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The Learn How to Meditate Course is a six-week programme in which you will be taught this powerful, transformative practice, using a simple, guided, and easy-to-follow approach.
Not only will this course teach you what meditation is, it will also enable you to experience a range of different meditation techniques so that you can decide which type of practice best suits you and your lifestyle.
By the end of the six weeks, you will have experienced the many benefits of regular practice, and decided upon a personal routine that fits your lifestyle perfectly.
Meditation is simple to learn. It can be practiced anywhere. And it has the power to bring the mind, body, emotions and spirit into complete balance, creating feelings of serenity, clarity and bliss.
The benefits of regular practice are well documented. They include:
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If you are interested in joining, you will be asked to commit to 15–20 minutes of daily meditation practice in your own time.
The course is designed to be experiential in nature, allowing you to experience a number of different styles and techniques so that you can determine which ones are best suited to you. We will also cover some basic theory each week (see course content below). Handouts will be emailed and, by the end of the course, you will have compiled a 72-page manual.
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"Harinder's meditation course was brilliant! Although I'd been practicing meditation for some years, I'd never been taught how to meditate or really studied the theory of it. This course was perfect as it explained all the fundamentals, such as the importance of posture, hand positions, different types of meditation techniques, but in a way that completely fitted in with the knowledge and experience I already had. Harinder has a really clear and sensitive teaching style, which is a joy to work with, and plenty of time for all my questions! Her knowledge and authority on the subject clearly comes from her many years of dedicated personal practice. I also had some beautiful and joyful experiences during meditation for which I was grateful. I got so much out of this course; I wish I had done it sooner. I would recommend it to beginners and experienced meditators alike -there is something for everyone."
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Revolutionise your life, from the inside out. Take the first step, and give yourself the gift of learning to meditate. It will change your life.
I look forward to hearing from you.
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TortsProf is having a tortopalooza this week as numerous commentators are discussing what they think students should learn in torts. In a very summary form, there is is an interesting discussion about the practicalities of tort litigation versus an Ivory Tower theory of torts. Being RiskProf and not TortsProf, I have my own take on it especially after sitting through a very leagalistic class discussion where we examined Boomer v. Atlantic Cement Company (I can't recall my kids names, but I can remember a case I read in law school 25 years ago!). Boomer is a trespass case where the cement company was dumping cement particles on its neighbors. The remedy turned out to be a payment for the continual trespass rather than shutting the company down. There was a big discussion about why the company wasn't shut down. I learned who all the anti-capitalists were and there were large number who wanted to shut the company down. I raised my hand and said something to the effect that this was a very economical decision in the sense that there was arguably profits generated from the cement company and we shouldn't shut it down unless the costs of the company outweighed the benefits. The professor ridiculed that answer and yelled something to the effect of "Is that what are you going to tell your client?" I was shocked by the vehemence of the response and being a newbie 1L, I just kept my mouth shut. That one class period made me decide I didn't want to be a lawyer (and everyone is happier as a result).
I think torts should focus, in part, on the Ivory Tower aspect of the effect of liability law on the economy too. In fact, I'd like there to be a discussion of liability systems and the objective of liability systems. No one really talks about the optimal lability system and its role in minimizing the social cost of liability. If we had such a discussion, we'd see that some things are properly left to the tort system, some to regulation, and some to the insurance system. I could be wrong (and some of the commentators mention this), but I don't see lawyers in training being exposed to this Ivory Tower look too often. These discussions are in the literature but do not seem to be in the professional syllabus.


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No more teachers, no more books..
Ah, who are we kidding…?
UCLA and USC QBs Josh Rosen & Sam Darnold both declare they are leaving college early for NFL draft. Meaning other Pac 12 teams have improved chances next year of being beaten in better bowls.
Of course the real question is which QB will be picked #1. And then maybe wish he had stayed with at least a semi-pro college team instead of the Browns.
New Marlins owner Derek Jeter expects team to be profitable this season. Will revenue include that playoff share Jeter will be voted by the Yankees?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety T.J. Ward, now a free agent arrested this am in Tampa on "possession of cannabis" charges. Add another player to list wanting to sign with 49ers, Charges, Rams, Seahawks or Broncos.
I miss the days when the biggest drama the first week in January involving huge egos was NFL and college coaches getting fired.
Maybe it's possible that John Kelly told Donald Trump that Diet Coke button also can launch nukes. Thinking optimistically for a country.
Kind of cold, low 50s, and very rainy today in SF Bay Area. Just guessing we are getting zero sympathy from Midwest and East Coast.
Savannah Airport is closed today due to an inch of snow. And in Minneapolis they are just giggling.
An Alaska Airlines flight from Oakland to Portland after a rat was seen boarding the plane. This would never have happened on United.Airlines. They'd have charged passengers a "zoo fee."
Trump has "Such respect for the people of Iran" says they will see "great support from the United States." Is he cravenly ignoring his own executive order. Or is it a sign of dementia that he can't remember which country's citizens are on his travel ban list?
So I guess #SteveBannon is no longer included in Trump's list of "many fine people on both sides."
As Bannon attacks Trump & Trump goes after Bannon, burning question of day – what are Americans going to do about the upcoming popcorn shortage?
Not sure about coal, but @realDonaldTrump is certainly doing wonders in the US for iron-y.
A fire today at Clintons' property in Chappaqua, New York was extinguished without any injuries. When firefighters left house did they tell Bill & Hillary, "Despite headlines these days, go easier on popping all that popcorn."


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Sexy Sloth souligne son 3e anniversaire! Fidèles à notre habitude, on fait les choses en grand encore cette année. Dimanche le 9 juillet prochain, entre 14h et 17h, ce sera la fête avec des artistes live (programmation surprise), des dj sets d'artistes invités, de la bouffe (vous pourrez aussi apporter vos propres trucs à griller, des BBQ seront mis à votre disposition sur place), et surtout du gros fun!
Si il fait beau (ce que nous souhaitons!!), l'événement aura lieu au SPOT – Sympathique Place Ouverte à Tous – 8 rue Vallière, Québec.
En cas de pluie, l'événement aura lieu au Knock-Out – 832 rue Saint-Joseph Est, Québec.
Ne manquez pas le party le plus ensoleillé de l'été! Venez souffler les 3 bougies du « Paresseux Sexy » avec nous! Au plaisir de vous voir tous et de prendre un petit rafraîchissement avec vous!!
LES DÉTAILS DE LA PROGRAMMATION ET D'AUTRES SURPRISES SERONT DÉVOILÉS EN PRIMEUR DANS L'ÉVÉNEMENT FACEBOOK. À ta place j'irais voir!
Ça y est c'est officiel : Never more than less est de la programmation du Festival d'été de Québec! Ils seront en spectacle le 8 juillet prochain à 19h au Parc de la francophonie. Mais avant ça, ils séviront aussi en direct du radiothon de CKRL à Québec le vendredi 31 mars, au Dooly's de St George le 1er avril et le 21 avril au Cercle à Québec.
The year is slowly coming to an end and what a phenomenal year it has been for Sexy Sloth Record's almighty star's SANDVEISS.
November 21st, M for MTL brought SANDVEISS to a packed house at Les Foufounes Electriques and opened for Ontarian prog-core band Protest the Hero. Standing out from the rest of the lineup, media still were impressed by this band according to reviews made by Bucketlist Music Reviews and Musik Universe.
They also performed in Toronto at the Bovine Sex Club on November 27th with Sons of Otis and On the Verge bringing in some positive feedback by Lithium Magazine.
The best news of all is SANDVEISS also won the "Best Heavy Album of the Year" for Scream Queen at this years GAMIQ Awards held on November 29th at Bain Mathieu in Montreal.
The new DELUXE VERSION of Scream Queen is out!! This digital copy includes an extra track, "Unspoken Speech" which can be downloaded via iTunes.
While SANDVEISS have been very busy on the road, a new video for
"Do You Really Know" has been released as well, which was filmed while they played with Megadeth over the summer at Festival D'ete de Quebec:
On another note, we have also recently signed Les Indiens who will be releasing a new record in the spring of 2016! Les Indiens are a Stoner-Rock band from Quebec City and have been going strong for quite some time. We are excited to have them be part of the team.
We have a lot more news coming your way for the new year.
Stay tuned!
What has been happening with Sexy Sloth lately? We have been quiet, but a lot of exciting things have happened. Read below.
