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By Beverly C
on Aug 01, 2006
In this month's column, I'd like to address the importance of public relations, and why having a PR strategy, as it's more commonly referred to, is crucial to the overall success of your hairdressing business. The value of PR in the hairdressing community first took off in the '60s, '70s and '80s, when mane men
By Beverly C
on Jul 01, 2006
For the last few years, I've been appearing on prime time morning TV in the UK. The show, This Morning, which airs on ITV, attracts around 6 million viewers and has won numerous awards. Beverly C
As stylists, we lead extremely busy work lives. So, I'm sure some of you may be wondering why I would even
By Beverly C
on Jun 01, 2006
April 2006 proved to be another amazing month in this great life of mine. No sooner had I finished an extensive tour of Asia and returned to London than I hit the ground running with only a day to prepare a massive presentation at one of London's hottest venues—The Brewery—to celebrate 60 years of
By Beverly C
on May 01, 2006
When it comes right down to it, the clients I see in London are a lot like yours: They definitely covet a trendy style as long as they can still keep their hair long. Fortunately, this latest look from my new Fusion collection really fits the bill. The sexy design, which features a strong outline shape with
By Beverly C
on Apr 01, 2006
I always get excited when London Fashion Week gets near, because it means that my team and I get to collaborate with some great designers and create hair backstage, which is an amazing high-energy hotbed of creativity. This time around, we were fortunate to work with Pierre Garroudi, whose show took place in


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KATHMANDU: The loss, damage and theft of cultural property are attracting significant political, media, diplomatic, and legal attention globally.
The illegal trade in statues, manuscripts and other items that are essential elements of a country's cultural property in South Asia continues as the region lacks effective law and policy to curtail illicit trade, according to the UNESCO Nepal.
The UNESCO Office in Kathmandu is set to organise an international symposium "Protecting Asia's heritage: Strategies for fighting illicit traffic of cultural property and fostering restitutions," on December 16-17 in Kathmandu, under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Nepal.
"The symposium will address a variety of issues, including the challenges to establish a tracking system to identify and locate cultural property in a systematic way and the limited technical capacity to safeguard the restituted objects and lack of public awareness on such illicit traffic," said Axel Plathe, Head of the UNESCO Office.
Specifically, the symposium aims to exchange knowledge on the state of illicit trafficking of cultural property in South Asia; on the status of the implementation of international legal framework and on best practices covering both preventive measures and restitution process.
The symposium also intends to make recommendations on the best use of international legal tools and frameworks and customary laws and provisions; on strategies for the return of cultural property, and on long-term planning for the restituted objects.
The symposium is expected to bring together about 100 experts working in the culture sector, museums, libraries, archives, and the art market, including 20 international speakers from Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
They also include experts from the UNESCO headquarters in
Paris, INTERPOL, the World Customs Organisation, UNIDROIT, ICOM, UNODC and other regional organisations.
The event has been planned in line with the Kathmandu Declaration adopted by the 2001 UNESCO symposium "Illicit traffic in cultural property: A threat to the cultural heritage and tourism of Nepal" organised in Kathmandu.
Then Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal and was subsequently endorsed by the then had adopted the declaration.

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CLT20: A tournament of hits and misses
Chennai defied the perception that IPL sides were a weak link when it came to playing on the big stage.
Cricket was under the eye of suspicion thanks to the 'spot-fixing' saga
that came to the fore just days before the Champions League, but after
what has been a great 2 weeks for Cricket, the dark shadows of the
gloom seems to have been forgotten and people have moved on.
very integrity of a player being questioned isn't a good feeling, but
it's great that the 12 teams that participated in the Champions League
put all that to rest and gave us a tournament to remember.
The Champions League, as a tournament itself came in for a lot of
criticism last year due to it's format as well as the lack of spectator
interest, but South Africa seems to be the magic wand that seems to
turn the tide around every single time.
The IPL showed the world that it's glitz and glamor was just not
India centric, and the FIFA World Cup made people stretch their
imagination beyond the horizon.
