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MAS Airlines online booking promotionUpdated on October 14th, 2012 ( 23,198 views ) 2 comments
Travel by MAS airlines is a convenient method for travelling far in a short time. The only problem to travel by plane is that to buy the ticket for the airlines. Since there is only a few MAS airlines platform in Malaysia, you may need to spend some time to go to the nearest agent to order ticket.
That's the old method. You can also try the MAS Airlines online booking to book ticket. This is the fastest way and don't consume time at all. Sometimes if you visit the website at the right time, you would even come across a good deal of booking promotion. Besides ticket rates, you can even check the flight status and timetable for planes depart and arrive at MAS website.
The bad thing is they only accept payment from VISA and MasterCard. I am sure it's better if they accept Maybank2u or other local online banking. For sure their customer will be increased since not everyone has credit card.
Besides that, Malaysia Airlines has also produced coupon code for those that want to book flight ticket with less price. MHcoupon is the new way for you to enjoy exclusive savings on Malaysia Airlines flight tickets instantly. The online coupon comes in the form of code like IFLYMAS or FOOTBALL2010, so no printing or cutting necessary!
Redeeming the MHcoupon is easy as getting one – just key in the coupon code during the flight booking process and the discount will be automatically given to you.
Besides that, MAS sometimes do give good discounts on their ticket fare. For those that want to enjoy flight travelling without spending too much money on ticket fare, you better do some Google searches before paying for the ticket. Sometimes you can find crazy offer given by Malaysia Airlines. To buy ticket with promotion prices, usually customer need to book their ticket online. You can do this easily by signing up with the main website and use your credit card to do the payment.
Other than MHcoupon, sometimes you can find special offers being given on MAS main website. Just go to their main website and check the deal of the day page to find latest working flight promotions. So what are you waiting for? Check Malaysia Airlines deal of the day today and enjoy some saving in flight ticket fare.
Always have confidence in MAS. This flight company has proven to give good quality and comfortable flight experience.
If you really want to travel with MAS but never do so before, please watch the Youtube video below to see how their online booking system works.
How to run and manage a business effectivelyUpdated on October 24th, 2011 ( 2,840 views ) 2 comments
To run a company that can satisfy both customers and employees, management skill is one of the most important factors that every business owner should have. Some business owners give the best for customers' satisfaction but always overlook their employees.
Every business owner should not forget that employees are the heart of a business.
If a company has a team of energetic and hardworking employee, the business will go up for sure. The opposite event will happen if the company has lazy workers.
So what are the real secrets to have an energetic and hardworking employee?
Some employees entered a company with good attitude but end up being a lazy worker.
Why such things happen?
Some business owners always think employees behavior as a part of uncontrollable variable. That happens to be true for certain cases.
Most of the times, employee behavior is the result of a company management. If you treat your employees badly, you cannot expect to have productive employees that can bring your business to the next level.
The best example of bad management is to overlook payroll date. Sometimes business owners forget or just like to delay their employees' payday.
If you are a business owner, please take payroll date seriously. Always pay your employees salary on time so that they will feel appreciated. And once they feel appreciated, they will try their best to work as good as possible and respect you even more.
I know, hiring for management stuff is expensive especially for small business owner. If you really cannot afford management stuff, you should consider to use online payroll services.
Believe it or not, for just USD 40 per month you can have the best online payroll services that can helps you in managing payroll automatically. Why hire an employee to do management tasks for USD 800 monthly when you can manage it by yourself just for USD 40?
Most payroll services can help every business owner in managing paycheck and send reminder automatically. However if you choose to use Intuit Online Payroll, you can get much more features such as these.
One of the strong point of Intuit Online Payroll over other payroll services is their 30 day FREE TRIAL.
I believe no company will provide free trial if their service sucks and not good.
The best classified site in MalaysiaUpdated on July 20th, 2011 ( 3,252 views ) No comments
I am not one of the shopaholic who often visit online store or bidding platform such as Lelong or E-Bay. However there is a time when I really need to find some items or services but those sites keep me frustrating. I find it hard to use Lelong or E-Bay to find classified listing based on my hometown. I know that buying can easily be made through online payment and courier, somehow I always prefer COD (cash on delivery). By doing COD, you can meet the seller in person and check the quality of the item that you are going to buy.
Knowing how important it is to have a classified site according to location, Mudah classified has taken the initiative by offering a classified that can be filtered according to state. It is good but not good enough for me. I want something that can filter classified according to home district. And then I stumbled upon this site called OLX Classified. To be honest, the classified site is very confusing in the beginning. Just imagine that they use different subdomains on every state and also district. Despite the confusing web structure, the ability to show classified based on district is so good. Through the website, you can send classified ads for free. This site make it easier for someone to sell offline service such as private tutoring and workshop. There is another key benefit of the classified site. There is a section for personal relationship where one can advertise to find partners or friends. Who knows you might find someone suitable for you.
Online dictionary using Google TranslateUpdated on July 16th, 2011 ( 21,478 views ) 4 comments
Besides MyKamus, there is another great service provided by Google for translation purpose that is Google Translate and citcat. Since this tool is provided by Google, it is nothing to be surprised to see a translator that is so great. For citcat, it is quite good as well. Since citcat is developed by Malaysian, their phrase translation is very good compared Google Translate. Both of them has their own pros and cons. You can try both.
Support many languages
This is nothing to be surprised about since Google have their company in each country. Using this tool, it helps me learning Arabic since I can use it to translate Malay to Arabic.
Buy comic books at cheap priceUpdated on July 13th, 2011 ( 3,417 views ) 3 comments
I believe that the population of Malaysian that read manga comic is increasing. Some of them read it offline and some of them (actually a lot) read online. Although you reading manga online does not cost you a cent, I believe you will never achieved full satisfaction. At least that is for me. Before I engage in reading online manga, I used to collect One Piece comic books. Even though I already read the comic books, I can easily enter into a reading state once I touch any of the real book. Sometimes I start from One Piece volume 12 and ended up at volume 31. I can assure you the satisfaction that you feel from reading the real book is far more better than online reading. When I spend too much time on online reading, my eyes tend to be tired and thus keep me from focusing on what I read.
For those that interested in reading real manga comic, you can take a peek at B4comic online store. The online store features collection of manga comics for cheap price. If there are any volume that you missed, rest assure because you can easily get them from the store. I find this online store to be interesting since I always find online store related to mobile phone and clothing but yet to find something weird and unique like this.
The purpose of the site is good. However if the site owner can put some efforts in tweaking the header and do some marketing, I am sure the number of customers is going to increase steadily.
Air Asia promotion for July 2011Updated on July 13th, 2011 ( 3,123 views ) No comments
For those that like to have cheap flight ticket for Air Asia, it is good to grab the opportunity while there are promotion given by Air Asia. Air Asia likes to give ticket promotion for good destination especially for holiday destination. Grab this opportunity to bring your family to a holiday at an affordable flight ticket price.
