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The Johannesburg Stock Exchange to facilitate anonymous block trading
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange to facilitate anonymous block trading
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is close to launching on-exchange anonymous trading functionality. Called Block X, it will allow for complete anonymity in the execution of large trades through hidden order functionality in the central order book.
Dark Pools are valuable to traders who want to transact large numbers of shares without revealing all the information to the market, whilst using many of the efficiencies associated with trading on exchanges' public Central Order Books. In an era in which the average transaction size is declining on the JSE and worldwide, Block X will reduce the market impact costs of trading large orders.
Leanne Parsons, Head of Equity Market at the JSE, says that the development of Block-X is the JSE's response to market demand when trading in large volumes. The JSE is hopeful that Block X will prompt increased transactions in the local market, building on recent growth in trade figures which may have been buoyed by a revised equities billing system.
The billing system, implemented to recognise both low value and high volume traders, has been effective since 1 March 2010. In March 2010, the number of cash equity trades climbed 8% on the previous period. Also during last month, the exchange recorded the highest number of trades ever traded in the exchange's 123 year history. 172, 433 trades valued at more than ZAR26.1 billion were executed on the exchange.
Developing an anonymous block trading facility is only one of the JSE's initiatives to attract trade and increase liquidity.


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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The suicide bomber who carried out an attack on the Danish embassy in Islamabad last month came from the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, an al Qaeda leader said in a rare interview with a Pakistani news channel.
Geo News aired the interview late on Monday with veteran al Qaeda member Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, in which he elaborated on the June 2 attack that killed six people, all of them Pakistanis.
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Soon after the blast, Yazid had claimed responsibility for al Qaeda in a posting on an Islamist website.
The interview with Geo was said to have been conducted at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan a few days ago.
An Egyptian who served time in jail with al Qaeda deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri after the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1981, Yazid is now commander of operations in Afghanistan.
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Some 40 years ago the renowned poet W.S. Merwin relocated to Maui, and made a home on a piece of abused land. Since then he has planted thousands of palm trees there, creating his own kind of Hawaiian paradise.
Merwin's greenhouse, where his palms get their start behind screening material that protects the seedlings from Hawaii's intense weather. He moves the seedlings to the forest at an early age, to minimize transplant shock. That means the young palms need meticulous care. Since Merwin's property has no irrigation system, as much as possible he plants during rainy periods, digs oversized holes for the young plants, and fills the holes with compost and organic fertilizers. He then waters the newly planted palms by hand.
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The front of this building is Merwin's tool shed, while the back houses the dojo, his Zen meditation room.
Bismark palm (Bismarckia nobilis)
Parakeetflower (Heliconia psittacorum) in the foreground and wild plantain, or lobster claw (Heliconia caribaea), in the background.
The west-facing porch is built into a steep slope, so the tops of the palms here are some 30 feet off the ground.
A white elephant or hurricane palm (Kerriodoxa elegans)
A green pepper vine climbs up a tree trunk.
Cisterns collect rainwater that runsoff the house's roof.
The Mediterranean fan palm (Chamaerops humilis), seen here, is very common in California, but has a different look in the shady rainforest.
Merwin, in his greenhouse, came to Maui in the 1970s to study Zen Buddhism. A friend told him of some available land on the coast. When he went to investigate, he says, "I heard plovers sailing overhead in pairs. I was hearing the same clear, rising notes that they called to each other on their long migration flights at night over the sea. That sound was the first thing about the place that caught me, like the note of a bell." It was the beginning of what was to become a grand project. He has since planted some 850 different palm species on the property.
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I'm more concerned about your last sentence: 'How serious is it to mandate that my international include this comma?'
It's American idiom. I've never heard it in England.
'Nervous of performing' sounds right to my ear.
I rather like the saying, "If you've got an issue, get a tissue."
Hairy - you're absolutely right: 'three laning' is indeed ugly.
@vwmoll Welcome to the forum. If you care about the language, you'll fit in seamlessly. Yes - you're absolutely right - we can get tetchy from time to time. You'll get used to it. Skeet
I wonder if the Duke meant 'same exact' in the modern sense. Possible he meant that the Order was 'exact', that is, neat and soldierly, just as on exercise.
WAIT HERE UNTIL RED LIGHT SHOWS. Shows what?
Saying aN Historic is an absurdity. Until comparatively recently, it was correct not to aspirate such words as hotel. That is why in older novels, one tends to see 'an hotel'. It was, of course, prono
@Jayles. "Interest rates increased." Good example. Clever old interest rates. It leaves one wondering where the rest of the sentence is. I don't mind the passive in moderation so long as it is a true
Exactly. There is no passive there. And there should be. The sentences should run this way: "The situation was transformed into something quite different." "That is translated as 'Beware Greeks bea
@Jasper Saying 'idiomaticity' should be a test of sobriety.
@JaspernotJason....Thank you.
We all have a lot invested emotionally in our culture, and language is the repository of so much of it. It has to do with how we see ourselves individually and collectively. One can't always be clinic
It was meant light-heartedly and not meant to offend. I think both sides in this continuing debate need to take a step back. If either side expresses itself too forcefully then the good-natured, enj
It's true - dear old Will does try to bludgeon us to death with his tolerance.
'Reaching out' is one of those naff, feely-touchy phrases that companies have started to use to show they CARE.
The sudden appearance of 'no man is an island' in 1940 is probably owing to the publication in that year of 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'.
