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I was messing about in youtube again the other day and discovered that Sara Groves eventually did post an official (pseudo) video to my favourite of her songs, Why it Matters, back in 2014. I first shared the lyrics of this one in 2007, then a youtube video someone put together in 2011, so I think it can come around again. It's basically a song telling us to remind each other of the gospel, so here is a five-year reminder.
I love it that she sings of our living, our thinking and creating, as our efforts of narrating about the beauty of The Beauty. (In another song she writes "this is grace, an invitation to be beautiful". That can be understood two ways I think - the grace of God washes away our sin and renders us beautiful in his eyes, through the work Jesus, but personally dispensing grace to others in our lives is also beautiful.)
Why It Matters
by Sara Groves
Sit with me and tell me once again
Of the story that's been told us
Of the power that will hold us
Of the beauty, of the beauty
Why it matters
Speak to me until I understand
Why our thinking and creating
Why our efforts of narrating
About the beauty, of the beauty
Why it matters
Like a statue in the park
Of this war torn town
And it's protest of the darkness
And this chaos all around
With its beauty, how it matters
How it matters
Show me a love that never fails
Some compassion and attention
Midst confusion and dissension
Like small ramparts for the soul
How it matters
Like a single cup of water
How it matters
something this foggy day, a something which / is neither of this fog nor of today ... (Christina Rossetti - Later Life)
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Reminding each other why it matters
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Labels: Beauty, christianity, Music, Sara Groves
Sunday, October 09, 2016
On the therapeutic benefits and theological lessons of gardening
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That is perhaps an overreaching blog post title. But Alistair recently shared this article from The Conversation on the therapeutic benefits of gardening, which I found fascinating – health, achievement, interpersonal skills, mental health, psychosocial functioning, existential purpose. You name it, gardening can benefit it.
For me gardening is also like having my own little sub-plot of a fallen world, as well as a living metaphor for sin. I can plant my plants or sow my seeds (I've tried growing some things from seed), and apply the water, but there are so many things beyond my control – the bug that got under the frost cloth and had a merry feast on my gardenia over winter, the fungus or mould that destroyed the silver falls, whatever it is that slowly killed the miniature roses (I think they got too wet and there was too much late coldness). Though, generally speaking, if you follow the instructions, things turn out well. It's what the instructions are for. But then there's the weeds! Oh, the weeds. They are very much like sin. Chickweed IS sin. Comes us everywhere. And you can't possibly get all the tiny seedlings so you just aim for the big bits. But CS Lewis and Tim Keller and John Piper would be proud of me. To displace the chickweed, I am planting native groundcover flowers. Plants whose telos it is to be here. Plants that are the true meaning and purpose of gardens in Canberra. Leaving bare soil in a garden is like leaving your head empty for the devil to dance in. What is needed is that the soil is filled up with good and proper things. So I am ousting the weeds with native groundcovers. No more making mud pies, what I truly want is beds of flowers (and a holiday at the sea)!
Native plants also tend to thrive and have more to offer to local wildlife. They do better at serving and encouraging the good creatures around them. Make of that what you will.
(And since the miniature roses gave up the ghost I am replacing those with native everlasting daisies too. My natural resources degree has kicked in my environmental righteousness. Plus, while I particularly loved that yellow rose – I am sad about that one – roses in pots look like nothing in pots for months of the year, so I want less deciduous things.)
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Labels: christianity, cs lewis, gardening, Tim Keller
Saturday, October 01, 2016
How Great Thou Art - for gypsy hipsters
I really should write a thing, but for today here is a song. How Great Thou Art has always been a favourite, and I was humming away the other day so went looking for a good youtube. I started this one and thought, nope, that is not my sort of manly voice, but I let it run to the chorus and it got better. I love what the cello and double bass are doing (and the Gilbert-Blythe-esque cello player). The video is a little contrived, in a let's-dress-up-like-peasant-hipsters-and-frolic-in-the-woods sort of way, but I kinda like it all the same (the irony is that they've left the 'When through the woods and forest glades I wander' verse out). If I get run over by a bus, you all have to sing this at my funeral – just so you know.
(I actually grew up singing the 'O Mighty God' version, which is quite different. It's another one of those hymns with many puzzling variations.)
(I actually grew up singing the 'O Mighty God' version, which is quite different. It's another one of those hymns with many puzzling variations.)
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King Felix vs. the Big Unit: Who's the M's greatest pitcher?
King Felix or the Big Unit? Felix Hernandez or Randy Johnson?
Both played 10 remarkable seasons with the Mariners, had great stuff and reputations as two of the best pitchers in baseball. And their statistics for Seattle are eerily similar.
Entering Friday's games, Hernandez's win-loss record is 120-88 (.577) in 288 starts, with a 3.12 earned-run average, 1,848 strikeouts in 1,961 innings (8.5 per nine innings), five All-Star selections, one perfect no-hitter and one Cy Young Award.
Johnson was 130-74 (.631) in 266 starts, with a 3.42 ERA, 2,162 strikeouts in 1,838.1 innings (10.6 per nine innings), five All-Star selections, one no-hitter and one Cy Young Award for the Mariners.
Of course, the Big Unit went on to seal a Hall of Fame career by winning 303 games, five Cy Young Awards, earn 10 All-Star appearances, pitch two no-hitters (including one perfect game) and collect a World Championship and a World Series MVP.
King Felix is clearly entering the prime of his career, but he has never pitched a postseason game, much less win a World Series, playing for inferior Mariners teams that provide little run support.
But ignore the career stats and focus on their Mariners decade. It's almost too close to call. Randy registered more strikeouts, and Felix has better control. Felix's changeup and Randy's slider. Randy's mullet and Felix's chin whiskers.
Back and forth.
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Sam Hogar involved in sick car accident
Just read this somewhere, also came with a picture
he's ok, and clearly all smiles right after, so thank God for that
Wow that truck got demolished.atleast he is alright. I like watching his fights:thumbsup:
Damn! it looks like his car got into a fight with tank abbott and lost!
(and I don't like sam anyways, but at least he's fine)
He seems cool considering his car got trashed! I guess he is happy to be alive after that! He'll probably be angry later on when the thrill of surviving wears off!
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Juanita Louise "Nita" MacLeod, 74, of Southport, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, N.C.
Nita was born April 15, 1941, daughter of the late Alvin and Juanita Johnson Bemarkt. She began her career at Skinner and Cook Construction in New Jersey where she worked for 20 years, and then, for the remainder of her career, she was in management at Tar Heel Paper and Supply Company in Winston-Salem, N.C. Nita was also co-owner of Carnation Corner Florist and Gifts in Kernersville, N.C., with her husband, George. Preceding her in death were her parents; stepmother; and brother-in-law, Steve Jurechko.
Survivors include her husband of 38 years, George Henry MacLeod Jr., of Southport; stepsons, Stephen Hiatt, of Connecticut, and George Henry MacLeod III, of New Jersey; step-daughter, Rebecca Culver, of New Jersey; sisters, Barbara Orlandella, of Massachusetts, and Nancy Jurechko, of Florida; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nephews.
In 2012, Nita and her husband relocated to Southport, N.C., where she will be greatly missed by her Rivermist friends and neighbors.
In addition to her husband, George, Nita loved and enjoyed her favorite dog, Chrissie, playing cards, gardening, music, stamp collecting and living in Southport.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 16, at Peacock-Newnam & White Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, from 1 to 2 p.m., at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Online condolences may be made at Peacock, Newman & White Funeral and Cremation Service.


