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Many people will criticise me for focusing on the BBC Crisis when it could be said the real crisis is the explosion of revelations in past child abuses. Following the unreported Newsnight investigation and the shocking Exposure broadcast, Jimmy Savile's past has served as a catalyst to explore the failings in private and public institutions of child protection and the presumed innocence of establishment figures.
However, I believe the BBC's crisis of management failure has progressed to such a point now that it co-exists independently of the previous crisis as it harbours questions for the very nature of British broadcasting and past much-admired managerial models. The next few weeks could see changes that spread far and wide, beyond the confines of auntie.
George Entwistle, for whom I thought it a disgrace to see leave, wanted to implement a grassroots localism into the heart of his management. It's a practical extension of the beeb's pride of independent journalism but supposedly saw executive management become blind to the failings at the other end of the organisation.
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It's clear the BBC Trust now shares the criticisms of many a journalist in that this self-proclaimed removal is now seen as weak leadership. I simply don't believe that! In fact the implementation of this grassroots editorial policy is what has made the BBC a shining example in world broadcasting. It's evidence that those connected on the ground, plugged into the minute-by-minute developments are exactly those who should be in the hot seat of creative control and accountability.
What failed in these instances and quite possibly in the BBC's very culture was the breakdown in information. Reporting standards have clearly lapsed with fundamental checks and balances failing to be that fundamental and awareness of this surpassing the last line of defence that is middle management. You might suggest that the line should stop with the DG but for a successful bottom-up management model, the Executive should exist to prescribe the boundaries and the medicine, not the day-to-day micro-managing that's seen and killed off many a quango of the past.
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This in turn could result in a heavy handed, authoritarian approach to editorial policy with the boundaries being so over-prescribed that department heads and creatives themselves struggle to find journalistic freedom in sourcing material and ideas. Remember that BBC Worldwide pushses content out but doesn't produce it, that along with no real news experience could very well spell trouble for the much loved independence of the Beeb's journalism.
It's very much a culture fight between Executives with backgrounds of marketing and the private sector against those with clear broadcast journalism experience and an innate understanding of the public embodiment of British journalism. Who wins will no doubt have a lasting effect on the face of our media but be under no illusion, a war of words and ideals has begun!
I'd be interested in seeing a partnership through strength but the preserve of the grassroots, bottom-up model must continue for the sake of public broadcasting and as evidence to organisations around the country that this does indeed work.
The BBC's Charter is up in 2016 and who know's what will have happened by then. Tim Davie did say one thing I can pass on in good faith, the BBC is founded on trust and so trust is what will be called for by both viewers and employees alike. Without that, anything is possible.


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Emerging Markets in Egypt and Morocco
Sometimes referred to by the acronym MENA (Middle East-North Africa), this region of emerging markets is one of great risk offering potentially huge returns. Many, although not all, of the countries in the region draw their economic power from petroleum, and many, although not all, are subject to political instability resulting from religious tensions. Open wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have created floods of refugees and fears of terrorism.
Many African countries have markets classified as frontier — a step below an actively emerging market.
Type of government: Republic
Major industries: Cement, chemicals, construction, energy, food processing, hydrocarbons, light manufacturing, metals, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, textiles, tourism, transportation
Currency: Egyptian pound (or gineih)
English-language newspaper: Daily News Egypt
Independent since 1952, Egypt's 80 million people make it the largest nation in the Middle East and a formidable political and military power. The country doesn't have a lot of farmland, nor does it have oil. Tourists have been scared off by terrorist attacks that target them. Still, people are investing in energy, transportation, and telecommunications, and the government is working hard to sustain the progress made since independence. The fun of investing in emerging markets is trying to figure out which way a country will go, so Egypt is fun. Keep an eye on it.
Type of government: Constitutional monarchy
Major industries: Construction, energy, food processing, leather goods, phosphate rock mining and processing, textiles, tourism
Currency: Moroccan dirham
English-language newspaper: Morocco NewsLine.com
Morocco has limitations on the press, and Islamic law is important. (Almost everyone in Morocco is Muslim.) But Morocco's King Muhammad VI and his government have worked hard to keep the economy stable and to upgrade the country's infrastructure. It hasn't been easy, as only about half the population is literate, and the recession in Europe has hurt Morocco's market for exports and tourism.


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"National Women's Day was instituted in 1994, following the victory of Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress in the elections, which ended the apartheid regime."
In 1945, there were no women engineers in South Africa. In this regard, giant leaps forward have been made in the twenty-first century, but there is still a clear disparity in the industry. This is a challenge that Enel Green Power South Africa (EGP RSA) has tackled with great dedication since its foundation, carrying out activities and initiatives aimed at closing this gap and at improving the role of women in the engineering field.
For Women's Month, which is celebrated in August throughout South Africa, EGP RSA spoke with some female colleagues who are committed to introducing the world of engineering to other young women.
"We listened to the stories of Kunzang Jagannath (Project Planner and Cost Control), Nombulelo Mketi (Grid Connection Specialist), Mantwa Mathebula (Permitting Manager) and Boiketlo Rapoo (Head of the Local Control Room)."
Kunzang, an electrical engineer with ten years of experience, prefers that a person's work speak for itself, regardless of gender: "With technology that's advancing every day, it's exciting to explore the new worlds of engineering and innovation". Nombulelo, a Grid Connection Specialist with 15 years of experience, says she's built her career on trust. She has invested a lot of time in research and study in the industry, which has allowed her to fit in perfectly into a world that is still male dominated.
Mantwa has a Bachelor in Science (BSc) in Zoology. She now says she's part of a global company that has given her the chance to explore every area of her profession. "Don't be afraid to ask for advice, because questions and learning are an integral part of every improvement". Boiketlo, head of the local Control Room, is responsible for monitoring the systems of the Sandton head office. Her role model is Mary Jackson, famous for becoming the first female African American engineer at NASA in 1958.


