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June 11 — One-third of HR departments plan to increase their spending on technology in the coming year, and the same proportion plan to make changes to their HR structure this year or next, according to a survey released June 9 by global professional services company Towers Watson.
"The 2014 HR Service Delivery and Technology Survey," a poll of HR and HRIT executives at 1,048 companies from 45 countries, found that 33 percent of employers plan to spend more on HR technology in the coming year, with 23 percent in that group planning to increase spending by as much as 20 percent and the remaining 10 percent planning to increase HR technology investment by more than 20 percent.
"Despite cost cutting in some areas of HR, we are seeing a substantial spike in technology spending," Mike DiClaudio, global leader of Towers Watson's HR Service Delivery practice, said in a press release announcing the survey. "Companies are realizing the value that consumer-grade technology brings to HR and are willing to make smart investments that can grow and evolve with the business. It also appears that companies are splitting their investments between core HR systems such as talent management and payroll, and next-generation technology including HR data and analytics, and integrated talent management systems."
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The flag shown in the picture is not the German flag but the Belgian flag.
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Some flags in Lippstadt, Germany.
The flag shown in the picture is not the German flag but the Belgian flag.
No, sorry you are wrong. It's the german flag in the colours Black red gold here in the hanging civilian use.
And the normal way we see it.
The belgian flag is black yellow red
I can assure you it wouldn't be approved if it wasn't the german flag. Besides the uploader is from Germany.
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Öffentliche Beflaggung - Public flying the flag
Beflaggung öffentlicher Gebäude
Yeah that's a German Flag.
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Man on the Moon…End of Day
Is there any room for self-deprecating hip-hop? The genre has always been about masochism, from the early days of rap battles to today's conquests about how many hos a rapper can get and how much bottles of champagne they can pop before the night is over.
But hip-hop has rarely ventured into the realms of utter emoness. Until Kid Cudi. His latest album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day Talk about fear, paranoia, and the usual. For hip-hop and even blog this is groundbreaking, but after 6 songs of this it got downright annoying.
Narrated by Common in "bedtime story" format, End Of Day seemed like a concept that sounded good after multiple tokes of the good stuff.
Somebody on Twitter described this album as one big run-on sentence. Its true, the beats carry the same pattern and Cudi's monotonous rap/singing tone is only broken up by the pop friendly "Make Her Say" and the emo rock "Up, Up & Away (The Wake & Bake Song)". If I were driving, I most likely would have ran off the road with the ultra low key approach to production. Bedtime story indeed. Other than that the project is unforgettable, with tracks like "Solo Dolo (Nightmare)" and the already leaked, already dissed "The Sky Might Fall," fall way short of their marks.
What would have helped Cudi was if he dropped the more upbeat (yet "left-field") mixtape tracks like "Cudi Get," and "Embrace the Martian," with it's only purpose to break the monotony. Of course the
As someone who LOVES left-field music, and a dude who cosigned both 808s and Heartbreak and Common's Electric Circus, I was waiting for Cudi to break boundaries with End of Days. This is not about this album being mainstream enough or even hip-hop enough, it's about an album just being good. Unfortunately, I can't cosign the "goodness" of this album, yet I still think that Cudi has a lot of greatness in him. The dude just needs to get more focused for his next effort. Don't count him out yet.


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Related Information for Los Cadetes De Linares Los Cadetes de Linares are famously known for their corridos, ballad-style songs about famous drug cartel criminals or heroes in the rural frontier of the US-Mexico border. They are a conjunto – also known as a norteño group—and their accordion and bajo sexto waltzes are well known in both Mexico and the Southwest. They are known also because of their appearances in classic Mexican films.The founding members are from Linares, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.This group was founded in 1960 in the city.. read more


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Art History is vital to creating multi-tiered art lessons that reach beyond just product. Yet, as educators who do not see students on a regular, daily basis how do we develop lessons that reach beyond a product and are inclusionary of diversity? Several years ago, I began incorporating more Japanese and Chinese art into my classroom in an attempt to bridge the gap left in Western education when it comes to the Far East. What I found was my students loved learning about these cultures and far more students than I thought have backgrounds inclusionary of Eastern cultures.
As art educators we all know in late elementary and early middle school the student schema develops a need to draw "realistically" in order to feel success. But, it is difficult for students to curate such skills when such little time is devoted to art. I began to incorporate projects into larger lessons wherein students make a copy a fine artwork. There are varied views on student copying, especially when it comes to creativity, but what I have learned is it is easier to discover how to create when you are walking the path of another, master, artist. From the concept of copying and including relevance and diversity, I developed the lesson "Remixing The Great Wave off Kanagawa."
