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Barn quilts are a grass roots phenomenon that has spread across the U.S. and into Canada. Have you ever wondered how they got started? Author Suzi Parron, author of Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail can answer that question and lots more.
On April 3, 2012, Suzi Parron is coming to Athens, TN. She will be signing her book, answering questions and debunking some of the myths that surround the Appalachian Quilt Trail.
For example:
Did the quilts began as a way for a woman to honor her mother or with the Amish?
Are quilt squares are on private barns, businesses or nonprofit centers?
Does the 'trail' have a set beginning or ending point?
She is sponsored by the Heritage Quilt Guild The meeting will be at the community room of the Southeast Bank and Trust at 1878 S. Congress Parkway in Athens. There is no fee to members. Non-members who attend will be asked for a $5 donation to support programs offered by the guild.
Come on out, discover the answers to these questions when Suzi Parron visits Athens, TN on April 3. It's at 7:00 pm. I'll be there and hope that you will be too.


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Hey guys!So when I went home last weekend I was able to go to the MAC store, where I am at university there isn't one close to me at all. So it was time to pick up a new lipstick. At first I was looking for a plush pink similar to LimeCrime's Polly ( but I decided to buy polly instead after online a I couldn't find one similar) I swatched a lot of shades but in the end it was between Dark Side and Dare You and I went for Dark Side because it was slightly darker.
Dark Side Amplified is described as a deep burgundy colour, it is actually a lot more purpley than a red. It is not a matt shade but it does stay on very well even without a lip liner! I wouldn't suggest this shade if your shade if you don't like very bold. I'm very pale so this stands out a lot on me. I would buy a lip liner for this as well if you can but it isn't necessary, if you're using a mac shade I'd go for Beet or Plum! ( I have both and they work just fine underneath.
So yes! New lipstick, tell me what mac shades you love? I'm looking to buy Soar next and I'm excited for it.


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Title: Witchcraft – A Beginners Guide to Witchcraft
Author: Sophie Cornish
Pages: 160 Pages
Publisher: Amazon Media
The Blurb
Wicca is the religion of Witchcraft or Wisecraft. It is based on the spirituality of our ancestors – who worshipped the Goddess, God and the natural universe – in a form meaningful to women and men today. Wicca is a magical path which empowers us to grow, change and heal. It helps us live in harmony with the universe, others and ourselves. This comprehensive introduction contains all the information you need to gain an in-depth knowledge of Wicca, including:
- Witchcraft ancient and modern
- Celebrating Nature
- Magic and spellcraft
- Creating ritual
The Review
When I bought Witchcraft – A Beginners Guide to Witchcraft I thought it would have been a fantasy YA novella. I was wrong. It is a practical guide on how to study and follow Wicca. Whilst it was all very interesting, it wasn't exactly what I had in mind when I bought it.
It is a great practical guide for anyone considering following Pagan religion and rituals.
Witchcraft – A Beginners Guide to Witchcraft by Sophie Cornish is available now.


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The first men's roller-derby world cup will be held in Birmingham (GBR) on march 2014, 14th to 16th. The organization put the early bird tickets on sale on Saturday 26th at noon, London time. All 250 were gone in just over an hour. A second allocation of 50 were sold out in about 3 minutes later that evening. This could be the hottest ticket in derby in 2014!
The next batch of tickets will go on sale on the 30th of November at 12 noon, London time.
However, the organization has an opportunity for those who aren't going to make it to the tournament--make a spirit video! Short videos, made by leagues or groups of supporters, will be shown on the track and on the feed. I've attached a link to the full details of the spirit video programme.
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Ways to Avoid Being Hacked on Facebook
A few of my friends have been hacked on Facebook recently. Their accounts were overtaken by someone they did not know who took that opportunity to attempt to get their friends to follow a link to probably even more malicious software (aka malware).
Below is a list of ways to avoid having your Facebook account hacked.
First and foremost is do not click on any links that you do not recognize. If you scroll over the link with your mouse without clicking it, you should be able to see on the bottom of your screen where the link will take you. If it has an obscure address, don't click it. Here are some more ways to avoid the pain of being hacked from Adam Levin, chairman of Credit.com:
• Change your Facebook name.