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On Sat, Apr 15, 2006 at 11:03:23AM +0200, Horst Eyermann wrote: > Hello, > > I am relatively new to gnuradio and plan to write a weatherfax decoder > in gnuradio. > > I want to try different schemes for decoding the signal (coherent / > noncoherent / short-time DFT) > > As there is phasing in the signal I am most interested in the > non-coherent approach. But there I am really lacking a square-root block > in gnuradio. It should not be difficult for me to implement it - but I > wondered why such a block is not present in the library. > > Should such a block (or a general "power of" block) included in the > library? Hi Horst, We do have gr.rms_cf and gr.rms_ff which compute estimates of RMS power for complex and float signals respectively. There's also gr.complex_to_mag for complex signals. We generally avoid continuously computing the square root (it's expensive). In our examples so far we've generally wanted to compare power to a threshold, and in that case it was easier to factor the (absence of) square root into the threshold setting than to burn the cycles computing sqrt on every sample. Eric
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Connor Wood
You wake up one morning to a phone call. On the other end, a friend's voice excitedly tells you that he knows where to find a leprechaun's pot of gold in a nearby park. Do you want to come help him dig for it? If you are a normal person, you will roll your eyes, hang up, and (hopefully) go back to sleep. But according to new research from the University of Iowa, if you have damage to a specific area of your neocortex related to doubt and skepticism, you might jump up and start looking around for your shovel. And guess what – if so, you're also more likely to be a religious fundamentalist.
We all know how important it is to critically evaluate the truth claims we encounter, whether from friends, media outlets, or religious leaders. If you're too gullible, you might get fleeced by scam artists, choose poor romantic partners or friends, or spend a lot of hard-earned money on miracle weight-loss drugs. And yes, you might also be more likely to believe religious claims that mainstream culture finds odd or even delusional – for example, fundamentalist claims about a six-day creation or the literal inerrancy of the Bible.
Drawing from recent research in neuroscience, Erik Asp, Kanchna Ramchandran, and Daniel Tranel of the University of Iowa College of Medicine formulated and tested a model that shows how brain function is related to gullibility, beliefs, and religious fundamentalism. Imaging studies have shown that critical evaluation of beliefs and truth claims is related to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) – the part of your brain more or less directly over the space between your eyes – which suggested that damage to this area should lead to reduced doubt and increased gullibility.
Asp and his colleagues formulated a model they dubbed the "False Tagging Theory" to describe how the vmPFC drives the brain's doubting process. Perhaps counterintuitively – but importantly – they assumed that the brain initially believes all claims it encounters. In fact, according to their model it's not even possible to understand anything you hear unless you first provisionally believe it. That's right: you've believed everything anyone has ever told you, if only for a fraction of a second, from the amount you owed for that takeout Chinese dinner in 2005 to the existence of Santa Claus. The difference comes when the vmPFC evaluates the ramifications and implications of that belief and determines whether to "flag" that belief with a doubt marker. Obviously false or manipulative claims receive the "doubt tag" and are then emotionally experienced as feeling untrue.
The model, hinging as it does on the assumption that we first need to provisionally believe something in order to evaluate its truth, predicts that if something goes wrong with the vmPFC then we should experience problems with the doubt-tagging process. Our initial affirmative beliefs will persist, and we'll continue believing outlandish or unlikely claims.
Asp, Ramachandran, and Tranel tested their model by recruiting a group of patients from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics who had suffered damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. They compared these patients to others who had suffered damage to unrelated areas of the brain, as well as to a third group of patients who had recently undergone medical non-neurological emergencies. By choosing control groups that were also recovering from recent medical trauma, the researchers hoped to ensure that any effects they might find among their target patients wouldn't just be the result of having experienced a profound medical event.
The participants, who were similar across groups in age, gender, and religious affiliation, filled out a survey that measured how fundamentalist their religious beliefs were. Another survey gauged the extent to which their personalities could be described as "authoritarian," while a third questionnaire asked whether patients' beliefs in four specific Christian doctrines had changed since their injury.As the investigators expected, participants who had experienced damage to their vmPFCs showed significantly higher levels of fundamentalist belief than the participants in the two control groups. They also reported greater increases in religious belief since their injury, as well as higher levels of authoritarianism. Neither the participants with damage to unrelated areas of the brain nor the patients with non-neurological injuries or illnesses showed comparable results. Interestingly, the vmPFC patients also didn't show any deficits in IQ or tests of executive cognitive function. The only area of cognitive functioning that seemed to have been affected was the ability of the brain to label certain beliefs as doubtful or false.
The fact that the vmPFC patients showed higher authoritarianism also fits into the researchers' model. Authoritarianism is a psychological construct that theorists and researchers have used since the 1950s to describe a personality that prefers strong authority figures, tends to accept leadership uncritically, and can be brusque and punitive in dealings with social inferiors. Asp and his colleagues predicted that patients with damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex would express more authoritarianism because authoritarians are averse to questioning beliefs handed down from social superiors and feel uncomfortable when they're not sure what to believe. Critical doubt, in other words, isn't a strong suit for authoritarians. The fact that the patients with damaged vmPFCs did, in fact, show elevated levels of authoritarianism gave Asp and his team yet more support for their model.
So what do these results mean for religion and belief? Is religious belief merely the product of a malfunctioning "doubt mechanism" in the frontal cortex? Of course not. Any sentence that begins with "Religious belief is merely…" is guaranteed to offer an incomplete picture at most, and sophomoric, intolerant posturing at worst. Religious belief is extremely complex, and it's impossible, even foolish, to try to reduce it to one certain brain function or another (or lack thereof).
But it's also true that some religious beliefs may be easier than others to incorporate into a worldview that jibes with modern science and culture. Unfortunately, fundamentalist religious claims don't tend to fit into this category – a fact that, in America, is helping to drive a dangerous rift between conservative religious believers and their (often) secular, scientifically educated counterparts. Part of what it means to study religion critically is to confront the fact that all religious phenomena aren't necessarily good, and that some religious beliefs may be worth criticizing from an evaluative perspective. This is a tricky line to draw, and the results presented by Asp and his colleagues probably don't warrant calling up your fundamentalist Christian uncle to accuse him of brain damage. (Actually, that might be a bad idea even if they did.)
What this research does do, though, is raise the possibility that some religious beliefs may be more vulnerable than others to the cognitive processes that lead to doubt. Presumably, the more logically fragile and evidentially unsupported religious claims are, the more belief in them will differ between people with high- and low-functioning vmPFCs. More theologically subtle or sophisticated beliefs, for instance those propounded by the medieval mystic Meister Eckhart – who insisted that God was not a person, but instead an underlying reality that couldn't be expressed in words – might not be so vulnerable to these doubting mechanisms. This doesn't mean that one kind of religion is automatically better than another. It just means that, like everything else our brains encounter, religion is something worth examining critically.


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In U.K. General Election, No Good Outcomes for Tobacco Companies
Britain's tobacco industry is braced for a tough time, regardless of the result of the general election.
The Conservative Party earlier this year pushed through a law to ban branding on cigarette packs, surprising some observers who felt Prime Minister David Cameron's party would stall on a vote before the election. The ban comes into force in 2016.
But worse could lie in store for cigarette companies if the opposition Labour Party is elected.


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The competitive environment of today demands innovation. Innovation requires collaboration and teamwork. However effective teamwork remains elusive for the majority of organisations.
Research published in the Harvard Business Review found that "time spent by managers and employees in collaborative activities has ballooned by 50% or more over the last two decades – at many companies more than 75% of an employee's day is spent collaborating with colleagues.". However, the research also found that:
"In most cases, 20% to 35% of value-added collaborations come from only 3% to 5% of employees."
So whilst we've moved to open plan offices and increased the number of creative thinking spaces, we still have a lot to learn about teaming and making collaboration work.
Google's project Aristotle
Have you ever wondered what makes teams succeed? Why do some teams succeed, whilst others fail miserably? Google's People Operations (Google's name for their Human Resource department) have been looking for answer to these questions.
Like many HR departments, Google's people operations has been focused on hiring "talent". They were spend a lot of of their time evaluating, hiring and developing individuals. Yet the majority of work at Google get done in teams!
So in 2012 A group of researchers in Google's People Operations launched "Project Aristotle" with the goal of answering the question, "what makes a Google team effective?". Over a period of two years the project conducted 200+ interviews across hundreds of teams. Collecting all the data they could lay their hands on, seeking to find out what made for effective teams.
Project Aristotle reviewed academic studies and looked for patterns in data to answer questions like:
- Does it matter who is on the team — their personalities, education and background?
- Is it better to put introverts together on one team?
- Are teams more effective when people are friends outside of work?
- Do the best teams have people with similar interests?
How is more important than who
The first major insight came when the researchers found that the composition of a team made no difference to team performance. It turns out that how teams work together is much more important than who is on the team.
'We looked at 180 teams from all over the company, we had lots of data, but there was nothing showing that a mix of specific personality types or skills or backgrounds made any difference. The 'who' part of the equation didn't seem to matter.'' — Abeer Dubey, a manager in Google's People Analytics division, "What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team"
The kind people on a team. Their personality, background, motivation, education and familiarity with each other made no difference to the effectiveness of the group. There was no perfect mix of personalities and skills the made for an effective team. What matters is the team dynamics – how a team works together.
Google researches found that team norms are the most important factor in successful teams. Team norms are the unwritten rules and standards that govern how a team works together. It's the team norms that make for a successful team.
The five norms that make for effective teams
"The researchers eventually concluded that what distinguished the ''good'' teams from the dysfunctional groups was how teammates treated one another. The right norms, in other words, could raise a group's collective intelligence, whereas the wrong norms could hobble a team, even if, individually, all the members were exceptionally bright." – Charles Duhigg, What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team
Next the project Aristotle researchers set out to identify exactly which team norms made the biggest impact on team performance. After sifting through the data the researchers found the following five norms that set part successful teamsart at Google.
1. Psychological safety
Psychological safety is a term coined by Harvard Business School professor, Amy Edmondson, who gave a TEDx talk on the topic.
In the TEDx talk Amy defines psychological safety as "a belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns or mistakes.". Julia Rozovsky an Analyst from People Operations found that "psychological safety was far and away the most important of the five dynamics we found — it's the underpinning of the other four".
"Google sales teams with the highest level of psychological safety outperformed their revenue targets, on average, by 17%. Those with the lowest psychological safety underperformed, on average, by 19%." – The Most Productive Teams at Google Have These 5 Dynamics
Google found that teams perform better when team members feel safe to take risks. Psychological safety occurs when team members are not afraid of asking difficult questionsand sharing opinions. Even when their opinions conflict with the rest of the team. Psychological safety is the foundation of effective teams.
2. Dependability
Dependability means that team members can be relied upon to get things done. The team can depend on their coworkers to complete their tasks on time and at an acceptable standard of quality.
3. Structure and clarity
Structure and clarity means the team members understand their roles, plans and goals.
4. Meaning
Effective teams have clear meaning and sense of purpose. The team members feel that what they're working on is important to them personally.
5. Impact
Impact is when team members believe that their work is having a positive impact on the organisation. "Do we fundamentally believe that what we're doing matters?" writes Julia Rozovsky
Your turn
Take a few moments to consider how your team works. Use the re:Work's assessment tool and get your team to answer the following questions:
- Psychological safety — "If I make a mistake on our team, it is not held against me."
- Dependability — "When my teammates say they'll do something, they follow through with it."
- Structure and Clarity — "Our team has an effective decision-making process."
- Meaning — "The work I do for our team is meaningful to me."
- Impact — "I understand how our team's work contributes to the organization's goals."
Are there opportunities for you to strengthen the five team norms for your team?


