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There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.Nelson Mandela
As one year draws to a close and another year opens before us, spending time in reflection allows one to recognize the slow and gradual personal changes that took place over the course of the past year. Throughout the academic year, the demands of the profession can circumvent contemplation on personal growth; however, by pausing to acknowledge our ongoing and evolutionary process we can recognize that where we are at this point it time is a result of earlier dreams and goals. Hard work, vision, passion and perseverance bring to the present moment the cultivation of past ambitions set in motion; with the new year ahead we begin again to aim towards new vistas. We are no longer the same person we were a year ago and in a years time we will once again take pause, look back and then towards the future.
At this time of year, I often make a collage that allows me to connect with a deeper part of myself as I reflect on the past and look towards the future. During the winter months the intersection of light and dark are more pronounced with shorter days and increased darkness. The collage I've posted here is a representation of growth and reaching towards the light, but one can also see that the light reaches towards me shooting small tendrils earthward; this exchange is two-way in much the same way we interact with our students in the classroom. Reflect back on the students whose lives you touched and the hearts you opened, the wisdom you acquired and shared, while acknowledging your own growth and enlightenment.
As you begin the second half of the school year ask yourself, how do I want to shine my light in my classroom and community, and how might I open more to receive the light from my students?


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(HealthDay News) -- Almost 25 percent of American women have a pelvic floor disorder, such as urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse, according to new research.
"This study showed that pelvic floor disorders are exceedingly common in women in the United States," said the study's lead author, Dr. Ingrid Nygaard, a professor in the division of urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Utah School of Medicine.
And, though these disorders are prevalent, women don't always bring them up with their doctors, said Nygaard. "Pelvic floor disorders are not talked about often, and women are often too embarrassed to bring them up" with their doctors.
Dr. Victor Nitti, vice chairman of urology at New York University Langone Medical Center: "I don't think there's any question that pelvic floor disorders are underreported. Some women are embarrassed, and some think they're a normal part of aging. Either way, it's not something women will often report spontaneously."
The new study, published in the Sept. 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, reviewed data from almost 2,000 women over the age of 20 who had participated in the 2005-06 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. This study group is considered to be representative of the U.S. population. None of the women included in the data analysis was pregnant at the time of the study.
The women were interviewed at home and underwent a physical in a mobile examination center. Urinary incontinence was diagnosed based on scoring more than "three" on an incontinence severity index. Fecal incontinence was diagnosed if women reported having at least once monthly leakage of stool. And pelvic organ prolapse was diagnosed if women reported feeling a bulge inside or outside of the vagina. (Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when one of the pelvic organs, such as the uterus, drops and presses on the vagina.)
Overall, the researchers found that 23.7 percent of women experienced at least one pelvic floor disorder. Almost 16 percent of the women reported urinary incontinence, 9 percent experienced fecal incontinence, and 2.9 percent reported pelvic organ prolapse.
Nygaard pointed out that this study looked at moderate to severe incontinence. She said it's quite common for women to leak small amounts of urine while laughing or sneezing, but that's not what was studied here.
Older women were most likely to report a pelvic floor disorder, with almost 50 percent of those 80 and older reporting at least one pelvic floor disorder, compared to just 10 percent of women between 20 and 39 years old.
Having been pregnant increased the odds of pelvic floor disorders, and, with each pregnancy, the likelihood of incontinence or prolapse rose. Being overweight or obese also increased the risk of pelvic floor disorders, according to the study.
Both Nygaard and Nitti said that effective treatments are available for women with pelvic floor disorders. Nygaard recommended that women start with the most conservative treatment options, such as pelvic muscle strengthening and behavioral therapy. Surgery, which can be effective for certain problems, is usually reserved as a last option, she said.
"The most important thing women need to realize is that they're not alone. Pelvic floor disorders aren't dangerous and are treatable," said Nygaard.
Nitti added: "If you have any symptoms related to any of these problems, and they bother you, you shouldn't be embarrassed to bring it to the attention of your health-care providers. All are, in one way or another, treatable, particularly at the early stages."

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For anyone looking to start a blog or website, WordPress can be an extremely effective tool. However, having an unfinished website that is available to the public can present problems, specifically when it comes to the development process. That is when the importance of installing WordPress locally comes into play.
In this piece, we will present the steps you need to take to effectively install WordPress locally.
Getting and Installing XAMPP
To most easily install WordPress locally, it would be a good idea to install XAMPP first. With XAMPP, you will get an operational PHP processor (crucial to running WordPress), a working database system in MySQL, and a working web server in Apache.
To get XAMPP, you will first need to go to the download page. It is important to note that the download package is more than 100MB, so be prepared to wait for a little while. Next, you will want to start up the XAMPP installer and simply follow the instructions from there (this following part mostly just necessitates you clicking on "Next.")
As an important note, it is possible that you will get asked during the installation procedure to permit the server's components to bypass the system firewall. You may be hesitant to do this due to the security implications, but this is absolutely a required step to get the server to properly function.
Installing WordPress Locally
Next, you will need to go about the process of actually installing WordPress locally. To do this, you will need to download the most current WordPress installer.
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The installation process will begin and, once it is finished, you can find your website on http://localhost/wordpress or you can log in by going to http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin.
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Once you complete the WordPress installation process, you can now begin effectively working on your website locally and then go about exporting it to the live setup once you are all finished.
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Once there (and this is a nice added feature), you can search and replace specific texts in the database. For instance, you can find every single example of your local IP and switch it with your live domain. Pretty cool, right?
The last step of exporting to the live setup is choosing where exactly you want the site to be exported, whether it be through File, FTP, Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive (most people just choose File). Then, you simply take the export file and go to the import part of the plugin after you install the All-in-One Migration plugin on your live site.
And that pretty much concludes the process of installing WordPress locally.
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So, now that you know how to install WordPress locally, you are probably asking yourself, "Why do I need to do this to begin with?" Well, there are a whole host of benefits that come with downloading WordPress locally, particularly as they relate to the blog or website development process.
For one, you do not need to upload files by any other means, since they are all on your computer. Also, if any mistakes happen during the development process, you can simply restart the database and the server and start over again.
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What it's really like to work in the tech industry and how to nail it Interviews
Starting a career can seem daunting, even if you've spent three years at university preparing. So we caught up with two successful graduates of the Exponential-e Sales Academy, Liam and Eric, to shed some light on some on what the world of work is like – and more specifically, sales in the technological industry.
There's a world of opportunity out there – as long as you know how to approach it. Businesses are demanding passionate and disruptive talent. So if you're ambitious you can succeed and rise fast in today's business world.
Below are a few things students should bear in mind when thinking of how to succeed in the workplace, whilst providing a realistic view of what it's like to work in the fast-paced world of tech sales.
Keep an open mind
ERIC: I did international relations and politics at university and was convinced I'd work for the foreign office after. But as final year came around, I started to consider other options, one of which was sales. I'm glad I did! Working in sales allows me to dictate my own future as there are no boundaries – if you hit your targets – you get rewarded and recognised. I don't think I would have had the same opportunity working in the public sector.
LIAM: Keeping a broad mind means you can try different things and see what's right for you. This is why it's important to work for a company that encourages personal growth and doesn't try to pigeonhole you into something that isn't right for you.
Be up for a challenge
ERIC: When I first started learning about technology and sales I was slightly out of my depth, having no prior experience. The training I did at work helped build my confidence and knowledge. Find a job that challenges and excites you. My role keeps me on my toes which I enjoy, I'd get bored otherwise.
Work becomes a big part of you
ERIC: As a student, I always thought I'd work nine to five for a big company then go home at the end of the day and that would be it. In reality, it's more encompassing than that – in a good way. It forms much of who you are as a person. Some days I'll finish work but even when I'm at home I'll still be thinking about work and coming up with ideas.
LIAM: You think you'll leave university with a solid idea of who you are. But really it doesn't quite work out like that. Your job helps you discover yourself. You learn pretty quickly what you like and don't like. At university, you have a layer of protection, but working full time is a different kettle of fish. You learn discipline – having to get up every morning and work hard. If you don't, they won't be afraid to let you go.
Best part of working in sales is the people you meet
ERIC: The people you meet are the best thing about working in tech sales. A lot of the people I've met through work I now consider close friends and have a lot in common with. I didn't realise my friendship would change quite so much after university.
Don't get hung up on having the best qualifications
ERIC: Unfortunately, schools and universities don't teach you entrepreneurship. Qualifications are important, but they aren't always the be all and end all. It depends on what career you go into, and this can be tough to figure out at a young age. Your ability to communicate and personality will help reap in commissions and take you far in sales. Just because you might not be the most academic, doesn't mean you don't have a chance to earn big bucks.