Jayles - what an interesting observation. It's true: one doesn't hear them so much nowadays. Perhaps those ready-made thoughts seem rather laboured and groan-worthy.
An edit button, pretty please?
Bugger. 'I've only ever seen that in Detroit' suggests that I may have heard it...but never seen it.
Has the 'only' drifted into the wrong place? I've only ever seen that in Detroit. I've seen that only in Detroit. (Ever being dropped) 'I've only ever seen that in Detroit' suggests that I may ha
In English English slang a chrome dome is a baldy.
My generation still calls it The Ivory Coast but 'the' has been dropped.
Will - thanks for your post. I think that the sort of people who write advertising copy are aware of American slang and tend to pick it up. They just don't get it right.
To me, as a Brit, mechanics has nothing to do with the study of English.
Thanks, jayles. Economy, ecology and ecumenical are all derived from it. The English spellings (oeconomy, oecology and oecumenical) have finally given way to the simpler form, just as the 'ae' in, for
Economy, if memory serves, was originally spelled 'oeconomy' and would therefore have had (still does) a long O. Americans tend to pronounce Oedipus, which they spell Edipus, with a short O, which so
It's spelled 'minuscule'. With a U.
Yes, there's a coterie in the media that gets over-excited by new usages. For example, in the past a writer might say, "Anne was only eighteen." Now, it has to be, "Anne was just eighteen." To me, tha
Dots should be used sparingly. When I turn a page and see a swarm of dots, my heart sinks. It looks like amateur day.
Key is a buzzword that irritates me too. Much over-used.
Thanks, Will. I think it's another instance of Brits misunderstanding American idiom and getting it bass-ackward. Skeet
As a Brit, I'd just say, "on top".
I think the term for this nowadays is 'hypercorrection'.
I notice Tesco using the line, 'Better than half price'. 'Better than' in this sense is an Americanism that (I think) always means 'more than' not 'less than'. Perhaps Americans will chime in and tel
In general, clearly, foreign singulars and plurals are retained when a word is newly introduced but in time the word is naturalized. Remember, vast swathes of English are foreign words that have been
I'm sorry to hear criteria being used in the singular instead of criterion. Similarly, 'phenomenon', Skeet
I confess to being rather fond of the singular of scampi.....'scampo'. Skeet
I know it's not relevant to this thread, but I like the adjective derived from forum - 'forensic', meaning 'of or pertaining to, or trained to give evidence in, a court of law'. We tend to use it on
As for anglicising the names of foreign countries, we say Germany for Deutschland, Sweden for Sverige etc. I can't see that changing. The French say Angleterre, la Grande Bretagne etc.
Nice one, Hairy.
I've always liked 'dubry' or maybe 'doobry' for a thingamajig. Possibly derived from dewberry.
The usual BE pronunciation of 'debut' is 'daybyoo'. There's no need to imitate the French pronunciation when the word has been in the language long enough. Americans strain to say 'vaLAY' for valet,
Pronounce it your own way without discussing it.
Possibly: 'he admitted the charge' but 'he admitted to committing the offence'. It seems more natural when followed by a verbal noun.
As for 'decimate', if I didn't use it to mean 'to reduce by one tenth' I wouldn't use it at all. Others are free to use it in any sense they wish.
'Fortuitous' in the sense of 'accidental' was the usual meaning until the Seventies or Eighties in Britain and still is among the educated. But I never tell other people how to use the language. My ru
Porsche, I don't think my strictures about 'cohort' can be called an etymological fallacy since, as my research assistant Warsaw Will has pointed out, as recently as 1965 it was described as 'an Ameri
Incidentally, Will, the social sciences have a lot to answer for linguistically.
Decimated! Quite. An other one is 'fortuitous' which, some years ago, started to be misused for 'fortunate'. Originally, it meant 'accidental', pure and simple. A death could be 'fortuitous'. It didn'
It's true that some descriptivist dictionaries list the wrong use of cohort. But then, to misquote Mandy Rice Davies, they would, wouldn't they?
Another term that gets misused to mean a single person is 'cohort' which is a tenth of a legion or, more generally, any group of soldiers.
Yes, I'm intrigued also as to why Stephen Fry is 'erstwhile'. Maybe he's had a sex change and become 'Stephanie'.
It's 'jill' for the English too.
Will - I agree. There are all sorts of variations and changes in the development of language. What was 'fallacious' was the idea that words must be pronounced as spelled, with an emphasis on 'must'. O
The pronunciation awf'n is becoming old-fashioned and of'n or often is now usual. According to the OED the sounding of the t was not then recognized by the dictionaries. But that was before the speak-
'Of'en' is what I generally hear but, yes, 'often' is creeping in. It's based on the fallacious idea that words have to be pronounced as they are spelled.
"Three months later I was on a Norwegian freighter out of Halifax harbor heading for Liverpool, leaving a tiny untidy apartment and a perfectly nice girlfriend." Norm Macdonald
Ships are said to be 'out of' a certain port. One might speak of a freighter 'out of Amsterdam', which presumably refers to either their port of registration or of departure. The 'based' part is red
Will, we'll have to agree to differ. The language that people use, both in speech and writing, is, as I said above, endlessly fascinating.
Will - one can make judgments about English usage so long as one's comments are not ad hominem. I agree that it's bad manners to correct others. The language of others, though, is not of infinitesima
Will - interesting question: 'does it really matter?' If these issues simply don't matter, then English becomes a relativist free-for-all and judgment is impossible.
When I make a dogmatic statement such as "such and such a word does not exist," I suppose I mean, "Well if it does, it flipping well shouldn't." Grumpy old man syndrome.