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Introduction to Joseph Swan Vineyards
Joseph Swan Vineyards was founded approximately 50 years ago by Joe Swan who before that had a career as a pilot. In 1967 he bought some Zinfandel vineyards in the Russian River Valley and shortly after he started replanting some of these with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay by imported clones from France which in fact are some of the oldest Pinot Noir vineyards in the area. Joseph Swan Vineyards is a rather small estate in terms of volume, but it has had an important role in the development of the wine region. Joe Swan passed away in 1989 and since then Rod and Lynn Berglund run the estate in line with the principles established by Joe Swan.
A few short notes about how Joseph Swan Vineyards produce their wines:
- They do not control temperature during fermentation and this results in a natural cold soak since the fermentation will not start immediately.
- Approximately 30 percent of their grapes come from owned vineyards.
- Approximately 20 percent whole clusters are used in the Pinot Noir wines.
- They use 20-25 percent new oak for most of their single vineyard Pinot Noir wines.
- Neither fining nor filtering is used.
Tasting notes for the wines from Joseph Swan Vineyards
2014 Joseph Swan Vineyards Viognier "Catie's Corner"
Dominated by apricot both on nose and palate but there is also some pineapple and green melon. Oily texture on the palate and it does get rather intense and shows some warm alcohol notes. This is definitely food wine.
2014 Joseph Swan Vineyards Grenache Blanc Catie's Corner Vineyard
Fresh notes of both green and yellow apples on both nose and palate but also with some peach and green melon. There is a fresh acidity that adds some direction to the wine.
2014 Joseph Swan Vineyards Chardonnay "Kent the Younger"
The nose is more forward than the palate, showing apricot, green and yellow apples and some slight tropical fruit notes. There is a slightly oily expression on the palate and the acidity is rather careful.
2013 Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir "Saralee's Vineyard"
Very fruit driven Pinot Noir with cherries, raspberries and some rather ripe strawberries. On the palate the wine is very juicy and fresh and has a slight herbal note. The acidity is good and adds some energy. An easy to like Pinot Noir of good quality.
2013 Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir "Suicide Hill Great Oak Vineyard"
Very intense fruit aromas with raspberries, strawberries and cherries, combined with a cool and fresh acidity and some minerals. There is a herbal and minty element to this wine and some violet notes. Almost no structure. The wine has a unique coolness and a pure intense fruit.
2012 Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir "Trenton Estate Vineyard"
Brimming fruitiness with cherries, blackberries and raspberries but also some intense blue floral notes. On the palate there is a slight marzipan sweetness as well as some herbal notes. It will be very interesting to see how this wine develops with time. This is a wine with a very strong personality.
2012 Joseph Swan Vineyards Zinfandel "Zeigler vineyard"
Brimming high pitched fruit notes on the nose and a vibrant acidity and fresh fruit on the palate. Some herbal notes in the background. There is also a silky tannic structure. Surprisingly slim Zinfandel.
2012 Joseph Swan Vineyards Tannat "Matthew's Station vineyard"
Intense black and red fruit with an abundance of cherries and blackberries. There is a good tannic structure and a slightly harsh acidity. This is a wine with strong personality.
2012 Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir "Trenton View vineyard"
Bright red fruit with a rather sweet touch. There are an abundance of cherries but also orange peel, marzipan and strawberries. On the palate the wine is rather sweet, juicy and with a very silky texture. The acidity is soft but good. This is a generous and forward wine but slightly one-dimensional at the moment.
Summary of impressions from the visit to Joseph Swan Vineyards
Joseph Swan Vineyards has an exciting range of wines, some of them from old vines and some
from more unusual grapes like Tannat. In general, the wines of Joseph Swan Vineyards have an abundance of personality and the tasting never gets predictable.
Their Pinot Noir wines are characterized by an intense bright fruit expression, often with cherry and intense violet notes, that I find similar to what I sometimes experience in wines from Lafarge in Volnay. Despite the fruity expression the wines never get dense and heavy, but rather has a refined expression. They also seem very transparent to the vineyards and vintages.
My favorites from the tasting were the Trenton Estate Pinot Noir and the Suicide Hill Pinot Noir, but I also enjoyed the slim Zinfandel Zeigler and the pleasant Trenton View Pinot Noir.
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Simmi and Team, in partnership with International Disaster Emergency Services (IDES), just completed a project which provided warm blankets to a village in Himachal Pradesh. NICM has a church there in the village of Parmanoo. The people were suffering from extreme cold. Attached is a report and some pictures which tell the story of reaching out to others in need. This was a very uplifting experience for NICM workers and they felt privileged to be a part of this outreach.
Please continue praying for NICM because prayer is what provides strength to the many NICM workers.
Also, your financial support has never been needed more by NICM. There is so much work to do, and without your support we cannot move forward.
Please consider sending a contribution to:
NICM, P.O. Box 1823, Martinsville, IN 46151.
We are so thankful for all of you, and pray daily that you will be blessed through your partnership in the work of NICM.
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Local authority leaders were today drawing up a final pay offer to firefighters amid signs that the union has shifted its position in a bid to clinch a deal and end the long-running dispute.
The Fire Brigades' Union (FBU) might be prepared to end its overtime ban and agree new shift patterns in return for a "significant" pay rise.
The union has also signalled it could sign up to the "strategic heart" of the controversial Bain Review of the fire service which it boycotted and angrily attacked as "irrelevant".
Intensive negotiations between the union and employers, held at the conciliation service Acas, ended last night and the dispute now enters a crucial phase.
Union leader Andy Gilchrist is expecting a pay offer to be tabled tomorrow which will be considered by FBU brigade representatives on Friday before a national conference later this month to decide whether to hold a fresh ballot.
Firefighters staged a series of strikes last year but the industrial action was suspended to allow the talks to continue.
It is understood that the employers have suggested a new wage "spine" to extend the range of pay rates available to firefighters.
The two sides have discussed moving the fire service away from its traditional role to place emphasis on giving advice on community fire safety and educating children of the dangers of starting fires.
Union leaders are understood to be willing to consider a reduction in the number of firefighters but only in two or three years after the changes have been completed and if there is no threat to safety or fire cover.
Details of the union's shift were first reported by PA News at the weekend and confirmed last night as the Acas talks ended.
"The union is up for significant changes in return for a significant pay offer which will have to include a pay formula," said an FBU source.
"There is a deal to be done if the price is right."
The union has already rejected an 11 per cent offer over two years and it is likely that the new deal will be for three years.
The two sides were close to agreeing a 16 per cent pay rise over two years last November before the Government intervened.
FBU leaders are understood to have told the employers they accept some of the recommendations in the Bain Report about the future role of the fire service in preventing incidents and acknowledging the increased role of firefighters in rescuing people trapped in road accidents and dealing with other incidents such as chemical spillages.
"It will be a shift away from the old type of fire brigade to a new type of public service that the Governments says it wants," said the union source.
The FBU hopes its stance will help the Government agree that its modernisation agenda has been met.