Air Asia July 2011 promotion
For this July 2011, Air Asia is giving promotion price for those that book now.
- AirAsia from RM 3 one way journey (book from 12-17 July 2011)
- Celebrating 5 million guest flown long haul on AirAsia X
- Save on flights and get discounted rooms from RM 39
Soccer games miniclipUpdated on July 7th, 2011 ( 44,848 views ) 2 comments
Are you a fan of soccer games?
Or you just want to kill some time on the web while waiting someone.
Waiting someone replying your instant message or waiting reply from Facebook wall post.
Since buying professional soccer games like PES and FIFA are so expensive.
Why not results to online soccer game that can be played for free.
Here is a list of sites that offers mini soccer games for free.
Who know you can even improve your soccer skills just by playing soccer games.
You either need to download it or just play it online. Enjoy.
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Cheap vacation package using GrouponUpdated on July 6th, 2011 ( 1,946 views ) No comments
I am sure that most living human in earth like to spend time with friends. Some person just would not want to watch movie, eating or shopping if there is nobody to accompany him. If you are one of the person that always hang out with your friends, Groupon is a great website that can reduced your money expense. In the website, you can find lot of available coupons or tickets that can be bought in a bulk for huge discounts. Sometimes you can find coupon that give more than 50 percent discount.
If you like to travel or going holiday with your family, buying group coupon is the ideal solution. You can find a lot of cheap vacation package and travel package here. As long as you have credit card, you can easily get a vacation package at a cheap price without the need to get information from travel agent.
So what do you plan to do this weekend? Check the website and grab any huge discounts group coupons. Sometimes there are limits to the number of coupons, so think smart and grab fast. Another website where you can be a part of bulk purchase is Tumpang. Unlike Groupon, Tumpang is more towards items than vacation package or travel package.
Free RSS logo and buttonUpdated on July 6th, 2011 ( 2,077 views ) No comments
Need a free RSS logo or button in your website so that your readers can easily subscribe your website or blog feed? Then this free RSS finder is the best solution to provide you with a lot of free RSS logo and icons. By the way, the site also has variety stock of Twitter and Facebook buttons. Despite the catchy and interactive designs, the logos and icons are totally free. Most of them are free for personal use but you can also find some that can be used for commercial purpose. If you are web designer, you can take this opportunity to grab free icons and logos there and save you time in completing your designing project. Enjoy the logo finding.
Website: http://www.iconfinder.com/
Air Asia online bookingUpdated on June 25th, 2011 ( 16,234 views ) No comments
Having an online booking system is a necessity to ensure that customer can reserve flight seat conveniently. By booking flight online, customer do no need to spend money and time just to reserve a flight ticket. Everything can be done easily, securely, and conveniently. Since the customer need to have an account with Air Asia to book flight ticket online, this will make the task of checking and maintaining a reservation easier and secure. You can make flight booking, check your flight booking, and check for refund status.
For those that are interested to use Air Asia online booking, make sure that you within the 4 hour limits before the flight schedule.You can visit http://AirOnlineBooking.com to find latest flight promotion before booking Airasia ticket online. Please remember that online booking is not available for flight that is schedule to depart within 4 hour.
On the site I mentioned above, you can find latest flight promotion for 2013 such as 20 ticket fare discount during MATTA Fair, Zero Fare promotion, and Fly Home to Vote. By taking advantage of the promotional prices, Airasia really made their slogan comes true. Now everyone can fly. You don't need to be a corporate executive just to get a taste of flight experience.
And furthermore, now Airasia has taken its flight booking system to next stage by allowing travelers to use CIMB Clicks to book. With this option available, one no longer need to worry about not having credit cards and such. If you still want to get your flight ticket manually, by going to KLIA or LCCT, please think carefully.
If you are still not clear about the booking process and additional info, feel free to watch the Youtube video below to see how this guy grab his Airasia ticket online. I hope you get some benefits from this video.


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The frothy mixture
Fox news Sunday said Backman won won Iowa but then gave two reasons that she actually came in second to Ron Paul. 1 - She is a native of Iowa that gave her a natural edge. 2 - After her speech, she invited about 200 people who hadn't previously voted to follow her to the polling booth and got them to vote.
Those two items indicate to me that Ron Paul actually won in Iowa.
Bachmann has no integrity at all. I cannot believe the outrage over the question posed to her in the debate last week about her previous comments regarding submission to her husband. This is a woman who would impose her personal religious beliefs on all Americans by teaching creationism in schools and making all abortion illegal, even in cases where the woman's life is at stake. She literally believes a number, however small, of pregnant American women should die every year because of her religious beliefs. Yet it's offensive for us to ask about them?
If the current occupant of the White House wants to be re-elected, he needs to read the new best-seller (see Amazon.com) by Wil Adams. It is called 'How to Reform the Political System and Save the United States'. It might just give him a clue or at least some new ideas.
This is not a sentence: "Mrs. Bachmann, appearing on every Sunday morning talk show, seeking to capitalize on her victory in Saturday's Iowa Straw Poll."
He should have read that before he was elected. You know, we sorta need people who know what their are doing instead of this on the job learning we have been accepting for the last 12 years. We should only blame ourselves for voting into office a man with little to no executive or really work experience. This time we should all be weary of public speaking and false promises and should look at actual resumes and historical track records over time. On this alone I am siding with Romney.
You are right, she has little to no executive experience. Romney all the way. Private experience and govt experience. Was successful on both levels.
Please let her be the Republican candidate: then Obama will get re-elected. She should be pressed hard on issues like debt cieling: because the answer is that her solution ignores generally accepted economic analysis, and is efffectively economic terrorism.
If Bachman is the nomony then Obama will be in office for another four years. She's got a lot of dirt and no experience. Another Obama but from the right.
I agree that being a Governor is not a prerequisite for president. Executive experience should be and she doesn't have it.
I am so fed up with people who love to use God as a mean for them running for President. If Michele Bachmann knows anything about the Bible, then she wouldn't be running for President. I say let her run and let her win, because I do believe in the Word of God and she will be hastening the return of Christ. She would be a symbol of Jeezebel
Ok the fact you put or even alluded to her being an economic terrorist nulls your comment completely. She is infact not that experienced and is not getting the nomination. She barely won with out the leading front runner even running. And he someone how got votes. But to get on here and say some ridiculous comment about economic terrorist shows just how extreme to the left and right some of you are. All you do by sounding so erratic is donate a vote to your opposition. Think Howard Dean and his famous BUUUUUYYYYYEEEEAAAHHH. This election will be based on actual accomplishments and track records, with that alone the current president is out of it and half the runners are out. Its pretty simple Obama cannot defend his track record because prior to his poor showing he had none.
Absolutely, executive experience in some way or another and a history of being successful at it should be prerequisite for being president. Period! We now live with the ramifications of electing officials to office without it. Both the last presidents showed either none of it or a poor record of it. I am still doing my research but Romney seems to be on top of the list.
