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In the past travelers to Mexico could use US dollars for most transactions, and many people didn't even bother to exchange their currency into pesos. With new laws in effect since September 2010, however, the use of US dollars in cash for making purchases is limited, and the sums exchanged at banks and currency exchange booths are restricted. These measures have been brought into effect to combat money laundering and organized crime, unfortunately tourists and legitimate businesses are also affected.
"Mexico Banking System Cap on Exchange of Dollars for Pesos:
In order to regulate the quantity of dollars entering the Mexican banking system, beginning September 14, 2010, the Mexican government will cap the amount of dollars foreigners can exchange for pesos in Banks & Money Exchange Establishments to no more than US$1,500 per month.
The measure WILL NOT AFFECT purchases made with credit cards or debit cards in Mexico.
The measure WILL NOT AFFECT the amount of cash (in Mexican pesos) an international tourist can withdraw from an ATM machine on a daily or monthly basis.
It is recommended that all travelers bring Mexican pesos as well as their credit and/or debit cards to minimize any inconvenience the exchange cap at banks may cause."
Exchanging Dollars for Pesos
According to the new regulations, casas de cambio (currency exchange booths), banks and hotels may exchange a maximum of $1500 USD in cash per person per month into Mexican pesos. Many financial institutions are limiting this to exchange up to $300 USD in a single transaction, and some banks are currently refusing to exchange dollars. It may also be required to present an official identification when exchanging dollars for pesos.
Purchases Goods and Services
Businesses may accept a maximum of $100 USD in cash per transaction, with no restriction on the number of transactions per customer. However, many businesses are choosing to not accept US dollars at all. Likewise, many airlines within Mexico will only accept Mexican pesos and credit cards for payment of fees (such as baggage fees). The most convenient way to pay for purchases is to use a credit card or withdraw Mexican pesos from an ATM. It is not advisable to carry large amounts of cash.
Other Currencies Not Affected
It is important to note that these new regulations regarding currency exchange do not apply to other foreign currencies such as Euros and Canadian dollars, and forms of payment other than cash, such as credit cards and travelers checks, are not affected by these measures.
- If possible, exchange a small amount of currency to Mexican pesos before your departure. Take enough pesos to cover your expenses on arrival (tips to baggage handlers, taxi, etc.)
- Pay with a credit card when possible.
- Take a credit card or debit card for ATM cash withdrawals.
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The bottle brush works great - strong bristles yet soft enough to use on special glasses and stemware. Perfect for my cleaning needs.
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The goal of making products more usable forces OXO's product designers to first identify problems and inefficiencies of existing products (including their own), not only in terms of comfort, but performance as well. This gives them the foundation to meet their commitment of making only products that offer tangible improvements. Each year, OXO introduces more than 50 products. Many of these products take more than two years to develop. In fact, a few of the products never make it to the market because they fail to meet the OXO criteria.
The line has grown to more than 500 innovative products covering many areas of the home. Since founder Sam Farber sold the company and retired from OXO in 1995, the company was purchased in 1999 by World Kitchen, Inc., a housewares company based in Reston, Virginia, and then again in 2004 by Helen of Troy Limited. Today, OXO continues to be focused on creating innovative solutions for problems that users experience in their everyday tasks.

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When beginning a low-cholesterol diet, it is helpful to refer to a list of high-cholesterol foods (and high-saturated fat foods) to avoid. Diets high in saturated fat and cholesterol can contribute to high total cholesterol and high LDL ("bad") cholesterol level in the body, increasing your risk for coronary artery disease caused by atherosclerosis (plaque build-up in the arteries).
Remember that it is never too late to adopt healthier eating habits. Use this handy sheet on which foods to limit in your diet to start improving your diet today!
Limit whole eggs. The American Heart Association recommends consuming no more than one whole egg daily. Use egg whites or egg substitute for recipes calling for more than one whole egg. (Note that you do not have to eliminate eggs entirely.)
Limit high-fat cuts of beef; top loin, T-bone, tenderloin, porterhouse, brisket, rib-eye, and flank steak. Choose meats labeled "choice," "select," and "lean."
Avoid "organ" meats such as liver and sweetbreads, which have as much as 375 mg of cholesterol per 3 ounce serving.
Limit processed and luncheon meats such as bologna, ham, hot dogs, sausage, and packaged lunch meats; they are are high in saturated fats and sodium.
Avoid duck and goose (lean, skinless breast or leg are lower-fat choices). Avoid frying in duck or goose fat.
Limit your intake of whole-fat dairy products such as butter and whole milk, as well as 2% fat dairy products (such as yogurt and cheeses).
If you are used to drinking whole milk, or using full-fat dairy products, try switching to low-fat or 1% milk and dairy products. Once you feel comfortable with low-fat or 1%, try skim milk or non-fat dairy products.
Cut back on foods containing partially hydrogenated vegetable oils to reduce trans fat in your diet. Check the food labels of packaged foods for the terms "hydrogenated" or "partially-hydrogenated oil." If these terms appear as one of the first five ingredients, it would be advisable to avoid or limit those products.
Limit French fries and other fried dishes made with partially hydrogenated or saturated fats. Try baked sweet potato "fries" for a healthier alternative.
Limit cakes, cookies, crackers, pastries, pies, muffins, and doughnuts (especially those made with made with partially hydrogenated or saturated fats). When baking at home, consider low-fat recipes to make your desserts more cholesterol-friendly.