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At this time of the year almost every business looks back to reflect on the past year and think about what lessons were learned, so we can continue to build and develop our businesses to be stronger in the commencing year.
2015 has been a big year for all things technology. We have seen some exciting breakthroughs in technologies and platforms which have allowed us to equip our workforce with the right tools to work smarter and more efficiently than ever before. Whilst we draw from these platforms to strengthen our businesses, we were often reminded about the risks and threats associated as we witnessed blue chip companies fall victim to severe cyber-attacks. Taking into account what we have learnt over the last 12 months, here are 3 things that your business should consider in order to stay ahead in 2016.
Security has been the core topic of discussion throughout 2015, far overshadowing any of the great innovations that have been introduced to the market. With attacks and breaches against TalkTalk, Carphone Warehouse, Walmart and Costco to name a few, this year has served well to highlight two things:
1. The threat of security breaches and cyber-attacks to businesses is REAL
2. No business can become completely immune from cyber threats
Whilst it is impossible for a business to completely safeguard and protect their IT infrastructure and data, it is important to take the time to review and fully understand where your business is. Introducing a security policy to your business will provide greater visibility and ensure that you review your current setup and highlight where improvements can be made, reducing the risk of threats and attacks significantly.
Key questions to take away:
1. Every business should have a Firewall. Are you confident in protection that your appliance delivers?
2. What are the level of security permissions across your organisation? Are you confident that your staff can only see the data they should be able to see?
3. Do you have an Anti-Virus product installed on all business workstations? How is it managed? Are threats dealt with quickly?
No matter what your business is, in today's digital world, being without key IT systems or business data is almost guaranteed to cause significant disruption. While hardware such as computers, laptops and mobile phones can be repaired or replaced, data, the life blood of a business, is not so easily recovered unless suitable plans and policies are in place. Understanding your backup policy (the solution you have in place) and being familiar with the terms; Disaster Recovery (DR), Business Continuity (BC), Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is critical for any successful business looking to limit downtime.
What we can take away from 2015 is that system disruption and downtime costs a lot more than just money… it damages your brand and reputation. In today's world where we live and shout about everything on Social Media, can your business afford not to stay ahead?
The takeaways from this section are:
1. Do you have a comprehensive backup solution in place? If so, what is it?
2. How frequently do you back up your data? Where is it backed up to?
3. In the event of a disaster such as Server hardware failure, how long would it take you to restore your data and services?
2015 was another great year for Cloud innovation. With mobility of business data, applications and services being the focus and talking point amongst businesses, many took the time to review their IT platforms to establish how migrating to the Cloud could deliver increased performance, accessibility, resilience, scalability and value whilst at the same time, saving money.
While "Cloud" is a broad term, there are many businesses that are yet to discover what the Cloud means to them and the benefits it can deliver.
With Microsoft offering a broad range of market leading services such as Office 365, SharePoint Online, Dynamics CRM and Azure, Zenzero recommends all businesses should engage with an experienced service provider who can take the time to understand how your business operates as well your future requirements, before making suggestions on what Cloud systems should be implemented.
Some of the Cloud projects undertook by the team at Zenzero have included:
– Migration of Email Services from an On Premise Server or Hosted POP/ IMAP Service to Microsoft Exchange Online on the Office 365 platform
– Migration of an On Premise CRM system to Microsoft Dynamics CRM on the Office 365 platform
– VoIP Migration from an onsite PBX to a fully hosted Cloud platform
– Data migration from a local Fileserver to OneDrive for Business
– Implementation of hosted SharePoint sites for document collaboration amongst departments and teams
A few questions to take away are:
1. What services do you currently host on premise?
2. How important is mobility of business data, services and applications to your organisation?
With a wealth of experience in providing professional IT products, services and support to small and medium sized businesses, Zenzero are ideally placed to offer the IT advice your business needs to succeed. Our partnerships with market-leaders such as Microsoft, StorageCraft, Kaspersky and Dell enable Zenzero to tailor our support to suit your exact requirements.
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ACCT 562 Midterm Exam
1. (TCO D) Field techniques for cash review include analyzing
2. (TCO F) Manually altering entries in an organization's books in order to conceal fraud is called:
3. (TCO F) Which of the following is not one of the primary purposes of asking introductory questions during an interview?
4. (TCO F) When the subject of an investigation has been accused of misconduct, establishing a morally acceptable rationalization might allow the accused to reconcile his or actions with his conscience. Which of the following is not an example of an acceptable rationalization?
5. (TCO F) In one of the case studies in the textbook, Brian Lee, a top-notch plastic surgeon, collected payments from his patients without giving a cut to the clinic where he practiced. What was his motivation for committing the fraud?
6. (TCO F) Nicolette Garrison works part-time at an independent record store. Whenever her friend, Jacob Barker, comes into the store during one of her shifts, he picks up a CD and brings it to the register where Nicolette is stationed. After ringing a "no sale" transaction on the cash register, Nicolette pretends to swipe Jacob's credit card for payment. She puts the CD in a bag and gives it to Jacob, who walks out without actually paying for the merchandise. What kind of scheme is being committed?
7. (TCO F) A(n) _____________ interview is one that has the potential to bring about strong emotional reactions in the respondent.
8. (TCO F) According to the 2006 Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, the theft of which type of non-cash asset was the least common but caused the highest median loss?
9. (TCO A)Discussing the benefits of operational reviews with management helps to
10. (TCO B) Financial ratios used in planning include:
11. (TCO A-D) Interviewing, financial analysis, observing processes are all part of the ___________phase.
12. (TCO A) Operational areas eligible for review include
13. (TCO A) The reason(s) a business exists include
14. (TCO F) Albrecht's Fraud Scale differs from Cressey by utilizing the factor of ________________________.
15. (TCO F) In one of the case studies in the textbook, Brian Lee, a top-notch plastic surgeon, collected payments from his patients without giving a cut to the clinic where he practiced. How was he punished?
16. (TCO F) In the Fraud Tree, asset misappropriations are broken down into cash and non-cash schemes. Which of the following is not considered a misappropriation of cash?
17. (TCO F) The conceptual framework for financial reporting includes several assumptions that underlie generally accepted accounting principles. Which of the following is one of these assumptions?
18. (TCO A) Operational review phases are ordered in
19. (TCO F) Reversing entries is a method for concealing larceny of ___________?
20. (TCO F) Dorothy McNally stole $232 from the company deposit while on the way to the bank. She can conceal the theft by recording the missing amount on the bank reconciliation as a(n):
21. (TCO F) According to a study by COSO, which of the following groups is the most likely to commit financial statement fraud?
22. (TCO B) One of the primary purposes of the planning is to:
1. (TCO A) Operational review procedures embrace the concept of conducting operations for economy, efficiency, and effectiveness. Provide a brief description of the EFFICIENCY aspect, and provide an example
2. (TCO A) Compare and contrast a financial audit versus an operation review using the following characteristics: Purpose, Scope, Skills, Audience, Audit Results, and Focus.
3. (TCO F) Cressey's "fraud triangle" states that three factors—non-shareable financial need, perceived opportunity, and rationalization—are present in cases of occupational fraud. Which of these three factors, if any, is the most important in causing executives, managers, and employees to commit occupational fraud? (Points : 10)
4. In the case study, "The Importance of Timing," what kind of fraud did the accountant commit? How could this fraud have been discovered? (Points : 10)
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Program Number: 10-006-2
School Year: 2019-2020
Associate of Applied Science Degree
Campus: Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac, West Bend, Shared with Lakeshore Technical College
This program is eligible for financial aid
Program Description
Whether you want to run your own agribusiness operation or help other agriculture producers become more successful, this program gives you the skills you need. Learn how to merge business and science to produce a product and make a profit. Through hands-on learning and on-the-job experience, you'll gain skills in animal science and nutrition, integrated pest management, soil science, crop production and precision agriculture. You'll be able to develop crop management, livestock management and business plans. You'll also learn how to enhance your success through sales, marketing and business management. This program will open doors to a variety of agribusiness career pathways.
Lakeshore Technical College (LTC) offers its Agribusiness Science and Technology program classes at LTC and also at Moraine Park via live interactive television. As an Agribusiness Science and Technology student, you'll attend live classes at the LTC campus or attend live interactive television classes at Moraine Park. General studies classes and labs can be taken at Moraine Park. For more information, please see Lakeshore Technical College's Agribusiness Science and Technology program information.
Statewide Median Salary for Recent Graduates
- $37,218
Approximate Costs
- $136.50 per credit (resident)
- $204.75 per credit (out-of-state resident)
- Online students are not charged out-of-state fees.
- Please refer to the MPTC Student Handbook for additional enrollment fee information.
Program Outcomes
- Develop an agri-business management plan.
- Apply economic and marketing strategies to agribusiness industry.
- Apply relevant technologies.
- Create a crop management plan.
- Create a livestock management plan.
- Investigate opportunities in agribusiness.
- Interact as a professional in agribusiness.
Career Opportunities
- Agricultural Inspector
- Agricultural Equipment Operator
- Nursery and Greenhouse Manager
- Agricultural Products Grader
- Supervisor of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers
- Supervisor of Animal Husbandry and Animal Care Workers
Admission Process
The admission process for a shared program should be completed at the host college granting the degree. Please submit the following to Lakeshore Technical College:
College admission application
$30 one-time fee
High school and other official college transcripts
College assessment test (ACCUPLACER, ACT or other). Note the ACCUPLACER assessment can be taken at MPTC.
Meet with a representative at the host college to review course sequencing.
Check with the host college if any additional steps are required.
Transfer Opportunities
Check out the Credit Transfers page for more information.
Additional Information
*Enrollment may limit the campus availability or delivery of certain courses.
For co-curricular activities and opportunities related to this program/certificate, click here.


