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European Commission
Brussels, 8 January 2013
Employment and Social Developments in Europe 2012 – frequently asked questions
(see also IP/13/5)
How can the growing divergence between Southern and peripheral European countries, and most Northern and Central Europe countries be explained?
Southern and peripheral countries entered the global downturn in a more vulnerable fiscal position (high levels of debt or high implicit liabilities for ailing banks) and were consequently hardest hit when the initial financial and economic crisis turned into a sovereign debt crisis. Their governments and companies have had to pay much higher interest rates or lost market access altogether. Moreover, the pre-crisis years were also marked in these countries by an over-allocation of capital and labour to activities that could not be maintained for a long time, such as booming construction. Creation of new, more sustainable activities has proven to be a major challenge. The divergence in employment and social outcomes across Europe is also partly explained by how labour markets and social systems in individual countries have reacted and adapted to the economic crisis.
For instance, following a period of convergence in unemployment rates after 2000, when the initial gap of approximately 3.5 percentage points between the North and the South (+ periphery) of the euro zone had largely disappeared by 2004, divergence started to accelerate again since 2008, reaching 7.5 percentage points in 2011.
This worrying trend points to an urgent need for finding more effective mechanisms of macroeconomic adjustment, reflected also by the ongoing debate on a deep and genuine economic and monetary union.
Diverging unemployment rates by groups of Eurozone / non-Eurozone Member States, 2000 – 2011 period Source: Eurostat, EU LFS and DG EMPL calculations.
Which countries have the worst long-term unemployment problems?
The unemployment rate increased in the EU from 7.1% in 2008 to 10.6% in the third quarter of 2012. As a result, the long-term unemployment (LTU) rate also increased, with a time lag, from 3.0% in 2009 to 4.1% in 2011 and 4.6% in the second quarter of 2012.
The highest LTU rates (above 7% of the active population) were found in 2011 in Slovakia, Spain, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
Although LTU has increased in almost all Member States, eight countries (France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Spain and the UK) account for 90% of the net increase in LTU between 2008 and 2011 (and Spain alone for 43%).
Unemployment and long-term unemployment rates in % of active population, 2011
Source: Eurostat, EU LFS.
Which policies can mitigate the impact of the crisis on long-term unemployment?
The main factor driving the rise in long-term unemployment has been the inability of the labour market to accommodate the inflows of workers made redundant as a result of restructuring, either due to insufficient labour demand or labour market mismatches. It is therefore essential to stimulate the creation of jobs, particularly in sectors with the largest growth potential such as the green economy, information and communications technologies and the health sector, and to retrain workers to adapt their skills to the new needs of the labour market. Despite the increase in the number of short-term (i.e. less than one year) unemployed, some Member States have managed to limit the increase in long-term unemployment. For example, Netherlands, Finland and Sweden have consistently better transitions rates compared to Greece, Bulgaria and Slovakia. This is a result of better functioning labour market institutions (unemployment benefit systems, active labour market policies, employment protection legislation, in-work benefits).
Overall, the evidence shows that those participating to life-long learning (education or training) and those registered with the Public Employment Service and receiving benefits have higher probability of finding a job more quickly.
Transition rate from short-term unemployment (STU) to LTU and other statuses (E = employment, I = inactivity), 2010-11, aged 25-49
Source: Eurostat, EU-LFS, ad-hoc transitions calculations. EU-13 is the EU aggregate made of the 15 countries represented in the graph except NL and LT. For Estonia and Slovakia, those in STU the second year (2011) are included in the LTU category
Which countries have to face high levels of long-term social exclusion?
The protracted economic crisis has dramatically increased the risks of long-term exclusion. To successfully address this problem and prevent rising poverty and long-term exclusion from becoming entrenched, policies need to be tailored to specific country situations and population groups most at risk. The ESDE 2012 review's analysis shows that the risks of entering into and exiting out of poverty vary greatly across Member States, with three main groups identified.
In the first group, which includes France and the UK, rates of entry into and exit from poverty are high, although in some of the countries, a significant share of those at risk of poverty form a 'core group' that does not take part in the churning.
In the second group, consisting mainly of the Baltic and southern Member States, there is a high risk of entering into poverty, and low chances of getting out of it, creating a massive poverty trap.
The last group of countries, which includes the Nordic countries, displays low rates of entry into and exit from poverty. In these, the share of people at risk of persistent poverty is however high, which is a sign of a preoccupying social polarisation.
The churning of poverty – rates of entry to and exit from the risk of poverty situation among the 18-64 population
Source: EU-SILC longitudinal UDB 2009 - DG EMPL calculations
How effective and efficient is social spending in the EU?
EU Member States spend different shares of GDP on social protection, and also achieve different results in terms or reducing poverty. Although higher social spending is generally associated with stronger poverty reduction, important differences exist, suggesting scope for efficiency gains.
For instance, while Hungary and Portugal spent a similar share of GDP (around 13%) on social protection in 2009 (without pensions), social transfers reduced the risk of poverty by 36% in Portugal but by 57% in Hungary. By the same token, approximately halving the risk of poverty required social protection spending of 11% of GDP in the Czech Republic compared with 18% in the Netherlands.
Relation between expenditure on social protection (excluding pensions) and relative reduction in the share of population (aged 0-64) at risk of poverty (in percentage) - reference year 2009
Source: ESSPROS and EU-SILC
Social protection spending has other functions than solely poverty reduction, one of them being improvement in labour market participation. The positive relationship between childcare provision and female employment in the EU illustrated by the chart below is a case in point. Countries with good childcare provision make it much easier for women to take up jobs and create economic value.
Relation between share of children in formal childcare and the employment rates of women aged 20-49 with youngest child below 6 years old (2010)
Source: EU-SILC and LFS
Can tax shifts contribute to more jobs without increasing inequality and poverty?
Lower labour taxation can bring more jobs. This effect is most pronounced for vulnerable groups (such as low-income workers, single parents, second-income earners). As a result, the outcome of tax shifts away from labour may differ significantly between Member States, depending on the characteristics and composition of their workforce. The budgetary situation requires other taxes to be increased when lowering labour taxation. Which taxes to increase has to be carefully assessed, as increases can have negative distributional effects. Value added tax, green taxes and property taxation are the most obvious candidates to shift taxes to, in view of their less detrimental growth impact. However, increasing them, if not properly designed, can have unfavourable distributional effects and hamper the goal of decreasing poverty. Nevertheless, appropriate designs of reforms and accompanying measures might increase the case for such shifts. Attention should also be paid to alternative tax reforms, such as combating tax evasion and the simplification of the tax system (such as the revision of tax expenditures).
