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UPDATE 8:01 p.m.: According to the Associated Press, Goodell and Smith were on a plane to Florida on Tuesday evening, where they planned to speak to rookies Wednesday at the union's symposium before heading back to Minneapolis to continue negotiations.
UPDATE 12:12 p.m.: NFL Network is reporting that this week's meetings will be between NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, decertified NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith and their respective staffs. Owners and players are not expected to attend.
NFL officials, owners and players met Tuesday in Minnesota in their latest round of negotiations toward -- hopefully -- a new collective bargaining agreement and end to the lockout according to NFL Network.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen has chimed in to tweet this session is expected to run through Friday.
Members of the decertified players union were in Minnesota yesterday according to The Associated Press; ProFootballTalk says they were huddling with NFLPA lawyers who are "hoping to persuade the players not to roll over in talks with the owners."
ISSUES: What's on the agenda
Could that be another sign that momentum toward a deal is being lost?
After reporting last week that a deal was "within striking distance," NFLN correspondent Albert Breer was recently told by an anonymous NFL executive that "There are enough legitimate issues to where it could all fall down still."
"It's not about getting a deal done as quickly as possible," said Texans linebacker DeMeco Ryans on Monday, "it's about getting a fair deal done. Whenever that time comes, when a fair deal is on the table, that's when it will get done. We're not in a big panic to get something done, just for the sake of getting it done."
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Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce has said the airline plans to cut more than 2000 jobs by the end of June as it accelerates a $2 billion cost-cutting program, axing 5000 workers, freezing wages and deferring aircraft purchases.
Mr Joyce has also admitted the airline's international business will not be able to return to a break-even position by the end of the 2014-15 financial year as previously planned due to tough competition from overseas rivals.
"The [international] business will not be producing a profit as we had originally planned," the Qantas CEO told media on Thursday morning.
He said the partnership with Emirates in the European market had been successful, but did not provide any financial figures on the benefits. Qantas has been struggling on the Singapore route in particular after shifting its European hub to Dubai as part of the Emirates partnership.
Qantas chief financial officer Gareth Evans said the carrier's international business would bear a "significant" proportion of the cost savings.
Mr Joyce described the carrier's overall performance as "unacceptable and unsustainable", as he faced media in Sydney on Thursday following the announcement the carrier will cut 5000 jobs, freeze wages and defer aircraft purchases.
He also hit out at foreign-backed rival Virgin Australia, saying that "Qantas can compete in any fair fight".
Delivering its half year results on Thursday morning, Qantas said it will cut 5000 jobs as it accelerates its $2 billion cost cutting plan. The cuts came as it booked a $252 million underlying loss for the six months to December 31.
The job cuts, to be made over a three-year period, will include the loss of 1500 management and non-operational roles and the restructure of line maintenance and catering facilities and are part of an effort to reduce costs by $2 billion over the next three years.
Mr Joyce told analysts over 2000 of the redundancies would be made by the end of June.
The airline will apply a wage freeze immediately to enterprise bargaining agreements under negotiation and will propose them for other unionised staff. Executives have already taken a pay freeze.
Qantas shares had fallen 7.5 per cent to $1.175 by about 11am in response to the announcement.
"Hard decisions will be necessary to overcome the challenges we face and build a stronger business," Mr Joyce said. "I regret the need for these wide-ranging job losses, but we will do everything we can to make the process easier for employees who leave the business."
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Massages quickly defuse tension, much like the moment when the bad cop turns out to be the good cop and the good cop turns out to be a great cop. Surrender to this Groupon.
Choose Between Two Options
- $35 for a 60-minute Swedish massage (an $80 value)
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Light, relaxing, Swedish massage sessions help relieve tension, whereas deep-tissue sessions work deeper into the muscles to break up stress patterns through trigger-point therapy.
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Throughout her career, licensed massage therapist Erin Warner has approached bodily healing in a variety of settings: a chiropractic clinic, a spa, and a gym for competitive gymnastics training. She draws from a repertoire of modalities that includes Swedish, deep-tissue, and trigger-point massage. To treat injuries, she uses myoskeletal-alignment techniques. These techniques are designed to correct unhealthy compensatory patterns such as offsetting a broken right collarbone by taking a hammer to the left one.


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History BA (Hons)
What makes History at Worcester special?
History matters: understanding our shared past is essential for making sense of the world around us, and for planning its future.
Our wide-ranging undergraduate curriculum introduces you to a variety of topics and approaches, including social, political, religious and media history. Our modules focus on British and European history from the 16th century to modern times, but also reach out to the wider world.
You'll tackle exciting and challenging issues such as imperialism, slavery, warfare and the home front and the evolution of mass media. You'll gain valuable skills, including the ability to analyse various types of cultural artefacts, challenge presumptions, identify causal links and trends, conduct independent research and present your ideas in well-ordered and supported arguments.
Key features
- Benefit from a wealth of primary and secondary sources via the University's world-class library, which houses special collections of rare books as well the archives for the Worcestershire Archaeology and Archive Service
- e-books, journals and websites provide access to a huge range of British parliamentary records, early modern and modern newspapers. The Early English Books Online and Eighteenth Century Collections Online databases alone give you access to digital versions of virtually every surviving publication in English from the invention of printing until 1800
- In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework over half of the research carried out in the department was judged to be in the highest categories of 4* (world-leading) and 3* (internationally excellent)
"The future is dark, the present burdensome. Only the past, dead and buried, bears contemplation."
G. R. Elton
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Great lecturers who care and want to help as much as they can to help me achieve the best possible grades. Interesting new modules which I would not have considered taking prior to my undergraduate degree.
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Entry requirements
What qualifications will you need?
Entry requirements
112 UCAS tariff points (single honours)
104 UCAS tariff points (joint honours)
The points above are the new UCAS tariff, which will be used for courses starting from September 2017. See our new UCAS tariff page for more information.
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If you have any questions about entry requirements, please contact the Admissions Office on 01905 855111 or email email@example.com for advice.
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Here is an overview of current modules available on this course. Regular updates may mean that exact module titles may differ.