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Supplier portal and supplier evaluation
Efficient, open and fair collaboration is important to us.
Our supplier portal and supplier assessment process are important elements of this strategy.
Clear procedures of information exchange result in short delivery times with flexibility and punctuality, while minimizing inventory within the entire supply chain. Important prerequisites are short turn-around times in your administration, production and logistics, which will be secured by your ability to respond and perform at all times regarding any aspect of the process or product.
The W&H supplier portal plays a pivotal role in handling business transactions quickly and efficiently. Orders, order confirmations, invoices, inquiries and quotations can now be exchanged saving time and money.
For this purpose, the following modules and applications are available:
- Complete order processing, including document exchange and provision of 3D data
- Delivery date reminders
- Electronic delivery note
- E sourcing (inquiry processing)
- Completion of defect reports
- Supplier evaluation, action tracking
- Long-term supplier declarations
- JIT processing
Systematic and recurring supplier assessments are the foundation of W&H's supplier management. The combination of your ability to perform and your track record are integral criteria for selection and commissioning.
In our monthly supplier performance reports, we analyze quality, punctuality and reliability as well as any deviations from the use of specified packaging materials.
In addition we perform a comprehensive evaluation of our partnership every two years. The supplier assessment will reveal whether goods and/or services supplied meet expectations and will provide both parties with an opportunity to identify areas for improvement. It also allows us to classify deviations based on their importance and to prioritize adjustments.In the event that suppliers do not meet our criteria long term, they will be phased out of our system.
We look forward to a successful partnership.


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Sony to unveil "Water Resistant" Xperia Z at CES 2013
There have been a lot of pre-launch speculations surrounding Sony's next big range of Xperia devices and the Sony Xperia Z previously code-named "Yuga" most definitely tops that list. This device in particular has started attracting tech enthusiasts towards some of the amazing features which it has to offer.
Besides a few relatively impressive specs which includes a 1080p full HD display, quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor with Adreno 320 GPU, 2GB RAM and a 13MP Exmor RS camera capable of both HDR in either photo or the video mode, the one major attraction which everyone is talking about is the phone's water resistance capability. Yes you heard it right folks ! Sony have now started shifting their focus onto manufacturing devices that would be water and (more) scratch resistant.
The sleek and smart Xperia Z is quite pleasing to the eye as well boasting an elegant glass like battery cover but has left many people wondering as to whether it would be sturdy and susceptible enough against a few drops and falls. Even though Sony promises that the new "skeletal frame structure" of the Z will keep the device safe from any significant damage.
We'll have to see as to how far that statement proves to be true. Some people say this phone would be worthy of calling as the Phone of the year and even though its too early for any us to assess that, it might just prove to be true. We'll have a closer look at the device once it gets officially launched on Jan 7th at CES 2013. So what do you guys think of Sony's next flagship device ? Do share your views with us.


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- About
- Admission
- Academics
- Student Life
- Student Activities
- Centres for Specialization
- Achievements
CSBI, a Cell run by the students of Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad that aims at developing the entrepreneurship and innovative skills in the field of business.
This provides a forum for students to share their ideas, knowledge and experiences. They supplement academic life by helping students to continuously learn and improve themselves so as to make them ready for the rigor of the industry. This cell helps to build the students competencies by organizing workshops, knowledge sharing sessions, Competitions, industry interactions and case study solving sessions among others.
On 20th of September 2016, CSBI conducted its first event, BIZBOWL with more than 60 teams facing of each other in 5 Rounds. With over 1000 Tough questions being asked in a Span of 3days to over 120 participants it was indeed a success. The Director of Symbiosis law school Dr. M I Baig inaugurated the event which was followed by a fiery session of quizzing by Dr.Prageetha G Raju. The Finals was hosted by the student in charge P. Chakradhar Reddy and K. Mukendu Kaushik. The winners took home a cash prize of Rs.1000/- along with a Grand Trophy.
SCEI Hyderabad chapter was inaugurated by the honorable Finance Minister of India Shri Arun Jaitley and Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao Is a brain child of CSBI and its founders. Both CSBI AND SCEI Hyderabad Chapter are run together even though they exist as a separate entities. While CSBI focuses on the needs to students of symbiosis law school, SCEI caters to the symbiosis university as a whole.
With the Success of Our First event we are formulating a plan to reach national level under the new found leadership of Dr.Prageetha G Raju and also contribute to the rural society through various path breaking ideas given by our students.


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China corruption: Life term for ex-security chief Zhou
BBC News
June 11, 2015 6:08 pm
China's ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang has been jailed for life – the most senior politician to face corruption charges under Communist rule.
He was found guilty of bribery, abuse of power and "intentionally disclosing national secrets", China's official Xinhua news agency reports.
Until his retirement in 2012, Zhou was one of China's most powerful men.
He was put under investigation one year later as part of President Xi Jinping's major anti-corruption campaign.
State TV showed a clip of Zhou, 72, pleading guilty at a closed-door trial in the northern city of Tianjin. When responding to the judge, he said he would not launch an appeal.
"I've realised the harm I've caused to the party and the people. I plead guilty and I regret my crimes," he said.


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We have to see " ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD "
Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for director Ridley Scott's latest film, All The Money In The World. The film tells the fascinating true story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III. The movie has an incredible cast that includes Michelle Williams, Kevin Spacey, Mark Wahlberg, Romain Duris, Charlie Plummer and Timothy Hutton. Here's the synopsis:
The film is based on the book by John Pearson and it looks like Scott and his creative team have made a great looking intense film. I don't know if you've ever heard this story before, but it's pretty crazy! Here's a breakdown of the story:
At 3 a.m. on 10 July 1973, Getty, then age 16, was kidnapped in the Piazza Farnese in Rome. A ransom note was received, demanding $17 million in exchange for his safe return. When that ransom message arrived, some family members suspected the kidnapping was merely a ploy by the rebellious youngster as he had frequently joked about staging his own kidnapping to extract money from his frugal grandfather. He was blindfolded and imprisoned in a mountain hideout. A second demand was received, but had been delayed by an Italian postal strike. John Paul Getty, Jr. asked his father for the money, but was refused. Getty Sr. argued that were he to pay the ransom, then his 14 other grandchildren could also be kidnapped. In November 1973, an envelope containing a lock of hair and a human ear was delivered to a daily newspaper with a threat of further mutilation of Paul, unless $3.2 million was paid: "This is Paul's ear. If we don't get some money within 10 days, then the other ear will arrive. In other words, he will arrive in little bits."
At this point Getty Sr. agreed to pay a ransom, although he would only pay $2.2 million, because that was the maximum amount that was tax deductible. He loaned the remainder to his son who was responsible for repaying the sum at 4% interest. The reluctant Getty Sr. negotiated a deal and got his grandson back for about $2.9 million. Getty III was found alive in a filling station of Lauria, in the province of Potenza, on 15 December 1973, shortly after the ransom was paid.
Sony will release All the Money in the World in theaters on December 8, 2017.


