things at 12,000 feet? “We still grew some stuff there. During the summer we get one crop a year, which is basically potatoes, and spinach, and chives. Those are pretty much what we grow. In some places we grow buckwheat which is also crops. It's all that we grow and we keep animals, yaks, for basically trading to Tibet for milking or for meat as well. There is a market in Namche, which is basically a three or four hour hike from my hometown. So, every Saturday there will be a market where you can trade for whatever you don't grow.” What was his big break to get on an exhibition team to actually go climb Mount Everest? “It was very much an inspiration for me when Sir Edmund Hillary and his sherpas would visit our schools. They used to visit our schools once a year during those days, and I always wanted to follow things in footstep with my dream. The other thing like I say there was nothing else that exists or that I can do by then. So, it is very important for me. I got an opportunity to do that with my cousin. My uncle was leading an exhibition to Everest in 1984 and I got an opportunity to work with him. He provided me a job without having any experience.”  Lakpa talks about his exhibitions in 1984 and then 1990. “By then the commercial exhibitions were very rare. There were only a few commercial exhibitions. So, it is too hard to find a job. But I was always keen to work hard, try to do my best, and since I had been to school a little bit, I spoke a little bit of English, not as good as today, that helped me too. So, I got an opportunity again in 1990, which is a Yugoslavia team. My English was pretty good between all of the sherpas that were working for them. They chose me to work with them, route working, fixing lines, and stuff like that.”  What are Lakpa’s responsibilities at Alpine Ascents aside from working as a lead sherpa? “I do the bookkeeping, managing all of the expenses during the exhibitions. I’m also responsible for hiring all of the sherpas who work for Alpine back in Nepal.”   Todd Burleson of Alpine Ascents  What was the connection between Lakpa Rita Sherpa and Todd Burleson, the president and owner of Alpine Ascents? “The first time was 1990, even before I summited Mount Everest. I got an opportunity to work with Todd. Since then, we have become very good friends. Since then I have always worked with his exhibitions. He treats me very well and we have become very good friends. Then in the year 2000 he gave me the opportunity. He says, ‘Do you want to come to the U.S. and work for us?’ This was a great opportunity. I was a little bit scared by then too because I never thought that I would be. This is a huge country.”    Before Climbing Everest During this episode of Finding Your Summit Podcast, Lakpa Rita Sherpa also shares advice for anyone looking to summit Mount Everest. “Like you, you have done a lot. You have climbed so much, which is a great help. But, in the world, there are some people who haven’t put a clamp on their thinking to climb Mount Everest, which I would say is wrong. Before you go to Everest you should train hard. You should practice with a little mountain. All of these mountains will teach you so many things.”    Links to Additional Resources: Mark Pattison: markpattisonnfl.com Emilia’s Everest - The Lhotse Challenge: https://www.markpattisonnfl.com/philanthropy/ Lakpa Rita Sherpa: Alpine Ascents

In the final edition of The Garden Podcast, Chris is joined by garden writer and podcast regular Melissa Mabbitt for a look back at the highlights of the programme in 2020, an extraordinary year in gardening. Including an interview with a new RHS President with perhaps the best name ever; a discussion on garden-making with Rachel de Thame and a celebration of an unsung veg garden hero with food writer Mark Diacono. Plus we talk to a Wisley-based horticulturist who's also called Chris Young about the delights of growing indoor ferns as houseplants. This is the final programme of the series. Thank you so much for listening, and we hope you'll join us on our main podcast feed – Gardening with the RHS – where we'll continue to feature content from our award-winning magazine for RHS members, The Garden. Please see links in the show notes.

Be warned, this episode will contain all manner of spoilers from both His Dark Materials and the Book of Dust book series, AND the UK schedule of His Dark Materials season 2…so if you want to avoid that, cut back through to our episodes on the book series.In this episode, Iain and Amy give their thoughts and reactions to episode 5 of Season 2 of His Dark Materials - The ScholarJoin us as Iain forgets how design works, Amy shares her theories about separation and we both freak out about ALL the beautiful parallels and deeper currents of the additional scenes.------Learn more about the great courses and work being done at the Phoenix Studio (near Thame, Oxfordshire) here.We're trying to keep our social media accounts spoiler free where possible, so just drop us an email or a direct message if you have spoiler-y thoughts to share - thanks!Vote on your favourite Cast and Creative performances on our Twitter page - we're posting them a bit later than usual (on Wednesdays after the episode airs in the UK) to allow for some crossover with people outside the UK who won't see the episode for a while after us! :(------Music by: Jaymen Persaud, performed by Claire Wickeswww.thedarkmaterialpodcast.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/darkmaterialpodcastTwitter: @darkmaterialpodInstagram: @thedarkmaterialpodcastFacebook: www.facebook.com/thedarkmaterialpodcast