LIAM: A lot of pressure is put on the younger generation these days to get flawless grades and if they don't it can have a serious knock on their confidence. Schools don't build student's self-assurance enough; this is something I've learnt at the Exponential-e Sales Academy. You've always got to be prepared to give something a shot, even if you aren't sure how to do it. I've learnt a lot and grown professionally from doing this.
Take risks
ERIC: I'd encourage students to take risks and avoiding being hesitant. If they don't work out you can quickly move on and it won't have an impact on your career. Opportunities are only available for so long, give it your best shot and just go for it. What is the worst that could happen?
LIAM: Get experience under your belt as soon as possible. Although a long summer lazing around can be tempting, I'm glad that I applied and got experience at an early stage. It's given me an advantage over other people I know that started later.
Sales allows you to understand people
LIAM: It's the ability to comprehend others that I enjoy most about my job. Learning the psychology of humans and what makes them tick is key in persuading and influencing them. You can't apply one broad brushstroke for all prospects; you must tailor each approach to ensure the best success.
Associate yourself with successful people
LIAM: When you start your job, keep on the lookout for people that are well respected in the organisation. Getting them on your side early can help your development as they can act as your advocates. This isn't always an easy task. But I'd advise finding someone you have common ground with. For instance, if you support the same football club or both have a love for yoga. Whatever it may be, find it and use it to as an advantage in building a relationship with them. They could then become your mentor, a person you'd go to for advice. Equally try and ensure you offer them something in return so it becomes a two-way relationship.
Be nosey
LIAM: You wouldn't believe how much I've learnt from just listening to other people in the office! You can see how other people work by paying attention and if there's something they do that's good – nab it. Keep your ears open, when possible, for great nuggets of information. And ask lots of questions!
Be yourself
LIAM: Not to sound too much like a cliché, but don't try and pretend to be someone else. When you first start a job and you're seeking approval this can be tricky. But try not to get sucked in and be yourself. If you're still trying to figure who you are, think about what you're like with your friends. If you're the joker, or the caring one, don't be afraid to bring that to the workplace. Companies value individual differences more than anything and this is what makes a solid team.
Exponential-e Sales Academy is currently on the hunt for fresh talent – apply here if interested.
Interview with Eric Ascott (Sales Consultant) and Liam Montague (Channel Sales Manager), Exponential-e
An Insider's Guide to City Vacation Schemes
Sussing out the law firm you want to work for is a tricky old business! It can be difficult to really pinpoint the best way to do it. Of course, one the best ways is to get yourself onto a vacation scheme with a firm. But what will you get out of your one or two weeks in the office? Andrew Pollock is now a trainee with top City firm King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin after finding the perfect fit through a vacation scheme! Here's what he got up to…
A Vacation Scheme with International Law Firm Taylor Wessing
Clara Garfield completed a vacation scheme at international firm, Taylor Wessing in 2011. Throughout the scheme, Clara felt well supported by the firm and commends the ethos of the firm and their hiring policy – Taylor Wessing look for people who are a good fit for the firm's culture, not just those with top grades.
A letter to AAC readers, from James Caan and Levi Roots
This month, we have a special message exclusively for AllAboutCareers users, courtesy of James Caan CBE (yeah, from Dragons' Den) and Levi Roots (as in, Reggae Reggae Sauce). Thanks to the Prince's Trust, they've given some insight into how to set out in the business world on your own, or in other words - how to become an entrepreneur.
Alan Clark: What it's like to work as a Scotch whisky Graduate Ambassador
The prospect of life after university can be daunting. Once the student bubble has burst it's time to decide what you're going to do next. Do you jump straight into the world of work or take a break to travel? What if we told you that you could do both? AllAboutCareers spoke to Alan Clark about his experience travelling across India as a Graduate Brand Ambassador for Scotch whisky and premium gin producer Chivas Brothers.
Interview with Robert Freeman, Designer at Farah
Robert Freeman is the Designer at Farah, having previously studied Fashion and Marketing at Northumbria University. He offers his advice about getting into the industry.
Talking Tech: James Broad, Web Developer
Last week London was named the second most tech-friendly city in the world. We thought we'd take that opportunity to talk tech with someone that knows about it, so we sat down with James Broad, a web developer who has worked with BBC, Yahoo and Moo.com, for his advice on how to make it in the ever-growing technology industry.
Are hobbies the way to a job?
We sat down with Matt Eastlake, Managing Director of World Challenge, to ask him how he thought a student's experiences outside of academia might be a route into their dream job, because in today's saturated job market, how do you stand out from the crowd? Here's what he had to say...
What's Life Like as an App-Creating Entrepreneur?
Luke Massie is a 22-year old entrepreneur and the creator of Vibe Tickets, a new app to share tickets between like-minded fans. Luke started his business journey by launching a call centre in Preston at the tender age of 17, and came up with the idea for Vibe through his love for live music and sport. We sat down with him to discuss his journey into the business world and what his new app is all about.
What's life like as a Professional Poker player?
Ellie Biessek is a rare case – a maths teacher by trade, she accidentally discovered poker in 2010 and became fascinated by the game, eventually giving up her job in the teaching profession to take on the big time in the Poker world. We caught up with Ellie for a lowdown on what life was like when it's based on flushes and chips.
Life as a Private Tax Trainee
Gautham Sriram is discovering the world of private tax in his graduate scheme with Smith & Williamson. Based in the Moorgate office in London, he's been dealing with the tax compliance issues of the wealthy – including top sports stars! And that's whilst he studies for a professional qualification too. Read on to find out more about life as a graduate in private tax…
Public Finance Accountancy: Training in the Home Office
Not everyone in the Home Office is a politician or civil servant. The government needs accountants too! History and Politics graduate Precious Akinmoju is a trainee public finance accountant through CIPFA. She told us about what's involved in her programme.
How To Become A Psychiatrist
Dr Niall Campbell is a Consultant Psychiatrist, who specialises in working with patients with an addiction. Here, he speaks about how he became a psychiatrist, what he enjoys most about his career and provides advice to current medical students who may be considering a career in this field.
What's It Like to Be A Film Marketer?
AllAboutCareers.com sat down with a film marketer, quizzing them on their experience of working in the film industry, interesting campaigns and the buzz they get when they see a poster of a film they've worked on on the underground. We also asked what career advice they had for students aspiring to land a job in the industry...
Working on Global Markets at Nomura
Edward Grissell took on the fast-paced industry of sales on the global markets after graduating from university with a graduate role at multinational bank Nomura. How has he found the experience so far?
Work-life Balance on a School Leaver Programme
Is it all work, work, work on a school leaver programme? The idea of jumping straight in at the deep end in the working world immediately after finishing school can be a bit daunting, but there is plenty of help and social events going on to get you into the loop! Brooke Cullum is a school leaver at professional services firm BDO. She told us what it's really like to be in a school leaver role at a multinational company.
Why Choose a Big Four School Leaver Programme?
Fancy a fast-track route to manager level? As school leaver programmes gain more and more exposure as valid, career-enhancing options for school leavers who don't think the university route is for them, Talent Partner for Student Recruitment at Deloitte Fiona Walker spoke to us about Deloitte's BrightStart scheme and the opportunities it offers…
What's it like to study the LPC?
Following a first taste of work in a law firm aged 16, and excited by the practical aspects of the job, Charlotte Pitt knew a career as a solicitor was the way for her. Having studied for a law degree and now in the thick of her LPC course with BPP in Birmingham, Charlotte gives us an insight into the course and some top tips for this essential stage on the road to becoming a qualified solicitor.
What's it Like to be a Talent Scout?
There is a common saying in this industry: "It's not what you know, it's who you know." For a large part of my career I thought this to be true, until one day when I was discussing this with a wealthy businessman named Tejas Mistery. He corrected me, and said, "In any industry, it's not what you know or who you know, it's who knows you." This quote changed my life. I began to look at myself as a product on a shelf and started to employ all the managerial and marketing techniques any successful business would to make their product the brand leader. You may be a great singer, actor, model, dancer, producer, director or casting director, but unless people know who you are your talents might as well be given to someone else.
What's a Career in Youth Work Like?
Thinking about youth work? Go for it! I have really enjoyed my career, but there are a few things that you might want to know before you make up your mind.
Vacation Schemes: The Recruiter Interview
Do you want the inside scoop on law vacation schemes? We thought so! That's why we chatted to Amelia Goodwin, the Graduate Recruitment Manager for Field Fisher Waterhouse. She told us why vacation schemes are so important, how to make a good impression, and how to nail that application form…
Training Contracts: The Recruiter Interview
With application deadlines for training contracts looming, we decided to get some last minute advice on training contracts from Victoria Widdows, Legal Recruiting/Attorney Development Manager at Bingham McCutchen. We chatted to Victoria about training contract application forms and managed to get the inside scoop on American law firm salaries, commercial awareness, international secondments and much, much more…
The Secret Life of a Poker Player
A first class degree in astrophysics, a penchant for heavy metal and a hardnosed poker player, Liv Boeree isn't your average woman. We caught up with Liv before UKIPT Nottingham, the second stop on the Pokerstars UK & Ireland Poker Tour, and found out what it's really like to earn your bucks through poker. Think parties, big money and… um… plenty of studying. So is the life of a poker player all it's cracked up to be?
