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In Voltaires Candide, Voltaire presents a story with a distinctive outlook on life. He tells of a world that has gone mad and is laced with evil. Voltaire questions optimism, philosophy, and absolutes. Through his story he exploits absolutes such as: justice, happiness, true love, humanity, brotherhood, and many others. He leaves the reader feeling that the world really is a cruel place and that happiness is hard to come by. By using the main character Candide, a naive and innocent optimist, Voltaire ridicules concepts such as: belief, philosophy, religion, and absolutes in society.
Candide and Pangloss are infact used to show the ludicracy in complete optimism. Most of the remaining characters, especially Martin are rational and pessimistic. But, Pangloss shows how ridiculous optimism is through his irrational and inane feeling that everything is for the better even after being hanged, dissected, and beaten. Voltaire also makes commentary upon true love and happiness when Candide and Martin discuss the joyful couple they see. Martin assures Candide that the couple are hiding their pain and Candide argues that they are content, yet upon urther review we find out how really depressed the couple is.
In addition to the topic of happiness and true love Candide marries Cunegonde even though he is no longer is in love with her and she cannot make him happy. This may prove Martins theory that man was born to suffer. In conclusion, what looks or sounds like true love and happiness, is only a front for depression and anguish. Voltaire also debunks the absolutes of brotherhood and humanity in many episodes of the story. For example the Portuguese Jews hanged simply because they chose not to eat the bacon with their meal and when the good hearted.
Anabaptist Jacque is killed upon the sinking vessel. These examples Voltaire has chose to create convey the feeling that the world is cold and lacks a recognizable purpose. At the end Cadide returns from the cold world and removes himself from the corruption of society only to isolate himself in his work. Only here can he safeguard himself from the evils abroad. This is the only place he could find happiness even though he searched for it through out the world and was rudely awakened finding himself discontent and craving something else.


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20 April 2015
The ICSA policy team and judges of the Excellence in Governance Awards identify examples of corporate reporting good practice in FTSE 350 companies
The strategic report represents an opportunity for companies to get away from boilerplate reporting and focus on the issues that really matter to them. The regulations creating the requirement – the snappily titled 'The Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors' Report) Regulations 2013' – are supported by guidance from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). The guidance noted 'while the changes introduced by the Regulations represent a relatively modest change to the pre-existing legal requirements, the FRC believes that they should act as a catalyst for entities to prepare clear and concise narrative reports that facilitate fair, balanced and understandable reporting.' It was this clarity and sense of cohesive purpose and story telling which we were looking for from this first tranche of strategic reports.
We hear a lot about integrated reporting – and rightly so – in the context of a company's external environment. The strategic report is an opportunity for companies to discuss their performance, governance and future prospects in more detail than is normally possible in a chairman's letter. Its focus is on those matters that the board deem worthy of reporting to shareholders, rather than those they are obliged to report and which can now appear in the directors' report. The strategic report must meet all the requirements to be fair, balanced and understandable, comprehensive and concise, and engage the reader. Rather than dividing the various sections among different departments within the business, it is necessary for an overall 'guiding hand', probably the company secretary, to ensure that the strategic report reads as a cohesive whole.
This is an intensely personal aspect of corporate reporting – much will depend on the culture of the company and the personality of the chairman. It is therefore unsurprising that companies tackled the new strategic report in a variety of ways – some better than others. The very best will be an outstanding advertisement for all that the company does, as one judge commented on the Babcock International strategic report – 'it makes you want to invest in them.'
A good strategic report goes beyond a discussion of the company's strategy to the way in which it runs through all aspects of governance of the company. This includes how it links into the key performance indicators (KPIs) against which the board measure themselves and, consequently, how strategy and the achievement of strategic goals link in to remuneration. Examples of good practice:
There should also be a realistic assessment of the risks and uncertainties that may blow a company off course. Although many of these may be generic to an industry, the best strategic reports look in much more detail at the specific risks and uncertainties that might affect the company over the short, medium and longer terms. Examples of good practice:
The increasing focus on telling the corporate story has meant that sustainability has become another key component of strategic reporting. This is very helpful in lifting it out of the potential backwater of CSR reporting and putting it front and centre of the company report. There are some businesses for whom sustainability is not a key issue, but those are relatively rare.
The absence of any commentary about sustainability issues in the strategic report will tell its own tale. For most companies, this is an opportunity to explain what they do as part of normal business without it being a separate piece of reporting. Examples of
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Babcock International plc: www.babcockinternational.com
Land Securities plc: www.landsecurities.com
Aviva plc: www.aviva.com
BAE Systems plc: www.baesystems.com
Cairn Energy plc: www.cairnenergy.com
Provident Financial plc: www.providentfinancial.com
Lonmin plc: www.lonmin.com
National Express plc: www.nationalexpressgroup.com
For further information see the winners book produced for the ICSA Excellence in Governance Awards 2014 at the ICSA website.
Peter Swabey is Policy and Research Director at ICSA

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Apple released iTunes 11.3 on Thursday, bringing iTunes Extras to Apple TV and iOS 8 when its released this fall.
As Apple explains, "iTunes Extras can include behind-the-scenes videos, short films, high-resolution image galleries, directors commentary, scenes and more." The iTunes Extras are included in HD movies.
Because iTunes Extras are in the cloud, movie studios can update or add extras at any time, giving users a more dynamic experience. This could include any of the content mentioned above, or other bonus material from the filmmakers.
Apple already has iTunes Extras content in quite a few movies, including 21 Jump Street; 300: Rise of an Empire; American Hustle; Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues; The Bourne Identity; The Bourne Legacy; Captain Phillips; Cinderella; The Dark Knight Rises; Despicable Me; Dr. Seuss' The Lorax; Forrest Gump; Frozen; Ghostbusters; The Incredibles; Man of Steel; and many more.
If you already purchased HD movies from iTunes, Apple will automatically add the extras to your account as they become available, at no charge.
You can download iTunes 11.3 by launching the Mac App Store and checking for updates.
Update: Added images and the titles of movies with iTunes Extras.


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Andy Core is an expert in Work-Life Balance, Wellbeing, and Peak Human Performance.
Most people would love to leave a legacy and be remembered long after they are gone. A lot of people will indeed live on in the hearts and memories of their loved ones. Therefore, the seeds you plant today will likely go on for generations after you leave this world.
It has been said that the shade you enjoy today is there because someone planted a tree a long time ago. This is true in both the literal and the metaphorical senses. Nourishing your family tree will help it to grow strong and live on for decades.
It's so important that you plant the right seeds, especially when you are a parent or caregiver for a child. You should always try to lead by example and make it possible for others to be positively influenced by you. Be loving and kind, and work hard, but always make time for your family.
Your name may not be remembered in households several generations from now, but the seeds you planted will shape the next generation, which will in turn influence the next, and so on. The way you behave now can make the world a better place, even many, many years down the road.
