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Modern slavery is a crime and a gross violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person's liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.
We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and are fully committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking in our corporate activities. We are also committed to ensuring there is transparency in our own business and in our approach to tackling modern slavery throughout our supply chains, consistent with our disclosure obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We all have a responsibly to be alert to the risks, however small, in our business and in the wider supply chain.
This statement applies to all personnel working for Marley Limited or on its behalf and sets out actions to understand all potential modern slavery risks related to business and to ensure that steps are in place and being maintained to prevent slavery and human trafficking.
This statement does not form part of any employee's contract of employment and we reserve the right to amend it at any time.
Marley Ltd specializes in manufacturing and selling roofing materials and employs over 600 employees across the UK with sites at Burton on Trent, Glasgow, Beenham, Keele and Gainsborough, and further distribution sites at Bridgend and Wrotham.
Marley are committed to sourcing raw materials and managing the supply chain in a responsible and sustainable manner. We undertake to ensure that our suppliers operate ethically, comply with applicable legislation, and to take responsibility for their actions with regard to quality, health and safety, workforce welfare and employment practices, environmental impact, water and waste management, the social and environmental impacts of transportation, and the reduction of greenhouse gases associated with the production of materials and products.
To achieve these objectives, all new suppliers to Marley will ensure that they, their subcontractors and business partners comply as a minimum with all applicable legal requirements and with the principles outlined in Marley's policies (copies available on request);
In addition, Marley requests that the criteria set out in the Purchasing CSR & responsible Sourcing Policy are also met by it's suppliers as a way of ensuring a high level of responsible sourcing within the supply chain.
We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains, across our employee population, or in any part of our business. This Anti-slavery statement reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place or accepted anywhere in out supply chains.
We aim to encourage openness and will support anyone who raises genuine concerns in good faith under this statement, even if they turn out to be mistaken. We are committed to ensuring no one suffers any detrimental treatment as a result of reporting in good faith their suspicion that modern slavery of whatever form is or may be taking place in any part of our own business or in any of our supply chains. Detrimental treatment includes dismissal, disciplinary action, threats or other unfavourable treatment connected with raising a concern.
If it is believed that an individual has suffered any such treatment, an employee should inform their line manager or HR Department immediately. If the matter is not remedied, then an employee should raise it formally using our Grievance Procedure.
Training on this statement, and on the risk our business faces from modern slavery in its supply chains, forms part of an induction process for all individuals who work for us, and regular training will be provided as necessary.
Our zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery must be communicated to all suppliers, contractors and business partners at the outset of our business relationship with them and reinforced as appropriate thereafter.
Any employee who breaches this statement will face disciplinary action, which could result in dismissal for misconduct or gross misconduct.
We may terminate our relationship with other individuals and organisations working on our behalf if they breach this statement.
Paul Reed
Managing Director
January 2019
Note: This statement is made in accordance with section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes the organisation's current slavery and human trafficking policy statement.


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New PM Joe Natuman says Vanuautu should live within its means, after ousting Moana Carcasses in no-confidence vote
Vanuatu's new prime minister is promising a back-to-basics approach to running the country.
Veteran Vanuatu politician Joe Natuman has been elected as new prime minister, after Moana Carcasses Kalosil lost a vote of no confidence in parliament.
He won 40 of the 52 votes cast by Members of Parliament and was the only nominee for the post of Prime Minister.
Mr Natuman has told Pacific Beat says many people in the country are concerned about the government's spending.
"In my view, we are doing things which have not been what people expected of our founding fathers," he said.
"Basically, I want us to go back to our roots and redirect the country and ensure that we live within our means."
Mr Natuman says unnecessary spending has seen the government selling its citizenship and passports, something he wants to review.
He also says he wants to review the funding of a new airport.
Last year, the government signed a deal with a Singapore-based company to build a new international airport and upgrade several regional airports.
As part of the deal, the Vanuatu Government will issue four separate promissory notes guaranteeing the repayment of $350 million if the government, or any future government, breaches the agreement.
Mr Natuman says the way it's being funded is a concern.
"We want a new airport to take long haul aircraft, to increase our tourism, but what I'm opposed to is the promissory note," he said.
"I will have to review it."
Mr Natuman also says he wants to target the use of diplomatic passports, which the government had been accused of selling for up to $US69,000.
"For example if some of these diplomatic passports, people we have not checked properly, and they are getting into the wrong hands," he said.
"And people are quote using diplomatic passports for criminal activities then Vanuatu's name will be tarnished."
Leadership changes
Joe Natuman's election follows a string of political instability in Vanuatu since the 1990s, which has seen numerous leadership changes and MPs swapping parties.
Moana Carcasses became prime minister in 2013, after joining the Opposition in a no confidence vote to oust then PM Sato Kilman.
Tony Wilson, editor of the Vanuatu Independent newspaper, says the latest change of government has come as a surprise to many people.
"This has been kept extremely quiet," he told Pacific Beat.
"Everyone in the media, and I think even some of the politicians, were in the dark."
Mr Carcasses had faced opposition over a capital investment immigration plan and new road and airport developments.
However, Mr Wilson believes Mr Carcasses' ethnicity may have been a factor.
"I suspect it's because he is not Ni-Vanuatu by birth - he is Polynesian from Tahiti," he said.
"That has been an underlying issue although it's been publically denied."
Mr Wilson says people in Vanuatu are tired of the frequent changes of government.
"They just want to see the government they elect get on and do the business of governing the country," he said.
"The biggest winners after an election change and a reshuffle are the car dealers because all the new officials will insist on new vehicles."


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Beth Revis is the author of the fantastic new novel, Across the Universe, which is our January Book of the Month! She was nice enough to take time out for a quick Q&A.
Amy and Elder's life on the Godspeed is incredibly fascinating – where did the idea for the story come from?
The entire story revolves around the ending. I had an idea for that twisty end, and everything else—the setting, the characters, the plot—all of it came about as a way to make that ending happen.
During the early planning stages of the story who came first – Amy or Elder?
Elder. Originally, the first chapter was told in his point of view, and his voice was the easiest for me to write at first. I had to go through rather a lot of revision and rewriting with Amy—it took me awhile to figure her out, but once I had her voice down, she actually became the easier character to write.
There's a lot of technical info about the way the ship works as well as biology, genes, space travel seen in the book, you must've done a lot of research before writing the book?
I had to research mostly in terms of what we don't have and why we don't have it. For example, I had to research why cryogenic freezing doesn't work now (the cell walls burst when frozen) and then invent something that would make it work (the infamous "blue goo" Amy encounters in Chapter 1). In some ways, this made things easier for me—since it's fiction, I got to do a lot of creative inventing to make the science work, and could use my imagination rather than facts.
During the Plague the ship was cut off from communications with Earth – was that someone's doing or a computer malfunction?
Oh dear….I'm afraid I'm not going to tell you. That is something that will be addressed in the future books, though!
Most of the reviews on other blogs and on Goodreads are 4 or 5 star ratings, are you surprised by the warm reception?
Happily so! It's so terrifying to send creative work out into the world. Even though I'm fully aware that writing and reading is an entirely subjective thing, there's so much of me in my work that to see someone not like it feels like a personal insult when I know logically it isn't. The wonderful reception AtU has received so far has made me thrilled beyond belief and just confirmed my idea that I have the very best readers in the whole world.
I'm sure it's still top secret at this stage but is there anything you can share about what we can expect from the next book?
I can only say that at least 2 things you think are true from the first book….are actually lies.
And lastly, let's finish on a fun one….crunchy or smooth peanut butter? (Would they have that on Godspeed?)
Crunchy for me! Peanuts are a crop that would be easy (and necessary) for the residents to grow, so I imagine there's lots of peanut butter around Godspeed—and since peanut butter is so easy to make, I'd say that they can have it either way they want, crunchy or smooth!
Thank you Beth! Check out our review of Across the Universe here and Beth's guest blog here.
There's still time to enter our Across the Universe giveaway too, click here to enter.