Year 1
30 credit modules
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Year 2
30 credit modules
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15 credit modules
Year 3
30 credit modules
15 credit modules
The course is well taught, by knowledgeable lecturers, who give appropriate help where needed. The modules on the course are engaging, and there is a good choice of modules to take each year!
BA History student
History and the City of Worcester
The city of Worcester resounds with history and provides an ideal environment for the study of the past.
It is best known perhaps for its central role in the English Civil War. Worcester was the scene of its final battle when Oliver Cromwell defeated a Scottish army led by Charles II.
The city also boasts one of the finest cathedrals in the country. King John, famous for agreeing to the Magna Carta, is buried there. During your time at the University you will be able to visit the cathedral library with its priceless collection of rare books and manuscripts, including letters signed by Charles I.
The city contains beautiful historic streets and many buildings dating from the seventeenth century.
Teaching and Assessment
How will you be taught?
You will learn how to:
- Locate relevant, reliable information from the huge range of print and electronic sources available to you.
- Critically evaluate and synthesise complex historical arguments and relate them to the wider historiographical literature.
- Analyse and interpret critically a wide range of primary source materials.
- Develop the ability to communicate well informed personal interpretations in a confident, concise and coherent fashion.
- Prepare yourself for the workplace through CV building, work experience and volunteering opportunities and the acquisition of academic and professional skills valued by employers.
History modules are typically delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials and directed learning. Lectures are designed to introduce you to the historiography of the subject under consideration and to direct you to appropriate reading. Seminars are designed to encourage you to discuss your views on topics introduced in previous lectures based on research that you have undertaken in preparation for the seminar
Tutorial Support
Module tutors are available throughout the teaching semester for one-to-one tutorials. You can arrange such tutorials as often as you please.All students are also allocated an Academic Tutor whom you will meet regularly throughout your time at university. Academic Tutors will advise you in study skills, module choices, career planning and can offer support and advice if you are experiencing any difficulties that are affecting your academic performance.
The majority of assessment is by course work. While the most obvious purpose of assessment is to judge your ability to research and communicate historical knowledge, it is equally important that assessment strategies give you the opportunity to develop and acquire key transferable skills which will serve you well in the workplace.
Assessment, therefore, takes a variety of forms - essays, document analyses, oral presentations, book, article and film reviews, research proposals, examinations and a final year Independent Study (dissertation).
Meet the team
Here are a few of the current members of the department who teach on this course:
Professor Suzanne Schwarz
Suzanne Schwarz's teaching at the University of Worcester focuses on the transatlantic slave trade and West Africa in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. She also focuses on developing historical research skills for students through the study of regional and local history. She was the recipient of two student-led teaching awards in 2013 and 2014. Suzanne's most recent publication is Suzanne Schwarz and Paul E. Lovejoy (eds.) Slavery, Abolition and the Transition to Colonialism in Sierra Leone (Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press: 2015).
Professor Darren Oldridge
Darren Oldridge is a specialist in early modern religious history, with a particular interest in witchcraft and the Devil. Darren teaches modules that reflect these interests, including 'The Early Modern World' and 'Witchcraft and the Devil'. More broadly, he is interested in the interdisciplinary study of the concept of evil, including its treatment in theology, poetry and film.
Professor Maggie Andrews
Professor Maggie Andrews is a cultural historian whose work covers the social and cultural history of twentieth century Britain and the representation of that history within popular culture. She was a lead expert on the BBC's Home Front series, marking the centenary of WWI, and has spoken extensively at high profile conferences and across a host of radio and television channels on this topic, particularly exploring evacuations and the role of women.
Sports History Conference
The British Society of Sports History(BSSH) will host its annual conference at the University of Worcester on 1-2 September 2017. Find out more on the conference page.
Where could it take you?
Volunteering/Work Experience
During your time at Worcester you will have the opportunity to take part in subject-related work experience and volunteering activities. In Year 2 you can choose to take a History work experience module, and volunteering opportunities with local and regional historical organisations are regularly publicised to all History students.
Career Opportunities
The study of History equips you with a wide range of 'transferable skills' which will serve you well in subsequent paid employment.
The course prepares you successfully to undertake further training or post-graduate research and to work in a range of areas including:
- Law and policing
- Accountancy and financial services
- Media and marketing
- Historical research and heritage industries
- Hospitality and retail management
- Public service and administration
- Teaching and social work.
Thus, History remains an attractive and personally satisfying degree to study, with a strong track record of supporting graduate employability in a range of professional, managerial, administrative and media-related careers.
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Full-time tuition fees
UK and EU students
The standard tuition fee for full-time UK and EU students registering in 2017 will be £9,250.
For more details, please visit our course fees page.
International students
The standard tuition fee for full-time international (non-EU) students registering in 2017 will be £11,700 per year.
For more details, please visit our course fees page.
Part-time tuition fees
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The standard tuition fees for part-time UK and EU students registering on this course in 2017 will be £1,156 per 15-credit module, £1,542 per 20 credit module and £2,313 per 30-credit module.
For more details, please visit our course fees page.
Additional costs
Every course has day-to-day costs for basic books, stationery, printing and photocopying. The amounts vary between courses.
Finding the right accommodation is paramount to your university experience, and our welcoming student communities are great places to live and study.
We have over 1,000 rooms across our halls, 358 of which were new in 2009. We offer halls of residence to suit every budget and need, from our 'Traditional Hall' at £94 per week to the £153 per week 'En-suite Extra'.
For full details visit our accommodation page.
How do you apply?
Applying through UCAS
Single Honours:
History BA - V100
Joint Honours:
Archaeology & Heritage Studies and History BA - NV91
Creative & Professional Writing and History BA - WV81
English Literature and History BA - QV31
Geography and History BA - LV71
History and Politics: People & Power BA - VL12
History and Sociology BA - VL13
Human Geography and History - 7L6V
History and Journalism - 4Q23
UCAS is the central organisation through which applications are processed for entry onto full-time undergraduate courses in Higher Education in the UK.
Read our How to apply pages for more information on applying and to find out what happens to your application.
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Did the Agency Pricing Model + Kindle Apps => Amazon Victory?