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A pellet gun is an effective teaching tool for beginners to learn about firearms. Many experienced gunners still get much of their practice with an air rifle when they cannot make it to the firearms range. However, in many places regulations covering the pellet gun can be almost as stringent as those covering more lethal weapons.
Backyard air gun shooting has an attraction for many people. They may formally target shoot using the National Rifle Association rules to keep up their firearm skills, and practicing with a pellet gun can be more economical than training with other weapons.
Pellet guns can effectively shoot past 350 yards, according to the BB-Guns website. The pellet carries enough force at that distance to be a danger to people and other objects. A shot gone astray can do unwanted damage to others' property.
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Local municipality laws determine whether shooting, or even owning, a pellet gun is legal. Some areas consider a pellet gun in the same category as a firearm for discharging, and prohibit it within the city or town limits. You should check the local laws concerning the use of any type of weapon.


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As of late, I feel so much has been put on me. I'm as fragile as an egg-shell nowadays. I sit in my car on my way to work crying, and when I'm home, I sit in my car just because I feel it blocks out the world for moments at a time. I've chewed my nails to nubs, and the burning in my joints to flee are coming back. Cinder blocks are resting on my shoulders from the moment I wake up and get out of the warm cocoon of bed. I am struggling right now, I feel like so much of what's going on around me is out of my control.
I'm worried about my job. I'm worried about my team. I'm worried about my online class. I'm worried about failing. I'm worried about letting people down. I don't think I'm doing a good job.
Every inch of me is telling me to find something to distract the growing vines of desolation burrowing inside of me and digging deeper and deeper. But these feelings are fleeting. I know it will get better but weathering the storm right now seems like an inconvenience. So much has happened in a month between my grandmother dying, moving, never having time off, and then having someone I care deeply for be sent away for nine weeks, I feel like the weight of it all is crushing me. Making it harder to get my legs under me and move step by step.
I went for a run today. My mind was a vacuum and all my thoughts came and went like a flash. But one thing was apparent as I was running. My lows are extremely low and my highs are to the sky. I need balance and right now but there is no fulcrum.
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Fandom: Jeremiah
Character: Mr. Smith, Kurdy
Rating: G
Word Count: 1049
written for: fffc - Holiday love
Disclaimer: as ever, I don't own Jeremiah (TV) nor the character, but I like to borrow them for some fun
Author's Note: I hope this ficlet counts for the prompt, but New Years Eve is a holiday and this story is about friendship and love
It was New Years Eve. Since the Big Death had changed the world about 17 years ago most people didn't even think about it, but it was different in Thunder Mountain. Erin was not only Markus's confident, she felt responsible for giving everyone at the Mountain some comfort for the soul at least now and then, beside of food, fresh water, electricity and first of all as much safety as possible. She secretly enjoyed it to organize movie-evenings, birthdays, and parties for everyone at holidays. And Markus let get her away with wasting resources, he had long realized that most of the people in Thunder Mountain did respect him as their leader but they loved Erin for being a caring, wonderful woman.
While everyone was preparing for the party Smith was looking for a place to escape this madness. He wished he could go out, to the old hut in the woods nearby, to the lonely sea, the others usually tried to avoid ... or he could take one of the jeeps to go the old convent some miles away where Sister Hannah had established a school for children. Rose was there too. His little daughter ... only some month ago he hadn't even known about her ... but then God had sent him the message.
God always did things like that, he talked to him since that day, where he had decided to put an end to his life, not caring about his wishes. He needed a messenger and for whatever reason he had chosen Smith. And he had learned to accept his fate, he was the weird guy with mysterious prophecies ... which often enough turned out to be right. This was not going to make him very popular. He had earned the respect of Markus, Erin treated him well, but she actually did with everyone. Kurdy was who came closest to a friend. And there was Rose. She made his life bearable, during the dark times, when everything seemed to be lost.
He had planned to visit her at Christmas, but obviously, God had had other plans, he had sent a heavy snowstorm, ice rain, for endless days. The mountain seemed isolated from the rest of the world, Markus had decided to reduce the outdoor activities to the absolute necessary minimum, not willing to risk people or material gratuitous. No one seemed to complain, it was a welcome rest after the last weeks. Only Smith felt restless and locked-in. He tried to concentrate on his inner voice, he hoped to find out if Rose was okay, but there was nothing but silence. God kept quiet, for some days already, if this was a good or a bad sign he could never say.
"Here you are!"
Kurdy entered the dark storage room where Smith finally had found a refuge.
"It's time for the party."
"Not for me."
"Smith, come on. There is not much we can do in the moment. And Markus has added some bottles of Whiskey for the party, the good stuff from the old world."
Smith seemed to crouch even deeper into the darkness.
"Thanks, but, no, thanks. I'm fine. Just go and have some fun. After the last weeks, you deserve it."
Indeed, it had been a hard time for all of them, so much had happened and it was difficult to forget it and just to move on. But only Kurdy knew what Smith had had to go through, the nightmares, the prophecies, the unavailing try to prevent the inevitable. He had already fought against all possible dangers and he had learned not to let it get too close to him. But to see Smith in that desolate state was hard every time anew. If someone deserved some rest, for sure it was him.
Slowly he nodded.
"If you don't come to the party, maybe you can do me a favor."
"Sure, why not."
"Markus asked me to get some important papers from his office he wants to talk through with Erin before joining the others in the cafeteria."
Even if he couldn't see it in the dark, Kurdy knew that Smith was smiling. Probably this sounded pretty familiar to him. Like Smith also Markus was not a guy for amusement, he preferred it to be for himself and he took the task he had taken over about 16 years ago very serious.
"I don't mind to get them," Smith said and finally stood up.
The long halls of the Mountains were unusual empty when Smith walked across them to get to Markus's office. A large room with a panorama window, looking onto the entrance hall of the mountain, usually well lit, the computer monitors showing different parts of the Mountain and strange diagrams only Markus knew to read.
Smith opened the massive door ... and stiffened. He was only dreaming. Of course, he was, but it was a wonderful dream, a dream which would hopefully last longer.
Two small arms fall around his neck, green-brown eyes were sparkling at him, soft curls were tickling his cheeks ...
He closed his eyes to take all this in.
"Daddy," she repeated.
"I did fly in a helicopter. It's so large. And loud. And it was shaking. I was a bit scared at first, but Mister Kurdy put his arm around my shoulder and told me, that everything is okay."
Finally, Smith dared to open his eyes again. And she was still there, he could feel her, smell her, hear her wonderful voice. Kurdy ... a helicopter ... the reason why he hadn't seen him all day long.
"Daddy? Why are you crying?"
He noticed the tears running down his cheeks, it felt good, for so long he had been sure that he would never ever be able to cry again. All tears were in vain. Not this time, though. Tears of gratefulness, of love.
Like through a haze, he noticed Kurdy standing down in the entrance hall, looking up to them with a smile on his face. And Smith could read the words, his lips formed.
"Happy New Year, Smith!"