Sandveiss has been nominated for "Best Heavy Album of the Year" for Scream Queen at Quebec's GAMIQ 2015. Since 2006, the GAMIQ Ceremonies highlight the talent of Québec by awarding prizes to musicians who have developped a strong reputation for themselves among those heavily involved in the music industry.The awards take place during a musical event held in late autumn, featuring the best talent to come out of Québec. It is a must for anyone involved in the music scene.
In other news, Sandveiss is opening for Prog Metal Canadian band Protest the Hero in Montreal on November 21st for M for Montreal. The show is held by Extensive Enterprise, and Mandroid Echostar will also be performing. For more details of the event, click here.
A little about M for Montreal: Founded in 2006 by Sébastien Nasra (Avalanche Productions), in collaboration with the legendary British festival programmer Martin Elbourne (Glastonbury Festival, The Great Escape and co-founder along with Peter Gabriel of the WOMAD festival), M for Montreal is much more than an annual event. "M" is an independent organization whose ambitious mission is to help up-and-coming artists both to become better known locally and to launch their careers outside Canada. For the last nine years, M for Montreal has carved out an enviable reputation at the heart of Montréal's cultural life, and now occupies an undeniable role as a catalyst for the local industry, both for emerging local artists and those who are developing their careers outside Québec.
Friday, November 27th, Sandveiss will be performing with Sons of Otis at the Bovine Sex Club in Toronto. Tickets are only 10$ and it should be a great time. For more details of the event click here.
Over the summer, Sandveiss has performed with huge names such as Megadeth for Festival D'Ete, performed at Canada's heaviest festival, Heavy Montreal, and their first single for "Untie Me" has been played on rotation on popular Quebec Radio such as Montreal's CHOM 97.7 FM, and Quebec's ROCK 100.9 FM.
We had a great summer. What else is in store for us? Stay tuned! Big things coming your way.
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Yesterday I made what I consider to be some of the cutest Christmas tags ever!
I downloaded some shapes from the Silhouette Online Store and whipped them out using very little paper and my CAMEO.
They came together super fast, like minutes per tag.
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Excellent learning and peer-to-peer networking opportunities with a cross-section of the nuclear industry.
The world's first certified professional development programme for individuals in nuclear security management.
An extensive archive of information on nuclear security, both from WINS and from external sources.
Helping licensees assess the maturity of their security programme and measure their security culture effectiveness.
William Tobey's career encompasses extensive management experience in defense policy, arms control and counter-proliferation, as well as in investment banking and venture capital. He served on the National Security Council Staff in three US administrations and also managed the US government's largest programme to prevent nuclear proliferation and terrorism by detecting, securing and disposing of dangerous nuclear material. Mr Tobey is serving as interim Executive Director until a new appointment is made.
Dr. John Barrett is currently President of Portolan Global Inc. Past experience includes serving as President and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Association. Dr. Barrett also served as Canada's Ambassador to the IAEA, where he chaired its Board of Governors and acted as Canada's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization and to the United Nations in Vienna. In addition, he served as the Canadian Ambassador to Austria and to the Slovak Republic.
General Jean-Michel Chereau currently serves as Senior Vice President, Protection Department Director, at Orano Group (formerly Areva Group). Prior to joining Areva in 2010, he acted as Lieutenant General of the French Military Intelligence Department (DRM), where he was responsible for Special Operations. Lieutenant General Chereau served most of his career in paratroop marines regiments of the French Army, from chief of the combat section to commanding officer.
Corey Hinderstein is former President of INMM and current Vice President of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI). Prior to returning to NTI after a three-year leave, she acted as senior coordinator for nuclear security and nonproliferation policy affairs at the National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Ms Hinderstein brings deep expertise in international nuclear fuel cycle policy, improving global nuclear security, and arms control and nonproliferation verification.
As Chief Operations Officer at URENCO Enrichment Group, Chris Chater is responsible for the management of technology, operations, engineering and design. He is also vice chair of ETC, a joint venture with Orano (formerly Areva) for the supply of centrifuges and related services. For the last 25 years, Mr Chater has concentrated on the front end nuclear fuel cycle. He has also worked in fusion research and decommissioning.
Ambassador Piet de Klerk has had a long career as a Dutch diplomat and still represents the Netherlands in projects like the International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification. Prior positions have included acting as Special Counterterrorism Envoy; lead Sherpa for the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands; Ambassador to Jordan; and Human Rights Ambassador. Ambassador de Klerk also served as chair of the Missile Technology Control Regime, the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the UN Disarmament Commission. From 1998 to 2003, he worked for the IAEA as Director of EXPO (External Affairs and Policy Coordination).
Jean Llewellyn, OBE, established the UK National Skills Academy for Nuclear and acted as its CEO for 10 years. This initiative built on a career involving senior management, leadership and policy development roles in both the private and public sector. Ms Llewellyn also served as a member of the UK Government's Nuclear Industry Council and as Chair of the Nuclear Energy Skills Alliance. In 2019 Ms Llewellyn was appointed to the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre national du Mérite by the French President. She also serves as a Non-Executive Director on the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation Board and as Chair of the Security Sub Group.
Pierre Legoux joined WINS in 2010 as manager of the operational programme. His responsibilities include programme design, operation, budget control, review and quality standards. Prior to joining WINS, Pierre served as physical protection specialist at the IAEA's Office of Nuclear Security, where he developed international recommendations and guidance documents for nuclear security and for strengthening the physical protection of nuclear and other radioactive materials in use, storage and transport. He is fluent in English and French.
Rhonda Evans brings over 20 years of international and national experience in the field of nuclear safety and nuclear security to her position with WINS. Before joining WINS in August 2017, she served as a senior nuclear security officer at the IAEA in the Division of Nuclear Security. Rhonda also has extensive experience in capacity building in 171 IAEA Member States; 30 years of experience in regulation, governance and assurance; and is a lawyer specialised in nuclear law and regulation.
Przemyslaw Michalski is responsible for WINS' financial control systems, statutory reporting and grants management. He is also involved in WINS' financial strategy development and risk assessment. Prior to joining WINS in August 2018, Przemek worked many years in the private sector in Poland and Austria in the field of finance. He holds the designation of Chartered Management Accountant and speaks fluent Polish and English, with working knowledge of German and Russian.
Raquel Delgado is responsible for the overall coordination and implementation of operational and WINS Academy projects. She also serves as liaison to the WINS Board. Prior to joining WINS in May 2010, Raquel worked in the field of development cooperation in Sub-Saharan Africa. She also worked in the Permanent Representation of Portugal to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Raquel is fluent in Portuguese, English, German, Spanish and has a working knowledge of French.
Álvaro Acevedo is responsible for coordinating and implementing various operational projects, including international workshops, training courses and ongoing special projects. Prior to joining WINS in June 2018, Álvaro worked as an engineer in a nuclear power plant in Spain. He is fluent in Spanish and English.
Roland Fletcher is responsible for building a global community of Certified Nuclear Security Professionals while engaging with WINS members, Academy participants and alumni. Prior to joining WINS in June 2019, Roland spent 11 years at the National Skills Academy for Nuclear (NSAN), where he helped to facilitate the development and implementation of new industry-wide initiatives and concepts, including digital learning, national educational programmes, apprenticeship standards and end-point assessment.
Aleksandra Zilic manages projects related to accounting and reporting, financial project control, forecasting and planning, and the improvement of quality management system processes. Prior to joining WINS in November 2014, Aleksandra worked for privately held companies and non-governmental organizations for 12 years in her home country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is fluent in English and Bosnian and has a working knowledge of German.
Bettina Lock manages numerous administrative and office tasks; supports projects related to operations and the WINS Academy; and assists the Executive Director. Before joining WINS in 2011, Bettina worked in the Vienna offices of Central European News. She also worked for the Oesterreichische Kontrollbank and the United Nations Development Programme and has researched, translated and written for many well-known travel guides. She is fluent in German and English.
Anubhav Shrivastava oversees the maintenance and development of the frontend and backend of WINS's website. He also provides technical support to the WINS Academy, Alumni Network and Knowledge Centre. Anubhav joined WINS in October 2014 as an intern and was hired fulltime in March 2015, bringing with him 15 years of experience in online content management, web development and multimedia. He is fluent in English, Hindi and intermediate knowledge of German.