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poohbear_nc notes: the agency pricing gambit didn't kill Amazon ... it killed most of Amazon's competition ... which was probably not the intent. Although, come to think of it, the agency pricing cartel wasn't about increased competition, but price fixing, right?
poohbear_nc notes: Amazon's multi-platform reading apps makes its DRM somewhat irrelevant because, like DVD and Blu-ray encryption, it becomes seamless to the end-user. People "may not like it", but if it doesn't get in the way for the real world outside of Mobileread, it's not a problem.
poohbear_nc notes: Kindle ereaders have "flooded" the market, keeping up with 2009 Xmas demand, turning up in some bricks and mortar stores (Target), and wacky deals at Woot and refurbished models snapped up and sold out. Every one of these devices will need to be fed ... with more Kindle ebook content.
Yup ... Amazon is certainly in a strong position moving forward, and probably stronger as a result of the price fixing by publishers worried about loss of hard cover revenue without appreciating the bigger picture. But Amazon does and probably will reward shareholders, ultimately, with its consumer centric vision and market execution.
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Ronald Kirby, a well known official with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and one of the region's premier experts in transportation planning, was found fatally shot inside his Alexandria home Monday, and police said Tuesday that they are treating the case as a homicide.
A relative first found Kirby unconscious inside the home about 12:30 p.m. Monday, and police soon descended on the stately brick residence to launch an investigation. The home remained cordoned off with yellow police tape Tuesday, and two Alexandria police cruisers were stationed outside, The Post's Matt Zapotosky reports.
Kirby, who was director of transportation planning for the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, was the foremost authority on transportation issues in the District, Maryland and Virginia. He knew numbers off the top of his head and could explain complex transportation planning issues in plain English.
News of his death spread quickly, leaving many who worked closely with him over the years shaken.
His colleagues at COG released the following statement:
"All of the officials and employees of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the Transportation Planning Board are devastated by the loss of our colleague, Ron Kirby.
"Dr. Kirby, one of the region's leading experts on transportation planning, was a key figure in all aspects of our work on regional planning and collaboration. He guided the work of the Transportation Planning Board for more than 26 years. His deep knowledge and wise counsel assisted local, state and national officials in reaching consensus on the major transportation issues over the years.
"More importantly, he was a trusted colleague and a dear friend to all of us at the Council and his associates around the region. We extend our deepest sympathy to his family at this difficult time."
Other regional officials praise his smarts and his collaborative manner.
"We're all stunned and it really is like a punch in the gut," said Stewart Schwartz, executive director of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, who worked closely with Kirby for almost two decades. "It's a significant and tragic loss to our region. He was one of the most dedicated public servants we know. He had a very difficult and complicated job in coordinating the technical and political issues involved with planning for the future of our region. These will be some big shoes to fill."
Alexandria Mayor William D. Euille said Kirby and his wife lived in Alexandria for several decades.
"He is a professional and it is a tremendous loss for COG and the metropolitan region because he is a transportation guru," said Euille, who is also vice chairman of the COG board. "His death and loss will be a huge hole to fill at COG and in the region."
The Post's Dr. Gridlock, Robert Thomson, said Kirby stood out because of "his willingness to consider divergent points of view about solutions [which] was well-suited to his role with the [Transportation Planning Board], a panel representing a diversity of urban and suburban interests, as well as different philosophies on the role of government in solving transportation problems."
Transportation politics in the D.C. region often pits travelers and communities against each other in competition for scarce resources to ease congestion, but Kirby urged travelers not to pick sides, based on their favored mode of transportation, but instead to work together in support of a common goal of maintaining mobility in an urban environment.
"Ron Kirby was the first source I called on my first day as transportation reporter at The Post in 1989," said Stephen C. Fehr, who covered transportation for The Post until 1996. "He knew everything about the region's transportation system, past and future. He was a mass transit guy who rode the subway and bicycles, but he was careful not to impose those views on a board of directors whose members included suburban elected officials partial to roads. Ron never took himself seriously but was serious about improving the Washington region's transportation system."
Kirby joined COG in 1987, and as part of his job he oversaw long-range planning for public transportation systems in the D.C. region. Before joining COG, Kirby directed the transportation program at the Urban Institute, where he analyzed the federal highway and public transportation programs.
Dana Hedgpeth contributed to this report.


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Vintage Scarves
A scarf—which can come in a multitude of shapes, sizes, colors, patterns, and materials—adds an elegant flourish to almost any ensemble. Like most fashion accessories, scarves have utilitarian origins, used to wipe away sweat and dirt, protect the head or mouth, or keep the neck warm. Particular patterns and colors in scarves have been used to mark military rank, religious and political affiliations, membership in a club such as Boy Scouts, or allegiance to a sports team.
Around 1660, French men took to wearing small, light scarves around the neck and calling them "cravats." Thanks to Queen Victoria, scarves worn as embellishment—and a signal of wealth and privilege—grew popular for women and men in England in the mid-19th century.
In 1937, French fashion house Hermès introduced its famous silk scarves, hand-stitched and hand-printed with a wide variety of motifs—from coats of arms, equestrian themes, and 18th-century maps to neo-Grecian embroidery and patterns inspired by artists M.C. Escher and Piet Mondrian. These delicate scarves became a must-have during the early days of Hollywood, when glamorous stars like Grace Kelly flaunted them.
Other sought-after vintage scarves are made of silk, cotton, and wools like cashmere, and include designs by Emilio Pucci, Givenchy, Chanel, and Burberry (particularly in the company's trademark Burberry Check pattern and gabardine fabric).
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New Star Trek Trailer Online
Slightly different version now out there
To celebrate this, er, Thanksgiving Eve (not an acknowledged holiday in the US, never mind anywhere else) Paramount has come up trumps with an internet-only Star Trek trailer as a little gift for the fans. And OK, it's almost identical to the one that's already out there - but there's a treat at the end for all you fanboys and girls.
Click here to watch the internet-only Star Trek trailer.
Star Trek is out on May 8 next year, so ration yourself people: this has to keep you going until then.