He bent his head as a thank you, then he pulled his daughter even closer into his arms.
"I'm okay, honey," he whispered.
"With you around I will always be okay."


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Next year, advisors will face more pressure for the Vanguard Personal Advisor Services, given the program's recent expansion.
The pilot program – which pairs clients and advisors via phone or Internet – "reached a milestone of $4.2 billion in assets" as of Nov. 30, the company says, up from $755 million a year ago. That's a jump of over 450% for the business; it charges 0.3% per year for those with $100,000 and up in assets.
"To me, what's even more interesting about this trend is the growing acknowledgement of financial planning," said Michael Kitces, director of research for Pinnacle Advisory Group, in an interview. "It's now at the point that the big asset management firms are beginning to offer these services themselves – like Schwab and Vanguard, training advisors to work as CFPs."
The step makes sense for these large firms, Kitces explained, since "financial planning builds relationships and is, thus, good for their businesses." But for independent advisors, he added, this represents "a continuing threat to independent advisors" who aren't working at a company that sells mutual funds or for a firm with its own custodial platform. "Broadly speaking," Kitces said, "these advisors will [face] more competition [from] asset-management firms and the platforms [these firms] work with."
Vanguard says it has been offering advice to retail clients with $500,000 in assets and up for 15 years. "We launched Personal Advisor Services, because we found that lots of clients – especially Baby Boomers getting closer to retirement – had a need for advice," said Katie Henderson, a spokesperson for Vanguard, in an interview.
"The need was growing in our client base … so we wanted to broaden our service," Henderson explained. "This has been a pilot program, and the aim is to open it up to more investors [with assets of $100,000 or more] next year, with the goal of eventually lowering [the asset minimum] to $50,000."
Vanguard's offering, which some observers see is part of the trend toward robo-advising, is different from exclusively online programs, since investors can work with actual advisors by phone or online. Plus, while robo-firms like Wealthfront may charge 0.25% a year for managing more than $10,000 in assets, Vanguard will charge just 0.05% more for a service that includes human-based advice.
(Other online services like Personal Capital, charge 0.49% to 0.89% for $100,000 and up.)
In other words, said Kitces, Vanguard has come up with a price point for planning services that is attractive. "It's low enough for advisors charging 1% to have to explain what they do that is valuable" to warrant the difference of 70 basis points over Vanguard.
Still, he added, it's "a strange midpoint" that Vanguard is trying to straddle: "This is a disruptor for the financial-services industry. Vanguard has a huge self-directed investor base and a huge advisor base that uses their products, too."
To the wealth-management expert, "It feels like Vanguard is figuring out where the balance is in its offerings and how to position itself [to] not conflict with financial advisors selling its products."
The asset manager, which has close to $3 trillion in total assets under management, "is certainly not late to the game" of automated advice, Kitces said. "And they have more money than all other robo-advisors combined," since launching Personal Advisor Services.
Vanguard, of course, sees room for both its expanding advice service and its relationship with advisors "to co-exist," said Henderson.
"We also believe that investors have differing preferences when working with financial advisors; some want a handshake, to be across the table from them and to run into them on the street," she explained. "We would recommend an external advisor for those investors – in other words, a non-virtual advisor for those who are most comfortable working face to face."
Kitces and other experts will play close attention to how the competitive situation plays out in 2015
"It will be interesting to see if any other large platform can find a way to compete with the price point, including advisors themselves," the expert added.


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China has been having a mall construction boom. According to the CBRE research group, in 2013 the Chinese built half of the brand new mall space in the world, but there was 30 percent vacancy in malls in 2014.
This just completed mall in Chengdu, the New Century Global Center is super big. It has become the best mall for tourists in the mainland of China.
It is designed to be a self-contained town. It includes an indoor beach area that is more than a kilometer long. It is twice the size of both the previous mall record holder in Dubai and the biggest mall in Guangdong called the New South China Mall.
The IFC shopping mall in the IFC Towers is the best luxury mall in China for tourists wanting to enjoy luxury shopping complemented by its views, fine dining and convenient location.
It overlooks Victoria Harbor, and its rooftop cafes and bars and the presence of two 3-Michelin starred restaurants are astounding. There are only three other 3-Michelin rated restaurants in HK, Macau, and China, and only 10 in the entire US!
It is a place to watch the Symphony of Lights.
In the Landmark Mall and three other interlinked buildings, you'll find the world's best women's luxury brands: Gucci, Tiffany & Co., Polo, Marc Jacobs, Paul Smith, Vivienne Tam, and many others.
While exploring the expansive Harbour City Mall that takes up city blocks under one roof, you'll find that here are closeup views of the harbor and the large ships that dock by it. It is the most popular mall in China in terms of sales.
Conveniently located next to Hong Kong International Airport is a shopping mecca for middle-priced quality goods. These are quality goods, not factory rejects. They claim that prices are 30 to 70 percent below regular prices.
Families like it because the many restaurants provide a variety of international cuisine at prices starting around 50 HKD (6.50 USD).
The Grand Canal in the Venetian is a place for more than shopping. Walking around inside is entertaining. The changing sky scenery makes it look realistic. You can take picture of yourself and your companions that look like you were in Venice.
The Venetian is the biggest casino in the world. One of the draws is duty free shopping.
The SEG Electronics Mall takes up the first eight floors of a big shiny skyscraper in Huaqiangbei. It is a big factory outlet center right next to several others.
Huaqiangbei District is Shenzhen's electronics center, and Guangdong Province is a world center for electronics manufacturing. So if you are looking for the widest selection of low priced electronics, Huaqiangbei is probably the best place in China. There are millions of types of brand name, generic, and fake products. Shop carefully.
Its location close to the busy border of Hong Kong and next to a metro station is ideal.
The selection and location near several of the world's tallest skyscrapers in the Liujiazui financial district is what makes the Super Brand Mall an attractive place for tourists and business people.
In the huge mall, you'll find all the foreign stores in Shanghai together with some economical local Chinese stores.
China has become the biggest luxury goods market in the world. This large luxury mall is known for good reasonably-priced restaurants and an economical food court. There is range of quality and selection so that most tourists can enjoy it.
This mall is located in the luxury Park Hyatt Hotel complex in the Beijing business district. It is a place to escape from the crowds and enjoy the high-end shopping, browsing and fine dining.
Though our tours are officially "no shopping", if you like shopping, all you need to do is let us know, and we can tailor your tour to include some China mall time.
12 Days: Beijing–Xi'an–Chengdu–Guilin–HK — The Flavor of China has it all!
Recently opened Galaxy SOHO, Beijing's largest mall, didn't make it onto the list at the time of writing, but would be worth including now, if only for its futuristic sky-themed architecture.
You may want to read more on the 7 Modern Wonders of China or China's Tallest Skyscrapers.


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I've been spending time lecturing second year degree students recently - and it's become something I really look forward to.
Teaching has always been something I've wanted to try, regular readers will note that I have a great respect for the profession and the challenges it faces (mostly from bureaucracy and meddling), so when I was offered the chance I jumped at it.
