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There were rejoicings in Phillimore Gardens over Tom's engagement, for the two old people were both heartily fond of Kate--"our Kate," as they were wont proudly to call her. The physician chafed at first over the idea of keeping the matter a secret from Girdlestone. A little reflection served to show him, however, that there was nothing to be gained by informing him, while Kate's life, during the time that she was forced to remain under his roof, would be more tolerable as long as he was kept in ignorance of it. In the meanwhile the lovers saw little of each other, and Tom was only consoled by the thought that every day which passed brought him nearer to the time when he could claim his prize without concealment or fear. He went about as happy and as light-hearted a man as any in all London. His mother was delighted at his high spirits, but his bluff old father was not so well satisfied. "Confound the lad!" he said to himself. "He is settling down to a life of idleness. It suits him too well. We must get him to choose one way or the other."
Accordingly, after breakfast one morning, the doctor asked his son to step with him into the library, where he lit his long cherry-wood pipe, as was his custom after every meal, and smoked for some time in silence.
"You must do something to keep you from mischief, my boy," he said at last brusquely.
"I'm ready for anything, dad," replied Tom, "but I don't quite see what I'm fitted for."
"First of all, what do you think of this?" the doctor asked abruptly, handing a letter over to his son, who opened it and read as follows:--
"It has come to my knowledge through my son that your boy has abandoned the study of medicine, and that you are still uncertain as to his future career. I have long had the intention of seeking a young man who might join in our business, and relieve my old shoulders of some of the burden. Ezra urges me to write and propose that your son should become one of us. If he has any taste for business we shall be happy to advance his interest in every way. He would, of course, have to purchase a share in the concern, which would amount to seven thousand pounds, on which he would be paid interest at the rate of five per cent. By allowing this interest to accumulate, and investing also his share of the profits, he might in time absorb a large portion of the business. In case he joined us upon this footing we should have no objection to his name appearing as one of the firm. Should the idea commend itself to you, I should be most happy to talk over details, and to explain to you the advantages which the firm can offer, at my office in Fenchurch Street, any day between ten and four."
"With kind regards to your family, and hoping that they enjoy the great blessing of health, I remain sincerely yours,"
"What d'ye think of that?" the doctor asked, when his son had finished reading it.
"I hardly know," said Tom; "I should like a little time to think it over."
"Seven thousand pounds is a good round sum. It is more than half the total capital which I have invested for you. On the other hand, I have heard those who ought to know say there is not a sounder or better managed concern in London. There's no time like the present, Tom. Get your hat, and we'll go down to Fenchurch Street together and look into it."
While father and son were rattling along in a cab from Kensington to the City, the young man had time to turn the matter over in his mind. He wanted to be at work, and why not take this up as well as anything else. It is true that he disliked what he had seen of both the Girdlestones, but, on the other hand, by becoming a member of the firm he would probably be thrown in the way of meeting the old merchant's ward. This last consideration decided the matter, and long before the cab had pulled up at the long and dirty passage which led to the offices of the great African firm, the party principally interested had fully made up his mind as to the course he should adopt.
They were duly ushered into the small sanctum adorned with the dissected ships, the maps, the charts, the lists of sailing, and the water-colour picture of the barque _Belinda_, where they were received by the head of the firm. With a charming personal modesty, tempered by a becoming pride in the great business which he had himself created, he discoursed upon its transactions and its importance. He took down ledgers and flashed great rows of figures before the eyes of the good doctor, explaining, at the same time, how month after month their receipts increased and their capital grew. Then he spoke touchingly of his own ripe years, and of the quiet and seclusion which he looked forward to after his busy lifetime.
"With my young friend here," he said, patting Tom affectionately on the shoulder, "and my own boy Ezra, both working together, there will be young blood and life in the concern. They'll bring the energy, and when they want advice they can come to the old man for it. I intend in a year or so, when the new arrangement works smoothly, to have a run over to Palestine. It may seem a weakness to you, but all my life I have hoped some day to stand upon that holy ground, and to look down on those scenes which we have all imagined to ourselves. Your son will start with a good position and a fair income, which he will probably double before he is five years older. The money invested by him is simply to ensure that he shall have a substantial interest in promoting the affairs of the firm." Thus the old man ran on, and when Tom and his father left the office with the sound of great sums of money, and huge profits, and heavy balances, and safe investments, all jostling each other in their brains, they had both made up their minds as to the future.
Hence in a couple of days there was a stir in the legal house of Jones, Morgan, & Co., with much rustling of parchment, and signing of names, and drinking of inferior sherry. The result of all which was that the firm of Girdlestone & Co. were seven thousand pounds the richer, and Thomas Dimsdale found himself a recognized member of a great commercial house with all the rights and privileges appertaining thereto.
"A good day's work, Tom," said the old doctor, as they left the lawyer's office together. "You have now taken an irrevocable step in life, my boy. The world is before you. You belong to a first-class firm and you have every chance. May you thrive and prosper."
"If I don't it won't be my fault," Tom answered with decision. "I shall work with my whole heart and soul."