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CFS working paper series
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- Venture Capital (17)
- Monetary Policy (12)
- monetary policy (10)
- Liquidity (9)
- Financial Crisis (8)
- Corporate Governance (6)
- Financial Literacy (6)
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- Everything you always wanted to know about systemic importance (but were afraid to ask) (2014)
- We develop a methodology to identify and rank "systemically important financial institutions" (SIFIs). Our approach is consistent with that followed by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) but, unlike the latter, it is free of judgment and it is based entirely on publicly available data, thus filling the gap between the official views of the regulator and those that market participants can form with their own information set. We apply the methodology to annual data on three samples of banks (global, EU and euro area) for the years 2007-2012. We examine the evolution of the SIFIs over time and document the shifs in the relative weights of the major geographic areas. We also discuss the implication of the 2013 update of the identification methodology proposed by the FSB.
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- Credit default swaps and corporate cash holdings : [Version 27 Mai 2014] (2014)
- We examine the effects of credit default swaps (CDS), a major type of over-the-counter derivative, on the corporate liquidity management of the reference firms. CDS help firms to access the credit market since the lenders can hedge their credit risk more easily using these contracts. However, CDS-protected creditors can be tougher in debt renegotiations and less willing to support distressed borrowers, causing some firms to become more cautious. Consequently, we find that firms hold significantly more cash after the inception of CDS trading on their debt. The increase in cash holdings by CDS firms is more pronounced for financially constrained firms and firms facing higher refinancing risk. Moreover, bank relationships and outstanding credit facilities intensify the CDS effect on cash holding. Finally, firms with greater financial expertise hold more cash when their debt is referenced by CDS. These findings suggest that CDS, which are primarily a risk management tool for lenders, induce firms to adopt more conservative liquidity policies.
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- To disclose or not to disclose: transparency and liquidity in the structured product market : [Version 5 Mai 2014] (2013)
- We use a unique data set from the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) to study liquidity effects in the US structured product market. Our main contribution is the analysis of the relation between the accuracy in measuring liquidity and the potential degree of disclosure. Having access to all relevant trading information, we provide evidence that transaction cost measures that use dealer specific information such as trader identity and trade direction can be efficiently proxied by measures that use less detailed information. This finding is important for all market participants in the context of OTC markets, as it fosters our understanding of the information contained in transaction data. Thus, our results provide guidance for improving transparency while maintaining trader confidentiality. In addition, we analyze liquidity in the structured product market in general and show that securities that are mainly institutionally traded, guaranteed by a federal authority, or have low credit risk, tend to be more liquid.
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- The role of oil price shocks in causing U.S. recessions (2014)
- Although oil price shocks have long been viewed as one of the leading candidates for explaining U.S. recessions, surprisingly little is known about the extent to which oil price shocks explain recessions. We provide the first formal analysis of this question with special attention to the possible role of net oil price increases in amplifying the transmission of oil price shocks. We quantify the conditional recessionary effect of oil price shocks in the net oil price increase model for all episodes of net oil price increases since the mid-1970s. Compared to the linear model, the cumulative effect of oil price shocks over course of the next two years is much larger in the net oil price increase model. For example, oil price shocks explain a 3% cumulative reduction in U.S. real GDP in the late 1970s and early 1980s and a 5% cumulative reduction during the financial crisis. An obvious concern is that some of these estimates are an artifact of net oil price increases being correlated with other variables that explain recessions. We show that the explanatory power of oil price shocks largely persists even after augmenting the nonlinear model with a measure of credit supply conditions, of the monetary policy stance and of consumer confidence. There is evidence, however, that the conditional fit of the net oil price increase model is worse on average than the fit of the corresponding linear model, suggesting much smaller cumulative effects of oil price shocks for these episodes of at most 1%.
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- Paying for risk: bankers, compensation, and competition (2014)
- Efforts to control bank risk address the wrong problem in the wrong way. They presume that the financial crisis was caused by CEOs who failed to supervise risk-taking employees. The responses focus on executive pay, believing that executives will bring non-executives into line—using incentives to manage risk-taking—once their own pay is regulated. What they overlook is the effect on non-executive pay of the competition for talent. Even if executive pay is regulated, and executives act in the bank's best interests, they will still be trapped into providing incentives that encourage risk-taking by non-executives due to the negative externality that arises from that competition. Greater risk-taking can increase short-term profits and, in turn, the amount a non-executive receives, potentially at the expense of long-term bank value. Non-executives, therefore, have an incentive to incur significant risk upfront so long as they can depart for a new employer before any losses materialize. The result is an upward spiral in compensation—reducing an executive's ability to set non-executive pay and the ability of any one bank to adjust compensation to reflect risk-taking and long-term outcomes. New regulation must address the tension between compensation and competition. Regulators should take account of the effect of competition on market-wide levels of pay, including by non-banks who compete for talent. The ability of non-executives to jump from a bank employer to another financial firm should also be limited. In addition, banks should be required to include a long-term equity component in non-executive pay, with subsequent employers being restricted from compensating a new employee for any losses she incurs related to her prior work.
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- Trust, trustworthiness and selection into the financial industry (2013)
- We examine trust and trustworthiness of individuals with varying professional preferences and experiences. Our subjects study business and economics in Frankfurt, the financial center of Germany and continental Europe. In the trust game, subjects with a high interest in working in the financial industry return 25 percent less than subjects with a low interest. We find no evidence that the extent of professional experience in the financial industry has a negative impact on trustworthiness. We also do not find any evidence that the financial industry screens out less trustworthy individuals in the hiring process. In a prediction game that is strategically equivalent to the trust game, the amount sent by first-movers was significantly smaller when the second-mover indicated a high interest in working in finance. These results suggest that the financial industry attracts less trustworthy individuals, which may contribute to the current lack of trust in its employees.