(Read my blog on 'Disempowerment Culture' to learn more about my views on the teaching profession)
I've done plenty of adult coaching, auditorium presenting, and of course 'dad teaching' at home - but this has been my first experience of teaching in a formal environment, and I've learned a lot.
I've learned that I need help in lesson planning. Three hour lectures don't work in 'death by presentation' format (actually, half hour sessions don't either) - and there are exams and assessments to teach. Thankfully a fellow lecturer, and the head of the department have been great mentors for me despite my lack of experience.
And then there are the students.
Now let me be clear (and I know some of them will read this), they are a great group of young men and women, and I enjoy teaching them. For the most part they are enthusiastic about what we're doing, ask questions (never enough!) and keep me challenged to find interesting ways to present things.
But, and there is a very big BUT here - the education system is letting them down.
While I've had a learning curve to contend with, my students have it much worse.
When I was studying at University a lecturer showed up, spoke for a few hours and took questions. Generally they used acetate sheets, projectors and chalk boards (yes I am that old), and when the lecture was over we were expected to go the library and find books to study further.
Assignments were given, but with very little guidance, and the examinations were fierce because you never new the nature of the fiendish questions the professors were going to come up with to challenge your learning. But at the end of the process, if you worked hard enough you left with a degree.
And this was fine, because the school system had prepared me for it. By the time I finished my A' levels I was used to this method of learning. There was a little more structure, but we were not taught everything you needed to know to pass the exam - it was expected that you self taught and broadened your learning in order to get higher grades.
Not so any more. The advent of league tables and inspections, competition for funding and oversight has given way to a learning culture that requires a spoon fed approach. Teachers are teaching to curriculum, and more crucially to get results for league tables.
It is now in the best interests of the school to teach precisely what is expected on the exam paper. No more, no less. Repeating over and over again the things that teachers know will get more passes. An increase in coursework has further narrowed the 'self study and learning' experience - and no amount of 'learning to learn' lessons will help (yes, children really do that at school).
Now when students arrive at University they have never been asked to struggle with concepts, to learn, to hear - "go and find out for yourself and we'll talk next week" from their lecturers. When things go wrong, answers are expected, not learning.
Add to that the additional complication of the 'funding' system, whereby students have to pay £9000 per year to be taught. (A total betrayal of every value our country has ever had by the way - tax me more and reduce the number of places, but education should ALWAYS be free).
A lecturer friend in London had spoken to me about this before, but in a nutshell it means that there is an underlying feeling amongst students that they are buying their degree. In some sense it's a good thing - there are higher standards demanded from lecturers but there are major downsides - click here to read my blog on valuing others.
Here's an illustration. The most common question during my first two lectures was a variation on "will this be on the exam", and "will this be part of the coursework". Of course the answer is "It might be", but the fact that it's being asked at all is troubling.
Early on I was asked to post my slides to the University portal ahead of the lectures. This I've learned comes from a strange modern practice called 'reverse learning' where students supposedly go through the presentation and then come prepared with questions.
This won't work with me because firstly I can make six slides last for three hours (we talk, use the whiteboard and paper, and do practical exercises), and secondly because I have a strong feeling that students wouldn't show up if they new exactly what was going to be taught (but maybe that's more about my attitude than theirs).
One thing is certain - if this doesn't change soon, I would question the value of institutional on site learning. University is meant to provide a collegiate learning environment where students learn from their professors (and each other) in many ways - through text, practical experience, conversation, lectures and shared experiences. But the modern education system is not preparing them for that jump.
If we want 'battery farm' learning, then all we need to do is keep doing as we are - but if the UK wants to create future global leaders then we need a rethink.
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Why are so many novels about Hawaii so bad? One reason is that they all have the same made-for-TV plot. Cynthia Baxter's "Right from the Gecko," set on Maui, features a lady veterinarian who solves a murder. Mike Befeler's "Retirement Homes Are Murder," set on Oahu, features a group of elderly men who solve a murder. Michael A. Herr's "The Bones of the Kuhina Nui," set on the Big Island, features a young woman who solves a murder. In each case there's a final "Aha! So it was you!" followed by a punch to the jaw (or variations).
(Bantam Dell, 2007, 319 pages, $6.99)
(Five Star, 2007, 295 pages, $25.95)
(Lulu.com, 2006, 163 pages, $14.95)
(Random House, 2007, 283 pages, $24.95)
In other words, these are not true Hawaiian novels. Their major characters, like their writers, are simply visitors. They skim over things like windsurfers -- generic stories by nice folk who took a few notes on vacation.
In "Right from the Gecko," Jessica Popper, veterinarian-turned-amateur sleuth, attends a conference on Maui. She and boyfriend Nick stay in a hotel. Throughout the story their experiences seem to reflect those of its author, literally climaxing at Ka 'Eleku Caverns among a group of tourists. On the way we pause at Puohokamoa Stream to admire the pools and waterfalls, hike in Kaumahina State Wayside Park and enjoy a quick stop at Keanae Overlook "to ooh and ah and take a few photos."
Meanwhile, to keep the action going, from time to time Jessica notices a sinister car following her up Hana Highway and almost literally into the cavern. The famous legend of its pool is of course retold. Baxter even quotes "The Penny-Pinching Traveler's Guide."
In "Retirement Homes Are Murder" we're taken to Sea Life Park, Doris Duke's home, Turtle Bay and other popular destinations. The story reaches a climax when its hero, an 80-year-old man, swims two miles from a sea cave to Lanikai Beach, spurred on by delicious smells coming from Buzz's Steak House.
"The Bones of the Kuhina Nui," an auspicious title, seems more effectively grounded, and it starts off well. The dying matriarch of a local family needs to pass on the historic duty of preserving the mana or bones of Queen Kaahumanu, but she's undecided which of her children should inherit the honor -- and the family property that goes with it. Unfortunately, the story quickly metastasizes into a standard domestic squabble and then on to the murder mystery. The promising Hawaiian theme fades away.
Despite the fact that Kaui Hart Hemmings is a local writer, "The Descendants" turns out to be just another family drama only nominally set in the islands. Her hero, Matt King, is of royal Hawaiian descent and owns 300,000 acres of Kauai, but he talks and acts like a mainlander. The plot has little or nothing to do with his ancestry. It deals rather with his discovery that his dying wife, in a coma after an accident, had an affair with a real-estate developer. Like the other novels, the action could be set as easily in California, Ohio, Boston, anywhere.
In "The Bones of the Kuhina Nui," the central figure, a Japanese-Hawaiian woman who lives on the mainland with her Caucasian husband, is yet again another tourist in disguise. She even stays at the Queen's Beach Resort Hotel. Between episodes in the inheritance saga, she enjoys the local scenery with all the other visitors.
Call these books tourist novels. They are best identified by their attempts to handle the unique characteristics of island speech, with lots of "eye-dialect" writing -- d for th, ah for er and the omission of definite and indefinite articles (the and a).