In light of Perry's "Inconsequential" remark there is no way a bible thumping prick like that will ever get my Vote. Inconsequential? We already have that and have had enough of it. There ain't enough toast in Texas to get me to buy this load of Bull. Unless Perry is willing to admit the US Government is just like Greece--full of cronies getting paid for doing nothing and that he is going to eliminate them all down to a few cabinet heads and secretaries we don't need him. Sign a contract in a public place saying you will fire them all or forget it-- You ain't running in my back yard and you're not coming to my BBQ either. Its time for a rational right to emerge. We know what the Constitution says. It said nothing about invading Iraq or other places and if you don;t know that nuclear war is wrong by now then you've been drinking to much cool aid . And just for old time sake- shut your freakin mouth about abortion; lets like having the m"ob pout a dead horses head in your bed while your sleeping. We are tired of it and to say it the Perry way, "WE is Tarred of it"
At least we had a taste of T-Paw's foreign relations as he exits, cowering before the almighty bachmann. on another note - she's not getting the nomination either, but sure does bring in the cash for media companies.
Too Old, Ron Paul had by far the strongest organization and the most volunteers in Iowa and still came in second. If Bachmann can lead an extra 200 voters to the polls at the last minute, doesn't that just demonstrate leadership savvy valuable to a campaign?
She started a business so knows how to create jobs? Bachmann's Brainwashing, INC, is a model for the federal government? I guess so when she says that she wants to get enough Republicans elected that Democratic votes aren't necessary. She wants a one-party state, regardless of who she needs to brainwash.....
Michelle Bachmann cannot win the nomination because she all about herself not the party or the nation. America doesn't need a Mother-in-Chief.
Mitt Romney will not win because he has lost every election race he has competed in but one. Romney could not beat Senator John McCain who was out of money with a campaign team shrinking. Romney also lost against Ted Kennedy the most liberal senator in congress. Romney also lost against Rick Perry in yesterday's straw poll. Romney was on the ballot and had a Iowa team making phone calls and knocking on doors.
Rick Perry will be the Republican nominee. He is a conservative governor from a big southern state that is a major economic powerhouse. He is also an accomplished leader who knows where he stands on conservative issues that appeals to all Republicans.
2012 can't get here soon enough.
They appreciate the fact that I stood up" against a measure to raise the debt ceiling, Mrs. Bachmann said on Fox News Sunday, her first of five morning appearances. "I was kind of a lone voice."…
A personal ambition without bounds. Mrs Bachmann explicitly refused to compromise and did not care if the United States was downgraded...or the country was brought to its knees.
Just how much more divisive can Ms Bachmann be?
looks crazy in that picture also
Bachmann on Pawlenty: 'I Wish Him Well'
They'll be saying the same thing about you soon enough, toots.
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|Dissolution in a field.
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|PMID: 11690039 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE
|We study the dissolution of a solid by continuous injection of reactive "acid" particles at a single point, with the reactive particles undergoing biased diffusion in the dissolved region. When acid encounters the substrate material, both an acid particle and a unit of the material disappear. We find that the lengths of the dissolved cavity parallel and perpendicular to the bias grow as t(2/(d+1)) and t(1/(d+1)), respectively, in d dimensions, while the number of reactive particles within the cavity grows as t(2/(d+1)). We also obtain the exact density profile of the reactive particles and the relation between this profile and the motion of the dissolution boundary. The extension to variable acid strength is also discussed.
|W Hwang; S Redner
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|Title: Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics Volume: 64 ISSN: 1539-3755 ISO Abbreviation: Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys Publication Date: 2001 Oct
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"We have our waves, is that a good way of putting it? One minute we'll be fine, and it doesn't take anything for us to just break down. Driving in the car today, just broke down," said Wendell Roberts, reflecting on the weeks following the murder of his daughter.
Roberts wants justice.
And recently, prosecutors approached him with a sentence they believe will achieve just that.
"He just simply said, what do you think about it," recalled Roberts.
"I do believe, that there are consequences to our actions. And for the shedding of blood, blood will be required," said Roberts, referencing a verse from the book of Genesis.
Roberts, a leader of his Jamestown church, quoted Bible scripture, from Genesis, and Romans, supporting his stance.
"It comes home now to me, it's happened to my family. And I'm taking a stance that many people find controversial. But again I go back, it's what the Bible says," Roberts said.
Roberts said he wanted to be transparent with his congregation on the issue. So he brought it up in a sermon this past Sunday.
"As a Christian, if I'm gonna believe the Bible, I've got to believe all of it. Even the parts that are controversial," said Roberts.
Roberts pointed out he's always held these views, even before his daughter's murder.
We asked him about the progress of a memorial run taking place on August 11th in honor of Sarah.
Roberts tells 27 News First the race has more than one thousand runners signed up, and they've raised more than thirty thousand dollars.
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With plenty of fresh snow giving the region a sunny disposition, check out the 31st Annual North Lake Tahoe SnowFest on the west shores of Lake Tahoe, March 2 – 11.
To celebrate SnowFest, we've picked a few "Must Attend" events through the week. For more information about SnowFest and a complete list of events, visit the organization's redesigned website here.
Friday, March 2: Opening Night Ceremonies, Laser Show, Torchlight Parade and Fireworks at Squaw Valley USA, which has partnered with World Champion medalist and former alpine ski racer Daron Rahlves. Rahlves and his Olympic buddies will officially kick off SnowFest with the Rahlves' Banzai Tour at the Opening Night Ceremonies. Channel your inner ski bum around 9 p.m. for the 3rd annual Hot Dog 80s Retro Party at the Cornice Cantina — Olympic Valley. If you haven't seen Hot Dog the Movie take a night and rent the cult classic. Hot Dog was made at Squaw Valley, and has numerous "local celebrities" in the film. Everyone is encouraged to dress the part of your favorite character from the movie, and come ready to dance the night away in that good old '80s style we all knew and loved so well. Some "celebrities' from the film will be on site as guest bartenders so look sharp, and maybe you can catch a picture with your favorites.
Saturday, March 3: Either watch or take the plunge into Lake Tahoe if you dare for the 22nd annual Gar Woods Polar Swim at Garwoods Grill & Pier, 2:30 to 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 4: The Great Ski Race® begins in Tahoe City, at the Tahoe XC Center and goes over the hill, ending at the Cottonwood in Truckee, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday-Wednesday, March 7-8: A SnowFest favorite, a Tahoe City tradition, the Fastest Bartender Competition, continues in Truckee at the Tourist Club, 7 to 11 p.m. Participants compete in a timed competition making various drinks from the menu. Winners will be awarded prizes for best time.
Contenders can register on the night of the event. Meanwhile, every bartender thinks they make the "Ultimate Bloody Mary"
but Thursday you'll find out who wins title of "Bloody Mary Master."
This competition will be coveted by all to try and come up with their special ingredients to claim the title for the North Tahoe Region. Cornice Cantina, Olympic Valley, 4 to 7 p.m.