This doesn't have to be a radical change. Just a tweak will do. For example, instead of using Andrew Brian Rourke, change it to Andy Rourke or Andrew B. O'Rourke. "It's anything you can do in order not to allow someone to create building blocks to recreate you," warns Levin. "And your name is a critical part of that."
• Don't reveal your real age.
Either remove your birthday entirely from your Facebook profile information or only include the month and date. "People have this obsession of giving their age online. You can, if you have a desperate need to get birthday wishes every year, then give the month and the day," Levin told The Wall Street Journal. "You don't have to give the year. Or give a different year."
• Don't reveal your location.
While you should never post that you're on vacation in Tahiti for two weeks, which broadcasts that your home is empty, you also shouldn't take photos in your home. Something called "geotagging" automatically reveals your location, including longitude and latitude. "[Geotagging] will ultimately lead someone to where the photo was taken. A lot of people love to take photos in their home and say, 'Here's my new piece of art,'" cautions Levin. To turn off the geotagging feature on an iPhone, go to Settings, Privacy, Location Services and turn it off.


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In the days of the Shogun and his samurai, the area of Tokyo known as Honjo, in Sumida Ward, was an eerie, desolate place. Lonely farmhouses were scattered among vast fields that transformed into oceans of darkness at night. This famously creepy landscape gave birth to various scary tales, each usually tied to a particular place. The most renowned of these folktales came to be known as the "Seven Mysteries of Honjo."
Over time, some of the original seven tales were replaced with different ones, and new renditions of old tales also evolved, so in the end the final count exceeded seven, although the "Seven Mysteries" name was retained. One of the most well-known of these Honjo mysteries is about a haunted fishing spot known as the Oiteke-Bori.
Oiteke-Bori was a secluded spot on the banks of a canal where fish could be caught with amazing ease. In the evening, fishermen would drop their lines into the water and start pulling out fish, one after another. A fishermen would keep his catch alive in a closed wicker basket hung in the water, but just as he was about to go home with his fish, a disembodied voice from out of nowhere would angrily command, "Leave them here! Leave them here!" ("Oiteke! Oiteke!"). Anyone who heard the voice would flee in terror, but sometimes a fisherman would grab his basket of fish before running off.
On the way home, however, he would suddenly find himself feeling weak at the knees—and realize that the fish had mysteriously vanished from his basket. Soon word began to spread about the haunted fishing spot, and the voice's command became the location's name—Oiteke-Bori, the Leave-Them-Here Fishing Spot. So popular was this legend that a slight variation of the name, oitekibori, became part of the Japanese language, meaning to be suddenly abandoned or left behind.
A depiction of the spirit that was said to haunt the "Leave Them Here" fishing spot in the Sumida district of Tokyo hundreds of years ago.
The supposedly haunted canal, now filled in, once flowed along the road in front of the Tsugaru Inari Shrine, located near Kinshicho Station in Tokyo.
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DefinitionRate of newly reported cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 population.
NumeratorNumber of tuberculosis cases by count date.
DenominatorNumber of persons in the population.
Why Is This Important?Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a type of bacteria called ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis''. TB is typically spread through the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat expels tiny airborne particles (droplet nuclei). People nearby may breathe in these particles and become infected. People who have TB infection do not feel sick, do not have symptoms, and cannot spread TB. But, they may develop active TB disease at some time in the future. The bacteria usually attack the lungs but may attack any part of the body. The United States experienced a resurgence of TB disease between 1985 and 1992, when the number of TB cases increased by 20%. Early detection and treatment of TB are essential to control the spread of the disease and prevent outbreaks.
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Super excited about your lectures? Have lots of questions to ask? Can't wait to start your formative essays? Nope, me neither. But that doesn't necessarily mean the course you've picked isn't right for you. Despite that, what should you do if you are concerned?
Firstly, ask yourself if there is anything specific making you feel this way; perhaps you're just homesick, have committed yourself to too many societies and are feeling stretched or perhaps you've realised the course you're studying has absolutely nothing to do with the career you envisioned for yourself. Any ideas you have will be crucial to determining how serious an action needs to be taken.