Point taken, Will. The plurals that irritate are words such as 'behaviours' used in certain specialized fields jnstead of 'forms of behaviour'. Cant usages tend to seep into the spoken language.
The word 'correspondences' does not exist in English. One can refer to the 'correspondence' that one had with Joe Blow. That can refer to one or more letters.
I've never heard 'ideal' used for 'idea'. Maybe it's an American thing. I notice, though, that 'ideal' is often pronounced with two syllables instead of three. That makes me raise an eyebrow like a p
The learned Will mentioned 'flora and fauna but forums' as though 'florums' and 'faunums' were a possibility.
Flora and Fauna were goddesses so there was nothing to pluralize. As for conjugating and shagging - what's wrong with having it all?
Anwulf - In fact I said that Americans retain the old-fashioned pronunciation of 'solder' as 'soda'. 'Soldier' would indeed have formerly been pronounced 'sojer' - by all classes.
Will, was that a deliberate error to keep us on our toes?
Both are fine. "Five eggs is too much" is short for "The amount of five eggs is too much." Three hundred pounds is too fat. A million dollars a year is not enough.
I.m sure it's all right idiomatically. I think the reason it sounds odd is that 'I have gone' suggests a completed act rather than continuous action.
The scandal in Europe over the origin of meat probably does mean that I've literally eaten a horse - a whole one by now, I should think. But I've never tried to eat one metaphorically. I'm not sure h
To me, 'reach out' smacks of feel-good Oprah-speak.
British authors in the past eschewed latinate words on the grounds that they were generally too fancy but they used latinate sentence structure. Latin was taught in schools from the age of about seven
Geoffthing - fifty-six? - you're just a baby! No wonder you've got it wrong!
I'm an older person and I've only heard the 'think' version. 'Thing' is a mis-hearing.
Very well researched, Will. I concede defeat.
Robert: yes, there are many regional accents but I was assuming standard pronunciation for both the UK and US. As for 'owrally' I was imagining a rhyme with 'cow' (see palaceuk) but even a rhyme with
We British pronounce them the same. Americans say 'au' differently from us. To a Brit the American 'au' sounds like 'ah'. The Australian 'owrally' is impossible...
Thanks, Erin, for that post. I wondered where you lived. I guessed that you had succumbed to the American language when I saw a capital after a colon. (Just kidding.) To me, 'Jane and John' is not a
Re: 'Jane and John's house.' If this is standard usage, it must be of recent date. It sounds barbarous to me. If there is an example of a reputable British author using this form more than say thi
Erin - a couple of suggestions. One can't say 'me and my sisters' childhood' because that means you are saying 'me childhood'. Also I go by the rule that it is polite to put oneself last. 'My sisters
Some writers aim for a stripped-down style. Others like to enjoy the richness of the language. I'd say that it's not about adverbs per se.
"Must not head mobs?" Will - what does that mean?
In British English both words are used. I wouldn't say that 'farther' is seen as old-fashioned.
The American word 'toney' meaning 'fashionable' is also derived from the French word 'ton'.
'Ton' can mean either 'fashion' or 'people of fashion'. It's pronounced the French way with a muted 'n'.
Bucky, that rule doesn't obtain in British English. It looks a bit bizarre to us. "Ten minutes later his secretary calls back: We've got face time with the president, guy named Walter Helfgott."
Senior moment I'm afraid, Will. I was referring to colons, not semi-colons. After colons, capitalization is certainly creeping in.
Unfortunately, Will, capitalizing after a colon is creeping into British publishing. The reason may be transatlantic deals and the need for standardized conventions. The Americans, as the senior partn
Tome, as a Brit, capitals after a colon are barbarous.
Thank you, Will. Very interesting. It's true I don't remember 'ize' in Dickens.....
I'm pretty sure I've come across the usage 'a quarter of three' in the essays of Addison and Steele in the Spectator from the early eighteenth century.
Why make personal comments? I don't see the necessity.
Noisenet - I'd say you were right, not your professor. Yes, it's true that people use gender to refer to people nowadays but traditionally gender is a grammarian's word that refers to words. In many l
Sorry - grandparents and great-grandparents. Please may we have an 'edit' facility?
As several correspondents have said, the 'ize' spelling is the traditional British form. That is the spelling that our grandparents and grandparents used. The Americans have simply retained that tradi


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- Handmade glass
- Polished rim
- Hand wash
- Spigot turns clockwise to serve
- In closed position, keep handle perpendicular to spigot to prevent leakage
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Overall DimensionsWidth: 11.5" Height: 19"
Cucumber-Rosemary Gin and Tonic
Cucumber-Rosemary Gin and Tonic
10 servings
20 oz gin
50 oz tonic water
2 cucumbers, sliced
10 sprigs of rosemary
juice of 10 limes
splash of soda water
Start by adding cucumber slices to the bottom of your beverage server. Then add lime juice and lightly muddle the cucumber. Add rosemary sprigs and fill with ice. Finally, add gin, tonic water and a splash of soda water.
Lemon Drops on the Rocks
Lemon Drops on the Rocks
10 servings
20 oz vodka
16 oz fresh lemon juice
½ cup superfine sugar
lemon slices
Stir vodka, lemon juice and sugar together until sugar dissolves. Then transfer to ice-filled beverage server, add lemon slices and serve.
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May 19, 2014
Star News
Shoplifter gets 10 days for stealing snacks
Ashoplifter was sentenced to 10 days' imprisonment in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court to think about why she stole items belonging to a supermarket.