Effects of specific tax reforms
* Taxation of imputed rent (non-monetary housing advantage derived from homeownership)
What have been the effects of minimum wages?
Evidence from the current economic downturn suggests that minimum wages have had positive rather than negative effects on the employment opportunities of the workers at the margin of the labour market. For instance, there has been a positive correlation between minimum wages (as a percentage of average wages) and the employment rate in the EU Member States in 2010. Some of the specific positive effects of minimum wages are particularly relevant in times of a severe economic downturn, including their support of aggregate demand, their underpinning of prices (reducing the risk of deflation during an economic downturn), and their boosting of wage equality by maintaining an adequate standard of living for low-skilled workers.
Minimum wage (as % of average wage) and employment rate of low-skilled workers – 2010
Source: DG EMPL calculations on the basis of Eurostat
Minimum wages do not only affect employment outcomes, they also affect social cohesion. For example, it is generally known that women are more likely than men to be employed in sectors with low wages, such as cleaning. In such sectors, minimum wages can set a floor to ensure that the pay gap with other wage earners (especially men) can be tempered in a way that strengthens social cohesion. The negative correlation between the minimum wage and the gender pay gap in the EU Member States in 2010 seems to indicate that minimum wages help reduce the gender pay gap.
Minimum wage and gender pay gap - 2010
Source: DG EMPL calculations based on Eurostat
How can policies help match skill needs and supply?
EU enterprises in several regions and sectors claim that they cannot meet their needs for labour and skills despite high unemployment. Skills mismatches in the EU, i.e. the discrepancy between the qualifications and skills that individuals possess and those needed by the labour market, has increased markedly during the crisis. Research reveals that one out of three European employees is either over- or under-qualified, with over-qualification increasing by about 5% over the past decade. This means that about 6.4 million employees in Europe have taken up jobs that typically demand lower qualifications and skills than they have.
Countries with higher qualification mismatches, especially in the Southern part of the EU, share some common features. They tend to have lower levels of public investment in education and training, which can reduce the quality and ability of education and training systems to respond to changing labour market needs. The demand for graduates is low and less high-skilled jobs are available. They also have lower expenditure on labour market programmes and more rigid and segmented labour markets.
Average incidence of qualification mismatch (2001-2011) in the Member States, % of employees (aged 25-64)
Source: Cedefop, based on EU-LFS data.
Even a good match in terms of educational qualifications, however, does not mean that individuals necessarily possess the skills required for their jobs. In addition to ineffective education and training systems, inadequate company training, geographical barriers and adverse working conditions may also be of the source of skill mismatches. Reducing skills mismatches thus requires both supply and demand side policy measures. Reforms to increase the responsiveness of education and training systems ultimately need to be combined with the creation of innovative and high-skilled jobs in sufficient numbers.
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I know that it has been a very long time since I have posted but I'm on boss 4 for this year and have been very busy. I'm trying to get a web site built and up for the photography thing. I have it started and would love input on what everyone thinks. I'm going to be posting a price list and that type of stuff later today (still working on it).
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Vane — SuicideGirl of the Day
Meet Vane, a 20-year-old SuicideGirl from Finland who calls herself a trophy wife and says puppies make her happy.
Name: Vane
Age: 20
Location: Finland
Occupation: Tattoo artist, trophy wife
Makes me happy: Puppies
Hobbies: Drawing, watching movies, crossword puzzles
Vices: Hedonism, cheating at spider solitaire
I spend most of my free time: I'm a full-time dreamer
Favorite bands:
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2. Queen
3. Deep purple
4. Rainbow
Favorite films:
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5. Hot Rod
TV shows:
1. Modern Family
2. Parks & Recreation
3. Misfits
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Miranda Kerr & Orlando Bloom Visit Friends with Flynn!
Miranda Kerr and her hubby Orlando Bloom pay a visit to a friend's house on Wednesday afternoon (December 26) in Los Feliz, Calif.
The 35-year-old actor carried their boy Flynn as they made their way through the home's gate and into the house.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Miranda Kerr
Over the weekend, Orly and Flynn were spotted doing some last minute holiday shopping.
This is the first time that Miranda and Orlando have been spotted together since September. We love seeing the whole family together!
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Quakertown Swamp Preserve
Heritage Conservancy is working on an exciting community centered project called The Quakertown Swamp Preserve. In collaboration with Richland Township, a new access point is planned for Quakertown Swamp that will allow visitors to fully appreciate the special beauty of this extraordinary natural wetland! The preserve will be enhanced using grants and donations.
Quakertown Swamp is one of Heritage Conservancy's Lasting landscapes®, an initiative that unites open space protection and historic preservation comprehensively at the "landscape level." It has long been recognized as an exceptional wetland habitat, encompassing an area of approximately 518 acres of land in Richland, East Rockhill and West Rockhill Townships. It is among the largest inland wetlands in southeastern Pennsylvania, and is home to diverse plant and animal communities. The swamp supports several rare bird species and has been designated by the National Audubon Society as one of 70 Important Bird Areas in the state. In fact, it is home to what may be the largest Great Blue Heron rookery in eastern Pennsylvania.
Watch Heritage Conservancy's virtual tour of the Quakertown Swamp Preserve:
To support the Quakertown Swamp Preserve or for more information, call Sharon Young at 215-345-7020 ext. 106.


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|2009-05-02, 20:32
|Link #1
Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
OVA based on the 4-koma comic strip by saxsun. Slice-of-life humor reminiscent of Hidamari Sketch but with a drier wit. I found it hilarious. Three girls and a guy living in a boarding house while they go to various cram schools in Tokyo, hoping to get into a college.
Excellent voice work by Momoi Halko, Kuwatani Natsuko, Matsuki Miyu (who is outstanding) and Hino Satoshi. A series of short pieces just like a comic strip, depending largely on the skills of the seiyuu to sell the humor. OPED written and performed by Momoi Halko.
Directed by a complete unknown, Tsukimizato Tomohiro 月見里智弘, for indeprox animation and Takeshobo publishing. Uses a mix of Flash and 2D animation. Not a lot of motion, but the humor and aesthetics work for me. Only one episode, as far as I can tell, released 24 April 2009.
Japanese fans of the comic say this reproduces the feeling of the original very well.
Japanese title: DVD ゆるめいつ
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|2009-08-15, 12:00
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Komrades of Kitamura Kou
Join Date: Jul 2004
Age: 34
I'd just want to say that that's some pretty great voice acting there.