If you don't think you can work through the issues or you're coming up with blanks then it might be time to see your personal tutor. That is what they're there for after all. Having a meeting with your personal tutor will help you get your feelings out in the open, if nothing else, it also means you now know there is someone in the department looking out for you. In my case talking to my personal tutor opened a gateway because he proactively followed up via email and in person when he saw me around to see how I was getting on and helped me to make a decision later on.
If you don't feel comfortable speaking to your tutor or you've already tried this and aren't getting anywhere then it may be time to go to student support. They can help pinpoint the factors outside of your study that may be having an indirect impact. If you feel the need to, you can then start counselling sessions or look at joining one of their many support groups, which can help make you find reassurance in the course you picked and change your mind about it.
On the other hand, you may discover that you simply needed to rethink your module options because it is only one or two modules causing this conflict. If you do decide, however, that it is the entire course then the options open to you will depend on which year of study you are in and what you'd like to do instead. The further into your study you find yourself unhappy, the harder it will be to switch courses, but it is still not impossible. It is more likely you'll be able to switch course if the subjects are related but for clear advice on this you will have to talk to your school directly.
If you still find yourself troubled and have established that the course is not the problem because you're unmotivated or it's all just too much and you need a break, I would highly recommend contacting student support. Be honest about how you feel as there are far more options than assumed and a lot can be done. Nobody wants you to fail, especially the University.


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Ive never considered myself a materialistic person, but I suppose that changed recently. Getting back into the dating world allows me to figure out what I want and what kind of person I'm looking for. A person who owns nice things isn't required, but it's what I've had for a long time.
I am all for working hard to have nice things. I own a Louis Vuitton bag myself. So I get it. But I worked my butt off for that bag, and paid cash for it. It was well earned and it's been appreciated every day since I bought it.
I have seen this man three times now, including the one time he picked me up late from a bar and dropped me off at home. The other two real times were incredible. The first date we had pizza at my apartment and then took a bottle of wine down to DC and walked around the monuments. I've lived in DC my whole life and I've never done this. It was amazing. Definitely a wonderful night to remember. The second night out he took me on a long ride on his Harley! My butt is pretty sore, but I haven't experienced that much fresh air in a very long time. It was a refreshingly nice change of pace for me.
These were both great encounters. And he is a wonderful guy. But he has things, and I thought these things were important to me. Like his boat, motorcycle, mercades, home ownership and 6 figure job. As it turns out, these things are not important. Or even required. As nice as they are, and he absolutely deserves to have them, I don't know if I need any of it. Listening to him talk about his things, honestly isn't attractive to me.
I'm not impressed by things the way that I thought I was. I'm also coming to realize how important other things are. Like good conversation, laughter and feeling comfortable. Things will not be around forever. And when they're gone, what will the relationship have to keep moving forward?


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The candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the Government upon vital questions affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court, … the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their Government into the hands of that eminent tribunal.— Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln's fears have come to pass. The Supreme Court has too much power. I know this isn't news to anybody, but it's a growing problem and we aren't doing enough about it.
I like some Supreme Court rulings. I dislike others. Lately, their generally conservative trend has warmed the cockles of my reptilian Republican heart (wink, wink), but I'm not so shortsighted that I think it'll last forever. I hate Roe v. Wade in large part because it's an overreach of judicial authority, and some of you libs out there hate different cases for similar reasons. There's a bedrock principle involved here that's worth upholding by both the left and the right: citizens ought to have the final say over policy decisions that affect them. But our power over our lives is steadily being eclipsed by our courts.
"Fine," you say, "but what do we do about it?" The solution is simple in concept, but hard to execute: pit Congress and the President against the Supreme Court.
The only things that'll keep the Supremes from running amuck in either direction are the other two branches of the federal government. The Founding Fathers left us a three-headed federal monster that was supposed to be too busy fighting itself to mess with the citizenry much. But although Congress and the President have the authority to act in ways that can restrain the Supreme Court, since the days of the Warren Court they've been derelict in their duties. The three-headed monster is now focused on us. One head makes stuffy legal pronouncements about anything and everything, and the other two heads say "yes, sir" and promptly chew on what remains of our lives, liberties, and property.