The Perks of a Financial Career Outside of London
If you're planning on embarking on a career in finance, you might think working in London is your only option. However, two-thirds of people employed in the financial services are based outside of London. There are rich pickings to be had beyond the Big Smoke: with opportunities and clients to rival that of London. Tom, a Senior Audit Manager at Deloitte's Reading office, tells us what life is like in a regional office.
The Other Magic Circle
Noel Qualter is a professional magician. He may not be Harry Potter, but his innovative close up magic tricks are currently blowing people's minds all over the world. We caught up with Noel to chat about his favourite tricks, his heroes, his mistakes and his most memorable moments as a magician…
The Life & Times of a Windsurfing Instructor
In 2009, Steven Peace left Britain behind to turn his passion for windsurfing into a full-time career. He currently works for Mark Warner in Sardinia and spends his days teaching people how to windsurf. We caught up with Steven to find out more about his life on the waves…
The Life & Times of a Professional Freediver
You don't need tons of expensive equipment to be a freediver. For this type of underwater diving, all you need is a big pair of lungs, a decent pair of fins and some serious determination. Freediving gives you the opportunity to explore the underwater world in complete serenity. Sounds cool, right? But I bet you didn't realise you could make a living by holding your breath underwater! Emma Farrell does just that. She is one of the world's best freediving instructors and Europe's only SSI Freediving Instructor Trainer. We chatted to Emma about her professional life as a freediver and found out exactly how long she can hold her breath for…
The GDL Experience
Jack Moxon decided to train to be a solicitor after completing a non-law undergraduate degree. The Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) is the way forward for all students looking to convert, and, as Jack explains, it's a full on year with lots of new challenges and skills to master…
Technology in the Finance Sector: The Graduate Developer
After making a great impression in his placement year, Carl Holloway was asked to return to Nomura as a Graduate Developer following graduation. Score! Nearly a year into the new role, Carl lets us in on what it's like to work in technology within the financial sector – a fast-paced, growing area you may not yet have considered if you have a technical degree…
Targets, Commission & Bonuses - Life in Recruitment
Why recruitment? This is a unique industry, where cash meets conscience. To be money-driven is not frowned upon in this trade; quite the contrary, it is flagrantly encouraged and endorsed, so much so that bonus schemes and structures are often the first items on the agenda.
Switching from the Private Sector to the Third Sector
Why did you choose to leave the private sector for a career in the third sector? To be honest, I didn't consciously plan to make a sector transition from the outset; it just turned out that way! At first, all I was doing was walking away from a career that didn't suit me. I was making an escape from the person that I had become through the stress of running of my own business. I didn't even know that person anymore and it was someone that I wasn't proud to be.
Steve Weiner, Business Skills Consultant at Ashurst
Having initially trained as a solicitor with international law firm Ashurst, Steve Weiner has enjoyed a diverse career in learning and development, training and … stand-up comedy. An award-winning comedian, we chatted to Steve about the benefits of his blend of performance and legal experience in his role as a Business Skills Consultant.
Sheila Crowley: Literary Agent
Sheila Crowley works as a literary agent for Curtis Brown, one of the oldest independent literary agencies in Europe. Specialising in women's commercial fiction, crime, thrillers, memoir, business and sport, she currently represents over 45 different authors. We chatted to Sheila about crossing over to 'the other side', the importance of internships in the book industry, and what she looks for in a new author…
School Leaver Programmes: The Big Four Perspective
Thinking of heading straight into business after school? A School Leaver Programme could be just your cup of tea! There are opportunities available with some of the biggest professional services firms in the business. Louise Coops, Senior Resource Manager in UKI Assurance at Big Four firm EY told us about what you can do as a school leaver with them…
School Leaver Programme Experience: Mazars
Tom Johnson left school after finishing his A-levels and headed straight into the working world with a school leaver programme with Mazars. He's now on the way to qualification as a qualified accountant, with a multitude of different experiences at the top multinational professional services firm to boot! He gave us an insight into life on the school leaver programme...
Samantha Crawford: Emerging Opera Star
Think opera and you might picture a fat lady with horns giving it some welly, not an exciting, and often glamorous, career opportunity. Soprano Samantha Crawford lets us into a few home truths about what it is really like to be an emerging classical artist. Think amazing costumes, staggeringly creative people and plenty of hard work. Curtains up as we present the new fresh face of opera…
PwC Legal LLP Vacation Scheme: Ask the Trainee
It's not often that we get to hear the inside scoop on vacation schemes. Trainee solicitor Yaxin Zhang tells us about her experiences on PwC Legal LLP's vacation scheme, the application process and why PwC Legal LLP is different. As the main vacation scheme deadline approaches, now's the time to knuckle down and send in those applications.
PwC Consulting: The Recruiter Interview
With application deadlines for consulting graduate schemes approaching, we decided to get some up to the minute advice from Anthony Takyi, Student Recruitment Manager at PwC. We chatted to Anthony about the Consulting application process and managed to get the inside scoop on the importance of commercial awareness and the amount of work experience you need to succeed…
Placement Life In Australia
Andri Christofides is a student at the University of Surrey currently undertaking a placement at F. L. Press in Australia. "Australia?!" Yep, that's right. Andri explains how "everything revolves around the beach and outdoors activities" and gives us an insight into her job and daily responsibilities.
Peter Robinson, International Criminal Defence Lawyer
Peter Robinson is a defence lawyer who specialises in international criminal law. He is currently the legal adviser to Radovan Karadžić, who is accused by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia of committing genocide and other war crimes against Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croat civilians during the Bosnian War in the early 90s. We chatted to Peter about making the transition from prosecution to defence, the value of doing an internship, and the challenges of working as a defence lawyer on such a high-profile war crimes case…
Nick Seaver: Working in Cyber Security
Cyber security is still a relatively new area, constantly evolving as a result of the tech savvy world in which we live. But what's it all about? Nick Seaver is Partner in Deloitte's Advisory group, specialising in advising financial clients on managing a wide range of operational and technology risks – including cyber security. He lets us in on the kinds of cyber security roles out there, what it takes, and tells us all about the new De Montfort University Deloitte MSc in Cyber Security…
My Vacation Scheme Experience: Nabarro
Remy secured a training contract with law firm Nabarro after making a great impression on her three-week summer vacation scheme. But what did this experience entail? Here's the lowdown on her time on the programme, and the importance of seeing a vacation scheme as a two-way process.
My International Secondment: Moscow
After six months as a trainee solicitor in Berwin Leighton Paisner's London office, Joanne Cox was given the opportunity to complete her second seat in Central Russia. We chatted to Joanne about her international seat in Corporate Finance and the best thing about living and working in Moscow…
Meet the Trainee: Ince & Co
Taiwanese by birth, Malene Wang grew up in the United States and studied computer science at university. After graduating she worked as a computer programmer in the financial services industry for six years. Having been transferred over to the UK, Malene was made redundant when the financial crisis hit in 2008. This was the catalyst that prompted her to pursue a career in law. After completing her GDL and LPC, Malene managed to secure a training contract with Ince & Co. It's safe to say that she was not a conventional candidate…
Life as a BPTC Student
After successfully completing a non-law undergraduate degree and a GDL at BPP Law School, Leeds, Emily Reed is currently studying the BPTC with BPP – the programme that will prepare her to take on a career as a barrister. With a pupillage lined up now, Emily shares her experiences of the course and tells us what it takes to earn that barrister's wig.