In "The Bones of the Kuhina Nui," for example, a Portuguese Hawaiian who nearly dies in an auto accident says, "Oh no, I see dat. I figgah we going hit head on so I close my eyes, stomp on da brakes, an' pray da Virgin. I pray 'Oh, please Virgin Mary, let me get out dis one alive an' I light 10 candles to you.'"
What's missing is the lilt, the rhythms and inflections that give Hawaiian accents their distinctive quality. Hemmings gets closest to it when four boys at the airport are asked why they're not wearing shoes: "'We knew we had to take 'em off,' one says. 'So we never wear any.'"
Not excluding Michener's Hawaii, we are still waiting for the Great Hawaiian Novel.


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Costa del Mar Harpoon ReviewJuly 20, 2014
The Good
- Excellent optics via a high-quality polarized lens
- Lightweight design
- Wrapped lens offers good coverage and wind resistance
The Bad
- Nose pads are not adjustable for a more customized fit
The Costa del Mar Harpoon is a comfortable sunglass offers excellent optics in a lightweight performance package. With a slightly smaller wrapped profile, this was one of the most comfortable sunglasses in this test. The Harpoon is a multi-sport sunglass that works well for water sports, running, cycling, or hiking. My gripe: The Costa del Mar Harpoon does not have adjustable nose pads for a more customized fit.
The Costa del Mar Harpoon is a lightweight wrap sunglass designed with a slightly smaller lens profile than others in this test. It also has high-quality polarized lenses designed for definition.
Fit & Comfort
With a lightweight design crafted of TR90 nylon and a slightly smaller wrap shape (compared to others in this test), this sunglass registered as one of the most comfortable of the group. It has stainless steel spring hinges that help this shade better fit the wearer's face—and assist it in moving with you during more intense activities.
In addition, thanks to gripping nose pads and temple tips, the Costa del Mar Harpoon stays put during higher-impact activities.
Lens Clarity
I tested the Harpoon with Costa's Amber 580P lens, which is a plastic polarized lens perfect for sports. Costa also offers glass lenses, which are less desirable for impact activities.
Costa has a long history of optimum lens performance and this lens was no exception. The 580P had excellent clarity—it packs in a patented tech that blocks blue and yellow light for better clarity and color. This lens also performed well on the water to cut glare. In addition, it provided strong definition of objects on the trail.
Wind Resistance
Despite its slightly smaller profile (thank others tested), the Harpoon still cut the wind effectively, even when I tested it on open ocean water in Hawaii (with a moderate wind) and also while cycling into spring headwinds in Colorado.
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The Essential Turgenev will provide American readers with the first comprehensive, portable edition of this great Russian author's works. It offers an extensive introduction to the writings that established Turgenev as one of the preeminent literary figures of his time, and reveals the breadth of insight into changing social conditions that made Turgenev a portal to Russian intellectual life.
Readers will find complete, exemplary translations of Turgenev's finest novels, Rudin, A Nest of Gentry, and Fathers and Sons, along with the lapidary novella First Love. The volume also includes selections from Sportsman's Sketches, seven of Turgenev's most compelling short stories, and fifteen prose poems. It also contains samples of the author's nonfiction drawn from autobiographical sketches, memoirs, public speeches, plus the influential essay "Hamlet and Don Quixote" and correspondence with Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and others.


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Anna (Lister-Jones) is an Uber driver and struggling author, whose book was rejected by many publishers, while husband Ben (Adam Pally), a freelance graphic designer, can't seem to find inspiration or people who want to hire him for work. Together, their shortcomings create a lot of tension and fighting over things like dishes in the sink or the way they communicate with one another. A session at their couples therapist is so depressing that the therapist tells them she's "going on a trip to Canada...forever." The two of them become lost in their love, constantly wanting to kill one another, while finding time to smoke pot for enlightenment. They attend the birthday party of a friends toddler, which leads to a bright moment of happiness where they play kids instruments that get the kiddies dancing. It's an ah-ha moment, where they decide to start their own therapeutic band, singing songs about their fights, with their oddball sex-addicted neighbor Dave (Fred Armisen, stealing every scene) playing drums, and falling back in love while they do it.
This is Lister-Jones' directorial debut, but you wouldn't know it by this films seamless wit and undeniable charm. The songs the band plays (also co-written by Lister-Jones) are often light, catchy, and funny. You won't dart to your Spotify account to download the album like you did with 2016's Sing Street, but it's all toe-tapping fun, plus the mature script gets everything right about marriage. That starts with the fact that there is a beautiful, often authentic connection between Pally and Lister-Jones. It radiates in the hilariously honest conversations the two have, swearing at one another, crying about having or not having children, changing their ways of irresponsible party behavior, or becoming the successful artists they always dream of being. It is all spot on for today's 30-something crowd. Lister-Jones is making a film about a married couple and does a fantastic job showing the emotional differences between men and women. Multiple scenes had me nodding my head in delight, understanding all the feelings and struggles for all parties involved.
Eventually, the band does get some attention, conjuring up ideas for Anna and Ben to finally make a name for themselves. What they find is that the band might be their baby, but it can't fill a hole that is missing in their lives. Whether it's their sex lives, their career success, or emotional happiness, they begin to see that being in a band is fun, but it can't change their reality. I feel like anyone can relate to this, as we all search for something, even if it looks like what we have in front of us should be the perfect answer. How awesome is it, that a movie in 2017 has the guts to say, "yeah, at the age of 30, that's when marriages could use some help, some people go to therapy, some don't get over tragedy, we are flawed humans."
I hope I am not underselling the comedy aspect and over selling the dramatics. The third acts emotional shift is a bit of a confusing maneuver, but the early onslaught humor is some of the funniest stuff I have seen this year. It all comes together, in an authentic and beautifully messy portrayal of how marriage can be. I found Band Aid to be an absolute joy to watch and the emergence of a true wonder woman in Zoe Lister-Jones. It makes me very excited to see what she's going to do next.
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Mar. 10, 2017
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) announced (pdf) earlier today the final set of revisions to Section VI of its Common Program Requirements, which addresses resident work hours. The American Board of Surgery (ABS) endorses these revisions, posted last fall for public comment, which promote improved continuity of care for patients and greater responsibility and professionalism for residents. The revised requirements will take effect July 1, 2017.
The changes permit more flexible resident work hours and better continuity of patient care by removing the 16-hour shift limits for first-year residents, and by allowing individual residents to exercise greater autonomy in their decisions to stay with patients during critical phases of care. The revised requirements also institute important new safeguards for patient safety and resident well-being, while providing enough flexibility within the 80-hour workweek so residents are prepared for the realities of independent practice once residency is completed.
These changes follow evidence obtained by the FIRST Trial, the first-ever national multicenter randomized trial of resident work hour policies, that more flexible work hours did not adversely affect postoperative complications or overall resident well-being. In addition, residents in the trial used flexible hours selectively and infrequently, extending shifts when needed to manage key stages in patient care, such as facilitating care transitions or stabilizing critically-ill patients. Residents in the trial also reported preferring more flexible work hours by a large majority.