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Chantel Jeffries has officially arrived. After blowing some low level rappers, athletes, and even Justin Bieber during his Xanax fueled Tokyo Drift, the young model finally made it to Tinsel Town. A lunch spot at least where she dined with new mentor, Draya Michele, that... read more
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Good Karma Kale Salad Recipe
Spring is a great time of year for kale and I look forward to it in my Full Circle deliveries.
Many times people aren't sure what to do with it and this is a super simple, no cooking recipe. You can do the kale in advance and top with the tomatoes and sunflower seeds right before serving. The massaged kale is great for days in the refrigerator.
It is also really easy to get creative with this recipe. Just change up the toppings based on what you have on hand.
- 8-12 kale leaves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- juice of half a lemon
- pinch of sea salt
- 1 avocado
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 8-10 cherry tomatoes, halved
- *Make it a heartier dish by adding grilled chicken breast
- Remove stems of kale. Roll the leaves and slice into thin strips.
- Massage the kale with the sea salt, lemon juice and olive oil for 1-2 minutes. Get your hands in there and you'll feel the kale soften with a gentle touch.
- In a large salad bowl, layer the kale, the halved cherry tomatoes and sprinkle with sunflower seeds.
- Then top with avocado slices.
If you love whole foods nutrition, you can find more recipes on my blog. My nutrition program has 4 weeks of fabulous fresh and whole foods recipes like this!
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We know first-hand just how confusing private health insurance can be. But that's why we're here – to make everything as simple (and affordable) as possible. So, if you can't find the answer to your question on our website or in our health insurance brochure, don't fret. Here's our private health insurance FAQs for your perusal and peace of mind.
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The Savings Provision Entitlement ensures that people remaining on a membership that has been eligible for the 35% or 40% rebate do not have their rebate reduced to the standard 30% when the member aged 65+ years leaves or cancels the membership.
How does the Savings Provision Entitlement work?
When the member of 65+ years leaves or cancels the original policy (due to death, divorce or separation), the Savings Provision Entitlement is triggered.
As a result, the original policy will continue to receive the higher rebate, and the remaining members on the policy (at the time), other than dependents, will be entitled to receive the higher rebate if they transfer to a single policy or even a different fund.
If a member aged 64 or less leaves the policy before the member aged 65+ does, then the Savings Provisions Entitlement will not be triggered and the person leaving the policy will have their rebate revert back to 30%.
How do I lose the Savings Provision Entitlement?
If a policy is receiving the higher rebate as a result of a Savings Provision Entitlement, the Savings Provision Entitlement will be lost when another person, other than a dependant, is added to this policy. The rebate entitlement for the policy will be recalculated based on the age of the oldest person on the policy.
When does the Savings Provision Entitlement not apply?
A dependent is not entitled to take the Savings Provision Entitlement with them. This means if they take out their own policy, their rebate will revert back to the standard 30% rebate.
Private health insurance can be broken up into two parts.
Firstly, there's Private Hospital Cover, which gives you access to private hospitals, your choice of doctor and control over the timing of surgery, whether it's urgent or elective.
Then there's Extras Cover (also known as 'ancillary'', 'essentials' or 'general services'). Extras cover helps with the cost of services that Medicare doesn't pay for, such as dental, optical, chiro, physio and ambulance services.
For international visitors to Australia, we also offer a range of visa-compliant Overseas Visitors hospital and medical cover options.
Nobody likes to think of themselves or their family falling ill or having a nasty accident, but private hospital insurance is there to provide complete peace of mind should the worst happen.
Extras cover is also there to provide peace of mind, but on a more practical day-to-day level, such as helping with the cost of visits to the dentist or optician. Moreover, it also helps you be more proactive in looking after yourself, stopping little niggles before they become bigger problems. For instance, a trip to the physio today might prevent a trip to the surgeon in the future.
If you don't have health cover, Medicare pays benefits for all medical accounts – for example, accounts for doctors, specialists, eye examinations, X-rays and pathology.
However, if you have HIF Hospital cover, we'll process your hospital accounts. We also pay up to one quarter of the Medicare schedule fee for any medical accounts resulting from your time as a private inpatient in a hospital.
If you have HIF Extras cover, we also process all your bills for ancillary services, such dental, physiotherapy or optical treatments.
Private health insurance doesn't cover you for outpatient services. These services include visits to your GP and consultations with specialists, as well as X-rays and blood tests (unless they're taken once you're admitted to hospital).
Yes. Every public hospital is required to ask if you wish to be treated as a public or private patient. It's your choice if you use your insurance or not.
With HIF, dependents are covered up until the age of 21, or up to 24 years of age for those registered as full-time students at a recognised educational institution.
The Australian Government Rebate was introduced by the Federal Government to help Australians meet their health cover costs. If you currently hold a green or blue Medicare card, you are entitled to claim the rebate on both Hospital and Extras cover when applying for private health cover. Alternatively, you can choose to pay full contributions through the year and then claim the rebate back at the end of the financial year through your tax return. For full details and to see which rebate tier you're entitled to claim, please visit our Rebate Information page.
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The Medicare Levy Surcharge (MLS) is levied on Australian taxpayers who earn above a certain income and don't have private hospital cover.
The MLS is a Federal Government initiative designed to encourage individuals to take out private hospital cover and, where possible, to use the private hospital system to reduce demand on the public system. The surcharge is calculated at the rate of 1% of taxable income, in addition to the Medicare Levy of 1.5% that's paid by most Australian taxpayers.
The MLS is imposed on individuals earning over the threshold who do not have an appropriate level of hospital insurance. If you currently earn over $80,000 per year as a single or $160,000 for couples or families, then you will pay an extra 1% Medicare Levy Surcharge at tax time.
However, the family threshold increases by $1,500 for each dependent child after the first dependent child (i.e. the threshold for a family with three dependent children would be $157,000). You can avoid this by taking out hospital cover with an excess of no more than $500 – all of our hospital cover options meet the requirement to avoid the MLS.
See our Make a Tax Saving page for more information.
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The Rose & Crown is believed to have been built as an ale house in 1810 by Edward Knight the brother of Jane Austen. Edward was Jane Austen's third eldest brother, as a boy he was adopted by the Knight family who were wealthy relatives of the Austen family. He took their name and went on to inherit the estates of Chawton, Steventon in Hampshire and Godmersham Park in Kent.
At The Rose & Crown they are passionate about providing fresh, tasty, wholesome food which they are proud to serve our customers. Where our produce comes from is equally important to us and they ensure they use as much local and seasonal produce as possible.
When you come and visit them please read the boards up in the pub which details where your meal that day has come from. Ensuring their food is of the highest standard and also supporting local farmers and butchers is really important to them.
Their dessert menu changes on a daily basis as the desserts are made fresh so please check the daily dessert board in the pub.
Please note: the tastecard discount is not available on Sundays as the main a la carte menu is not served on this day. The tastecard discount is not available on bank holidays. This restaurant only accepts one tastecard per table, you must book in advance.


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A Bone for Master's petMature
Hear the whip crack in the early morning,
the dog arises quickly to please its Master,
preparing for His day; faster, faster!
The bitch is no more loved nor more equal
than the swine
who her Master cares for time after time
she feels His love only when He pleases,
He teases. He teases her
when she craves His love the most.
The day begins,
breakfast of rubbish, scraps from the table,
scraps from her Master
as she eats off the floor.
He then goes to work
and she sits.
She sits by the door, waiting.
Waiting for His return.
Unlawful thoughts.
Terrible thoughts cross her mind.
"Why do i stay?"
"What love do i get?
He goes away,
Every. Single. Day."
Then He returns and her heart fills with joy.
"Master please play, i've missed you so much!"
"I know you have dog, and I promise you fun."