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Fighting for Faith and Freedom
Each year on June 22nd we celebrate the feast days of two notable Catholic saints and martyrs: Saint Thomas More and Saint John Fisher. It's fitting that these two men have the same feast day, because they were both Englishmen martyred within two weeks of each other, for the same cause (religious freedom), on the same occasion (defending the sanctity of marriage and Papal authority against State usurpation), and at the hands of the same man (King Henry VIII).
In addition to this, they were beatified together (by Pope Leo XIII in 1886) and canonized together (by Pius XI in 1935). Through the centuries they stand together—one a layman and statesman, the other a priest and bishop—as models and heroes of religious freedom against encroaching government power.
Sir Thomas More, Statesman and Saint
Saint Thomas More died a martyrs death at the hands of England's infamous King Henry VIII. Although once friends, St. Thomas More fell into disfavor with the King when he refused to compromise his conscience and his faith for the sake of friendship, career, wealth, and worldly prestige.
According to Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Letter on St. Thomas More, More was "Highly esteemed by everyone for his unfailing moral integrity, sharpness of mind, his open and humorous character, and his extraordinary learning." He served in parliament, on the King's council, as a diplomat, and in many other notable positions in public administration. He was also first and foremost a faithful Catholic, a loving husband, and devoted father.
St. Thomas More was eventually promoted by King Henry VIII himself to the high office of Lord Chancellor. He resigned from this post when the king, in open defiance of Church teaching, desired to divorce his wife in order to marry another woman, and declare himself sovereign of the Church in England to make it happen. Thomas More refused to accept or condone King Henry's unconscionable actions, choosing to resign from his high position rather than be complicit in this great evil.
After trying unsuccessfully to persuade his former friend to his side, King Henry VIII imprisoned Sir Thomas More in the Tower of London where he was eventually condemned and beheaded. At his trial, Thomas More testified boldly for Church autonomy over the state, for the authority of the Pope as head of the Church, and for the indissolubility of marriage in the eyes of God–even when he knew he would die for it. St. Thomas More refused to undermine his Catholic faith and died a martyrs death upholding the truth–with integrity and without compromise.
In October of 2000, after many petitions, Pope John Paul II published this apostolic letter on Thomas More in order to name him the patron saint of statesman and politicians, "Given his inflexible firmness in rejecting any compromise with his own conscience", forever giving those who serve the state a model of unwavering integrity and virtue in the face of enormous political pressure. He was martyred on July 6, 1535, just two weeks after John Fisher's own martyrdom.
Sir John Fisher, Bishop and Saint
Like St. Thomas More, St. John Fisher also had a personal connection with King Henry VIII, as a friend of the royal family and once entrusted as his tutor. Sir John Fisher was known for being a man of great learning and great faith, having been appointed a lifetime seat as the Chancellor of Cambridge University and Bishop of Rochester.
Bishop John Fisher fell into disfavor with King Henry VIII when he supported the Queen, Catherine of Aragon, against the unlawful divorce the King sought to obtain from her. In defense of the Queen, he declared that he was willing to die to uphold the integrity of marriage. He also warned parliament of the King's encroaching power over the English Church in disregard of Papal authority.
The King never forgave him for this defiance. Despite secret attempts on his life, Fisher preached against divorce from the pulpit at the same time Sir Thomas More, likewise in protest of the King's actions, resigned from his high office. For his rebelliousness to the King, or rather, for his faithfulness to the Church, John Fisher was imprisoned multiple times. One of these arrests came about shortly after the King secretly married Anne Boleyn, and just ahead of an official announcement of his divorce from the Queen and Boleyn's subsequent coronation. After the danger of his outspokenness passed, Fisher was released from prison.
Not long after this, parliament passed an act that would officially recognize the marriage of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn under pain of treason for those who refused to follow suit. Fisher refused to comply with this unjust law, and was once again imprisoned in the Tower of London, this time for good. While imprisoned the Pope made him a Cardinal, but the King rejected the appointment.
Sir John Fisher died on this day, June 22, in 1535 (just two weeks before Sir Thomas More). The charge against him was treason, both for refusing to recognize King Henry VIII as sovereign of the Church in England, and for refusing to recognize his preferred marriage as valid.
At the time of his impending death, the people of England rightly saw a strong resemblance between John Fisher's martyrdom and that of St. John the Baptist, who was also beheaded for speaking out against a ruler's unlawful divorce and remarriage. Because of this strong resemblance, King Henry VIII was afraid to let Fisher live until the feast day of John the Baptist which was coming up on June 24, and had him killed two days before. The irony is that John Fisher was due to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, but because the King hastened his death ahead of the feast day, he was beheaded instead . . . just like John the Baptist after all.
Saints for All Times
Saint John Fisher and Saint Thomas More stood up to a powerful, intelligent, and charismatic King when the King went too far. King Henry VIII became corrupt when he lusted after women and power, eventually having six wives, separating the Church of England from Rome, declaring himself its head, and killing those who stood in his way. Meanwhile, these evil actions on the part of a King-turned-tyrant was an opportunity for two holy and just men to earn the eternal crowns of martyrdom and sainthood.


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Mostafa Uddin completed his BSc in Computer Science and Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. After graduation, he worked as a Software Engineer at KAZ Software and SDSL.
In 2011 fall, Mostafa started doing PhD in Computer Science at Old Dominion University. He has been working with Dr. Tamer Nadeem as a Research Assistant. His Research interest spans in various areas of Mobile Computing and Wireless Network. Currently, he is focused on developing smart wireless communication for the smart phones. He is exploiting multiple wireless interface like WiFi, Bluetooth, Acoustic (mic/speaker), etc of the Smart Phone to improve the overall throughput, fairness and energy efficiency of the wireless communication. Moreover, mostafa is interested in studying impact of social interaction and activity over the wireless communication. Besides he is also interested in developing high accuracy indoor localization system utilizing different modalities of the user's Smart Phone. Utilize the sensing capabilities of the smart devices to develop smart home and smart health applications is his another area of interest. Recently he got involved with analyzing and visualizing large scale mobile sensing or cellular network data (e.g Nokia Mobile Data Challenge 2012, D4D challenge).