Suzanne Carlson substantively edits all WINS publications, including the Academy modules. She also develops online and offline content and learning materials. Before joining WINS in October 2019, she worked as an editor covering the energy industry. In addition to being a native speaker of English, she is conversant in German, Turkish, Spanish and Portuguese.
Bethany Woodward joined the team in October 2019 and is responsible for managing all print and digital graphic content produced throughout WINS. She has six years prior design experience working in the both the UK and the USA in the fields of retail & marketing and architecture. Bethany is fluent in English and has a working knowledge of German.
Daniel Johnson joined WINS in October 2012 and became Head of the WINS Academy in 2014. After serving in this capacity for six years, he accepted a new position as WINS' Senior Adviser in North America. Prior to WINS, Dan worked for Brookhaven National Laboratory, where he supported the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration's International Nuclear Safeguards and Engagement Program, and at the US Department of Energy's China Office as a Nonproliferation Analyst.
Chris will be working at WINS until the end of 2020, sponsored by the US Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Global Material Security (GMS), and will be focusing on the application of advanced technology to nuclear security, amongst other projects.
Prior to his secondment at WINS, Chris was the Deputy Director (Acting) of the Office of Nuclear Threat Science within the Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation at the National Nuclear Security Administration in the US Department of Energy. He also spent several years at the US National Counterterrorism Center, and five years as a Nuclear Security Officer at the International Atomic Energy Agency. In addition to counterterrorism, Chris has a strong background in the international nuclear security regimes, in nuclear materials utility, and in the US nuclear regulatory environment.
Mehri Avlyakulova manages administrative tasks and supports projects, events and workshops. Prior to joining WINS in May 2020, she worked as an English teacher in a public school in Belarus and later at AT&T in the Czech Republic as a Customer Service and Technical Support Representative. Mehri is fluent in English, Russian and Turkmen and has working knowledge of German.
Whitney Kathryn Isaacs provides comprehensive administrative and project support to the WINS Academy. She is the primary point of contact for Academy participants and members. Additionally, she supports the preparation and implementation of various WINS Academy projects. Prior to joining WINS in June 2020, she worked extensively in the field of higher education and academia. Whitney is fluent in German and English and has working knowledge of Spanish.
Anida Celikovic manages WINS Membership and supports WINS operational and WINS Academy projects and events. Prior to joining WINS in October 2017, she worked as an English teacher, translator, interpreter and administrative assistant at the Archives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Anida speaks fluent English and Bosnian and has working knowledge of German.
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The performances in this production are excellent and, to an extent, idiomatic. A notable exception, to me, is the portrayal of Billy Budd by tenor Jacques Imbrailo. Imbrailo's portrayal and Michael Grandage's direction, gives this Billy a bit more naivety and innocence and a little less of the physical bravura that some previous performances (such as the original, sung by Peter Pears) have offered. John Mark Ainsley as Captain Vere is the appropriate blend of refinement and a near royalty with undertones of insecurity. Phillip Ens' Claggart is practically a scene stealer. His tone of voice and even his facial expression exudes a petty jealousy and sadism towards all his charges; the new "captain's pet" Billy in particular.
The forces of the LPO and the Glyndebourne Chorus perform magnificently under the strong leadership of Englishman Sir Mark Elder. Special mention must be made of the production design by Christopher Oram.
I imagine anyone enjoying Britten's music, the very fine performances in this production and the excellent Blu-ray transfer. If you already know and admire Billy Budd, this is a different, darker view and one well worth seeing for yourself. © 2012 Audiophile Audition Read complete review
BRITTEN, B.: Billy Budd (Glyndebourne, 2010) (NTSC) OA1051D
BRITTEN, B.: Billy Budd (Glyndebourne, 2010) (Blu-ray, HD) OABD7086D
Rarely has there been such depth, such richness of insight in an operatic staging. The acting is intense, realistic, fully, painfully human.
The musical performance is also a fine one. Each singer is fully integrated into the production and fully aware of his emotions, giving his very best in a most heart-felt manner. Clarity and intelligence inform the tragic beauty of Ainsley's singing.
This is a masterpiece of a production of a masterpiece of an opera.
To read the complete review, please visit American Record Guide online.
…an absolutely stupendous performance in which—mirabile dictu!—the production team dedicates itself to a scrupulously accurate and imaginatively vivid realization of the creators' intentions. The results are nothing short of spectacular…
The costumes are in harmony with the set, and the acting by all concerned is natural and unaffected, with crowd scenes of the entire ship's crew exceptionally well conceived and managed.
The recorded sound quality is stupendous, particularly the deep, thunderous, rolling bass that rumbles through the theater without the slightest hint of dryness or muddiness.
Of the three DVD versions of Billy Budd available, this is easily the one of choice. It is superior in both film quality and the singing of the lead roles…I cannot urge you strongly enough to make this a part of your music library. It is an instant classic of opera on film, and while in the future it may be equaled, I do not see how it will ever be surpassed.
BRITTEN, B.: Billy Budd (Glyndebourne, 2010) (NTSC) OA1051D
BRITTEN, B.: Billy Budd (Glyndebourne, 2010) (Blu-ray, HD) OABD7086D
Theater director Michael Grandage scored an enormous success at last year's Glyndebourne Festival with this production of Billy Budd, which introduced Britten's opera to the company.
In order for its power to emerge, Melville's story…needs convincing realization of its depiction of life on a British man-of-war in 1797. This is exactly what Grandage provides.
Jacques Imbrailo…command[s] the stage…with an unfailing good humor and friendliness that make plausible everyone's certainty of Billy's "goodness." His medium-weight baritone proves just right for the challenging music.
…the large cast is filled with strong voices and individual presences. The production also makes a splendid showcase for the men of the Glyndebourne Chorus (chorus master Jeremy Bines) and for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Mark Elder secures razor-sharp execution, transparent textures, overwhelming massed impact and thrilling realization of Britten's nonstop coloristic invention.
Video direction is clear-cut and effective, with shifts in perspective invariably well chosen musically and dramatically…this one can be warmly recommended as a musically stunning and dramatically straightforward (in the most complimentary sense) telling of the tale.
I could do without the opening titles "swimming" towards the viewer as if being revealed from under water. It's an unnecessary bit of Finding Nemo in what is an atmospheric, even claustrophobic, account of Britten's naval thriller.
The picture quality is exemplary, from the opening close-ups to the remarkable solidity of the "below decks" scenes, and the sound matches up to the sharpness and tonal range of the video. There's a choice of LPCM stereo or dramatic DTS-HD Master Audio surround and both have impressive weight, sparkle and clarity.
Almost two decades after Humphrey Carpenter's controversial biography of Britten, opera directors have woken up to some of its revelations. Productions such as Richard Jones's Billy Budd set in a boys' naval college and ENO's recent A Midsummer Night's Dream have put forward radical reinterpretations.
By their side, Glyndebourne's Billy Budd is traditional to a fault. Michael Grandage is true to both the period and the place—the HMS Indomitable during the Napoleonic Wars—and, more importantly, to the atmosphere and characters as Britten imagined them. Further than that, though, he does not venture: even traditional productions can do more to reveal the opera's undercurrents, whether it is the sexual tensions, the Christian symbolism or the downfall of an archetypal hero redolent of a Greek tragedy.
On DVD, as in the theatre, Grandage's honest faithfulness feels too mild. Still, the interior of HMS Indomitable looks mightily impressive and the stage is stunningly lit. Add to this some highly effective filming—how subtly, for example, the camera picks out Billy's worried expression as he watches the Novice suffering—and you have a DVD of high quality.
In the title-role, Jacques Imbrailo fields just the right youthful lyric baritone and sings Billy's solo below decks beautifully. John Mark Ainsley gets to the heart of Captain Vere, every close-up showing an artist immersed in his role, and Phillip Ens sings gravely as a Claggart who seems sadly resigned to his lot, rather than an active force of destruction. There are fine contributions from Matthew Rose as Mr Flint, Ben Johnson as the Novice and Iain Paterson as Mr Redburn but all are more than adequate…
The Performance
When Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd debuted in 1951, a few years after the triumph of Peter Grimes, the composer was abetted by a superb cast and a libretto written by no less than E. M.Forster and Eric Crozier. The story is based on Herman Melville's novel in which a young seaman, Budd (baritone Jacques Imbrailo) is impressed into service on the HMS Indomitable during the French wars. He falls under the scrutiny of master at arms, John Claggart (bass Philip Ens) and Captain Vere (tenor John Mark Ainsley). In an allegory depicting the struggle of innocence versus evil and corruption, Billy is eventually and falsely accused of fomenting a mutiny. During his meeting with Vere and Claggart, his stammer prevents him from denying these charges. Billy kills Claggart unintentionally, is sentenced to death and then executed. Vere, as the navigator of the ship and this story, years later, regrets this decision and finds redemption in Billy's forgiveness before he dies.