A copy of the original on top, and the student "remix" below
The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai represents one of the great appropriated images of Eastern art. I show the image to my students and many have seen it previously; in this way, we are able to bridge upon existing knowledge. As a class, we discuss the series that includes The Great Wave off Kanagawa; Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji. Students are encouraged to identify the importance of the artwork as relevant to the natural history of Japan and to the importance of art history. Each student is given a full-color copy of The Great Wave off Kanagawa and are instructed to copy and color it in colored pencil.
Upon near completion of the copies, the class discovers the appropriation of The Great Wave off Kanagawa. As a class, we define the concept of appropriation and homage as it relates to the use of pre-existing images. Appropriation of visual imagery can be an abstract concept for middle school students. Students are, however, familiar with the concept of sampling parts of songs for a new, original, musical composition. Recognizing this, I am able to make the concept of appropriation relevant, and thus tangible, when I compare it to "remixing" a song or track. We view a series of images that re-appropriate The Great Wave off Kanagawa from fashion, to functional art, to humor, to composition, to situational, to material, to color. Students are instructed to create 4-5 thumbnails that "remix" or appropriate The Great Wave off Kanagawa according to their own creativity using pencil and colored pencil. After a brief teacher conference, each student begins their final draft of the remix. Upon completion of both the copy and the remix, students mount their compositions side by side for display.
I love how this student remixed the composition, instead of the content
Part of creating lessons that provide profound learning is allowing students to share their discoveries and struggles. To conclude this lesson, we host a mini-critique session wherein students are encouraged to share their creations and the personal choices that aided in the development of final drafts. During this portion of the lesson, many students choose to share about their personal heritage as it relates to their creation. The success of this lesson is not dependent upon drawing ability, although it does include that, but rather creative concept. My experience has shown a lesson that bridges the gap to student relevance while incorporating diversity, art history, and a basis for stronger execution skills leads to deeper learning and understanding.


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PDF Library/Viewer app with MP3 audiobook player.
Budjetti $250-750 USD
We are looking for a freelancer to create an iPad app to download, organise and view non-public religious books (Arabic). The app will also play mp3 audiobooks for the matching text. The books are actually religious song books and each page is a song, hence the attached audio for each page/song.
In functionality terms the app is very much like iBooks, with a bookcase of books, the main extra feature is the matching audio playback for each page.
Basic functionality is as such:
When the app is opened the user can see all the books in their collection, laid out like iBooks with front cover showing. Books can be added, some are free and some via in-app purchase, These will not be through iBooks store but normal In-app purchase, free books can be added via any method upto the developer.
When any book is clicked the viewer opens. The book has a few index pages at the start with bookmark links to the content in the book. Book can be browsed or accessed via index. Each page in the book also has the relevant audio file which can be played via play button.
Attached is more detailed information on the app layout and functions
We will provide ready indexed PDFs, and also a table of which audio file is linked to which page. However we would prefer an Arabic reading developer so we can send un-indexed PDFs and developer can hyperlink from index to relevant page.
Example book can be viewed from below link (not bookmarked yet, but Arabic readers can read index and page numbers) 80mb file size
Libraries for PDF viewing are available. Examples at [url removed, login to view] and also the Quartz2D. UIWebView alone may not handle all the functions needed (mainly indexing) as the indexed PDFs wll not migrate to iPad, the hyperlinks will need to be redone.
We will give full assistance to developer on Skype/GTalk and work with the developer to get this finished.
We will choose supplier with balance of low price and good feedback, we will consider people with low feedback if the price is right also. Users who can read Arabic will also be favored as the books are in Arabic so would make life slightly easier.
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I don't feel courageous today, so it is a good day to write about courage. My first post on the Five Types of Internet Marketing Courage discussed the courage for self-examination. The web is a huge amplifier, so knowing who you are, what you stand for and how what you do saves the world a little are all important things to know.
You might wonder what I know about courage. I'm a cancer survivor, but that alone doesn't mean I'm courageous. When I visited the Children's Pediatric Center at UNC's Lineberger Cancer Center yesterday I saw courage. Children playing with chemotherapy IV polls next to them is an inspiring sight.
In the summer of 2010 I set out on a bicycle ride from the Duke Cancer Institute in Durham to the Santa Monica pier in LA. I needed to know how much courage was in my tank. What could I take. Turns out, like all of us, I can take more than my imagination could dream. Martin's Ride To Cure Cancer taught me courage is not being fearless. Courage is being more afraid than you've ever been and riding on.