"The ABS was pleased to see that the approved revisions reflect the results of the FIRST Trial, which showed greater flexibility in surgical resident work hours can prevent disruptions in patient care and surgical education without an adverse effect on patient outcomes," said Dr. Frank Lewis, ABS executive director. "Moreover, the revisions provide the flexibility needed to ensure that residents' ultimate duty is to the patient, not the clock."
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HTC will be unveiling its newest flagship smartphone on February 19th, in parallel press conferences held in New York and London. The star of the show will certainly be the smartphone we have been have been reading about under the codename M7.
Last week, FrAndroid suggested that the M7 will retain its name when its launched officially in France on March 8 for €649.99 (about $870). However, @evleaks, a Taiwanese tipster who has been accurate before, is now suggesting that the M7 might be just a codename. The fresh report suggests that HTC will officially unveil the M7 as the HTC One. Evleaks has also obtained a high-resolution press shot of the HTC One, which shows off the 4.7" monster in all its glory.
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ESSEN, Germany (Reuters) - E.ON EONGn.DE will shed assets and cut 1,300 jobs to reduce its 26-billion euro ($27.6 billion) debt pile, it said on Wednesday, after reporting its biggest-ever net loss, one of the biggest in German corporate history.
The record loss and expectations the energy group will soon make a decision on whether to sell new shares to raise money for nuclear waste provisions hit its stock price, which was down 2.5 percent by 1247 GMT.
E.ON said its 16 billion euros net loss for 2016 was partly because of major impairments on conventional power plants that are now bundled in Uniper UN01.DE, which E.ON spun off last year.
"This complete break with the past left deep marks on our balance sheet and equity. But from a balance-sheet perspective, it really is a clean break," Chief Executive Johannes Teyssen told reporters at the group's annual press conference.
Teyssen is hoping to draw a line under years of losses and address shareholder pressure over his decision to break up the company in response to the rise of renewable energy and a drop in power prices.
The group's decision to spin off fossil fuel based-plants and energy trading last year and rebrand it Uniper has been less well received than a plan by rival RWE RWEG.DE to float its healthy assets - renewables, networks and grids.
E.ON's shares were the biggest decliners among German blue-chips .GDAXI, with traders pointing to the looming capital measures flagged by the group, which could include a sale of new shares representing up to 10 percent of its current share capital.
Shares in Uniper, in which E.ON still holds 46.65 percent, were down 1.2 percent.
E.ON said it planned to reduce its debt to about 20 billion euros over the medium-term, compared with 26.3 billion at the end of 2016, by selling further stakes in Uniper and shifting its stake in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to its pension fund.
Other measures include selling off further stakes in Uniper from 2018 as well as other non-strategic businesses, E.ON said. The group also pointed to a scrip dividend and optimizing costs for nuclear decommissioning as measures that will also reduce debt.
E.ON will cut annual costs by 400 million euros by 2018, an effort that will result in 1,300 job cuts, amounting to about 3 percent of its total workforce, it said, adding it also reduced its investment budget by a fifth.
E.ON proposed a dividend of 0.21 euros per share for 2016, in line with the average forecast in a Reuters poll, and said it planned a fixed payout of 0.30 euros per share for 2017.
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Kathryn BrockKathryn M. Brock is the Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR). Ms. Brock joined the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in 2002 as an emergency preparedness specialist/health physicist. Since that time, she has served in a number of progressively responsible positions including Team Leader for Regulatory Improvements, Division of Preparedness and Response, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response; Chief, Research and Test Reactor Licensing Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, NRR; Executive Technical Assistant, Office of the Executive Director for Operations (OEDO); and Deputy Assistant for Operations, Technical, Corporate, and Correspondence Management, OEDO. In 2015, she was selected for the Senior Executive Service (SES) position of Deputy Director, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES).//Before joining the NRC, Ms. Brock worked in several positions related to occupational health and radiation protection, including senior health physicist for the Oregon State University TRIGA research reactor. Ms. Brock received a bachelor's degree in health physics and industrial hygiene from Purdue University and a master's degree in environmental health management from Oregon State University. Ms. Brock is a graduate of the SES Candidate Development Program.
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With little fanfare, actor Christian Bale visited Aurora, Colorado yesterday, meeting with survivors of and first responders to the attack that killed 12 and injured 58 people during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises.
Bale, who plays Batman in the movie, spent about two-and-a-half hours at the Medical Center of Aurora, where he met with seven wounded patients, the hospital's acting president, Bill Voloch, told the Denver Post.
"The patients were really happy to meet Bale," Voloch said. "They are obviously big fans of his movies. They wanted to see Batman and were really pleased to see Bale."
"He just said he wanted to come to thank all of us because he has been thinking about this," said Janie Bowman-Hayes, an administrator at the Medical Center's sister hospital. "He knows the whole world has been thinking about this. He took it upon himself to come and thank us."
Bale, accompanied by his wife Sibi Blazic, also went to the makeshift memorial that has sprung up near the theater that was showing The Dark Knight Rises. "Many people there didn't realize who he was," wrote the Associated Press, "or chose to leave him alone."
Bale also met with Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, according to the Denver Post.
A spokesperson for Warner Bros. Pictures, which produced The Dark Knight Rises, said that Bale had decided to make the visit on his own and was not representing the studio.
Before his visit, the actor had issued a written statement expressing his sympathy to Aurora.
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Shadowing a DoctorJune 12, 2015
People often mistake dental hygienists for dental assistants and use these two terms interchangeably. It's not right though. Dental hygienists are distinctly different from dental assistants and they both play different roles within any dental care team.
A dental hygienist specialises in examining and cleaning the teeth and gums. They report the findings to the dentist for further action and also educate patients on the best way to keep teeth and gums healthy and how to prevent cavities and tooth decay.
A dental assistant on the other hand is more concerned with getting the equipment, instruments and the patient ready for the dentist. In addition to preparing the patient and equipment for treatment, a dental assistant may also apply topic anaesthetic, process X-rays and insert or remove materials or equipment from the patients' mouth as directed by the dentist. Dental assistants may also help dentists during procedures or dental surgery, by applying suction or handing over the instruments rinse.
Detailed Job Description for a Dental Assistant
Dental assistants are responsible for office and laboratory duties in a dentist's clinic. They may provide some patient care, but exactly what procedures they are allowed to perform may depend on the dentist. Their role may be limited to prepping patients and keeping them comfortable or it could be extended to the application of fluoride and sealants to teeth, taking X-Rays and removing plaque.
Some of the duties of a dental assistant include:
- Scheduling and following up with patients
- Organising and maintaining lab equipment
- Preparing patients for oral examination
- Assisting dentists and hygienists in providing treatment
- Properly taking, developing and mounting all radiographs
- Recording patients' dental and medical histories and vital signs
- Providing oral hygiene instructions to the patient.