This 2010 Glyndebourne production, directed by Michael Grandage, features the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Britten expert, Mark Elder. The all-male cast, in period costume and realistic ship set, provides a strong chain with nary a weak link. The intensity and intimacy of the action is superbly realized with outstanding videography and sound reproduction.
Video Quality
This is a deliberately dark production, highlighted by numerous close-ups of the singers. The balance and perspective of the cameras is exemplary. The use of a single versatile set gives the appropriately claustrophobic nature of this psychodrama while allowing a focus on the archetypal characters, the well-meaning Vere, the handsome and innocent Billy, and the supremely evil Claggart. The pivotal and chilling apex of the opera, Claggart's monologue, "O beauty" is highlighted with such skill that it draws the viewers into his perverted universe and chills them to the core with its malevolence.
Audio Quality
The sound engineers have done an excellent job in projecting the stage voices, while allowing the orchestra, especially the solo details, to be reproduced with great clarity. Ambience is carried out by the surround speakers, enhancing the "live" effect of this performance. The recording of the voices is so good that it renders subtitles for English speakers is completely unnecessary.
Supplemental Materials
There is a gallery of cast photos and two brief pieces on the concept of this production and its staging.
The Definitive Word
There are two SD sets of Billy Budd, both of which have strong casts, albeit less good videography or soundtracks. Nonetheless, the legacy B&W TV production on Decca DVD, featuring the legendary Peter Pears as Vere under composer Britten's direction, presents the closest thing to this work's original concept. The more recent English National Opera's presentation with Sir Thomas Allen as Budd and David Atherton's conducting is also a contender. The current set is the BD premiere and, I am delighted to report, holds sway over the field in every possible respect. The singing is beyond reproach with outstanding contributions from principal to supporting cast. Maestro Elder understands the Britten idiom, perhaps better than did the composer himself, allowing the vocal line to rise and fall as it would in spoken text. The technical aspects of the recording are as good as it gets in live opera videos. Whether you have seen Billy Budd a number of times, as have I, or are coming to it on a maiden voyage, this production is the best starting point imaginable for getting on board and relishing a real 20th century masterpiece.
When you're an artist named Benjamin Britten and you hail from Britain, chances are good that whatever your particular artistic pursuit turns out to be, you'll be hailed as a national voice. That certainly was the case with Britten, one of the iconic triumvirate of later 20th century post-Elgar English composers (Vaughan Williams and Tippett being the other two), whose output remains staggering and whose contribution to the art of opera especially is unfathomable. As incredible as it may seem, Britten holds the distinction of being the 20th century opera composer with the most operas performed worldwide, certainly a testament to his prodigious output. As is mentioned in one of the featurettes accompanying Billy Budd on this new Blu-ray, Britten often dealt with the corruption (some would even go so far as to say the perversion) of innocence in his operas (probably most notably in Peter Grimes), and while the innocent Billy remains pure and unsullied to his watery grave, the decrepitude, both moral and physical, surrounding him in the late 18th century naval world culled from Herman Melville's legendary short novella is palpable and almost unbearable at times. If this is how the British Empire triumphed over foreign powers, one has to wonder about the vagaries of "might makes right," as there is inarguably something very, very wrong about life on board the Indomitable, despite the best attempts of a moral and intellectual Captain. That in essence is the underlying conflict of Billy Budd, a piece which posits good against evil in the guise of two major characters, with perhaps the major character (Captain Vere) acting as the impotent if well-meaning arbiter between the two. There's never been any mistaking Melville's intent in offering Billy Budd as a Christ figure, but in Britten's opera, this Christ is literally too good to be true, a character of gentle simplicity and complete lack of self awareness that may prevent Billy from realizing his ability to offer salvation to others (unlike the real Christ), which strangely only ups the poignancy of the opera.
Glyndebourne is a rather small opera house, at least as far as international opera houses go, but it seems ideally suited to the claustrophobic world of Billy Budd. The house is strangely nautical on its own terms, with a rounded architecture redolent of the keel of a ship, and lots of deeply burnished wood tones appointing its hallowed halls as well as the main audience area itself. In this gorgeously staged and designed production, the smallish Glyndebourne space only helps to augment the stifling world in which Billy and the other grunts on the Indomitable live and work. A basic unit set, ingeniously designed by Christopher Oram, presents us with a clear delineation of the hierarchies at play in 18th century British naval life. Billy is nowhere near the top of these strata.
Britten had long wanted to collaborate with E.M. Forster (yes, that E.M. Forster, the one who experienced a latter day fame of sorts due to innumerable film adaptations of his works by everyone from David Lean to Merchant-Ivory). Sometime around the World War II era, when Britten and his life partner, the tenor Peter Pears, had successfully lobbied to be considered conscientious objectors, Britten and Forster started bandying about ideas, but it wasn't until 1948 that the possibility of adapting Billy Budd came up. Forster, a newcomer to the world of opera libretti, enlisted the aid of longtime Britten collaborator Eric Crozier, and by 1951 the piece was finished and was ready to make its debut. (Somewhat interestingly, in the interim between conception and completion the Italian composer Giorgio Federico Ghedini premiered his one-act opera of Billy Budd in 1949).
While the opera may be titled Billy Budd, the indisputable center of the piece is Captain Vere (John Mark Ainsley, here essaying the role created by Pears in the original). Vere is an unusually thoughtful and philosophical man, obviously an aristocrat and one who is about the polar opposite of, say, Captain Bligh of H.M.S. Bounty infamy. That doesn't mean that things are all roses and petits fours aboard Vere's Indomitable, mostly due to Claggart (Philip Ens), the seething and repellently malevolent Master-at-Arms who takes an immediate dislike to Billy (Jacques Imbrailo) and who vows to destroy him, simply due to the fact that Billy represents a goodness and purity that Claggart simply can't abide.
Part of the dialectic of the opera is not just between good and evil, but due to the fact evil in the form of Claggart knows it's bad, while good in the form of Budd is spectacularly unaware, blithely going about its business and trying gamely to cheer everyone up. That incredible naïvete has often been seen as a potentially fatal flaw in the opera, but here, under the very able direction of Michael Grandage, Imbrailo is able to offer a certain degree of innocence with an athleticism and even bravado that makes Budd the true tragic hero he needs to be. Ainsley is a minor miracle as Vere, certainly offering one of the most nuanced acting jobs in recent operatic memory and delivering Britten's challenging and aching tenor lines with considerable emotion and energy. Ens' Claggart is suitably shaded (in the literal—black—sense of the word) and the showdown scene between Claggart, Billy and Vere in Act II is a showcase for Ens' beautifully understated and even slightly elegant maleficence.
In an all male opera seething with testosterone it's rather odd, if not at all problematic, that Billy Budd turns out to be such a tender piece, despite the brutality depicted, something from which this particular production doesn't shirk in the slightest. That's in fact perhaps the opera's greatest achievement, the almost simultaneous portrayal of incredible depravity and savagery contrasting with inherent good and at least the attempt at morality. As Vere laments, every time he's experienced good, it's been flawed (as evidenced by Billy's debilitating stammer), and yet it's that very experience, flawed or not, which Vere repeatedly seeks and which ultimately is the source of his remorse and regret. Vere sings movingly about the inability to achieve any meaningful answers to life's Big Questions, but Billy Budd proves grace can at least partially ameliorate the aching wounds asking those questions may evince.
Billy Budd is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Opus Arte with a brilliant AVC encoded 1080i transfer in 1.78:1. This is one of the sharpest looking live performance Blu-rays so far this year, filled with incredible fine detail to the point where you can literally count the pores on some actors' skin (for better or worse). The resplendent production design of Christopher Oram is wonderfully presented here, and even some of the potentially problematic stage effects like the introduction of mist wafting through the proscenium creates no resolving problems. Colors are somewhat muted for the bulk of the opera, save for the brief flourish of bright red military outfits in one scene, but even within the confines of the largely drab palette, gradations of hue and light are elegantly displayed. There is some very minor crush in a couple of dim scenes, notably upstage, but that is about the only niggling complaint anyone should have in an otherwise stellar video presentation.