Thursday,March 9: Enjoy great ribs at the Bridgetender during its 4th annual Rib Fest. This extravaganza of barbecue ribs takes place on the outside patio & bar of the Bridgetender in Tahoe City from 4 to 7 p.m.
Friday, March 10: Bring out your "best pooch" sweaters on Saturday from 10-11:30 a.m. to the North Tahoe Events Center in Kings Beach for a howlin' good time. Go to watch or bring your own pooch and dress them up in their "Saturday best", "cutest", "scariest" or other fun costumes. All dogs welcome and will be entered in the must-attend SnowFest Kings Beach Parade, 11:30 to 12:30 at Kings Beach. Afterwards head over to Kings Beach Chevron for the New York Hot Dog Stand Hot Dog Eating Contest. This is not about eating a bunch of steaming dogs but a competition to devour one giant custom-made 5 pound hot dog. Eat it in a record time and you'll have a chance of winning the cash purse prize. Entry fee is $20 but if you're not in the mood to eat, you'll want to watch.
Meanwhile, check-in at Granlibakken for a number of overnight lodging options in time for SnowFest revelry. Enjoy the resort's comfortable amenities such as its famous hot buffet breakfast, the Lighthouse Spa, heated outdoor pool, sauna and hot tub, and plenty of hills to ski, sled and snowshoe. Accommodations range from cozy lodge rooms to studios with fireplaces and kitchens to one to eight bedroom townhomes.
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Mike Vick Spotted Smooking that Oooohhh Weeee!
Pictures on Vicks girlfriends myspace page showed him smoking a blunt.. I for one would have been mad that the person taking this picture fucked up the rotation.
And what's in Vick's hand isn't the only thing shocking in the photo. On close inspection, the photo shows what appears to be a herpes cold sore on the side of Mike Vick's mouth. Rumors of Vick having herpes arose when he settled a lawsuit with a woman who claimed he infected her with the disease. The suit was filed by a 26-year-old health care worker who tested positive for herpes after having unprotected sex with Vick. While the terms of the settlement were never released, an insider told MediaTakeOut.com that Vick is reported to have paid the woman a six-figure sum to go away. [mediatakeout.com]
So, I do not really imagine this is likely to have success.
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Shotgun: The Home Defense Weapon of Choice
Tips on selecting the right shotgun for home defense.
Misconceptions surrounding the defensive weapon can fertilize Imperial Valley of California for months, even years. Statements such as "The use of a shotgun – you can not lose" or "My 12-gauge that covers the wall" are clear BS. Hollywood takes things even more misleading. For the record, you can easily miss with a shotgun, and the model covers only very small walls in the short film. Scatterguns film grown men can lift completely off his feet or stop large vehicles on their way, but the Royals do not do anything like that. However, the shotgun is still a great choice of weapons for use in the home, farm field or the defense – any place of concealment is not a problem.
Shotguns have a long history in combat positions. They have demonstrated effectiveness in the launch of multiple missiles. When the athlete changes his long-barreled Browning Auto-5 in leading a high-flying wedge Cañadas, which is using the concept of multiple projectiles to increase the likelihood of a coup. But when shooting the same gun at an armed intruder in his house, which is effectively trying to end – a shot focused on the intruder, where all the pellets strike vital areas.
The point is simple – proper selection of a combat shotgun and ammunition effective, combined with training, giving the shooter defensive firearms as devastating. In this article we will hang out of ammunition, but mostly look at the choice of an appropriate weapon for home defense.
Meters, pellets, shock
What criteria for choosing an indicator? I think there are at least some use for anything from a size 10 to size 20. That means 10, 12, 16 and 20 gauge, all of whom have some type of load of pellets available. The best option, by a wide margin, 12, who has shot dozens of different options. The 10 gauge is usually large, heavy and prone to back so strong as to be intimidating. Going down the scale, 16 and 20 are fine, but options are limited weapons and ammunition. That leaves 12, where, again, the choice of ammunition is very broad.
In addition, during the last 10 years, the U.S. munitions industry has responded to a request from law enforcement for shotgun loads with less recoil. At the same time, has made the most of these 12-gauge loads, so that firing patterns also much stricter.
Let us consider the size of pellet. Shooting usually works from No. 12 to the end to 000 pellets. The odds-on favorite for the fight (read: anti-personal) use is 00 Buck. Pellets are approximately double to 0.33 caliber and weigh about 52 to 54 grains each. You can get up 12 of them by 2 3/4-inch "short magnum" shell, but the standard loads and low recoil use eight or nine pellets. This is probably the best all-around choice. However, there is a low recoil load from Federal that uses eight 000 pills I find the best possible compromise. But to be honest, this is an area where there is a lot of leeway. In "indoors" ranges from 10 to 12 meters is a long shot, and shot size is not critical. Even No. 8 shot is standard for a period of six to eight inches in circumference at these distances. And you'll do much damage, too.
What kind of barrel you want in your struggle against dispersed? First, you want the shortest possible tube. This is not due to a short-barreled shotgun, ballistics has some advantage, but rather because it handles better in tight spaces such as corridors. The legal minimum is 18 inches (provided that the term does not lead to a firearm with a total length less than 26 inches). Shotguns are now made and sold 18-inch barrels, which are not difficult to find. You may have a shorter barrel, if you live in a state that allows it, you may qualify for transfer and are willing to pay the $ 200 mark from federal taxes. I'm kind of gun nut, so I have a Remington 870 14-inch, and I guarantee it handles much better than a gun almost identical to that of a 18-inch barrel.
When it comes to guns, the topic always comes strangulation. Choke is the degree of constriction of machining at the end of the muzzle. It's a way to control the size of the pattern in a given range. For many years, most of the guns fight occurred in the cylinder. But we have come to understand that even with loads of buckshot, a certain amount of strangulation is a good idea. Improved cylinder chokes or modified work well with pellets, the stiffening of the patterns a bit and expanding the effective range of the weapon. So if you can get your spread with a choke (improved cylinder or modified) in its short barrel, by all means do so.
What you need, what you do not
If you watch movies or read gun magazines over, you may be surprised by what the typical weapon of Hollywood seems to struggle against the plain JC Higgins pump his grandfather gave him on his birthday number 13. Actually, it may not be much real difference. Warriors now have convinced themselves that they have to have all these things all the weapon to be "the real world effectively." I have a contrary opinion and my own guns have very little in the way of extras bolted.
Let's look at some of these devices and modifications. On the one hand, a blue-steel and walnut gun works as well as one that is tactical black everywhere. If your daily activity is kicking in the doors of crack-house, you may have need for shots, but the extra-long extensions bolted to the front of the magazine tube probably will not be used. Other forms of supply of ammunition – sidesaddle carriers, cuffs back or feed speed action – certainly have some extra rounds on hand, but they are also questionable. A dedicated combat shotgun ghost ring needs sights so the gunner can take full advantage of the bullet loads, but a weapon designed only to meet the invaders at home, probably not. Nor need any laser or red dot sighting system. It is unlikely that you have to carry the gun on a patrol 13 miles of recognition, so you probably will not have a sling.