I mean it's a bunch of suprising work actually. You have Kuwatani Natsuko sans her excess Suiseiseki desu-fest voicing Sae and Matsuki Miyu doling out Hidamari's Yoshinoya with a touch of alcoholism in Kumi. I'm not familiar with Yurume's VA so I can't comment much.
Biggest surprise is the voice of lone male, Matsuyoshi, by Satoshi Hino. If you recognize that, yes, that's Yuuji/Saito of Shana/Zero. Specifically, the voice of Yuuji/Saito NOT being Yuuji/Saito. So much for typecasting!
|2009-08-15, 12:06
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Beautiful fighter.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 32
|2009-08-15, 12:08
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Komrades of Kitamura Kou
Join Date: Jul 2004
Age: 34
Well anyway I am of the opinion that this should be made into a series, also retaining it's original animation style.
I haven't laughed myself to the point of flatulence on a 4-koma adaptation since Lucky Star.
|2009-08-15, 13:20
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Major Lurker
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: <clap> <clap> <clap> <clap> Deep in the Heart of Texas
I am surprised that the one voice referenced here as "unknown" is my all-time favorite person Haruko Momoi, the Queen of Akihabara. She also sings the OP and ED. I guess that, surprisingly with her definitive moe moe voice, she hasn't really done all that much anime voice work. She concentrates much more on her idoru career.
This really is a pure yonkoma lifted straight from the page, even maintaining the simple drawing.
I didn't get the connection with the cicada. The little cut stories didn't even seem relevant to the surrounding strips.
|2009-08-15, 13:26
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Beautiful fighter.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 32
|2009-08-15, 14:22
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Major Lurker
Join Date: Dec 2003
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|2009-08-19, 16:02
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Augumented Paranoia
Join Date: Nov 2003
And lol at Hikari and Yaya living together
|2012-04-06, 12:35
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Last Engage
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Florida
And just got done watching the first episode of 3D @ CR. This is my first exposure to Yurumates, actually. I'd been wanting to check it out, and it looks like it'll be a nice series. Sort of a Hidamari Sketch/Mahoraba type deal. And the opening is really cool, with Maison du Wish Robo and all that. (Not the first exposure I'll have to Halko Momoi today, either.)
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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will be making a September debut, marking the current-gen debut of co-op martial arts brawls for Namco's fighting game series. This new batch of screens highlights various tag moves, the new Fight Lab mode and new looks for several characters. Young Heihachi still looks little creepy to me, honestly.
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US Admits It Secretly Built Similar Twitter-Like Services For Lots Of Countries
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The United States built Twitter-like social media programs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, like one in Cuba, that were aimed at encouraging open political discussion, Obama administration officials said Friday. But like the program in Cuba, which was widely ridiculed when it became public this month, the services in Pakistan and Afghanistan shut down after they ran out of money because the administration could not make them self-sustaining.While you can see the appeal of better helping citizens in these countries communicate with each other, the secrecy concerning who is behind them is where it gets troubling. As the case in Cuba with ZunZuneo, we noted that this helps legitimize every crackpot theory about how various programs are really US government fronts.
In all three cases, American officials appeared to lack a long-term strategy for the programs beyond providing money to start them.
Administration officials also said Friday that there had been similar programs in dozens of other countries, including a Yes Youth Can project in Kenya that was still active.
In fact, as you read the details of these programs, many of them do appear to have been set up with perfectly noble intentions, to help people better communicate and share ideas. But having the US government behind them -- especially given all of the recent revelations about US surveillance -- completely undermines that intent. Furthermore, it really doesn't seem like any of these services have had much of an impact at all. Instead, in all of the cases where we've heard of social networking services having any impact, they're when citizens of a country adopt existing services, like Twitter and Facebook, rather than these specialized "local" services.


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As the exchange industry continues to consolidate, CME Group (NYSE:CME) and Germany's Deutsche Boerse have reportedly held deal talks in recent months.
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According to the Financial Times, the two sides have held talks at CME's behest following the $8.2 billion buyout of NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) by IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE:ICE).
However, the FT reported that Deutsche Boerse's response has been "lukewarm" as the German exchange is still licking its wounds from the February 2012 collapse of a $9.4 billion deal to acquire NYSE Euronext over antitrust concerns.
Shares of Deutsche Boerse initially spiked about 10% on the report, but pared those gains after the exchange denied ongoing talks.
In a statement, Deutsche Boerse said it is "not in merger negotiations with CME Group." The exchange reiterated that its focus is on "organic growth mainly by expanding its business into growth regions in Asia, extending its services for unsecured and unregulated markets, and expanding its combined market data and IT business."
Chicago-based CME declined to comment on the report.
CME would likely be the buyer in a combination between the two exchanges.
The parent of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the New York Mercantile Exchange, CME has a market capitalization of $19.7 billion, compared with $9.1 billion for Deutsche Boerse.
A CME bid for Deutsche Boerse could take advantage of the German company's stock price, which has languished since the NYSE deal was shot down by regulators, the FT reported.
Yet it's not clear that politicians in Germany would approve a takeover of its largest exchange by a Chicago-based company.
Shares of CME gained 1.20% to $59.01 Monday morning, while Deutsche Boerse was recently up 4.69% to 48.87 euros.
M&A Speculation Heats up in Exchange Space
The exchange world has been the center of ample M&A speculation of late.
Earlier this month, FOX Business's Charlie Gasparino reported that Nasdaq OMX Group (NASDAQ:NDAQ) had held go-private negotiations with private-equity giant Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG), though talks broke down over valuation.
Also, CBOE Holdings (NASDAQ:CBOE), the parent of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, also indicated it would consider going private again if it benefited shareholders.


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whats the craziest thing youve seen a band do at a gig?
excuse the word crazy but I couldnt think of anything else
watching the chariot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny-POamiHf0) in which they crowdsurf using an amp whilst playing the cymbal, I cant think of many instances when Ive seen a band live like 'wow'.
First time I saw Dillinger Escape Plan, Greg made a speaker fall over and had to sing whilst holding it up one arm until the end of the song. It took 3 people to move it
probably watching Monotonix at supersonic
as well jumping off the hand rails on either side of the outside arena onto the the people watching (who were standing on concrete) at one point the drummer was playing his drums whilst being hoisted aloft by members of the crowd.
That Chariot video looks like utter chaos :-D
Not the craziest thing
but certainly hilarious mental behaviour was watching Eugene Hutz from Gogol Bordello at a little basement bar in Brighton. Snatched a freshly bought pint out of the hand of a girl in the front row. Downed half of it, poured the rest over his head, then proceeded to put an upturned fire bucket on his head and start hitting it for all it was worth with some drum sticks. Also seen him crowd surf attempting a handstand on top of the bass drum at a different gig.