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- Monetary policy, long real yields and the financial crisis (2014)
- This paper investigates the role of monetary policy in the collapse in the long-term real interest rates in the decade before the onset of the financial crisis using a sample of five advanced economies (United States, United Kingdom, the euro area, Sweden and Canada). The results from an estimated panel VAR with monthly data show that, while monetary policy shocks had negligible effects on long-term real interest rates, shocks to the long-term real interest rates had a one-to-one effect on the short nominal rate.
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- The role of bank lending tightening on corporate bond issuance in the eurozone (2014)
- This paper empirically tests the role of bank lending tightening on non-financial corporate (NFC) bond issuance in the eurozone. By utilizing a unique data set provided by the ECB Bank Lending Survey, we capture the "pure" credit supply effect on corporate external financing. We find that tightened credit standards positively affect the NFC bond issuance: A 1pp increase in banks reporting considerable tightening on loans leads to around a 7% increase in firms' bond issuance in the eurozone. Focusing on a spectrum of aspects contributing to bank credit tightening, we document that banks' balance sheet constraints, as well as the perception of risk lead to significantly higher NFC bond issuance. In addition, we show that stricter lending conditions, such as wider margins, higher collateral requirements and covenants significantly increase NFC bond issuance volumes too. Furthermore, the impact of bank credit tightening on firms' bond issuance is particularly observable in core eurozone countries and not in peripheral countries. This is partially due to the underdeveloped of debt capital markets in the peripheral countries.
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- Who are the value and growth investors? : [Version April 2014] (2014)
- This paper investigates the determinants of value and growth investing in a large administrative panel of Swedish residents over the 1999-2007 period. We document strong relationships between a household's portfolio tilt and the household's financial and demographic characteristics. Value investors have higher financial and real estate wealth, lower leverage, lower income risk, lower human capital, and are more likely to be female than the average growth investor. Households actively migrate to value stocks over the life-cycle and, at higher frequencies, dynamically offset the passive variations in the value tilt induced by market movements. We verify that these results are not driven by cohort effects, financial sophistication, biases toward popular or professionally close stocks, or unobserved heterogeneity in preferences. We relate these household-level results to some of the leading explanations of the value premium.
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- Bank bonds: size, systemic relevance and the sovereign : [Version April 2014] (2014)
- We analyze the risk premium on bank bonds at origination with a special focus on the role of implicit and explicit public guarantees and the systemic relevance of the issuing institutions. By looking at the asset swap spread on 5,500 bonds, we find that explicit guarantees and sovereign creditworthiness have a substantial effect on the risk premium. In addition, while large institutions still enjoy lower issuance costs linked to the TBTF framework, we find evidence of enhanced market disciple for systemically important banks which face, since the onset of the financial crisis, an increased premium on bond placements.


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A recent Harris Interactive study of online banking customers reveals important information about how customers perceive the current level of security provided by their financial institutions and their willingness to adopt additional security measures. Key findings include:
- Consumers perceive significant weakness in online banking safety. 64% of those surveyed felt it was only "somewhat difficult" or "not at all difficult" for a hacker or thief to get access to an online banking account.
- 93% indicated some level of interest in PhoneFactor with 48% indicating they would be "extremely" or "very" interested, with as many as 3 in 5 indicating a willingness to pay a monthly fee for the service.
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The demand for London theatre tickets is always high, as is the undeniable quality of shows on offer. From musicals to comedies, melodramas to mysteries, London's West End has long been the destination of choice for locals and tourists alike who seek world-class entertainment. Indeed for many theatre lovers, no trip to the capital is complete without taking in a show.
Just like everything else that's going on in the capital this summer, London theatre 2012 is going to be immensely exciting. But where do you start when trying to find the right London theatre ticket for you? That's where we can help.
As London's official theatre website, we aim to bring our visitors a complete and comprehensive resource regarding all things theatre-related. This includes not just news, press night coverage and star interviews, but also the latest information on where to get the best deals and discounts for your favourite shows.
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In 1988, Sir Peter Vardy responded to the then Government's appeal to local businessmen to become involved in the education of young people in the most socio-economically deprived parts of their home regions through sponsorship of the City Technology College initiative.
The aim of the initiative was twofold:
The result was Emmanuel College, built on the former site of St John Fisher Comprehensive School. The College opened its doors to 150 Year 7 students in September 1990.
Emmanuel College quickly established itself in the local community because of its excellent academic results and its strong commitment to traditional values within a non-denominational Christian framework where every child was equally valued.
Emmanuel operates in direct liaison with the Department for Children, Schools and Families, rather than through the offices of its Local Education Authority:
By the summer of 1995, when its first GCSE Examination Results placed it at the top of all Gateshead Schools, the College's students were well-known in Tyneside for their good behaviour, positive attitude to study and their confident approach to the world of work.
As a result there was a growing demand for places at the College and this led to the annual Year 7 intake number being increased from 150 to 196 in 1997, and Sixth Form numbers have now grown to the maximum of 260, far outstripping the original provision of 150 places post-16.
Gateshead LEA, furthermore, has rapidly improved its position within the academic league tables for English Local Authorities from a very low starting point in 1990 to the top-ten by 2005.
Spurred on by such indicators, Sir Peter's enthusiasm for the Emmanuel project was such that he pledged to build a further six colleges in his native North-East of England, should the opportunities arise.
When the new Labour Government announced its City Academies initiative in 2000, its stated aim was to transform the lowest-achieving comprehensive schools in England through partnership with sponsors from, among others, the worlds of business, charitable foundations and religious communities.
Whilst the Academies initiative offers sponsors the same responsibility and right to govern their schools which CTC Boards enjoy and the direct funding from DCSF, every new Academy works in tandem with its Local Education Authority.