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The Publishing and Display Handbook
Now: $49.45 Was: $54.95
The Publishing and Display Handbook is a resource book full of information about the classroom environment, display and student publishing.
The first part provides guidelines and ideas to assist teachers in creating interesting and functional classroom environments. The second part provides a reference of ideas for publishing and display formats to present students' work. These ideas can be adapted for use across the curriculum in a number of different contexts.
The Publishing and Display Handbook includes:
- ideas to help create a well organised and interesting classroom environment
- exciting ideas for classroom display
- over 80 trialled formats to inspire student publishing
- over 60 photocopy masters to support student learning and save teacher time
- student information sheets and checklists to encourage independent learning.
- Introduction
- 1: Your classroom environment
- Ideas for a well-organised classroom environment
- Classroom layout
- Curriculum learning areas
- Creating a culturally inclusive classroom
- Resource and storage areas
- Your blackboard/whiteboard
- Creating a healthy physical environment
- Classroom environment checklist
- 2: Displays
- Ideas for classroom and individual student displays
- Some points to consider
- Bulletin boards
- Mounting student art work
- Ideas for frames
- Structures for displaying work
- Scoring
- Creating 3D effects using paper
- 3: The Science centre
- Make your classroom an exciting living and changing environment
- Living things in the classroom
- Growing and caring for plants in the classroom
- Keeping small animals in the classroom
- Science centre checklist
- 4: Publishing formats
- Exciting and achievable ideas to inspire your students to publish their work
- Book
- Stationery
- Theatres and dioramas
- Displays to hang
- Other ideas
- Ideas to display class sets of written work
- Photocopy masters
|Date of Publication
|30 October 2009
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This summer the CPCC art community will honor its instructors with the 2013 Faculty Show. The exhibition features work exclusively by CPCC Faculty, including Ash Knight, Carolyn Jacobs, Isaac Payne, Elizabeth Ross, Chris Pittman, Heather Felts, Jenny Zito-Payne, Byron Baldwin, Rachel Goldstein, Rae LeGrone, Ta'Vondre Quick, Paula Smith, Geoff Blount, Nancy Nieves, Al Torres, and Kappy McCleneghan.
WHERE: Pease Gallery (CPCC Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
WHEN: May 8 – September 6
Join us at the Opening Reception on May 22 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Please contact Grace Cote, CPCC Gallery Coordinator, with questions at email@example.com or at ext. 3183


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|Volunteers build a strong ministry
|Written by Rose Seeley
|Wednesday, 05 November 2014 09:26 AM America/New_York
So you want to build a volunteer team? Or perhaps you already have a team but seem to be stalled in the areas of growth or motivation and commitment. Maybe you're not sold on the benefits of using volunteers but are compelled by church culture or your bottom line to do so.
While there are many challenges to working with volunteers, the benefits are definitely there and worth considering. Besides inventory, staffing can affect your store's bottom line more than any other item. It's also a blessing to work with so many brothers and sisters in your church family, see them thrive and grow, and become more connected to their home church.
Building your team can start with something as simple as just asking for volunteers. There are many ways to do this, but one of the most powerful ways is to ask personally. Many people have not stepped out to serve because they're undecided where to serve or may be a little timid. Approaching someone in a friendly, no-pressure way and asking them to volunteer is often just the push they need to finally jump in and commit.
You may want to get others to ask on your behalf. Your current volunteer staff is a good source of recruiting new volunteers. There are other ways to ask; just use your imagination!
When asking for volunteers, one thing to keep in mind is that often friends and family prefer to serve together because it's more convenient and fun.
Once you have identified new team members, get them signed up and started quickly while they are still eager. If their enthusiasm wanes, they may change their minds or be snatched away by another ministry.
Keep your team growing and thriving with ongoing training. Create a positive, fun environment in which people can serve. Make certain to be generous with appreciation. Training is a continual task, and gestures of appreciation will build confidence in your volunteers.
A positive environment keeps them looking forward to serving, and knowing how much they are appreciated keeps them from leaving.
Working with a volunteer team can be limiting but often is necessary. It's a big job to do right. But the rewards—from the relationships you build to the opportunity to increase profits—can make the challenge well worth it!
Rose Seeley, retail services director, Cottonwood Church, Los Alamitos, California


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I'm setting up a VPS that'll host a couple of sites, and I'd like to back up everything to another host which has a nice massive ZFS, allowing me to snapshot frequently.
With the knowledge I have ATM, I only see rsync as a solution since it does delta backups with the -c flag, pretty necessary since this VPS has a limited bandwidth and potentially a quite large dataset, so transmitting everything one or several times a day isn't feasible.
On the other hand, that means that if I need to properly preserve permissions and back up everything, including stuff that's only readable by root (such as SSL certificates), I need to enable authkey SSH root logins on either one of the hosts (and push or pull backups accordingly). And I'd really like to avoid that.
Or do I need to do that? Is there some trick that you know of that would allow me to run some cronjob on the VPS and push out differential backup data to my other host without having to compromise security yet still be able to back up all files and preserve their permissions and ownerships?
I guess a last resort could be to set up a VM on the ZFS host only for this purpose, enable password-less ssh root logins on a non-standard port inside it, make sure its disk image is on ZFS (or is a ZVOL) and then push the backup files to it. But damn, that seems clunky, it would be a hassle to set up, and it'd eat resources on that host.
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Largo Veteran fighting another battle
St. Petersburg, FL -- The state filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs last week, partly on behalf of a Largo man who has been struggling with Bay Pines VA Medical Center.
Dale and Debbie Dickerson have been married for 30 years.
Dale -- legally named Roland -- is a retired Veteran and healthy looking on the outside but he has been facing an uphill battle when it comes to his health.
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« For New Teachers: Lessons From Motown on Lesson Planning, Part 1 | Main | Do Years of Teaching Experience Matter? Teacher Expertise Blog Series, Part One »
For New Teachers: Lessons From Motown on Lesson Planning, Part 2
Ready for more tips on lesson planning simplicity, despite the complexity of multiple standards? Part 2 is below. (And click here for yesterday's tips!)
- "Stop in the name of love!" As Diana Ross and the Supremes said, stop! Put a hold on those worries, mister or missy! Don't stress out or get overwhelmed. I remember sitting after school my second year teaching (yes, this happens to teachers beyond their first year), feeling like I wanted to just crawl under my desk because I was so overwhelmed. I am thankful for great colleagues who waltzed in, scooped me up, and switched my brain out of the anxiety zone a bit. Their advice? Don't sit and stew. That's not productive.
- "Reflections." The Supremes weren't just talking about mirrors! But reflecting on how lessons went after you teach them. One big moment in my teaching career occurred when I was reflecting on a math lesson with my principal during my first year teaching. The lesson was all over the place. I had tried to integrate multiple standards and objectives on math, reading, cognitive skills, and the arts, and it was all too much. It was scattered and not cohesive. I didn't know what happened in the moment, but when I had the chance to peel back the layers with my principal after the fact , I could reflect on what I needed to do differently.
- "Step by Step." The Crests offered great advice in this not super-well known song. The best advice that I can give is to not try to accomplish everything at once. Do you know the movie "What about Bob?" Bill Murray plays a man who is agoraphobic, with Richard Dreyfus as his therapist. One technique Bill Murray's character uses to take his first steps out of the house is by telling himself to take baby steps. It's the same thing with figuring out the complexity of lesson planning and toggling the standards: do it in baby steps. First, build your expertise in your state standards for your particular grade(s) and content area. And don't expect that to come quickly...it takes time. Then be intentional with your next steps. What is your next goal with your learners? Take those baby steps as you expand your learning and practice.
- "I can't get next to you," The Temptations. Well actually, we CAN get the standards next to one another! And sometimes, it is already done for us. Standards such as the Common Core are vertically aligned, so they stand next to each other and even offer great resources to help us explore the progression. As a new teacher, I'd also recommend leaning on the instructional coaches and content teams to tackle this problem (watch the Teaching Channel video that demonstrates this). Ask the question about alignment, then collaborate with peers to look at the data, discuss, and adjust any alignment issues. Honestly, I think I'd spend my time somewhere else in my first few years in the classroom. This goes back to step-by-step. Many times I find myself spinning because I am overthinking a problem, and spending my time focused on the wrong thing. A better use of my time as a growing new teacher? Thinking of the student experience during the lesson, possible questions that may arise, or potential misconceptions.
- "Blurred lines." Oops, that's not Motown. Robin Thicke, T.I., and Pharrell Williams showed us the non-example of this point. But here's the take away: Don't do what blurred lines did (I'm not talking about ripping off a Marvin Gaye song). But stay focused. Focus on the faces of those students sitting in your classroom. Yes, we do use the standards to create learning experiences for our students. But standards are our guide, where we want to go, but not our main focus. Our focus is on our students. I'm not the first to say it and won't be the last, but we teach students, not content. Focus on their learning and what they need to succeed. Keep those faces in the forefront of your mind, and the rest of the pieces will fall into place. Our students are the most important part of everything we do.
So don't get overwhelmed! Take a deep breath, think of these tips from Motown, and keep your students' learning experiences in the forefront of your mind. You will get there...just take it step by step!
Veteran or new teachers: What other tips can you share? From Motown or beyond...
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Dec 7, 2017
Tampa is an entrepreneurial city and we are full of people creating new business ventures that impact not just them but also our community. One of those entrepreneurs is Valerie Ellis Lavin.
Valerie retired after 21 years in the Army as the U.S Central Command Commandant Headquarters First Sergeant. Her military background and her experience as an entrepreneur has given her a unique perspective on Veteran's as professionals and as business owners. She is a dynamic leader who works tirelessly to ensure every Veteran (and Veteran Spouse) who wants to become a business owner can accomplish that mission.
Now, Valerie's new mission is with Operation Startup, showing other former military and entrepreneurs the ropes when it comes to business.
Her motto: Serving those who served.
Valerie is a gift to Tampa and we are truly grateful for not only her service to our country but also her continued service to our community!