Billy Budd is presented with two lossless audio options, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix and the typical LPCM 2.0 stereo fold down. Aside from one or two very minor balance issues, both of these tracks are exceptionally fine and wonderfully detailed. In an all-male cast, especially one where the bulk of the voicings are in the bass and baritone range, one has to be very, very careful not to muddy the waters as it were (and not to pun horribly, considering Billy Budd's maritime setting). The DTS track especially offers sterling clarity with absolutely no murkiness at all in the lower registers, really rather remarkable. Sir Mark Elder conducts the London Philharmonic in a resplendently nuanced performance, and the orchestra sounds magnificent, perfectly placed throughout the surrounds, offering a gorgeous reproduction of Glyndebourne's vaunted hall ambience. The soloists are exceptional, but really major kudos have to be given to Glyndebourne's equally vaunted chorus, which is incredibly fulsome on the DTS track. Dynamic range is exceptional here, with the chorus' sudden crescendi mid-phrase thrilling to hear. Occasionally soloists on the upper deck of Oram's imposing unit set get just slightly buried in the mix, probably due to microphone placement, but otherwise this is a practically perfect aural feast.
Special Features and Extras
Overall Score and Recommendation
This is evidently the first Billy Budd on Blu-ray, at least that I've been able to determine with a cursory internet search, and it's wonderful news that this is such a fine production that one would be hard pressed to find a better account of Britten's masterpiece even if there were other hi-def versions out there. The three principal cast members are exceptional, the orchestra and chorus are magnificent, and Oram's unit set is simply amazing. The saving graces of Billy Budd are fully on display here and this disc is easily Highly recommended.


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Sergeant Mehment, a Turkish soldier who fought at Gallipoli in 1915, has just turned up, after landscaping work revealed his tomb near Kilitbahir village in Çanakkale province.
His grave was covered by a vegetable patch.
The corpse was identified after the tombstone, marked with Arabic letters, was translated into modern Turkish. The tomb was near a site used as a military hospital and graveyard during the battles.
On the tomb was written: "Brothers, do not believe I am dead, I just reached the highest grade any soldier can reach. In order to save our homeland and our religion, this is the most honorable death of the Turk. Sergeant Mehmet, son of Moulder Ali from Safranbolu, from the second battalion of the 42nd regiment."
Picture source: Ernest Brooks, Imperial War Museum


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Ryan Ruocco Talks Brooklyn Nets and NBA Playoffs
5.03.14 5:05pm
The Nets head to Toronto for Game Seven while Zach Randolph gets Suspended
Another Game Seven is upon us.
In an unprecedented first round of NBA Playoff action, the Brooklyn Nets are making sure they're a part of the drama. Ryan Ruocco, Nets play-by-play announcer for ESPN and the YES network, and WFUV alum, joined One on One to break down Brooklyn's Game Six victory. He also commented on the immense amount of nose-to-nose playoff basketball and gave his opinion about Zach Randolph's Game Seven suspension against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Ryan finished by giving his picks for three Game Sevens tonight.
Listen to the full interview below!


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Bob Gibson, fierce Hall of Fame ace for Cards, dies at 84
Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, the dominating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who won a record seven consecutive World Series starts and set a modern standard for excellence when he finished the 1968 season with a 1.12 ERA, died Friday. He was 84.
The Cardinals confirmed Gibson's death shortly after a 4-0 playoff loss to San Diego ended their season. He had long been ill with pancreatic cancer in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.
Gibson's death came on the 52nd anniversary of perhaps his most overpowering performance, when he struck out a World Series record 17 batters in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series against Detroit.
One of baseball's most uncompromising competitors, the two-time Cy Young Award winner spent his entire 17-year career with St. Louis and was named the World Series MVP in their 1964 and '67 championship seasons. The Cards came up just short in 1968, but Gibson was voted the National League's MVP and shut down opponents so well that baseball changed the rules for fear it would happen again.
Gibson died less than a month after the death of a longtime teammate, Hall of Fame outfielder Lou Brock. Another pitching great from his era, Tom Seaver, died in late August.
At his peak, Gibson may have been the most talented all-around starter in history, a nine-time Gold Glove winner who roamed wide to snatch up grounders despite a fierce, sweeping delivery that drove him to the first base side of the mound; and a strong hitter who twice hit five home runs in a single season and batted .303 in 1970, when he also won his second Cy Young.
Baseball wasn't his only sport, either. He also starred in basketball at Creighton and spent a year with the Harlem Globetrotters before totally turning his attention to the diamond.
Averaging 19 wins a year from 1963-72, he finished 251-174 with a 2.91 ERA, and was only the second pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts.
During the regular season, Gibson struck out more than 200 batters nine times and led the National League in shutouts four times, finishing with 56 in his career. In 1968, thirteen of his 22 wins were shutouts, leading McCarver to call Gibson "the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn't score any runs."
He was, somehow, even greater in the postseason, finishing 7-2 with a 1.89 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 81 innings. Despite dominating the Tigers in the 1968 Series opener, that year ended with a Game 7 loss — hurt by a rare misplay from star center fielder Curt Flood — and a rewriting of the rules that he would long resent.
Gibson's 1.12 ERA in the regular season was the third lowest for any starting pitcher since 1900 and by far the best for any starter in the post-dead-ball era, which began in the 1920s.
Gibson had a long major league career even though he was a relatively late bloomer and was in his early 30s in 1968. Signed by the Cards as an amateur free agent in 1957, he had early trouble with his control, a problem solved by developing one of baseball's greatest sliders, along with a curve to go with his hard fastball.
Only the second Black (after Don Newcombe) to win the Cy Young Award, he was an inspiration when insisting otherwise. Gibson would describe himself as a "blunt, stubborn Black man" who scorned the idea he was anyone's role model and once posted a sign over his locker reading "I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody."
But he was proud of the Cards' racial diversity and teamwork, a powerful symbol during the civil rights era, and his role in ensuring that players did not live in segregated housing during the season.
He was close to McCarver, a Tennessean who would credit Gibson with challenging his own prejudices, and the acknowledged leader of a club which featured whites (McCarver, Mike Shannon, Roger Maris), Blacks (Gibson, Brock and Flood) and Hispanics (Orlando Cepeda, Julian Javier).
"Our team, as a whole, had no tolerance for ethnic or racial disrespect," Gibson wrote in "Pitch by Pitch," published in 2015. "We'd talk about it openly and in no uncertain terms. In our clubhouse, nobody got a free pass."
Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty, who is Black, grew close to Gibson in recent years. The right-handers would often talk, the 24-year-old Flaherty soaking up advice from the great who wore No. 45.
"That one hurts," said Flaherty, the Cardinals' losing pitcher Friday night. "He's a legend, first and foremost, somebody who I was lucky enough to learn from. You don't get the opportunity to learn from somebody of that caliber and somebody who was that good very often."
"I had been kept up on his health and where he was at. I was really hoping it wasn't going to be today. I was going to wear his jersey today to the field but decided against it," he said.
Born Pack Robert Gibson in Omaha on Nov. 9, 1935, Gibson overcame childhood illness that nearly cost him his life. His father died soon before his birth, and he grew up in poverty. His mother was a laundry worker, trying to support Gibson and his six siblings.
Gibson went to Omaha Tech High School and stayed in town, attending Creighton from 1954-57, and averaging 20.2 points during his college basketball career. The roughly 6-foot, 2-inch Gibson, who seemed so much taller on the mound, spent the 1957-58 season with the Globetrotters before turning his full attention to baseball.
At Omaha in the minor leagues, he was managed by Johnny Keane, who became a mentor and cherished friend, "the closest thing to a saint" he would ever know in baseball.
Gibson was often forced to live in separate hotels from his white teammates and was subjected to vicious taunts from fans, but he would remember Keane as "without prejudice" and as an unshakeable believer in his talent.
The pitcher's career soon took off. He made the first of his eight National League All-Star teams in 1962, and the following year went 18-9 and kept the Cardinals in the pennant race until late in the season.