DEP shitting in a bag
Weezer covering Teenage DirtbagDeadJames and colinzealuk this'd this
went to this noise gig, every act did something i could post here
but the weirdest was maybe this two man band where one guy put on a balaclava and laid down on the floor screaming into the mic which he had taped to his mouth while the other guy spooned him from behind and strangled him with a carrier bag. proper haircuts, proper tunes.
- silverfoxqpr, fitzcarraldo, and LordLuciusBanter this'd this
The Jesus Lizard at The Astoria 2 in 1998. The whole thing really
was pure rock n'roll. That set the benchmark for me for just about every band that thinks that they're tough.
This probably wins...
...as it was spontaneous rather than planned theatrics. Enjoyed the crowd parting like the 'red' sea.
Someone caught it..!
He had no idea what it was... it was only when people realised that a large space around it formed. Mudhoney dropped their guitars to retaliate against the mud throwers that day, that was amazing. Kurt was watching from the side of the stage in front of the speakers, no one dared throw anything at him!
I remember Mark Arm offering out the crowd during Mudhoney's set
I think his words may have been something along the lines of "You want to throw mud? Try coming up here and throwing a punch!"
Landveraad, a hardcore band from Amsterdam, do a set dressed as super-heroes
with Venus symbols on their tops. They finished their set with a cover of No Limits, only they changed the words to No Borders.
I'd have to agree with this
saw them at Nation of Shopkeepers in Leeds, drummer had bin upended on his head, had his drum kit disassembled and passed out to the crowd as he was playing, lead singer in his pants up on a windowsill and the guitarist standing on the bar! Messy, chaotic, hilarious and brilliant!
yeah i was there
the security guard who pulled the bin away from about 5 people in the crowd was brilliant.
Noble from British Sea Power
dangling from a pipe on the ceiling of the Arches in Glasgow, above two confused members of venue staff with no idea of how to get him down. All whilst Jeffrey Lewis was trying, and ultimately failing, to walk around the stage in the huge BSP bear costume.
Painters & Dockers
Australian band from the late 80s / early 90s. Had a song called Nude School, and often they'd all strip off completely as they played the song. They'd do other stuff like eating fire while performing.
One time I saw them, one of the band members ran around the crowd swinging about an operating chainsaw (pretty sure they'd taken the chain off, though).
Beck's performance art thing at Leeds 2000
Finished the set early, went off, came back on and did some pointless thing involving various props and wrapping tape around the stage set. Could have just played a couple more songs, especially galling as his actual set was amazing.Lofisongsaregreat this'd this
Atari Teenage Riot supporting Nine Inch Nails at Brixton Academy
Something weird was happening with ATR. They spent 45 minutes on a mission to p*ss off the entire crowd (or maybe just Me!!). A wall of continuous white noise.brainfeedr, GoatmeatMF, and pentargo this'd this
Puscifer at Soverign Arts Centre, Reading, Pennsylvania last year
The stage was completely clear when Maynard took to the stage. The band built the set over the first couple of songs.
Wild Nothing told a joke once and no one laughed
Then again, this was the only gig where I've heard a complaint for someone dancing too much. My mate dances like Ian Curtis if he couldn't go sideward, but it was still an indictment on how cunty Melbourne crowds can be.
Saw Man or Astro-man set fire to a theremin
Jimi Hendrix style
julian cope - anson rooms
stopped one song to go for a piss
came back on stageg after & started it again
then put a mr strong jumper over his head & ran around the crowd pretending to be mr strong
mind you he has done 'face' solo's before & left his guitar on one chord whilst he's gone round the crowd kissing various members of the audience
Not a gig but does anyone remember Craig Nicholls
on Jools Holland that time? That appeared to be a genuine mental breakdown
The 'craziest' gigs i've been at were probably my own.
Outside of those though, there's always other stupid noise ones. New Blockaders at The Dome (when they headlined the Never Say When festival) springs most obviously to mind. Or any Litter Shitter gig (there's prbably something on youtube).
Noise music is a great excuse to act like a dickhead under the guise of 'art'.
Saw some band sneak their own alcohol into a small venue and then kick a dog
Titus Bramble was there for some reason.
The Parkinsons played Reading in about 2001
they were playing first on the smallest stage, so midday or thereabouts. They were clearly pissed as farts whereas the crowd definitely weren't and was very sparse indeed, the singer still jumped offstage and tried to engage the audience however. Noone was interested, he knocked the drink out of one lucky punter's hand and ripped down the top of some geeky looking flat chested girl exposing her breasts for all to see.
Sorry, not all that rock n roll really. Most gigs have been fairly uneventful.
Saw The Sea Hags at the Marquee in 1989
Lead singer, Ron Yocom, was drinking copious amounts of JD all through the set. A couple of songs from the end of the set, he missed the front of the stage and fell off, flat on his face. He finished the gig, bloodied, but he must have hurt the next day.
Remember when Willis Earl Beal kicked a tramp in the face?
No idea what happened to him afterwards.
The tramp or Willis Earl Beal.
Kory Clark, Warrior Soul frontman, was having problems with the Soundman....
... at a gig at The Underworld last year. His patience snapped after about 6 songs and he frogmarched him out of the venue! Another soundman was found and they finished the gig.
Still a grerat show tho'.
glastonbury 2005
I saw Bright Eyes where he filled in for Ryan Adams' slot. It was a really weird crowd –people thinking they were seeing Ryan or even Bryan Adams and those expecting First Day of My Life type folk. Connor proceeded to only play Digital Ash, have a pop at the recently deceased John Peel and generally be so nasty to the audience nearly everyone left. Towards the end a naked woman came on stage, grabbed his hair and got off with him for a couple of minutes. He then apologised, played a couple of hits and trashed the entire place.
This was just after seeing Primal Scream who had the plugs pulled on them after Bobby ranted about the war on terror being a pretext for an international police state / called everyone complacent cattle / said that he hoped Kylie died in a helicopter / called basement jaxx c*cksuckers
I remember seeing Bright Eyes at Glasto 07, the first one after 05
He played a couple of songs, then said *So, er, it's great to be here* really long awkward pause before saying very sheepishly *Didn't reeeeeeeeeally think we were going to be asked back to be honest*
Dillinger Escape Plan- Reading Festival
DEP strike again: lead singer pooing onto a t-shirt then flinging the lot into the crowd (parting like the Red Sea)- the shirt got flung back and forth a few times (ick!) I think this stunt got DEP banned from the festival for life.
i swear theyv played since
at Leeds during Lesbian Nun by the Dwarves, HeWhoCannotBeNamed just sat on a speaker touching himself
Seen the video of when The Bluetones recreated the final scene from
An Officer and a Gentleman with somebody coming out dressed in the soldiers uniform and carrying Mark Morris off stage. Probably the best thing they ever did.
outside a gig
saw members of urbnri break a passing students jaw and generally just fuck him up.