You, however, needs a head. Pistol grip, the shares are sold widely to turn a decent shotgun useless piece of garbage. Shotguns are incredibly easy to miss with under the best circumstances, but by cutting or slashing the target simply removes your ability to aim the weapon, as it was meant to be pointed out.
Another element that can be added to shotguns today with relative ease is a strong, simple to operate weaponlight. SureFire seems that the only game in town here. A powerful light mounted on the gun not only gives a kind of light shield behind which you can work, but also allows you to be sure of your target. Basically, I am against any modification or attachment that lengthens, widens, imbalances, compounded, adds weight, requires a battery (well, except for a light), creates additional edges and corners or otherwise adversely affect its ability to quickly use your shotgun. In a simple way.
Double pump, or car?
Let's move on to selecting a type of real action at home for defense needs. It should be obvious that the choice must be completely reliable. It has to work. By the same reasoning, the gun has to be quick and easy to use. Finally, a bonus would be great if the whole affair led to a modest price. The vast majority of guns struggle is not anything other than hunting weapons with short barrels. And, yes, it is possible to reduce an existing firearm as to meet its defense needs at home. Just make sure the work is reduced to a gunsmith who has the ability and equipment necessary to do well.
For our purposes, there are three types of guns that fit the profile – bombs, cars and double side by side. A double-short is incredibly effective fighting weapon, limited only by capacity of two strokes. It is fast to the shoulders, balances well and turn around easily. The inherent difficulty of the design – there is a long repetition mechanism – makes a short and effective tool. Unfortunately, the nature of a double does not lend itself to mass production, making reliable weapons of this type tend to be expensive. There is a ray of light on that side by side are often a part of cowboy action shooting, and a large amount of relatively cheap imports are available.
Some of the firearms imported from Cowboy Action have a feature that suits them and to defend home – external hammers must be manually cocked. No security as efficient as a great big cock right in front of your nose. Colonel Jeff Cooper has written approval of such a weapon. Known as a bang stick (the traditional Sicilian shepherd wolf gun), this weapon can be safely left with two loaded guns and hammers rebound type safely. I have problems with the quality of many imported a large double, but I recently discovered a new model that is of excellent quality. Imported from China by imports Alex, the Model 1878 pistol is a replica coach Frontera well represented with a double hammer of the frontier era. It works very well, either as an arm of the SASS competition or shotgun home defense. Both EAA and Stoeger hammerless models have also enjoyed a solid reputation.
Cars have an undeniable appeal. Throw one on his shoulder, and you have up to six rounds of buckshot – 54 caliber pellets 0.33 – ready to make its offer with a small amount of trigger pressure. Of these weapons, the best energy armsmakers come from Italy. Beretta makes the car excellent 1200 in a format of short barrel, and has several models Benelli M4 as the military style that some U.S. troops currently used in Iraq. FN Herstal Tactical offers a car with special features. Most of these weapons are of very high quality, but are primarily designed for the rigors of military and police use. In addition, the nature of an automobile requires a level of quality that raises the cost of the gun.
Best bet-cars, if that's what you have are probably the ones offered by Remington and Winchester. Remington 11-87 Respected matte finish and a 18-inch barrel is a great weapon that will be useful as an example.
It is, however, to our last category of shotgun to provide the best balance between cost and performance – the classic shotgun.
The pump action, slide or trombone is easy to handle and easier to manufacture – so the cost of some local-defense completely reliable samples to attractive levels. Again, companies Fabarms Italian Benelli and police / military weapons that are very good, especially the new Benelli Nova. FN Herstal has a weapon that seems to be derived from the Winchester 1300. Household pumps include the series Mossberg 500, Winchester Defender 1300 and several versions of the Remington 870.
The best balance of quality, reliability and price it is tottering between 500 Mossberg Remington shotguns or specifications 590 and 870 of long standing. The Remington has been manufactured for 55 years. There are literally millions of them in circulation, most of which are 12 gauge. They are not willing to carry out the honest use, but takes abuse dedicated to a job down. If you already have a sports 870, you can get a short barrel, interchangeable outside the Midway catalog for just $ 99.99. A quick barrel swap back to your weapon of birds in a short home defense tool.
My personal choice? The classic Remington 870 12 gauge.
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Data collection by Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems have been proven to be helpful in data collection for scientific research and in improving healthcare. For a multi-centre trial in Indonesia and the Netherlands a web based system was selected to enable all participating centres to easily access data. This study assesses whether the introduction of a Clinical Trial Data Management service (CTDMS) composed of electronic Case Report Forms (eCRF) can result in effective data collection and treatment monitoring.
Data items entered were checked for inconsistencies automatically when submitted online. The data were divided into primary and secondary data items. We analysed both the total number of errors and the change in error rate, for both Primary and Secondary items, over the first five month of the trial.
In the first five months 51 patients were entered. The Primary data error rate was 1.6%, whilst that for Secondary data was 2.7% against acceptable error rates for analysis of 1% and 2.5% respectively.
The presented analysis shows that after five months since the introduction of the CTDMS the Primary and Secondary data error rates reflect acceptable levels of data quality. Furthermore, these error rates were decreasing over time. The digital nature of the CTDMS, as well as the online availability of that data, gives fast and easy insight in adherence to treatment protocols. As such, the CTDMS can serve as a tool to train and educate medical doctors and can improve treatment protocols.
Data collection concerning medical needs is required to assess the effectiveness of interventions and current health care practices [1]. Furthermore, data collection by Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems has been proven to be helpful in data collection for scientific research and can be helpful in improving healthcare. These EMR systems allow for the early identification of missing data and the patients possibly loss-to-follow-up, which is essential for the conduct of proper scientific research [2-6].
A Clinical Trial Data Management service (CTDMS) has been introduced for running a multicenter clinical trial in Indonesia and in the Netherlands. The same system has also been introduced for monitoring treatment results of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in Indonesia.
In most countries NPC is an orphan disease, but overall has a worldwide incidence of 80.0000 new cases per year, being endemic in Northern Africa, Southern China and Hong Kong, and the South-East Asian peninsula, including Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia.
In Indonesia NPC is the most frequent cancer in the head and neck area and ranks as the 4th most common tumour found in males. The incidence is estimated 6 per 100.000, leading to 12.000 new cases per year [7,8]. Little is known about treatment results of NPC in Indonesia.
The CTDMS system was selected because of the web-based nature which makes the data approachable for all participating parties. This online accessible data system has made it easier for the principal investigator to check the data for inconsistencies. The senior physician can easily see if treatment is according protocol.
This study assesses whether the introduction of CTDMS composed of online Case Report Forms (eCRF) can result in improved patient outcomes. The assessment focuses on data quality and the identification of possible bottle necks within the patient care process.