Charged with simple larceny is Shanique Tulloch.
She pleaded guilty to the offence.
The court was told that on the day in question, Tulloch was caught by a security guard stealing one snickers bar, one extra polar ice chewing gum and one chocolate milk, all valuing $475.02.
When asked by the presiding magistrate why she committed the act the accused could not give a reason.
Resident Magistrate Opal Smith told her to use the time to think.
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The Tria personal laser hair removal system is an at-home hair removal device, the first laser to be FDA cleared for use at home. Other home hair removal devices utilize light-sources such as IPL or electric wires to remove hair. The Tria, however, targets the hair's melanin pigment and triggering the hair's telogen, or resting, phase.
According to Tria, optimal results require 6 to 8 treatments or more to achieve a desirable result. Treatments may need to be spaced out every 4 weeks in order to target all the hairs in the treatment area.
In order for the laser to properly target your hair shafts, you shouldn't wax or pluck any hair for about two months prior to treatment, although you may shave during that time. It is recommended you shave prior to treatment as this helps improve the treatment's effectiveness by allowing more of the laser light to reach the deeper hair follicles rather than the portions of the hair above the skin.As you press the device on the treatment area and have contact with the skin, it will beep, indicating that it is treating the area. The device should be held in place until a second beep is heard indicating that area is completed. If the treatment of that area was not successful, the Tria will buzz instead, and treatment should be reapplied. You will continue this process throughout the entire section of the body you are treating until you have successfully passed the whole area. Tria Beauty states that about 50 beeps per square inch is required for a treatment session, which works out to about approximately 30 minutes for an underarm area. Large areas like legs or back may take much longer.
Laser treatments can be painful which is why physicians performing laser surgery will often utilize topical anesthesia, cooling sprays, contact cooling, or pneumatic skin flattening during treatment. This helps diminish pain. Obviously when treating yourself at home you will not have access to such methods of limiting pain. Tria has three settings which control the strength of the treatment and can be used to limit pain. Most people who have used the device say the pain is tolerable.
The Tria is only approved for people who are light in color. If you are of a darker complexion or are tan, you cannot and should not use the Tria. Using the Tria on dark skin may cause serious injury to your skin. Laser hair removal for dark-skinned people is possible, however should be done in a physician's office.The device should also not be used on the face, head, ears, genitals, nipples, anus or neck. The density of the hairs, darker tone of the skin, and the sensitivity of the skin in these areas of the body may also lead to injury.It is important to note that treatment on white, blond, red, or gray hairs will not be effective.
The Tria is sold with a charger and should be fully charged prior to use. It also comes with an instruction packet with valuable information about the proper use of the device. A laser is a highly sensitive device and should be used safely and properly so it is strongly recommended you follow the instructions provided. Prior to your first treatment with the Tria you must activate it by calling the manufacturer. They will answer any questions you might have and activate the device for use.The Tria is not FDA approved for consumers with darker skin. To ensure proper use of the device a sensor is provided which will test your skin color to be sure that you may safely use the Tria. If your skin is light enough, the sensor will flash a green light and you may "unlock" the Tria hand piece by passing the sensor in front of it.
This home laser was co-developed by Robert Grove Ph.D., ;Chief Technology Officer; of Tria Beauty. Dr. Grove has some experience with laser hair removal having also co-developed the first diode laser used for professional laser hair removal. "Since 1995 we have had professional laser hair removal, and since that time we have wanted to bring it into the home" commented Dr. Grove. Already in use in Europe and Asia, the Tria was approved in February 2008 by the US Food and Drug Administration opening the way for its entrance into the all-important US market.


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35 Attention Grabbing Eagle Tattoo Designs
Eagles are one of the most popular tattoo designs requested across the globe. Since they are usually viewed as magnificent creatures that soar amongst the clouds and prey on smaller birds and creatures, they can be used to symbolize a sense of strength and superiority as well. While there is no denying the sheer beauty and majesty of the bird, there are also many legends attached to them. These birds are known to nest on mountain peaks and large trees. The look in the eye of the eagle is supposed to put even courageous people into a state of fright.
Eagle tattoos are a popular design choice among the armed forces as well. Since it symbolizes the American culture, it is also used as a memorial design element for fallen soldiers by their family members and loved ones. These tattoo designs could be a dedication in memory of those who lose their lives in the line of duty or to be inspired from this symbol. The eagle represents immense strength, stealth in attacking prey, quick and decisive action, lots of strength, freedom and liberty. This makes it popular as a tattoo motif. Some may choose the eagle alone or with banners or a profound saying.
This beautiful and fascinating bird also features in many tales throughout history. It has been part of many places and appeared in many an emblem. In Greece the eagle was venerated and linked with the God of Sun. In Norse folklore, eagles were associated with Wisdom represented by the God Odin. Among the Native Americans the eagle was a symbol of pride and courage. People get a Eagle tattoo even as a talisman to give them courage and provide them against forces that weaken them. Native Americans show a marked preference for Eagle tattoos and have them on many parts of the body.
The creative and unique ways in which a eagle tattoo is depicted can be really fascinating. Many people tend to get a eagle tattooed on the upper part of the arm, other popular locations are the shoulder, the upper back or the lower back. When you are getting an eagle tattoo done on the back there is so much scope to make the design really elaborate. You can show the eagle with both its wings spread out with amazingly detailed work on the feathers in the wings. The eagle can be shown as if it is preparing to take flight or in the process of swooping down. The eagle even when at rest has an immensely arresting quality which can be captured in a tattoo. Some even show the eagle holding something in its talons.