"A good day's work, Ezra," the African merchant was remarking at that very moment in Fenchurch Street. "The firm is pinched again for working expenses. This will help;" and he threw a little slip of green paper across the table to his son.
"It will help us for a time," Ezra said, gloomily, glancing at the figures. "It was fortunate that I was able to put you on his track. It is only a drop in the ocean, however. Unless this diamond spec. comes off, nothing can save us."
"But it shall come off," his father answered resolutely. He had succeeded in obtaining an agent who appeared to be almost as well fitted for the post as the recalcitrant major. This worthy had started off already for Russia, where the scene of his operations was to lie.
"I hope so," said Ezra. "We have neglected no precaution. Langworthy should be at Tobolsk by this time. I saw that he had a bag of rough stones with him which would do well enough for his purpose."
"We have your money ready, too. I can rely upon rather over thirty thousand pounds. Our credit was good for that, but I did not wish to push it too far for fear of setting tongues wagging."
"I am thinking of starting shortly in the mail boat _Cyprian_," said Ezra. "I should be at the diamond fields in little more than a month. I dare say Langworthy won't show any signs for some time yet, but I may as well be there as here. It will give me a little while to find my way about. You see, if the tidings and I were to come almost simultaneously, it might arouse suspicions. In the meantime, no one knows our little game."
"Except your friend Clutterbuck."
A dark shadow passed over Ezra's handsome face, and his cruel lip tightened in a way which boded little good to the old soldier should he ever lie at his mercy.
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This article titled "The companies trying to crowdsource sustainable innovations" was written by Tim Smedley, for theguardian.com on Thursday 29th August 2013 17.11 UTC
You know what it's like. You wait ages for a crowdsourced sustainable water innovation competition, and then two come along at once. Danish utility company Aarhus Water has an open call for ideas to redesign its Egaa wastewater treatment plant. And Unilever is running a competition to design the sustainable shower of the future.
Both competitions stem from the same frustration: a step change is needed in sustainable innovation, and it's not coming from the traditional marketplace. Rather than calling for designs for the whole process, the Aarhus Water competition (which closes on 4 October) is divided into four challenges – carbon harvesting, biogas production, energy consumption and smarter energy utilisation – that people can tackle separately without any specific knowledge of wastewater treatment plants (WWTP).
"The whole idea is to take a very complex problem, chop it up into lots of small encircled problems, and allow people from the outside to contribute", explains Mikkel Thomassen, director of the Danish company Smith Innovation, contracted by Aarhus Water to run the crowdsourcing phase. "We only have a limited number of firms working within the [WWTP] area – although they are highly qualified, they do things in a certain way … If you want to more fundamentally rethink how we do this kind of plant, we need inspiration from outside."
Thomassen expects entrants will have existing expertise due to the highly specific nature of the challenges, but the pool for that expertise can be considerably widened by crowdsourcing: "For example bio-gas or filter purification technologies – these are used in many different industries, the dairy industry, processing, and we hope to be able to persuade companies, researchers or individuals working in these sectors to put forward their ideas". A fifth call for entries simply called "surprise us" also allows for ideas from virtually anyone.
Thomassen admits, "An open innovation campaign is not very costly economically but there is a cost in a sense that you give up a lot of control – I don't know whether we will receive two ideas or 200."
Unilever meanwhile has teamed up with crowdsourcing community eYeka, offering €5,000 (£4,265) for the best sustainable shower design (competition closes on 8 September). Unilever is not a manufacturer of showers, but targets under its sustainable living plan call for a 50% reduction in its water use by 2020, taking responsibility for the whole lifecycle of products, which for Unilever includes shampoo. Michiel Leijnse, water and innovation brand director for Unilever, explains, "a typical shower in the UK uses 62 litres of water, in the US it's upwards of 100. We think there must be better, more efficient, ways of getting clean … and we haven't found them within the mainstream manufacturers so far".
Unilever has really embraced crowdsourcing, having already announced an ongoing partnership with eYeka to develop ideas for Unilever brands. An open innovation section on the Unilever website also allows people to submit ideas for Unilever products or respond to a specific list of wants – at the time of going to press, examples included "toothpaste that amazes your mouth". What happens to these product ideas once submitted however, is less clear.
The specific ownership rights of crowdsourced ideas can also vary. In eYeka's terms and conditions, it reads: "winners whose submissions are selected as selection of the jury undertake to assign to the company the intellectual property rights in these submissions." Unilever says this is standard across such crowdsourcing platforms.
In the context of potentially designing the world's most sustainable shower, €5,000 seems little recompense. Asked if this is a potential flaw in the crowdsourcing model, Leijnse says it's a fair concern, "but at the same time having an idea is one thing, bringing it to market is another … if we can work with them it would lead to a different arrangement than if they just had an idea and couldn't take it further." The volume of entries to the shower competition is also such that, he says: "I don't think it's putting people off".
The Aarhus Water competition doesn't involve a cash prize, but Thomassen insists that the winners "would have the rights of ownership and Aarhus Water would [only] have the right to use it in this particular building project." However he also argues that seeing a product or solution realised is an even bigger motivator than money. "In theory you could come up with some conflicts as you mention – should I give away my ideas for free … But in reality these conflicts of interest are much more limited than is often assumed … they receive the opportunity to be part of the ongoing building project, to have an idea realised in a specific project."