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Jamie Murphy netted the first at Port Vale and assisted Chris Porter's late winner.
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St. George's Signature Programs complement the rigorous academic curriculum, allowing students the opportunity to participate in programs where classroom lessons are applied critically and considered globally. The four programs – Serve901, St. George's Great Outdoors, Institute for Citizenship and Specialized Independent Study – uniquely challenge students to develop not just as intellectuals, but also as global citizens and burgeoning adults. These largely student-led programs forge deeper connections between our students and the outside world by sponsoring lessons in leadership, community engagement, personal growth and the environment.
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I am sad to announce that SOAKS – Nakameguro has permanently closed down, and is no longer offering their services. However, HealthyTOKYO.com have a vast range of other vegetarian cafes and restaurants we would be happy to introduce to you. Such as Trueberry, also located in Nakameguro! You can also continue to enjoy the recipes provided by SOAKS on out site.SOAKS Cafe in Nakameguro is the first vegetable powder café in Japan and a new member of HealthyTOKYO.com.
Kumiko Takeshima, the owner of this wonderful organic café with a large selection of healthy vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes has produced a video about how to make trendy "jar salad", fortified with one gram of powdered ginger straight from her arsenal of Soaks' certified fertilizer-free vegetable powders. One gram of powdered ginger is what you get when you powder 100 grams of fresh ginger. Delicious energy packed salad that is really easy to make.
The video tells it all, but for those of you who would like to get your ingredients together beforehand, please see the list below for a rundown of what you will need. Enjoy the famous jar salad with ginger powder dressing![vc_video link="https://youtu.be/F3K4uoho9TM"]Jar
- One "Ball Jar" or other similar jar
- Ginger powder– 1g
- White wine vinegar – 20g
- Olive oil- 5g
- Apple juice – 5g
- Honey – 5g
- Herb Salt – a pinch
- Pepper – to taste
First add ginger powder to olive oil and stir thoroughly. Combine remaining ingredients and mix until all are evenly distributed into a delicious dressing.
- Broccoli – 4 florets
- Cauliflower – 4 florets
- Red and Yellow Peppers (Paprika) – 1/4 each, cut in strips
- Cherry tomatoes – 5 or 6
- Lettuce – 4-6 leaves
- Mixed beans – 60g
Cut or tear all vegetables into mouth size pieces. Using the empty jar add all dressing. Layer vegetables in the following order from harder to softer; mixed beans, broccoli and cauliflower, tomatoes, paprika and lettuce leaves.
That the easy way to make a delicious jar salad with ginger powder dressing.
Stop by Soaks in Nakameguro for a healthy, vegetable-powder infused meal and don't forget to try one of their famous organic OK doughnuts – in various flavors and jam-packed with healthy vegetable powder.