If it was Trinidad and Tobago last
time, it was the Chevrolet Warriors this time around. Their fearless
brand of cricket not only captured the local flavor but also
demonstrated that teams which play together all year round may be
potent enough to defeat the superstars.
Many spoke of the CL-T20 as a launch pad for an IPL contract, but
how many actually caught the imagination of the IPL owners is the
Jacobs's destructive approach at the top brought the
spark, and Hussey's drop and run approach made it look serene.Royal
Challengers Bangalore unfortunately just lived up to their reputation
of just being the 'Challengers'.
If there is one team that should be disappointed with their
cricket, it has to be the Mumbai Indians. Coming into the tournament as
overwhelming favourites, they self destructed against the Lions from a
winning position and played like a bunch of steet cricketers to
literally gift the match on a platter against the Redbacks after
setting it up beautifully.
Redbacks who came into the semis with a clean slate perhaps forgot that
there was a word called 'complacent'. They were caught napping and the
game drifted in front of their own eyes. Warriors needed just a slim
chance to mastermind a precision win and steer them to the final.
The final battle in itself was a bit of an anti-climax, with Chennai
Super Kings not even made to 'huff and puff' one bit. They were
deserving winners, and a win which meant that Dhoni
is the only captain to take his side into the finals of the World T20,
IPL and CLT20 and that too all in his 1st attempt." If he maintains
this streak, then India will at least get to the final of the 2011
World Cup.
That would be a day worth dying for! I am sure, on that day we will all
grow out of the shadow of 'RED AND GOLD' and paint ourselves 'BLUE' to
witness history in the making.
Afterall watching GOD walk into the sunset with a WORLD CUP will happen only once in a lifetime!!
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But the CLT20 format was nice...hopefully the World Cup will be like that...not long and never-ending like last time AND Dhoni can lead us to victory!
"on that day we will all grow out of the shadow of 'RED AND GOLD' and paint ourselves 'BLUE' to witness history in the making. "
I guess we are always "Blue" supporters when Team India is playing, not just for the World Cup! At least I am :)


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There are two English-language books about OpenStreetMap. Jonathan Bennett's OpenStreetMap: Be your own Cartographer
from Packt Publishing holds 226 pages of guidance for the someone interested in OpenStreetMap. What bad fortune for author, Jonathan Bennett that his book was released at almost precisely the same time as the 300-plus page behemoth OpenStreetMap: Using and Enhancing the Free Map of the World from UIT Cambridge by Frederik Ramm, Jochen Topf and Steve Chilton. At first glance, one might be tempted to dismiss the smaller book out of hand.
Not so fast. The RTC book does cover more material, in greater depth in general, but there are some gems in the Bennett book that are not to be missed. Chapters five and six in the Bennett book are a comprehensive tour through a mapping session for the new OpenStreetMap contributor. The RTC book has a sample mapping session in their chapter five as well. Bennett covers additional material on photo mapping, as well as using sources like Map Features and OSMdoc to aid a new mapper with their task. These key items may help smooth the trip up the OpenStreetmap learning curve for new contributors.
Which OpenStreetMap book is right for you? | Subject | Summary | Bennett | RTC |
Learning to map: | Bennett introduces key tools for new mappers. | 49pp | 11pp | Bennett++ |
Pages: | RTC is encyclopaedic. | 226pp | 306pp | RTC++ |
Illustrations: | Both books are amply illustrated. RTC includes colour plates | 32pp colour | RTC++ | |
Recommendation: | Very Good! | Very Good! | Get both! |
The RTC book covers more ground. If you are a new OSM contributor, or if you plan to lend your book to new mappers, you need the Bennett book as well. Top notch books for any fan of OpenStreetMap. I recommend them both.


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We recently interviewed talented, 20-year-old Emma Roberts, indie movie queen and star of the recent Scream 4. Starting this week, Emma co-stars with the now 19-year-old Freddie Highmore in the very real coming-of-age film The Art of Getting By and we wanted to touch base again.