We are all courageous. I use examples from my life in this post, but you have the same examples. We are the same. I'm no more or less courageous than anyone. We all wake up and fight the dragon one more day. We care about others and find the courage to live, love and find joy. Yesterday at the UNC Pediatric Cancer area children were children and joy was joy cancer or no. This post is about applying that lesson to Internet marketing by finding the Five Types Of Internet Marketing Courage:
Internet Marketing Courage #1 Courage To Examine Yourself
I covered this courage on my first post. In that post I talked about knowing yourself, "Warts and all". No one is perfect. Internet marketing happens faster and faster. One idea you must give up to be a GREAT Internet marketer is the belief you are the kind of person who never makes mistakes. Sorry you are going to make mistakes. Mistakes often teach more faster than success, so as you conclude self-examination recognize and let go of any perfectionism as it will not serve you well and limit becoming a GREAT Internet marketer.
Internet Marketing Courage #2: Courage To Play Like A Child
I'm writing this post today because I was so moved by visiting the Children's Pediatric floor at UNC yesterday. Children play with anything, anyone and at anytime. Yesterday was Halloween, so PLAY was the order of the day. Nurses were dressed as characters from the Grinch and children were laughing and playing.
To "play like a child" you must let judgment go. Judge and you lose the thread. Judge and you lose a potential play partner. Judge and you are the Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Think not judging people or situations with those knee jerk fast muscle twitches is easy? Try it. Go out tonight and accept whatever and whoever you see. Talk to two strangers. Accept whatever they say. Whoever they are. Now go home, play like a child and create some GREAT Internet marketing.
Internet Marketing Courage #3: Courage to FAIL
There are NO FAILURES in Internet marketing. I don't mean everyone gets a trophy. Internet marketing costs money, time and ego. Every action creates an equal and opposite reaction. Even "failure" produces enough ashes that a Phoenix can rise again.
Lots of people TALK about having the courage to FAIL, few walk the walk. I've bet my 401K four times and have FAILED according to some. I've created 9 products you can't find in a store. I ran into one of my products the other day, Poetryslam a Scrabble-like board game, on a game review site. Poetryslam had a pretty good review despite the fact I would NEVER do what I did then now (lol).
Internet marketing has a single epic failure – inaction. The web is almost sentient, almost a living breathing thing. It moves even if you don't, so inaction creates the kind of pressure that can sweep you from the board. If you want to be a GREAT Internet marketer you will need to give up your fear of failure. You will need to refine what "failure" is or means.
Learn one thing, and you always do, is no failure here. Failing in the same way over and over is almost impossible. Even if you try you can't do it because variables change and the web moves on its unstoppable track to infinity. Internet marketing is a train, a train you must get ON, hang on and hope it doesn't toss you off. When it does, and believe me it will, GREAT Internet marketers dust off and run after the speeding bullet that just tried to crush them.
Internet Marketing Courage #4: Courage To Act
You may think of yourself as a man or woman of action. Good, now I'm going to trap you in a burning house with that rock music the CIA uses to drive our enemies crazy playing so loud your brain hurts then we will start randomly hitting you with a huge cushion and opening up a fire hose as you attempt to escape being whacked with the cushion. The final insult is we are going to speed time up so you have to make decisions very fast or your situation gets worse. Now act.
Coming down mountains on a bicycle at greater than 60 mph during Martin's Ride To Cure Cancer is a good analogy for Internet marketing courage. The wrong idea at the wrong time would ruin my day (lol). When you ride so fast a mistake can kill you, your mind races but is calm and confident too. You settle down because the situation is clear. Sun Tzu talks of the courage of having nothing to lose.
This is NOT to say I never made a mistake on a bicycle at 60 mph. This is to say the mistakes I made on a bicycle or as an Internet marketer were usually the lesser of two evils. The key was to survive, learn and get better. Live to tell the story and the next story will be even better. Live to tell the story and you have courage.
Internet Marketing Courage #5: The Courage To Love
Love is the Killer app to quote Tim Sanders, a favorite author. In the middle of chaos, crushing speed and noise you must find, appreciate and create love. The Internet isn't a JOB it is a belief system, a philosophy. The web isn't about making millions, being all-powerful or loved by millions because of a simple human truth I may know a tad better than you.
We die, time is short and precious.
I read something important right after my cancer diagnosis. The author, I've forgotten who, wrote that knowing our mortality is important but can't be what we care or think about every minute. My first reaction after hearing I have cancer was, "Now I can't make my ride". I asked my oncologist, Dr. Hank van Deventer at UNC, if he could treat me like Martin's Ride To Cure Cancer was the most important thing. I explained that longevity wasn't as important to me as realizing a dream and riding a bicycle across America. "I can do that," he said and he did.