Mostafa has already published his work in several well known international conferences and workshops, such as in PerCom 2013, HotMobile 2013, HomeSys 2012, IWCMC 2012. Besides, he has presented his work in the demo/poster session of several conferences like INFOCOM 2012, HotMobile 2012. In HotMobile '12, he presented his work in Doctoral Consortium. In addition, in year 2012, his article on "HotMobile 2012" has been published in the IEEE pervasive computing magazine. This year, mostafa is going to present his paper "A2PSM: Audio Assisted Wi-Fi Power Saving Mechanism for Smart Devices" at HotMobile'13. Recently, his work in HotMobile'13 has received media attention from an UK based computer topic magazine.
In his graduate studies, he has been offered "Dominion Graduate Scholar" from the College of Science, Old Dominion University. Mostafa has received NSF student travel grant award to present his paper at PerCom 2013 conference. In addition, he is also a recipient of ACM SIGMOBILE travel grant award.


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Can we really consider blunt bangs a trend anymore? Actually, I think they're mainstream, considering that many stars are still spotted wearing straight-across fringe after all these years. Believe it or not, bangs — whether blunt, asymmetric, or wispy — can look great on just about anyone, as long as they're done right. Take a peek at my slideshow to see what I mean.
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I have a high forehead, so I wear bangs to soften my face. I think most anyone looks good with bangs as long as it's the right style. Not everyone looks good with fringe or pixie bangs, but most do with side swept.
I like Keira with bangs. She has such a lovely face. StephManc, I don't think you're too old for bangs. Just make sure you don't go too short.
I love Gwen's hairdo
Bangs are great! They look really good on most everyone, just depends on how you wear them. But I really did like Taylor Momsen's hair before she cut it, i am not diggin' the whole punk/bad girl look on her, she looked so pretty without all the dark heavy make-up and crazy hair-do.
I have huge curly hair which I'm not about to straighten so bangs are not for me.. I actually cut myself bangs while in high school and was called Donna Summer. UGH.
Keira Knightley's bangs are not doing anything for her.
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Cuoli [tʃu ˈo li] is a kingdom in Pronel, with its capital at Yewör on the Puro. Its language is Cuolese, a descendent of ancient Wede:i.
- For the early history of the region, see Pronel.
The kingdom was established in 2857, during a period of weakness among the Xurnese, through the efforts of Sucunto, lord of Yewör, who became the first pažwa. The kingdom was first known as Püŋili ('Pronel'), but soon became known instead by the name of Sucunto's dynasty, Cuoli.
As the rise of Xurno had demonstrated, the long dominion of the nomads was over. New military advances— plate armor, crossbows, explosives— had to be manufactured in cities, not nomad camps; and Xurno's neighbors had learned from it how to build large circuits of fortifications round their cities, enabling them to resist seiges longer than the nomads' patience allowed. It was the barbarians' turn to be hassled; the early pažwã dedicated much time to bullying the Losainor, the heirs of the fearsome Sainor who had terrorized them for centuries.
In 3042 the pažwa Bṏlé inherited the principality of Evan, on the south shore of Lake Van. It was irresistably tempting to attempt to occupy the territory in between, the upper Xengi; and since the Xurnese were busy with the Revaudo civil war this proved possible, though it took ten years and required moving east rather than west of the lake. In the last battle Bṏlé won the country (from Revey upstream) and lost his life.
The succeeding pažwã extended this victory, occupying more Losainor territory, Tei, parts of Sevisor, and Bozan, culminating in the conquest of the upper Xengi from Rašageor to Sieš (3180). Cuoli now seemed to be a major power. [1]
In 3220 they saw an opportunity in the new confederation of Belšai. To everyone's surprise, the Belšayin soundly defeated the invasion, and this made Cuoli's other enemies bolder. The Losainor pushed back into their old territory west of Lake Lenan, and in 3240-60 the Xurnese reconquered the upper Xengi valley and some of Cuoli's southern territories. The Cuolese empire was reduced to the environs of Evan as well as Bozan, and these were lost a century later (3352 and 3367 respectively).
Etymology: Cuolese; cf. Wede:i kugoli 'having the hat', understood to be the cap that was a sign of royal authority. X. Čuoli.


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Last month I profiled two stocks, EZCorp (EZPW), which performed very well until a slight earnings miss slammed the stock last week. I also featured Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), which remains the No. 1 stock on this month's list, two spots ahead of Apple (AAPL). After purchasing some EZPW after their earnings miss, I was stopped out today for a small loss. Until the market is able to find a bottom in the stock, I'll be waiting on the sidelines. Long-term, I think the stock still has strong fundamentals and potential for more appreciation.
I have no current position in AIT and the stock has an earnings conference call scheduled for August 9th. It was down over 3% today and is now below its 50-day moving average, while still above its 200-day moving average. The short- to intermediate-term picture for AIT looks weak, especially if it is unable to hold the $33 support level, at which point the stock would begin making lower lows, a bearish sign. A strong earnings report could bolster the stock, as well as some clarity in the overall equity markets (assuming a debt ceiling resolution is reached before August 9th). The stock yields 2.24% and has a price-to-earnings growth ratio below 1, at .86. It also has no long-term debt and trades at a price to sales ratio of .67. It is a stock I am watching, but I will most likely stay on the sidelines until at least after Aug. 9.
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Anglo-American loan
The Anglo-American Loan Agreement[1] was a post World War II loan made to the United Kingdom by the United States on 15 July 1946, and paid off in 2006.[2] The loan was negotiated by John Maynard Keynes. The loan was for $3.75 billion (US$57 billion in 2015) at a low 2% interest rate; Canada loaned an additional US$1.19 billion.
The loan was made primarily to support British overseas expenditure in the immediate post-war years and not to implement the Labour government's welfare reforms. British treasury officials believed they could implement the Labour government's domestic reforms without the loan if Britain withdrew from all major overseas commitments.[3] Additionally, Britain's lend-lease balance was written off for $650 million (US$9 billion in 2017).
At the start of the war, Britain had spent the money that they did have in normal payments for materiel under the "US cash-and-carry" scheme. Basing rights were also traded for equipment, e.g., the Destroyers for Bases Agreement, but by 1941 Britain was no longer able to finance cash payments and Lend-Lease was introduced.