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Architectural pruning--plumb perpendicular
To accentuate landscape compositions and to control volumes, the French have resorted to the taille architecturée of ornamental trees for centuries. Above is an example of the very regular and controlled taille à rideau in an allée in the park of the Château de Versailles. This laborious pruning technique, so typical of classic French gardens, today is done with large motorized circular blades mounted on mechanical lifts. Lines of rectangular trees like these are thus seen more and more in urban landscapes where trees are fitted in to coexist with traffic and utilities. So much for the practical side of the tree.
une taille architecturée: an architectural pruning
un rideau: a curtain
tailler: to cut; to prune
un arbre d'ornement: an ornamental tree
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I don't know about you, but I'm pretty confused about copyright issues, and what students can and cannot legally do with images, videos, music, and audio in their online projects.
So I sent out a "tweet" on Twitter asking for what people thought were the most simple and accessible resources out there for teachers to learn more about this issue, and within thirty minutes received a wealth of links. I decided it was worth creating an other "The Best…" list.
I've divided this list into ones for teachers and ones for students. However, I gotta' say that I personally gained a clearer understanding of copyright issues from some of the student links.
You might also be interested in:
The Best Places To Get Royalty-Free Music & Sound Effects
The Best Online Sources For Images
Here are my Personal Learning Network's choices for The Best Resources To Learn About Copyright Issues (though I have ranked them all by preference, I have listed my favorite at the top of each category):
Stacy Bodin has created an exhaustive collection of great links on the issue — both for teachers and for students.
The Copyright Site and Copyright With Cyberbee (thanks to Melissa Techman and Craig Roland)
A video of Doug Johnson's workshop on the topic ((thanks to Melissa Techman)
An entertaining and informative video on copyright (thanks to Tami Thompson)
Teaching Copyright is a curriculum from The Electronic Frontier Foundation (thanks to Weemooseus)
Chilling Effects (thanks to Melissa Techman)
Get Creative (thanks to Kern Kelley)
Here's a six minute animation titled Intellectual Property Rights in the Web 2.0 world (thanks to Izad Majid)
Melissa Techman puts this above every copier in her building.
The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education (thanks to Paul Allison)
This is a Crash Course In Copyright (thanks to Ethan Crawford)
Maryna Badenhorst has a lot of info on copyright (look under "Permission Documents") Also, while you're there, take the time to look throughout her extensive site!
K Ditzler's Wiki page on Copyright Information was suggested by Stacy Aune. That's another place worth exploring…
Stacy also suggested a site titled Taking the Mystery Out of copyright and fair use guidelines (not to be confused with a similar sounding site for students) and a resource from Temple University.
Fair Use Guidelines For Educational Multimedia was recommended by Anne-Marie Gordon.
Copyright 101 for Educators (thanks to Peter Vogel)
Copyright And Fair Use: Guidelines For Teachers is a very simple, and very good, one page PDF document.
The Classroom Copyright Chart shares copyright and fair use guidelines for teachers.
Creative Commons: What Every Educator Needs to Know is the title of a great post at Langwitches. It contains several excellent resources.
The American Library Association has some excellent interactive copyright tools. Thanks to BJ Berquist for the tip.
The Educator's Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons is a must-read post by Ronnie Burt over at The Edublogger.
Long-Awaited Ruling in Copyright Case Mostly Favors Georgia State U. is pretty interesting.
The Copyright Genie is pretty cool.
Using Digital Images: An Educators Guide is a useful post.
Images, copyright, and Creative Commons is from Edublogs.
WE SHOULD CHOOSE TO TEACH COPYRIGHT … is from Gail Desler
An Extensive Guide to Copyright and Fair Use is from Richard Byrne.
Three Lessons to Learn from the $9.2M Copyright Ruling Against Houston ISD is from Richard Byrne.
The Educator's Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons is from The Edublogger and has just been updated.
Stacy Bodin's site, as I mentioned, has an exhaustive collection of great links on the issue — for students, too.
Copyright Kids (thanks to Melissa Techman, Craig Roland, and Mary Beth Hertz)
Taking The Mystery Out Of Copyright was suggested by kimwren1.
How to Identify Mysterious Images Online is from MindShift.
So… You Want (Have) To Create Something? is from Langwitches.
So…You Want to Declare Fair Use is also from Langwitches.
Copyright Flowchart: Can I Use It? Yes? No? If This… Then… comes from Langwitches.
Copyright a Little Fuzzy? is a great infographic from Langwitches.
Share This Letter With Students to Show Them the Cost of Copyright Infringement is from Richard Byrne.
Guidelines On Using Copyrighted Materials for Teaching is from The Write Center.
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Ever since we launched our line, using spirits as a key ingredient, we have visualized a future of cocktail mixers and condiments, or ready to drink beverages. We haven't gotten there. Yes, you can use Deliciousness as a mixer and check our recipes for some examples, but we haven't yet refined a specific condiment. Our Colorado Bourbon Cherry Deliciousness, out of stock for a couple years now, was our closest to this goal, and frankly better as a mixer/condiment than a jam. We decided this year, with some urging, to really dial in our ideas of making that; an actual cocktail cherry. We are close..real close. And with this Test Kitchen release you get to participate in the final refinement of this idea.
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When I saw this front-page headline in The New York Times this morning I groaned (at least inwardly): "In Graying Priesthood, New York's Grayest Keeps Faith in Bronx." I expected another mournful article like "For New York Archdiocese's One New Priest, a Lonely Distinction," a well-reported but depressing piece on dwindling vocations, accompanied by a photo of a sad-faced new priest sitting alone in the empty seminary chapel. Today's headline betokened another sad article about a sad reality.
But today's story by Sharon Otterman (who also wrote the previous piece) was a great inspiration. It is a beautiful profile of Msgr. Gerald Ryan, New York's oldest working priest, at 92, who offers some great life lessons for contemporary priests and contemporary Catholics.
"I think I have come a long, long way from when I was ordained," he said. As a seminarian, he said, he liked the idea of saying Mass, hearing confession and being addressed as "father," but that was "like a fairy tale."
"It isn't about serving the church in the way you have envisioned, from the altar, and from the position of authority and power," he said. "But it is learning what human nature is, and what the struggles of people are. And where Jesus really is."
Do yourself a favor and read about Msgr. Ryan here.
First, great article and I recommend everyone read it. It represents the Catholic Church that I am so proud of.
Second, I am an information junkie and yesterday while on the treadmill, watched part of a Teaching Company course on ''The Brain'' The two lectures I watched were on Alzheimer's.
I have a personal interest since my wife's mother who is 5 years younger than Fr. Ryan was diagnosed with it a few years ago. After listening to the two lectures I learned my wife's mother did not have Alzheimer's but some other form of dementia. The second thing I learned is that Alzheimer's is a behavioral disease as is most forms of dementia. In other words most who get it, have it because of behavioral reasons. In other words diet, exercise, living habits will prevent it in nearly all cases and intellectual habits learned early may help. And the reason we know this, is what brings me to my comment.
One of the most important research studies on Alzheimer's was with an order of nuns who lived to ripe old ages with high mental alertness and cognitive ability. Only a few of these nuns got Alzheimer's even though many were in their 90's or over 100. Because the nuns were unrelated genetically it showed that it is mainly environmental or behavior patterns that causes the disease in most people. And somehow these nuns avoided all the pitfalls.
Which leads me back to Fr. Ryan. He may be gifted genetically or he may have led the life that avoided all the traps for Alzheimer's. He is still able to use his God given gifts into his 90's just as many of the order of nuns were able to live active lives in their 90's and some into their 100's. I never heard of the study til yesterday but due to the marvels of modern technology, the book, ''Aging with Grace'' by David Snowden is now on my Nook and I have started reading it. I have no comments on the book because I only have read a couple pages but it has very good reviews. Here are the Barnes and Noble and Amazon links to the book
He said the following and more about what being a priest is really all about. "It isn't about serving the Church in the way you envisioned from the altar and from positions of authority and power. But it's about learning what human nature is and what the struggles of people are. And what Jesus really is!" I love that last line especially., "AND WHAT JESUS REALLY IS!"
But unnfortunately it seems seminaries are dusting off xerox prints of "the way it used to be" and seminarians from the "old print" are being shipped out, all aflame with the blaze of Tridentine's "authority and power."
One pastor was shocked to see a young priest in Romanesque vestments maniple and all, celebrating Mass in Tridentine pomp and splendor. at his church. Another newly ordained opted to uses Tridentine for his First Mass! I fear others are waiting their turn to do the same thing. I find this alarming and in effect is another smack at the liturgical reforms of Vatican II, effectively weakening the Council's intent. I hope this whole thing is like a passing bellyache that'll pass away!
God bless Msgr. Ryan! May every priest be like him.
Must be in the diocese of Madison, WI. If it were in the diocese of Arlington, VA, or Lincoln, NE, no one would have batted an eye.
You see it as a tribute, but it's also decidedly ironic and condescending.