GeeGee and the Germans (The Conyers Street Gang) – Michael Thame Based on real people. Based on real events. Eight-year-old GeeGee is scared. And it’s not for the first time. Since her arrival in Scotland, the Germans have dropped their murderous bombs and nearly killed her, as well as her mum Ida, sister Betty, and brother Alec. Uncle Angus has lost his home. When Ida takes her children to the beautiful Campsie Glen, a place where she felt they would be safe, they got a shock. The Laird of the Clan has refused them shelter and his butler, Knox, has thrown them out. GeeGee never wanted to go anywhere near the Laird’s house again, but when the local kids decide to build a snowman in the grounds, she joins in. That’s when Knox the butler pulled the trigger on the shotgun and shattered the night’s calm in Campsie Glen. Only later does GeeGee remember; her scarf. She left it on the snowman they had built before Knox chased them away. It was a beautiful red scarf her mum and dad bought for her as a birthday present. She had to get it back. Betty isn’t keen, but the sisters go out in the middle of a wintry night to retrieve the scarf. However, it’s what GeeGee sees on the way back that stops her in her tracks. An aircraft flies overhead, but they cannot see it. Moments later something catches GeeGee’s eye; a parachute silently falls on the wooded hillside below the imposing Lennox Castle. GeeGee knows she must tell someone. There is a war on and her first thought is that the parachutist must be a German spy. Before long Campsie Glen is awash with police and soldiers. Strange things start happening and suddenly GeeGee’s life hangs in the balance. Can she survive the strange goings on at Lennox Castle? Can she get through the night in the haunted house? Will she ever be able to trust the self-styled Laird of Clan Galt? More than that, will GeeGee be able to survive the Germans that are surely in their midst? The book can be bought on Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3ffGMTg Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/GeeGee-Germans-Conyers-Street-Gang/dp/1912494418/ref=sr_1_1 You can also see the author’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCin3-sTL4r1TY7gARI9XeZQ *** You can support the podcast by purchasing from the online store: https://www.amandasteelwriter.com/440773085/category/1235794/online-store

Derek Hockaday interviews Hywel Jones, consultant geriatrician, 20 May 2014. Part 1 of interview. Topics discussed include: (00:00:15) coming to the Oxford hospitals; (00:04:35) time at High Wycombe hospital; (00:07:40) standard of Oxford medical care in comparison to other hospitals; (00:11:52) work of social services with geriatricians (00:16:16) role of multi-disciplinary teams in managing care; (00:24:00) colleagues in first years at Oxford; (00:25:30) scope of involvement in general medicine as well as geriatric, discussion of specialisms and acute medicine; (00:31:19) dealing with cottage hospitals, the running of community hospitals; (00:36:35) work with David Weatherall and John Ledingham; (00:38:20) modern imaging; (00:41:02) effects of administrators and administration process; (00:47:53) rising cost of health care and expectations of public; (00:51:08) judging the biological age of a patient as opposed to chronological age; (00:54:35) effects of anaesthetics, post operative delirium; (00:57:29) end point of dementia and delirium patients; (01:02:26) effect of decline of male smoking; (01:04:35) coming to Oxford for consultant job and moving to Thame; (01:05:48) involvement in administrative committees; (01:09:54) development of Level 4 Ward at John Radcliffe hospital; (01:12:30) Care Quality Commission rating; (01:15:20) inspections in general; (01:19:21) progress in medicine in the last thirty years. Note the following section of audio is redacted: 00:43:02-00:43:15.