Have you ever noticed that Supreme Court rulings are treated with excessive awe and reverence by our society? Even your local U.S. Court of Appeals gets a bucketful of deference (unless you live in the Ninth Circuit, thankfully). Yes, small groups of us complain about this ruling or that, but nobody really challenges the judiciary in a serious way. Judges appropriate greater and greater authority for themselves every year, and the average person on the street assumes that if the Supremes say "such-and-such is constitutional", then that settles the debate.
Most Americans went to public schools where the quality of civics education stinks. Joe Citizen is a good guy, but he doesn't have a lot of free time to pay close attention to the courts, and assumes that most judges are impartial interpreters of the law. After all, back in school their government-funded "Social Studies" classes said so!
The typical American accepts without thought the media's reports on Supreme Court rulings as settled law on a par with the Ten Commandments. Congress and the President realize this, and they understand that they can get away with advancing their policies via lawsuits and court orders. That way, the blame for any unpleasant results can shrugged off and dumped onto unelected judges with life tenure. "Don't look at me," says the politician seeking re-election, "I didn't make the decision. The courts did."
Political factions aren't stupid; if we're to be ruled by the judiciary, then that's where the attention will be focused every November. That's why the judicial nomination process has gotten so politicized lately, with competing factions vying to nominate ideologically like-minded judges who will hopefully toe the party line on this issue or that. Instead of interpreting the law, our favorite black-robed dipsticks make the law … from the bench.
But why should it be that way? I don't care whether the judicial power grab comes from the left or the right; it's still a steaming pile of horse crap.
The Congress and the President have an obligation equal to the Supreme Court's to interpret the Constitution in the course of their duties, and it's high time they got serious about it. Until we voters light a fire under their pinstriped butts they will continue to take the path of least resistance. They'll keep neglecting the critical work of preserving, protecting, and defending the Constitution. Power abhors a vacuum, and the unelected Supreme Court will continue to fill it until the other two branches stop farting around. Do you feel like entrusting social change to nine black-robed Philosopher Monarchs? I sure don't.
It wasn't always this way. Andrew Jackson once defied a Supreme Court ruling declaring his Indian Removal policies unconstitutional, saying "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it." FDR's New Deal gives me hives when I ponder it, but I've got to give the guy his due for the politically brilliant court-packing stunt he used to rein in the Court's opposition to his exercise of Presidential authority. And in the 1869 case Ex Parte McCardle, the Court backed off when Congress flexed its Article III Section 2 muscle to remove the Court's appellate jurisdiction over a certain category of cases.
The political issues motivating these uses of constitutional power varied, and the moral justifications are open to debate, but the underlying political principles were the same. That system's still there, if we can muster the will to use it. The U.S. Supreme Court can be reined in, and it's long past time to start. I'll be thinking about strategies this summer, and hopefully some will be worth blogging about.


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Samsung today said U.S. consumers will soon be able to buy the Galaxy S9 and S9+ with more internal storage. Beginning May 1, the 128 GB and 256 GB versions of both phones will be available for preorder on Samsung.com alongside the existing 64 GB model. The devices will ship starting May 18. The 128 GB Galaxy S9 costs $770 and the 256 GB S9 costs $820, while the 128 GB Galaxy S9+ costs $890 and the 256 GB S9+ costs $940. These new storage variants continue to support microSD cards up to 400 GB, and will be available in purple, blue, and black. Samsung says consumers who buy any S9 or S9+ from Samsung.com between May 1 and May 17 will receive either a free set of Gear IconX headphones or the option to buy the Gear S3 Frontier smartwatch for $99.
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The new version now also features access control lists to restrict users to certain domains.
News: geetalkd 1.24 is just a small bug fix in the installer for people who want to use access control lists. You don't need to download this upgrade unless you want to use ACLs but haven't been able to (because the installer was broken)! If you aren't using ACLs or are using them successfully, you do not need to download the new release!
News: geektalkd was featured in the March 2003 issue of Linux Journal!! Nuts! You can read the article online.
geektalkd 1.x isn't under active development anymore (unless you need specific bug fixes). I keep talking about a 2.0 rewrite, but honestly, I probably never will.
Here is the readme file.