Large quantities of goods were in Britain or in transit when Washington suddenly and unexpectedly terminated Lend-Lease on 21 August 1945. The British economy had been heavily geared towards war production (around 55% GDP)[4] and had drastically reduced its exports. The UK therefore relied on Lend-Lease imports to obtain essential consumer commodities such as food while it could no longer afford to pay for these items using export profits. The end of lend-lease thus came as a great economic shock. Britain needed to retain some of this equipment in the immediate post war period. As a result, the Anglo-American loan came about. Lend-lease items retained were sold to Britain at the knockdown price of about 10 cents on the dollar giving an initial value of £1.075 billion.[5]
John Maynard Keynes was sent by the United Kingdom to the United States and Canada to obtain more funds.[6] British politicians expected that in view of the United Kingdom's contribution to the war effort, especially for the lives lost before the United States entered the fight in 1941, America would offer favorable terms. Instead of a grant or a gift, however, Keynes was offered a loan on favorable terms.
Historian Alan Sked has commented that, "the U.S. didn't seem to realize that Britain was bankrupt", and that the loan was "denounced in the House of Lords, but in the end the country had no choice."[7] America offered $US 3.75bn (US$50 billion in 2017) and Canada contributed another US$1.19 bn (US$16 billion in 2017), both at the rate of 2% annual interest.[8] The total amount repaid, including interest, was $7.5bn (£3.8bn) to the US and US$2bn (£1bn) to Canada.[9][10]
The loan was made subject to conditions, the most damaging of which was the convertibility of sterling.[11] Though not the intention, the effect of convertibility was to worsen British post-war economic problems. International sterling balances became convertible one year after the loan was ratified, on 15 July 1947. Within a month, nations with sterling balances (e.g. pounds which they had earned from buying British exports, and which they were now permitted to sell to Britain in exchange for dollars) had drawn almost a billion dollars from British dollar reserves, forcing the British government to suspend convertibility and to begin immediate drastic cuts in domestic and overseas expenditure. The rapid loss of dollar reserves also highlighted the weakness of sterling, which was duly devalued in 1949 from $4.02 to $2.80.[12]
In later years, the term of 2% interest was rather less than the prevailing market interest rates, resulting in it being described as a "very advantageous loan" by members of the British government, as elaborated below.
The last payment was made on 29 December 2006 for the sum of about $83m (£45.5m), the 29th being the last working day of the year.[2][5][13] The final payment was actually six years late, the British Government having suspended payments due in the years 1956, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1968 and 1976 because the exchange rates were seen as impractical.[14] After this final payment Britain's Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls, formally thanked the US for its wartime support.
The original size of the debt and repayment terms (including deferments) can be ascertained from the debates in the House of Commons on 28 February 2002 and House of Lords on 8 July 2002 as recorded in Hansard:
"Bob Spink: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what outstanding liabilities there are to the United Kingdom of lend-lease loan facilities arranged during the Second World War; [38441]…"[15]
"Ruth Kelly: The information is as follows..."
"Under the Agreement, the loans would be repaid in 50 annual instalments commencing in 1950. However the Agreement allowed deferral of annual payments of both principal and interest if necessary because of prevailing international exchange rate conditions and the level of the United Kingdom's foreign currency and gold reserves. The United Kingdom has deferred payments on six occasions. Repayment of the war loans to the United States Government should therefore be completed on 31 December 2006, subject to the United Kingdom not choosing to exercise its option to defer payment.
As at 31 March 2001, principal of £243,573,154 [$346,287,953 at the exchange rate on that day] was outstanding on the loans provided by the United States Government in 1945. The Government intends to meet its obligations under the 1945 Agreement by repaying the United States Government in full the amounts lent in 1945."[16]
Similarly, Hansard records from a debate that took place in the House of Lords on 8 July 2002:
"Lord Campbell of Croy: My Lords, is this payment part of the lend-lease scheme under which the United States supplied munitions, vehicles and many other requirements including food and other provisions that were needed badly by us in the last part of the war?[17]
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, I referred to lend-lease in the context of the generosity of the United States throughout that period. However, the debt that we are talking about now is separate; it was negotiated in December 1945.[18]
Lord Stoddart of Swindon: My Lords, will the noble Lord remind me as to exactly how much the loan was, and how much we have repaid since then in principal and interest?[19]
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, the loan originally was £1,075 million, of which £244 million is outstanding. The basis of the loan is that interest is paid at 2 per cent. Therefore, we are currently receiving a greater return on our dollar assets than we are paying in interest to pay off the loan. It is a very advantageous loan for us."[20]
In television[edit]
Sir Christopher Meyer presented a history of the loan and its effects in the BBC series Mortgaged to the Yanks. Meyer claimed that the loan was primarily needed to pay for the Labour government's welfare reforms.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "What's a little debt between friends?". BBC News. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- ^ Richard Clarke, Anglo-American Collaboration in War and Peace, 1942-1949 (Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1982).
- ^ Evans 2008, p. 333
- ^ a b Rohrer 2006
- ^ Robert Skidelsky, John Maynard Keynes. Vol. 3: Fighting for Freedom, 1937-1946 (2001) pp 403-58
- ^ International Herald Tribune 2006
- ^ Philip A. Grant Jr., "President Harry S. Truman and the British Loan Act of 1946," Presidential Studies Quarterly, (Summer 1995) 25#3 pp 489-96
- ^ McIntyre, W. David (1998). British Decolonisation, 1946-1997. Macmillan Press Ltd. p. 83. ISBN 0-333-69331-0.
- ^ Kindleberger 2006, p. 415
- ^ Rosenson 1947
- ^ Documentary evidence can be found at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/cabinetpapers, see CAB128/10. For a good account of the convertibility crisis, see Alec Cairncross, Years of Recovery: British Economic Policy, 1945-1951, (London, 1985), pp.121-164.
- ^ Epstein 2007
- ^ Thornton 2006
- ^ Westminster, Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons,. "House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 28 Feb 2002 (pt 4)". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ Westminster, Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons,. "House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 28 Feb 2002 (pt 4)". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ Westminster, Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords,. "Lords Hansard text for 8 Jul 2002 (220708-03)". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ Westminster, Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords,. "Lords Hansard text for 8 Jul 2002 (220708-03)". www.publications.parliament.uk.