In 2001, Middlesbrough Council made such an approach to Sir Peter, seeking to work with him in the establishment of a City Academy in South Middlesbrough upon the closure of two existing 11-16 comprehensive schools at Brackenhoe and Coulby Newham. In 2002, the Beverley School for the Deaf had already closed and its students and staff transferred into Coulby Newham School.
After detailed negotiation, The King's Academy opened in new £22 million premises on 8th September 2003 with a roll in excess of 1100 made up of students transferring from the closing schools as well as 200 new Year 7 students from the neighbourhood. September 2004 saw the opening of The King's Sixth Form.
The King's also provides a guaranteed number of places for students with Statements of Special Need, particularly those whose Statements are related to deafness, hearing impairment, visual impairment and/or moderate learning difficulty.
So far, The King's students have achieved a greater number of 5 or more A*-C GCSE passes in each of its four years than were ever achieved in its predecessor schools. By August 2007, 47% of children were achieving 5 higher grades at GCSE, more than double the 22% achieved by the predecessor schools in 2002.
With a growing reputation for academic excellence Doncaster Local Authority came with an expression of interest in involving Sir Peter in the transformation of education in the town of Thorne and Moorends, given their decision to close Thorne Grammar School in Summer 2005. In January 2004, this interest was formalised within a Funding Agreement which led to the new £24 million Trinity Academy opening on the existing Thorne Grammar site in September 2005.
At Trinity, the first two years have seen the same sort of transformation which have resulted in 63% of children scoring 5 higher grades at GCSE in 2007, almost double the 34% achieved by it's predecessor.
The King's and Trinity have earned the same excellent reputation as Emmanuel amongst their parents and local communities and all three have been awarded nothing other than excellent OfSTED and HMI Inspection Reports since their beginnings.
Against this background, Northumberland County Council (NCC) contacted Sir Peter in relation to its proposal to reorganise education in the county from First-Middle-High Schools to a Primary-Secondary model.
This outcome was specifically identified in the coastal town of Blyth where, should the proposals be carried, it would be necessary to introduce a new Secondary School to operate alongside the existing Blyth Community College (newly-built and opened in 2000).
In 2007, a new proposal emerged whereby South Beach First School and Nursery would close, rather than relocate to a refurbished site off the South Beach estate, and the new Academy would extend to become a 3-18 Academy with the Nursery and Primary Years on South Beach site and the Secondary Years on the Ridley site. This proposal required a new period of consultation which culminated in agreement being reached through NCC and the newly-named Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Bede Academy opened in September 2009 with full Nursery and Primary Years but with only Years 7-9 in the Secondary Years, growing to capacity when the children grow through and reach Year 13 (the Upper Sixth) in September 2013.
Some things have changed over the past twenty years--from 150 students and 20+ staff in 1990 to a projected student body of almost 6000 children and a staff team of 750+ when Bede Academy is full.
Other things have remained consistent, because they are the essential ingredients of our success:
Our mission:
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Should you wish any further information about how the Emmanuel Schools Foundation might become involved in promoting academic excellence in your area, please do contact us.


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Oakland Raiders
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Poll: Raiders' Jackson won't better Cable's record
ProFootballWeekly.com readers are casting doubt on the chances for immediate success of new Oakland head coach Hue Jackson.
Raiders dismiss several assistant coaches
Several Raiders assistant coaches have been ousted by new head coach Hue Jackson, according to the Oakland Tribune.
Raiders' Davis has no regrets in passing on Calvin Johnson
Most people would look at the 2007 draft and say the Raiders made a mistake drafting JaMarcus Russell over Calvin Johnson. Not Al Davis.
Could Ochocinco land in Oakland?
A reunion in Oakland between Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco and new Raiders head coach Hue Jackson isn't far-fetched, according to AFC West Whispers.
Raiders will push to re-sign TE Miller
Raiders managing general partner Al Davis might have to pay a premium to bring back one of his top weapons on offense.
League tells Jackson to cut ties with supplement company
New Raiders head coach Hue Jackson has severed ties with a supplement company, per an order from the league.
Jackson wants to finish job Cable started
New head coach Hue Jackson said at his introductory press conference Tuesday that the Raiders are ready to get back to the postseason after an eight-year absence.
Raiders hire Jackson as head coach
As expected, the Raiders have hired Hue Jackson as the team's new head coach. He will be introduced on Tuesday.
Marshall's departure could be start of defensive shake-up for Raiders
As the Raiders continue making changes to their staff, difficult decisions in free agency that could leave the defense without its two Pro Bowlers from 2010 are on the horizon.
Report: Cable files grievance against Davis
Former Raiders coach Tom Cable filed a grievance with the league, saying that team owner Al Davis unfairly fined him $120,000 over the course of 2010.
Report: Raiders part ways with D-coordinator Marshall
Defensive coordinator John Marshall will not be returning to the Raiders in 2011, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
A team of destiny
The 1980 Oakland Raiders became the NFL's first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl. Looking back on that season, LB Rod Martin says he and his teammates never considered themselves underdogs.
Report: Asomugha's contract voided, making him free agent
An NFLPA document says that Nnamdi Asomugha's contract with the Raiders is void, as the Pro Bowl cornerback failed to meet incentives during the 2010 season.
Raiders unlikely to dump Lechler over remarks
Although Oakland signed another punter in the wake of Shane Lechler's negative remarks about the organization, the team doesn't figure to trade the punter, according to AFC West Whispers.
Jackson awaits interview with Raiders
The team has not yet scheduled an interview with the favorite to replace Tom Cable as head coach, offensive coordinator Hue Jackson.
The Oakland Raiders have re-signed Burnett to an exclusive-rights deal.||||||| Burnett played six games for Oakland last season, mostly appearing on special teams. He had one tackle on the season.