In the movie, Emma plays Sally, a quirky, bright high school senior who, like most young women that age, is still experimenting with life; this includes boys. Freddie's character George is a smart and talented but unfocused high school slacker whose life comes into sharp focus when he meets friendly Sally.
We're on the cell with Emma who reveals that she is now a great gal pal of Twilight star Elizabeth Reaser who plays her free-wheeling mom in the film, much of her cute wardrobe in the movie came from her own closet and, poor girl, she just lost her fave leather jacket that she's owned since age 16! Bummer!
Let's talk love, young relationships and more with Emma.
TeenHollywood: Emma, first of all, why will teens enjoy seeing The Art of Getting By?
Emma: I just feel like my character Sally is a young woman who is not portrayed as a bitch but not as weak. She's portrayed how I think young girls really are when they're coming into their own.
I like that she's not sitting around heartbroken and crying about a boy. As much as she hurts George, she is trying to take responsibility for her life. I think that's really interesting and you don't see women, especially young women, behave that way in movies lately.
And, hey, we're girls and we love love and I think this is such a fun movie that shows first love and growing up. I love love!
TeenHollywood: Good attitude! Were you ever aimless or kind of a slacker like George in the film; not sure what your life's passion was or did you always want to act; no detours?
Emma: I've always wanted to be an actor and I really love reading and going to the movies myself. I've always felt so lucky to get to do that as my job because I'm such a fan as well. I did have a moment where I wanted to be a lawyer after seeing Legally Blonde but I decided I'd just play one.
TeenHollywood: George takes the blame in the film for Sally's smoking at school. Have you ever taken the rap for something a friend did or, has anyone taken the blame for something you did?
Emma: When I was really young I bit someone in preschool and I lied and said that I didn't do it. The kid had bite marks on him and I'm like "I don't know what he's talking about".
TeenHollywood: Funny. What about the character of Sally did you most identify with?
Emma: I guess I identify with Sally in that she's really outgoing. She's not a good girl or a bad girl. She has lots of different personalities as I think most young women do when they're finding out who they really are.
TeenHollywood: All very relatable. A lot of educators are trying to get George to apply himself. Have you had a memorable teacher or mentor and what did he or she teach you?
Emma: I only went to elementary school (as far as public school) but I was really lucky I went to school then because I learned the very basics of how to act (behave) as a person. You're learning basic math and all of that but they're also teaching you how to interact with people. I went to a really artsy public school and they let you be yourself and be an individual and I was happy for that.
TeenHollywood: Talk about working with Elizabeth Reaser of the "Twilight" films as your mom. Was it more like girlfriends than a mom/daughter vibe between you?
Emma: She's actually one of my best friends. I love her. I see her all the time. She's the best. I sent her a text on Mother's Day. I'm like "Happy Mother's Day, mom". We were like girlfriends during the movie though.
TeenHollywood: Cool! Sally has a fun wardrobe in the film. Did you enjoy your wardrobe and did you keep anything?
Emma: Yeah. I wore a lot of my own clothes, actually. There was a blue floral dress that I wore. My favorite leather jacket, the jacket that I bought when I was sixteen I wore in this movie and I lost it last week. It's gone forever. I think I just left it somewhere.
TeenHollywood: Oh no! Sorry about that. You and Freddie both have February birthdays a year apart so you are Aquarians. Did you find that you have similar qualities right away on meeting each other?
Emma: Yeah. I love astrology and I think that's true!
TeenHollywood: What advice would you have for young people who might feel aimless like George does?
Emma: You have to figure out for yourself what you really want to do and when you decide that then really commit yourself. That's really important.


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Business Finance - New Sources for Entrepreneurs
Setting up a business is hard enough. Setting it up in this economic climate is nearly impossible. So entrepreneurs are having to seek out some imaginative solution. With banks seemingly reluctant to lend to new and smaller businesses, start ups are having to be more imaginative in how they raise cash to get going. This Channel 4 news report looks at the growth of unregulated peer to peer lending such as Zopa, Rate Setter, Funding Circle and KickStarter.