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James M. Kelly
Vice Chairman
James Kelly co-founded Therap Services in 2003. He has spent his entire professional career of more than 30 years in the human services community. Jim is intricately involved in the day to day oversight of Therap Services including heading the Billing Specialists Team, delivering implementation guidance and oversight to state, county and provider agency systems. Jim has worked with organizations and billing clearinghouses in multiple states to ensure a seamless electronic billing solution to Medicaid, Medicare and private payers. Jim led the billing team to compliance with eMedNY and continues to provide support and guidance to New York provider agencies about the use of Therap's electronic billing systems.
Jim earned a Bachelor Degree in Psychology from Northern Illinois University and a Master's Degree in Corrections Counseling from Chicago State University. Jim was the Director of Residential Services for The Resource Center/Chautauqua County Chapter of NYSARC in Jamestown, NY from 1986 to 1988. Jim acted as the Vice President Program Services for National Community Development Corp., a private provider agency for developmental disabilities services in New Haven, CT from 1988 to 1990.
In 1990, Jim founded Community Options, Inc. in Connecticut with Richard Robbins. He currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer for Community Options. The agency provides property management, personnel services, program development for new agencies, financial services for non-profits, and direct operation of 19 group homes for individuals with developmental disabilities ,five separate day programs and employment supports for adults with a broad range of disabilities.