Jonathan Hayward: South Africa Secondment at Mazars
Jonathan Hayward is a senior audit manager at professional services firm Mazars. As part of his role, he had the opportunity to take some time to go and work in a Mazars office in another part of the work. He tells us about his secondment experiences in South Africa…
Jane Houston, LPC Co-Director at BPP Law School
Wondering what to expect on the LPC? Need some advice on how to tackle that all-important year? Jane Houston, Co-Director of the LPC programmes at BPP, lets us in on a few insider tips and what law firms are looking for from their future trainees…
Iva Vukusic: War Crimes Researcher & Analyst
Iva Vukusic works as a researcher, archivist and analyst for the Sense News Agency in The Hague. An expert on war crimes in the former Yugoslavia, she has used her specialist knowledge to help indict war criminals in Bosnia and has spoken at conferences all over the world, from Rwanda to San Francisco. We chatted to Iva about her career so far, her plans for the future, and what it takes to develop a career on the analytical side of international criminal law…
Interview with Katie Trewhella, Global Market Sales Analyst at Nomura
Katie Trewhella is a Global Market Sales Analyst at Nomura, having previously studied Maths at the University of Leeds. Here she provides an insight into one of her typically busy days…
International Secondment Experiences in Abu Dhabi
The Middle East is a hive of opportunity for trainee solicitors who want to experience a different office and culture during their training contract. International law firm Norton Rose Fulbright offers their trainees the chance to join the Abu Dhabi office amongst others. We spoke to Juraj Neuwirth who is currently working over there…
International Opportunities in Law
Ever thought about jetting off for an English Law training contract in foreign climes? Or mixing things up with an international secondment? Trainees at international law firm Latham & Watkins can take advantage of either of these options over in their Singapore office. We spoke to two trainees, plus Singapore office Partner Rob Brown, to find out about the challenges and adventures of life in the hub of the Asian market.
Inside the Training & Development of a Trainee Solicitor
Have you ever wondered what kind of training you will receive as a trainee solicitor? We chatted to Joanne Gubbay, the Head of Practice Learning & Development at Ashurst, to find out more about how a trainee solicitor's training is structured and what it actually involves…
HR Business Placement Experiences
Are you considering a placement year as part of your degree? Wondering what it might be like? Here's a little insight! Molly is currently on her placement year as a HR Work Placement Student at PwC, a professional service organisation, working with the Student Recruitment team. She shared her experiences from her time with the team so far and told us what appeals to her about working in HR…
Elisabeth Baltay, Partner, Finance @ Bingham
Elisabeth Baltay is a partner in Bingham's Finance group. She is also one of the firm's graduate recruitment partners, which means she plays a vital role in the selection, supervision and development of trainees. We caught up with Elisabeth to find out more about the life of a trainee solicitor at Bingham…
Changing Careers through a School Leaver Scheme
Many training schemes aren't just for fresh graduates or school leavers, but career changers too. We interviewed David Mannion to find out why he chose to give up his previous career in sales and financial services for a place on the National Audit Office's School Leavers' Scheme.
Andy Butcher, Trainee Solicitor on a Client Secondment at McDonald's Europe
Andy Butcher joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in 2010. He is currently on a client secondment at McDonald's. We caught up with Andy to find out more about his three months with the fast-food giant…
Gregor Pryor, Media & Technology Partner at Reed Smith
Gregor Pryor, a partner in Reed Smith's media and technology group, spoke to AllAboutCareers.com about this ever-developing area of law. He tells us about his work and provides advice to future lawyers…
Georgina Reid, Food Buying Intern at Tesco
Georgina is a 21-year-old undergraduate studying History at the University of Southampton. She recently completed an internship in buying with the UK's biggest retailer Tesco. As a result, she has secured a sought-after graduate job with the company as a Trainee Graduate Buyer after she's graduated and taken a year out to travel to South America and teach English. She told us all about her internship experiences…
Georgina Blackwell: From Beautician to Barrister
In 2009, Georgina Blackwell, a beautician at the time, stepped into the High Court and won a courtroom battle against a property development giant without any legal training. Following her victory, she was offered a full scholarship by BPP to complete the LLB. Two years later, she graduated with a first class honours degree. We caught up with Georgina to chat about her unique experiences of the legal profession so far…
A Day in the Life of a Financial Benefits Advisory Consultant
After graduating from LSE with a degree in International Relations, Emma Haugh joined Aon as a Financial Benefits Advisory Consultant. We caught up with her to find out more about her professional life…
Using Your Internship to Get into Investment Banking
You've probably heard that work experience is the best way forward when it comes to securing that golden graduate job. But how do you go about making the most of your internships to get into the highly competitive investment banking industry? Raisah, who is now a credit trading analyst at international bank J.P. Morgan has is covered…
Gavin Thomas, Travel Writer
After a two-year round-the-world trip, Gavin Thomas decided to move away from music journalism and started working as a travel editor with Rough Guides. After several years of editing, he was given the opportunity to author the first edition of the Rough Guide to Sri Lanka. Since becoming a freelance travel journalist in 2005, he has written a range of guidebooks about Dubai, Oman, Rajasthan, Delhi and Agra. We chatted to Gavin about becoming a travel writer, avoiding cliché and the time he was shot in the stomach by armed bandits in Mexico…
Finance Apprenticeships: A Smith & Williamson Insight
Finance apprenticeships are increasingly on the up as an alternative to university for top school leavers. But what does an apprenticeship actually involve? Josh and Katie came from slightly different routes (A-levels and a Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma in Business) and have now taken up tax and audit apprenticeships with financial services firm Smith & Williamson. They let us in on what their programmes involve…
Diversity in Banking: An Insight
You'll often here that nowadays banks implement diversity policies and programmes in all elements of their business. But what are they actually doing? Vinay Kapoor, UK Diversity & Inclusion Manager at BNP Paribas told us about how things are changing within the industry and what diversity and inclusion means at the Bank…
Devan Nathwani, Actuarial Intern and Graduate at Aon
Devan was curious about what an actuarial career may hold as a mathematics student, but wasn't 100% sure what the industry actually entailed. A couple of years later, he has completed a summer internship in actuarial consulting within pensions with top actuarial firm Aon, and has now moved into their graduate scheme. So what did he gain from his summer internship?
Deutsche Bank Experiences: Private & Business Clients
Private and business clients is a highly desired career path focus in the banking and finance world. Roya is gaining experience in this area with Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, Germany – one of the world's biggest financial hubs. She told us about the opportunities this is opening up.
Deutsche Bank Experiences: Graduate Global Technology Strategy Analyst
Leo is a Global Technology Strategy Analyst in Group Technology & Operations in London. His team pioneers technologies and re-engineers business processes to deliver innovation and world-class client service. From moving trillions of Euros through a business every day to integrating two organizations after a major acquisition, they face the technological challenges caused by growth, market change and constant competition…
Dave Benson Phillips, Children's Television Presenter
If you watched children's television in the 90s, you will probably recognise the trademark smile of Dave Benson Phillips. Yep, that's right! He's the charming chap who presented Playdays, Get Your Own Back and Wake Up in the Wild Room. We caught up with Dave to chat about his life as a children's television presenter, the 'World's Largest Gunge Fight', and the internet death hoax that threatened to ruin his career…
Damian Fleming, Partner, Commercial Real Estate @ Berwin Leighton Paisner
Damian Fleming has been a partner in Berwin Leighton Paisner's (BLP) Commercial Real Estate group since 2006. We caught up with Damian to chat about his career in real estate law and to find out more about the life of a trainee solicitor at BLP…
Culture Shock: The Difference Between an SME & a Large Corporate
After I graduated, I completed a two-year graduate scheme at a global financial services company, which involved three placement rotations: Project Manager, Team Manager and Regulatory Reporting Analyst.
Confessions of a Recruitment Consultant
Prepare to be shocked, appalled and amused! We interviewed a graduate recruitment consultant to find out what really happens to your CV when you apply for a job through a recruitment agency. If you want an honest insight into the recruitment process, you're in the right place. The person we interviewed has asked to remain anonymous. Get ready to find out why!
Chibundu Onuzo, Student Novelist
Chibundu Onuzo started writing her debut novel when she was just 17 years old. Having secured a two-book deal with Faber at the age of 20, whilst studying history at King's College London, she went on to receive widespread critical acclaim for The Spider King's Daughter, which was recently shortlisted for the prestigious Dylan Thomas Prize. We chatted to Chibundu about tackling the writing process, getting published, and balancing academic work with a literary career…
Catching Up with Browne Jacobson's New Training Principal
Mark Hughes has recently been appointed training principal at Browne Jacobson. Mark, a partner in Browne Jacobson's corporate team specialises in all aspects of corporate advice, including acquisitions and disposals and has been with the firm since 1999. AllAboutCareers.com caught up with Mark, finding out about changes to Browne Jacobson's trainee recruitment programme…
Building a Brand: The World's Best Tasting Popcorn
Fresh from his recent appearance on Dragons' Den, Martin McLaughlin (a.k.a. Ben 'Jamaican Me Crazy' McLaughlin) chatted to us about starting his own popcorn company, Love Da Popcorn, with two close friends. With a background in advertising and a tidy little bit of investment from Peter Jones, Love Da Popcorn's products are likely to be making your tonsils tingle with happiness very, very soon…
Are apprenticeships the best route into the accounting industry?