Education & Training Required
Unlike dental hygienists, there is no officially required associate degree or bachelor's program for dental assisting. However, there are programs available for those who wish to learn the necessary skills and basic knowledge needed for a career as a dental assistant.
There are three options that you can consider:
- A one-year certificate or diploma training programme
- A two-year associate's degree in community or technical college
- On-the-job training- many dentists train dental assistants on the job. This training is conducted in the dental clinic.
Benefits To A Career In Dental Assisting
There are several advantages to pursuing a career in dental assisting – you can start earning within 2 years of starting the course, the schedule is fairly regular with no nights or weekends, jobs are plentiful and the job outlook is strong.
Moreover, this acts as a stepping stone for a more advanced career in dentistry. With sufficient experience and continued education you can become a dental-assisting instructor, dental product sales representative or office manager. You can even choose to go back to school to become a dental hygienist, a role that offers more autonomy and a higher salary. Advanced opportunities are limited without further education.
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10 Best Graphics in iOS Games
It's pretty amazing when you think about it -- just a few years ago, you needed a high end PC or gaming system to display the kind of graphics gamers are now able to get on the go with their high end tablets and smartphones. With the new iPad and iPhone 5 you can now play games that look like they belong on a Playstation 3 or high end gaming computer. Now this list isn't taking into account if the game sucks or not. We don't care. So which games in the App Store have the best graphics? Let's take a look at 10 beauties, shall we?
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ShadowgunMadfinger Games
Hey, this game looks cool! Shadowrun boasts some pretty impressive graphics. I could have ranked it higher but the enemies look so generic it lost some cool points. But the environments are gorgeous and the shadowing is fantastic. Did I just compliment a game on its shadows? Yeesh.
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Sky Gamblers: Air SupremacyNamco Networks America Inc. Games
It feels like I'm Tom Cruise in Top Gun! Sky Gamblers looks awesome on the new iPad. Rain effects, awesome lighting effects and gorgeous scenery help immerse you in the danger zone. Just check that canopy before take off or your goose may get cooked. Top Gun zingers for the win!
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Wild BloodGameloft
The main character model looks a little weird, but everything else looks awesome. The camera sucks but that's OK, you're not playing this to actually have fun with it, you're playing it to stare at the pretty monsters. Ignore Gameloft's cheap attempts at sucking in-app purchases out of you and enjoy the medieval graphics.
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Batman Arkham City LockdownWarner Bros. Entertainment
Batman is in our 10 best graphics in games list because he's never looked better. On any platform. Period. The fact that you can choose to play as different Batmans from different comic book time periods only adds to how crazy good this game looks. "YOU'RE SO PRETTY, BATMAN!" I should probably stop shouting that out in public.
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Avengers InitiativeMarvel Entertainment
The Hulk may look good on the big screen, but he's no slouch in this new Avengers video game either. Avengers Initiative with The Hulk is the first in a series of episodic adventures featuring our favorite Marvel super heroes, and they've never looked better. When I take my shirt off my back is just as muscular, so I know what I'm talking about.
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Glowfish HDMumboJumbo
Hey, what's all this fish cuteness doing here? Glowfish came out over a year ago, but it still holds up as one of the best looking games in the App Store. Each new world you swim to reveals a lush underwater environment prettier than the last one you were in. It's so sharp and colorful looking you won't be able to put the game down. Seriously, it's running right now as I write this and I just want to stop this list and go pla ... ya, heck with this. I'm going back to the game.
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Modern Combat 3: Modern NationGameloft S.A.
If you showed screenshots of Modern Combat 3 to a friend and asked him to pick which console game the shots were from, he'd guess wrong every time. And after you tell him that these are screenshots from the new iPad, you can point at him and laugh for hours because he's too stupid to realize that tablets have caught up to the awesome graphics of consoles. Actually, just go get a new friend. You don't want to hang out with a moron.
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Real Racing 2 HDFiremint Pty Ltd
Real Racing 2 HD is going to have a spot in our 10 best graphics games list until Real Racing 3 comes out. When that happens, we're gonna ditch this entry because it'll look like Pole Position compared to the 3rd game. For now, the beautiful car models and gorgeous backgrounds in Real Racing 2 HD will just have to make do.
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N.O.V.A. 3Gameloft S.A.
I still think I'm playing my Alienware when I play N.O.V.A. 3. It looks like a $50 PC game and plays like one too. I love the graphics, the cut scenes. Hell, I love everything about it. When N.O.V.A. 4 comes out I'll probably need LASIK again because my eyes will have burned out from never blinking.
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Infinity Blade IIChair Entertainment Group
If Infinity Blade II were a supermodel, it would be a supermodel comprised of the entire Sports Illustrated lineup from the past 20 years. Everytime I boot this up, I'm still blown away by how beautiful it is. The backgrounds, enemies, items, everything shines. It's the Da Vinci of tablet games. If I were to get sucked into a video game world, I'd want it to be this one. OK, I'm lying, I'd wanna get sucked into Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball, but you know what I mean.


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Biographical entry Ogilvie, Graeme John (1924 - 2001)
- Born
- 23 November 1924
- Died
- 2001
- Occupation
- Metallurgical Engineer and Physicist
Graeme John Ogilvie was a metallurgical engineer and physicist who specialised in tribophysics and worked within various divisions of the CSIRO from 1947 to 1989. He made major contributions to the development of the Australian fibre-optic cable industry with his concept for using hollow, liquid-filled fibres to replace glass which was not easily purified. He also developed the Synchro-Pulse CDT (controlled drop transfer) arc-welding system, which greatly improved the quality of weld achievable. For this development he received a CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement in 1985. Around 1980, Ogilvie was appointed Assistant Chief of the CSIRO's Division of Manufacturing Technology, a position he held until his retirement in 1989.
- 1947
- Career event - Joined the CSIRO Division of Tribophysics
Related entries
Published resources
- 'Ogilvie, Graeme John (19241123-20011231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1491904. Details
Resource Sections
- Ward, C., 'Grame John Ogilvie', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Ogilvie-Graeme-John. Details
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Professional Development award in Organisational Leadership
Are you aspiring to become a leader who can inspire and lead your team and organisation in a manner which is consistent with your organisation's vision?
Then this Organisational Leadership course is for you!
This NATIONALLY-ACCREDITED course is designed to develop your leadership skills and personal effectiveness required in modern organisations. This is an excellent opportunity to build on your existing experience, skills and capabilities. You will develop your own approach as a leader in a manner which will be consistent with current leadership thinking, the culture of the organisation in which you work and the expectations of the people you lead.