I'm in bonus time now (lol), so I'm most interested in sharing and giving things away. GREAT Internet marketers know life's comedy and tragedy. Greatness may be defined by those who can create and share love, those who can help others, those who understand life's situation and go on anyway.
By that measure I too am courageous. Was I a GREAT Internet marketer? I can't answer that question since tomorrow is another day and there will be new dragons to slay. Let's slay them together and then sit on the ground and tell tales of the death of kings and ride bicycles at the speed of sound or as close to it as we are likely to get.
Do you have the 5 types of courage needed to be a GREAT Internet marketer? The answer to that question is always YES.
Share your stories of Internet marketing courage. We are always more courageous together than alone.


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Discussion in 'tMP Library' started by TheMusicMan, Jun 27, 2006.
No excuses now Jan!
I'll tape it to my music stand :clap:
All you need now is one that shows the alternative fingerings, and whether they'll be sharper or flatter than the 'proper' fingering.....(and that's not an offer )
Here's another link that includes fingering for orchestral brass (... please note that the tuba fingering chart is for BBb pitch)
What's all that bass clef stuff about, then?
I've just realised, don't do the false fingering chart - it'd give all my secrets away as to how I play Year of the Dragon with 2 valves
I really should get more sleep - I've just read the text above the stave :hammer:
What about the other notes, i.e. those above and below the "highest" and "lowest" listed..
Open and hope?!
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Working as part of the in-house team at ManvsMachine, I was involved in the design, animation, edit, and compositing for the Nike Air Max Superiority campaign. This included building custom python tools and rigs for various scenes and designing numerous simulations for the project.
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Seattle Indian Wedding Planner, Little Wedding Blush, provides customized wedding planning and design services in and around the Seattle area. We are the exclusive Multicultural Wedding Planners. We create gorgeous weddings for couples in love in the Pacific Northwest. We provide exceptional service and a boutique wedding planning experience!
Maddy was the day-of coordinator for my wedding and she was fantastic. She gave me all the time I needed for our meetings and was flexible about providing services I needed. She was very organized and was a pleasure to work with. I appreciated her immensely the day of our wedding. She kept us on track, calm, and made the event go off perfectly. She kept me from being aware of minor things, out of our control, that went wrong and she handled everything professionally and with a smile. Maddy provided great value and I would work with her again.
I just wanted to say a HUGE THANK YOU for all that you did to ensure our events in Toronto for our wedding went smoothly and flawlessly. We definitely couldn't have pulled it all off without you. Your professionalism, organization and ability to keep us on track were incredibly impressive and extremely appreciated. I've already passed along your information to my friends that are getting married soon and will continue to send referrals your way.
I just wanted to say thanks a million!
Ï originally thought it was not necessary to have a wedding planner, but you were an absolute life saver during the planning stages of my wedding and especially on my wedding day. My wedding day came with some limo issues, dress issues and general wedding minor emergencies all of which would have been catastrophic without your help and expertise. On my wedding day I was able to relax because I had someone there to give me piece of mind, thanks a million Maddy, both my husband and I truly appreciate it.
Maddy is the most amazing, sweet wedding planner. She went above and beyond throughout the entire planning process and the day of. Our guests were also incredibly impressed and spoke very highly of Maddy. Thank you so much for making our special day magical!
Thank you so much for everything you have done for us. You [were] professional with a keen eye for detail and you had everything organized and under control. You made sure the ...event was right on schedule. You [made] sure I got everything I wanted out of my vendors and made sure all of my contracts were fulfilled. Having [Little Wedding Blush] there on the day of my wedding put my mind at ease. You are truly amazing and made me feel like my event was the most important day in the world. The way you organized my escort card table was such a nice surprise and it looked picture perfect; like it came out of a magazine! There were so many other décor surprises that ...you had arranged and I am so grateful! You worked so hard all day running around and liaising with the venue representatives and I so appreciate it! I have already recommended you to all of my engaged my friends and family and I would recommend you to any bride-to-be. Your service is incredible and was the best money I ever spent! You are worth every penny and more! Thank you a million times for making sure I had the fairy-tale wedding of my dreams!
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Arniston Rangers boss Jock Landells is expecting a big performance from his side in tomorrow's Fife and Lothians Cup tie with Super League Musselburgh after a horror showing last weekend.
The Gorebridge outfit missed out on the chance to go up to second in the Premier League as they surrendered their 100 per cent away record in a 4-1 defeat at Bathgate Thistle. It was a performance which took Landells by surprise given his side's early season form.