Also the urgent need for sustainability solutions may prove a bigger driver than in more commercial fields. The potential water savings to come from showers, given that they account for a third of current domestic water use in the west, is huge. Aarhus Water want to maximise the production of energy and reduce the energy consumption at Egaa, so that the net energy-production exceeds 150%. Existing technologies could achieve 75%, says Thomassen, and only theoretically.
"In general I don't think the construction industry is very concerned in doing big R&D projects, they don't have the time horizon for that", says Thomassen. "To be able to do this open ideas phase and still be able to build within budget and an ordinary time-frame of one or two years – if we succeed in doing that it will be a big thing."
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We recently reported that Samsung was going to have its next Unpacked event at Berlin's IFA show on September 1st. Thanks to the Korean based manufacturer's free app, you can feel like you're in Germany watching the festivities. A free app available in the Android Market offers an event schedule, maps for those actually in Berlin, and streaming coverage of the event as it happens (following a September 1st update to the app). A dedicated YouTube button takes you directly to Samsung's recent videos for products like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
The Samsung Mobile Unpacked app is free for those wielding devices running Android 2.1 or higher. The app will also be available in the Samsung Apps Store.
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Dulmur was an agent of the Federation Department of Temporal Investigations in the late 24th century.
He and agent Lucsly kept Katherine Sheridan, thrown back in time from 2404, in their custody for six months in 2371. While she was free to go after that, they continued to watch her until at least 2374. (Star Trek: The Adventures of Argus: "Messages From Home")
In 2373, Dulmur and Lucsly visited Deep Space 9 to investigate Benjamin Sisko and crew's journey to 2268, but they could find no intentional wrong-doing. (DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations") In that same year, the two used the Guardian of Forever to travel to 2063 and 1996 to investigate whether the USS Enterprise-E and USS Voyager's crews' journeys back to those respective times had any significant impact on Earth's history. (VOY short story "Almost... But Not Quite")
External linksEdit
- Dulmur article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Dulmur article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.


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Spotlight programmes
Spotlight is BBC Northern Ireland's flagship investigative current affairs programme.
The Spotlight series remains synonymous with trusted, original and hard-edged journalism.
These programmes are no longer available as streamed video.
Cross and Sash
This programme looks at the recurring crisis at Drumcree in County Armagh which has created a rift within the Church of Ireland about its relationship with the Orange Order.
As reporter Vincent Kearney explains, the Order is not the only organisation to have been traumatised by the dispute - the Church has also been damaged. And there is a fierce debate amongst its members about what it should do.
Some want the doors of Drumcree church to be closed on the Orange Order. Others say that would be unchristian, and a grave mistake.
Many are concerned that the Church has become identified with a protest which has frequently been hijacked by loyalist paramilitaries and erupted into violence.
Root and Branch
The implications of the break-in at the police Special Branch office in Belfast in March are examined in this programme.
Whoever managed to breach security at the Castlereagh police base on St Patrick's Day, they threw Special Branch into crisis as they made off with top secret documents.
Reporter Kevin Magee says the episode raises serious questions about the competence of the Special Branch.
The debate on the reform and future of the branch will be given new impetus in the coming weeks when the Stevens team reports on the murder of Belfast lawyer Pat Finucane.
Life Sentence
The men known as the Birmingham Six speak to Spotlight reporter Seamus Boyd about their lives since being released from prison 11 years ago, after spending 16 years behind bars for a crime they did not commit.
They had been wrongly convicted of killing 21 people in the Birmingham pub bombings.
One of the six, Hugh Callaghan, is now 72 years old and still has nightmares about prison beatings.
"I would love an apology", he says. "Wouldn't it be great, after all we went through, to hear that the Home Office had apologised to the Birmingham Six?".
The mens' fight for full compensation also continues. Paddy Hill says it will be scant reward for what has been lost.
Green Machine
Reporter Vincent Kearney examines the strategy of Sinn Fein in its battle for seats in the Republic of Ireland's general election on May 17.
It hopes to gain the balance of power in the Irish parliament, the Dail, giving it unprecedented influence over government policy. In the last Dail, there was just one Sinn Fein member.
The republican party is fielding candidates in 34 of the republic's 42 constituencies.
Unionists fear a big Sinn Fein success in the election and are unhappy at the possibility of the party having ministers in the governments on both sides of the border.
Promised Land
Spotlight talks to members of the Arab and Jewish communities in Northern Ireland about the bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Reporter Barbara McCann concludes that some members of these two communities in the province appear to have taken sides in the Middle East conflict.
In 1948, three years after the Holocaust, the State of Israel was proclaimed in Palestine, finally giving Jews a homeland. But, for many of the Palestinians living there, it meant a future in exile or feeling like foreigners in their own land.
Both sides want their own recognised and separate states and this apparently insoluble international problem has resulted in years of conflict and war.
Dying Breath
Asbestos dust - a silent killer - was all too common a feature of industrial life in Belfast during the fifties and sixties.