He smirked in the light of the then setting sun.
He walked into the house,
She followed behind.
Then into His room and onto His bed,
He stood at the foot and helped her
to shed.
she sat there before Him;
so perfect, so trimmed. A prize winning
Not that He'd ever tell,
For keeping her down,
was part of His spell.
her eyes filled with hunger as she waited
for Him.
He gathered her collar, her leash, and her
He walked her up to the top of the hill.
They lay down together, He petted her coat
she gave Him affection,
when He demanded.
she'd pleased Him well, and she lay down by
His side
she heard His heart.
she felt His heart.
she felt it beat
for her.
she later awoke, tied to a tree;
He'd left her there, so she could just
she whimpered and whined,
"Master, come back!"
He tied her there, captive.
Left her there,
for a week.
He still brought her rubbish, but
it was something to eat.
"Master, please let me go.
i'm not having fun!"
"Too bad bitch!
I am, and I'm number one!"
At the end of the week, He brought her back home.
Got her bathed, got her shaved, got her
Just how He wanted.
she lay in the bed, under the covers
feeling warm, feeling loved,
sensing His
He got undressed. And laid next to her form
not chained to a tree,
or a bed,
or the door.
He draped her in embrace, with just one of his arms.
"How are you My pet, My beautiful girl?
My prize winning show dog that I'll show
to the world."
He got no reply.
she just nudged Him
with her nose.
Making more room for her body,
in His cradle.
she placed her hand, on His chest,
spread her fingers wide.
Stroked her hand on His chest
and curled into His side.
"I love your love."


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The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) is a tripartite European Union Agency, whose role is to provide knowledge to assist in the development of better social, employment and work-related policies. Eurofound was established in 1975 by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1365/75 to contribute to the planning and design of better living and working conditions in Europe.
Eurofound's role is to provide information, advice and expertise – on living and working conditions, industrial relations and managing change in Europe – for key actors in the field of EU social policy on the basis of comparative information, research and analysis.
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With the Programming document 2017-2020, entitled 'Towards upward convergence 2017-2020', Eurofound's strategic objective for the next four years is to provide high-quality, timely and policy-relevant knowledge as input to better informed policies in the following six areas of intervention:
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The first four are the core areas where Eurofound has established its expertise over four decades and ensure continuity in the Agency's work. The final two introduce a new dimension into Eurofound's activities as they capture cross-cutting challenges and paradigmatic changes – the digital shift and trends in convergence in the European Union – that are likely to have a transforming influence on the on the areas at the centre of Eurofound's work.
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Four-Footed Clients and Futile Cases;A Rutgers Law Professor Fights to Expand the Animal Kingdom's Rights
Published: November 11, 1995
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Mr. Barnes has also been critical of vegans, who shun animal products in their food and in everything from shoes to shampoo. Both Mr. Francione and Ms. Charlton follow vegan rules, which they call basic tenets of their fight.
In the spring issue of The Animals' Agenda, an animal rights periodical, Mr. Barnes wrote: "The Vegan Police working out of the animal rights division wear their arrest records for civil disobedience on behalf of animals like medals of honor and condemn those who continue to wear leather or consume animal products -- how arrogant! The Vegan Police do more harm than good, for they seek to shame rather than inspire."
Catherine Barcomb, executive director of Nevada's Wild Horse Commission, said horse advocates had been disappointed that the clinic's lawsuit failed to change Federal policies favoring grazing of ranch animals on public land. She criticized the clinic's research for a lack of thoroughness.
"There are issues that need a real good fight and we felt they could do it," Ms. Barcomb said. "But instead they sent out this cheap letter that asked for money because horses were being taken off the land by truck and being sent to slaughter. It is not happening that directly, but they wanted to sensationalize, to get the public upset."
Mr. Francione believes critics forget that the clinic is first an academic institution. "It is not my function to be a lawyer for the movement," he said. Both he and Ms. Charlton point out that they expect to lose most cases because United States laws treat animals as property.
The two are resigned to the fact that the clinic engenders a certain bemused curiosity -- especially in legal circles, given that Mr. Francione once clerked at the Supreme Court for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and worked at the firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. But they do not want to be considered wacky.
"You go through life having to deal with this onslaught every day of 'Doesn't lettuce have feelings? How about cockroaches, do cockroaches have rights? Do you brush your teeth? There are organisms on your teeth,' " Mr. Francione said. "I don't mind people disagreeing with me. I don't mind people asking questions. But I don't particularly care to hear people make screaming noises whenever they cut into their lettuce."
Coming to the Defense of Animals
The Animal Rights Law Center, a Rutgers clinic founded by Prof. Gary L. Francione, has had mixed success in the courtroom.
Mr. Francione's clinic helped fashion the defense of Taro, the New Jersey Akita that was pronounced vicious in 1991 after injuring a 10-year-old jgirl. The dog's liufe was spared by Gov. Christine Todd Whitman in 1994. The clinic argued that the Governor's right to grant clemency to those convicted of crimes extended to dogs.
The center's efforts to stop the Bureau of Land Management's removal of wild horses from Federal lands have failed.
PENDING CASE 1 -- The center is seeking to block a hunt planned to thin the deer population in suburban Philadelphia.
CASE 2 -- The clinic jis mounting a free-speech challenge to the 1993 Hunter Harassment Law, which makes verbal abuse jof hunters a crime.
Photo: Gary L. Francione, a Rutgers University professor who arguesanimal rights in court, talks to law clinic students. (Norman Y. Lono for The New York Times)


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Ben Affleck Kicked Out of ANOTHER Casino?
What's really going on with Ben Affleck?
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Star Magazine is saying that he was kicked out of another casino – this time Caesar Windsor Hotel and Casino in Ontario – after only 20 minutes on Saturday, May 31st. When security found out the Oscar winner was there playing $5-thousand hands at the high rollers table, they made the dealers stop what they were doing and asked him to leave.
You'll recall that the Oscar winner was kicked out of the Hard Rock Café in Las Vegas after he was caught counting cards. He was barred from playing black jack there, and other casinos flagged him as an advantaged player. The situation is so out of hand that some of Ben's people are wondering if he needs to seek treatment for a gambling addiction.
Ben spends his downtime gambling while filming "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice." A casino source said, "He's here for hours on end and never leaves happy." So how does Jennifer Garner feel about all this madness? Sources say that she's completely distraught. In fact, she just cancelled a family summer trip to Michigan with the kids because, "She doesn't want to be Ben's enabler or babysitter."
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Hello everybody! Hope everyone is well. I picked up my 2003 318i touring up yesterday and I don't really know alot about BMW's to be honest.
My other half and I got our brand new Ibiza last month but we have a German Shepherd and it just wasn't working with him going in it. I needed an estate that still looked smart and the 318i was the only thing that sprang to mind and was in budget. It pretty clean, only 2 owners from new, and it has loads of toys in it.
There is a few things, well 2 things, that are bugging me but I'll start a new thread in the correct wotsit for that.
Comments welcome
(and if anyone has a CD changer and magazine for sale then I'm interested)
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The Wampanoag people created wooden, canoe-like boats known as mishoons. These vessels are built each year as part of the Homesite's regular exhibits and are on display along the banks of the Eel River. Come see a mishoon in the making today! Free with Museum admission.
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Adopt these habits women love and you'll never hear her complain again.
Getting complimentsMore than anything, a woman wants to be appreciated. Whether she's a self-assured diva or a shy sweetheart, she wants to know that her assets and abilities are recognized. If you can make her feel special, rest assured that you've made a good start with her.