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Pope: The Meaning of Being Human Is Under Assault in Western Societies
In his annual year-end address to Vatican officials, the Holy Father warns against a false understanding of freedom and a manipulation of human nature.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has said Western societies are threatening the family to its foundations through a false understanding of freedom and a manipulation of human nature, thereby calling into question the very meaning of what it means to be truly human.
In a lengthy discourse to Roman Curia officials Dec. 21, during a traditional address in which the Holy Father exchanges Christmas greetings and reflects on the passing year, the Holy Father said that, although the family "is still strong and vibrant today," there is "no denying the crisis that threatens it to its foundations — especially in the Western world."
The Pope said the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization in October highlighted that the challenges facing the family "are manifold," in particular an inability to make a commitment. This, he said, is an "increasingly widespread" phenomenon that results from a "false understanding of freedom and self-realization, as well as the desire to escape suffering."
"[It] means that man remains closed in on himself and keeps his 'I' ultimately for himself, without really rising above it," the Pope explained. "Yet only in self-giving does man find himself, and only by opening himself to the other, to others, to children, to the family, only by letting himself be changed through suffering, does he discover the breadth of his humanity."
The Pope added that by repudiating that commitment, "the key figures of human existence likewise vanish: father, mother, child — essential elements of the experience of being human are lost."
Rabbi Bernham's Insights
Benedict XVI then referred to the chief rabbi of France, Gilles Bernheim, who, he said, has shown through extensive study that the attack on the traditional family "goes much deeper."
"While up to now we regarded a false understanding of the nature of human freedom as one cause of the crisis of the family, it is now becoming clear that the very notion of being — of what being human really means — is being called into question," the Pope noted.
The new philosophy of sexuality being put forward under the term "gender" is one in which sex is no longer "a given element of nature," he said, but, instead, a "social role that we choose for ourselves." But this "anthropological revolution," the Pope continued, is obviously a "profound falsehood."
Today, the Pope said, the biblical account of God creating people as male and female is now disputed and is no longer seen to apply. "What applies now is this: It was not God who created them male and female," he said. "Now we decide for ourselves," and man and woman as created realities no longer exist.
"Man calls his nature into question," the Pope continued. "The manipulation of nature, which we deplore today where our environment is concerned, now becomes man's fundamental choice where he himself is concerned."
Today, the concepts of man and woman as complementary versions of what it means to be human "are disputed," the Pope said, making the family no longer "a reality established by creation." Likewise, he added, children have lost their dignity. The child is "an object to which people have a right and which they have a right to obtain."
He reminded that when God himself is denied, "ultimately, man too is stripped of his dignity as a creature of God, as the image of God at the core of his being." Defense of the family is about man himself, the Pope asserted, "and it becomes clear that when God is denied, human dignity also disappears. Whoever defends God is defending man."
Interreligious Dialogue
The Holy Father then discussed the true nature and effectiveness of interreligious dialogue in the context of the New Evangelization. He explained that, although dialogue aims at a better mutual understanding rather than conversion, "the search for knowledge and understanding always has to involve drawing closer to the truth."
"It would be too little for the Christian, so to speak, to assert his identity in such a way that he effectively blocks the path to truth," the Pope went on. "Then his Christianity would appear as something arbitrary, merely propositional. He would seem not to reckon with the possibility that religion has to do with truth." And yet, the Pope argued, Christians can afford to be supremely confident to dialogue without fear of losing their Christian identity because "we do not possess the truth; the truth possesses us."
"Christ, who is the truth, has taken us by the hand," he explained, "and we know that his hand is holding us securely on the path of our quest for knowledge. Being inwardly held by the hand of Christ makes us free and keeps us safe: free — because if we are held by him, we can enter openly and fearlessly into any dialogue; safe — because he does not let go of us, unless we cut ourselves off from him. At one with him, we stand in the light of truth."
In a further reflection on the New Evangelization, the Pope said proclamation of the Gospel "is effective in situations where man is listening in readiness for God to draw near, where man is inwardly searching and thus on the way towards the Lord."
The Pope also made a point of recalling "unforgettable encounters with the power of faith" during his trip to Mexico and Cuba in March, the "great Meeting of Families" in Milan over the summer and his trip to Lebanon in September.
At the end of this year, the Pope concluded, "We pray to the Lord that the Church, despite all her shortcomings, may be increasingly recognizable as his dwelling place."
Urgent Issues
In his weekly editorial for Octava Dies, a weekly Vatican television program, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said the Pope's words to Curia officials at Christmas "are always among the most personal and carefully crafted by the Holy Father throughout the year" and cover issues that the Pope considers "most urgent."
He said the Pope's reference to Rabbi Bernheim shows that his positions are "not dependent on the peculiar teachings of the Church, [but] rooted in reason and available to the great tradition that is common to Jews and Christians alike."
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Seems we have the upper hand so far
We are faster than Merc in S2 and 3. Looking good
Sector 1: Bottas 15.777, Ham 15.814, Lec 15.824, Vet 15.892
Sector 2: Lec 34.950, Vet 35.116, Ham 35.380, Bot 35.495
Sector 3: Lec 21.949, Vet 22.125, Ham 22.267, Bot 22.355
0.3 gap on a short track is quite big.
Charles 1m12.380, fastest in S2, but no PB in S1 and 3.
yeah hopefully this is turning point
they have been working whole year with car, hopefully results starts to come now
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just checking the times now, how can Bottas be 0.5s faster than Ham?
Grosjean has difficult to get contract for 2020 I guess
I hope grid for tomorrow remains like this, I want to see Leclerc v Verstappen again
Charles will be the new Lewis Hamilton 100%.
Sector 1
Ham 15.619
Vet 15.643
Lec 15.657
Bot 15.672
Max 15.769
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Lec 34.766
Max 34.965
Vet 34.972
Ham 35.131
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I would love to see Mercs 0.5 behind in guali and maybe even RB ahead them
Radar is looking surprisingly good right now. The convective index is as low as 300 joules/kg in the Ventusky global satellite radar forecast for 2 pm, and that's a lot lower than a certain thunderstorm would indicate (say 1,000 joules/kg). The rain seems to go north of the track through the town of Worms rather than Heidelberg, that's a sizeable margin. If so, Charles is looking good for pole. Vettel an outside bet, but tomorrow would still be really tough even with a front-row lockout, let alone one of Verstappen or Hammy on the front row. Don't like Verstappen being close on one-lap pace at all if there's to be a win this weekend.
Me, I'm not fussed, as many here know about f1. Lost interest years ago. Will try watch it, but just can not stand the merc rbe sky love fest, or even fact that fia cannt see how much mercs success is has hurt f1. Hell, they even changed the rules for 2005 to stop us winning as media and fans were moaning when we had those years of success.
Spa 24hrs on this Weekend, so be watching that.
Everyone ready for a pole position ruined by soft tyres in q2?
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As the security manager for your company, you have just designed a new video surveillance system to observe your parking lots. You prepared a written bid specification, and submitted it to several security systems contractors in the local area. You conducted a pre-bid walkthrough with all the bidders to fully explain the system that you require.
It's two weeks later and you have received three bids. One is for $140,000, one is for $120,000, and one is for $75,000. What gives? How can there be so much disparity in the bid prices?
The low bid of $75,000 is well below the $125,000 that you budgeted and you sure have a lot of places where you could use that extra $50,000. Should you accept the low bid?
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Demystifying What Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Mean for L&DArticles
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are expected to bring seismic changes to workplace learning and development.
"It is difficult to overstate the likely impact of artificial intelligence on the way we live and learn in the future, and the way we carry out our roles as L&D professionals," says Donald H. Taylor, chairman of the Learning and Performance Institute. "We are only just beginning to see and practically explore and build new forms of artificial, machine-based, collective intelligence. The impact: teaching and learning performed by machines at speed and on a massive scale. This is exhilarating and frightening at the same time."
You could add "confusing" as well. Steadily, more business leaders are acknowledging that they don't know what those changes will be, let alone how to prepare for them.
When capabilitycafe.com polled 90 human resources and Learning & Development professionals, they found that 62 percent believe artificial intelligence and machine learning will "substantially or moderately impact their job in the next two years," while 57 percent said they know very little about AI and ML, and how these technologies could change the way they do business.
The L&D community needs clarity on this ASAP, especially as businesses ramp up their investments in these technologies. CEB reports that while only 20 percent of talent teams are currently using machine learning, 42 percent plan a significant investment to speed up and improve HR decision making.
(Read: 53 Jaw-dropping Statistics from CEB's Reimagine HR Conference)
Understanding the terms
For starters, let's look at what these terms really mean.
As Pathgather explains in our guide to L&D buzzwords, a pioneer defined machine learning as the "field of study that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed." And Merriam-Webster defines artificial intelligence as "the capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior."
How do these two things differ? Many experts put it this way: Machine learning is what enables artificial intelligence. Just as people learn to become smart, machines learn so they can have artificial intelligence.
Experts also say that, unlike some of the sci-fi images that may pop into your head, AI and ML are not about making people irrelevant. "Note that machine learning systems hardly ever replace the entire job, process, or business model," two leading MIT researchers explain in the Harvard Business Review, adding:
"Most often they complement human activities, which can make their work ever more valuable. The most effective rule for the new division of labor is rarely, if ever, 'give all tasks to the machine.' Instead, if the successful completion of a process requires 10 steps, one or two of them may become automated while the rest become more valuable for humans to do."
Expert: L&D will end as we know it
So what do these technologies mean for the future of Learning & Development in the workplace?
For an answer, we reached out to Koko Nakahara, the president of Instructional Design Inc. in Japan. She led a session for the Association for Talent Development titled with a question: "Will Machine Learning and AI End L&D As We Know It?"
"As we know it, yes," Nakahara told Pathgather in a phone interview. "If we are offering training as we have in the past, or simply gathering content or providing some knowledge support, it won't exist." So learning and development professionals "should be creating a learning environment that includes artificial intelligence."
People must set the strategies
Most importantly, Nakahara said, it's up to L&D professionals to set strategies for their companies. AI and ML can show the patterns and data, but they cannot decide the best steps forward for a company, she said. "Strategy-making is our role as humans. L&D professionals must be looking at the future needs of the company and determining what people need to do."
Nakahara added: "We need to be clear what the next generation workforce needs to look like. Of course, we cannot be sure. But we can at least be proactive and move forward."
L&D professionals must make sure that their organizations' learning ecosystems are agile and keep changing with the times, ready to include emerging technologies.
(Read: Mastering Talent Agility: 4 Steps Every Business Must Take to Build the Workforce of the Future)
Technology helps solve performance issues
Some of the information-gathering tasks that L&D professionals have had to face will be handled to a greater degree by artificial intelligence and machine learning, Nakahara said.
These technologies gather data from across a company's entire technology stack, and pick up on patterns. So they can spot where multiple employees may be struggling, and suggest the most popular learning options used by employees who have resolved those problems.
The technologies are also becoming more and more adaptive, so they're figuring out learning paths that work for each individual. To use a simple (and obviously not realistic) example, Nakahara said, some people may learn that 1+1=2, and then simply know that 1+2=3. But others might not be able to make that jump so quickly. They might need to go back and dig into what "plus" means, then move forward at a different pace. "This adaptive learning offers many paths for people," she said.
Use AI to reinforce learning
Some businesses have begun "investing in chatbots to provide individual coaching in the workplace and to reinforce learning following a traditional training program," says Jeanne Meister, founding partner of Future Workplace.
Some of these bots can engage in "an extended conversation as a coach or companion amplifying a person's ability to do their job," Meister writes in a Forbes column.
She also cites a brand experience company that has a chatbot follow up with learners after they complete a sales course. The bot is "designed to improve the retention of new skills," she says.
Upskill for technology experience and human strengths
L&D professionals need to make sure they are demonstrating how to work with artificial intelligence and machine learning. This includes a company's highest ranks. "Reskill at the top of the house," Accenture says in a report. "Accenture research shows a general shortage of technology experience in boardrooms: Only 10 percent of board members surveyed report having professional technology experience."
They also need to make another big change to get with the times, the Accenture report says: Focus training efforts on uniquely human skills.
"Our model shows fewer jobs will be lost to automation if people are able to reallocate their skills to tasks that require more human skills' such as complex analysis and social/emotional intelligence …
"Creativity, critical thinking and empathy are now more important for all workers to operate at the pace of change, contributing both to their companies' growth and to their personal satisfaction. In fact, between now and 2020, WEF (the World Economic Forum) anticipates a growing skills demand for cognitive abilities (52%), systems skills (42%) and complex problem solving skills (40%) …
"Companies need to increase the speed of reskilling. Positioning their organization, and their people, to win in this newest revolution. Or risk leaving entire generations of workers without work or the skills to acquire it, destabilizing the lives of individuals and society at large."
Embrace new platforms
All this means embracing new platforms that help people and these new technologies work together to maximum effect, experts say.
When considering L&D tools, professionals must know that "a learning ecosystem should be connected with performance management, talent management system and knowledge management system, as well as social learning and experts," Nakahara says.
The Accenture report, titled "Harnessing Revolution," encourages businesses to "enable change through ecosystems and platforms. Savvy organizations will create physical and virtual networks to facilitate community building, deliver access to valuable skills training, generate feedback and create access to potential new roles and projects. And ultimately allow companies to rapidly tap into new sources of talent when it's needed."
The report cites as an example AT&T, which has spent a considerable amount of time and effort to launch a learning experience platform for its 250,000-employee organization.
Workers aren't scared
"Counter to the negative spin in the zeitgeist, workers of all generations and skill levels appear ready to embrace the new reality of digital in the workforce," Accenture found in its survey of more than 10,000 workers in 10 countries.
Accenture said that, "instead of resenting technology," 84 percent report being excited about the changes it will bring, and 87 percent are downright optimistic, projecting that it will actually improve their work experience in the next five years.
Also, 58 percent of those surveyed said they're aware of the skills they need to develop to remain relevant, and 85 percent said they'd invest free time to do so.
Perhaps that's the best news of all for L&D professionals. Workers whose careers will be reshaped by machine learning and artificial intelligence aren't shying away or giving up. They're ready to learn.Categories: Articles Tagged with: Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning


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A receipt is a document that verifies someone has given money in exchange for goods or services. An official receipt of money, therefore, is a legally recognized tangible document used as proof that money was given for a transaction. Receipts are used to prove ownership of an item, acknowledging a debt has been settled, or claim compensation for faulty goods under specified conditions of a business. A provisional receipt is a unique type of receipt that is given when a business deal has not been finalized.
Position a carbon paper between the original receipt and the carbon copy receipt that remains in the receipt book after you tear off the original receipt. You need to capture the receipt details clearly in the carbon copy for future reference and reconciliations when reporting sales, filing taxation and during auditing. Fill out the name of the person who has purchased goods on the "Name" part on the receipt and enter the date.
List the goods and services rendered in the transaction under the item section of the receipt. Indicate the quantity of goods purchased and their cost under the quantity and price sections respectively.
Add the total costs of all items and services you provided and write the total amount in the "Total" section of the official receipt. Ensure that you write the currency sign as well as the full amount, including the cents. For example, you should write a total transaction figure of $467.25 exactly as it is because omitting the cents or currency sign may render the receipt information incomplete.
Show if the amount of money received is full payment or partial payment. If it is a partial payment, subtract the amount of partial payment from the total amount of the receipt, and write the difference as the outstanding balance. Also show the mode of payment, that is, whether cash, check, PayPal, payment voucher or credit card. Verify all the entries in the receipt are correct before rubber stamping and signing the receipt.
- Wrong entries of the total costs will lead to losses when the amount entered is less than the actual cost of the goods or services.
- Fill out the form in duplicate so that the company remains with documentation of the transaction that took place.
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First off, any A&R exec is likely to have a desk full of demos and publicity packages. Which will he or she listen to first?
Easy, the ones that look the most promising from the outside. And if the demo comes in an unpadded envelope, bashed and beaten up – well the contents are likely to be pretty scruffy too by this time.
Bottom of the pile material then.
However in this case, a package from The Authentics by chance emerged on top of the pile when I dropped a bunch of demos on the floor. Clumsy me, but maybe someone's opportunity for exposure.
One feature I did like was a sticker with the band's name and logo. It's not a bad idea to start the marketing process with the envelope itself. Make it inviting to open.
Inside we find a promo sheet, which has a different logo to the one on the envelope. But importantly it features two pullout quotes from magazine and web reviews right at the top. The rest is pretty tough going – I wonder how many A&R managers (or live gig bookers) would read it all the way through?
There are some more quotes at the bottom. This is good because people have a tendency to read the top and the bottom and merely skim the material in the middle. Don't ask me why, maybe it's human nature.
A nice additional touch is a page of screen shots of websites that have mentioned the band.
Actually I rather like this and I feel that more could be made of it. One of the sites is actually the BBC. OK, only BBC Leicester, but any comment by the BBC deserves prominence.
Some other material includs photocopied flyers. Coupled with other matters I shall mention shortly, I found the overall look and feel to be rather cheap and shoddy.
Never forget that the whole point of this exercise is to enter the music business. Guess what the music business is?
Yes – it is a business! Any band taken on by a record label will be expected to function as a component in a business team. So you have to look businesslike right from the start. OK, you don't wear a suit and tie, but at least you need to demonstrate how seriously you take what you do.
Now the music. Ever since I'll Be There For You by The Rembrandts (The Friends theme song) there has been a rash of poppy/indie/rocky bands (excuse my imprecision but I'm not a big fan of genrefication) in a similar vein. And I think it is a style that still has plenty of legs left in it.
The Authentics, at least in their first song on their demo, show that they can do this very well. This style calls for a lot of precision in the 'ensemble' (the togetherness of the playing), and The Authentics would do well to improve this even further.
However, if I were responsible for booking bands at a live venue, my hand would be reaching for the phone right away.
The other three songs on the CD (there should only be another two, maximum), didn't tell me any more. I have a theory that for marketing purposes it is better to disregard conventional wisdom and only put your one best song on the demo.
That way, whoever you send it to will simply have to call you to find out more, rather than discover immediately that the rest of your songs are not as good. The longer you can prolong the 'wooing', the better chance you have.
Going back to the demo CD itself, I have to say that the presentation is not good. Nowhere near good in fact. The artwork is fine, but the CD is presented in a plastic wallet with a very cheap looking printed insert. Printed on photo paper and accurately cut and folded it would have been much better.
Also, the CD itself is completely devoid of labeling. This is a must as sooner or later the CD and packaging will get separated. Imagine if someone found the CD, liked the song, but didn't know who to get in touch with!
And… there is another CD in the package by a different artist! What is anyone supposed to make of this?
Here's a nice touch though – The Authentics have already added their demo to the Gracenote database so that when you load the CD into your computer, the track names come up automatically.
In summary, a competent band not well supported by the presentation of their demo. And… er… would I be the only person to think that they need to look a little more 'exciting'?
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Last fall, BMW launched the global event: "One World. One R1200GS. The Tour of Your Life." Tens of thousands of riders from all over the world applied for five places on a team of riders who would pilot one of the new water cooled R1200GS Adventure bikes across the world. The tour takes one motorcycle across New Zealand, Laos, South Africa, USA and Europe with each leg of the tour being ridden by a different winner.
The USA tour begins this Wednesday night, March 6, with a kick-off party at the Long Beach BMW dealership where the keys to the "One GS" will be handed over to the next lucky pilot. The America leg of the tour departs from Hollywood, California on Thursday and continues up the Pacific Coast Highway to San Francisco across Death Valley to Las Vegas and through the national parks of Oak Creek Canyon, Mormon Lake, Kaibab National Forest and the Arches, Bryce Canyon, to the Valley of Gods, as they discover California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada.
Join fellow BMW riders at the One World Tour USA Finish Line event at the RawHyde ranch in Castaic, California on Saturday, March 16th. Spend the day exploring the RawHyde Adventures riding area and be one of the first in the U.S. to hear and see the new R1200GS as it rolls into the ranch. They will be giving away BMW door prizes and rider awards. You'll enjoy free food and soft drinks all day and meet fellow GS Riders from around the world.
Let BMW know if you're coming by posting on facebook.com/BMWMotorradUSA or tweeting @BMWMotorradUSA. RawHyde Adventures is located at 39950 Golden State Highway, Castaic, CA 91310. Questions? Call 661-993-9942.