- ^ Westminster, Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords,. "Lords Hansard text for 8 Jul 2002 (220708-03)". www.publications.parliament.uk.
- ^ Westminster, Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords,. "Lords Hansard text for 8 Jul 2002 (220708-03)". www.publications.parliament.uk.
Further reading[edit]
- Block, Fred (1977). The Origins of International Economic Disorder. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press. pp. 32–69. ISBN 0520037294.
- Callaway, Darden. "The Anglo-American Loan of 1946: US Economic Opportunism and the Start of the Cold War." (Davidson College thesis, 2014). online, with detailed bibliography and links
- Clarke, Richard William Barnes (Sir.); Alec Cairncross (1982). Anglo-American economic collaboration in war and peace, 1942-1949 (1982 ed.). Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-828439-0. - Total pages: 215
- Grant Jr., Philip A. "President Harry S. Truman and the British Loan Act of 1946," Presidential Studies Quarterly, (Summer 1995) 25#3 pp 489–96
- Kindleberger, Charles P. (2006). A Financial History of Western Europe (2006 ed.). Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-37867-3. - Total pages: 525
- Rosenson, Alex (March 1947). "The Terms of the Anglo-American Financial Agreement". The American Economic Review. American Economic Association. 37 (1): 178–187. JSTOR 1802868.
- Skidelsky, Robert. John Maynard Keynes. Vol. 3: Fighting for Freedom, 1937-1946 (2001) pp 403–58
- Wevill, Richard. Britain and America after World War II: Bilateral Relations and the Beginnings of the Cold War (I.B. Tauris, 2012)
Primary sources[edit]
- The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes, Volumes 24 (London: Macmillan Press, 1979)
- Newspaper accounts of payoff
- BBC, FIRST (June 2005). "Great Political Mistakes" (Documentary). BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- BBC News (29 December 2006). "UK settles WWII debts to allies". BBC News. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- Epstein, Rafael (3 January 2007). "UK pays off WWII debt to US". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- International Herald Tribune (28 December 2006). "Britain to make its final payment on World War II loan from U.S.". New York Times. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- Rohrer, Finlo (10 May 2006). "What's a little debt between friends?". BBC News. Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- Thornton, Philip (29 December 2006). "Britain pays off final instalment of US loan - after 61 years". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 July 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
External links[edit]
- Economic history of the United Kingdom
- Economic history of the United States
- Aftermath of World War II in the United Kingdom
- United Kingdom–United States relations
- 1946 in the United States
- Economic aid during World War II
- History of the United States (1945–64)
- Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Earlier in the month I asked readers to send in pictures [1] of themselves surrounded by a week's worth of groceries. Over 40 families sent me pics. This is really one of my favorite contests. Getting to see a slice of the Primal community, to see how people shop and eat, to put real faces on the world of readers out there who eat Primal on a regular basis. Thanks to everyone who participated, and here's to another year of splendid groceries.
Congratulations to Sally & Dan who were randomly selected to win this contest. Enjoy the Alaskan Salmon!


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Aeromexico is a international regular airline that was founded in 1934 in Mexico.
Aeromexico fleet consists of 43 aircrafts with 6 Boeing B737 800,4 Boeing 777-200ER,2 Boeing 767-200ER,28 Boeing B737 700,3 Boeing 767-300ER .
Code share airlines for Aeromexico are: Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Air France, Alitalia Airlines – Air One, Continental Airlines, Csa Czech Airlines, Delta Airlines, Korean Air, Northwest Airlines, Air Europa, Copa Airlines.
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Aeromexico serves 13 countries around the world on routes with flights to Mexico.


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I actually got quite a few other things with my Anthro gift card because they had a great sale going on (25% additional off sale!) but these two cuties are the only things that wanted to be photogenic.
Actual birthday day was a success. Although I doubt I'll ever go back to Chaucer's (a sushi restaurant that sounds like an English pub and looks like the gross lovechild of a Chili's and Hooters inside), it was an experience. I had no complaints about my lemon drop martini or my tornado roll, but the service was balls.
I've had a good two days off and tomorrow I'm headed back into work to bang out three quick days before heading home for a quick four-day Christmas break.
-Merry Xmas-


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Weddings are supposed to be joyous events, which can make it difficult to honor a deceased parent. Doing so in a way that does not compromise the upbeat mood of the event can prove quite a challenge to prospective brides and grooms.
The death of someone close is rarely easy to accept, especially when it happens close to a couple's wedding day. But there are many ways couples can honor a deceased parent at their ceremony.
- Display pictures of the deceased with the wedding couple so that the memory of these people can be part of the festivities.
- Set up a table with a special floral arrangement and photo with a placard that states, "In memory of ..."
- Wear a piece of clothing or jewelry that belonged to the deceased. Cufflinks from a father or a veil from a mother.
- Ask the pastor or officiant to specifically mention the deceased in the wedding ceremony and offer a special prayer in that person's name.
- Add a memoriam line to the end of the wedding program. "Today we honor Mary Smith, mother of the bride who could not be with us today."
- Dedicate a special song during the reception in the person's name.
- A bride who will not be able to walk down the aisle with her father can choose to do so with her mother or another relative and carry something that belonged to their father.
- Set up a photo slide show that includes photos of the deceased. Choose poignant but upbeat music so that the moment is not overly somber.
- Light a candle at the ceremony for the deceased relative.


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STA308 Experimental Design and Analysis (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Mathematics and Statistics (MASTA)
Duration: One session
Proper experimental design is a prerequisite to the efficient and cost effective resolution of comparative quantitative research questions. This subject introduces experimental design and analysis by examples and by the study of the underlying linear model. Use of appropriate computer packages allows testing of assumptions and investigation of advanced topics. Extensions of the basic methodology are explored.
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Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: STA308
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Not available to students who have completed STA508 .
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
Be able to identify situations for which a linear model is appropriate;
Be able to design and check basic experiments;
Be able to perform the analysis of such experiments and report the results in terms of the original problem;
Be able to critically test any assumptions underpinning the use of the linear model;
Be able to perform design and analysis tasks on recognised software platforms.