To workers it was simply a tool of their trade but with every breath they took, they risked their lives as the cancer-causing fibres lodged in their lungs.
Now, 40 years later, the illnesses caused by the deadly dust is killing them.
This edition of Spotlight asks why workers were exposed to asbestos long after it was known to be dangerous, and why, as people fight for their lives, they also have to fight for compensation.
Sign of the Times
A sharp drop in the number of Northern Ireland men being ordained into the priesthood is the subject for this edition of Spotlight.
After eight years of study, Chris Ferguson's ordination is planned for July in his home diocese of Derry, but he will be the only man to take such a step this year.
He admits he was shocked when he realised he would be the only new priest north of the Irish border out of a Catholic population of 700,000.
The dramatic fall in vocations to the priesthood is evident at Saint Patrick's seminary at Maynooth, west of Dublin. In the mid-1980s there were more than 300 studying there. Today there are about 70.
Rhythm and Blue
The lap-dancing phenomenon, which has its roots in the United States, is currently sweeping across Britain and Ireland. Three years ago in the Irish Republic they did not exist - today there are at least ten with others in the pipeline.
The people who run these profitable clubs in the Republic are making efforts to bring the business to Northern Ireland, promoting their own brand of semi-naked dancing.
In this edition of Spotlight, Barbara McCann reports that the move is facing some tough resistance in the North and examines attitudes to this new kind of voyeurism.
The programme brings together a cleric who is strongly opposed to the trade and a businessman who is already running a lap-dancing club in Belfast.
Lost at Sea
On 14 February, three generations of the Greene family left Kilkeel harbour in County Down on a routine prawn fishing trip. The weather and sea conditions were good, yet this was a trip from which they would never return.
A month later their relatives still wait for definitive news of the fate of the three Michael Greenes - grandfather, son and eight-year-old grandson.
In this Spotlight, presented by reporter Seamus Boyd, their family talk about their loss and how they are coping with the grief.
The tragedy is being investigated by the Marine Accident Investigation Bureau. It says many causes have been looked at, including the possibility that a large ship was involved.
Monkey Business
Spotlight travels to Gibraltar where the majority say they will do all they can to defend their British culture. The British and Spanish Governments want to resolve the dispute there which spans three centuries.
Talk of territorial claims, joint declarations and sell-out is in the air but the government says the 30,000 people of Gibraltar should view the Good Friday Agreement as an example of what can be achieved.
Spotlight reporter Vincent Kearney takes two Northern Ireland political rivals to Gibraltar to examine the parallels with home.
Anti-Agreement unionist Robert McCartney opposes the Anglo-Spanish dialogue while Alban Maginness of the SDLP believes the talks are essential.
Spoiling the View
Reporter Kevin Magee looks in detail at a highly critical Audit Office report into spending by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, particularly by its representatives in New York.
The changed political climate in Northern Ireland has given the tourism industry new hope.
But the Audit Office report showed that the Tourist Board broke its own guidelines with excessive spending on hospitality overseas.
In New York, unauthorised use of a corporate credit card left the board with a bill of more than £24,000, much of it paid out to exclusive restaurants and hotels
Spotlight also examines the report's references to contracts awarded by the board to a printing company associated with a former chairman.
Counting on the Union
This edition of Spotlight examines the changing demographics of Northern Ireland and if a united Ireland could ever happen.
The solid unionist majority which existed in Northern Ireland at the time of partition has begun to crumble away in recent years.
The Catholic population reached 42% in 1991, and when the latest census figures are published they are expected to show that figure is even higher.
The programme looks at the implications of this population change for the political future of Northern Ireland and a studio panel discusses the issue.
29 January 2002
The Chill Factor
Kevin Magee's report looks at what is going on inside the loyalist paramilitary Ulster Defence Association as concern is expressed in the wider unionist community that Northern Ireland must not become "a cold place for Protestants".
In spite of years of political negotiations and talk of ceasefires, the UDA continues its stock in trade of extortion, beatings and sectarian murder.
The UDA has created a climate of fear where, if the writing on the wall is to be believed, every Catholic is regarded as a target.
The programme reports that the organisation's six area commanders follow no co-ordinated strategy and it is the hawks who are presently in the ascendancy.
The Omagh Report
On the eve of a meeting between the chief constable and families of the Omagh bomb victims, Spotlight reveals details of Sir Ronnie Flanagan's response to the scathing report on the police inquiry into the bombing.
That report, written by the NI Police Ombudsman, Nuala O'Loan, contained some highly critical comments about Sir Ronnie and the way some special branch officers handled intelligence information prior to the bombing.
Reporting for Spotlight, BBC NI's chief security correspondent Brian Rowan details some of Sir Ronnie Flanagan's responses to the ombudsman's report.
Murder in Mind
An examination of what turns an ordinary man into a cold-blooded murderer is the subject for this edition of Spotlight.
The killer in question is Stephen Scott, the man convicted and jailed for the horrific murder of Omagh teenager Sylvia Fleming in April 1998.
Reporter Barbara McCann talks to an eminent criminologist who describes Scott as a highly dominant personality and a "right" man - the sort of person who will never admit that they are wrong.