To celebrate returning to our haunted studio in The Cross Keys Pub in Thame we decided to spend the night looking for Mrs Tipple the pub ghost. Some weird stuff ensued. Recording glitches, flying beer mats and when we listened back weird creaking noises every time we mentioned the relationship with the former spirit Landlady Mrs Tipple and the current Landlady Trudi. See what you think. http://bit.ly/MrsTippleEpPhotos   https://bit.ly/TQMFacebookHome https://bit.ly/TQMPodcastTwitter  http://bit.ly/CrossKeysPub 

It is difficult to leave someone or left by loved one. This poem speaks about that feeling. You can find more poems on Facebook @संदूक , Instagram @SandookPoetry by Geet Sagar. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Raabta/support

Certainly, talking to John about Massage Therapy, you see his passion for the subject, and undoubted knowledge, and skill base. He has become the Director of Massage for the growing industry giant in the making, The Massage Company developing a highly effective massage both for client and therapist to maximise effectiveness without giving undue stress to the massage therapist. This has proved such a win for The Massage Company that thousands of massage memberships have been started with them on the basis of this highly effective massage fine-tuned by John. Having his own well established Centre called Massage Matters, in Thame, Oxfordshire, he makes time to deliver hands-on massages himself as well as collaborating with other highly sort after individuals to de-bunk massage myths. John takes a scientific route and questions until he finds the answers to help those with cancer and other health issues understand what types of massage they can safely enjoy. He is truly a sort after specialist in his field, with a great reputation.

On this day in Tudor history, 13th June 1548, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, and his wife, Catherine Parr, the dowager queen, set off from Catherine’s manor of Hanworth in London to travel to Seymour’s seat of Sudeley Castle. They were accompanied by Lady Jane Grey and around 100 others. Seymour wanted his wife to enjoy the final months of her pregnancy safe in the Cotswolds away from the Plague in London and for his first-born child to be born at Sudeley. In today's talk, historian Claire Ridgway shares details on who accompanied the couple, what Sudeley was like and what happened next.You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/ExDP0nZEdsU You can find out more about Catherine Parr’s death in the 5th September video from last year - https://youtu.be/d4XIrkgjysk  Also on this day in Tudor history, 13th June 1587, William Knell, an actor in "The Queen's Men" company of players, got into a fight with a fellow actor in Thame, Oxfordshire. Find out more about him and his sad and violent end in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/R7cFVpbYPks 

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In this week’s episode we hear from Bisnow UK Editor Mike Phillips and Manchester and Birmingham reporter David Thame on the uniquely British political tensions arising over lockdown, the evaporation of foreign capital and the future of offices, coworking and cities.

Part 1: Daniel Fryer, author of The Four Thoughts That F*ck You Up, & John Williams, the author of Screw Work Let’s Play & Screw Work Break Free, reveal all about self help books to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. Daniel Fryer is also a former journalist & specialist practitioner of rational-emotive behaviour therapy. He used to growl a lot & immerse himself in Bingo. John Williams talks about the Ideas Lab & applying his self help skills to dating & relationships. (How well did that work out? Have a listen...) We’ll also be discussing he challenges of having a swear word in your book title - so this episode includes words like “fuck”. Sorry, we couldn’t really avoid it. If that makes you cross, you may console yourself with the information that book titles which include swear words are more difficult to search for on Amazon. **** Also in this episode, we visit the delightful & welcoming Book House in Thame & owner Brian Pattinson. It’s a joyful place. The owner is from Newby. And he gave Paul a free book - the utterly wonderful The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne. You should read it immediately & sigh & laugh. But mainly laugh. Also, order your copy from The Book House in Thame. We'd Like A Word is a podcast and radio show from authors Paul Waters and  Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, celebrities, talkers,  poets about books, songs, lyrics, speeches,  scripts, fiction and  non-fiction. We go out on various radio platforms at least once a fortnight and every other Thursday on podcast. Our website is www.wedlikeaword.com -  which is where you'll find information about Paul and Steve and our  guests - and details of the radio stations that carry We'd Like A Word.  We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword and Facebook @wedlikeaword and our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com - and yes,  we are slightly embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear  from you - your thoughts,  ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word in person, to chat, review, meet writers or read out passages from books. . .