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Topic Page: Biomass energy
Any solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel produced from organic (once living) matter, either directly from plants or indirectly from industrial, commercial, domestic, or agricultural wastes. There are three main methods for the development of biofuels: the burning of dry organic wastes (such as household refuse, industrial and agricultural wastes, straw, wood, and peat); the fermentation of wet wastes (such as animal dung) in the absence of oxygen to produce biogas (containing up to 60% methane), or the fermentation of plant carbohydrates (such as sugar cane or maize) to produce alcohol and esters; and energy forestry (producing fast-growing wood for fuel).
Fermentation produces two main types of biofuels: alcohols and esters. These could theoretically be used in place of fossil fuels but, because major alterations to engines would be required, biofuels are usually mixed with fossil fuels. The EU allows 5% ethanol, derived from wheat, beet, potatoes, or maize, to be added to fossil fuels. In Brazil ethanol from sugar cane is used in cars run either on ethanol, on gasohol (a blend of petrol and ethanol), or on both ('dual-fuel' engines). Ethanol replaces 40% of the petrol that the country would use for motor transport.
Attempts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions have led to state subsidies for biofuels in many countries. However, the intensive farming of carbohydrate crops such as maize has been widely criticized as inefficient and damaging to food security. Research and development efforts are aiming to develop 'second generation' biofuels based solely on inedible plant material, including sugarcane bagasse and straw.
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Love notes from our clients! THANK YOU to each and every one of you that continues to make us successful!
Reviews from the KNOT.com Reviews from Wedding Wire
Hi Kim,
Hi Kim,
The wedding was absolutely amazing and perfect!! We had the most wonderful day. I loved my makeup and I know all of my bridesmaids did too!! I've been in a wedding before where we all got our makeup done..and then half the girls are in the bathroom fixing the eyeliner or adding more blush…and I did not see one person even touch their face after the makeup was done on my wedding day. I'm so happy Sarah booked with you, (Tara) I wrote a review on the Knot!! 5 stars 🙂
Have a good one!
I think it was probably the best I've ever had someone do and wish you were both based in NJ to use you more often!
She used a MAC foundation product for oily skin that I really loved as I didn't look shiny at ALL the whole night. She also used a light eyebrow color which I also liked and didn't think it was overdone as I feel some people can make their eyebrows looks sometimes. I have never used MAC products and would love any recommendations you have to recreate to some extent how you made me look this day!
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing back from you at your earliest convenience.
( Tara also booked a wedding from this wedding!)
Hi Kim,
The wedding was absolutely amazing and perfect!! We had the most wonderful day. I loved my makeup and I know all of my bridesmaids did too!! I've been in a wedding before where we all got our makeup done..and then half the girls are in the bathroom fixing the eyeliner or adding more blush…and I did not see one person even touch their face after the makeup was done on my wedding day. I'm so happy Sarah booked with you!! I wrote a review on the Knot!! 5 stars 🙂
Have a good one!
2/2014 Kim, The photo shoot was fun! We finished around 6:15pm time flies ! We had perfect weather for it too! I'll send you some if the sneak peak pics she plans on sending us later today! Thanks again I loved my makeup! Got so many compliments 😉 talk to you soon!!
Hi Kim! I just wanted to say that it was great to meet you today & that my makeup STILL looks great! I definitely would love to work with you on April 26, 2014 ! If you could send me your contract I am happy to sign & get it back to you. If you need a deposit, please let me know that as well.
Thanks very much!
~~'ve done a ton of weddings since then, and in no way expect you to remember all of us, I'm writing because I really enjoyed the make up your colleague, Tara did on me.
Hello Kim, I am happy to say we'd love to have you as our makeup artist for our big day (May 31st, 2014)!
3/2014 Hey Kim!
Professionalism: (5.0/5.0)
Value: (5.0/5.0)
Flexibility: (5.0/5.0)
Kim is awesome. Everyone should hire her to do their wedding makeup. Kim was super flexible when I kept adding members of the bridal party to the contract to get their makeup done. The contract is all done online which I think makes it super easy to always have and reference if need be. I met Kim at my bridal trial and she is just the best. She's super fun and easy going and really listens to what kind of look you want. I'm not a big makeup person and she made me feel so comfortable and not stressed that I was going to look like I was in a Halloween costume. Day of the wedding she did 3 bridal party members and myself. Everyone looked beautiful and really legitimately loved their makeup. My bridal makeup was exactly what I wanted and really complimented my dress so nicely. If you're looking for awesome makeup, Kim is your girl.
Wedding: 09/28/2013
Services Used: Beauty & Health
Kim did an excellent job on my make up for my wedding day! She was so nice and made the whole experience as calming as possible! She was able to cover up all my blemishes to make my day even more special. Thank you for all your help and I will defiantly use you again for future events 🙂
Wedding: 07/26/2013
Services Used: Beauty & Health
Kim was amazing! She came to our house and did an amazing job on all of our makeup. She arrived early so that she had time to set up and was wonderful and cheery! She listened to everything that we asked and said. Kim was so professional and I can't wait to use her at our next big event!
Services Used: Beauty & Health
Hi Kim! It was great meeting you today. I absolutely loved my make up and am SO happy you will be doing my make up for the big day. I look forward to seeing you on May 4th!
As found on the blog by Tara Antonucci – STYLE FLATTERY!
The next thing I did to freshen up my winter look was eye lash extensions. I've wanted to try these for about a year now, and I finally did it! Kim Bowen, Master Esthetician, Makeup Artist, and owner of To Make Beautiful in Stoneham, applied my lash extensions and I am AMAZED! They brighten up my face so much that all I really need is a swipe of black eyeliner, face powder and some lipstick. My winter makeup regimen usually consists of A LOT more than that, so I am thrilled.
The lash extensions took about 2 hours for Kim to apply, but BONUS RELAXATION TIME, I fell asleep while Kim was applying them! The lashes last about 2-3 weeks, and then I will need a fill, which takes about an hour. Kim at To Make Beautiful also does bridal makeup, Reiki, skincare and hair removal, and teaches spin classes on the side at Atlantis Sports Club & Spa in Danvers! Is there anything this woman can't do? You rock, Kim!
March 2013:
Kim: It was nice meeting you also. That was one of the best massages
( tranquility session) I have had. I would like to try a facial and will call soon to book one with you.
Before and after Bridal:
Heyyyy Kim!!!! Thank you 🙂 I am so happy I am able to get these pictures to you!
Ashley was a beautiful bride we did in 2012 and is now expecting her first baby this spring! Congratulations Ashley!
Bridal review! We love videos!
Kara you were radiant!
Hi Kim –
I thought you would like to see our wedding video trailer! All the ladies looked beautiful from begining to end!!
Kara and Dave are amazing. Always smiling! Their daughter Elle is the cutest little girl and was the diva of the day at the Willowdale Estate!
The Millennium Hotel, Boston, MA Wedding November 2012:
THIS IS WHY we love what we do. From a bride, whom on her wedding day surprised even me with how absolutely feminine, princess like and gorgeous she came out because we used less makeup and a totally different look last minute!
Mazeltov Shimrit!
" Kim and Maral,
I was waiting until I could actually attach some pictures (the photos are up, but I don't have the digital negatives yet), but since the short our videographer put together is up, I thought I would send you both an e-mail with the link since it so perfectly highlights not only your amazing work, but how incredibly pleased I was with my look.
You both did an absolutely amazing job. I don't think my hair or makeup could have possibly looked better (and everyone – especially Josh – commented as much). Thank you both for all your hard work making me and my ladies look amazing. Should you ever need a glowing recommendation, you know where to find me Love, S"
p.s. I'll send some stills once I have access to them.
"I would love to use my 20% voucher you gave me when I had a soothing session with you. Lately I've been thinking about how energized and amazing I felt (inside and out) after that Reiki/soothing session. "
Reiki Stoneham, MA
8/12 Hi Kim: I just wanted to send you a quick email thanking you for doing such an amazing job on Saturday! I'll send pictures soon! 🙂 Thanks Again! Brittany, Danvers, MA
8/12 Lashes before and after. (lash extensions after 3 weeks) still going strong! Lol
9/12 Kim – I can't thank you enough for the amazing job you did on all of us for my wedding this past Saturday! Everyone's makeup looked incredible and you are truly an expert with eyelashes. I so appreciate all of the time you put into making our day stress free and beautiful. I strongly recommend your bridal services and also your facials. Many, many thanks! Lisa, U – Crane Estate, Ipswich, MA
Hi Kim, I Wanted to share the pictures from my engagement shoot. The make up looked gorgeous and I definitely want to move forward for the wedding! Rebecca
8/2012 Hi Kim!!!
First of all – I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the absolutely stunning job you did both on my makeup as well as my wedding party's. I looked flawless all night – even after sweating up a storm from dancing and received compliment after compliment on how natural yet absolutely gorgeous I looked as well as all my girls. Also – thank you so much for going above an beyond in helping my mom both with her hair and makeup. For a woman who's idea of glamming it up means putting a barrette in her hair and calling it a day – her makeup looked flawless and stunning and her hair could not have looked better thanks to you.
My girls couldn't stop raving at how fun you were to have as we all got ready and how absolutely talented you were in doing everyone;s makeup – from the girls who never wear makeup to the fashionistas. I couldn't have asked for a more amazing, fun, talented, and all around fantastic makeup Artist to make my wedding day any more perfect :-). So thank you thank you thank you!!!! Robin
Senior Photos – Stoneham, MA
Chanel looked absolutely stunning last night. Her makeup was incredible. I stared at her for like one hour! Lol. You rock!!!!!! Posted 5/2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kim, Thank you so much for making me look beautiful!! I got so many comments today on my makeup!! Thank you so much! I would love for you to do my makeup again!!! See you soon!!! Posted 5/2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I have been working (freelance) with Kim for about a year now, Her Aesthetic skills are amazing. We mostly work proms and bridal functions together. Kim is knowledgeable, efficient and handles each one of her clients with such grace. Whether you are looking for a soft natural looking make-up application, or stunning night time smokey eye, Kim is the best around. I very much enjoy when we are able to work together 🙂 Lanie, Owner, Helaine Marie Salon www.Helainemaire.com
Thank you Kim for making my daughter even more beautiful than she already is. I really appreciated you doing her makeup last minute yesterday. Thanks again….. Posted 5/2012
(OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH RENE! It was my pleasure. I can't let anyone go to a prom feeling unprepared! She looks gorgeous, thank you for the photo!!! We love photos!)
From the bride during an outside June wedding:
TY sooooo much as you know I don't wear make up at all . I felt and looked amazing ty so much Kim. And the best part, I can still see my freckles =0) We were caught in a monsoon but the hair* and makeup went no where ! I am so glad I found you =0) {*Hair by Helaine Marie Salon who made this bride beautiful with us} Posted 6/2012
From the mother of a bride during an outside June wedding:
"I Definitely, recommend, "to make Beautiful" whatever the weather may be. Had it on when it was hot and humid and remained on although I was drenched from head to toes during the storm ..HUGZ and TY" Posted 6/2012
AWWWWWWWWWW TAY! that was incredible!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS wonderful surprise! Did I tell you it would stay?! You were gorgeous and funny too! Blessings! Kim
HI Kim, Sorry for the delay in responding! It was such a pleasure to meet you as well (and Tanya, too)! Thank you for dolling me up so beautifully 😉 We were so pleased with the way everything came out! Mickey really did like the look! The pictures really came out great thanks to the makeup– my eyes popped– and my hair definitely was good in the wind! I'll send you the digital image when we receive it from Bharat Posted February, 2012 Erin
Hi Kim!
Still feeling the effects of your amazing Reiki today…not sure that's ever happened before.. Wow! Thank u as always..u r the best. Joy
Posted April 6, 2012
Hi Kim!
You should check out my Facebook pic after my trial. I think we're almost at 50 likes! Someone feels special 🙂
Posted April, 11, 2012
Good morning Kim.
Thanks for doing such an awesome job! Christine looked so beautiful!!! EVERYONE loved our make-up!
I will definitely be back to see you in the future 🙂
Aunt of the Bride. Posted March 10, 2012
Hi Kim,
I just wanted to send a quick thank you for being so warm and wonderful last night. You and Melissa and Kristin really put me at ease and I LOVED the results of both hair and makeup. I feel like such a load has been lifted off my mind today since I found the perfect look for my wedding day and the perfect people for the job.
One more thing checked off the seemingly endless wedding to do list:)
Danielle, Wakefield, MA
Thanks so so much!!
Posted April, 2,2012
Hi Kim –
Thank you for spending so much time with me on Saturday! I didn't realize until I got into the car what time it was! I don't think the pictures do your work justice, but here is the best one or two of the lot I am thrilled you will be part of our day! Looking forward to it!
Posted April, 2012
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Opinion Journal: School Success
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Director of Research Jennifer Giancola on the necessary state-level interventions to enable talented low-income students to achieve academic excellence.
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Police Mistake Bird Poop For Cocaine And Arrest Quarterback
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- Dabunny Rabbit 4 days back
man this whole going after black guy's thing is jealousy.
look how good his skin brings out those headphones. it's gorgeous.
- N8 Vabeach 2 weeks back
Any cops in here wanna defend this stupidity?...
- diggy dice 2 months back
Had this not been a Star Athlete who's School put pressure for a Forensic Test then he'd
have got charged/convicted of a Cocaine charge of some type. Luck for him he was a
famous man w/ people watching out & I wonder just how many other black/mexican &
white people might have been busted on a False Positive for Cocaine?? Seriously, if ya
get a positive for coke they don't just give you a Forensic Test Too.,,. the Field Test IS
your test that takes your ass to Prison. Glad he got off but how many don't??
- Jacob Smith 3 months back
"On god thats bird dudu"
- Whopper_MAN617 3 months back
It was cleaning solution that made it pink from trying to clean day before
- Jay Jay 4 months back
Need to make sure I wash the soap off my car... NYPD May mistake my soap for speed..
- Sky Fire 4 months back
It wasn't coke the police are full of crap they just wanted to arrest a black persons. They should drop the speeding ticket
- Jim Beam 4 months back
But even if it was cocaine, that's not enough to arrest someone for possession. I know they search the car and found nothing. These cops were thirsty for an arrest.
- Keith Wills 4 months back
The cops thought he threw the goods out the window. The last time I tried to throw anything on my hood at 80 mph. it damn sure didn't go forward. They just wanted it to be coke so bad that they would create any story. Shameful treatment!!
- Randy Smith 4 months back
Drop it fam
- Jean S 4 months back
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Police Mistake Bird Poop For Cocaine And Arrest Quarterback
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- ebg323 4 months back
There goes the validity of that Coke test the police use lol
- MrMonopolistic 4 months back
Terrorism, is the name of the game
- CJ Payne 4 months back
Cg clearly does coke
- Jon Doe 4 months back
95% of the things that test positive for narcotics on roadside drug test AREN'T narcotics
- Eastside 605 4 months back
Damn thats one super rookie cop i bet he mistakes his socks 🧦 with gloves 🧤 😂😂😂😂😂😂
- Anthony Eanes 4 months back
The cops may have been lying about him speeding too!
- Wydale Cuffie 4 months back
Has anyone ever stopped and thought that maybe the bird that shitted on his car might have had cocaine in it's system? It's possible 😂😂😂😂
- Master Jedi 4 months back
It's a fact that Police Departments purposely hire Candidates with low IQs. My IQ is 119 which is above average. Average is between 90 and 110. Low IQ is basic skills like walking, talking and urinating on yourself. Babies with badges.
- maryyjanee247 4 months back
I saw the video and those cops are a bunch of young little shits and one dumbass older cop smh......he wasn't even speeding they profiled him you can tell by the interaction in the video
- Eagles Nation 4 months back
I can't trust 👮♂👮♀
- Common Sense America 4 months back
They were looking for an reason to looks an black man up period.
- daddy dripnut 4 months back
Now birds are against us
- Jo LC 4 months back
SMH, they're so busy looking for something to pin on a black man, meanwhile they'll smile and wave and a white man in a Mercedes with a couple of kilos of actual cocaine in the trunk, and won't suspect a thing 😒.
- Hype King 4 months back
I always store my cocaine on the hood of my car. It just seems like the common sense place to put it so it can blow in the wind when you drive
- African Girl 4 months back
lol shits 2 funny. lol
- Daniel Mead 4 months back
Those test kits are tricked to always turn positive
- HipHopScholar95 4 months back
Birds on birds
- niesha patterson 4 months back
What does wet damp cocaine look like. Y'all basing this on dry or powda coke. When squares talks drugs. Oakland is city of dope
- Allstar KayB 4 months back
Definetly both charges should be dropped...
- King Dakkar 4 months back
It should be against the law to police a community you're not from. Lol
- D makk 4 months back
He thought he came up LMAO
- Elmer Guerrero 4 months back
How stupid are they clearly someone was stuffing pigeons with cocaine to transfer it across town 🤦🏻♂ fucking noobs
- highfour twentymebro 4 months back
Guess the birds was flipping birds 😭😂🤣😂 ... that bird having cocaine in their poop must be pigeon from mike Tyson's mystery
- MrFaDookie 4 months back
how come dey didn't taste it.....
- QUEENBEE 4 months back
So now he has a record because the cops were dumb as shit?!?!?! Sounds like they won anyway
- O A 4 months back
They knew this was not cocaine! Why is Charlemagne acting dumb?This was about getting a brother in the system and causing disruption in his life. When black people get arrested the fallout of that arrest is what they are looking for...such as loosing scholarships and financial aid, getting kicked off athletic teams or even loosing your job ext...
- levar Graham 4 months back
Sue them
- will p 4 months back
Those cops heard a rap song about flying pigeons and thought he was doing lines on his hood...😂
- will p 4 months back
Send that cop to NYPD... he can arrest all the pigeons.
- Damion Postell 4 months back
They arrested him to make a black man look bad
- Flex Operations 4 months back
That's the KKK as police officer you dummy
- Eternal Kloth Garden Gangsta 4 months back
Who sniffs coke of the hood of their car. Not a sniffer yet I know u usually need a flat surface 🤦🏾♂
- Tharsan J 4 months back
Lit ep.
- Mt. Theodore Alan 4 months back
This is a damn shame.
- Plipo Gamez 4 months back
Dj Envy is correct. The officer's judgement cannot be trusted, therefore, the Police department cannot be sure if he was able to properly judge the speed of the car. The public has every right to lack confidence in this police officer.
- Plipo Gamez 4 months back
This gives a completely different meaning to 'riding dirty'.
- ygrnflacko 4 months back