This study investigates if a web based CTDMS can be helpful in proper data collection by analysing errors in data items. Bottle necks in patient care are analysed by comparison of treatment plan and actual treatment.
The CTDMS is constructed for the NPC Clinical Trial: Early detection of primary and recurrent NPC using (anti-)EBV based tumour markers and evaluation of primary treatment for NPC (funding KWF NKI-2008-4233). A technical description of the CTDMS is provided in Appendix 1. The database is comprised of 10 online eCRF's. In order to prevent errors from being entered, data validation rules were implemented into the eCRF's prior to commencement of the NPC Clinical trial. These data validation rules assess whether certain pre-specified conditions are valid and can therefore pin-point omissions or erroneous data. Online warning messages notify the data-manager (entering data) when errors are detected. Commonly used checks are, for instance, range checks that verify whether values are within the boundaries dictated by the study protocol, and mandatory field checks (i.e. 'This field cannot be blank').
Of the 10 eCRF's, 9 were required to be completed multiple times per patient during the study and only 1 was to be completed and submitted once per patient. Each of these submissions is a unique realization of the form. For example, for one patient a laboratory form is completed during baseline measurements, just before the start of the treatment. Once this form is submitted through the CTDMS, there is one realization of the laboratory form stored in the database for this patient. After the patient received treatment, a laboratory form is completed and submitted again. The data base then contains two realizations of the laboratory form, for that patient. Each realization may be submitted multiple times if it contained errors. We note that it is impossible to claim that an entered form for which no warning messages were displayed is clean, as new errors may be found later.
The data-manager completing an eCRF has the option to ignore (override) a warning message, however in such cases, he/she is required to provide an explanation which is recorded in an Audit Trail entry field (error log). Warning messages and error logs are also created when an incorrect value or data-type is entered, an omission is detected, or when a previously entered value is changed. Changed values are considered to be (previously undetected) errors that have now been rectified (except when the changed value also triggers a check to fire, in which case the data is considered unclean).
The eCRF's contain differing quantities of data. Each field to be entered is considered a data item, which were designated either as primary or secondary. Primary data items are data that were considered essential for the assessment of the NPC Clinical trial primary endpoint, and so for assessment of treatment protocol. Secondary data items are data required to assess the clinical trial's secondary endpoints.
As acceptable levels of data quality, an 1% error rate for primary and an 2.5% error rate for secondary data points were adopted [9]. We present the change in error rate over the course of the trial, the number of errors per submission, and the change in data quality per form per submission.
Between November 2009 and March 2010 a total of 4860 data items pertaining to 51 patients were entered. This is the first five months of an estimated 3 year long accrual period. In total 433 eCRF's were submitted, of which 329 were unique realizations. Each CRF has been submitted between 1 to 4 times. Table 1 presents an overview of the submitted eCRF's and data items.
Table 1. Number of times each form has been entered and the number of data items per form
Of the 433 submitted eCRF realizations, 287 were submitted for the first time without primary data errors (Table 2), while 253 forms (realizations) were submitted for the first time without secondary data errors (Table 3). No form had more than two errors in the primary data. One form contained 10 secondary data errors when it was submitted for the first time. This was baseline patient registration data for which the wrong patient was entered. In general subsequent submissions contained fewer errors (Figure 1).
Table 2. The number of forms submitted with erroneous primary data items at each submission
Table 3. The number of forms submitted with erroneous secondary data items at each submission
Figure 1. Errors per submission for the six forms of the nine forms for which there have been more than one submission (per realization).
For example, the "Pathology, Staging & Given treatment" eCRF contained a total of 89 unique data items, with the number of data items per eCRF ranging from 2 to 18 (Table 1). Of these 89 items, 40 were classified as primary data, with the remaining 49 being classified as secondary. The error rate at first submission was 3.3% for primary data and was 8.4% for secondary data.
To assess the change in data quality over time, the proportion of unsolved errors in primary and secondary data were plotted against time (in months). Figure 2(A) presents the cumulative number of unique data items submitted and the number of unresolved errors over the first five months of the study. Figure 2(B) presents the change in the percentage of unresolved errors of primary and secondary data items. Although the absolute number of unsolved errors is increasing with time (due to the accrual of patients), the fraction of erroneous data is declining. Five months after the start of study the error rate for the primary data items was 1.6% and for the secondary data items the error rate was 2.7%. Although not quite at the levels appropriate for final analysis, the standard of data quality is high, very early into the study.
Figure 2. (A) The cumulative number of unique data items entered (black), the number of primary data items entered (blue solid) and errors unresolved (blue dashed), the number of secondary data items entered (red solid) and errors outstanding (dashed lines). (B) The percentage of Primary (blue) and Secondary (red) errors unresolved over time. The horizontal lines are the targets for a final analysis.
For this study we found an error rate of 1.6% for primary data items, while in earlier studies in the same setting data could not be analysed because of the massive data loss and poor data quality. With this real time data monitoring and inbuilt checks we have realized acceptable levels of data quality. The CTDMS prevents us from missing data or ending up with poor quality data at the end of the study, which often at that point cannot be resolved anymore.
The presented analysis shows that after five months since the introduction of the CTDMS the error rates for both Primary and Secondary data items reflect acceptable levels of data quality. Furthermore these error rates were decreasing over time. The drop in errors per form with each form submission indicates that, while being prompted by the CTDMS, the data manager and responsible doctors are actively solving the errors. Online warning messages notify the data manager (entering data) when errors are detected, allowing them to immediately correct the data, rather than the usual delay associated with paper based CRFs.
Clearly, the CTDMS encourages local data managers to verify the entered data and, if necessary, ask the doctor whether the information is correct. It is also likely that the reason that data managers have to specify arguments before submitting the form in case the CTDMS detects erroneous data motivates them to verify whether the available data is actually correct. This may explain why our results show a significant increase of clean data and a self-learning curve of the data manager is to be expected. Moreover, the error logs provide valuable information about the bottlenecks in the treatment of the NPC patients.
In the past authors have pointed out that existing data collections in developing countries are often deficient [10,11]. Eiseman and Fossum (2005) emphasize that existing data collections are insufficiently comprehensive, sometimes inaccurate, and often out of date by the time the data can be acted upon. All point out that without these data the required empirical knowledge to address the health problems in developing countries is insufficient. Especially on strategic planning, priority setting, monitoring and evaluation, advocacy, and general policymaking [12-14].
These comments supported us on introducing an online medical record system which could play an important role in improving data collection and data quality. Accordingly, during analysis we have also seen that treatment procedures are often unsatisfactory. The first analysis regarding the treatment of NPC has been presented and discussed with all members of the disciplinary team. The main concern was the duration of the radiotherapy. According to the protocol the duration for administering the 66 gray radiotherapy should take to the utmost 42 days, yet analysis showed that the treatment time takes in average 66 days, which will lead to inadequate treatment [15,16]. Future analysis has to show if intervention by CTDMS system-based education of the doctors will eventually lead to better treatment outcome. The digital nature of the CTDMS, as well as the online availability of data, gives fast and easy insight in adherence to treatment protocols. As such, the CTDMS can serve as a tool to directly train and educate medical doctors. Therefore, a potential even bigger advantage of an online medical record system is the ability to monitor the data from the teaching hospitals especially in developing countries. Via this way the teachers can communicate directly or visit the participating hospitals with a custom fit teaching program, which will make such visits more effective.