He is looking forward to the challenge of Musselburgh in their round two tie and believes it will give them a gauge of what level they need to be at to reach the top flight.
"I'm looking for a reaction from last week because we didn't play well at all, it was probably the worst performance of the season," said Landells. "We conceded four goals which is unusual for us and we could've conceded more.
"Musselburgh are doing really well. Shandy [Calvin Shand] has built a decent side and it's a good test for us. Hopefully having home advantage will lift the players.
"We're looking forward to it. It's something a wee bit different for us playing against a Super League team. When you play Super League teams it gives you an idea of where you need to be or where you have to go to try and get to that level. Being a one off game we've got to be confident."
Shand is eager to avoid a potential banana skin against a team a league below. He's looking forward to returning to Newbyres Park with Arniston being the first Junior club he played for.
"They are going really well, they've got a good squad. We played them in pre-season and we've had them watched so we know a bit about them. It will be a tough game," said Shand.
"It's always good to get a wee break from the league. I played there for a couple of years so it will be good to go back."
Elsewhere, holders Penicuik Athletic host Camelon, while Newtongrange Star are away to Lochegelly Albert and Broxburn Athletic are in Fife to face Kirkcaldy YM.


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Michael Libman, a great and good friend of mine, purchased me 3 lottery tickets. Apparently 1 winning ticket of 50 million was drawn from Quebec. In addition, 7 quebecers have also won a million dollars each. The tickets are who knows where but I feel as though I am already blessed.
At about 6:12 this morning I felt some kind of weird sensation. After a protracted, often uncomfortable 59 hour labor period, mother nature finally called. The proud father claims to have immediately shed about 8 pounds of body weight. I can only say that it only rarely one feels such an utter state of bliss and contentment.
As many of you may know, I left the ICU last night. The level of care extended to me was nothing short of Herculean. As a result, when the orderly offered to sit me in my lounger this morning, I had no qualms. I remembered my chair from the ICU. It was well-appointed with a blanket, a cushion, a pillow etc. Fast forward to two hours after sitting in the chair this morning was when it struck me that I placed nothing between my buttocks and the beautiful blue vinyl chair...the dislodging is somewhat unpleasant.
In other good news,my catheter was removed. The nurse approached me with a syringe. I naturally made a sound but she assured me it was because I was engorged/swollen/ballooned that she needed to do this. Sure enough I started to feel something. Then I felt a lot of pressure. Have you ever feared/wanted the same thing to happen simultaneously? I realized where this increasing pressure was leading to. Then she said "grand respiration" and what seemed like a 1 minute ordeal was over in 45 seconds.
Clearly the day is going well. Now all I have to do is pee. Time passed and then the nurse told me I needed to pee within 90 minutes. Who is good under pressure?
As I mentioned I am now in a normal ward so the manpower is not the same. At about 3:50 I felt not a tinkle but, unbelievably, a second call to nature. I ring my bell. 10 minutes pass and I am really rocking back and forth. Finally, help arrives. I must do my business but I also need to hold a pitcher simultaneously as I have been warned to keep the first pee. Incredibly nature called and I passed enough urine to satisfy the catheter authorities.
You see how I already feel so lucky.
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Pee and poo in the same post. Now we feel lucky.ReplyDelete
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If your memory could be erased so that you could reread a book, What book would you choose ? And why?
Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It's about a man, a woman, and another man. It has everything: stunningly gorgeous writing, an exotic setting, fascinating characters, romance, comedy, drama, magic realism, and it's my favorite novel by a living author. I've read it many times but I would love to have again that opportunity of reading it for the first time. I originally read Love in the Time of Cholera over 22 years ago, when the U.S. translation was published in March 1988. Exactly a year later, I was in Florida vacationing on the beach with friends when I saw a woman reading the book. I asked her if it was her first time, and she said yes. I envied her.
Here are the other stops on the One Question Blog Tour:
June 10: Drea: Do you think a woman during this era could have truly done what Bet did? om http://bookblather.net/
June 14: A.S. King: Can you write me an itinerary of a typical writing day for you, and include your feelings about the best and worst parts of a normal day? http://dogfact9.blogspot.com/


text: Once upon a time in a land far, far away there lived a King and his peoples that agreed to work with several Americans to find oil. After much searching in the desert along side one another, they found not only oil but new bonds of friendship and together they happily labored to make the Kingdom into the largest supplier of petroleum the world had ever seen. They would come to call their partnership ARAMCO (Arabian American Oil Company) but we jump ahead of ourselves, for the first pioneers were not alone in their story - they brought others - those young ones who were destined to partake in the joy and wonders of life in a Kingdom along side their fathers. Perhaps now, if you listen closely, you will hear their tale, a story of a home in a Kingdom far, far away that forever changed several generations' lives - the Aramco Brats' Story.