One of Scott's accomplices in the disposal of Sylvia's body also talks on television for the first time about the degree of control Scott exerted over him.
Three men in Colombia
This Spotlight report is from Colombia where three Irish republicans are being held by the authorities and may face trial.
The most serious charge against them is that they are suspected members of the Provisional IRA, caught coaching left wing rebels in bomb making techniques.
All three deny the charge but the Colombian government is convinced the men have a case to answer.
Reporter Kevin Magee travelled to Bogota, known as the kidnap and assassination capital of South America, to investigate the truth about the activities of the three Irishmen.
The loyalist paramilitary ceasefires and the murder of a journalist come under scrutiny in this Spotlight programme.
It examines the record of the LVF and the UDA - both of which claim to be observing ceasefires - but which have been accused of carrying out many recent acts of violence.
Reporter Vincent Kearney details the make-up of the UDA's so-called Inner Council, naming the six men who allegedly have the power to turn the violence on and off.
Barbara McCann also reports on the loyalist murder of newspaper journalist Martin O'Hagan - the first journalist to be murdered in the 31 years of the Troubles.
11 September 2001
The devastating terror attack on the World Trade Center on 11 September forms the background to this first programme in the new series of Spotlight.
Reporter Kevin Magee went to New York to hear from Irish Americans caught up in the atrocity; people who were working in the twin towers and managed to escape with their lives and others who, as members of the emergency services, came to their rescue.
One of the people who told of their experiences was Myles Donnelly from Enniskillen.
On the morning of the suicide attacks he was at his desk on the 78th floor of the South Tower, the second one to be hit by a hijacked airliner. His experience of the violence in Northern Ireland taught him to get out quickly. Several of his closest colleagues who did not do likewise did not survive.
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Epik High's Tablo has decided to push up the release of his first solo album. On October 20th, Tablo's new agency, YG Entertainment, revealed that although Tablo's solo album was initially scheduled to be released on November 1st, it's been pushed up 10 days earlier and will be released on October 21st instead. The album has now been divided into two parts. 'Part 1' will be released on October 21st, while 'Part 2' will be released on the original release date of November 1st. This was done as a special service for his loyal fans, who've been waiting quite a while for his return. YG Entertainment stated, "As this is his first solo album, Tablo has decided to reveal his album through this unconventional method. The album will also feature many talented vocalists." They continued, "Tablo's tracklist was released this morning through YG's official blog, and as you can see, many artists have stepped up to feature in his album, as if to cheer him on for a successful comeback after a long hiatus... Naul participated in his already-released track, 'Airbag', while Lee Sora made an unprecedented featuring on a song called 'Home'." They explained, "Tablo's title of his first solo album is called 'Fever's End'. The album's name was inspired by Tablo's period of struggle and pain; the songs included in the album were created during that time when Tablo was trying to overcome his difficulties." Check out the tracklist below! PART 1 of 'Fever's End' 1. "Home" (feat. Lee Sora) 2. "It's bad" (feat. Jinsil) 3. "Airbag" (feat. Naul) 4. "Tide" (Scratch by JD Friz) 5. "From the Bottom" (feat. Bumkey) PART 2 of 'Fever's End' 6. "Tomorrow" (feat. Taeyang) 7. "Source" (Scratch by DJ Tukutz) 8. "Dear TV/Alleviate a Fever" 9. "Thankful Breath" (feat. Yankee + Bong Tae Gyu) 10. "Expiration Date" Source + Photo: Star News, YG Blog
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News Release 7 Oct 2010
EIS challenges Lord Hutton's assumptions
Commenting on the Independent Review of Pensions in the Public Sector, which published an interim report today - conducted by Lord Hutton, the EIS President, Kay Barnett, said: "Hutton gives the lie to the view of the Coalition Government that public sector pensions are "gold-plated and unreformed. Hutton is also clear that notional schemes serve a purpose and should be retained.
However, the EIS believes that the Interim Report has raised a number of significant issues for the public sector:
(i) The reforms of the previous Government have not yet been subject to scheme valuations. Therefore, one of Huttons central themes, that the reforms do not take sufficient account of longevity, is untested.
(ii) The preference for career average rather than final salary defined benefits should not be a matter of political imposition but should be discussed in the specific scheme discussions. There should be no "one size fits all.
(iii) The requirement for employees to increase contributions to provide "short term savings at a time of pay restraint is an attack on the living standards of public sector workers.
Kay Barnett said: "There will be much anger among Scottish teachers. Teachers believed that the 2007 reforms were sustainable in the long term and were told so by Government and Treasury. The decision to undermine pension provision and ask teachers to pay more to bail out the economy in the short term is unacceptable.
"The STUC demonstration on 23 October will give public expression to our anger and we expect many thousands of teachers and lecturers to join the demonstration to oppose cuts in services and cuts in public sector living standards, including pensions.
The STUC Demonstration under the banner There is a Better way against Public Sector Cuts will take place on Saturday 23 October in Edinburgh.
The EIS is campaigning against cuts to Education under the slogan Why Must our Children Pay?