We show that an online clinical data management service can improve data quality in a developing country setting. In the future we expect to see both less loss-to-follow-up and better treatment programmes with help of this CTDMS. For better and more efficient medical care programs and studies in developing countries we believe an online data system is essential.
The digital nature of the CTDMS, as well as the online availability of that data, gives fast and easy insight in adherence to treatment protocols. As such, the CTDMS can serve as a tool to train and educate medical doctors and can improve treatment protocols. Since the introduction of this system training the doctors has become much more efficient.
EMR: Electronic Medical Record; CTDMS: Clinical Trial Data Management service; CRF: Case Report Forms; eCRF: electronic Case Report Forms; NPC: Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; EBV: Epstein Barr Virus.
Competing interests
Since the original submission of the article E. Van der Donk, as CEO of FormsVision BV, has gained the right to commercialize the ALEA Software. All other authors declare to have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
MW and JZ designed the clinical record forms, conceived the study, participated in the analyses and wrote the manuscript. AV analysed the data and helped writing the manuscript. CH introduced the system in Yogyakarta. JM, RF and OD helped designing the study and the clinical record forms. ED and OD provided the online system. ED was responsible for technical support. IT supervised the execution of this study. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Technical description CTDMS
The selected CTDMS is ALEA™ 3.0, which uses Microsoft Infopath 2007 for eCRF template design and Sharepoint Enterprise 2007 for rendering the eCRF's in browsers. SQL server 2008 is used for data storage. The CTDMS provides a comprehensive eCRF. It uses standard browsers running on any computer connected to the internet. The system has been validated, and has been certified by registered auditors, as being in compliance with relevant regulations, such as the FDA's CFR 21 Part 11.
The CTDMS eCRF design module is based on an industry grade enterprise electronic forms system: Microsoft Infopath 2007 for form design and Microsoft Forms Server 2007 for data entry. The components make use of a common standard representation of data and metadata: the Operational Data Model of CDISC. Within the CTDMS, the components share a database for storing and retrieving information about the trial, and a separate database for storing and retrieving patient data.
The online Data Management Module of the CTDMS is a web browser application that supports online completion of eCRF for healthcare studies. It requires initial login with a username and password, and provides a navigation menu for all trials to which the account has been granted access, and the selected investigators for which the account has been granted permissions to access. Transmission of data is SSL encrypted using RSA 1024 bit Public Key encryption.
Data validation rules were implemented into the eCRF's using the tools Microsoft Office InfoPath provides, as well as some Xpath expressions. With data validation rules implemented, the eCRF automatically checks the data as soon as it is entered. If a value does not match the specified condition, an error alert provides the user with immediate feedback. Moreover, after completion of an eCRF, the user is prompted to provide an explanation of all data items which raised validation errors. This enables users to submit data with validation errors, while providing a comprehensive audit trail in compliance with requirements from regulatory authorities. Examples of data validation rules, which trigger error flags is provided in Table 4.
Table 4. List of filters/rules which trigger error flags
The authors would like to thank Sri Wahyuni for the data collection and Donny Artika for arranging all permissions needed to conduct this study. This project was supported by a grant from the Dutch Cancer Society.
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Essex Young Musician of the Year 2014
14 July 2014
Nineteen-year-old clarinettist William Knight has been named Essex Young Musician of the Year 2014. A former pupil of Westcliff High School for Boys, William is a graduate of the National Youth Orchestra and has just completed his first year at the Royal College of Music.
The competition's five judges also awarded runner-up prizes to Elodie Chousmer-Howelles (violin), Corinna Wilson (soprano) and Irena Klimach (oboe). David Cox and Keenan Ngo, two promising competitors under the age of 19, were also commended.
The Essex Young Musician of the Year competition has been running since 1984, and is run by Ongar Music Club. Previous winners include violinist Anthony Marwood and pianist Benjamin Grosvenor.
MFY National Festival is in full swing!
11 July 2014
Central Birmingham is rocking with the sounds and vibes of Music For Youth's annual National Festival!
Now halfway through, festival-goers and local residents have been enjoying pop-up performances across the city of Birmingham as well as performances on the main stages of Symphony Hall, the Town Hall and Birmingham Conservatoire.
In the interactive zone at Symphony Hall young people have been trying out all kinds of different (and often brightly-coloured!) instruments. Every day has featured a new 'performance by a pro' at the festival's Ten Past Two concerts – click here to watch a clip of Joe Broughton (violin) and Tom Chapman (percussion).
Highlights to come include tomorrow's Family
Experience. Orchestras, jazz combos and big bands will be featured, alongside a
'Musical Mayhem' family workshop. Tickets from Symphony Hall or Town Hall
Box Office: £10 for four people
Apply now for Yamaha Brass and Woodwind Scholarships
7 July 2014
Music students under the age of 25 who are from the UK and Republic of Ireland are invited to apply now for Yamaha's annual European Scholarship awards programme.
Now in its 25th year, the scheme now operates in 31 European countries and has provided over 850 scholarships to deserving candidates. The rewarded discipline is rotated annually, with full-time brass and woodwind students applying this year. Three scholarships, each of €2000, will be awarded in the UK, with a further €2000 scholarship in Ireland.
The deadline for applications is 30 November 2014, with preliminary rounds taking place in early December. Those interested in applying must submit a recording of two contrasting pieces of music totalling less than 30 minutes' duration.
Previous Yamaha scholars include saxophonist Amy Dickson, pianists Eduard Kunz and Sasha Grynyuk, and euphonium player David Childs.
To download an application form, click here.
BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers Competition: winners announced
4 July 2014
Six talented young composers have been announced as winners of the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers' Competition 2014. The winners, who are aged between 12-18, will have their music performed by the Aurora Orchestra at the BBC Proms this summer (20 August), with a broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (25 August) and a BBC commission.
The entries were judged by a panel comprising composers Stuart MacRae, Anna Meredith, Martin Suckling, Judith Weir CBE, and Radio 3 Editor Jeremy Evans. Chaired by Fraser Trainer, the judges were on the lookout for pieces that were original, unique and inspiring.
The winners of the junior category (12-16 years) are Harry Castle's La Trahison des Images, Rob Durnin's A Study in Anarchy and Matthew Jackson's Mirror Mirror. The senior category (17-18 years) was won by Nathaniel Coxon's Two Cells, Anna Disley-Simpson's Underneath and Harry Johnstone's Dis-Pulsed. There were also five highly commended entrants at each level.