Many people opt for only the eagle head for their tattoo design that incorporates various elements and backgrounds. Tribal style eagle tattoos are also a popular choice, using totally black and grey ink with somewhat pixelated design patterns. You can also work this design into the leg in the form of a band or on the arm. The eagle tattoo can also be done in conjunction with other design details.
An eagle as it prepares to spot, follow and swoop on its prey can be a really magnificent design option. The eagle on the brink of mountain top as it sits guard on in its nest with eggs in them also portrays both dangerous and protective instincts of this bird.
Another symbolism attached to eagle tattoos is that of patriotism. In such instances the use of colors tends to be a combination of white, blue and red. The eagle can be portrayed in many colors like sienna, brown, terra cotta and beige. You can also include other elements of nature in the eagle tattoo.
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The vast majority of cosmetology schools, in addition to general beautician programs, also offer programs specifically for nail technology. The state of Louisiana has a good number of such schools spread throughout the area. It is important to note that Louisiana requires schools to be properly licensed. Any students from an unauthorized school will be denied their individual nail technician license, so be sure to check the school's licensure status before applying. Prospective nail technician students should be prepared to pay, in addition to normal tuition, a one-time equipment fee to cover the cost of their supplies, books, and uniforms (if required). However, financial aid or scholarships may be available for qualified individuals. As far as coursework goes, most schools follow the guide below. Though, of course, there will be some variation from one school to the next.
- Nail structure and health
- Nail disorders and diseases
- General tools and products
- Workstation setup
- Hand and arm massage
- Foot and leg massage
- Hand and foot treatments
- Pedicures
- Manicures
- Artificial nail application and treatments
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- Nail polish and art
- Sanitation and cleanup
- Business and communication skills
- Practical application and skill building
Nail Technician Licensing Requirements in Louisiana
Due to health and sanitation concerns, nail technicians are required to be licensed by the state before they can work in the field. The following requirements must be met in order to be approved for licensure:
- Over the age of sixteen
- Minimum tenth grade education, or its equivalent
- At least 500 hours of nail technology education completed
- Pass the state board's examination
The state board exam is a standardized test that assesses individuals' knowledge and skill. This is done to ensure that nail technicians have been educated properly and know how to follow relevant safety procedures.
Employment Outlook for Nail Technicians in Louisiana
Average hourly wages for nail technicians is around twelve dollars or $26,000 annually. Of course, this will vary greatly depending upon the employer and the individual's experience/qualifications. Currently, employment levels for cosmetologists, including nail technicians, are somewhat below the statewide average. Unfortunately, current growth projects are unknown. However, national growth for this field is expected to average to above average.
Louisiana Nail Technician Schools
You may also be interested in these schools that offer Full Cosmetology Programs
Alexandria Academy of Beauty - Alexandria, LA
LaMaison of Cosmetology College - Amite, LA
Aldens School of Cosmetology & Barber School - Baker, LA
Bastrop Beauty School - Bastrop, LA
D-Jay's School of Beauty Arts - Baton Rouge, LA
Pat Goins Benton Road Beauty School - Bossier City, LA
Denham Springs Beauty College - Denham Springs, LA
Cosmetology Business and Management Institute - Gretna, LA
Omega Institute of Cosmetology - Houma, LA
John Jay Kenner Academy - Kenner, LA
Cosmetology Business and Management Institute - Kenner, LA
Cosmetology Training Center - Lafayette, LA
Jane Demmon School of Beauty - Lake Charles, LA
Mark Anthony Institute - Mandeville, LA
Pat Goins Beauty School - Monroe, LA
John Jay Beauty College - New Orleans, LA
Cosmetology Business and Management Institute - New Orleans, LA
Pineville Beauty School - Pineville, LA
Pat Goins Ruston Beauty School - Ruston, LA
Blalock's Beauty College - Shreveport, LA
Guy's Academy - Shreveport, LA
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In this study, the investigators sought to understand if amyloid peptide contributed to secondary injury. Amyloid peptides are produced when a long protein in the brain known as the amyloid precursor protein (APP) is cut in two by the enzyme beta secretase, and then cut into smaller pieces by a second enzyme, known as gamma secretase.
The researchers went on to test Alzheimer's disease amyloid-busting agents as a brain injury treatment. It worked. "By using a gamma secretase inhibitor, we prevented much of secondary traumatic brain injury in mice in our experiments," he says.
To look at the role of amyloid in brain injury, the researchers used two different approaches to blocking activation of the pathway that produces amyloid peptide. They used a group of mice that were genetically altered so that they did not produce any beta secretase, which meant they were incapable of producing amyloid.
They also treated "normal" mice with the experimental agent DAPT, one of the first gamma secretase inhibitors developed and the model upon which some Alzheimer's disease drugs now in clinical testing are based. As a result, amyloid peptide production was substantially reduced in this group.
They first showed that in a group of normal control mice, brain injury produced substantially more amyloid peptide, and that the brain region known as the hippocampus, which is also affected in Alzheimer's disease, was substantially damaged.
They then followed the groups of reduced amyloid mice after injury, and found that three weeks after initial trauma, both groups performed almost equally well on learning tests. Magnetic resonance imaging scans of the mice showed that these two groups of mice did not have "nearly the same amount of damage in the hippo
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American Indian Studies Certificate
Students with an interest in American Indian Studies as a complement to their major field of study can elect to complete the AIS certificate, which is the equivalent to completing a minor in the subject.