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1Farmers protest by squirting cow milk
2Woman protests against sharks extinction by hanging from a boutique ceiling with fish hooks
Alice Newstead, an artist from Watford, used the backdrop of Paris for her fishy protest, painting her body in silver to resemble a shark, before being hoisted into the air with oversized fishing hooks. The painful stunt went on for 15 minutes, as shoppers came to have a gander at the weird protest in the window of cosmetics store Lush. According to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) some 100 million sharks are caught in commercial and sports fishing every year, and several species have declined by more than 80 per cent in the past decade alone. (Source)
3Egyptian protests against imposed marriage by chopping off his penis
4About 300 Canadians protest against a balloon by collectively dropping their trousers at it
Martin said he wants to make it clear to the U.S. that Sarnia residents do not like being watched. (Source)
5Teenager protests against dissections by changing her name to a URL
6Journalist protests against war by throwing both shoes at Bush
7Student protests school's "no-touching" policy by duct-taping himself
Abbazia had a friend tape his torso at the shoulders and elbows while he was waiting for the school bus, and kept the tape on until fourth period, just after noon. School officials called his father in for a conference, telling him that Patrick had misunderstood the policy. (Source)
8Fathers protest against custody laws by dressing up like superheros
9Hindu hard-liners protest against Valentine's Day
10Peruvians protest against corruption by washing the country's flag


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Osceola priest suspended 20 days by UMC court
KAUKAUNA - A Wisconsin Methodist minister was suspended for 20 days yesterday for marrying a lesbian couple in 2009. The Reverend Amy DeLong of Osceola was also ordered to write a report on issues that harm the United Methodist clergy covenant, and to have it presented at the church's Wisconsin conference next summer. If it's not presented, DeLong will be suspended for a year.
A jury of 13 ministers ordered DeLong's penalty late yesterday in Kaukauna, where a church trial had been held since Tuesday. The 44-year-old DeLong was found guilty of violating church laws against marrying same-sex couples. A church prosecutor wanted DeLong to be suspended indefinitely until she signed an agreement never to perform another same-sex wedding. But DeLong told reporters she'd never sign such a thing.
Methodists throughout the country were watching the trial - and one group said DeLong's punishment indicates that the church won't end its ban on holding same-sex weddings any time soon. Pastors in several states have signed documents opposing the conservative policy. DeLong was also found innocent of being a practicing homosexual. She entered into a domestic partnership in Polk County in 2009, but the jury found no evidence that she had lesbian sexual contact during her time as a minister.


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An alien teen on the run from ruthless enemies sent to destroy him, Pettyfer's John Smith is learning his powerful new abilities when trying to survive from a deadly enemy.
DreamWorks Pictures has released a featurette for "I Am Number Four", giving away more scenes from the movie as well as explaining the origins of nine boys sent from another planet to Earth. These boys will reunite to reclaim their planet from ruthless enemies but a deadly enemy has already chased them on Earth.
Each of these boys is given special power without knowing exactly what it is. John Smith aka Number Four, who will be the next target after the demise of Number Three, in particular wants to be normal. He, however, learns his incredible destiny and ends up as a warrior when trying to survive.
Alex Pettyfer leads in "I Am Number Four" with Dianna Agron starring as his love interest. Timothy Olyphant and Teresa Palmer also land roles in the movie, portraying Henri and Number Six respectively.
Michael Bay serves as a producer while Steven Spielberg is executive producing the movie, which is directed by D.J. Caruso. This action sci-fi flick is set to hit theaters across the nation on February 18, 2011.


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Police said Kathleen Marie Kennedy took her own life with a single gunshot wound to the chest.
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It's almost a foregone conclusion that Tomas Kaberle will be dealt, and TSN's Darren Dreger is reporting it will in all likelihood be a move to Boston.
"Failing a complete meltdown … there's strong belief that Kaberle will be traded to Boston," Dreger reported. "It's unlikely the deal gets done [Thursday], but sources say it's close and say the deal doesn't hinge on Kaberle signing an extension with the Bruins."
Dreger reports that the details have yet to be worked out, which at this point is the only obstacle in a deal getting completed. He also adds that the Bruins are working on a secondary trade to clear cap room for Kaberle (prorated $4.25 million cap hit).
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A talented six-year-old has been rubbing shoulders with Hollywood royalty while working on a new blockbuster.
Oliver Crouch, who attends Kingswood House School, in West Hill, Epsom, will be appearing in Third Person, a love story starring Mila Kunis, Liam Neeson, James Franco, Adrien Brody, Maria Bello and Kim Basinger.
Homeland's David Harewood, from Streatham, will also feature in the film.
Oliver, who is on the books with talent agency Curtis Brown, plays the son of James Franco and Mila Kunis and has already travelled to Rome to shoot all his scenes for the film which is due out later in the year.
Set in Paris, New York and Rome, the movie, from Oscar winner Paul Haggis, tells the story of love at the beginning, middle and end of a relationship.
Oliver's parents, Rachel and James Crouch, said they are delighted he has had such an exciting experience.
They said: "Oliver really enjoyed filming his scenes in Rome and he loved meeting all the actors face-to-face. We're looking forward to seeing him on the big screen."