The Oakland Raiders have promoted linebacker Kaelin Burnett from the practice squad to fill the spot vacated by Aaron Curry's release. The team announced the move Saturday, a day before Oakland visited Cincinnati.||||||| Burnett was signed by Oakland as an undrafted free agent from Nevada. He is the 27th player on the 53-man roster acquired by first-year general manager Reggie McKenzie in 2012. Burnett joins receiver Rod Streater and running back Jeremy Stewart as undrafted rookies on Oakland's roster.


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About 80 students from three Eleos Music Studios campuses will gather Saturday for the school's annual concert at Calvary Church of Pacific Palisades.
Rebecca Tseitlin co-founded the school five years ago with her husband, Alexander Tseitlin. The concert is meant to give the students a sense of accomplishment and the opportunity to perform with more of their peers, Rebecca Tseitlin said.
"We form an orchestra so the kids can play together," Tseitlin said.
Performance is a large part of the curriculum at Eleos, Tseitlin said, and recitals are held several times a year.
"A major part of music is performance practice," she explained. "It really helps [the students'] confidence."
The school has campuses in Pacific Palisades, Thousand Oaks and Valencia.
The annual gala is the only event that unites the students from all three campuses.
Student Mia Ruhman, 9, is studying the piano and plans to sing in the chorus. All Eleos students receive vocal training.
Ruhman has been playing piano for a year. "It's not that hard," Ruhman said about learning her instrument. "You have to get to know the keyboard."
She said she's only a little nervous about performing.
The concert begins at 3 p.m. at Calvary Church, 701 Palisades Drive, Los Angeles.


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July 27, 2010
Where You Work Best
The pros and cons to working and worshiping at the same church.
Can church employees work at one church and worship at another? Off the Agenda recently explored this question on our sister site, BuildingChurchLeaders.com with mixed feelings. Blogger Tim Avery asked these follow-up questions in response:
• If the church can't meet all of your spiritual and relational needs, do you expect it to meet the needs of others?
• Does your role impede your ability to relate to the community because you are placing too much weight on your responsibilities?
• Can you really fulfill your role well without being fully involved in that community?
• Is your perception of the church as employer something that needs to be fixed or fled from?
While Avery ultimately objects to the idea of having two church homes—one for work, one for growing—there are some church administrative assistants who would advocate for this situation.
A few of our readers find it very difficult to work as an administrative assistant and worship at the same church. Here are their concerns:
"Sometimes I miss out on fellowship because I am running around helping."
"It's difficult to worship uninterrupted at church."
"At first I didn't find it hard to attend worship on Sundays, but as time went by people started seeing me as 'the secretary' anywhere they saw me. As it became a problem, my pastor talked to the Deacons, Elders, and other church leaders to get their support. I am learning to just ask them to call me in the office on Monday, e-mail me, or leave a voice mail. It continues to be a challenge at times to balance my work life with worship."
While many have legitimate concerns about working at their home church, others feel they are able to minister more effectively because of the position they hold in their church office. Church administrators that belong to the church where they serve often have a better gauge on leadership and congregational issues facing their church, as well as a deeper investment in supporting the church's ministry efforts.
No matter how you're divided on this issue, unique problems exist for both groups of church administrators. Dr. James Cobble, the former editor of Church Office Today newsletter, offers the following tips to reduce potential problems with respect to your membership and employment status.
If you worship where you work:
One of the greatest problems for administrative assistants who work at their own church is "role confusion"—knowing when you are at work and when you are not. Your tendency is to initially take on every job and responsibility regardless of time or location, but this quickly leads to burnout and even bitterness toward your church and its members. To prevent this from happening, develop strategies to create boundaries in your work. Use the following seven strategies as a launching point:
1. Clarify your responsibilities. Make sure you and your boss understand your job description.
2. Understand who can assign you work.
3. Learn to say "no" without feeling guilty. You are not expected to do everything for everybody.
4. Educate your congregation to communicate work concerns during your regular office hours or through written notes, or an e-mail rather than contacting you at home, or during worship.
5. Recognize that your pastors are human and may make mistakes.
6. Maintain strict confidentiality on matters involving congregational members.
7. Since it can be difficult to seek counseling on personally sensitive issues from a pastor who may also be your boss, build other nurturing relationships that are available if the need arises.
If you do not worship where you work:
Two common problems that exist for those of you who are not members of the church where you work are staying informed on issues and concerns that arise during church services or events, and getting to know the people and culture of the church. Here are five tips to help you feel more in-the-loop at your workplace:
1. Develop an informational network. Be active in collecting information and getting to know those in charge of ministries.
2. Make visual connections with callers. If the church has a pictorial directory, use it every time a member calls whom you do not know.
3. Read whatever is available concerning the history of the church.
4. Attend some social functions at the church to deepen personal relationships.
5. Maintain neutrality if divisions arise, and stay focused on your service to the entire church.
Where do you stand on this topic? Do you feel it's better to worship where you work, or can it be beneficial for church administrators to have a second church where they feel free to worship uninterrupted?
To stay connected to issues related to the church office, be sure to sign up for the free, twice-monthly Church Office Today e-newsletter.
Lindsey Learn is assistant editor of the Church Management team at Christianity Today International.
Just reading your article, breathes a sigh of relief. To know that, "It's not just me", who experiences these challenges, is a God send. Yet, I still have one up, as I am a triple threat; 1. Church Administrator at the 2. Same church where I worship and am 3. The Pastor...and Co-Pastor's daughter; did I mention that my brother is the Executive Pastor?? So, needless to say, it is quite an undertaking. Peace and Blessings.