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Black men who have sex with men (MSM) have the highest rates of HIV infection in the United States and represent a population in need of new HIV prevention interventions. Although 20 to 40% of Black MSM are estimated to have female partners, no interventions tailored to the needs of Black MSM/W have been developed and rigorously evaluated. This project will develop, implement, and evaluate an individual-level intervention (ILI), titled "RISE", that will assist Black MSM/W to reduce their risk for acquiring and transmitting HIV infection. This intervention will address the effect of individual level factors, interpersonal relationships including sexual, peer and family relationships, and socio-cultural influences on the sexual risk behaviors of MSM/W. The intervention will consist of six counseling sessions held between a trained counselor and participant, and will be guided by three theoretical perspectives: an ecological perspective of behavior, stress and coping theory, and social cognitive theory. The COLOURS Organization, the sole agency in Philadelphia dedicated to exclusively serving the Black LGBT community, will be a key collaborator in the development and implementation of the intervention. The evaluation design utilizes a randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of the proposed intervention. Chain referral, based on principles of respondent-driven sampling, will be used to recruit 250 HIV-positive and HIV-negative Black bisexually-active men into this study.
The specific aims of this research are to:
- develop a new theoretically-based individual-level HIV prevention intervention culturally tailored to the needs of HIV-positive and HIV-negative Black MSM/W;
- evaluate the intervention with a randomized control group design, using RDS to recruit 250 Black MSM/W who do not inject drugs and who report recent unprotected sex;
- assess the efficacy of the intervention and test the intervention model through the collection of behavioral risk assessments and HIV and STD testing at three time points: baseline, immediately post-intervention and three-months post-intervention;
- examine and describe individual factors, interpersonal relationships and network factors, and socio-cultural factors that may affect risk behaviors for HIV infection and transmission among Black MSM/W;
- develop recommendations for recruiting Black bisexually-active men and providing them with targeted HIV prevention interventions.
Evaluation data collection will be conducted using ACASI. Data analysis will include Repeated Measures ANOVA to make assessments of changes over time and intervention dose effects and structural equation modeling to assess causal associations between factors in the conceptual model. This proposed study has significance for increasing our understanding various types of factors that may affect sexual risk behaviors of Black MSM/W as well as potentially providing an important new tool for HIV prevention specifically targeting the needs and risk behaviors of Black MSM/W.
|Condition or disease
|Bisexually-active Men at Risk for HIV
|Behavioral: RISE life coaching intervention Behavioral: HIV Counseling
|Phase 2
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|Development and Testing of HIV Prevention Interventions Targeting Black MSM/W
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|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2012
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|December 2012
Experimental: Life coaching sessions
6 2-hour counseling session with trained therapist/counselor. The sessions deal with coping and stress reduction as well as sexual health.
Behavioral: RISE life coaching intervention
6 2-hour sessions
Active Comparator: HIV counseling session
One 60-minute counseling session, based on standard HIV counseling content.
Behavioral: HIV Counseling
Standard one-hour HIV counseling session
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|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19102
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|Jennifer L Lauby, PhD
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He left his role as lead for the historical action series at Ubisoft Montreal last year to head up new studio THQ Montreal, which was touted as working on a new property.
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By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
An Islamic State offensive near Khanasir, Eastern Aleppo, managed to overrun defending forces, capturing several checkpoints nearby and large amounts of weaponry stocked there in the process. The town of Khanasir, a dusty and deserted place carrying without a doubt the heaviest strategic weight on its shoulders of any town of its kind in Syria. The highway that runs through it is effectively the only access route to embattled Aleppo, and the Islamic State's advances mean that regime forces fighting in the city might soon be completely cut off for some time. This is also the reason why when the Islamic State first captured the town back in late February, the regime was quick to launch an offensive to take back the town, which happened several days later. Nonetheless, the Islamic State's losses were relatively low and the attention the offensive received made it a propaganda victory if not a strategic one. The amount of ghaneema (spoils of war) captured was also substantial, consisting of several tanks, armoured vehicles, artillery and small arms. The Islamic State's second assault on the city and its surroundings appears to have trumped even these earlier gains, as masses of Iranian-supplied small arms and munitions to even a Sarab-1 equipped T-72M1 fell in the hands of the fighters of the Islamic State.
The many checkpoints covering the road going through Khanasir have in typical Syrian Arab Army (SyAA) fashion always been overstocked with arms, resulting large amounts of weaponry being captured by the Islamic State that were dumped around the base as there simply was no personnel to man them. This situation also led to the first capture of Khanasir, where the local garrison found itself unable to counter the swift and unexpected push on the town. After quickly recapturing the town, the new garrison left to defend the town and its surroundings did not only consist of local SyAA and National Defence Force (NDF) fighters, but also of Iraqi Shiite militias and even Iranian soldiers. Indeed, while already obvious by the large amounts of Iranian weaponry, Iranian clothing and Iranian documents, one Iranian helmet captured by fighters of the Islamic State clearly reads: 'IR Army'.
While the fighters of the Islamic State did capture soldiers after gaining control over several checkpoints, all of them were Syrian, raising questions about the amount of Iraqi and Iranian soldiers actually stationed here. Although some of the Iranian equipment could obviously have been used by Syrian soldiers, the presence of [patch] and Iranian military gear (including a helmet with "IR army" written on it) leaves no doubt about the presence of foreign fighters. Whether these fled in the face of Islamic State soldiers or simply withdrew during the fighting is unknown.
The spoils left behind also illustrate the continuously growing influence of foreign military equipment on the conflict: Islamic State forces can now be deen operating anything from the Iranian equipment and newly delivered Russian field guns to U.S.-made weaponry
While it is unlikely the Islamic State will be able to capture huge swats of lands and retain them like they did in previous years, quick and well executed offensives as seen lately in Dmeyr, Northern Aleppo and now Eastern Aleppo will continue to provide the Islamic State with new weaponry, and may delay its inevitable downfall significantly.
This is an approximate guess of the captured weapons and ammunition featured in the photo report. The content of at 89 least crates could not be identified, but are likely to be artillery shells.
- 19,330 rounds of 7.62x39 and 7.62x54R ammunition.
- 430 rounds of 12.7x99 ammunition.
- 90 rounds of 12.7x108 ammunition.
- 2634 rounds of 23mm ammunition.
- 116 rounds of 60mm ammunition.