In 1964, a year he regarded as his favorite, he won three times in the last 11 games as the Cardinals surged past the collapsing Philadelphia Phillies and won the National League title. Gibson lost Game 2 of the World Series against the New York Yankees, but he came back with wins in Games 5 and 7 and was named the MVP.
Gibson enjoyed 20-game seasons in 1965 and 1966 and likely would have done the same a third straight year, but a Roberto Clemente line drive broke his leg in the middle of the season. (Gibson was so determined he still managed to finish the inning).
Gibson returned in September, finished 13-7 during the regular season and led the Cardinals to the 1967 championship, winning three times and hitting a home run off Red Sox ace Jim Lonborg in Game 7 at Boston's Fenway Park.
But 1968 was on a level few had seen before. He began slowly, losing five of his first eight decisions despite an ERA of 1.52, and fumed over the lack of hitting support.
But from early June to late August, Gibson was unbeatable. He won 15 straight decisions, threw 10 shutouts and at one point allowed just three earned runs during 101 innings. One of those runs scored on a wild pitch, another on a bloop hit.
He was at his best again in the opener of the World Series, giving a performance so singular that his book "Pitch by Pitch" was dedicated entirely to it.
By the mid-1970s, his knees were aching and he had admittedly lost some of his competitive fury. On the last day of the 1974 season, with a 2-1 lead and a division title possible, he gave up a two-run homer to the Montreal Expos' Mike Jorgensen in the eighth inning and the Cards lost 3-2.
He retired after 1975, humiliated in his final appearance when he gave up a grand slam home run to the Chicago Cubs' Pete LaCock. (When the two faced off a decade later, at an old-timers game, Gibson beaned him).
Gibson was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1981, and the Cards retired his uniform number. He had a far less successful career as a coach, whether for the New York Mets and Braves in the 1980s, or for the Cardinals in 1995.
He was married twice, most recently to Wendy Gibson, and spent much of his retirement at his longtime home in the Omaha suburb of Bellevue. He was active in charitable causes and hosted a popular golf event in Omaha that drew some of the top names in sports.


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For students considering accounting as a career, it can be difficult to identify which college degree will best help you to meet your goals. No matter what career path you choose in the field of accounting, you're likely to need college level classes before you can qualify for your ideal position. Here's what you need to know.
Why Get a Degree in Accounting?
Accounting is a profession that can be self-taught; however, a degree in accounting is essential to long-term success. Some people are simply naturally gifted with numbers; whereas, others must work hard to become skilled in the art of mathematics. Either way, accounting degrees are critical to learning the intricacies required to follow accounting practices to the letter of the law. These courses and degrees will also help to pass your state and national exams far more easily. Also, keep in mind that the higher the degree you complete the more money it will be possible to make.
It is important to note that highly trained professors from accredited colleges and universities are the best resources to minimize the risk of errors that can cost businesses thousands or millions of dollars and to keep you from making those errors and facing fines and the loss of your license. The government takes accounting practices incredibly seriously and so should you. Throughout your coursework, you will learn a variety of accounting skills that will help make you more employable in the long term that are quite difficult to learn on your own. These will also prepare you for credentialing tests that you would not have the opportunity to sit for if you don't earn a degree from an accredited program.
It is essential that the college or university of your choice is regionally accredited or that the accounting program is accredited by a professional accounting organization. The exception to these rules is that if you are in pursuit of an entry-level accounting certificate program. It is ideal to complete these certificates from accredited schools; however, it may not always be possible or necessary. If you do complete an entry-level accounting certificate, be sure to continue your education from an accredited college or university to improve your employment opportunities and pay in the future.
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Degree Options
If you're brand new to the field, a certificate in accounting might be a good starting point.
You don't need any prior certification to start working toward a college degree. However, for those who are in school part-time and looking for relevant work experience to keep them financially afloat along the way, a certificate in accounting can be a valuable asset. It can also be helpful for business owners who lack a background in accounting but want the knowledge to manage their own finances legally and properly.
Accounting certification typically consists of a series of lower level classes designed to get your feet wet in the industry. You'll learn about basic bookkeeping and receive an introduction to the fundamentals of accounting. It won't be enough for a full-fledged career, but it can be helpful to have under your belt.
Accounting Certificates Available:
It is possible to complete a certificate in accounting to begin basic, entry-level accounting jobs. Other certificates are available as post-graduate certificates for those who have already completed higher level degrees. You can find these entry-level, one-year accounting certificates at for-profit colleges and universities, community colleges and technical schools.
Associate's Degree in Accounting
An associate's degree is a two-year degree that can get you started on the road to an accounting career. Associate's degrees are generally offered at traditional four-year universities, community colleges, technical colleges, and online schools. If you can get a bachelor's degree at an institution, you may be able to get an associate's degree there as well.
When you sign up for an associate's degree, you'll have some flexibility in how you want to go about achieving it. Most schools give students the option of completing their degree in an accelerated one-year program, a traditional two-year program, or a longer, more flexible part-time arrangement.
Associate's programs generally require about 60 semester hours of class work. Required courses can vary based on the school and program but may include any combination of core classes and lower level accounting classes.While less comprehensive than more advanced degrees, an associate's degree can provide a solid foundation of basic accounting knowledge. It's also a great stepping stone for those who may wish to continue their education in the future.
An associate's degree isn't enough to qualify students to sit for the Uniform CPA Exam, but it can be enough education to get a job as a bookkeeper, administrator, or assistant in an accounting firm. The average salary for jobs that an associate's degree would cover hovers at around $40,000 per year.
Students who graduate with an associate's degree in accounting should have an understanding of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). They should leave the program with a clear grasp on the ethics and expectations surrounding the integrity of the accounting profession. They should be able to keep precise financial records with accuracy and attention to detail.
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Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
For those who are seeking a more traditional degree in accounting, a bachelor's degree is a good place to begin. A bachelor's in accounting requires students to take at least 120 semester hours of class work. This generally consists of a core group of well-rounded topics, including English, history, social sciences, and electives. Students are also required to take a group of business core classes along with their general education requirement, which includes classes like lower level accounting and business courses.
Along with their general education and business requirements, students who are earning a bachelor's degree in accounting must take the course load that comes with the major. These classes include advanced accounting courses, as well as courses where students get a more in-depth look at taxation, auditing, information systems, and ethics.
Bachelor's degree programs generally take students four to five years to complete, with a full-time credit load. This degree opens the door for students to move forward with their education and pursue a graduate school program in accounting.Though many accounting firms require their employees to hold a graduate degree, a bachelor's degree can be enough to secure a position in many industries. Upon graduating with a bachelor's degree in accounting, you may be able to find work as one of the following:
Accounting employees with a bachelor's degree can expect to earn an average of about $45,000 to $60,000 per year upon graduation, depending on the position. This salary tends to increase over the first five to ten years due to the increased experience you'll have under your belt; however, salary growth usually tops out at that point unless additional credentials are earned.
Upon graduating with a bachelor's degree in accounting, you should come away with a solid knowledge of the GAAP, along with the ethical practices and considerations that go hand in hand with accounting as a profession. You should also be able to create financial reports for a wide variety of client and industries, addressing the pain points and unique needs of each organization.
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Master's Degree in Accounting
If you're looking at accounting as a lucrative career path, you'll probably end up with a master's degree at the end of your journey. Students who want to pursue a master's degree in accounting generally must have already completed a bachelor's degree, which doesn't necessarily have to be in accounting. However, to make sure you possess at least a fundamental understanding of the subject, your school may require you to take supplemental accounting courses prior to master's enrollment.
Before enrollment, you may have to take a GMAT or GRE exam. These are standardized tests that most business students are required to take before they're admitted into a graduate degree program. Master's degree candidates may also be required to submit letters of reference, and undergraduate university transcripts.
Master's degrees in accounting usually take one to two years to complete with a full-time workload. You may be able to choose between a variety of accounting degrees, including Master of Accountancy (MAcc), Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA), Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA), and Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus in accounting.
A master's degree in accounting may open the door to many of the following positions:
Master's degree graduates can expect to earn a minimum of $50,000 per year, with income potential reaching up to $130,000 depending on your chosen concentration. Upon graduating with a master's in accounting, you'll be ready to sit for your CPA exam, if you choose to do so. This certification, though challenging to obtain, can earn accountants an average of five to ten percent more income annually.