Mike Day is the Head of the Accounting Academy Partnership, an apprenticeship scheme which helps young people to become qualified accounting technicians in just 14 months. We chatted to Mike about the increasing importance of apprenticeships in the accounting industry, especially now the government has announced its scheme to create 360,000 apprenticeships in the UK this financial year…
An Interview with the Attorney General
Appointed as the Attorney General by Prime Minister David Cameron in May, 2010, Dominic Grieve QC MP is the Chief Legal Adviser to the Crown. A champion of student pro bono projects, he also chairs the Attorney General's Pro Bono Committee. We were lucky enough to get the chance to talk to the Attorney General about the importance of student pro bono projects, his own personal experiences of pro bono work, and the possible impact that the proposed legal aid cuts will have on pro bono initiatives in the UK…
An Interview with an Ambassador
His Excellency Ric Todd has recently been appointed Her Majesty's Governor to Turks and Caicos Islands. Previously he was the 56th British Ambassador to Poland. We were lucky enough to get the chance to talk to Ric about his career so far, his advice for people considering a career as a British Ambassador, the challenge of learning new languages and meeting Pope John Paul II...
An Employer's Perspective on Modern Apprenticeships
Employers Jessica Addis and James Vaughan-Smith needed to hire additional staff recently and took a chance on apprentice Chloe Hutchinson-Brown. Having had a positive experience of utilising an apprenticeship scheme, Jessica and James spoke to AllAboutCareers.com about how hiring an apprentice worked for their company and should be a serious consideration for all school leavers.
Alice Coates, Teach First Maths Ambassador
Alice Coates gained a multitude of different experiences working with young people through her studies before she took on the challenge of the Teach First Leadership Development Programme as a maths teacher in the Yorkshire and The Humber area. A couple of years later, she's now a Lower School Assistant Head in Sheffield! She chatted to us about her experiences on the programme and what teaching means to her…
Adam Gamsa, Trainee Solicitor @ Field Fisher Waterhouse
Having completed a DPhil in Physics at the University of Oxford, Adam Gamsa decided to move away from academia and join Field Fisher Waterhouse as a trainee solicitor. We caught up with Adam to chat about his first nine months as a trainee, his vacation scheme and his enthusiasm for intellectual property law…
A Life in Social Care
Many of the people who pursue a career in social care are initially drawn by the simple motivation of 'helping people' or 'giving something back'. Behind such simplicity is a complicated range of values. For example, a recognition of the inherent value of every person and their right to be considered equal with every other citizen.
A Different Kind of Accountant
When you hear the word Mazuma, you might think of those irritating adverts which invite you to exchange your mobile phone for cash. But wait! There is another company with the same name. Started by two friends, Mazuma provides expert accountancy services to small businesses and independent contractors. We had a chat with Sophie Hughes about starting up her own business and what it's like to be a woman in a male-dominated industry…
A Day in the Life of a Trainee Solicitor
After graduating from the University of Leeds with a law degree, Sacha Wooldridge joined PwC Legal LLP as a trainee solicitor. We caught up with her to find out more about her life in law…
A Day in the Life of a Trainee Actuarial Consultant
After graduating from the University of Warwick with a degree in Maths, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE), Tom Williams joined Aon as a trainee actuarial consultant. We caught up with him to find out more about the professional life of an actuary…
A Coveted Position: What's it like to be a Partner in an International Law Firm?
Richard Hough, Graduate Recruitment Partner at Allen & Overy, started out as a trainee solicitor with the firm in 1992. He has been a partner in the Corporate department since 2000. We were lucky enough to get the chance to talk to Richard about his career and what it's like to be a partner at an international law firm…
Why I Chose My Sponsored Degree in Engineering
Sponsored Degree Programmes can be ideal for those looking for a career change too. Lee Dennis was initially an engineer with the Royal Navy, and took his career in a new direction into the power system industry through the National Grid Engineer Training Programme…


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McKnight Resident Artist: Ann-Charlotte Ohlsson
We are pleased to welcome back Ann-Charlotte Ohlsson to the Clay Center during October, November, and December. Ohlsson was last at NCC, in 2004, as an assistant to Nina Hole. Ohlsson currently lives and works in Rønne on Bornholm in Denmark. Her education includes studies at the Glass and Ceramic School in Bornholm, Denmark, and The Art School of Norrköping, Sweden. Her fantasy-inspired biological forms have been exhibited internationally most recently in Devour, Grønbechs gård, Hasle, Denmark; Serendipity, Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, North Carolina; and From a Salt Kiln in Denmark, Zeeno Space, Seoul, South Korea. Her sculptures, intended for functional use, are repetitive in nature, yet are singular pieces, identical to none. Her process is a contemplative experience — time is not of the essence, but is wisely used in managing her artistry and life — and is best described by the Chinese proverb,
"Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still."
Ohlsson will give a presentation in Northern Clay Center's library starting at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, October 15. More info>>


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PageWide Ink Technology
September 5th, 2017
Eljay Bernabe
HP PageWide XL technology takes certain printing elements to new heights that other leading large format printing competitors do not offer. With PageWide XL technology, everything from high print quality to high printing speeds to economical print production are a few of the intricate details that HP has focused on improving. Using HP PageWide XL Printheads and HP PageWide XL Pigment Ink, users can meet the most demanding requirements for blue prints, CAD drawings, drafts, and more. In this post, some key variable terms and what HP PageWide XL technology aims for all users.
Pigment Ink
HP pigment ink has historically supported high-performance printing solutions across a full range of markets and applications. As industry applications and users' expectations continue to evolve, the solutions required need to follow suit in evolving as well. HP pigment ink has done an ongoing wonderful job in evolving in quality, productivity, reliability, and economically. As HP continues to evolve their ink products, how is the process done?
Chemists on HP's ink R&D teams work closely with HP color scientists and engineers to precisely develop printheads, writing systems, ink delivery systems, and the paper to be used for output. As a team working together, these teams manage the design decisions and trade-offs required for the best system-level solution.
What is an Inkjet?
Inkjets can best be described as a "colorless ink vehicle" that carries a colorant to the surface of the paper or media being used to print. This ink vehicle is important to the stability of the ink, the process of drop ejection, maintaining a reliable printhead process, and ultimately controlling the behavior of the ink on the paper's surface.
During the process, volatile components of the colorless ink vehicle are absorbed and evaporated leaving behind a layer of colorant and solids that slowly build together the printed image and provides durability.
What are colorants?
Colorants are made up of elements consisting of dyes, pigments, and sometimes a mixture of both. Colorants work by absorbing specific wavelengths of light and reflecting others. When choosing a colorant, a significant effect on color quality, drop ejection reliability, ink cost, and environmental consideration are elements to consider.
What are dyes?
Dyes are chemical molecules that dissolve within the ink vehicle. Dyes can have high color strengths and if the dyes remain at or near the paper's surface, dyes can be more colorful than pigments. However on certain media such as absorbent papers, dyes can be carried by the ink vehicle deep into the paper structure. When this occurs, there may not be enough dye near the surface to produce dense black and saturated colors.
Dyes of high concentration can counteract this effect but the result can be a beginning phase of unreliable drop ejection that will require frequent service cycles. With frequent service cycles means a reduction in productivity and an increase in the amount of ink used in servicing. For PageWide XL printing, this is an important issue that has been examined in depth with special attention being set on failed nozzles possibly leaving visible streaks down prints.
Dye-based inks offer quite a few amenities while also maintaining its fair share of roadblocks. Dye-based inks can offer excellent color performance with improved durability on more expensive inkjet coated papers. Unfortunately dyes lack a few well desired elements such as water-resistance, highlighter-resistance, and display permanence (fade resistance).
What are pigments?
Pigments are tiny particles that are on the order of 100 nanometers in diameter. Unlike most dyes, pigments do not dissolve in the ink. Pigments are kept in a stable dispersion by the ink vehicle and surface changes that produce repulsive forces between particles.
Once pigments are on paper, the chemistry of HP pigment inks quickly immobilize particles on or near the paper surface as the ink vehicle is absorbed and evaporates. This allows HP pigment inks to produce high color saturation and high black optical density as well as control color bleed, feathering, and show-through.
Reliable and robust operation
In order to achieve high productivity, inkjet printheads must be both reliable and robust. Reliable operation means that the printhead produces drops on-demand, and each drop must meet image quality specifications that are based on weight, trajectory, and speed. Reliability also means that printing hardware will see a long operating life with low operational failure rates.
PageWide XL printheads require more reliability than scanning printheads because they must produce high-quality output in a single pass. In this single pass, the printheads must achieve perfection. PageWide XL hardware does not have multi-pass print modes to hide nozzle errors. High-speed drop detection systems that test 1000's of nozzles per second can find weak or failed nozzles. The image processing pipeline in HP PageWide Technology Printers automatically substitutes good nozzles for failed ones to effectively hide nozzle errors.