How will this course benefit me
This course will:
- Enhance your personal effectiveness and leadership skills – it will also enable you to apply them to situations with which you are familiar and/or to situations which you might reasonably expect to meet
- Enable you to evaluate leadership approaches and relate leadership to the overall vision and direction of an organisation
- enable you to develop an organisational vision that supports its purpose and values
- Give you practical knowledge in the inter-personal skills that leaders at organisational level need
- enable you to become more effective in managing organisational change and developing others as leaders – as this is critical to the future of any organisation
When you enrol with us you will be eligible for 1 year free studying membership with CMI (Chartered Management Institute). This will allow you access to a range of management information, tools and support materials.
On successful completion, you will receive a Nationally-Recognised certificate titled "Professional Development Award in Organisational Leadership". This award is jointly certificated by CMI (Chartered Management Institute) and SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority). This accredited award stands at SCQF Level 9 (equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree) within the national framework portfolio.
In addition to the course certificate, you will also get a Certificate of Recognition of your demonstrable skills and knowledge from APeducation Online.
Mode of study
6 months
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Sonny Rollins is the greatest living jazz legend! The saxophonist – legend, the colossus of the saxophone, has its 80th birthday this September! The only artist contemporary of John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Miles Davis and Max Roach, continuing privileging the stage with his presence started his musical career at the age of 14. Rollins was present at the era of Charlie Parker, J. J. Johnson, Bud Powell, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk; he would play in their bands and records, and today shares a place in the jazz pantheon with them! A distinctive career in music, marked by exceptional recordings, important collaborations and uncountable compositions that left their mark on generations of new musicians.
Rollins was influenced by the other great sax players of his time, such as from the upbeat change of musical phrases of Lester Young and the dynamism of Coleman Hawkins, and developed a unique and characteristic sound in the tenor saxophone, still distinctive in our days. This true first album was realized with Prestige, only to be followed by six more albums, which would become some of the most important albums in the history of jazz, such as "Saxophone Colossus" and "Tenor Madness", in collaboration with Coltrane and Miles Davis' band members.
Being pioneer, this leading musician presented in 1957 a musical trio without a piano, and in this form he recorded in 1958 a masterpiece record, his last with Riverside company, "The Freedom Suite", including the 19-minute long homonymous piece. Several compositions of Sonny Rollins are considered among the most well-known jazz standards, while his musical forms and famous solos have marked generations of musicians. Some of the most well-known compositions include the legendary "St Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy" or "Airegin".
Three years ago, Sonny Rollins celebrated with a monumental appearance in Carnegie Hall 50 years from his first appearance in the Hall as band leader. With hundreds of records, uncountable appearances in the largest Festivals and numerous awards and Grammies, Sonny Rollins is unquestionably the grandmaster of jazz!
And what could be greater for the Jazz Masters series in Pallas, than presenting an artist of such calibre and stature, while also celebrating his 80th birthday on tour! On November 28, 2010, the legend of jazz, Sonny Rollins, along with his fantastic band, shall be with us for the first time for a unique show, which is definitely going to be the must go concert of the year!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 21.00h
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Universities in London
Universities in London
So you want to study in London? So the obvious choice is the University of London, right? Or maybe if you're studying at university in London, you're automatically studying at the University of London, anyway?
Well, the study situation in London is a little complicated, so let's take a look at what your options really are.
'Study London' on its website lists not 1, but 48 'universities, colleges and schools' in London! The point about these institutions is that they are all fully accredited in the UK and are degree-granting bodies (not all degree-granting bodies have the word 'university' in their title). But this is not the complete list. You will also find a large number of colleges of education, many of which offer degree programmes, often in conjunction with a university. And then there are overseas and private universities – for example, there are a number of American universities with campuses in London.
But let's go back a little and concentrate just on the 48. Maybe we can group them together and get a clearer picture of what exactly is on offer…
The University of London
The University of London is unique in the UK. It's an association of a number of universities which are in many ways independent of one another. There are actually 18 colleges, and 9 specialist research institutes, and between them they are educating more than 160,000 students in London alone. One thing is clear: if you're studying at one of these institutions, then technically you're studying through the University of London; while if you're studying somewhere not listed on the University of London website, well, you're studying somewhere else! Of which, more later…
Some of the colleges and institutes are very specialised, and not likely to be of interest to KE students – at least not yet. But here are some which you might certainly wish to consider (grouped in the order in which they tend to appear in the ranking systems):
This group of colleges cover a very broad range of subjects:
- University College London (UCL)
- King's College
- Queen Mary University of London
- Royal Holloway (note this university is just outside London – in an amazing building!)
- City
- Goldsmiths (about 6km from the centre)
The following have a more restricted focus, but may well be of interest if you share their focus:
- Heythrop College (for theology and philosophy)
- London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (mainly for economics, politics, sociology and law – a world-leader in its field)
- The Royal Veterinary College
- George's (for medical sciences)
- SOAS (for studies relating to Asia, Africa and the Middle East)
In the artistic sphere, you might wish to consider:
- Courtauld Institute of Art (for art and architecture)
- Royal Academy of Music
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
You should be aware that the University also includes:
- University of London Institute in Paris (focusing on France and French studies)
- University of London International Programmes (for distance learning – with 50,000 students enrolled)
The colleges of the University of London generally have a ranking which ranges from good up to excellent. Check them out on one of the well-known tables, such as QS or the Times ranking.
How does the University of London actually work? To all intents and purposes, if you join one of these constituent colleges, you'll be studying at an independent university. To start with, you apply not to the University of London, but to your chosen college – you can apply to more than one in London. Most of your teaching will be at your college, and each college has its own resources. However, you may sometimes join up with others for specialist teaching, and the University can also offer centralised facilities for all students. Then, when you get your degree, it will, in most cases, be a University of London degree issued by the central Senate House, the administrative heart of the University as a whole.
OK, that's the University of London. So… What about the rest?
One university, which is completely independent, and not part of the University of London at all, is really prestigious, and you may well be considering it: Imperial College, formerly part of the University of London, but not any more. Focusing exclusively on science, medicine, engineering and business, Imperial is one of the universities which KE students visit if they're interested in these fields.
Other universities, again not connected to the University of London, but which you might consider, include:
- Brunel (about 15km from the centre)
- Roehampton (about 10km from the centre)
- Middlesex (about 10km from the centre)
- University of the Arts
- Greenwich (about 5km from the centre)
- Westminster
- West London (about 10km from the centre)
- Kingston (about 15km from the centre)
- London South Bank
- Mary's Twickenham (Catholic university about 15km from the centre)
- East London
- London Metropolitan
It's worth noting that most of these universities are ranked below most of the University of London colleges. Those at the top of the list above are middle-ranking – those at the bottom are low-ranking. We would suggest that you aim for high- and middle-ranking universities.
And still there are more! Go to the Study London website for details: http://www.studylondon.ac.uk/universities.
Well, to come back to where we started: be careful – not all the universities in London are part of the University of London, and this means that they don't automatically have the kind of reputation which you might be looking for. On the other hand, some of the others may not have such high entry standards, and might actually suit you better. The message is, as always: do your homework, ask for advice, and choose carefully. And if you want to find out more, see what these universities are really like – join a KE programme next summer!