The UK's peer-to-peer lending market remains small in the context of total commercial bank lending but it has trebled in size in just three years. According to a new report from the Open Data Institute, "lenders have been attracted by the relatively high rate of returns available by lending in this market, given the current low yield in bank and other conventional debt instruments."
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Exam Countdown Timer for A & AS Level Business Studies
Here's a very simple, but totally unsubtle reminder for your students on the upcoming dates and times of the AS and A level exams in Business Studies for the AQA, Edexcel and OCR awarding bodies.
Follow this link to download the 'Exam Countdown' file. There you will find a small and easy to use Powerpoint file called 'Exam Countdown'.
Follow this link for a quick tutorial on how to use the resource.
Open and run the slideshow (ensuring that you have 'enabled macros'). The screen will change to a setup slide after a couple of seconds. Click on the exam that you wish to remind your student about and the countdown timer will start. The timer shows how many days, hours, minutes and seconds remain before their exam starts. There's nothing like instilling a sense of urgency!
Please note this file is fully functional. If you would like an editable version (where you can edit the times, dates and 'event') you will find one as part of the 'Super Teacher Utility Belt' resource available from our PowerPoint games-based learning site.
Making the most of Edexcel ResultsPlus- updated for Jan 2013
Read on to find out how to print out individual grade reports for all your students using the complete results spreadsheet you can download from ResultsPlus
Revision exercise - Chantelle's Jigsaws
Here is a revision exercise that combines capacity utilisation calculations with some workings on breakeven and net profit.
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Edexcel AS Business Unit 2a - Specification Resource Map
The key topics on the Edexcel AS Business Unit 2a (Managing the Business) have been mapped to all the content on the tutor2u business studies blog in a new specification resource map. You can download the resource map from the link below. As new resources are added to the blog, the Edexcel Unit 1 resource map will update automatically.
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Cash flow Clue-doh! The Mystery is Revealed…
Over 10,000 colleagues have now downloaded our cash-flow murder mystery activity - Cash Flow Clue-doh! And we're getting an increasing number of enquiries asking what the solution is!
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Here is a revision quiz which might help students preparing for AS units requiring knowledge and understanding of the marketing mix.Each time you take the quiz, 20 questions are drawn from the quiz database of 80 revision questions on product, place, promotion and pricing. There is also a VLE version which you can import into your learning system to track student usage and performance. The links are below:
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CelebAir - Price Elasticity of Demand Exercise
Peter & Jordan have abandoned their celebrity makeover business and have decided to move into a much less risky industry. So they have launched their own private airline - CelebAir. Can an understanding of price elasticity of demand help them make the right business decisions?
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EUGENE, Ore. — If you take a trip downtown Wednesday, you might hear some familiar tunes pumping out of Kesey Square.
It's the start of the city's 150th birthday party and the kick-off to the Summer in the City concert series with some Beatles classics performed by Abbey Road Live.
Downtown businesses in the heart of Kesey Square say the Broadway Plaza is starting to beat again.
"People coming to enjoy the statue, walking around, looking at the new buildings that they've built and the artwork," said Wrap City Owner Jessica Thomason.
Crews set up a giant stage Wednesday morning in preparation for the festivities.
"People see you setting up they're curious of what's going on and they'll ask what's going on tonight," said Eye Beam Event Services President Allen Stewart.
"More people come down as they find out about it and see that this is just a super event for family people, and it's right in the middle of the summer where the weather is perfect," Thomason said.
"We feel very good about it. Every year we get better and better. We had events down here last year and 350 children and their parents came," said City of Eugene Community Events Manager Billie Moser.
Many hope the summer atmosphere continues to grow as the music flows, and the streets fill with good vibes.
And owners say it doesn't hurt that a crowd of concert goers means a crowd of customers.
Some say Kesey Square has been through rough times over the years.
Now they say a healthy vibe is starting to dominate the red-bricked corner.
The city will host concerts at Kesey Square each Wednesday for the next six weeks.
Whether you're walking or driving down, organizers say plan ahead for the roads around the plaza to be closed.