Robust operation relates to the operational performance of the printhead. A printhead is considered robust if it ejects drops reliably over a wide range of operating conditions and duty-cycles. A printhead that can print high density area-fills at high speed is more robust than one that must slow down. Also, a printhead that requires less servicing to operate at a reliable rate is also naturally more robust than one that requires ongoing service.


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Tour around Boca grande and Castillo grande neighborhoods, Los pegasos jetty, Old shoes monument, San Felipe La Castle, Candelaria Convent, Cerro de la popa, India Catalina monument, Walled city and Vaults.
Bocagrande Hotel pick-up / drop-off; Guests in Walled City and the Northern Zone pick up at the Clock Tower; Guided tour; Entrance Fees to Monuments; Taxes.
Hours of operation
Available daily.
Tour is approximately 3 - 4 hours.
Tour begins and ends at hotels in Bocagrande. Guests at hotels in the Walled City and the Northern Zone may be picked up at the Clock Tower; tour will end in Bocagrande.
Please be ready in the lobby 15 minutes before the tour.
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Samsung has added Corby POP aka GT-C3510 on Samsung Mobile India's upcoming section. While the official page does not reveal anything substantial, the phone does look different from the original Corby.
To rehash from the earlier rumor, Corby POP will have a 1.3MP camera, FM Radio, 22MB internal memory, 8 hours battery life and Bluetooth. It will be priced at around Rs. 7,000.


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- Gavin Scott
This Week In 1986: October 12, 1986
I've always thought that if you're going to do a cover version, you should really do something different with the song. Otherwise, people may as well just listen to the original. Either that, or choose an obscure song to remake so, when you have a hit, yours becomes the definitive version.
This week in 1986, two cover versions debuted on the ARIA singles chart — and both took the songs in different directions than the recordings that had come before. In one case, the update was radically different.
Another cover version was at number 1 this week in 1986. Bananarama's remake of "Venus" spent its fourth week on top.
Off The Chart
Number 100 "Now We're Getting Somewhere" by Crowded House
Peak: number 63
Except they weren't getting anywhere! After the middling performance of their debut single, Crowded House bombed out completely with what was another strong single.
Number 95 "Sinful" by Pete Wylie
Peak: number 69
His former band, The Mighty Wah! (or just Wah!), missed the Australian chart with their UK top 3 hit, "The Story Of The Blues (Part 1)", but singer Pete Wylie made some waves with this solo sing-along.
Number 84 "Camouflage" by Stan Ridgway
Peak: number 76
The Vietnam War continued to provide inspiration for artists, including ex-Wall Of Voodoo singer Stan Ridgway on this European top 5 hit.
"Rule Of Threes" by Mondo Rock
Peak: number 58
Mondo Rock's last studio album, 1984's The Modern Bop, had equalled the number 2 placing of 1981's Chemistry and provided them with their highest-charting single to date with "Come Said The Boy". Next, came the requisite best of album, Up To The Moment, before the band led by former Daddy Cool singer Ross Wilson returned with 1986's Boom Baby Boom. I'd imagine Ross and friends would've hoped for a better showing than number 58 with lead single "Rule Of Threes". Yes, "Good Advice", had charted similarly in early 1985, but that was a new song on a top 5 greatest hits album, not the first taste of a whole new project. Perhaps if they'd led with "Primitive Love Rites" instead of the adequate but ultimately forgettable "Rule Of Threes", things might've turned out differently for the band.
New Entries
Number 50 "Wait Up" by The Cockroaches
Peak: number 28
Since the start of the decade, they'd released a string of singles on a variety of labels, and even poked their noses onto the ARIA top 100 with 1984's "See You In Spain", but things really started to come together for The Cockroaches in 1986. Signed to Regular Records, they began work on their debut album, which would come out in early 1987, and landed their first hit with "Wait Up". An energetic burst of rock'n'roll-influenced pop with shared lead vocals from brothers Paul and John Field, it was an indication of why the band had earnt themselves a popular live following even if they hadn't enjoyed chart success before.
Number 46 "Feel The Heat" by Jean Beauvoir
Peak: number 46
So far in the '80s, he'd been a member of shock punk band Plasmatics and played with Little Steven (Van Zandt), but 1986 also marked a time of change for blond mohawked singer/bassist Jean Beauvoir. He released his debut solo album, Drums Along The Mohawk, and had his song "Feel The Heat" included in the Sylvester Stallone action film (is there any other kind?) Cobra. Given its lowly chart placing both here and in the US, "Feel The Heat" has never really caught my attention before, but it's the type of inspirational soundtrack tune you only got in the '80s and I might just have to check if it's on the iTunes store.
Number 38 "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon
Peak: number 2
A couple of weeks ago, we saw Paul Simon's Graceland album enter the top 50 — and by now, it was up to number 17 just as its lead single started to take off. Easily the most commercial song on the album, "You Can Call Me Al" provided a useful introduction to the Graceland project, explaining, as it did, the experience Paul had travelling from his "hard" life in America to South Africa to work with the musicians there.
Although he would go on to tour the world with musicians from South Africa, Paul chose a collaborator who had nothing to do with "You Can Call Me Al" (other than the fact that Paul had performed the song on Saturday Night Live) for the song's music video. Comedian Chevy Chase lip synced Paul's part in the simple but effective clip that probably had as much to do with the single's success as the song itself.
And the single was a huge success in Australia, spending 13 weeks in the top 10, including two non-consecutive weeks at number 2 stuck behind "You're The Voice". Despite all the acclaim — and some controversy — that came Graceland's way, "You Can Call Me Al" was never a big hit in America, despite two chart runs. In 1986, it reached a lowly number 44. Then, a Grammy Award for Album Of The Year later, the single was re-released in the States and climbed to a slightly more respectable number 23.
Number 37 "Typical Male" by Tina Turner
Peak: number 20
Next up is a song that, conversely, was a major hit in the US, spending three weeks at number 2 there, but was much more modestly received in Australia and the UK (where it peaked at number 33). The first single from Tina Turner's Break Every Rule album, "Typical Male" was co-written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle, and produced by the latter — the same team who'd been behind her comeback hit, "What's Love Got To Do With It". For me, "Typical Male" marked the turning point in Tina's career where I went from quite liking some of her songs to not being able to stand her. Tucked away on the B-side of "Typical Male" was a song we'd be hearing a lot more of in years to come: "Don't Turn Around", which was turned into a hit by both Aswad and Ace Of Base.
Number 33 "Bad Moon Rising" by The Reels
Peak: number 11
Speaking of cover versions, here's one by an act that was last been seen on the top 100 in 1982... with another remake. In fact, The Reels' only two significant hits up until this point had been with covers. 1982's number 7 single "This Guy's In Love (With You)" had originally been recorded by Herb Alpert, while the Dubbo-formed, Sydney-based band had earlier reached number 12 in 1981 with their version of Jim Reeves' "According To My Heart" (which was included on the mostly remakes EP 5 Great Gift Ideas From The Reels).
With the band re-emerging in 1986 after a couple of years off the scene while singer David Mason recovered from illness, they were signed to Regular Records (them again!) and opted to release another remake: Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising". But The Reels' version of the late '60s classic (a number 3 hit in Australia) was nothing like the jingly jangly original. This new synths and strings version completely reinvented the track for the '80s — and the public loved what they heard, awarding The Reels with their second biggest hit.
Number 23 "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Communards
Peak: number 2
Like "Bad Moon Rising", "Don't Leave Me This Way" had already been a top 10 hit in Australia — but not by the original artist. Thelma Houston's 1976 remake of the song that had been originally recorded the previous year by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes reached number 6 locally in 1977 (as opposed to the number 78 peak achieved by Harold's version the same year). Almost a decade later, Communards gave the disco favourite a Hi-NRG update and achieved the song's highest chart placement in Australia (and became the number 1 single of the year in the UK).
Communards singer Jimmy Somerville was no stranger to reinterpreting disco tracks, having recorded a medley of "I Feel Love", "Love To Love You Baby" and "Johnny Remember Me" with his former band, Bronski Beat, and Marc Almond. I wasn't that keen on that single, but I thought "Don't Leave Me This Way" was flawless. Like that medley, "Don't Leave Me This Way" was performed as a duet, this time alongside Sarah Jane Morris, who accessed the lower section of her four-octave range to contrast with Jimmy's piercing falsetto. The remake gave Communards the hit they desperately needed, with two previous singles having missed the top 100 completely.
Number 20 "Wild Wild Life" by Talking Heads
Peak: number 13
In the previous 12 months, Talking Heads had really hit their stride in Australia, registering two top 20 hits with "Road To Nowhere" and "And She Was". They made it a hat trick with this lead single from True Stories, which became their second number 2 album in a row locally. So commercially successful was the once alternative band at this point that a film co-written and directed by David Byrne also called True Stories was released this week in 1986 in the US — and the album of the same name was its quasi soundtrack. The MTV VMA-winning clip for "Wild Wild Life" basically consisted of the scene in the movie in which the song played — with the actors miming along in a karaoke bar setting. The mainstream success didn't last, however, and this would be the band's final top 50 appearance in Australia.