Upon graduating with a master's in accounting, you'll have a thorough understanding of accounting theory, as well as the everyday skills required to use it in practice. You should be able to take the information you've learned and apply it directly to business decision-making, both ethically and logistically. You'll be able to extrapolate valuable information from data and use it to lead your client or organization to financial success.
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Post Graduate Accounting Certifications
The three major degrees discussed above, and doctoral degrees, are the most common tiers in any postsecondary concentration. However, depending on your career goals as an accountant, you may choose to obtain a post-graduate certification in lieu of an advanced degree.
To qualify for eligibility to take the Uniform CPA Exam, candidates must have a bachelor's degree and 150 semester hours of college credit. As the bachelor's degree only covers 120 semester hours, you'll need to obtain additional credits after graduating.
While some students choose to make up these hours in a master's program, many schools offer a one-year accounting certification. This allows students to take a faster track to CPA licensure than they would have access to with a traditional master's degree.
The courses required for a post-graduate certification can vary from school to school, but typically provide a more comprehensive focus on topics needed for a career in accounting than a bachelor's degree can offer. These can include subjects like advanced financial reporting, auditing, cost accounting, and taxation.
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Excellent for all-terrain hoof protection. The Delta Hoof Boot provides comfort for horses with sensitive soles, protection for bare foot horses, or for rehabilitation from hoof injuries. The Delta Hoof Boot can also add protection and extra traction for the shod horse.
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For greater therapeutic use, try using an Advanced Cushion Support pad in the Delta Hoof Boot to add needed support.
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The Grants And Supporters That Made Our Expedition Possible
All it really takes is to say you'll do something with enough confidence that you believe it yourself, then mustered the audacity to have a go.Read More →
The End Is Normally The Time For One Last Push (the last 48 hours of your crowdfunding campaign)
Over the last month 39 people, most of whom are complete strangers, have pledged a little over £1200 towards an expedition hatched in a pub.Read More →
10 Facts About Expedition Angano
Expedition Angano is the biggest and most exciting field project I've ever been involved with. So amongst the maelstrom of planning, here is the trip summarised in just ten points.Read More →
Why We Decided To Crowdfund Our Expedition
There's something very uncomfortable about asking for money. I don't enjoy it and so very rarely dabble in it.Read More →
Introducing Expedition Angano [VIDEO]
Our gifted photographer Duncan Parker put together this little interview introducing the expedition. Let us know what you think and thanks for following!Read More →
Launching Expedition Angano: Conservation fieldwork in Northern Madagascar
I really can't believe we have come this far, and we haven't even set foot in Madagascar yet.Read More →
Crowdfunding Science on Experiment.com
Up until recently, what crowdfunding has really lacked is a website dedicated to science. So I was pretty excited to discover Experiment.com.Read More →


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The rise of data hasn't only changed the way that players are evaluated; it has also changed their approach to the game. The midrange jumper patented by the NBA's greatest player is now considered to be one of the least efficient shots a player can take, and consequently data has prompted teams to shoot more three-pointers or drive to the hoop.
This panel, Analytics in Action, will address how individual players have altered their training, game preparation, and in-game strategy based on the information revealed to them through analytics and also will seek to explain how data and technology have helped them to optimize performance.


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It's all about scale...Moz News
As he put it, I could spend the time I'm building throwaway sites to pump out some sites that get repeat visitors.
Of course, he's always harping on this particular subject but I decided to go into a bit more depth this time and play with the numbers a little bit...
Let's assume you can buy a domain for $1.50. Yes, you really can do that at the bulk registrars (and don't you dare use RegisterFly - they suck horribly) like DirectI. Before I digress into a rant, what other costs would you have?
Well, you can get a cheap hosting account for $8 bucks a month or you can go for a dedicated server. For the moment, let's say you got a cheap hosting account.
Your yearly costs at this point are going to mainly be your hosting ($96 per year). Traffic is negligible and even the hosting costs are negligible...why? Well, if you make $1 per year per site, you only need 96 sites to pay for your server...
So, for the purposes of my math here I'm going to ignore the cost of hosting. Yes, it can factor in if you get dedicated servers but I'd like to keep this simple.
Anyhow, if you paid $1.50 for the domain and you'd like to double your money then you need to make $1.50 over the course of a year. Assuming an average of 25 cents per click and a 10% click through rate (both of which are not hard to achieve) you'd only need 12 clicks or 120 impressions to double your money over the course of a year.
That's right. You just got a 50% return on your money by putting up a 500 page site full of spammy content and throwing some ads on it.
Ignoring the HYIP (High Yield Investment Programs - high risk high return and often illegal) stuff that's floating around out there on the internet, there aren't many other places you can go to get that type of return on your money.
Throw in $300 and at the end of the year (quite often sooner) you'll have $600.
Heck, back when I was doing this part time, I made a small change in my sites and overnight increased my income by 10%. That one change gave me a $7,000 raise over what my day job was paying me at the time.
Now, the question is does it scale? That is, can you put in $100,000 and pull in $200,000? Well, therein lies the problem. It seems that you can scale this up but there is a point where you'll run out of keywords and start competing with yourself.
In my network last year, about $35,000 was spent. That includes hosting and cost of domains. When it was all said and done, over $120,000 was made --- and that was in about 8 out of 12 months of the year.
So I know that it can scale but I don't know where the upper limits are yet.
The interesting thing to note is that people like to argue that search engine spam is going to go away. That's when I start laughing because I know the numbers behind this game and if you look at it with an objective eye you'll realize that even if the search engines filter out 90% of the spam there's still 10% that's slipping through. So you'll just have to crank out a bit more to get it to scale :)


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DIY Gibson Tuck Hair Tutorial
Published Aug 28, 2011
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Named after the popular "Gibson girl" made famous by artist Charles Dana Gibson, the Gibson tuck was a popular way for women to style their hair in the early 20th century and is now back as an elegant red carpet favorite. We're happy to say that this Edwardian style is actually easier to create than you may think, and you can do it yourself in less than five minutes. Finer hair holds easier, but those with thick hair can still perfect the fold-and-tuck technique.
Hair tie
10 to 15 bobby pins
Hair spray
Hair embellishments (bows, ribbon, flowers, headbands, or barrettes)
Get rid of all knots and brush your hair into a neat ponytail between the nape and crown of the head. Secure the ponytail, then pull the elastic an inch or two from your scalp. Pull your hair apart above the elastic to create a pocket.
Flip over your ponytail and roll it into the pocket, as if you were rolling up a sleeping bag. Make sure you don't push the hair through the pocket or create uneven bulges.
Hold the pocket with one hand as you begin pinning. Use bobby pins to secure the roll to your scalp, then affix a bobby pin horizontally right above the elastic to obscure it from view. Your tuck should feel as tight and secure as possible, so use as many pins as needed.
For those with long bangs or loose strands, incorporate small braids and twists into your design. On the right side, simply twist a loose strand until it's tight enough, then pin it near the pocket. On the left side, create a small braid and pin it near the tuck as well.
Embellish your Gibson tuck with decorative pins, flowers, ribbons, or anything else you see fit. Accessories add a personal touch to any hairstyle and hide messy areas. We used embellishments inspired by the Victorian/Edwardian era, but you can use anything you choose. If you want a simpler style, ditch the barrettes and wear a cute headband instead.
Gently smooth out fly-aways and frizz, then finish the look with your favorite hair spray. Go out and show off your vintage style—no one will know it was so easy!


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Why 2011 Will Be Defined by Social Media Democracy
On Jan. 25, 2011 pictures and videos flooded out of Egypt as tens of thousands of anti-government protestors took to the streets in a "Day of Rage" protest over President Mubarak's 30-year rule.
Pro-democracy sympathizers across the world retweeted and shared the updates, even as the Egyptian government disabled cellphone towers and blocked Twitter in an attempt to censor the material. Reports indicated that households and businesses opened up their Wi-Fi networks to support the protesters and to allow the dissemination of information. The pictures and videos that continued to appear across YouTube and Facebook trended on Twitter worldwide, both inspiring and shocking international onlookers.
2011: The Year of Social Media Democracy
Besides bank defaults and credit downgrades, 2011 will be remembered for the rise of social media democracy in countries traditionally ruled by autocratic governments — most notably, the Arab Spring. The wave of protests that began in Tunisia in December 2010 spread first to Egypt, then to Libya, Bahrain, Syria and Yeman, with protests of varying sizes across many more middle-Eastern countries.