A sample help screen (to give you an idea of the featureset):
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Hey folks, it's almost election time and I don't know about you but I'm already sick and tired of hearing about it. It's sad because this is something we should have a keen interest in, but because of the way we are bombarded with negative advertisements it leaves a large percentage of us voters disenfranchised, and leaves many of the other voters just plain bitter.
I understand the strategy behind negative attack ads. Hey, they work. Let's face it, many Americans are a sadistic species who like to tear others apart. They actually enjoy inflicting pain upon others. It gets them off in a weird way. Many others are simply innocent sheep who regurgitate clever propaganda disguised as news or unbiased reporting. The worst part about all of this is these people actually think they are doing some good for their fellow man when in reality all they are doing is galvanizing their base of hate and separating anyone who thinks differently than them. It's really accomplishes very little in the grand scheme of things.
However, the bigger problem exists when the election is over. We as Americans will face a huge problem and it's one we directly placed upon ourselves.
Remember the phrase… "And to the republic, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all"? I'm sure you do.
I'm telling you, it's bullshit. Now I'm not even going to get into the "god" portion. To each his own there. I want to focus on the word "Indivisible".
Let's face it, as people we are more divisible than a Papa Johns pizza. The only time political parties seem to effectively come together is when a terrorist attacks us. Even then we can't all be in agreement.
Our election process is so corrupted by special interest groups, corporate conglomerates, Super Pacs and lobbyists that there is very little hope things will ever change before both parties contribute to our inevitable demise. This madness can not last.
Because we truly are divisible and we fight like cats and dogs there really is little hope for a better America. Here's why…
Once the election is over, roughly 50% of the people who voted will be happy with the results. The other half will be sorely disappointed, angry and will seek to get REVENGE. The bitterness that builds up during an election campaign is so immense that people simple cannot let go once their party loses. It's back to the drawing boards on how we can take over during the next election.
Seldom does someone say… "Good game, now lets get to work for the American people".
We continue to divide each other every day when most of us just want the same basic things. We want security, prosperity, opportunity, etc etc.
Somehow we've let the media convince us that a handful of wedge issues are enough to totally divide us as a country.
So instead of us rallying behind our commander in chief, whoever he (or maybe one day she) may be, we stick to our guns and support our party's talking points and agenda each day. If Mitt Romney wins, you can assure there will be a barrage of attacks from CNN on the regular. If Obama wins, Fox News will continue to do what Fox News does. People, it's a shit show and if you are getting your info from your television or from biased websites I beg of you to rid yourself of the blinders and start making decisions from a heart based place.
So no matter who wins, over the next four years we are going to have hundreds of millions of people upset because they are so emotionally invested in their candidate, in their party and in their ideals. I'm starting to think the Dos Equis guy should run for president. I think we can all agree he's pretty awesome!
My point here is this…
The more hatred, negative ads or mud slinging that you take part in during an election cycle, the worse off you are no matter who wins. The end result only hurts you, all of America, and the rest of the world. It does nothing but polarize us as people, forces us to focus on our differences instead of our likenesses, and stifles any chance that we can work together for the next 4 years to achieve anything.
It all reminds me of this sketch by Key and Peele…
So what can we truly do?
Listen, I don't know. I'm just trying to spread my message of peace and love here on my blog. I'm hoping it may help you see things in a lighter tone and realize that we are all much more similar than we are different.
However, I will say this…
When I first got onto the internet around 2004 I was vehemently against George W Bush. I thought he was horrible for this country, was a war monger, and I truly believed he was a evil being. I believed this so much and got so entrenched in my emotions that I went to the streets and registered thousands upon thousands of people to vote, produced an album with 22 artists containing all anti-Bush songs, created concerts with bands, comedians and artists against Bush, sold hundreds of T-Shirts, bumper stickers and more all to raise awareness of this thing I hated so much.
While I did make some good money, and did educate a lot of people, I spent my life in a world of HATE! And let me tell you, it wasn't all that much fun.
So here's what I do today…
I pray for George Bush. I actually pray that the lord watches over him, guides him and helps him for the wrongs he's done in his life. I pray for Mitt Romney. I pray for Obama. I even pray for the sheep who I dogged out in the beginning of the article. And finally, I pray that I'm able to see others in a kinder light so I can hopefully avoid the cycle of hate that is killing all of us.