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Employee Car Ownership Schemes: payments to the employee in person in connection with business mileage: tax treatment
Sections 229 to 236 ITEPA 2003
Introductory remarks, common to this section of the guidance
Unlike car benefit and car fuel benefit, no single body of legislation deals with ECOS. Instead, the relevant law when considering ECOS is drawn from various parts of the employment income and NICs legislation.
This guidance does not attempt to cover all relevant parts of the legislation in detail. Instead, it seeks to draw the essential aspects together in order to identify where tax and/or NICs can be payable under the normal benefits and expenses rules as they apply to ECOS.
The same principles apply to ECOS vehicles as to any privately-owned vehicles used for business travel.
Unlike the remainder of this manual, EIM31500 to EIM31599 cover both tax and NICs.
Payments to the employee in person in connection with business mileage - tax treatment
Mileage allowance payments (MAPs) are:
- amounts (other than passenger payments)
- paid to an employee
- for expenses related to the use by that employee
- for business travel
- of a car, van, motor cycle or cycle
Examples of MAPs are at EIM31210 and of the kind of expenses not covered by MAPs at EIM31215.
Only MAPs can be exempt from tax as 'approved mileage allowance payments', or AMAPs. All other kinds of payment are taxable under the normal rules.
MAPs are exempt if, or to the extent that, the total MAPs paid for a tax year is less than the 'approved amount'.
If MAPs paid is more than the approved amount, the excess is taxable earnings to be reported on form P11D.
If MAPs paid is less than the approved amount, Mileage Allowance Relief (MAR) is available to the employee.
Main guidance on the AMAPs scheme
This page contains only a brief summary of the AMAPs scheme. The main guidance begins at EIM31200.


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Rescue workers conduct a search and rescue operation to a collapsed house at a landslide site caused by earthquakes in Minamiaso town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. (Reuters Photo)
The National Police Agency said 32 people had been confirmed dead in Saturday's quake. The government said about 190 of those injured were in a serious condition.
On the other side of the Pacific, Ecuador was also struggling with the aftermath of a major 7.8 quake which hit on Saturday, killing at least 28 people and sparking a tsunami warning.
Both Japan and Ecuador are on the seismically active "ring of fire" around the Pacific Ocean. Japan's 2011 quake and tsunami killed nearly 20,000 people.
The epicentre of Saturday's quake was near the city of Kumamoto and measured at a shallow depth of 10 km (six miles), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The shallower a quake, the more likely it is to cause damage.
The city's 400-year-old Kumamoto Castle was badly damaged, with its walls breached after having withstood bombardment and fire in its four centuries of existence.
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, speaking at a G20 event in Washington, said it was too early to assess the economic impact but bank operations in Kumamoto were normal.
The USGS estimated there was a 72 percent likelihood of economic damage exceeding $10 billion, adding that it was too early to be specific. Major insurers are yet to release estimates.


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Faculty:Faculty of Science and Engineering
Department:School of Psychology and Sport Science
Location: Cambridge
Areas of Expertise: Brain & Cognition
Ruth studies the cognitive and social development of young children, focusing on memory, cognitive control, and social cognition. Her research encompasses both theoretical and applied projects.
Ruth joined Anglia Ruskin University in 2013, having worked previously at Griffith University (Brisbane, Australia), Swansea University and Cardiff University (Wales, UK). She is a developmental psychologist and her research covers aspects of cognitive development during early childhood, both in typical children and children at risk of learning difficulties (e.g., children born very preterm or children with hearing impairment). Further to her theoretical work, Ruth is interested in devising early interventions to improve children's cognitive development.
Ruth is a member of the following research areas:
These form part of our Brain and Cognition Research Group.
Ruth is also a member of our Autism Research Area which forms part of our Applied, Social and Health Psychology Research Group.
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Ford, R.M., Griffiths, S., Neulinger, K., Andrews, G., Shum, D. H. K., & Gray, P. H. 2016. Impaired prospective memory but intact episodic memory in intellectually average 7- to 9-year-olds born very preterm and/or very low birth weight. Child Neuropsychology.
Kvavilashvili, L. and Ford, R.M., 2014. Metamemory prediction accuracy for simple prospective and retrospective memory tasks in 5-year-old children. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 127, pp.65-81.
Ford, R.M., 2014. Children's thinking and cognitive development. In: Maynard, T., and Powell, S. (Eds.). An introduction to early childhood studies (third edition, pp.77-89). Sage Publications.