I work where I worship--and love it! I do find it helpful to know the culture of the church, rhythm of services/schedules, and a good number of the people that we serve. I learned the hard way (in another church position),that boundaries were necessary and now have leadership that helps me maintain those boundaries and respects me both as a church member and co-worker.
I don't take my office keys with me to weekend worship, if I am asked something in passing to or from services, I reply, "I will certainly help you with that on Monday" or "Give me a call/send me an email this week". Sometimes it still gets fuzzy in areas that I might serve in as a regular church member but may intersect with work responsibilities.
I work where I worship and agree that it can be challenging. I have found some ways to set boundaries and have grown more comfortable sticking with them without fearing I'm hurting a friendship. I'll share 2:
I spent about $8 of my own money to get some cards made at Vistaprint. Separate from my business card, these are for our internal lay leaders and give my office contact info & hours with a big space that says, "REMINDER... I need to contact Elizabeth about:" I carry some in my pocket or purse on Sundays and it's been one of the easiest ways to gently put the responsibility back on others to remind themselves to contact me rather than me scrambling to write down on the bulletin a note to myself that I'll hopefully remember to take to work with me Monday.
Secondly, the best idea ever that I learned from another church administrator... for those who continually step over your boundary and use the excuse, "I only think of the things I need when I see you on Sunday," you can smile and respond, "How about you bring me some coffee or a smoothie tomorrow at work and when you see me you'll remember!" ;) I've been able to get a laugh, a smoothie, AND a boundary firmed up all at once.
I fall into the category of "work at one church and worship at another" and I very much enjoy this dynamic. I greatly appreciate being able to truly "leave work at work" and not be hounded by members of the congregation in between worship services and at special events. My family and I have visited the church where I work a few times, and I always end up "playing secretary." The church where I work and the church where my family and I are members are even different denominations, which I feel makes for a very enriching experience. The pastor who is my boss does a good job at trying to keep me "in the loop" with what happens on Sunday mornings, and is open to my suggestions of things to try that have worked at my home church. At my home church, we have had the tradition for many years of hiring office staff from within the congregation. While there are obvious benefits to this arrangement, it has also caused friction and hurt feelings over unrealistic expectations that were placed on the staff by the congregation. We now have someone from another church running the office, and it has worked out beautifully. I know some staff enjoy working and worshipping at the same church, and perhaps the research suggests that this is a good idea, but I MUCH prefer my current situation!
I work for four different congregations. I have worshipped where I work and find that God usually gets robbed in those instances. For me, robbing God of the undivided attention He is worthy of is not the best thing for my relationship with Him.
Once a week, most congregations come together to corporately worship the Living God, Jesus Christ; He is worthy of all praise and adoration. When I have worshipped where I work, I am distracted too much for that to be reality AND the politics of the leadership hinder my volunteering.
There are indeed, some benefits to 'knowing' the members like members tend to; but the most important thing for me has been focusing on God in worship, not being asked about or told about a 'job' situation.
I have a "Drop Box" that people can put information in and I tell them to use it. I have even told people that I will take care of it on Monday. I have also recently implemented on not attending any earlier than 15 minutes prior to the service so that I can spend that time in prayer. Prior to my becoming office manager I was able to pray without interruption, but now that I have the position I am constantly being interrupted and expected by pastoral staff to serve no matter if I am on the clock or not. I have chosen to guard my time in prayer which is my ministry to the church even before I am the office manager. It is very important to have this area of my life guarded as if I don't no one will guard it for me.
I work as Office Manager and worship at the same church, which my husband sometimes finds frustrating. I have learned that there are certain times when I know I will need to be "on the job" during the worship time, but this is for special services, special events. During normal Sundays I try to get there just before the service starts so all I have to do is sit down and we try to leave as soon as its over.
I also have learned to set boundaries - if someone asks me for something that is needed to be done at the moment for the service to happen smoothly then I do it, but if it is not related to getting though the service, then I tell them I am not on the clock, suggest they leave a note in my mailbox or contact me on Monday.
Wow! How timely this article was. I have been employed where I worship for 5 1/2 years and recently my husband has been called to begin a new work as a bi-vocational worship leader in a neighboring city. The church is going through a lot of turmoil, no pastor and everyone wanted to be the leader. So this has come at a good time, sort of. We just started attending another church and I was trying to figure out how I was going to work at one church and worship at another. God is awesome with His timing, thank you for the excellent article!
I've seen this debate over and over between secretaries. Sometimes I wander if the difference is that for some the duties are a "JOB" and for some they are a "MINISTRY". For me it is definately a ministry. I can't imagine trying to keep up with what is really going on in the church and not be a member. For me at least this helps me in wording announcements, sending out phonetree messages and talking to members on the phone. Most of the time I know what is going on in their life and I know why they may be upset. I can't imagine carrying out my duties to the Lord and to the church and not being a member.
Elizabeth, I loved your ideas! I'm going to make those part of my Sunday mornings! I also thought this was a great topic, and the comments very interesting. I work where I worship, but was a member for about 12 years before getting the job as Admin Ass't. I love my job, and I love my church, but sometimes.... Mostly I think it's me. Like the post from another Debbie, I see my job as ministry, and it's hard to sometimes put people off for a day. I love the staff that I work for; we're a strong team, and Sunday is a "work day" for them, so most of the time I don't feel like I'm working, just helping to minister.
I have been the Administrative Assistant at the church I worship at for 9 years. I am still setting boundaries with people and probably will for the remainder of my time here. I have a bin on the wall outside my office with a supply of note paper, envelopes, and a pen. I redirect people there with things that they want to hand me. I've asked people many times to send me an email or leave a voice mail for me, but interestingly, no one has ever followed through with that, and I usually end up remembering anyway.