Listen to this week's new entries on my Spotify playlist of all the top 50 hits from 1986:
Next week: one of Australia's favourite voices returned to the top 50 with his first solo hit in six years, alongside one of the most popular TV stars of recent years, a hip-hop act covering a rock classic and a song that finally reached the top 50 after three months on the chart.
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September 2010 marked fifteen years of my career as a ballet dancer at the Mariinsky Theatre. For a professional classical ballerina that is a long enough period to understand the difficulties of the profession, to understand the role this kind of art plays in public life and, at the same time, to make a respected name for myself in the ballet world.
And today, using that experience, I would like to say and do something for the arts that amounts to more than just dancing the ballet repertoire. Unfortunately, it is difficult for one person to solve big and serious problems alone.
That is why I have taken the step of setting up the Diana Vishneva Foundation for the Coordinated Development of Ballet which, I hope, will unite organizations' and individuals' efforts and abilities to achieve the foundation's cultural, charitable and creative goals.
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Over 1,200 files on accused child molesters in the Boy Scouts are now public record. The Boy Scouts of America created these particular "Ineligible Volunteer Files" – which they call the "Perversion Files" – between approximately 1960 and 1985. They were used as exhibits in a 2010 trial against the Scouts in Portland, Oregon, by a man who had been sexually abused by his Scoutmaster when he was 13. The Oregon Supreme Court later ordered that these files be made public with the names of victims and people who reported the abuse blacked out.
The national office of the Boy Scouts kept files on accused pedophiles since at least 1920, and maybe as early as 1911, when the Scouts first formed, and still keeps these files. The BSA ostensibly uses the files as a blacklist to try to keep child molesters from volunteering – checking names of those registering to volunteer against the names in the files. The public files are those existing Perversion files that the Boy Scouts created between around 1960 and 1985.
In other lawsuits and in public statements, the BSA has tried to argue that the number of child molesters in Scouting is very small compared to the general population, because the number of Perversion Files is very small compared to the number of adult volunteers in Scouting. The BSA makes this argument to try to minimize the risk to children in Scouting or knowledge of the problem of abuse in Scouting by the Boy Scouts.
The BSA's argument is faulty on many levels. For starters, it ignores the damage to children injured by sexual abuse. To the 12-year-old little boy abused by his Scoutmaster, it doesn't matter if he is one of 100 or one of 1,000 – his damage is not a statistic.
Setting aside, if possible, the qualitative flaw in the Boy Scout's argument, it is also quantitatively wrong. The existing Perversion Files do not come close to accurately representing the total number of adult volunteers who abused children in Scouting, let alone the total number of Scouts who were abused. This is true for several reasons, some of which are explained below.
The most significant reason why the BSA Perversion Files represent only the tip of the iceberg is because the entire Ineligible Volunteer ("IV") File system was an internal system used only by paid employees of the Boy Scouts. Scout families, troop volunteers, and sponsoring organizations did not know the IV File system existed, how to use it, or that they should use it. The BSA intentionally chose to keep the IV file system a secret from volunteers and to exclude all volunteers from participation in the IV File system.
Typically, the national office of the BSA created IV Files based on reports from employees of Boy Scout Councils, usually the Scouting Executives of the Councils. There was no BSA policy, method, or practice of involving the lower levels of the Scout organization in the IV File system. On the contrary, BSA covered up the system from everyone other than certain paid Scout employees. The sponsoring organizations and troops did not know about or participate in creating an IV File on an adult volunteer accused of sexually molesting a Scout, although the people involved at the Troop level were those with the most immediate information. The BSA only created a file if the matter happened to come to the attention of a Council employee – usually through news stories or law enforcement – and that Council employee knew to report the matter to the BSA, which many did not.
Because the national BSA never told troops or families about the IV File system or trained them to use it, it is estimated that the vast majority of abuse incidents in Scouting were never reported to the national office – meaning there would be no IV Files for these incidents.
The second problem with the Boy Scout's argument is that the number of existing Perversion Files does not reflect the number of files that the Boy Scouts created. The national headquarters of the Boy Scouts is solely responsible for creating, maintaining, and using the IV File system to track and blackball certain individuals from volunteering with the Boy Scouts. The largest category of individuals barred from registering as volunteers are those in the Perversion Files – those accused of sexually molesting children.
Over the years, the Boy Scouts have destroyed an unknown number of Perversion files. Through at least the 1980s, the Boy Scouts regularly culled the files to remove the files of deceased and elderly perpetrators. For many years, the Boy Scout policy was to destroy the file of anyone who was older than 72. Once a file was destroyed, there was no record that the person had ever been barred from Scouting. In theory, a 73-year-old pedophile who had been banned from registering as a volunteer would be approved by the Boy Scouts because there would be no record of his past Perversion File.
In the 1970s, the Boy Scouts reviewed all of the Perversion files that existed at that point – estimated at over 4,000 files – and destroyed "at least half" of those files.
They kept no record of the files destroyed.
Because of the Boy Scout's systematic destruction of files, there is no way to know or even estimate the total number of Perversion Files on child molesters that the Boy Scouts created over the years.
3) BSA's "PROBATION" SYSTEM HID ACCUSED MOLESTERS
Another reason the existing BSA Perversion Files do not show the extent of the problem of child abuse in Scouting is because the Boy Scouts had a "probation" policy up until the 1980s. A man put on probation was not kicked out, but could continue to serve as a Scoutmaster. If there were no complaints or accusations for two years, the BSA's policy was to destroy the man's probation file, but there were no other restrictions of safeguards on his continued participation. Once the file was destroyed, there was no record that the man had ever been accused or put on probation.
The now-public files include many examples of the BSA allowing accused pedophiles to actively participate with troops on a probationary basis.
Sometimes, men were put on probation because the BSA did not believe the allegations were serious enough to kick them out. For example, one file from Colorado shows that Floyd David Slusher was put on probation after confessing that he had sexually molested a Scout over a three or four year period. He continued to serve as a Scoutmaster for four years. The BSA finally kicked him out when he was convicted for having sex with an 11-year-old Scout in his troop. The saddest part of this story is shown in the police report in Slusher's Boy Scout IV File, when the police concluded:
"During the interviews . . . [the police] learned of many other victims too numerous to interview. It has been learned that almost every boy in troop 75 and troop 73 has been approached sexually by Slusher on one time or another. . . . It is evident, however, that Slusher, through his sexual assaults on young boys, has affected emotionally, many young lives."
Worse than putting accused molesters on probation initially, the BSA sometimes allowed Ineligible Volunteers with existing Perversion files to return to Scouting on a probationary basis. For example, one file shows that Richard Cremins Watterson was kicked out of the Scouts in 1967, based on reports that he had repeatedly fondled an eight-year-old boy, his 11-year-old brother, and at least one other Scout on camping trips.
In 1976, knowing that Watterson was in a Perversion File, the BSA allowed him to re-register as an Assistant Scoutmaster and volunteer on the Council camping committee. The only restriction on his activities was that the BSA noted in his Perversion file that he was on probation for the next two years. 15 months later, the man was arrested for sodomizing an 11-year-old Scout.
Files like these show how the Boy Scout's Ineligible File system failed to work because so many men on probation went on to abuse more children.
But the files also demonstrate that there are no existing records of the unknown number of probation files the BSA destroyed simply because the bad guy was clever enough to not get caught again during his two-year probation.
CONCLUSION AND CALL TO ACTION For these reasons and others, the existing BSA Perversion files only show the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how many young boys involved in Scouting were molested and sexually exploited by adult Scout volunteers and Scout employees.
Any arguments by the BSA that there were statistically fewer child molesters involved in the Boy Scouts than in the general population is either flat out false or impossible to prove, because of the actions of the BSA itself.
It is time for the BSA to stop trying to minimize the problem of child sexual abuse in Scouting and to take responsibility for its actions in failing to protect children in its organization. To start with, the Boy Scouts of America should take the following immediate steps:
OPEN THE BSA INELIGIBLE VOLUNTEER FILE SYSTEM: The BSA should train all members of the Scouting community in the existence and use of the IV File system. If Scouts, parents, troop volunteers, and sponsoring organizations knew about the IV File system and how to use it, more child abusers would get reported to BSA (and the police) and would be excluded from future participation in Scouting. Also, child molesters would avoid Scouting if they knew they risked being turned in to the national BSA office and put on the Ineligible Volunteer list.