The only catch is, however, that your compliments must sound sincere. Telling her she looks fabulous in that outfit after she complains about looking fat counts for something, but it was coaxed out of you. Instead, make your compliment sound genuine by catching her off-guard with an impromptu "You're beautiful" or "I love your cooking" and she'll be putty in your hands.
Receiving phone callsMaybe you call just to say hello or perhaps you keep her informed if your plans have changed, or if you're going to be late. The point is you make an effort to bend an elbow and put a phone to your ear. Calling is important for the health of a relationship and is one of the many habits women love. We're not talking about hour-long heart-to-hearts here; just short "hello" phone calls are all that's necessary to appease your lady. Women tend to be communicative creatures, and they also like to be in the know. So, when you call and let her know what you're up to, it stops her from wondering — and trust us, she'll wonder — about what you're doing.
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The thing to remember about this habit is that in order to really put her first, you need to do it willingly. Although it may be killing you to miss out on some boy time, it's key to the whole process that you give all your attention to her when you're together. Just enjoy yourself!
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Mr Baker, the former ally of Edward Heath who became one of the two last-ditch supporters of Mrs Thatcher's continued premiership, claims that Mr Major was 'literally silent' during the Thatcher campaign. The allegations are published in today's Sunday Times, which is serialising Mr Baker's memoirs.
And he says that Mr Major even hesitated when asked by Mrs Thatcher herself to sign her nomination papers to go forward for the second of the two ballots, in November 1990.
Mr Baker says that he urged Mrs Thatcher against travelling to Paris for a summit meeting during the first ballot. Many of Mrs Thatcher's most fervent supporters said that the decision to go ahead with the Paris trip cost her the premiership.
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Kent & Medway Primary School Performance: 2016 Key Stage 2 Results
Update and Correction Saturday 17th December
There is a sea change in measuring performance in primary schools this year with parents facing a barrage of statistics to assist in school choice and the factors outlined in a BBC article leading with "Parents are being urged to ignore the latest school league tables, after "chaotic" changes to tests in England."
Nevertheless, there is important information amongst the mass of data which will enable a high proportion of schools to claim they are performing well by one measure or another and I attempt to point up some of this below, with a strong warning about reliability.
Government has now developed two key measures, firstly about the progress achieved between the age of 7 (Key Stage 1) and 11 (Key Stage 2), measured around a National Average of 0 (zero). Secondly achievement measured by the percentage of pupils in the school reaching a standardised score of 100 in mathematics, English reading, and spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPAG).
The good news in the Kent table is that overall pupils achieved above average progress in each of the three elements, and that 59% of children reached the standardised score across the board, against a National Average of 53%. This is way up on 2015's statistically absolutely average performance.
For Medway, the table shows that pupils achieved below national average progress in reading and maths, and average progress in SPAG, leading to a below National Average attainment score of 49% in attainment. It is unclear at this stage whether this is an improvement on last year's bottom place in the country.
Further details of the county figures below, with some interpretation, together with a look at some individual schools. I conclude with attempting some advice for parents looking for a primary school for their child in September 2017 based on this data.
Wayfield Primary School: Surely the worst ever performer in a crowded field in Medway
Several times on the pages of this website, I have written about "the worst ever" OFSTED Report I had read at the time with regard to Kent or Medway schools or academies failing because of incompetent management and leadership. However, the recent Report placing Wayfield Primary School in Chatham in Special Measures leaves the competition standing. In 2013, just before the school was taken over by Griffin, OFSTED had found it a GOOD school.
Whilst the school may indeed have been "Proud to Achieve" in 2013 some excerpts from the current Report describe the shocking fall from grace brought about by the Griffin Trust :
|"Pupils' safety and well-being are at risk; Staff manage pupils' behaviour poorly; Normal discipline has broken down; On occasion, staff lose control of pupils, who are then at risk of being harmed; Too often, pupils become distracted, fool about or are noisy in lessons; Over the past two years, the school's provision has notably worsened; Pupils' attainment and progress have fallen catastrophically; Pupils underachieve in all key stages; Pupils are inadequately taught; The leadership and management of the school are weak at all levels; The headteacher is the only senior leader; The Griffin Schools Trust oversees the school unsuccessfully; The governance arrangements, organised by the academy trust, are ineffective".
Media commentary by Radio Kent and the Medway Messenger on this appalling betrayal of children's life chances missed my previous story, first reported in the Guardian, that: "in just two years the Trust paid over £700,000 to a company jointly owned by its two chief executives.Three other companies in which trustees of the charity have majority interests received smaller payments that amounted to around £100,000 for "educational consultancy services'", the trust's accounts show". This is a common device by some academy chains to ensure an adequate financial reward for their leaders' noble endeavours.....
Medway Council's Latest Initiative to Improve Standards in Primary Schools
Medway Council has launched its second initiative to improve standards across its schools in three years, this one called "Get Medway Learning" , the previous initiative entitled "Effective Challenge of Underperformance in Schools" having sunk without trace or effect.
The initiative aims to raise the bar in local primary and secondary schools, ensuring children are receiving a quality education and achieving to the very best of their ability, certainly a laudable aim, as for 2013-14, the last year for which results are available, Medway Primary schools came bottom in the country in both Key Stage 2 performance and OFSTED Inspection outcomes.
However, I remain unconvinced it will fare any better than the 2012 attempt, except that perhaps Medway Council is at last realising the seriousness of its situation and the damage being done to Medway children's education. The only bright sign on the horizon is the continued good performance of Medway secondary schools, producing GCSE results above the national average, and demonstrating they are turning round the underperformance in the primary sector.
The main themes of the initiative are:…..
Medway Primary Schools Worst in the Country yet again: Council Innocent of all Blame
Medway primary schools have come bottom nationally for Key Stage Two results in 2015 for the second time in four years. Medway is surely the worst Local Authority in the country in terms of primary school performance, having been in the bottom five out of 152 Authorities for every year but one since 2009, as shown in the table below. In the most recent figures available for the proportion of children in OFSTED good or Outstanding schools, Medway was also bottom in the country in 2013-14.
According to the Medway Messenger, Mr Mike O'Brien, Cabinet Member for Education, considers that a group of unpaid volunteers, "the Governors are responsible" for this perennial disgrace. He has promised to take appropriate action - and warned governors and teachers to "shape up or ship out". The consistent record of failure is apparently nothing to do with Medway Council or its failing and failed School Improvement Department, an utterly complacent and false position that has been adopted annually and recorded diligently on this website year after year......
OFSTED Publish Critical Report on School Improvement in Medway
OFSTED has published a critical Report into Medway Council's arrangements for supporting school improvement following years of underperformance, declining on an annual basis to last year's nadir of being bottom Local Authority in the country out of 152 for primary schools in OFSTED assessments, although rising to the dizzy heights of 137th in Key Stage 2 outcomes. By contrast, overall Medway's secondary schools that are all academies and out of Medway Council control perform well on both counts.
The Council has a new school improvement strategy, but the Report records it does not: identify clearly enough what needs to change to drive improvement; show how significant gaps will be closed for underachieving schools; provide sufficient detail of targets for improvement to measure success; identify clearly enough how school improvement staff will be held to account for the impact of their work. Without these vital elements it is difficult to see how significant improvement can be achieved.
Good points include: the work of the early years team; recent school improvement work showing some results, but much of this is too recent to see its full impact; the work of the new interim assistant director for school effectiveness and inclusion, appointed a year ago, noting that her actions are starting to have an impact but limited by available expertise in Medway primary schools; School Leaders and governors who spoke to inspectors report a step change in the local authority's approach.
As a result, Ofsted will continue to monitor the local authority's arrangements for school improvement. These arrangements are likely to be re-inspected within two years.