- 30 rounds of 106mm ammunition.
- 3 rounds of 107mm ammunition.
- 2 rounds of 120mm ammunition.
- 30 rounds of 122mm MRL ammunition.
- 7 rounds of 3BK14 125mm ammunition.
- 1 round of 3BM-44 125mm ammunition.
- 45 rounds of artillery ammunition.
- 43 charges for artillery rounds.
- 98 (PG)-7 (Nader) rocket-propelled grenades.
- 7 RPG boosters.
- 39 grenades.
- 65 7.62mm AK(M)-47s (KL).
- 5 7.62mm PKMs.
- 2 7.62mm SVD Dragunov.
- 1 7.62mm PSL.
- 1 12.7mm HS.50 (AM.50)
- 1 12.7mm DShK.
- 1 14.5mm KPV.
- 8 RPG-7s.
- 2 Type-69s.
- 1 60mm mortar.
- 1 81mm mortar.
- 1 73mm SPG-9
- 1 130mm M-46 field gun.
- 2 122mm D-74 field gun.
- 1 152mm D-20 howitzer.
- 1 M40 106mm RCL.
- 1 T-72M1 (equipped with the Sarab-1).
- 1 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika.
- 1 Safir.
- 1 GAZ-3308s.
- 1 Tatra 148.
- 1 Tatra 815s.
- 1 truck.
- 6 technicals.
- 3 bulldozers.
- 2 motorcycles.
Interestingly, the T-72M1 encountered during the offensive is the first Sarab-1 equipped vehicle to have been captured by opponents of the regime. Covered by the means of tarp on this T-72M1, the exact role of the Sarab-1 is still debated upon but has been deployed on a range of vehicles and checkpoints. It likely makes uses of infrared lamps to confuse the TOW's gunner, thus missing its intended target. Also captured was a single BMP-1.
Also encountered were five artillery pieces, making up most of heavy armament captured during this offensive. One 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, one 130mm M-46 field gun, two 122mm D-74 field gun and one 152mm D-20 howitzer fell in the hands of the fighters of the Islamic State. Both the D-20 and D-74 were delivered by Russia to Syria in the past year, and were not present in the arsenals of the SyAA before the start of the Civil War.
Some of the technicals to have fallen in the hands of the Islamic State, including the infamous Iranian designed and produced Safir 4x4, here seen armed with a M40 106mm recoilless rifle (RCL). A CF Moto 800 series, mostly seen in use with Suqour al-Sahraa' (Desert Falcons).
Three trucks, two of Czechoslovak descent. The oldest, the Tatra 148 can already be seen being loaded with captured ammuntion, likely to be transported further away from the frontline for distribution to other fronts. The Tatra 815 and Russian GAZ-3308 represent some of the more modern trucks in service with the SyAA. Three bulldozers, one of which with protective steel installed around its wheels were also captured.
Small arms, including everything from a Soviet Mosin-Nagant rifle to an Iranian 60mm mortar. Several AK-47s upgraded with picatinny rails, allowing for the installment for sights and other gadgets, were also encountered. These rifles are almost exclusively seen in use with Iraqi fighters, which more often than not take their personal weapons with them from Iraq.
Small arms ammunition, much of which of Iranian origin too. Although a large number of 23mm rounds were captured, no 23mm guns were seen among the spoils, making it likely the trucks or technicasl they were put on left the scene before the Islamic State took over.
What is believed to be Iranian and (Shiite) Iraqi military gear, left behind by the soldiers formerly stationed here. Images released by the Islamic State showed around a dozen fighters fleeing from their checkpoints, undoubtedly also including Iranian soldiers and Shiite fighters from Iraq.
Article written in collaboration with MENA_Conflict from Type 63: A collection of Musings on Middle East Conflict.
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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - *** roof- top apartment in itawon***(moving sale included) Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in *** roof- top apartment in itawon***(moving sale included) Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Buy/Sell/Trade Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message katieinseoulJoined: 27 Jan 2003 Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:32 pm Post subject: *** roof- top apartment in itawon***(moving sale included) *** roof- top apartment in itawon***(moving sale included) Visiting hours and location: 9:15 a.m.(wed, thur, frid), 2:15 p.m. (Mon through Fridays), Sunday at 6 at starbucks, Itawon st. exit 3 Call between 20:00 and 24:00 ONLY please 010-6559-7898 [email protected] I am selling all my items for someone who wants to move in at the end of Feb. this month to my place in itawon, seoul. I need to move out at the end of this month and looking for someone who's interested in moving into furnished Apartment in itawon. It's roof top apartment so you get all the roof space which is good for B.B.Q and pets if you have any. The view include Hyatt hotel in itawon. The rent is 300,000won monthly and refundable key money is 2million won at the end of contract ( 6months or a year ). All my items for 400,000won include computer, t.v., dvd, a/c, bed, friedge, microwave, heater, washing machine, gas range, dish, kichenary items and etc. Computer (P III 8.4 GB and 256 RAM with 15 inch monitor, Speakers, subwoofer, English Win XP,Multi-CD/DVD buner-brand new) Table (round, wood, foldable, about 2 feet high) Bed w/linens, twin size- (two comforters, fake mink blanket, 2 pillows, quilt, two sets American sheets)- 35 Washing machine Drying rack Fridge Gas range Air Conditioner(Sam Sung) TV/VCR TV stand (swivel top with cabinet base and wheels) Clothing rack (for hanging, not drying) Office chair, padded DVD player Magazines Umbrellas Wall rack Shoe rack Bookcase Books Full-length mirror Wall clock Fan Space Heater(brand new) Clothes (women뭩 size 6, US) Women's accessories (bags, belts, etc Women's new shoes, (US size 6)- 5 Women's shoes (not new Trash baskets Pots, pan, Tupperware, utensils food/ consumable products Misc household items Open house ONLY on sundays " All Day " Call between 20:00 and 24:00 ONLY please 010-6559-7898 *** Furnished roof-top apartment in itawon*** Back to top BigBlackEquusJoined: 05 Jul 2005Location: Lotte controls Asia with bad chocolate! Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:49 pm Post subject: How many Pyung? Back to top JongnoGuruJoined: 25 May 2004Location: peeing on your doorstep Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:53 pm Post subject: 12 pyung. http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?p=709854&highlight=#709854 Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Buy/Sell/Trade Forum All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Forums:----------------FAQJob-related Discussion ForumGeneral Discussion ForumOff-Topic ForumTravel ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumBuy/Sell/Trade Forum You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group TEFL International Supports Dave's ESL Cafe


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by Tom Utescher
Last Tuesday was the first day in some time without a hint of rain in the afternoon, so at last slippery courts and soggy tennis balls were not among the concerns of the racquetwomen of host Germantown Academy and visiting Springside Chestnut Hill as they met for a Girls Inter-Ac League match.