Macaulay, C.E. and Ford, R.M., 2013. Family influences on the cognitive development of profoundly deaf children: Exploring the effects of socioeconomic status and siblings. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 18, pp.545-562.
Neumann, M., Hood, M. and Ford, R.M., 2013. Using environmental print to enhance emergent literacy and print motivation. Reading and Writing, 26, pp.771-793.
Ford, R.M., Driscoll, T., Shum, D. and Macaulay, C.E., 2012. Executive and theory-of-mind contributions to event-based prospective memory in children: Exploring the self-projection hypothesis. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 111, pp.468-489.
Ford, R.M., Neulinger, K., Mohay, H., O'Callaghan, M., Gray, P. and Shum, D., 2011. Executive function in 7- to 9-year-old children born extremely preterm or with extremely low birth weight: Effects of biomedical history, age at assessment, and socioeconomic status. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 26, pp.632-644.
Ford, R.M., Lobou, S.N., Macaulay, C.E. and Herdman, L.M., 2011. Empathy, theory of mind, and individual differences in the appropriation bias among 4- to 5 year olds. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 110, pp.626-646.
Ford, R.M., McDougall, S.P. and Evans, D., 2009. Parent-delivered compensatory education for children at risk of educational failure: Improving the academic and self-regulatory skills of a Sure Start pre-school sample. British Journal of Psychology, 100, pp.773-797.
Ford, R.M. and Lord-Rees, E., 2008. Representational drawing and the transition from intellectual to visual realism in children with autism. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 26, pp.197-219.
Shum, D., Cross, B., Ford, R. and Ownsworth, T., 2008. A developmental investigation of prospective memory: Effects of interruption. Child Neuropsychology, 14, pp.547-561.


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Alexander Wang BCBG Chanel Shanghai style book vacation Zara
waiting for you...in Shanghai
Shanghai has been so warm, making it feel like the perfect Spring. Its always a crazy time without a moment to spare when I'm in Shanghai. Between visiting family and friends, working with the manufactures (for JOLIE) and this time (for the first time) Shanghai Fashion Week; being able to squeeze in my double espresso is a dream. This look is no different from the representation of the hectic time I have been experiencing. Its an easy look that takes me from a lunch meeting right to Xintiandi for fashion week shows.
On a side note, for everyone who thought it was crazy of me for coming to Shanghai because of the bird flu, you can tell that it has been all blown out of proportion. Actually here no one really cares about it or even thinks of it as an epidemic. People here wear face masks on the regular. With all of the pollution in the air face masks comes in so many different colors and patterns that it has been come a fashion accessory.
Outfit: Sweater (BCBG), Trousers (Zara), Shoes (Alexander Wang), Purse (Chanel)


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Remember the SPECT scan I was supposed to have last summer? It seems I'm finally having it on this coming Thursday at 8:00 am! I am scared. I am stressed. I am scared as hell actually, not of the procedure of course, but of the result... My Doctor said that this examination shows us the size of the damage and whether it is reversible or not!! Ok, we'll talk about it Thursday night... You will either read a post full of Yay, Yiupiiiii and WooHoo's, or a post without words, only a music video or something...! You'll understand.
Anyway, I don't know if it's my stress, the moon, the weather, a bad hair-day, my hormones, or all-of-the above; my mood today is soooo BAD, I even cried when my nurse was here!! So embarrassing! Poor guy he didn't know what to do, "coming uninvited" to this super pity-party of mine... Poor thing, he was trying to make me laugh! I was so "moved" by him trying and I cried more instead of laughing... (Damn you Lyme bacteria for making me so emotional!) Well, after he left, I thought that I have to get him a nice Christmas gift for everything he does for me...right? (Ideas PLEASE)!!
And on the top of all this, Christmas season is here...Again! Grrrrrrrrr.... :(
I'll be back on Thursday... until then, think of me...
(and HUG me again plz!!)
What's worth the price is always worth the fight...
Αυτό το ιστολόγιο είναι διγλωσσο απο τον Ιούλιο του 2011. Οι αναρτήσεις γράφονται ως επι το πλείστον στα ελληνικά και κατόπιν μεταφράζονται στα αγγλικα, το συντομότερο δυνατό.
This blog is bilingual since July 2011. The posts are written mostly in Greek and then translated into English as soon as possible.
All you have to do is scroll down after the Greek post.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
OMG...SPECT Time!