I look at the situation in more detail below, including the effect on some individual primary schools........
Oversubscription and Vacancies for Medway Primary Schools for Admission September 2015
There has been an effective increase of 50 Reception places in Medway Primary schools for admission in 2015, although with an increase of 144 in the number of pupils admitted there is further pressure on spaces. However, my perception is that there are actually fewer issues this year, as parents have perhaps chosen more realistically and spread their preferences across a wider range of schools. Indeed, I reported earlier this year on the overall picture which saw more Medway children gaining their first choice than in 2014. Of course, none of this helps the 126 children who have been offered none of their choices, over a third of them in Strood.
Pressure is greatest overall in Rainham, with just 6 spaces in its 7 schools.
Most popular school in Medway is St Mary's Catholic Primary, turning away 32 first choices, followed by: Hilltop (29); Brompton-Westbrook and The Pilgrim both 25; Balfour Infants and St Margaret at Troy Town CofE, both 24, All Faiths Children Community (23); and Cliffe Woods (22).
All Hallows Primary Academy has 67% of its spaces empty, followed by the new Hundred of Hoo Primary Academy with 50%, Twydall Primary 32% and New Horizons Academy in Chatham with 30%.
You will find a picture of the 2014 situation here.
I look more closely at each district below....
Primary School OFSTEDs in Kent and Medway since January: Better news overall, but still some black spots
Kent Primary schools have continued to produce a very high pattern of OFSTED outcomes above the national averages since my previous report in February, with 3 more schools 'Outstanding', and 12 Assessed 'Good' out of the 19 schools inspected, with none failing. Even more pleasing for the families concerned, 10 of these have improved their rating, as against just 4 declining. The three 'Outstanding' schools are: Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks; St Martin's CofE, Folkestone; and Wickhambreux CofE, Canterbury.
Special mention to St Martin's, together with Kemsley Primary Academy in Sittingbourne and St Francis Catholic in Maidstone, which have each leapt two categories, Kemsley and St Francis (see below) up from Special Measures to 'Good.'
In Medway, things also look much better with its first two 'Outstanding' schools for two years out of the eight assessed - The Pilgrim Primary in Borstal, and Cliffe Woods Primary, an Academy so independent of Medway Council, both up from "Good" on their previous assessment. The other six were all assessed as 'Good' and, although one has slipped from Outstanding, two others have improved, so overall some improvement on previous results.
At the foot of this article, is a table of the relevant data for both Authorities in 2014/15, compared with the most recent national figures, and you can compare them with 2013/14 via the link here.
Whilst not a primary school, I am also happy to congratulate here Five Acre Wood Special School, Maidstone, on its recent Outstanding OFSTED Report, joining seven other Outstanding Kent Special Schools out of a total of 20, eleven of the others being graded 'Good'.......
Kent & Medway Primary School Allocations April 2015
Good news for most Kent and Medway parents as the proportion of children in both Authorities to be offered places later today in a Reception class at a school of their choice, and also in their first choice school, has risen compared with 2014 figures and the against the national trend.
The headline figures are that:
- All overall statistics for Kent and Medway are an improvement on 2014 figures.
- Kent has 85.81% of children awarded their first choice school, up nearly 1% on 2014, Medway 87.08% over 1% higher than 2014.
- Number of children placed in Kent is 17,415, up by 318 on 2014, in Medway by 200.
- Seven new primary academies are opening in Kent in September, creating 240 additional places.
- Sadly, 724 Kent and 126 Medway children have not been offered any school of their choice.
Kent & Medway Primary OFSTED Outcomes: Autumn Term 2014
Kent primary schools have overall had an excellent first half of the year with regard to OFSTED Inspections, with 5 schools Outstanding, 15 Good, 8 Requires Improvement and 1 Special Measures. More importantly, of the 28 schools inspected an impressive 13 have improved their rating, with just 3 declining. One school, Warden House Primary in Deal has leapt two grades to Outstanding.
Warden House Primary School
Sadly, Medway continues to limp along at the bottom, although with just 6 schools inspected this is too small a sample to draw any hard conclusions. Whilst 4 Good, 1 Requires Improvement and 1 Special Measures sounds reasonable, and is above the national average, not one of these have improved their assessment and 2 have got worse.....
Kent and Medway Key Stage Two results: Welcome improvement for Kent
The 2014 National Primary School Achievement tables have now been published showing major improvements for Kent and a slight improvement for Medway over last year.
Kent has continued its steady increase against national norms, with 79% of schools achieving Level 4 at Key Stage 2 in reading, writing and maths, the same as the national average – in 2013 Kent was 1% below, and in 2012 2% below. 19 schools had 100% of their pupils achieving this level up from last year's twelve, details below, with particular mention for Bodsham CEP School who also came top of the county table for percentage of pupils achieving Level 5.
Kent is also performing above the national norm: by counting Level 5 scores; and with the proportion of pupils achieving Level 4b in each of reading, writing and maths; and also in the average point score. Well done! There are also some very welcome improvements at schools I have previously criticised, such as Tree Tops Academy and Molehill Copse Primary School, details below. Eight schools are below the government Floor Standard of 45%, a fifty per cent reduction on last year's 16 schools although, worryingly, all but one one of these has declined in performance on last year.
Medway, at 75% remains 4% below the national average, the same as 2013, when it was 144th out of 150 Local Authorities, and 6% below in 2012 when it was in last place, although it has now crept up to 140th, so there is improvement. What is pleasing in Medway is that there is just one school, Phoenix Junior Academy, below the Government Floor Standard of schools achieving 45% at Level 4, whereas last year there were two. Top school is Chattenden Primary, 100% Level 4s and top of the Level 5 Table.
One has to approach the whole Key Stage 2 outcomes with caution, remembering the enormous pressure on schools to deliver, with headteachers' jobs at stake. I talk to many Year 6 parents in state schools in the summer term each year, and habitually ask if their children have done anything interesting in school. Consistently the answer is "No, they have been practising SATs". I doubt it's that bad, but it is a strong indicator. The consequence is that KS2 results may be partially a reflection of the proportion of time and the coaching skills employed, rather than the real quality of the school. Nevertheless, with this caveat, KS2 results are an important indicator, published in time for primary admissions. Sadly, this year two Kent schools have seen their KS2 results suppressed by the Standards and Testing Agency for alleged cheating, such is the pressure to do well.
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Short Story by: Dante Arken
Status: Finished
Genre: Literary Fiction
With a groan he leaned back in his chair, hood falling from his head as his eyes traced the speckled patterns of the classroom ceiling. They were going over abusive households... again... for the fifth time that week. Now keep in mind, sophomore year health-and-wellness was usually a thing that most enjoyed; every other day one would get the opportunity to play speedball, or maybe fire arrows at a target, hell even run a few miles if the weather was cooperative . The only downside for most was simply the health portion of this all. For what it was worth, the teacher did an amazing job at getting children to listen, and certainly made the information stick, whether it be through wonderful sound effects or hand gestures, those in his class were usually the cleanest most relationship fearing kids in that school.
He did however, continuously forget that much of the information he spoke of shook a few key kids to the core. "Now class today we'll be talking about 'cocaine'! Yea that's right the powdery stuff from Costa Rica, any of you heard of it before?"As if upon instinct the boy sat up a bit straighter and faced the front of the room, reaching back to his hood and drawing the cloth across his face, as to obscure his mouth, nose, and cheeks. "Yes you!" called the teacher, finger brazenly pointing towards one of the girls at the far back of the room, face shocked as she stammered for an answer. "Idiots..." the boy muttered to himself, grip tightening momentarily on the fabric of his hood as a deep red came across his hidden cheeks, 'teacher knows best, teacher has seen all these things before, teacher can talk about anything he wishes and it always leads back to sex and drugs....'. The boy's inner monologue stretched out , even as the man in cargo shorts and a white polo backed closer and closer to his seat.