The Patriots made a strong showing at their new 12-court tennis complex, turning back the SCH Lions, 6-1, to level off their season record both in the Girls Inter-Ac League (2-2), and overall (5-5). The Lions fell to 2-6 overall and 0-4 in the Inter-Ac. Both are young teams; each franchise fielded just two seniors its line-up for last week's encounter.
Alison Moise, GA's sophomore number one, opened with a 6-1 win, and while SCH junior Hannah Baxter captured a few more games in the second set, the Patriot tenth-grader prevailed, 6-4. Another sophomore, Jen Stack, gathered momentum as she overcame the Lions' senior number two, Casey Sullivan, 6-4, 6-0.
At third singles, SCH's Jennie Lukoff has been one of the Lions' most successful players this fall, and she went past fellow junior Alison Ke, 6-1, in their opening set last Wednesday. Ke came out like an entirely different player in the second set, and the rivals ground out a number of extended points before Lukoff finally nailed down the victory in a tiebreak set, 7-6 (7-3).
That would prove to be the visitors' lone win of the afternoon, and the fourth singles contest went to Germantown senior Kelli Stack (sister of Jen) in a pair of 6-3 sets against Lions sophomore Hannah Brazier.
Springside Chestnut Hill's first doubles combo of senior Bianca Reist and sophomore Natalie Rohner won their first set, 6-3, but the Lions upperclassman has a chronic wrist ailment that began to flare up in the second set, and with GA senior Kirby Begley and sophomore Nicki Korman leading 3-1 in games, the visiting duo had to withdraw and forfeit the match.
Two Germantown juniors, Shaina Goldstein and Ali Wright, won both of their sets at 6-4 against the SCH second doubles team of junior Emma Griffin and freshman Sara Mathes, and the Patriots completed a sweep in pairs play with a 6-2, 6-4 third doubles victory by freshman Amanda Izes and sophomore Emily Powers over two tenth graders for the Lions, Leah Beight and Rosie Nagele.


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DELHI: Realty major DLF's sales bookings rose 46 per cent to Rs 3,760 crore during April-December period of this financial year despite a slowdown in the real estate market.
The company had sold properties worth Rs 2,575 crore in the year-ago period.
"Our sales bookings have grown significantly because of successful launch of high value project 'Crest and Camellias' in DLF Phase-V Gurgaon in the initial 4-5 months of current fiscal," DLF Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Ashok Tyagi told PTI.
In the first quarter of 2013-14, DLF's sales booking stood at Rs 2,430 crore but the same fell to Rs 730 crore and Rs 600 crore in the subsequent two quarters.
For the entire last fiscal, sales bookings stood at Rs 3,815 crore.
Tyagi said sales have been affected due to high interest rates and slowdown in the economy, adding that he expects the adverse economic conditions to continue till September this year, resulting in muted sales of real estate products.
On debt, he said the net debt would be in the range of Rs 17,500-18,000 crore in the short-term.
DLF has reduced its net debt by over Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 17,400 crore with the help from sale of non-core assets.
Asked about finance cost, Tyagi said: "Amanresorts deal and refund from DDA have happened this quarter only. So there will be a reduction in interest cost from next fiscal."
At present, the company is incurring about Rs 600 crore a quarter as finance charges. Recently, DLF sold Amanresorts for USD 358 million (over Rs 2,200 crore) and also settled the dispute with the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on the Dwarka Convention Centre project with a refund of Rs 676 crore.
The company booked a pre-tax loss of Rs 400 crore in the settlement with DDA for Dwarka project, which it bagged in 2007 but was later scrapped.
The provision of loss dragged the DLF's consolidated net profit by 49 per cent to Rs 145 crore for the third quarter of this fiscal.
DLF has a total developable potential of 312 million sq ft and out of that 60 million sq ft of projects area was under construction at the end of the December quarter.


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HDR (high dynamic range) is well known in digital stills and HD DSLR. Some proprietary programs such as GingerHDR even give you 'natural' looking footage after render. Well I have been reading up on ETTR or Expose To The Right for shooting in RAW files. Seems that this technique helps in bring out the details in tricky low light situations by slightly over exposing the raw not to the point of clipping the highlights.
Here is a much more detailed and knowledgeable explanation from an expert in this area:- http://schewephoto.com/ETTR/
Here are just a sample of the discussion in ML forum : http://www.magiclant...g31285#msg31285
Just to highlight the pluses:
I believe there is merit in finding out more on this technique for UW footage since we encounter some very tricky lighting situations near surface or shallow depth and also lost of warm colours as one dives deeper. Recovery using ETTR by using the histogram to expose just before highlight clipping seems to work well with stills. I also read in ML crowd that this technique could be applied to raw video footage and has this feature in ML firmware. Wonder if anyone has experienced with this?
Edited by CheungyDiver, 13 June 2013 - 06:38 PM.


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Today's guest blogger is CarrieAnne Deloach. CarrieAnne is the former Executive Editor of Scrap n' Art Magazine, an experienced design team participant, and the current President of Couture Cardstock, a new division of the Cardstock Warehouse.
On November 1st CarrieAnne will be officially launching Couture Cardstock at couturecardstock.com. Though they already have a staff of designers, they will be announcing an Open Design Team call for one cardmaker, one 3D artist, and one SVG cutter file creator.
The relationship between designers and design team sponsors is key to the success of companies, and even the entire scrapbook industry. Historically, these relationships have been typically viewed in a very simplistic way which allows neither party to meet their full potential. The common view is a simple exchange of product for artwork, which may also involve a small amount of monetary compensation for publication, trade show expenses and additional online participation by artists in blogs or forums.
I believe a more efficiently developed and comprehensive relationship is necessary and would greatly aid both parties and the overall success of the paper crafting industry. This relationship rests largely on four principles:
1. Recognize and Value Expertise
Your selections for your design team were likely made after a lengthy call which required you to evaluate tens (if not hundreds) of applicants. In making your final choice you openly recognized the talent and excellence of the individuals chosen. Don't allow that faith in their exceptionalism to end there. Instead, engage in a continual examination of your product line with your design team members. Ask your designers detailed questions about the functionality, future applicability and, most important, the flaws of your product lines. What products do they love? What do they hate? Are your color combinations, product sizes, and coordinating products trendy, relevant and exciting? If they could change a product, how would they do so? What would they want to see you do next? Are there ways they use your products or non-competitive companies they work with that suit your product that you have yet to think of?