Students who wish to earn the certificate take an introductory course, AIS 101 Introduction to American Indian Studies, and 15 additional credits is approved elective courses. This structure allows students to focus their coursework on an area or areas that most interest them.
To obtain the certificate, the student must complete 18 credits in approved American Indian Studies and American Indian Studies-related courses, of which 12 must be earned in residence at UWM. Of these 12 residence credits, 9 must be taken at the advanced-level (courses numbered (300 and above). Twelve of the 18 required credits must be in the College of Letters and Science, with at least 6 of these in advanced-level courses. No more than 9 credits from any one department may count toward the certificate. A maximum of 6 credits of independent study may count toward program requirements. Courses for the certificate may not be taken on a credit/no credit basis. The College of Letters and Science requires that students earn at least a 2.500 GPA on all credits attempted for the certificate. The following courses are required:
Core Course (3 cr)
- AIS 101 - Introduction to American Indian Studies
Elective Courses (15 cr)
- AIS 105 - Ethnobotony
- AIS 203 - Western Great Lakes American Indian Community Life of the Past
- AIS/Anthro 213 - American Indian Peoples of Wisconsin
- AIS/Anthro 225 - The Aztec Empire
- AIS/Anthro 308 - Archaeology of North America
- AIS/Anthro 310 - Archaeology of Middle America
- AIS/Anthro 311 - The World of the Ancient Maya
- AIS/Anthro 314 - American Indian Societies and Cultures
- AIS/Ed Pol 631 - American Indian Tribal and Community Policy Studies (in process)
- AIS/English 276 - Introduction to American Indian Literature: (Subtitle)
- AIS/English 372 - Survey of American Indian Literature
- AIS/English 520 - Studies in American Indian Literature: (Subtitle)
- AIS/English 525 - American Indian Literature, Culture, and Creative Arts
- AIS/English 632 - Seminar in American Indian Literature: (Subtitle)
- AIS/Ethnic 151 - First-Semester Ojibwe
- AIS/Ethnic 152 - Second-Semester Ojibwe
- AIS/Hist 262 - Native American Indian History to 1887
- AIS/Hist 263 - Native American Indian History Since 1887
- AIS/Hist 473 - History of Wisconsin Indians
- AIS/Hist 474 - Topics in North American Indian History: (Subtitle)
- AIS/Hist 475 - History, Law, and Government
- AIS/Sociol 320 - Social Change in American Indian Societies
- AIS/Sociol 321 - Contemporary Issues of the American Indian
- Anthro 362 - System Failure: Globalization and Language Extinction
- Ed Pol 561 - Education Issues in American Indian Communities
- Ed Pol 621 - History of Native Education and Policy Development
- Ethnic 350 - Advanced Topics in Comparative Ethnic Studies: "Conversational Ojibwe"
Independent study courses focusing on the American Indian experience may be accepted with the approval of the Certificate Program Coordinator. Other courses not on this list but relevant to the study of American Indians may be accepted with the approval of the Certificate Program Coordinator.


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Poor Seaside.....Can't catch a break!
Poor Seaside.....Can't catch a break!
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So I guess Brady does need WRs to throw to and he cant do it all on his own like some here suggest....
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"The NY never comes off"
I've come to hate my job SO much, that just the slightest thought of it puts me on edge. Like, total snap-watch. Where I hate it so much that it makes me want to punch babies. So keep me away from nurseries. lol
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Prime minister's forum finds 'overwhelming concern about staffing'
Inspectors should crack down on hospitals that do not regularly review nurse staffing levels, according to the group commissioned by the prime minister to help drive up NHS care standards.
Sisters and other team leaders should also be counted as "supernumerary" on rotas in recognition of their important leadership role, the Nursing and Care Quality Forum said in a letter to David Cameron on Friday.
The forum, which was announced in January, said many people had told it they were worried about understaffing and the skill mix balance between nurses and support workers.
The letter, setting out early recommendations from the forum's review, said: "We heard overwhelmingly that staff are concerned about staffing levels and skill mix and the impact this has on the quality and safety of care, and experience."
Although the letter noted that staffing and skill mix was only "part of the picture" of why poor care existed, it called on trust boards to review whether they had safe levels and skills mix at least twice each year.
It also recommended that the Care Quality Commission use routine inspections to check organisations were carrying out these reviews, and "taking appropriate action where levels expose concerns".
Salford Royal Foundation Trust chief nurse Elaine Inglesby, who is leading the forum's workstream on "time to care", told Nursing Times it was not known how many trusts currently carried out reviews using staffing tools.
She said: "Nurses told us they felt staffing levels on occasions weren't safe. That leads us to believe organisations aren't always using the tools."
Another forum recommendation was that ward sisters and team leaders should no longer be included in rotas as routine care providers. The letter said it was currently "standard practice" for them to be "expected to be both in-charge but also to manage a caseload".
It said nursing team leaders "should be fully in charge and supernumerary" so they have "time to lead and be accountable for their clinical area".
Ms Inglesby acknowledged such changes would not happen straight away, as they might require extra financial resources. She said: "None of this is going to be immediate. There is more work for us to do now."
Coinciding with the letter, Mr Cameron announced the rollout of new quality indicator, based on asking patients whether they would recommend a hospital to their friends and family. The indicator, similar to that already present in the NHS staff survey, was backed by the forum.
Ms Inglesby cautioned that the indicator should not be used on its own to judge "good or poor nursing".