Jennifer Jones, principal at Stagecoach Sutton, the theatre school where Oliver trains, said: "All the teachers and pupils here are made up for Oliver and are very proud to have a real Hollywood star in their school."


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This article was published 17/4/2014 (1224 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
No one was injured in a house fire on Langside Street early this morning.
Emergency personnel responded to the call in the 500 block of Langside just before 1:30 a.m.
One tenant was home at the time of the fire but managed to escape unscathed.
Damages are estimated in the $70,000 range.
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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by nx1701g, Jan 29, 2009.
Something tells me that Lana's powers aren't permanent.
Yeah.. can't stand those type of hats on any woman no matter how hot she may be.
aw crap
The WD Raptors have a clear plastic cover over them, so you can see the internals, perhaps it is one of those just with a bigger cover.
Well, the story is stretching the limits of credibility, to be sure, but Allison's directing of this material hasn't been bad.
Nah. The cover was completely gone. It's always like that in movies and TV, the cover of the HDD is gone to show the internal components. In the realworld outside of a clean room this would destroy the hard drive.
Not like that, as I recall.
I was teasing a bit
I think I'm going to be ill.
God, I hate these scenes and don't miss them a bit.
Now that Lana can stand up to Clark's super lovemaking she's leaving!!! LOL
damn that crappy teeny bopper music
this is like some youtube fan girl video
I'm never eating again
Yeah, I think I'm going to puke.
Why, when this season was showing such promise?
The only way that scene wouldn't have annoyed me was if he started to fly ala Superman Returns.
Clark fights Bane next week?
OK so she's not leaving right away!
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1.) Utilize the elements of art and principles of design and the structures and functions of art to communicate personal ideas.
Example: creating a painting, drawing, or sculpture in reaction to world events, drug awareness, or medical issues
Creating works of art utilizing a variety of traditional found and recyclable objects
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Producing one-point perspective drawings
Example: drawing cubes using a vanishing point
2.) Apply variety and unity in the production of two- and three-dimensional works of art.
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Cupcake Apron
As cute as they are useful, these cupcake-print bib aprons, in matching adult and child sizes, keep you looking tidy. Contrast-bias trim, long skirts and waist pockets with bows dress up the aprons to make them perfect for entertaining. Ties at the neck and waist for easy adjusting.


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Top designers, artists and filmmakers attended a bumper careers event to inspire youngsters to follow them into a career in the creative industries.
The Creative Careers Conference, hosted by Epsom's University for the Creative Arts (UCA) last month, was attended by successful names in the industry, including Pixies' album cover designer Vaughan Oliver, singer and stylist Namalee Bolle, and animator Alice Dunseath, who worked on Oscar-winning film Fantastic Mr Fox.
The event, which consisted of talks and workshops, was attended by 140 students from six schools and colleges in Surrey, including Rosebery School in Epsom.
Sue Shearer, UCA widening participation co-ordinator, said: "This is the first time a lot of the students have found out that art and design could hold a future for them and that universities, like UCA, could help them achieve their goals.
"To bring this to life, we brought in guest speakers who are still working at the top of their careers, who have come from a variety of social backgrounds and have all experienced highs and lows that come with such an exciting career choice."


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I put a solid trigger into the Colt New Agent today, performed a detail strip and a trigger job on it. I just prefer the look of the solid trigger. The three hole trigger doesn't do much for me, and it's a lint trap.
This pistol is still running 100%.
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Education in Malawi
Malawi joined the Global Partnership for Education in 2009 based on its 2008/09-2017/18 National Education Sector Plan(NESP).
The country's education system faces many challenges, including: inadequate school facilities, high dropout rates and pupil-teacher ratios, low completion rate and learning achievement for children in poor rural areas where HIV/AIDS prevalence is high.
The NESP outlines the country's strategy to achieve equitable access to education and improve the quality of learning, system governance and management.
The plan aims to:
- expand early childhood education
- improve the quality and relevance of basic education
- promote technical and vocational training responding to labor market needs
- support higher education and research.
Two implementation plans were developed by the government of Malawi to achieve the policy targets of the NESP. The more recent Education Sector Implementation Plan II (ESIP II) provides a roadmap for the objectives of the sector plan like its predecessor ESIP I.
The ESPI II has identified several key policy areas for focus in the coming years. The emphasis is on the need for enhanced focus on improving quality in primary education and increased access to secondary education in Malawi.
The ESIP II acknowledges that the system is not delivering the services as required and expected and underlines the fact that despite improvements in access, the biggest challenge for the country is unacceptably low level of academic performances and learning.
Over the last five years, the government of Malawi has shown continued commitment to the education sector with the allocation of over 18% of the national budget towards education.
All amounts are in US dollars.