None of these are guys I would personally vote for. However, instead of hurling insults and mean spirited venom I try to find what good I can in each of them because I know that one day they are going to be making decisions for you and I. In the bigger picture, I'm more concerned about us as a whole than I am one party, one president and even one country.
Folks, we are divisible. However, it doesn't need to make us assholes.
Love, Peace and Bicycle Grease!
PS: I urge you to share this with fellow Americans and friends if it is something you resonate with. No matter what party you are affiliated with, what religion you are, or where you come from, there comes a point where we need to come together as people and stop ripping each other apart.
Jason Moffatt is a former private detective turned internet marketer who uses his skills of keen observation and deductive reasoning to pinpoint the easiest paths to success online. He's passionate about helping entrepreneurs in the health & wellness field along with those in the personal development space. Jason believes we're all a work in progress and that each day presents an opportunity to be a little be better than the last.
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Policy Brief: Global Employment and Social Challenges: Emerging Trends and Role of the ILO (GB.323/HL/1)
The ILO's Leadership Role in implementing the United Nation's 'Decent Work' Agenda
In September 2015 the United Nations is due to adopt a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The role of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in helping to achieve these SDGs was among the topics discussed at the ILO's 323rd Governing Body Meeting, held in March 2015. As a UN Organisation, the ILO has been commissioned to be the forefront of expertise, social protection and skills development for the 8th SDG to 'promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all'.[1]
Guy Ryder, the Director-General of the ILO, emphasised at the Governing Body Meeting the importance of the ILO's role in implementing provisions to promote 'decent work'.[2] Moreover, Mr Ryder declaring that decent work was the political cement needed to bring all countries together to ensure a job-rich economic recovery. Amina Mohammed, the UN Secretary-General's Special Advisor on Post-2015 Development Planning, congratulated the 323rd Governing Body for its work in providing a cooperative response to the UN's SDG. To further cooperation, Ms Mohammed encouraged the Governing Body to ensure that it was 'fit for purpose' and prepared to adopt an integrated UN approach to sustainable development.[3]
Becoming 'Fit for Purpose'
In the pursuit of making all UN bodies 'fit for purpose', the UN recommended that all of its institutional bodies strengthen their internal structures. For the ILO, it was recommended that additional capacities and resources be provided so as to enable it to respond to the new challenges of providing policy coherence across national and international agencies. In particular, the 323rd Governing Body Meeting focused its discussions on strengthening its cooperation between governments, regional bodies, workers and employers. One of the main areas of discussion for the Governing Body in upholding the objectives of Goal 8, focused on strengthening the ILO's evidence-based research capabilities, in order to effectively lead and advise both national and international bodies to uphold decent work objectives, help to build state capacities and formulate inclusive indicators and targets.[4]
- Research
The ILO's leadership role in implementing the UN's SDG of Decent Work focuses on its wealth of expertise as a tripartite organisation. Its ability to collect evidence-based research provides the UN with a better understand of what is needed in order to develop internal capabilities and effective strategies to promote the principle of decent work. The 'Data Revolution for Sustainable Development' Report commissioned by the UN recommended that the ILO invest in 'data literacy' so as to equip itself with 'the tools, methodologies, capacities and information' necessary to expose the challenges facing the SDG agenda.[5] Using the example of different rates of economic recovery, the Employers' Representative recommended that the ILO's research unit should explore further the reasons for the regional economic differences it has identified in its summary reports. Although, the Employers' Representative agreed that the ILO's summary of the economic climate was broadly accurate, it was felt that the report did not explain regional differences in economic recovery. In response, the Director-General reassured the Employers that the ILO's data revolution had already led to improvements in its dataset. In the pursuit of making the ILO fit for purpose, the ILO's Governance and Tripartism Sector (GOVERNANCE) had already begun to deepen its investigative research. The GOVERANCE sector's research has already been broadened to incorporate institutional bureaucracy and funding, the age of a political system, its legal system and employment laws into its final analysis. This, in turn, has enabled the ILO to share 'good practises' with its members on the basis of this research. One of the main ways the ILO shares these practises is through its International Training Centre workshops in Turin. Through its training centre, the ILO has encouraged its members to create more coherent and inclusive frameworks, suited to their country, to effectively protect workers' rights and promote the working conditions associated with 'decent work'. The Governing Body welcomed these achievements and encouraged the continued strengthening of its evidence based research function.