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- Title: Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness – Huge
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You have to love an episode of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness that basically becomes Godzilla before everything is said and done. Tired of being the smallest, and most overlooked, member of the Furious Five, Mantis (Max Koch) decides to drink a few sips of a black magic potion that "biggens" him to the same size as his teammates.
At first Mantis is thrilled with his new condition as he finds joy at being able to all the things denied to him given his diminuative stature. However, when trying to help Po (Mick Wingert) fight off Fung (John DiMaggio), Wall Eye (DiMaggio), and Lidong (Jim Cummings) the martial arts master finds his increased size has effected both his quickness and his ability to properly practice Kung Fu. With Po at the mercy of the crocodiles, Mantis decides to drink more of the potion until he towers over the village and trees.
Things get even crazier when Lidong, angered that he's no longer the biggest creature in the land, drinks several gulp of the potion and becomes a towering monster providing the show with a Godzilla-style monster fight between behemoths before Po is able to get an antidote from Lupo (Tress MacNeille) and Mantis remembers being small has its advantages, too. Aside from the nice message about being comfortable with who you are (or as the crocs describe it: having a healthy body image), "Huge" takes a simple concept and has a lot of fun with the giant monster battle and later the much smaller Mantis being responsible for taking down the towering Lidong.


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A bright red cover with stark white lettering makes for an attractive book. Clean and tightly bound with pristine pages showing no names or writing other than artist's inscription which reads "To ----- A delightful lunch. My best. Love, Phyllis." Book measures 8-1/2"x10" and has 53 pages with numerous illustrations in both black and white and color. Considerable text.
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When you have seen the movies of 'Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' then this is a place you have to see when you are in New Zealand! With 52 hobbit holes in a beautiful area around Matamata. You will have a guided tour through the whole village, combined with information about how they filmed it and when they used it in the movie. Once you have visited the hobbit holes you are going to the part of the village where the bar 'The Green Dragon' is located. There will get a drink and you have some time to explore the area. Afterwards, the tour is finished you can buy some unique merchandise in the shop to remember Hobbiton when you are back home!
Kaitiaki Rafting
Are you into adventures, then you definitely have to go rafting. You will have so much fun and an amazing time on the raft! It's an experience that starts by changing into all your gear, after which you will hop on the bus for 2 minutes to get to the place of action. Then once you are in the raft, the rafting immediately starts, by being in the middle of a beautiful forest. You will have some strong currents and amazing waterfalls during your time in the boat and a good swim! The 7 metre high waterfall is the world's highest commercially raftable waterfall! So it is a great rafting experience that you will not forget!
Do you always wanted to roll of mountain in a big plastic ball. Do this at OGO Rotorua. There are different options that you can do. A straight track down the hill, criss-crossing down the hill with the Sidewinder and the Dry OGO. Yes you understand it right, with the first 2 options you will be wet! It is so much fun and you will have an amazing time!
The Redwoods
When you like outdoor activities like hiking and walking, this is a really good spot to go to! With Californian Coast Redwoods in the Whakarewarewa forest it is so beautiful! There is a big network of superb mountain biking, walking tracks and also horse tracks! You can also have a walk high up in the massive Redwood trees. Over 5600 hectares of forest this is an amazing place with great panoramic views!
Polynesian Spa
After all the time working, it could be nice to have relaxing time. Then you can go to the Polynesian Spa, a geothermal bathing and soul soothing retreat! It is nestled on the shores of Lake Rotorua, with 28 mineral pools out of 2 natural springs. Polynesian Spa is recognised as one of the top 10 spas in the world!
Tamaki Maori Village
The nr.1 cultural attraction of New Zealand is the Tamaki Maori Village. Do you want to learn more about the culture of the Maori then you have to go here. With some information and interactive games you will learn more about the culture. You also have a chance to learn the Haka and you will see a couple of Haka's during your time in the village. At the end of the tour you will get a delicious Hangi meal!
Rotorua Canopy Tours
This is New Zealand's only Native Forest Zipline Canopy Tour. You will get into a native New Zealand forest that is breathtakingly beautiful. During this 3 hour tour through the forest you will cross a 1.2 kilometre network of 6 ziplines, swing bridges, treetop platforms and little hikes up to 22 metres high! The tour funds a massive conservation project to protect the native plants and birds! You also get a lot of information of the native plants and birds!
Is it time to just have some fun without having it booked before, then Skyline Rotorua is an amazing place to go! You have to go up with a gondola and you will have an amazing view over Rotorua! Then on top, you dan do different activities, but the luging is definitely recommened. Luging can be compared with playing Mario Kart in real life, in combination with a beautiful view. For luging, you can choose between 3 different tracks of different skill levels while having an amazing time!
This is literally a thermal wonderland! It is a beautiful landscape with geothermal activity. Explore the spectacular nature at New Zealand's most colourful volcanic area. There are great tracks where you get past all the unique volcanic features.
Te Puia
Explore the Whakarewarewa, a 60 hectare Geothermal Valley. There are the famous Rotorua mud pools and 500 geothermal wonders, including the Pohutu Geyser, the Southern Hemisphere's largest geyser. You will see iconic native New Zealand Kiwi Birds in the Kiwi House. And you will also see some traditional Maori carving and weaving. Together, this all gives you a lot of information about the Maori Culture as well!