"Alright, now that we're done with that, let's talk about smoking." he began just as he reached a spot on the floor behind the boy's seat. The child's eyes never left the front of the class while the teacher spoke, in a form of mental trance as whispers about his mind conversed with each other, a smile even brought to his physical form at a point. "You smoke, you smoke, you smoke, you live in a house with a smoker, you don't smoke! Good for you!" the teacher barked, finally resting his hand about the boy's shoulder, all hell soon after breaking loose.
"Don't touch me!" the boy snapped, sitting back into his desk violently, metal bar digging into his side as his wild eyes darted up towards those of the teacher, red cheeks and nervous smile uncovered from his hood as his hand clamped upon the man's wrist. "Well this is certainly interesting isn't it class..." the teacher muttered as he broke free with little effort. He leaned down close before saying in a hushed tone, "Hope you don't mind but you're going to become a conversation point", to the boy, as if he were speaking about mundane subject such as the weekend soccer match. "Kids!" he announced, gesturing to the boy, who by now was slumped over upon his desk, hood back up over his face and eyes darting wildly about, "This here is what we call general anxiety disorder, a mental condition caused namely by enviormental factors such as abuse, sexual or otherwise, and divorce." he announced looking down to the boy a moment, eyes scanning him as he continued.
"Now this isn't to say Jaden here was abused as a child, far from it infact!" he droned on, but the words hitting home nonetheless. Jaden's cheek twitching and his face growing more red than before, 'did he just...', 'yes I do think he did, interesting fellow that one, certainly can analyze', the voices within mused, chatting away as Jaden sat stiff as a board. "
"In all class, I can tell, you may not think it, you may try to hide it, but I can 8 outta' 10 times see what has happened to a person sitting right in front of me, I could be wrong! And I admit I have been in the past." by this point Jaden's gaze flickered to the clock, 9:03 it read... 9:03? Had it really been that long? Hadn't he gotten to class at 7 something? Jaden questioned himself, only now noticing all the notes written upon the board.
Schizophrenia, BPD, Anxiety Disorder, OCD, Depression, Autism... the list went on and on and on, and all the other students seemed to have taken a full sheet of notes. Praying silently Jaden opened his own note book and found, though written in horrible handwriting, there indeed did lay a page worth of notes on all of the subjects presented. A hint of a smile touched his face just as the bell rung, and the girl from earlier brushing past his shoulder, immediately causing him to tense up for but a moment's time.
'Be chill... I swear you really need to get over this touch thing' one of the higher voices chimed just as Jaden stood and gathered his books. He was well aware of what was "wrong" with him, and certainly didn't suffer much for it... in his opinion. All filed out as usual from that point, Jaden hugging his textbook close as he began to make haste from the room, a hand, half extended stopping him midway out the door. "Hold on, hold on, hold on..." the voice of the teacher trailed off before stepping afront the doorway. "I don't wish to talk, I don't need to talk to you, I'm not going to talk to you, goodbye." Jaden said forcefully as he moved his right arm to shunt away the teacher, bandanna binding his forearm making the pressure less noticeable.
"Whatever you say kid!" the teacher half chuckled as he retreated back into his room, jotting down a few notes within plain view of Jaden as he quickly hurried off to Latin.'Chin up little one... maybe you'll have better luck with archery tomorrow hum? You do seem to be rather stable at the draw back.'the same deep voice from before reassured him, 'shut up... just, shut up for today.' he thought back weakly, reaching into his pocket and drawing out two red and orange capsules, slamming them back into his mouth, swallowing and exhaling; simple sugar pills he knew... the psychological effect immediate though. "Perhaps gym will be better tomorrow..." Jaden mused with a quarter smile, the memories of the class prior fading as he rounded the corner and strode down the hallway.
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Written In Late Spring
Time out of mind doth Nature breathe
Life into the smallest,
Who, all at once, appear to be
As grand as the tallest;
Or shine in splendour of their own,
Subtly manifest.
And here, though daffodils withdraw
Their petals, and their need,
Some power transfers their living gift
To blossom, grass, or weed,
And scatters, as the waves on high,
Their very mortal seed.
A traveller may pass on the track,
And 'round him take a look
At the small celandines nearby,
Or sight the warbling brook:
And think, perchance, that yet they may
Pass on what once they took.
Kingdoms may rise: violently
May the same sovereigns fall--
They do not, like the merry flowers
Unite, when passed, with all;
As all we humans, who perish,
Become part of the whole.
The bowers, the stalwart trunks, the buds,
The tenderest of leaves:
Which sees its bright sibling expire,
Then to bereave proceeds?
Is there a fount beneath heaven
That for each dried drop grieves?
Well kept in each in the other,
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Thus think on still the fact that all
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JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, Spain (AFP) – Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso believes reigning champions Mercedes will be unable to repeat their domination of the rest of the grid from last season.
Mercedes won 16 of 19 races in 2014 as Lewis Hamilton beat out teammate Nico Rosberg for a second world title.
Alonso has returned to McLaren for the new season after a fruitless five-year spell at Ferrari in search of a third world crown.
There was little for a huge crowd at the first day of pre-season testing in Jerez to cheer as Alonso managed only six laps and finished over 18 seconds behind Sebastian Vettel, who has succeeded the 33-year-old at Ferrari.
Vettel went fastest, but Mercedes impressed once more as Rosberg logged a record 157 laps for the first day of testing.
"Definitely they have an advantage in performance, at least to start the season. They have the continuation of a dominant car, so it is a little bit easier than for us who have a new power unit," said Alonso.
"We have a very streamlined, aggressive car design and I don't think that Mercedes will win so many races this year. They are the favourites, yes, but I think all the other teams are closer than last year."
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|Reviews for DFrontier: Bebimon Saga Rewrite
| Crimson G chapter 11 . 7/28/2004
Great action packed chapter. Looks like Susanoomon is making his appearance. Later
| Youkai Youko chapter 11 . 7/28/2004
wow, cool chapter.
I can't wait to see the next chapter.
| Anthony1 chapter 11 . 7/28/2004
This is going to be a short review this time. This was an excellent chapter with pleny of action in it. Keep up the good work.
| Digi fan chapter 10 . 7/24/2004
What a great battle, can't wait for the next chapter.
| Dragons star chapter 10 . 7/20/2004
Oh, sorry I didn't review for the past few chapters but I haven't been on for a while. But do you think it's possible for Susanoomon to make an appearance? I think Taichi needs the help, Update soon!
| Crimson G chapter 10 . 7/19/2004
Excellent chapter. Glad to see Tai give Bebimon a run for his money. Sakuyamon is back on the good side.
| Belletiger chapter 10 . 7/18/2004
wow, great chapter!
Now bebimon is in his werewolf form, he will give a lot of work,
I can't wait to see whats going happen in the next chapter.
| fett chapter 10 . 7/17/2004
Omega X really let Bebimon have it. Too bad he waited to long to finish him off since it now looks like he has his work cut out for him.
| Anthony1 chapter 10 . 7/17/2004
Just when it seemed as though that Omega X was going to come out of the fight as the victor Bebimon uses his mind controlled servents to get the upper hand again. Hope to see the next chapter real soon. Until then, see ya.
| Youkai Youko chapter 10 . 7/17/2004
Hey, that was fast. the chater 10 is already up
Wow, its seens bebimon will give more trouble to our heros in his werewolf form.
I wonder what happens in the next.