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Anybody who works in the field of marketing design will know that researching other logos and pages is critical in keeping up with the changing trends that permeate the web. Since what is popular is inexplicably decided and ever fluid, there is a risk of running behind if you don't check regularly to see what is out there.
But in the last few years – and especially the last five or so – there are some design trends that are everywhere. This is generally because they are actually very good and easy to adapt to other changes in the marketing world. They are also able to be included in plenty of other more unique or new looks, which makes them basic style staples.
The problem is that this means they are overused. In particular, there are seven design basics that you will see all over the place, and you might want to keep an eye on if you want to try to use them yourself. Mainly because you run the risk of creating something that looks like any other logo or design that you will come across on the web. Who wants that? No one hoping to set their skills (or personal businesses and sites) apart from the pack, that is for sure.
Below are these seven trends that you have to be very careful if you decide to use them yourself.
1. Badges and Buttons
It used to be that you would see badges or buttons all over the web, and that wasn't a surprise. It is a much more attractive way of presenting a gateway than an average link, especially with the dull, active and inactive text settings of the days or yore. You can also stack, line or place them in locations that are more pleasing to the eye, rather than just laying it out list a list or burying it in text.
Most commonly you will see these badges presented as bright, glittery boxes. They seem to shine thanks to the often-blended white gradient layers along with the block lettering and creative logo use. Since they appear to glow at you from the screen they can be really appealing.
But have you noticed who is using these the most? Companies such as Apple or social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook have more or less monopolized the use of badges in the last couple of years. Need proof? Look at app download pages or the share buttons on blogs all over the web. It is almost a shock to see them used for anything else anymore.
This overuse added to brand association spells death to the badge and button as a multi-purpose design option for others.
2. Speech Bubbles and Megaphones
Social media and networking has presented a new way of communicating to people all over the world. Since that is its primary function on a user to user level (even marketing is within this line of usage), it stands to reason that speech bubbles and megaphones would be used in logos and banners.
After all, those are direct visual representations of what these sites have sought out to do.
But the idea of showing it to be a "talking" logo has become old and stale. I have lost count of how many companies use this now, and they all seem to look the same. It isn't that a visual showing talking and listening can't be utilized, but perhaps something a bit more creative than the now overdone comic-era speech bubble?
3. Fun With Opacity!
I think all designers have had their fair share of fun with the lovely Multiply and Overlay features in Photoshop? By changing the opacity of any layer you can create a really cool effect with next to no effort on your part. It can change the entire look of a logo in an instant, and might make the difference between something standard and boring and something elegant and well designed.
Possibly the most recent example of how this old technique is being utilized is in the Microsoft Silverlight logo, which was a beautifully done one that is immediately recognizable to even those who only occasionally use Internet Explorer as their browser.
Since it is so versatile and is a tool of design rather than a method, this once doesn't have the same problem of becoming boring like some others on this list. But it is still easy to use the wrong blend of colors or shapes, which will be less than appealing.
4. Kawaii Illustration
I keep seeing these logos all over the place, especially when it comes to apps such as Seesmic and GitHub, two very adult, industry-oriented tools for power users looking for marketing opportunities on the web.
It is not something you would expect to see advertised by adorable, fluffy, giant eyed woodland creatures.
But lately they appear to be everywhere, and that in itself shows the popularity of the trend. No one seems to know what started it, but it doesn't look like it will be going away.
The problem with using it is that if you are not very specific about how you are presenting it, the brand you are marketing might get lost in the cuteness that is the adorable animal.
Make sure to be clear about what it is attached to, and watch to make sure it is not too similar to those used by other companies and web apps.
5. Scripts, Slabs and Other Cool Fonts
I am going to take a wild guess and say you have used Archer more than once in a logo design. I don't think there is a single designer among us who hasn't, or used one very similar to the point of being almost indistinguishable. Since it was probably the most popular font of the last three years it would be silly to scold you for it.
But I will tell you to step away from the Archer now. Slab serif fonts are still a great tool, but keep in mind how often they are used and the way they have a tendency to make logos all look very similar.
Instead, try to go with a more unique, lesser used alternative to the old boys. If it is something you haven't really seen before, use it! Try building a logo to fit the font rather than the other way around. This will give an immediate creative boost and set you apart with next to no additional effort.
6. Verdant and Plant-Inspired
In this case I am not going to say "be careful when using" this design choice. I am going to say to 'be careful not using it', because it a really ignored look. That is unfortunate because flora and fauna are great ways to present a natural and pleasant looking logo.
Depictions of nature give people a sense of ease, and even a plant related silhouette will seem warmer and inviting than many more modern and bare looking designs that have become the norm online.
But too much of flora is still no good.
7. Quadrangles
What are these things? Seriously, they are lopsided and fit no actual shape known to man. They are somewhere between a rectangle and a trapezoid, and they are everywhere these days. Which is interesting, because symmetry was once considered a great ally to the designer, especially for logos.
The problem here is that quadrangles can appear so uneven that it gives an off-putting look to the entire logo. You have to balance it just right, and without proper color schemes, font and placement it just looks wrong. I have never personally liked one I have seen, though I can see why those who like fun and modern designs might get into it.
Tell Us Your Own!
There are so many trends out there we can't keep up with them all. Which do you see that could be used correctly, and what ones are a flop? Let us know in the comments.


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