I am leaving this job in a year to attend school full-time...a non-church career is in the works!
I worship where I work and I definitely see my job as a ministry. I came to the church office position after 25 years as a public school teacher where I was always on call so I went into the church secretary job with that same attitude. For 2 and a half years I was a lay minister at another church and so couldn't worship on Sunday at my home church where I work, and I really felt out of the loop on certain things, especially meeting and getting to know new members. Sure, people ask me to find something or do something on Sunday mornings (such as help them with the copy machine), but I'm glad to be of service.
I worship at a different church from where I work. Pastor prefers it this way so that I don't get caught up in any "drama". My husband and I do come to functions occasionally. But I know it would drive me crazy if I was here on Sundays; "my" office is available to everyone and there are a couple of members who sit at the desk and go through any papers sitting out; needless to say I keep the important things locked up. But it would bother me to see someone going through the office (it's bad enough just cleaning up the mess left behind such as coffee cups) so I just don't come in on Sundays. Although Pastor is a wonderful speaker and it would be enjoyable to come to service.
I have done both over the past several years. Several years ago,I worked for a church I attended (their requirement). I loved the church dearly, but did find it very difficult to separate the two...worship from work. I couldn't help but have work carry over to church, even though I tried not to let it. I now work for a church that I do not attend (I live in another area) and have seen a great advantage to not have my work life carry over to church on Sunday and I don't have all of those "gray lines" to constantly watch from the legal side. I feel a definite commitment to both the church I attend and the church I work for, but it's nice to be able to "further the kingdom in both" but not to have the conflict of where the "work" & "ministry" lines begin and end. I now feel I have the best of both worlds.
I have been working as Ministry Assistant for my home church now for 13 years. Since I have only worked for the church I attend, I can only comment on what I know. Being involved in the church I agree that you certainly have a better understanding of situations in the church and the congregations needs and knowing the members I feel is an advantage. I do view this not only as a job but a ministry and as frustrating as it gets sometimes getting caught on Sundays because that is when everybody sees you, I have to keep in mind that it is a ministry. I too try to get people to e-mail/voicemail me by telling them to please contact me that way because I may forget by next week. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I feel that I am appreciated by my church family which is something certainly most people don't feel in a secular job.
I not only am the Program Administrator at my church. I am also Education Committee chair, a Sunday School teacher, and sing in the choir. So while I do consider my job a ministry, I do not neglect being in ministry as a member. It is very frustrating to me when it is just assumed I should work extra hours because "my job is a ministry." The requests to do things on Sunday mornings is somewhat a problem but I find getting caught up in the dramas a much larger one. If I ever leave my current church to work at one church and worship at another that will be the reason.
I work for the church that I worship at, and have for the past 4 1/2 years. I have very mixed feelings about this issue. I do believe that in order to truly understand the dynamic of the church body that you work for you must also attend that body. However, the constant need to "work" during off hours also produces stress in other ways - my husband is a firm believer that when I am off the clock I should not be working. I see it as a ministry as well as a job, therefore will try to be helpful if it is something that needs to happen at that moment. Knowing the difference between those requests and those that can wait is key.
But, I must say it is more of a challenge for me to really enter into the worship, knowing that at any moment there could be an interruption.
I worship where I work. In fact, I attended the church before I ever started working here. While I don't generally have people approach me about things (the other gal in the office has that happen all the time, doesn't set boundaries, and tends to not remember when they told her), I do run the PowerPoint most Sundays. And if there are any issues with computers, video, etc, I'm the one they turn to. I have had times when I really resented it because I felt that it was a work day, with no pay, and that I wasn't free to worship. Plus I don't feel free to express my emotions because I have a certain image to uphold. And I avoid most church activities like the plague because I don't want to spend my whole life with the same people, yet those activities are generally designed to develop relationships.
I am a member of one church (and am very involved and active there) and have worked at another church, same denomination, for almost 22 years. I am a firm advocate for this approach. I find it invaluable to be able to worship without being church secretary. One very important factor I'd like to point out is that I am an employee, not a member/employee. I can be fired if needed. I know of a church where the secretary had a long family history in the church where she worked and worshiped - had recovered from serious health issues - but for reasons it is unnecessary to mention, needed to be let go. How do you fire a person in a situation like that? I benefit greatly by knowing wonderful people from two churches, and knowing them quite well.
I work where I worship. I have been working here about 5 years now. It is very difficult to separate my worship life and my work life. There are many Sunday's I am asked to "make copies" for someone.
My other issue is my personal involvement with the church. I take my church seriously and my emotions can be set off by the "drama"
I volunteer an administrative position for the church I worship in and get paid for a same denomination church in the same position. I found that you have to draw a line and try your best to stay on the "worship" side when worshiping and the "working" side while working. Easier said than done, but I find you have to train people!
The other side my family has problems with (and this is a whole other topic) is that my husband is a Physician and people seem to think he has office hours on Sundays, at church!


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Daytona Beach dumps Diebold
by Winston Smith, Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 05:18:31 PM EST
After another Florida county documented the ease with which Diebold voting machines can be hacked, Volusia County Board of Elections voted to get rid of Diebold.
As a person who does not accept the accuracy (and possibly the validity) of the 2004 election, it was nice to see this article on the front page of the Daytona Beach News Journal. The lead paragraph describes the Diebold machines as 'controversial voting equipment.'
I hope we can score some real voting reform here. Black Box Voting
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Andrew Niccol appears to be obsessed with a theme that, in all likelihood, he can spend his entire filmmaking career exploring: What is the nature of reality? In 1997's vastly underrated Gattaca, which Niccol wrote and directed, he investigated the perils of genetic engineering, as his biologically "natural" protagonist Vincent assumed the identity of the genetically "perfect" Jerome to further his space-exploration career; the film, which on paper might seem a cerebral sci-fi comedy of mistaken identity, dramatized what it meant to be "real" in an unreal world, and was a heady, thrilling experience.