Anyway, see ya in the next chapter.
| Dragi chapter 10 . 7/17/2004
That was really cool and gexciting. please hurry up and update really soon please I cant wait to the next chapter to find out what will happen next please. and good luck with your story and the next chapter.
love dragi
| fett chapter 9 . 7/16/2004
Looks like Omega X 4 is going to teach Bebimon a thing or two next chapter.
| Belletiger chapter 9 . 7/16/2004
wow, that's great! Tai finally could control his anger and now his true evolution is coming _
I can't wait to see what happens in the next chapter.
Oh, by the way, did you get my email with the cards scan?
See ya in the next chapter
| Crimson G chapter 9 . 7/16/2004
Great chapter. Better than the last installment. Keep up the good work.
| Anthony1 chapter 9 . 7/16/2004
Thankfully Omega X was able to get control over his new evolution and become Omega X4. Now he has to go against Bebi-Metalla X in what sure to be a fight not to be miss. Until the next chapter, see ya.


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3 Ways You Should Be Using Mobile HRMS This Year
Remember when mobile HR used to be a label or technological category in its own right? Simply having access to the HRMS or payroll system via a smartphone or tablet was a significant win all on its own, and something to be sought after. But now, "mobile" is kind of mainstream. The concept has matured and now we're taking the access for granted and condemning those without. Asking WHAT can I access, and HOW will that access enhance my employer or employee experience? So, however shiny your BYOD program, the question is, now what?
1) Access to personal data
This is almost entry-level mobile functionality but just because it's not new and exciting doesn't mean that employers are getting it right. It's time to check the foundations of your mobile HR strategy. Are your people able to access their personal data (and update it), check their online paycheck, view the details of their total rewards package, all from wherever they happen to be in the world via their trusty smartphone? What about their work schedule, shift changes, leave and vacation entitlement? That instant, anywhere access is fast becoming taken for granted.
2) Flexible recruitment processes
This year should be the year you stop using the phrase "mobile recruitment" and just say, "recruitment." It's time that mobile access – by hiring managers, by HR, by candidates – became just another smooth part of the recruitment machine. But, according to some industry pundits, barely a fifth of large employers have fully incorporated mobile access into their recruitment process, preferring to tinker at the edges of mobile-enablement, if at all.
Recommended Reading: HRMS Software Guide - Find HRMS Software Utilising Mobile HR
If you want to attract the best candidates, especially those of the Millennial generation, then you have to present a brand image that is up to date, and that means mobile HR.
3) Learning on the move
By definition, mobile access is an individual activity; which is partly why the first functionality people want is access to their personal data and information pertaining to their own job roles. The other big 'personal impact' feature is learning and that's why this is the year to bring training, skills updates, manuals, how-to guides, and so on to your employees' mobile device (if you haven't already done so). It's time for a widespread breaking away from overly-structured corporate learning (it has its place, it's just not the whole menu) and give people access to something they can pick up when they need it.
Mobile technology is changing the way people work – a phenomenon often referred to as the consumerization of IT – and as employees become more reliant on mobile access in their working lives, so mobile HR has to keep pace and, quite simply, give the people what they want.
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After studying all the cars on the market, he said he found the Lexus was the best.
This frank admission shows us that Mulally has what it takes to bring Ford back in to the game. The 37-year Boeing veteran knows he has a tough task ahead of him with Ford sales having dropped by more than 25 percent over the last five years.
When asked about his discussions with Tom Ford, Mulally said, "the reason he called was not to restructure, not to get rid of stuff, not to sell it off. He called because he wanted to make the finest automobiles in the world. And that's why I'm here, because I think the U.S. can compete. I know they can compete. There's no reason why we can't be the best in the world."
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The European Central Bank voted Thursday to expand the stimulus program it began in March as economic growth stagnates. But U.S. Treasuries plunged in response since the measures were not as large as expected.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury shot higher, reaching 2.25% by 9:30 a.m. ET, according to Tradeweb. The yield was 2.187% just before the ECB's news broke. That's a six basis point move in just two hours. Read More»
A few hedge funds are notching on big gains as the U.S. gets ready to tighten monetary policy while many other nations ease.
Tokyo-based GCI Systematic Macro Fund made 167% in 13 months by buying Japanese government bond futures, Bloomberg reports Monday. European bond bets also helped the fund, which uses a computer model to look for global macroeconomic trends.
GCIs head of quantitative research and strategy, Kyo Yamamoto, told Bloomberg:
We're expecting that long-short positions will be forming based on signals from the monetary policy divergence around the world … Such trades could be going short on U.S. Treasuries while holding long positions in Japan and Europe.
Hedge funds that bet on the decline of the euro are also reaping some nice gains, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday morning. This year alone, some funds have returned 9%.
The European Central Bank bond-buying program, which kicked off last week, pushed the euro to new lows against the dollar. The Journal reports macro funds such as Bridgewater Associates, Caxton Associates and Tudor Investment are among the hedge funds that have benefited by betting against the euro.
Greg Dowling of Fund Evaluation Group told The Journal:
You have all these divergent monetary policies where you have tightening in a few countries and easing in others and that's creating a lot of potential for macro managers where that didn't exist after the crisis. These gains come as many hedge funds have stumbled in recent years, for example by betting that U.S. rates would rise as the economy recovered.
Bond yields are tumbling again in Europe and the U.S. alike Tuesday. Falling oil prices, a weak outlook for inflation and renewed fears about a possible Greek exit from the eurozone have pushed bond yields in safe havens like Germany and France to new all-time lows, while the 10-year Treasury yield has dropped below 2% for the first time since October.
The 10-year note is up 16/32 to trim its yield to 1.984% at latest check, per Tradeweb data. Aside from the volatile intraday trading seen last October 15, it's the first time the 10-year yield has slipped below 2% since May 2013. The 30-year bond is up 1 6/32 in price, cutting its yield to 2.550%, per Tradeweb, as that yield plumbs new lows not seen since mid-2012.
French 10-year bonds yield 0.74% today, while the 10-year German bund yield is entering Japan territory, falling below 0.5% to 0.46%, per Tradeweb data. Japan's 10-year bond yield has fallen to 0.28%, yet another record low.
U.S. investors aren't the only ones pulling money out of Pacific Investment Management Co..
Citing new figures from investment research firm Morningstar, the Wall Street Journal's MoneyBeat blog reported today that investors pulled €11.2 billion (roughly $14 billion) from Pimco's European funds in September and October after Bill Gross's surprise departure.
Of that sum, €8.7 billion exited Pimco's European fund's in during October, marking the highest level of outflows ever in a single month in the region, according to Morningstar.
Earlier this month, the research firm reported that U.S. net withdrawals from the Pimco Total Return fund and other mutual funds totaled $73.8 billion in September and October, with a net $48 billion exiting in October
Treasury bond prices are giving back some of the strong gains seen yesterday. Today's losses are being seen in the long end of the yield curve, with the 10-year note down 2/32 in price to yield 2.411%, per Tradeweb data, while the 30-year bond is down 9/32 to yield 3.127%. 2-, 3-, and 5-year Treasuries have all posted slight gains.
The losses come after the latest weekly jobless claims fell by 8,000 to 287,000, which is better than markets expected and could bode well for the Labor Department's September nonfarm payroll report out tomorrow morning. That came on the same day that European Central Bank President Mario Draghi sketched out the first outline of the ECB's planned quantitative easing program, which will start with purchases of covered bonds (a type of mortgage bond common in Europe) later this month and expand to other asset-backed securities later on.
Draghi's plan and subsequent remarks left markets generally unimpressed, with European and U.S. stocks declining as markets are not convinced the ECB's actions can sufficiently boost European economic growth.