The subject will cover the following topics:
Principles of experimental design;
Simple Regression: review;
Polynomial and multiple linear regression;
Principles of experimental design, including:
• Completely randomised designs;
• Randomised Block designs;
• Latin Square designs;
• Split Plot designs;
Multiple comparison methods;
Diagnostic checking of the basic model;
Factorial experiments;
Analysis of variance;
Covariance analysis;
Transformation methods;
Statistical software.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.


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By Curt Frye | Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Excel users are often faced with spreadsheets that summarize sales data for multiple areas, such as states within the U.S. or individual countries.
Functions such as SUM or AVERAGE let you summarize your data as a whole—but it can be difficult to find the totals, averages, or counts for subsets of that data. For example, suppose you want to find the total of all sales to Canada. To do that using a standard SUM formula, you would have to identify cells that contain values for all sales to Canada and then create a formula for just those cells.
Fortunately, there's a set of conditional functions in Excel that let you specify which values should be included in a sum, average, or count calculation. Those functions are: SUMIF, SUMIFS, AVERAGEIF, AVERAGEIFS, COUNTIF, and COUNTIFS.
Here's how to take advantage of them:
By Curt Frye | Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Excel workbooks let you summarize your data using a powerful set of built-in functions and features such as sorting and filtering.
That said, basic worksheets are static and make rearranging data difficult. Fortunately, there's a way to avoid all that cutting and pasting: Pivot Tables.
You can learn everything you'd ever want to know from my lynda.com courses Excel 2007: PivotTables for Data Analysis, Excel 2010: PivotTables in Depth, and Excel 2013: PivotTables in Depth.
But here's a quick-start guide for you:
By Curt Frye | Thursday, November 20, 2014
Setting up worksheets often means entering long strings of data, such as row numbers or dates, to create a framework for your data. This work can be repetitive and boring. What's worse, it takes time away from analysis.
Let me show you how to make it go faster—with Excel Flash Fill, fill handle, and more.
By Curt Frye | Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Ever accidentally leave tracked changes in your Microsoft Word document for all the world to see?
I'm going to show you how visible changes in a Word document recently got a political leader in trouble—and how you can use Word's Document Inspector to avoid making those same embarrassing mistakes in your own docs.
By Curt Frye | Monday, October 13, 2014
Business users of Microsoft Excel take advantage of many of the program's built-in functions. One of the most popular tools is the VLOOKUP function, which lets you search an Excel worksheet as if it were a database table.
By Curt Frye | Thursday, June 26, 2014
Excel is a powerful and versatile tool you can use to analyze data—but not every capability you might want is built in.
Using the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) language, you can script custom processes in Excel. VBA is an object-oriented language, which means that elements of Excel—such as workbooks, worksheets, and the program itself—are represented as objects. An object has three main components:
By Curt Frye | Monday, August 20, 2012
Recognizing when your numbers don't add up is key to successful operations management, which is why organizations of all types and sizes use the Excel spreadsheet program to manage their operations and inventory. A real-world example of this might be conducting a monthly inventory analysis that compares the number of products in your system with the units counted in your warehouse.
In Excel 2007 and 2010, you can quickly check for differences between these two inventory numbers. First, you select the numbers in your worksheet.
Next, go to the Home tab on the ribbon, click the Find & Select button, and then click Go To Special.
Your Excel data is laid out in two columns, so you want to look for differences between the two cells within each row (A2 compared to B2, A3 compared to B3, and so on). To do this, select the Row differences radio button in the Go To Special dialogue box and click OK.
When you click OK, Excel examines the selected cell range for differences between cells in the same row and highlights cells in the right-hand column that are different from their mates in the left-hand column.
In this case, cells B4 and B7 contain values that differ from their mates in cells A4 and A7.
If your data were arranged in rows, you could highlight cells with different values by selecting the data cells in the worksheet and clicking the Column differences radio button in the Go To Special dialog box.
The Go To Special dialog box is often overlooked by even advanced Excel users, but it's worth exploring all its useful options.
Interested in more?
Suggested courses to watch next:
Curt Frye is the author of over a dozen lynda.com courses and more than 20 books on Microsoft Excel, including Microsoft Excel 2010 Step by Step for Microsoft Press. He is also a popular speaker, presenting his Improspectives® keynote addresses and workshops for corporate clients.
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Requirements for a Teacher Education Degree & Certification
Admission to the Program
High school students and transfer students with 29 credit hours or less must possess a high school grade point average of 2.25 (on a 4.0 scale) or an ACT composite score of 15. Transfer students with 30 credit hours or more must possess a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
Students transferring in with completed majors or minors must have the appropriate GPA as established by each department. Consult individual program description for other admission requirements.
Students seeking admission to teacher education programs must read Certification Rule 980_2011-018ED which states that certification may be denied if a person has been convicted, as an adult, of an act of immoral conduct contributing to the delinquency of a child, or of a misdemeanor or felony involving moral turpitude.
Certification Requirements
- Certification candidates must have passed the Michigan Professional Readiness Exam (formerly Basic Skills Test).
- Certification candidates must graduate with a bachelor's degree from one of Ferris' approved teacher education programs or have a bachelor's degree and complete an approved certification only program with a 2.50 minimum GPA to receive teacher certification in the state of Michigan.
- Certification candidates must apply for teacher certification through the School of Education.
- Certification candidates must pass the state-mandated subject area exam in their major and minor.
- Students seeking certification must again read Certification Rule 980_2011-018ED. and sign a statement that they understand they may be denied certification if they have been convicted, as an adult, of an act of immoral conduct contributing to the delinquency of a child, or of a misdemeanor or felony involving moral turpitude.
State of Michigan Resources
- Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC)
Information, Test Dates, Study Guide and Order Form
- License/Certification Application Forms
Certificate Renewals, Out-Of-State Application, Teacher Permits
- Certification Law/Rule/Policy
- Preparation Programs-Standards/Approval Process
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Michelle Kelenske
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Telephone: (231) 591-3642
Fax: (231) 591-2043
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