In regions where official media has been heavily censored for years, the rise of personal access to the Internet and social networks has meant that populist movements now have a voice that can reach the outside world.
Social Media as a Tool of Change
Before 2011, ad-hoc events organized by social media had largely been entertaining and quirky, often put together by arts groups such as Improv Everywhere, which staged flash mobs in Grand Central Station. And let's not forget the social media craze planking.
Soon, however, Twitter hashtags, Facebook groups, YouTube videos and Flickr streams would be employed by the masses in countries where censorship had traditionally blocked anti-government voices. Representatives of populist discontent were able to adopt and adapt new methods of communication to reach each other and outside sympathizers, often at terrible risk to their own lives and the safety of their families. Social media democracy began to take on a new meaning; a collective voice was now able to document its struggle for the first time.
After opposition to Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi turned bloody, NATO intervened to lend rebels military support in the escalating civil war, and to help to protect civilians. On both sides of the struggle, the control of information became a major tool for encouraging or intimidating civilian uprisings. After Colonel Gadaffi's death, photographs flooded social media, a further triumph for social democracy and the fall of a despotic, censorious regime.
Mob Rule: The Darker Side of Social Media
Yet Western issues of people-power and censorship would soon be tested, in what some viewed as the darker side of "mob rule." In Aug. 2011, London was rocked by four days of rioting. What started as a peaceful protest against the fatal police shooting of Mark Duggan escalated into violence, arson and looting, mainly against the rioters' own communities, as well as against police. The violence soon detached itself from the original cause, and became an outlet for the tensions of an underclass hit hard by high unemployment and recent austerity measures. Rioting quickly spread to other towns.
Social media not only played a role in riot organization, but also in the prosecution of hundreds of participants who either incited violence via social media, or who were photographed and videoed taking part in such violence. Some in the UK government and press claimed social media had enabled the riots. However, people used the same tools to organize clean-up operations and to contribute community support.
Human Spirit Triumphs
As demonstrated by the countries affected by the Arab Spring and London riots, social media has been one of many important tools used by people to affect change. As with any strategy, social media lends itself to both moral and amoral uses – it is the intention behind it that matters.
Social media cannot substitute for the incredible bravery and resilience of the people who stood up to oppressive regimes, at the risk and cost of their own lives. It was the passionate desire for change and human determination that drove the spirit of the uprisings, and what ultimately achieved success in overthrowing powerful military dictatorships. In the case of the Arab Spring, the rebels' adoption of new technologies such as social media gave voice to a powerful movement, despite the censorship of the official media. Ultimately, however, it was their courage and self-sacrifice that forced the change.
Images courtesy of Flickr, marcelaxavier, Mosa'aberising, Beacon Radio


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Customer Review Winners Ben Knibbs & Adrian Hingston
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Ben Knibbs is our April lucky draw winner for his Customer Reviews on the Davida website. PERFECT VISOR TO GO WITH NINETY-2 - I love this visor. It doesn't spoil the look of my beautiful gloss black Ninety-2 but it keeps the wind out of my eyes perfectly! Easy to take off if I want to use sun glasses instead. So much better than a full face for not fogging or getting hot. Great for a summer country ride. A must-have. Ben Knibbs Product Review on Aug 29, 2017 - Davida JPV Visors Ben receives a pair of luxury Davida Gloves From Falmouth, Cornwall, Adrian Hingston...
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text: Arts & Entertainment Culinary Co-op Gets Taste of the World Expo By: Alissa Falcone October 7, 2015 Peter Schoemer stands to the right of acclaimed celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich, center, when she visited the Milan Expo. Photo courtesy The US Pavilion Milano 2015. Food and world's fairs have always been linked — ice cream cones and cotton candy were introduced at these events — but it wasn't until this year that a world expo (what world's fairs are now called) has been entirely devoted to food. Culinary arts senior Peter Schoemer not only witnessed this historical moment, but he worked to make it happen. For his co-op, Schoemer worked as a student ambassador in the U.S.A. pavilion, America's showing at the 2015 Expo Milano in Italy. As a student ambassador, Schoemer worked as a docent throughout the pavilion, which included serving as a tour guide for international and V.I.P guests by assisting them at the various interactive exhibits. "The ground floor of the pavilion featured an interactive, animated [or] live-action video exhibit that discussed contemporary American food culture, which I was really interested in," Schoemer said. "It would get very frustrating if people came to the pavilion and were expecting McDonalds or KFC, because American food is so much more than that. It was nice to sort of educate and correct the assumptions." Of the 120 American college students from various majors at 95 colleges, three students hailed from Drexel, including Schoemer. Food science major Hanako Itokazu and international area studies major Rebecca Olsho were also selected as ambassadors from a pool of more than 1,000 applicants. As the only culinary arts student in the first part of the student ambassador program, which ran from April to July, Schoemer's expertise was highly sought out. After all, the expo's theme was "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life," meant to spark discussions about the problems of nutrition and the resources of our planet. The U.S.A. pavilion's theme was "American Food 2.0: United to Feed the Planet," which showcased the country's current and historical food culture, including food trucks, as well as future endeavors in food sustainability and technology. "I felt that my background gave me a very specific brand of knowledge that my colleagues didn't have, necessarily," said Schoemer. "When someone within your realm of knowledge came, our managers very quickly figured out who the best people would be to give that tour." Among the VIPs Schoemer took on tours were chefs he looks up to, like José Andrés, a Spanish American chef credited with introducing the concept of small plates meals to America, and Lidia Bastianich, an American restaurateur, television host and author specializing in Italian cuisine. First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, who developed the "Let's Move" campaign to fight childhood obesity, also visited the pavilion with celebrity chefs Mario Batali and Carla Hall, who co-host ABC's "The Chew." Peter Schoemer, third from left, was part of the group that greeted First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama when she visited the Milan Expo. Photo courtesy The US Pavilion Milano 2015. "It was especially cool to see Carla Hall because she's done some work with Drexel culinary students to prepare recipes and ideas for her restaurant, so I had already met her a few times," Schoemer said. "She obviously wasn't expecting to see me there!" Schoemer also toured some of the pavilions for the other 140 or so participating countries. "You can get food from all over the world in one space," he said. "One of our favorite spots became the Eritrean pavilion. When I ate there for the first time, I was just blown away. Like, 'Wow, I'm missing some stuff!'" Other expo highlights included the technology and environmental exhibits from Germany, the aquaponic technology from Belgium, and the cuisine of Italy and Japan. "My goal is to work in restaurants cooking," said Schoemer, who has been cooking at Vernick Food & Drink since taking a culinary practicum class after his sophomore year. "Down the line, [I want to] open my own place. Once I tell people that, the inevitable question is always 'What kind of food do you want to cook?' and I really have no idea right now. So it was really great to get a level of exposure to all of these different cuisines." Since his co-op ended in July, Schoemer continued to learn more about international cuisines by traveling to great food cities including Paris and Lyon in France, and Madrid, San Sebastian and Bilbao in Spain. He plans to enroll in the accelerated MBA program offered through the LeBow College of Business after he graduates in June. Topical Tags: Sport Management Culinary Arts co-op Share Related


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I just took the entertaining "Belief System Selector" (what religion are you?) online quiz (link via Minnow's Pond). And the results are in: I'm not really a Mormon! According to the quiz, I match up to:
1. Mainline – Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Mainline – Conservative Christian Protestant (93%)
3. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (92%)
4. Jehovah's Witness (83%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (77%)
6. Eastern Orthodox (69%)
7. Roman Catholic (69%)
8. Seventh Day Adventist (68%)
9. Liberal Quakers (65%)
10. Bahá'í Faith (63%)
Hmm, I wonder if that means I can't be in the Elders Quorum presidency any more. But seriously, perhaps the most interesting result was that Jehovah's Witness scored so high for me. Mindi had a similarly high JW score (93%). Are Mormon and JW belief systems really that similar?


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There will be an official PCC Bar opening tonight ahead of the opening weekend of AMA 20/20 fixtures .
All full paying members, with proof of subs payment, will be entitled to a Members Drinks card with preferential pricing for the duration of the season.
Bring proof of payment tonight for opening Members Special 1 FREE drinks card with 1st full priced drinks card purchased *Valid tonight only Thursday 6/10/16.
For details on subs, and how to pay, visit the membership page here