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Pulse tours and movement in minneapolis
PULSE was so small now it is huge GOSPEL.
As one started movement as a college junior now leads one of the largest student-led evangelism movements in history.
- Long time ago in 2001 Nick Hall was a student in college and wrote one sentence that have changed many people life "My life exists to put Christ at the pulse of a generation."
- Past three years and on 2004 Nick Hall wrote some paper blueprints how his generation should reach Jesus and how to react with Gospel. Small paper blueprint went viral among his friends and students he has never met.
- This small blueprint allied many students to change campus life into something bigger than anyone could dream.
- Passed a year and on 2005 this Gospel movement exploded outside the campus and started led others young people into search of Jesus.
- Nick Hall made a speech to crowd of 5000 people in Bison Sports Arena in Fargo and from August 2006 PULSE movement became formal non-profit organization in the state of North Dakota.
- During 2007 PULSE movement spread to 5 more communities of Universities and it impacted more than 10000 students around these communities. As people start to pray with PULSE movement, PULSE movement grow constant.
- On 2008 PULSE spread campuses all across whole North Dakota and governor and first lady opened the night in prayer in the state capital, Bismarck.
- By 2009 PULSE movement reached more than 50000 students and it is not the end of it. PULSE is still growing and excepting all students and young people who are searching Gospel.
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And now when it passed more than 10 years from last PULSE history signature PULSE is known all over and from church to music festival, from campus to concert arenas PULSE movement is followed by thousands of young people in U.S.
The next one mark of PULSE spread is when July 2016 we saw thousands of Jesus hungry people. These people came from whole Nation n wide and were so different that only reason they all could be in one place was PULSE spread nationwide. All these people were in National Mall in Washington, D.C. to listen speaking about Jesus and to join PULSE movement as they were ready to call Jesus to their hearts.
PULSE RESET starts as one-man idea and it grow up exponentially to unite this young people generation around Jesus. Idea came to life, people heard the message and many of them have pressed RESET button to let Jesus to their hearts and listen truth they were missing long time ago.
First RESET message was shared in 2013 and till 2016 more than 220 000 people shared RESET message to each other and to friends they know. That's how yours closest friend or family person shares with you PULSE movement information and let you join that movement by a free will.
One-time American Nation has been awakened by Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech, the Jesus People Movement, Explo 72, and Stand in the Gap, and now new generation PULSE movement will awake all young people who are not lost forever.
Every nation has they own city of proud and culture and America got own, it is Washington, D.C and National Mall is the place where met thousands of PULSE movement people in 2016. We have decided that this place will be the backyard of our nation Jesus welcome place.
2016 July 16 will be in history as a date when came to gather thousands of people with different age, race, denomination, and background to pray and welcome Jesus in our hearts.


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Our course director Liz Sparkes is a passionate teacher of mindfulness. Together with Suryacitta Malcolm Smith and Gaynor Quilter she established The Midlands Centre for Mindfulness and Compassion. This is a collaboration between Coventry University and Be Mindful Now – a Community Interest Company.
Health psychologists are particularly interested in mindfulness because of its effects on
- Emotional and psychological well-being
- Reduction of anxiety
- Ability to manage difficult situations
- Lowering blood pressure
- Quality of life
Students on the MSc Health Psychology at Coventry will have the opportunity to learn more about the theory of mindfulness, acquire some basic practical skills and consider the evidence base for mindfulness and related interventions.
In the meantime, for interested people (non-health psychologists included) there are a last few places left on the upcoming Mindfulness course at Coventry this August. Find out more at http://www.mindfulnesscic.co.uk/mindfulness-courses


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Paul Shih, New Zealand-based artist and creator of Bevil, the devilish broccoli character we had at NYCC 2012, just released the above image. Fans were excited to see his Pandara character on a cap, but for now, this is a one-off. Paul already has a line of tees available in his web store and a line of caps would be a great addition, as his characters lend themselves well to apparel. Learn more about the process of creating Bevil here. In other Paul Shih news, make sure to watch this space for an upcoming announcement about our April group show at mph.
A step in Bevil's Creation


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CBS News October 10, 2018, 1:39 PM Hurricane Michael is so bad that some Waffle House locations in Florida have closed
Last Updated Oct 10, 2018 2:03 PM EDT
Waffle House restaurants are known for keeping their lights on day and night, even during natural disasters. But as Hurricane Michael approached the Florida Panhandle, 18 of the chain's restaurants closed — a possible indicator of how serious the threat from this storm really is, USA Today reported.
The restaurants, which were closed as of Wednesday morning, sit in evacuation zones stretching along the Florida coast from Panama City to Destin, Pat Warner, Waffle House' director of personal relations, told the publication.
"We will be there right after the storm to re-open," he said.
One Waffle House in Florida's Panama City Beach had a handwritten "closed" sign posted on its door, a video tweeted Tuesday by a reporter for WXIA-TV showed.
"That's how you know how potentially dangerous #HurricaneMichael could be," the reporter, Ryan Kruger, tweeted.
Another tweet showed a sign on the door of a closed Waffle House promising to re-open after the storm passes.
The closures are significant given that Waffle House locations often stay open in the face of natural disasters, frequently providing resources and food to first responders, USA Today reported.
The restaurant chain is even used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an indicator of the extent to which a community is affected by a storm. A metric called the "Waffle House Index" indicates which restaurant locations remain open or close, or offer full or limited menus. That's used to assess how well an area will recover from a natural disaster.
Hurricane Michael made landfall Wednesday afternoon packing top sustained winds of 155 mph. It is the worst storm ever to hit the Florida Panhandle.


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Kedah, Malaysia
Bukit Kayu Hitam is a town in Kedah located at the border between Malaysia and Thailand. Placed at the northern tip of the North-South Expressway, the town's location marks the end of the longest Malaysian road from Johor Bahru which connects with Thailand Route 4 in Dannok. A checkpoint and duty-free shopping complex owned by Quintmas Sdn Bhd is situated near the border with a golf course located behind the duty-free shopping complex.
Bukit Kayu Hitam is mainly a point for people to cross the border from Malaysia into Thailand and vice versa. A large portion of the economic industry in Bukit Kayu Hitam is in logistics where the industrial estate is set to expand in order to attract more logistics companies to the fore. There are also plans by the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) to develop Bukit Kayu Hitam and turn it into a tourist destination due to its border placement between Malaysia and Thailand.
Due to its rather strategic location, there are concerns of crime and safety of the residents living in the town. Constant security checks have to be made to ensure that there are no serious incidents occurring. The Border Intelligence Unit at the Malaysian-Thai border has been organised by the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman to ensure the safety of the residents living in the town and to fight against cross-border crime.
North-South Expressway, Jitra-Bukit Kayu Hitam Highway
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This is a representation of Kedah Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the year of 2011 - 2015
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A consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in the price level of a market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households. (Wikipedia)
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) line shows an increment in prices of essential goods on a yearly basis, while the Percentage Changes line shows the level of changes in price increments over the years. For example, a dip in the CPI line may indicate a low level of price increment as compared to the previous year while a surge in CPI line shows a high level of price increment as compared to the previous year.
The above graph shows 1.746% of price changes in essential goods such as rice, meat and tobacco between the years 2011 and 2012, while increasing in difference to 2.193% in 2013. Prices of essential goods then increasing to 2.892% in the year 2014 while surging by 1.995% in 2015.
While the prices of essential goods have shown a variation in the Percentage Changes, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on the other hand indicates a reality of ever increasing prices in essential goods with increments between the years 2011 - 2015 at 102.7 in 2011, 104.9 in 2012, 107.2 in 2013, 110.3 in 2014, 112.5 in 2015.
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So, I underestimated how long it would take me to complete the orders of my latest sale, the 'July Sale'. It had a great response which translates to more work than I anticipated. So Wally has seen to offset this dilemma by putting the comic strip on hold and locking me in my studio till the queue is caught up a bit. This means no personal work, including Run Of The Mill strips till I get everything squared away for clients.
Theres some fun stuff instore for coming strips so stay tuned and see ya later on when I get back on it!
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