Now in its sixteenth year, this was the third year that the competition offered an opportunity for teachers to take part in the scheme. While aspiring young composers were participating in their Composer Labs across the country, a special Teacher's Lab was set up in Newham, East London, where players from the BBC Concert Orchestra led workshops on how to broaden compositional teaching skills.
Young composers keen to get involved in workshops this summer will be
able to take part in the Inspire Day workshops during this summer's BBC Proms.
Fraser Trainer will lead a contemporary composition workshop on Sunday 10
August, with Mike Roberts running a session about electro-acoustic composition
on 14 August. Jules Buckley will teach a session about arranging on 20 August,
and Judith Weir will take a workshop on writing for solo instruments on
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Out now: new Trinity piano syllabus
3 July 2014
Music exam board Trinity College London (TCL) has released its new piano syllabus for 2015-2017, which is available to download from the TCL website. Supporting piano publications, including new graded repertoire books, are also available online and from music retailers.
The new piano syllabus contains a fully refreshed repertoire list, as well new technical works. Well-known classical pieces have been joined by original compositions by composers from all over the world, who were invited by Trinity to submit pieces for consideration.
New syllabuses for woodwind, jazz woodwind, guitar strings, singing and brass will be released by Trinity later this month. From September a new Electronic Keyboard & Organ syllabus will also be available.
Chris Walters, TCL's head of qualifications for Music, commented: 'Our graded music exams are strongly performance based and examine real musical skills specific to each instrument or voice. The wide choice of authentic repertoire found in each of our new syllabuses allows candidates to find pieces that reflect their own musical identity, and they are able to further express their individuality through options including improvising and performing original compositions. We've structured our exams so that they assess the whole musician – evaluating creativity, emotional response, critical listening and performing – and we provide precise and specific feedback through a diagnostic mark scheme, to encourage continued learning and development.'
A one year overlap arrangement is in place, so candidates may perform repertoire and technical work from current syllabuses until the end of 2015.
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DC Animation Director And Producer Talk New 52 Reboot And The Lack Of AQUAMAN In JUSTICE LEAGUE: WAR
Just like it did in the comics, it seems that Flashpoint is rebooting the DC animated universe as well. Flashpoint Paradox was a big success and following hot off its hills will be Justice League: War, a loose adaptation of Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's New 52 story showing the formation of the Justice League. Director Jay Oliva and producer James Tucker recently talked about the New 52 style reboot the animated features will undergo and how they plan to stick to more modern stories when they decide what to adapt next. The animation dynamic duo also touched on the controversial decision to replace Aquaman with
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Speaking with CBR, Oliva and Tucker explained how Flashpoint Paradox allowed the animation department to do their own reboot and go along with the New 52 stories for the foreseeable future. Said Tucker:
We did 'Flashpoint,' and originally 'Flashpoint' was gonna be just a standalone and we were gonna go right back into doing standalone different movies that aren't in continuity with each other. I think Geoff Johns and our boss, Sam Register, got together and decided, 'You know, this may be an opportunity to relaunch the DVD franchise and start it from ground zero.' That's kind of how it happened.
I think we wanted to pull in more of the general audience now that superhero movies are kind of a genre of their own. There's much more awareness of these characters in the general public than beyond the comic book reading public and we wanted to take advantage of that. Also, we wanted to be able to tell more stories about what the comics are currently doing, like the modern aspects of the new comics that are not under the Comic Book Code and aren't from the Bronze Age or the Silver Age. Something that's contemporary so we can take advantage of some of the edgier topics that are in comics now and reach that audience, and reach a wider general audience.
Aquaman fans have been pretty peeved that the King of the Seas isn't involved with the formation of the Justice League in the upcoming film. Arthur had a substantial role in Flashpoint Paradox, but he's being sidelined for the Justice League story. Geoff Johns has tried to appease those very angry and very vocal fans by revealing that the aquatic hero is getting his own movie in the near future, and that seems to have helped calm those people. After talking about how some characters get the spotlight and become focal characters because they're more well known (Batman and Superman), Tucker and Oliva took the Aquaman question head on:
"The broad answer is that Aquaman will be getting some love in the near future. A little more specific answer is that the writer of the arc [Geoff Johns] made the suggestion to save him for another story," said Tucker. "Who am I to argue with the guy that wrote the comic book?"
"I just finished up 'Flashpoint Paradox' right before this, so for me, not having Aquaman in it was a little bit refreshing because I had done everything I could with Aquaman in that movie," Oliva said. "So when we went in about this movie and we included some new characters, I just thought, "Okay, that's great." Plus, there wasn't any screen time anyway, because as you mentioned, there's seven of them — there's only so much that we could do. So again, in the future we have something cool planned for Aquaman and I think fans will really like it.
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Featured Artists Coalition Attacks Mandelson's Filesharing Plan
The Featured Artists Coalition, which campaigns for the protection of performers' and musicians' rights, and for all artists to have more control of their music and a much fairer share of the profits, has spoken out against Peter Mandelson's proposals to combat internet filesharing:
Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien, a member of the Featured Artists' Coalition (FAC), said: "It's going to start a war which they'll never win."
The FAC said "heavy-handed" tactics may turn fans away from music for good.
The FAC, a pressure group formed to represent performers, has joined forces with the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and the Music Producers Guild.
In a joint statement, the three bodies of music-makers said they "vehemently oppose" the plans to punish file-sharers.
"My generation grew up with the point of view that you pay for your music. Every generation has a different method. File sharing is like a sampler, like taping your mate's music. You go, 'I like that, I'll go and buy the album'. Or, 'you know what, I'll go and see them live'. What's going on is a huge paradigm shift."
And Fran Healy, lead singer of Travis added:
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"We could hardly have more legal download services than we already do, and they have not eliminated piracy. It is the peer-to-peer downloading that is holding back investment in more services.
"What Government is proposing in the temporary suspension of accounts as a last resort is a set of measures that are proportional and balanced."
It's interesting to see the BPI using the 'it's killing investment' argument, but of course Taylor fails to acknowledge the arguments which O'Brien and Healy put forward, prefering instead to continue to implicitly label filesharing as theft, even though the 'theft' (which is almost impossible to quantify) isn't necessarily from the artists themselves. Considering the market allegedly being adversely affected by illegal downloading is not a free one, where the genuinely best artists out there are dominant and most profitable, it really does make you wonder what the BPI's motivations are for fighting tooth-and-nail for the most draconian sanctions against illegal filesharing. David Blackburn's paper on the effects of filesharing on the market as controlled by the music industry suggests:
that it (filesharing) does indeed depress music sales overall. But the effect is not felt evenly. The hits at the top of the charts lose sales, but the niche artists further down the popularity curve actually benefit from file-trading.
For the majority of artists further down the tail, free distribution is good marketing, with a net positive effect on sales. Which is yet another reminder that the rules are all too often made to protect the minority of artists at the top of the curve, not most artists overall.