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Primary Gross Enrollment Rate (%)
Primary Completion Rate (%)
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)
Out-of-school Children Rate (%)
Domestic Financing
Public Expenditure on Education as Share of GDP (%)
Public Expenditure on Education as a Share of Public Expenditure (%)
Public Expenditure on Primary as a Share of Total Education Expenditure (%)
Student/Teacher Ratio
Teachers Trained (%)
GPE in Malawi
Malawi received a US$44.9 million for the period 2016-2020 to support the Malawi education sector improvement project (MESIP). The grant aims to: improve the equity and quality of primary education service delivery in early grade levels with an emphasis on improved accountability and functioning at the school level by:
- Improving equitable access for the most disadvantaged, especially girls
- Improving the retention and promotion rates at lower primary grades
- Improving the efficacy of interventions at the school, classroom and community level for better learning outcomes
- Removing barriers to girls' education for improved retention in upper primary grades.
For the variable part of the grant (30%), Malawi has selected the following indicators to be implemented in 8 of the most disadvantaged districts:
- Reduction in pupil/qualified teacher ratio in Grades 1 and 2 to improve the learning environment
- Increase in female to male teacher ratio in Grades 6 to 8 to promote retention of girls in school
- Reduction in repetition rates.
The main components of the MESIP are:
- Performance-based school improvement grants for improving promotion and retention. The objective of the component is to pilot the feasibility of improving promotion rates through addressing the inefficiencies of repetition and dropout in the primary education system.
- Improving equity for the most disadvantaged, including girls. This component aims to help reduce primary completion rate ratios in eight of the most disadvantaged districts in Malawi. It will also support the construction of classrooms, latrine blocks, and water points. All new school facilities will be constructed to ensure proper access for children with disabilities.
- Improving learning outcomes, accountability, and cost- effectiveness at school level. This component will pilot cost-effective interventions targeting teachers and headmasters on how to improve classroom management in a resource constrained environment.
- Project management, and sector program support and coordination. This component will finance activities, consultants, and recurrent costs related to the project management and sector program facilitation.
The project supported by GPE and the four other partners has directly contributed to increasing access and equity, and to enhancing the quality of the teaching and learning environment in Malawi.
Key results of the first grant allocated by GPE and supported by other development partners include:
- 2,936 classrooms and 14 boarding facilities were constructed or rehabilitated.
- 70,052 students received bursary packages, with all beneficiaries still in school.
- 10,325 students received cash transfers to attend school. 94% of these students are still in school.
- 23,550 teachers received training to the open and distance learning program.
- 26 million textbooks have been procured.
- A human resource management system is in place at the national level.
- 1,462 head teachers received school management training.
- All schools received grants and support from the ministry to prepare strategic and annual work plans.
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And now, for your viewing pleasure, two drawings: one old, one new. See? I told you there'd be drawings
This week's Illustration Friday was "Voices," vague and potentially creepy enough that I was excited to draw for it. Too bad about reality and all that. With last minute holiday preparations I haven't had time to get much drawing done at all, and I know it's only going to get worse as the week goes on, so instead I decided to post this old drawing from my BFA days which I think fits the theme.
The above drawing is part 2 of my 5 drawing series, "Wings," my BFA thesis at Notre Dame. I've used the last drawing in the series for an IF theme before. The last drawing, and the other three, can all be viewed on my portfolio if you're interested. All five drawings are illustrations from my novel Lost Child of Summer, which did not exist when these were drawn. The novel is my MFA thesis. I finished the rough draft in October and hope to be done with editing by the end of January.
I did manage to get some drawing this week. I finally got around to inking what will be the header image for this blog. I posted the pencil version earlier this month. Right now I don't have time to figure out how to extend the image beyond the header area, but I thought you might like a sneak preview, so here you go:
If you click on either image it will bring you to a larger version. Probably worth it especially for the thesis piece, which was originally 11X17 and super high detail. Any comments or critiques are welcome!
WOW, these are amazing, the texture, composition, expressions, poses, the darkness, well everything… Glad you put these out for all to see!
Ditto all the above!
OWO..I love this..this is really great..the contrast of palette is amazing..I really love it that you were able to transmit to paper a real feeling of darkness
Happy Holidays!
These are outstanding! The line work and the tonal values are wonderful!
Thanks all! Glad you liked them.
Both drawings are amazing!


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James Buchanan, who won the Nobel Prize for economics, helped found the field of public-choice theory, which examines how bureaucracies and elected leaders make decisions. He died Wednesday at age 93.
Among his conclusions was that public officials often act in their own self-interest instead of the public's interest. Thus, he argued, bureaucracies tend to grow and politicians tend to favor new spending and tax cuts, leaving the bills...


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Robert (Beames) makes his way from Camden to Bristol to find out more about his brother's suicide.
Although this melancholic road movie marked the directorial debut of ex-film critic Chris Petit, the influence of co-producer Wim Wenders is most readily evident, in everything from the stylised monochrome visuals to the prominence accorded a soundtrack that combines synth artiness (David Bowie and Kraftwerk) with raw post-punk energy (Devo and Wreckless Eric).
Yet Petit also pays homage to the Free Cinema realism of Lindsay Anderson in his depiction of the rural and industrial landscape between London and Bristol, as David Beames heads west to uncover the reasons for his brother's suicide.
Consequently, it's the documentary aspects that reveal more about early-'80s Britain than the various encounters en route, which are rather portentously scripted and awkwardly played.
An interesting, if uneven time capsule of early 80's Britain.


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