Part 1: Daniel Fryer, author of The Four Thoughts That F*ck You Up, & John Williams, the author of Screw Work Let’s Play & Screw Work Break Free, reveal all about self help books to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. Daniel Fryer is also a former journalist & specialist practitioner of rational-emotive behaviour therapy. He used to growl a lot & immerse himself in Bingo. John Williams talks about the Ideas Lab & applying his self help skills to dating & relationships. (How well did that work out? Have a listen...) We’ll also be discussing he challenges of having a swear word in your book title - so this episode includes words like “fuck”. Sorry, we couldn’t really avoid it. If that makes you cross, you may console yourself with the information that book titles which include swear words are more difficult to search for on Amazon. **** Also in this episode, we visit the delightful & welcoming Book House in Thame & owner Brian Pattinson. It’s a joyful place. The owner is from Newby. And he gave Paul a free book - the utterly wonderful The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne. You should read it immediately & sigh & laugh. But mainly laugh. Also, order your copy from The Book House in Thame. We'd Like A Word is a podcast and radio show from authors Paul Waters and  Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, celebrities, talkers,  poets about books, songs, lyrics, speeches,  scripts, fiction and  non-fiction. We go out on various radio platforms at least once a fortnight and every other Thursday on podcast. Our website is www.wedlikeaword.com -  which is where you'll find information about Paul and Steve and our  guests - and details of the radio stations that carry We'd Like A Word.  We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword and Facebook @wedlikeaword and our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com - and yes,  we are slightly embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear  from you - your thoughts,  ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word in person, to chat, review, meet writers or read out passages from books. . .

Part 1: Daniel Fryer, author of The Four Thoughts That F*ck You Up, & John Williams, the author of Screw Work Let’s Play & Screw Work Break Free, reveal all about self help books to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. Daniel Fryer is also a former journalist & specialist practitioner of rational-emotive behaviour therapy. He used to growl a lot & immerse himself in Bingo. John Williams talks about the Ideas Lab & applying his self help skills to dating & relationships. (How well did that work out? Have a listen...) We’ll also be discussing he challenges of having a swear word in your book title - so this episode includes words like “fuck”. Sorry, we couldn’t really avoid it. If that makes you cross, you may console yourself with the information that book titles which include swear words are more difficult to search for on Amazon. **** Also in this episode, we visit the delightful & welcoming Book House in Thame & owner Brian Pattinson. It’s a joyful place. The owner is from Newby. And he gave Paul a free book - the utterly wonderful The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne. You should read it immediately & sigh & laugh. But mainly laugh. Also, order your copy from The Book House in Thame. We'd Like A Word is a podcast and radio show from authors Paul Waters and  Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, celebrities, talkers,  poets about books, songs, lyrics, speeches,  scripts, fiction and  non-fiction. We go out on various radio platforms at least once a fortnight and every other Thursday on podcast. Our website is www.wedlikeaword.com -  which is where you'll find information about Paul and Steve and our  guests - and details of the radio stations that carry We'd Like A Word.  We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword and Facebook @wedlikeaword and our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com - and yes,  we are slightly embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear  from you - your thoughts,  ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word in person, to chat, review, meet writers or read out passages from books. . .

When was the last time you stepped back and took a long hard look at your garden? Television presenter and writer Rachel de Thame talks to Chris about her new column discussing how and why gardeners should tackle making changes to their plots. Former RHS Director General and confirmed galanthophile Gordon Rae shares his love of snowdrops and their surprising diversity. Plus Head of Plant Health, Gerard Clover, explores one of the biggest threats facing UK gardens and horticulture today: the bacterial plant disease xylella.

Joe Blunden and Sue Kong from NHS Elect are joined by the wonderful Anna Thame (Head of Communication and External Affairs at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) to discuss some of the key issues facing NHS communicators, including stakeholder engagement, bravery in NHS comms, getting a seat alongside the board, and lots more. Music: www.bensound.com

Previous to his appointment as Prince’s Trust Cymru Director, Mr Jones was the Wales Area Manager for The Royal British Legion during a time of that charity’s transformation. Previously, he served in the Armed Forces for over 25 years as an officer in The Royal Welsh.  His roles included overseeing the delivery of combat and leadership training, media and strategic communications, and planning and delivering intelligence training both in the UK and abroad. Phil’s family hail from Lampeter and Llandullas. He was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire and attended Lord Williams's School, Thame, before being commissioned into the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in 1986.