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If my memory serves me properly, and it often doesn't, I heard DC comment to the effect that 'we act on the bits of reports we agree with' a few days ago: that makes 'reports', and other expert opinion, fairly pointless !
Did we really need a Forum to report on the bleeding obvious????
Nurses and nurse managers have been reporting this for years.
What next, "Nurses report unmanageable pressure on beds as numbers reduce"?
Why should ward sisters and team leaders be supernumary? shouldn't they be out on the wards teaching and assessing staff, passing on their clinical knowledge and being seen to be looking after patients.
Staff nurses are 'expected to be in charge and manage a case-load' when the ward sister is on annual leave or off sick.
Tipparary Tim -
maybe we do, although as has been suggested above, DC may just ignore the bad news bits - he has form in this area.
Anonymous -
Agreed : team leaders should be on the ward `mucking in` as I`m sure many would like to but this is difficult with the amount of beaurocracy expected of them. A staff nurse is in charge nominally but the team leader is ultimately accountable if the audit isn`t done etc.
Anonymous | 28-May-2012 11:18 am
good grief, don't start grumbling about 'supernumerary' as well. everybody agrees that there is a staffing shortage so surely the more the better.
Tipperary Tim | 28-May-2012 11:05 am
that's what i thought,
how about asking the PM to set up a forum to report on all the reports that have been reported on to date? then a report on the progress being made could be reported on.
Reporting ad infinitum
only half listening to the news today I was surprised at hearing the leader of one country saying they did not want another UN report on their situation they needed action - I couldn't help smiling and thinking the love of reports and the hate of action until things really come to a head sounded very familiar and must be something which is deeply inherent in human nature for all except those on the front line and their recipients of support and care!
It seems that only when something really serious happens to make the government sit up and take notice will anything be done to alleviate this current situation of staff shortages - the Olympics maybe?
After all surely it is not in our best interests to make a bad impression on our foreign visitors which could damage our tourist industry and our economy even further?
"Ms Inglesby acknowledged such changes would not happen straight away, as they might require extra financial resources. She said: "None of this is going to be immediate. There is more work for us to do now.""
so how much longer will all this take? how many more patients will suffer or lose their lives and destroy families as a result?
Perhaps some data on this should be collected and published in the national press regularly.
if it is going to take such a long time, by the time this issue is resolved there will be many others and resources will probably still be totally inadequate. It just seems that nurses have the solutions but those in charge are unable to make any decisions on how to implement them. All they understand are unlimited discussions and report filing with an occasional recommendation which stands very little chance of ever being acted upon.
with regards to these staffing level tools, if these are available why isn't every hospital in the land using them? and why isn't somebody there to ensure that they do? this should be law with strict punitive measures for those who fail to comply with it.
'It seems that only when something really serious happens to make the government sit up and take notice will anything be done ...'
The problem, and I admit this doesn't really fit with staff shortages, is that when 'the bad headline breaks' you usually get some sort of half-baked knee-jerk reaction, and that tends to make things worse instead of better.
Perhaps if the patients responding to 'would you recommend this place to a relative ?' write lots of 'No - the staff are lovely, on the rare occasions I could attract one, but there simply aren't enough nurses' comments, then the standard 'there are enough of you' line might start to be broken ? Or, just perhaps, the 'patient comment' idea might get quitely dropped !
patients can and often do find the staff lovely or may say so to avoid offence but this is no guarantee of high standards or even appropriate medical care - just gilt on the gingerbread!
I certainly don't think senior staff should be supernumary - we should be leaders - by example - not managers stuck with admin that has been delegated down by non clinical managers and could often be done by an administrator. Of course we could also ask for a concerted effort to be made to reduce how much we do things in triplicate. It seems at present that everyone has something else that nurses 'must do' - all these extras take away clinical time. If senior clinical staff become supernumary they will simply be handed loads more admin to do to take away from senior managers. At some point we have to reverse all the administration that divides and multiples at an alarming rate. We have just had a much awaited restructure of management and guess what no less management - just more work passed down to clinicians with the usual this is important and you must do it, asking how we fit this in - is just more time wasted.
Matthew Birks | 28-May-2012 11:38 am
Agreed : team leaders should be on the ward `mucking in` as I`m sure many would like to but this is difficult with the amount of beaurocracy expected of them. A staff nurse is in charge nominally but the team leader is ultimately accountable if the audit isn`t done etc
As a team leader i agree, i am not some remote person, i am in there with my team working with them mucking in every shift. If i were supernummary i would still muck in. If they put me in a position where i have no patient contact then i am not a hands on nurse and i would go back to being a staff nurse. I have done in the past. I left an office bod job to become a nurse not vice versa.
I have managed to get by for many years doing the least amount of paperwork i can unless it is a top priority, i make that decision. I think if half of it was put in the bin no one would even notice.
We have 3 team leaders across our unit and none of us are office bods. We're out there with our staff getting stuck in, sleeves rolled up and rolling about in the do dah.
I know everything that is going on with the patient care because i am involved every shift with the patient care.
David Cameron want some advice come to our unit and see how our team leaders lead, by example.
In reply to Cassandra, you sound like a good leader, not all 'muck in' as I am sure you are fully aware and many do sit in the office doing admin every shift. A lot of this admin also gets allocated to the staff nurses - audits, rota etc.
I have worked with senior staff who don't remember what 'do dah' is - it's usually something other people deal with.
I thought there was talk of having sisters back on the wards, being supported by ward matrons.
