In 1741 in just 24 days the German-born British-naturalized composer George Frideric Handel wrote an oratorio rich in tuneful arias & choruses of robust grandeur Coolly received in London at first after Handel's death Messiah enjoyed an extraordinary surge in popularity it was performed at festivals across England; other composers rushed to rearrange it; it would be commercially recorded on more than 100 occasions Jonathan Keates tells the story of the composition & musical afterlife of Handel's masterpiece he considers the first performances & its place in Handel's output; he looks at the oratorio itself & its relationship with spirituality in the age of the Enlightenment; & he examines why Messiah became such an essential element in the national culture of Britain Illustrated with beautiful images including the original score of the work Messiah is a richly informative & affectionate celebration of a high-point of Britain's Georgian golden age ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Series 1 The First Killings & The Reckoning After two horribly mutilated bodies are discovered DCI Red Metcalfe is assigned to the case & plunged head-on into a nightmare Series 2 Vengeance Is Mine A man is buried alive & Metcalfe must delve into a serial killer&s psyche Series 3 As a prison riot erupts into violence Red comes face to face with the ring leader the man who once held him hostage & nearly drove him mad Injured prisoners are moved to a crumbling overstretched hospital But what they don&t know is a killer&s amongst them preying on their weaknesses As the vicious murders spiral out of control can Red & his team put aside their own emotional torment & find a method in his madnessseries 4 When the team arrive at a van abandoned on landfill sight they soon realise this is a case the like they have never seen before The van door is locked the glass darkened an angry buzzing inside Phoebe is in the front seat wasps crawling in & out of her open mouth SAVE ME is written in blood on the windscreen Red&s analytical skills are stretched to the limit as he tries to fathom the workings of the mind of a killer determined to create their own Hell here on earth Series 5 Renowned detective Joseph Walker is haunted by a past of violence passion & betrayal
- a past which threatens his ability to hunt down a killer with a terrifying message for the world Heading up an investigation into a series of gruesome & elaborately staged murders Joseph is puzzled by the bizarre nature of the killings & the presence of mysterious symbols traced into a layer of sand at each murder scene To end the killings Joseph must solve the riddle But the clock is ticking
- are Joseph & his new squad just tracking a criminal or are they themselves part of the murderer’s plan?

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Psychological thriller starring Ken Stott Series 1&s stories are " The First Killings" & " The Reckoning" after two horribly mutilated bodies are discovered DCI Red Metcalfe is assigned to the case & plunged head-on into a nightmare In series 2--" Vengeance Is Mine"--a man is buried alive & Metcalfe must delve into a serial killer&s psyche ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Urban comedy Stacey & Dega are two inner city friends who find themselves on the wrong side of the law when they go for broke on a get-rich-quick scheme ...

Album for creative storage of wedding photos Cover with flower tendrils made from durable stylish material with a pattern in matching tones Ideal for weddings & many other jubilees & occasions Inner pages of the cover with an unobtrusive design which gives the album a high-quality look First double page illustrated with lines & a romantic design ideal for important data or for customization White extra thick photo mounting paper that provides plenty of space for customising photos & other souvenirs White glassine interleaves protect your most cherished memories & prevent photos on adjacent pages sticking together Slipcase convenient storage option that also provides protection Note for Consumers Do not forget adhesives for mounting the photos eg photo corners photo tapes ...

The urge to tidiness seems to be rooted deep in the human psyche Many of us feel threatened by anything that is vague unplanned scattered around or hard to describe We find comfort in having a script to rely on a system to follow in being able to categorise & file away We all benefit from tidy organisation
- up to a point A large library needs a reference system Global trade needs the shipping container Scientific collaboration needs measurement units But the forces of tidiness have marched too far Corporate middle managers & government bureaucrats have long tended to insist that everything must have a label a number & a logical place in a logical system Now that they are armed with computers & serial numbers there is little to hold this tidy-mindedness in check It's even spilling into our personal lives as we corral our children into sanitised play areas or entrust our quest for love to the soulless algorithms of dating websites Order is imposed when chaos would be more productive Or if not chaos then messiness The trouble with tidiness is that in excess it becomes rigid fragile & sterile In Messy Tim Harford reveals how qualities we value more than ever
- responsiveness resilience & creativity
- simply cannot be disentangled from the messy soil that produces them This then is a book about the benefits of being messy messy in our private lives; messy in the office with piles of paper on the desk & unread spreadsheets; messy in the recording studio the laboratory or in preparing for an important presentation; & messy in our approach to business politics & economics leaving things vague diverse & uncomfortably made-up-on-the-spot It's time to rediscover the benefits of a little mess


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Another messy outing from Lucy Moore this book follows on from the popular Messy Church which has sold over 4500 copies since it was first published in 2006 Alongside the usual mix of creativity fun Christian hospitality & thanksgiving Messy Church 2 explores the importance of discipleship faith development & training for leadership The material

Includes:: many ideas for practical ways to promote a sense of fellowship & community The book contains a further fifteen units of fun food crafts & mess with a year's worth of material that your Messy Church will love There is also the guidance to enable those taking part to go deeper with God Topics include Key events in Jesus' life; Christian basics; Biblical stories of faith; Baptism & Holy Communion Messy Church 2 is ideal for clergy lay ministers & those responsible for all-age worship; it is also ideal for those involved with outreach to the wider community looking to build on the success of the Messy Church initiative The book is written for an adult readership but contains material designed to resource people of all ages

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Overflowing with creative ideas to draw the community together for fun food fellowship & worship this resource book contains 15 themed programme outlines Each outline has ideas for creative art & craft activities meal plans & recipes for eating together & family-friendly worship ...

Overflowing with creative ideas to draw the community together for fun food fellowship & worship this resource book contains 15 themed programme outlines Each outline has ideas for creative art & craft activities meal plans & recipes for eating together & family-friendly worship Messy Church grew out of one church's desire to reach out to those on the fringes of the church community & experience the love of Christ through creativity fellowship & worship together There is also a dedicated website at wwwmessychurchorguk which explains what Messy Church is why it got started & who is doing it now ...

In popular culture there is a perceived conflict between science & faith yet in many ways scientific understanding can enhance faith Messy Church Does Science offers Messy Churches the tools to use science to explore aspects of the Christian faith; demonstrate that science & faith are complementary; & enable children & adults alike to appreciate the wonder of creation Ten sizzling sessions provide inspiration for the Bible-based activities element of Messy Church ...