- Advisory Role
As the ILO prepares for its leadership role next year, the Governing Body discussed the strength of its advisory role in developing country specific strategies to achieve the UN's decent work objectives.[6] In these discussions, the Columbian Representative noted that this privilege awarded the ILO gave the organisation a greater political and ethical authority over governments that are unable to uphold decent labour rights and conditions. The representative for the Russian Federation also highlighted the importance of the ILO's advisory leadership role in combating inequalities within the global labour market head on. The Russian Federation supported the ILO's case-by-case advisory approach to decent work and emphasised the importance of building internal capabilities as opposed to adopting universalised strategies. This was a lesson learnt from the challenges faced by the UN in implementing its Millennium Development Goals (MDG). As a result, the Governing Body concluded that its constituents should continue to engage in national policy-making discussions to promote proactive efforts to secure decent work for all.[7]
- Inclusive Indicators and Targets
The UN's 'Road to Dignity Synthesis Report' provided the foundation for the Governing Body's final discussions on the provision of inclusive indicators and targets to measure decent work and institutional progress.[8] The report emphasised the need for 'measurable targets and technically rigorous indicators' to ensure the full realisation of the UN's sustainable development agenda.[9] By combining expert consultations, multi-stakeholder dialogue, and evidence-based responses to specific country capabilities, the Governing Body agreed that the ILO had a unique opportunity to provide a set of 'robust goals' and indicators to strengthen its member states accountability, and tackle inequality and improve social inclusion.[10] However, some issues were raised in the Governing Body Meeting concerning how many targets should be assigned to Goal 8. The Governing Body agreed to favour a shorter list of global indicators but insisted on a fuller list of indicators when assessing individual cases.[11] By constructing a more inclusive list of indicators, the Workers' Group Representative highlighted the importance of including poverty levels when measuring employment rates and broadening the scope of research to account for rural and agricultural family work to include those most susceptible to lower standards of working conditions. The Representative of Columbia also recommended that the ILO should address standards of health and safety in the informal sector when formulating country specific targets to strengthen the ILO's formalisation of the informal sector.
In summary, the discussions at the 323rd Governing Body Meeting focused firmly on the UN's new comprehensive sustainable development framework and its role in promoting decent work as the answer to ensuring a job-rich recovery. The Governing Body requested that its constituents strengthen their engagement with national policy-making discussions to ensure that the ILO is fit for purpose in promoting decent work. To establish the ILO's leadership role over Goal 8, the Governing Body requested the Director-General to maintain and strengthen the ILO's engagement in the G20 process, the post-2015 sustainable development agenda and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21), taking into account the views expressed during the discussions.[12]
[1] UN, 'Sustainable Development Goals', https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgsproposal.html, (accessed on 7th April 2015)
[2] OECD, International Labour Office, 'Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Job-rich Growth' (OECD Publishing, 2011), p.16
[3] Economic and Social Council, 'United Nations Must Become 'Fit for Purpose' in Supporting Development in Post-2015 Era, Deputy Secretary-General Tells ECOSOC Segment', http://www.un.org/press/en/2014/dsgsm749.doc.htm, (accessed on 7th April 2015)
[4] GB.323/HL/1, paragraph 45
[5] UN, 'Data Revolution for Sustainable Development', http://www.undatarevolution.org/measuring-sustainable-development/, (accessed on 7th April 2015)
[6] ILO, 'The post-2015 sustainable development agenda: Update' ,GB.322/INS/6, (2014) p.6
[8] UN, 'The road to dignity by 2030: ending poverty, transforming all lives and protecting the planet Synthesis Report', http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/69/700, p.30, (accessed on 7th April 2015)


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This valuable course brings you up-to-date information on tax issues affecting interest and debt. It covers the definition of bona fide debt, the avoidance of equity and lease treatment, imputed interest rates, and debt modification. This course also explores the various types of interest and their required allocation. For the economically troubled client, special attention is devoted to debt cancellation, repossession, discounts, and foreclosure. You'll also learn about installment sales, equity participation debt, taxable interest, and bad debts.
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