Ah Cassandra.......the government will never heed your predictions (regardless of avatar). You doomed to never being heard or acknowledged!! But you never stop trying and that is deserving, at least, of a big pat on the head/wings!
I am a team leader [community not ward] and I filled in the survey for this panel and said that leaders should not be supernumary. Might have known loads would opt for the supernumary though. Shame - and it won't make life any easier as admin just keeps on growing. It is so true that most could be binned with no detrimental effect on care.
Mags | 29-May-2012 12:45 pm
Fellow Cassandras
Alas you too Mags and others, tim, red paddy, toby, lorraine, yvonne, some other anonymouses, sorry to miss out anyone, who can see where all this is leading and would like for us all to take some action but nobody's listening.
and mike of course.
It seems to me that there is some misunderstanding about what supernumary means. In my view - and this seems to be what the article means too - supernumary means not having your own caseload of patients so that you do have time to work with, teach and supervise your staff. It is supernumary clinical time - not extra time to be in the office doing paperwork. But also why have nurses taken on so much paperwork without demanding additional administrative/secretarial support - there is a great deal of paperwork which does not require a qualified nurse to do it and which could be done by a good ward secretary. We should be primarily concentrating on patient care whether we are supernumary or not.
I'm really, really sorry but the word is supernumerary, not supernumary. I am sorry....it's an illness, I know......but I just can't take it anymore. Phew. I feel so much better. I'm off to take my anti-pedant pill. I don't think the medication is working.
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PROVIDENCE — Gov. Lincoln Chafee's plan to radically overhaul the state's sales tax structure is effectively dead.
After more than six hours of nearly unanimous testimony denouncing Chafee's proposal to lower the state sales tax from 7 to 6 percent and broaden it to a vast array of goods and services that are now exempt, House Speaker Gordon Fox had heard enough.
Fox issued a written statement shortly after the finance committee adjourned saying "Governor Chafee's proposed multi-tiered sales tax approach is unacceptable … After speaking with a majority of House members, we will not support the current proposal."
"The House will not pass the budget in its current form," the Speaker announced. "We will instead develop alternatives to this proposal and will continue to work with the Governor to amend his budget submission."
"I have been extremely troubled by this sales tax plan since its submission on March 8," Fox said. "However, I wanted to give our House Finance Committee and fiscal staff the opportunity to carefully review it and provide the public with an opportunity to weigh in, which was done today. There has also been overwhelming opposition expressed to me by House members, the business community, and by thousands of average citizens who have contacted the offices of House leadership and Finance Committee Chairman Helio Melo" of East Providence.
Fox characterized as "particularly offensive" the part of the governor's plan that would tax certain currently exempt items such as home heating oil, water for home use consumption and
taxes impacting the manufacturing industry at 1 percent.
Spokesman Larry Berman said Fox had been monitoring the finance committee meeting throughout the day on Capitol TV and that prompted him to pull the plug on the idea before it went any further.
Fox's conclusion was a bi-partisan one.
On Tuesday, House Minority Leader Robert Watson, using similar language, wrote a letter to Chafee on behalf of the Republican caucus that said: "This budget is simply not acceptable."
"We respectfully ask that instead of wasting further time trying to promote this budget, we should immediately get to work on a new plan that reduces state spending to sustainable levels and provides much more relief to cities and towns that are facing a similar financial squeeze," Watson's letter read.
He wrote that House Republicans "had a number of immediate concerns" when Chafee introduced his budget and "five weeks of close study have revealed that this budget is even worse than we feared."
Hours later, Chafee apparently ran up the white flag. Rather than mounting a fight to save his proposal, the governor's office issued a terse statement that said, "I look forward to working with Chairman Melo and Speaker Fox to advance an honest, responsible budget that fixes our chronic structural deficits and puts Rhode Island on a path to prosperity."
Chafee had told reporters on Tuesday that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke had recommended to the nation's governors last February that they lower their sales taxes and broaden them to apply to more items. By that time, Chafee said, his budgeters were already working on the plan to do just that.
In an interview on Tuesday, Chafee said he hoped that by the time the May revenue and caseload estimating conference rolled around the legislature could further lower the sales tax rate to 5.75 or even 5.5 percent.
But virtually nobody had a good word to say about the governor's plan at the marathon finance committee hearing Tuesday.
Businesspeople from computer software engineers to farmers, newspapermen to optometrists, hairstylists to employment staffing agency executives waited for hours to tell committee members that they anticipated the plan would have effects on their companies ranging from merely detrimental to nearly apocalyptic. Some said their businesses would lose money, others said they would be forced to lay off employees, still others said they would have to move out of state or close up shop altogether.
Not only would they have to charge their customers the tax, a number of the businesspeople said, but their businesses would have to pay the tax to obtain goods and supplies. There would also be the burden of collecting, accounting for, and remitting the tax money to the state each month.
The session was more than four and a half hours old before the first person stepped forward to offer support for the Chafee plan. Even then, the best Kate Brewster of The Poverty Institute could muster was to say that the proposal is "not perfect, but a step in the right direction."
The only other witness to step forward to support the Chafee plan, Kate Brock of Ocean State Action, called it "ambitious and imperfect."
Gary Sasse, who headed the Department of Revenue and Department of Administration for former Gov. Donald Carceiri and for years was director of the business-backed RI Public Expenditure Council said Chafee's plan "fails to meet the test of fairness, it fails to meet the test of economic competitiveness, efficiency, transparency and administrative simplicity."
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