MAKE ALL HISTORIC PERVERSION FILES PUBLIC: The BSA should make all its Perversion Files available to the public, with the names of victims and reporters blacked out. The files contain an enormous amount of data on how child abusers operate that could be used by child safety experts and others to make other youth-serving organizations safer for children. This information needs to be available.


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Organization – Strategic Purchasing
Jürgen Kern knows all about purchasing. For 13 years, he has been dealing with procurement. Now he is facing a new major challenge. As of January 1, 2015, his employer – the major French bank BNP Paribas – appointed him as Chief Procurement Officer for Germany. At the same time, Mr. Kern is responsible as a global program manager for "Simple & Efficient Germany". In this function, the 47-year-old is to develop purchasing advantages and efficient purchasing structures in a country which the French count among their key markets and for which they defined an ambitious target. In the future, BNP wants to grow by eight percent annually in Germany. To this end, the corporate management established in 2013 – and since then responsible for the entire group in Germany – aims at a better integration or intermeshing of all German companies. Due to numerous takeovers – the most recent addition being Münchner Direktbank DAB Bank AG – the Group meanwhile has 13 units with about 4,200 employees. Its major Group-wide projects also include central purchasing. "It used to be that every German subsidiary usually handled procurements on its own, from now on all 13 units are to cooperate more closely in the future", emphasizes Mr. Kern.
Since the onset of the financial crisis, Germany's banks have been racing from one stress test to the next. Record-low interest rates and regulatory interventions, such as the increasing requirements regarding the equity base, put massive pressure on all banking institutions – whether they are private, cooperative or established under public law. But not only the aftermath of the Lehman bank collapse has been forcing bankers to change their way of thinking. "The competitive battle for future customers is being waged with such dynamic intensity that many banks are not yet adequately prepared for", states the trend study "Bank & Zukunft" ("Banks & the Future") for which executives from the financial sector are annually surveyed by the Fraunhofer Institut für Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation (Fraunhofer Institute for Labor Economics and Organization). In order to stand their ground in tough competition, banks must become more customer-oriented, more innovative, more agile and more efficient. For these challenges, the institutions are hoping to find solutions, inter alia, in technological and organizational approaches. And with it, the focus is now shifting ever more to strategic purchasing.
As a partner at Kerkhoff Consulting – the Düsseldorf-based consultancy specializing in procurement and supply chain management – Markus Heidrich is observing a change in the way of thinking at financial institutions. "Strategic purchasing had so far not been a key issue in the banking sector; the banks' attention was much rather on turnover and customer acquisition. Now, however, corporate boards have increasingly come to realize that profits or earnings may also be increased excellently through optimizations in purchasing." (see interview)... (excerpt)
"Empowerment is important"
In 2012, Markus Heidrich came as a partner to Kerkhoff Consulting, a consultancy specializing in purchasing, procurement and supply chain management. Before that, the graduate in business management, now 48 years of age, was Vice President of the Frankfurt-based management consultancy Driving Growth Group where he controlled international projects for cost optimization and efficiency increases with the focus on the area of indirect purchasing. He provided, moreover, consulting for companies in their strategic realignment.
diebank: How far has the issue of strategic purchasing optimization come to stay overall in companies?
Heidrich: The industry in general copied its steps in the learning process from those in the automotive and the food industries, and it has also essentially taken these steps already. The service sector is lagging behind. Aside from savings in purchasing, the greatest potentials are in the process however.
Potentials are plentiful – in the industry as well as in the service sector.
diebank: How well do banks have their purchasing under control?
Heidrich: "Strategic purchasing had so far not been a key issue in the banking sector; the banks' attention was much rather on turnover and customer acquisition. Due to rigid rules and regulations, banks are well set up in their key processes or have them permanently in their focus of optimization. In contrast, there are often considerable development potentials in adjacent corporate processes.
diebank: In view of the tense competitive situation, interest should be great in utilizing these potentials.
Heidrich: The degree of maturity in purchasing which we, as consultants, have in the focus of our work is not very pronounced in comparison with that in the producing sector – regardless of small or large. Basically, the major private and public-law institutions with their decentralized structures actually are aware of the synergy potentials but still have to take their steps in development. In individual branch offices, "fiefdoms" frequently exist which, due to other priorities in key processes, are not yet addressed (or cannot yet be addressed) or tackled – so we often hear.
diebank: Fiefdoms not wanting anyone to meddle in their affairs?
Heidrich: Precisely. Accordingly, a first step will be to make great efforts at persuasion in order to raise awareness regarding the advantages from process efficiency and savings of strategic purchasing. In a second step, it is important to crosslink and interconnect the central purchasing department and the special departments. This procedure is successful especially if top management is behind the project and supports it. In our projects, we pay particular attention to continuous internal communications which is the basis for any willingness to change and for the success of the project since it is necessary to win over the workforce.
diebank: Which are the areas where savings potentials can be empirically realized the fastest?
Heidrich: Quite naturally, a bank's IT and marketing departments are the areas with the largest cost factors – accordingly, that's also where the greatest potentials are. However, precisely because of the key competence and expert knowledge in these specialized fields, a major challenge is presented by the establishment and integration of strategic purchasing as an internal service provider. Moreover, 'the ordering process' and 'the right organization' provide elementary levers for efficiency and savings.
diebank: What are the most important criteria for success so that the desired savings will actually be realized?
Heidrich: First of all, those involved must all be aware that there is a need for change and that this is also wanted by the company's top management. And only if central purchasing and the specialized departments will then work together instead of against each other will savings be realized. The most convincing argument is always provided by beacon projects showing what is possible.
diebank: What are the most frequent mistakes?
Heidrich: Top down decisions without integration of the consumers or essential users; also, solo actions by individual purchasing departments without backing and support by management – both will result in a lack of understanding and at best short-lived changes. Sustainability will then not be given.
diebank: Kerkhoff also accompanies many purchasing projects at banks and works closely together with the responsible employees. How well are they qualified for this complex function or assignment?
Heidrich: Experience has shown: Competence and motivation are there; important is the empowerment, i.e. management support. Through complementary consulting, it is our task and objective to restore motivation, to bring together management, purchasing and the specialized departments.
diebank: What is the role of e-procurement – today already and in the future? What can digitization accomplish here?
Heidrich: E-procurement is increasingly gaining in importance – for banks as well. Digitization simplifies ordering and control processes in purchasing. Yet, quite frequently there are already electronic ordering catalogs for example; however, they are poorly accepted by employees since they are considered to be too complicated or because it happens time and again that you cannot find what you are looking for. Once they have been set up, such support systems must be continuously updated and adjusted to the changing demand structure. Specialized departments and purchasing must here work hand in hand.
Mr. Heidrich, thank you very much for your time. Eli Hamacher conducted the interview.


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Low DHA Omega-3 Levels May Contribute to Learning Disorders August 28, 2011
Suboptimal omega-3 levels may contribute to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and related developmental problems. Associations between omega-3 and learning and behaviour were investigated in 75 children aged 7-12 with ADHD. Children provided blood samples and underwent cognitive assessments. 36% of the children with learning difficulties had lower DHA than those without.
In Australia, a group of 75 children, ages 7 to12, underwent cognitive assessments. Students with higher levels of omega 3EPA/DHA (marine sourced fatty acids) reported less anxiety and better word recall compared to children with high omega-6 levels (the type of fats found in fast food and processed foods) who had measurable attention deficits that correlated to lower reading and spelling levels.
The study from Australia is just one of several reports indicating that omega-3 with EPA and DHA found in fatty fish and fish oil are important for good cognitive functioning. The long and uniquely flexible omega 3 EPA /DHA chains are indispensable for the proper nutrient exchange across the cell membrane and help with the transmission of signals in the brain.
This study is the first to compare blood level of Omega-3 in children who have ADHD with and without learning difficulties, and supports emerging indications that the former may be more likely responders to omega-3 fatty acids such as DHA.
J Child Health Care. 2011 Aug 9. [Epub ahead of print]
Polyunsaturated fatty acids, cognition and literacy in children with ADHD with and without learning difficulties.
Milte CM, Sinn N, Buckley JD, Coates AM, Young RM, Howe PR.
Nutritional Physiology Research Centre, University of South Australia, Australia.


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|Spring Term 2021 Science vs. Pseudoscience - 3125 - PHIL 330
Prerequisites/Notes: One course in philosophy, junior standing, or consent of instructor
Catalog Description : We will examine some important philosophical questions surrounding science. They will include (1) What is a science; and what is the relation between different sciences? (2) What is it to explain a phenomenon or confirm a hypothesis? (3) Do the explanatory posits of a science—such as quarks and strings—actually exist? (4) Are there scientific laws? We will explore some of the more plausible answers to such questions. Readings will include selections from a variety of contemporary and 20th century philosophical texts.
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