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Originally published on Thu January 10, 2013 1:04 pm
Baseball writers send a message when they vote for candidates for the Hall of Fame, both in who they select and in who they pass up. And for the first time since 1996, only the eighth time in baseball history that baseball writers decided not to nominate anyone for induction. The winners are no one. The pool of candidates was one of the most star-studded ever. It included Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa - players all linked to performance-enhancing drugs.
NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman joins me. Good morning.
And there's more trouble for Foxconn, the electronics giant which makes Apple products in China. The company is acknowledging that Chinese police are looking into allegations that Foxconn employees took bribes from parts suppliers.
NPR's Frank Langfitt reports from Shanghai.
And today's last word in business goes out by special request to people listening in their cars. A new study finds that the music you listen to can affect how safely you drive.
Researchers at London Metropolitan University studied how drivers reacted to different playlists over 500 miles. Some of the safest music, we're told, included tunes by Norah Jones and Elton John. They're soft and slow-paced.
Paul Salopek is already a well-traveled journalist — a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who has spent most of the past two decades roaming across Africa, Asia, the Balkans and Latin America.
This, apparently, has not sated his wanderlust. So now he's in a dusty village in Ethiopia's Rift Valley, ready to launch a seven-year, 21,000-mile journey on foot that will take him from Africa, across the Middle East and through Asia, over to Alaska and down the Western edge of the Americas until he hits the southern tip of Chile.
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On average, YouTube streams 4 billion hours of video per month. That's a lot of video, but it's only a fraction of the larger online-streaming ecosystem. For video-streaming services, making sure clips always load properly is extremely challenging, and a new study reveals that it's important to video providers, too.
Maybe this has happened to you: You're showing a friend some hilarious video that you found online. And right before you get to the punch line, a little loading dial pops up in the middle of the screen.
A plain, one-bedroom apartment in Williston, N.D., rents for $2,100 a month. For this price, you could rent a one-bedroom apartment in New York City.
Williston is not New York City. There are 30,000 residents and one department store. The nearest city is two hours away.
Rents are so high in Williston because the town is in the middle of an oil boom. Unemployment is below 1 percent, and workers are flooding into town.
Cafe life has taken hold in modern Russia. From Starbucks to local chains such as Kofe Khaus and Schokoladnitsia, there are lots of places to hang out, see and be seen.
It's a striking change in a country where, in Soviet times, the best an ordinary comrade could expect was a mug of tea in a workers canteen.
The world over, the basic contract between cafe and customer is this: You buy a drink or a snack, and you get to use the premises for as long as it takes to consume it.
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In Ethiopia, the donkey is more than just a beast of burden.
The Horn of Africa nation is home to more than 6 million donkeys and comes second only to China in global donkey numbers. The country is both donkey heaven and donkey hell, but though the animal is highly prized, it can also be mistreated.
"In Ethiopia, there's a good saying: 'A farmer without a donkey is a donkey himself,' " says Bojia Endebu, a veterinary surgeon and seasoned donkey doctor. "Because the donkey does lots of work, so they are very valuable for Ethiopian farmers."
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is releasing Thursday much anticipated new mortgage rules, which will restrict the kind of subprime lending practices that caused both the financial and housing sectors to crash five years ago.
The new rules come at a time when regulators and banks are trying to find a middle ground between overly lax and overly tight lending standards.
Originally published on Wed January 9, 2013 5:18 pm
From Superstorm Sandy to gun laws to the fiscal cliff, national issues are on the minds and the lips of the nation's governors setting their state agendas this week.
Some want Congress and President Obama to act; others urged state legislators to do what Congress hasn't.
"No one hunts with an assault rifle. No one needs 10 bullets to kill a deer. End the madness now," an impassioned New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday in calling for the state to enact the "toughest assault weapon ban in the nation, period."


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San Francisco delights in the observation of anti-holidays -- the burning of love letters on Valentines Day, the allocution of Native American maltreatment on Thanksgiving, and, most especially and gleefully, the abject humiliation of Crumpet the Elf at Christmastime. Since 1992, when David Sedaris first showed up on NPR to read from his Santaland Diaries, the biographical essay has become something of a Bay Area yuletide tradition. While sugarplum faries dance in the hearts of the heartland, San Franciscans have gathered together in living rooms and barrooms to chortle at the dark underpinnings of Santas Village at Macys. Because nothing says Christmas like scraping menstrual blood out of elf knickers, especially if its said in the voice of a sardonic, queer elf from North Carolina. For the seventh year in a row, that voice is conjured onstage by Santaland Diaries David Sinaiko or John Michael Beck, depending on the night. While there is not a lot of action in this one-man stage adaptation (barring flirtations with Snowball), one hardly needs stage direction and hidden wires to bring real life to Sedaris Vomit Corner. Learn how to sign Santa has a tumor in his head the size of an olive.
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Who's the Boss at School?
Q: I have a son in kindergarten and I heard from his teacher that when she scolds him for misbehaving, or tries to get his attention to stop him from acting up, he just totally ignores her. How do I get him to understand that when he is at school his teacher is in charge and he has to listen and respond to her?
A. One of the things might be to have a meeting with the child and the mother and the teacher together, just the three of them without the rest of the class. Also, to have a way of communicating with the teacher so that the mother can in fact give some consequences to the child at home if she hears that he's not listening to the teacher. So the youngster learns that if in fact he doesn't listen to either of the adults, there's going to be a punishment -- at home or school, but that the mother and teacher are a team.
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