Western Asset Management's chief investment officer, Ken Leech, writes today that Europe will remain a drag on U.S bond yields but that rates will soon start to rise here, albeit slowly. Leech calls slow growth in Europe "our area of greatest concern" and says any rise in U.S. rates will be "very gradual." More from Leech:
We are currently witnessing an extraordinary juncture in monetary policy: the Fed is potentially embarking on raising rates while the ECB institutes QE. The potential for a global growth shortfall is not lost on policymakers. Our view is that the US economy will continue to grow at a moderate (2% to 2.5%) pace. Any pick-up in US growth to the Fed's more optimistic 3%+ forecast will have to be sustained for several quarters before the Fed would move rates up at a faster pace than is currently implied by the forward yield curve. The greatest risk to spread sectors is a diminution in growth, leading to reduced cash flows and higher probabilities of default. We think moderate US growth is conducive to improved spread sector performance. The risk to this fundamental backdrop—that would cause us to reevaluate—would be a substantial weakening in global conditions. However, we think policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic are very attentive to this risk.
Against this backdrop, Leech says corporate bonds still look like good investments:
[W]e continue to believe the fundamental case for yield spreads is favorable. Most importantly, current spread levels still imply a breakeven default rate high enough to provide an ample cushion against a slower-growth scenario that would avoid outright recession. The combination of steady if unspectacular growth, further global monetary accommodation, and high relative US yields also support the case for tight credit spreads. We added modestly to risk positions during the recent credit market weakness.
Leech says the path to interest-rate normalization will continue to be a long, slow journey:
The US and global recoveries are healing, but this process can continue to be characterized as two steps forward, one step back. Unfortunately for investors, this means watching both the forward and backward steps at the same time. The challenge for investors seeking yield is acute. We believe moderate overweights to the spread sectors, combined with opportunistic duration strategies that anticipate central bank course shifts present the best chance for success.
It's another day of price gains for bonds as disappointing economic data in the U.S. and abroad push yields lower still. If you think it's hard finding income as a U.S. investor, be thankful you're not in Germany, where the 10-year bund yield today fell below 1%, dipping to 0.998%, the lowest yield recorded in the 25 years that Bloomberg has tracked the data, before rebounding to 1.01%. Tradeweb data shows the German 10-year yield bottoming at 1.000% today. The drop in yield came after data showed that German GDP contracted by 0.2% in the second quarter.
Back stateside, the 10-year Treasury bond is up 9/32 in price on the day so far, trimming its yield to 2.394%, per Tradeweb data. The latest gains come after the Labor Department reported that initial jobless claims rose by 21,000 last week to 311,000, the latest sign that the economy might not be strengthening as quickly as hoped. The 10-year yield's intraday low of 2.370% last Friday marks its lowest level this year, and it has yet to close below 2.41% in 2014.
Treasuries are gaining yet again Tuesday as the Federal Reserve prepares to start its latest two-day policy meeting, but so far this morning's gains have little to do with U.S. central bank policy. Instead bond prices are being driven higher by a rally in European bonds that's pushed German bund yields to a fresh record low 1.11%, per Bloomberg data.
The 10-year Treasury note is up 7/32 in price to yield 2.464%, per Tradeweb data, and the 30-year bond is up 18/32 to yield 3.233%.
On the domestic data front, the Case-Shiller home price index fell by 0.3% in May, the first month-over-month drop in over two years.
The extraordinary 2014 Treasury bond rally is pushing into new territory Wednesday, with the 10-year note yield falling to 2.532% at latest check, per Tradeweb data, the lowest recorded so far in 2014 and a level not seen since last October. Recall that the 10-year yield had popped its head just above the 3.0% mark at the very start of this year, and then went on to defy pretty much everybody's expectations by falling instead of rising. The 30-year bond is continuing its remarkable recent run too, gaining 1 16/32 in price on the day so far to cut its yield to 3.369%, just above its 2014 low of 3.349% set on May 2.
The catalyst for today's strength, which began in the overnight trading session, is the expectation that the European Central Bank will soon kick off its latest stimulus measures, which could further trim European sovereign bond yields and draw more buyers to U.S. debt. That same expectation drove Italian bond yields to record lows, with 10-year Italian debt yielding 2.90% today, while German 10-year yields fell to 1.38%.
In financial markets, the names Italy, Greece and Spain still conjure knee-jerk images of highly troubled peripheral euro-zone economies that only recently teetered on the brink of default. After all, they represented the letters I, G and S of the PIIGS acronym (joined by Portugal and Ireland) that for years became easy market shorthand for troubled European sovereign debt.
How quickly things change – at least with the help of the bottomless benevolence of central banks. Today's Wall Street Journal highlights how surging investor demand has pushed Spanish and Italian 10-year bond yields (each now around 3.2%) within just half a percentage point of comparable Treasury bond yields. And the yield on 10-year Greek government bonds dipped to 5.921% today, per Tradeweb data, its lowest since December 2009. This for a country with a credit rating that's still deep in junk territory.
Tomorrow, Greece is expected to make its first foray into bond markets since its 2010 bailout, selling up to EUR 2.5 billion in five-year bonds, with expected yields just above 5%. Once upon a time sovereign debt investors might have been far less forgiving of recent past transgressions, but when the European Central Bank basically steps in and backstops troubled countries, it's a lot easier to forgive.
Adrian Miller of GMP Securities says the deal "in truth is really a token issuance as the government seeks to make the statement that the fiscal and economic restructuring is sufficient to be welcomed back." More from Miller:
Presently the government pays a coupon of 2% on its international aid program and when you consider debt offerings by Spain and Italy are increasingly near all-time lows, Greece will need to pay a premium. The last time Greece priced 5Y debt in January 2010, the deal was priced with a spread to Bunds of 381bp. Assuming a 5.5% yield, the spread would be 460bp.
But despite the offering make no mistake, Greece still has a long way to go before they complete the needed reforms where the process remains under close scrutiny…. However, given the sovereign debt and yield appetite of euro zone periphery debt, especially with the ECB's safety net fully deployed, Greece is obviously seeking to strike when the iron is hot and use the market's appetite for yield as a window to make a statement that they are back.
Barrons.com's Income Investing blog helps readers find undervalued securities that offer attractive yields, with an emphasis on dividend-paying stocks, preferred shares, bonds, REITs, Master Limited Partnerships and closed-end funds.
Amey Stone is Barron's Income Investing blogger and Current Yield columnist. She was formerly a managing editor at CBS MoneyWatch, MSN Money and AOL DailyFinance. Her responsibilities included overseeing market coverage and personal finance topics. Prior to those roles, she was a senior writer at BusinessWeek where she authored the Street Wise column online and contributed to the magazine's Inside Wall Street column. Topics covered included economics, corporate finance, Fed policy, municipal bonds, mutual funds and dividend investing. She co-authored King of Capital, a biography of Citigroup Chairman Sandy Weill. She is a graduate of Yale University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
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It's possible to find a place in your home to honor the memory of a loved one without creating a maudlin shrine.
Charmean Neithart, an interior designer from Pasadena, Calif., offers suggestions on the home-design website Houzz for creating decorative elements that remember someone for the way he or she lived.
One I especially like is taking and displaying a picture of a favorite view. One of her clients created a wall mural from a photo that was shot from her parents' living room.
Another favorite: asking children to draw pictures of their favorite moments with their loved one, and then framing and displaying the pictures in a collage.
Other suggestions include finding a spot for the person's favorite books, planting a flowering tree or artfully displaying a small portion of a collection or mementos from a favorite hobby.
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