In asking such questions, be respectful of their time. Phone calls are far less time consuming for them . If you start sending out lengthy email surveys – don't expect to get as much as you would from a friendly conversation that does not require them to write an essay. Also be sure to send a RAK or at a minimum a "Thank You" card, demonstrating that you recognize and appreciate the time they took to share their ideas with you. These designers are your most accessible focus group and your greatest advocates. They are invested in seeing you succeed and are experts in their fields. Are you capitalizing on these traits?
2. Invest in your Talent
Nothing reduces unwanted design team rotation, early contract termination or disgruntled attitudes better than ensuring that your employees are happy. Design team members possess dynamic personalities. Their creative genius demands to be fed by challenging and rewarding work. I am a great advocate of rewarding proven design team members by investing in their continued education.
What may seem extravagant upfront (such as paying for your artists to obtain additional certifications with non-competitive manufacturers or defraying the expenses of online or brick and mortar technique classes) is really an investment in cutting-edge technology and workforce stability. It may also be possible for you to mitigate the expense of either form of education through an even exchange with interested manufacturers or by providing a workshop that your design team member can teach in exchange for the one she would like to take. One of the most common reasons I have heard for launching new design team calls each year is the desire for innovative artwork and a new perspective. Could these objectives possibly be met by investing in the gem of an employee you already trust, as opposed to engaging in a lengthy and time-consuming design team call which may or may not net a reliable new team member?
3. Put Your Best Saleswoman Forward
Trade shows, consumer events and workshops are your golden sales opportunities – doesn't it make sense to have your A-team on board to ensure your success? Who (other than yourself) will be more proficient in using your product, more excited about its merits and more personally invested in your success than a proven member of your design team? Though there are real expenses involved in bringing additional staff to such events, having designers run make n' takes and speak to non-buying customers will free up your valuable time to seal orders and provide media representatives with information.
Additionally, allowing your designers time to walk the floor and see what new trends and products are developing will allow them to learn an enormous amount of information in a very short period of time. This is information they can take back to the workshop and apply to the artwork and tutorials they provide to you. Also, do not understate the value of design members' blog posts, newsletters, or emails during big industry events. Consumers are often scouring the internet seeking out information for professional events that are closed to them. Your designers could be the perfect free marketing avenue for posting photos of your booth, viral videos on the more personal side of how your company operates and travels, contest announcements, and new projects or samples.
4. Be Reputable in Your Dealings
Thanks to my excellent upbringing and my background as an Army officer, I believe strongly that paying your employees a reasonable compensation (whether it be monetary or in product) and then sticking to the agreed upon compensation is absolutely crucial. We have all heard the stories of design team sponsors who charge for shipping, short their employees on what they said they would provide, or who simply have not paid their people.
Do you really want your company's name to be mentioned in negative terms all over the scrapbook neighborhoods of the internet? If you are even hesitant as to your ability to pay on a continued basis the compensation offered in your design team call, then lower it. Additionally, invest in a quality design team coordinator, someone who knows not only the ins and outs of paper crafting, but how to manage and inspire people. Doing so will assuredly reduce tensions and misunderstandings while motivating your staff and increasing their sense of belonging.
This post is part one of two. Check back tomorrow for part two: How To Be A Good Design Team Member


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National Museum Curator Speaking at University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming Department of Anthropology is welcoming the curator of North American archaeology at the American Museum of Natural History to present the 16th annual Mulloy lecture. The public is invited to hear David Hurst Thomas will speak on "Alpine Archaeology in the American West: Indians in Unexpected Places" with a reception to follow.
The lecture will begin at 4:10 p.m. Monday, April 23, in Room 302 of the Classroom Building with the reception taking place in the Anthropology building. The entire event is free to attend. The annual lecture is named after UW's first anthropologist, William Mulloy.
Thomas has directed more than 100 archaeological excavations and is the author of 30 books, 90 edited volumes and more than 100 scientific papers. He also is a founding trustee of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
His talk will focus on his work in the high altitudes of Nevada, comparing it to similar research in California and Wyoming. Thomas will consider the effects that population density and climate change might have on explaining why people would choose to live in excess of 10,000 feet.


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Bren2010 wrote:I have a score to settle. I have gotten into screaming matches with crazy Christians.
First of all, the bible. It was a book that they found on some hill. For all we know that could have been some elaborate fiction writers next novel. As well, the bible you all worship is not the true bible! If you spent as much time studying history as you did god, you would know there are at least thousands of versions of the bible with completely different translations.
Bren2010 wrote:Secondly, the image of god. People pray to god for health, strength, and wants. That must be the largest placebo effect in the entire history of the world. If you want health, you will fight your ailment, If you want strength, you will exercise, and if you want something, you will work for it. No one can effectively show the god's existance.
Bren2010 wrote:Thirdly, the loophole. If god created us, who created god? Who created god's god? Is there a never ending chain of god's god's? Why didn't any of these create us instead of the last in line?
Bren2010 wrote:Lastly, the hypocrisy. Let me summarize your choices, god loves you all, but unless you do everything he tells you, he's going to send you to hell? I can tell he really loves you. . .
faazshift wrote:I cant say that this post goes for mainstream christianity, but it certainly applies to my church. We believe that many plain and precious truths were lost from the bible, but the King James Version is the closest translation.
faazshift wrote:In my church we believe that you must do more than just ask. If you pray for God's help with health, you must do your part by striving for health, if you pray for God's help with strength, you must exercise. If you do nothing, save ask, you cannot expect God to bless you. After all, "faith without works is dead."
Goatboy wrote:How did your church determine that the King James version is the most accurate? Unless you have seen the original and compared the two, you cannot come to this conclusion except by guessing. And even if you had the original, why not just use it? Sure, it was written in another language, but you could always make your own translation.
Goatboy wrote:So basically the difference between a believer in God and a non-believer is that a believer thinks he became healthy through proper nutrition AND prayer, but a non-believer thinks it's just through proper nutrition. From an outside observer, it would look like proper nutrition was the cause in both situations.
Goatboy wrote:As always, this is not just senseless bashing of your beliefs; I really want to know what your logical view is on this.
faazshift wrote:Nextly
eljonto wrote:insight
eljonto wrote:Wow... I so totally couldn't give a crap about religion... All it does is incite pointless arguments between believers, non-believers and different religions about all the various hypocrisies, contradictions and bullshit they all propagate.
Sorry if that offends anyone (most likely will), but hey- freedom of speech.
nuckelz wrote:If God is all powerful can he create a rock he can not move and if he was all powerful why cant he move the rock?
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