Intoduction to TLL FANTASY FOOTBALL. Test ep- POC)

The last game of the season ends with a draw. Robbie reflects, talks about our player of the season - Josh - and gives us his Summer plans.

On this episode we talk about what the goalkeepers on the camp have learnt so far and what their aims and targets are as individuals to try and move forwards in the goalkeeping world.Of which I deliver three training sessions a day and three classroom sessions a day.This episode I am on the junior elite camp which has 12 Junior goalkeepers between the age of 9 to 14. I am joined By all 12 goalkeepers who have signed up for the junior league camp which is a two day residential camp. This can is held at Thame football club In Oxford Of which I deliver three training sessions a day and three classroom sessions a day.   On this episode we talk about what the goalkeepers on the camp have learnt so far and what their aims and targets are as individuals to try and move forwards in the goalkeeping world.   I really hope you enjoy this different themed podcast and for all DGUK events please visit the website www.developinggoalkeepinguk.com.  Martin brennan@DGUK

Robbie reflects on the victory over Thame and the state of the Cambridge City squad.

Neil Wade Oxford, Cambridge and RSA (OCR) and Stella Paes Formerly AQA, give a seminar for the Department of Education seminar series. This public seminar will be given by representatives from two awarding bodies for A-levels and GCSEs in England: OCR and AQA. Each will give their perspective on the following: - the challenges of assessing practical work, - the opportunities afforded by the current system and some of the remaining difficulties, - how they would choose to assess practical work, and indeed assess science in general, if they could design an assessment system from scratch. This seminar arose from discussions at the Royal Society educational research conference on Assessing experimental science in 11-18 education October 2016, and will endeavour to engage with some of the principles and intellectual challenges of assessment, as well as the pragmatics. A response will be given by Dr Sean Page, Head of Science at Lord Williams’s School, Thame, Oxon.

Dr Antony Buxton (Tutor in Design and Domestic History, Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford) Professor Ulrich Leben (Associate Curator of Furniture, The Rothschild Collection, Waddesdon Manor) Dr Antony Buxton 'A Few Sorrie Stooles’: reading the social dynamic of the non-elite early modern household through its material culture This brief paper will outline the use of probate inventories and wills as evidence of the practice, and therefore the changing social dynamic and ideology of the non-elite early modern household, in a study focused on the Oxfordshire market town of Thame in the seventeenth century. Prof Ulrich Leben Knowledge - Awareness - Connoisseurship as a tool in the study of Material Culture

Just Like Jesus Jesus became just like us, so that we can become ...

How we worship

All Age Harvest Service (apologies for audio again)

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Paddy explains "Antinomy"

"I'm worth more than better than nothing" Paddy urges us to go deeper with our friendships, and Jo follows with a testimony.

"I'm Done", "Stuff You", "I Hate You"

More than getting cross - how can we be more active in politics?

Paddy asks us to think bigger before we place our vote - what are God's values? Will we vote accordingly?

General Election 2015 special! Should Christians vote, and if so, how should engage with the political process?

A chat with Mark Mowels @MarkMowels

Institute of Historical Research The discourse of practise: continuity and change in early modern domestic cultures Anthony Buxton (University of Oxford) The town of Thame in Oxfordshire can be found about 7 miles southwest from Aylesbury. I...

A seminar presentation on doctoral research, employing probate inventories for the Oxfordshire market town of Thame in the 17th century. A presentation of doctoral research to the Archaeology and Local History seminar series at Kellogg College in November 2011, outlining theoretical and methodological approaches to the interpretation of probate inventories and other contemporary evidence in order to describe the experience of essentially non-elite daily life in the early modern period, and the changes in domestic culture which indicate wider shifts in modes of consumption and social relationships. The research also aimed to develop a better understanding of the operation of domestic culture; an interrelationship of material, social and conceptual elements.

Series: Q & A (Answers to Questions about Christ and Christianity)Question: How can there be an all-knowing, all-powerful and all-good God in light of all the suffering and evil in the world?Music: "This is Our God" performed by Evan Appleby

SERIES: Q & A(Answers to Questions about Christ and Christianity)QUESTION: "How can I have faith in God's existence in light of scientific reason?"

Series: Crossing BordersText: John 15:18-16:4Thame Fuller