Labels: bad mood, nickelback, pity party, spect
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- AnonymousDecember 7, 2010 at 5:49 PM
Always thinking about you,you know it!!!!!!!!!Send you all my love and possitive energy.Hugs and kisses!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Hot mama :-))))))))))
I'm thinking of you...and I'm waiting for a post full of yiupiiiiii!!!!!!!!!Wish you good luck, and I'm here...remember it, irrespective of the results....xxxReplyDelete
have no words for this one ... only hope ...
βγάλε το "me" και βάλε το "you"
hugssssss ...... :*
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Britain's best-loved broadcaster brings his favourite extinct creatures back to life in David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive.
In this ground-breaking film, Sir David takes us on a journey through the world-famous Natural History Museum in London in a captivating tale of discovery, adventure, and magic, where 3D technology, state-of-the-art CGI, science, and research combine to bring the museum's now long-extinct inhabitants to life to discover how these animals once roamed the planet.
As the doors are locked and night falls, Attenborough stays behind and meets some of the most fascinating extinct creatures which come alive in front of his eyes; dinosaurs, ice age beasts, and giant reptiles.
The film fulfils a lifelong dream of the nation's favourite naturalist, who said: "I have been coming to the Natural History Museum since I was a boy. It's one of the great places to come to learn about natural history. In this film we have the technology to bring back to life some of the most romantic and extraordinary extinct creatures that can be conceived; some are relatively recent animals like the dodo, others older like the dinosaurs, and some we only know through fossil evidence. Using our current scientific knowledge, this film brings these creatures alive, allowing me to look at some of the biggest questions surrounding them."
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Other great walking organizations & walks you can take in PORTlAND, MAIne
Portland Trails: Local trail maps, placemaking activities and more
Portland Freedom Trail: Walking trail highlighting the people, places, events and daily life associated with the Underground Railroad and anti-slavery movement in Portland.
Maine Historical Society: Guided tour to the city's waterfront highlighting Portland's history.
Portland Women's History Trail: Seven walks introducing women in Portland from two centuries in a variety of settings, activities, and backgrounds.
Portland Brick: Highlights what is significant about Portland by personalizing the streets in the India Street neighborhood through site-specific stamped bricks and storytelling.
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New year drink at MishMash - 11/1/2012 1930 (Kampala)
Hi Everybody, every time I read through the postings on this forum it strikes me that there are so many nice people in Kampala that I haven't met yet!! As such I propose a new years drink for all nice people to meet other nice people and start of the new year with making new friends :). Who is interested?
WEDNESDAY 11 January Protected content . Location: MishMash - Acacia avenue plot 18 MishMash is giving everybody a FREE DRINK AND SOME NIBBLES!!!
I am also inviting people from other expat networks. Please don't be afraid to come alone, I hardly know anyone who is coming either! ;)


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Hi Friends!
I have taught myself Fedora (Linux) by reading books (which hardly seem to help), official documentation (which is much better than books, but difficult to understand without experience at times), watching YouTube videos and asking questions on this very forum. Is there any other option, which I should explore?
Thanks a lot.
Dear Admin,
If I have place this thread in a wrong sub-forum, please feel free to move it to the relevant place and also accept my apology in advance. Thanks.


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World Village Festival 23–24 May, 2015
The Nordic Africa Institute participates for the first time in the World Village Festival with a stand (A 157) located in the Market of Possibilities Tent in Kaisaniemi Park. Iina Soiri, director of the Institute, takes part in two programs on Saturday 23 May.
Since 1995, World Village Festival has been a free festival for the whole family. The event is open to all and a meeting place offering tastes of different cultures and surprises from all over the world. There is approximately 80 000 festival visitors every year.
The festival is organised every year in May. Cultures from all over the world meet again in the centre of Helsinki on 23–24 May 2015. The theme of the 2015 festival is development. The regional focus on this year's programme is on Africa and the Middle East. The festival offers world views and possibilities, as well as music, circus, dance, theatre, art and activities. It offers new perspectives on tolerant multiculturalism, development cooperation, global issues and expanding one's possibilities for affecting everyday life.
Iina Soiri, NAIs director, participates in two programs:
- Saturday May 23rd at 15.40–16.20
Venue: Amazon Stage, at World Books/ Maailman Kirjat R506, Railway Square. Program in Finnish
Paneelikeskustelu: Uutisia Afrikasta, konflikteja ja kehitystõ
(Panel discussion: News from Africa, conflicts and development). http://www.maailmakylassa.fi/english/node/16012
- Saturday May 23rd at 18.10–18.55
Venue: Mekong Stage, Railway Square
Program in English
Kepa talks: Possibilities of civil society action in Africa (FIN/KEN/NGR/TAN) http://www.maailmakylassa.fi/english/programme/16086
The main organiser of World Village Festival is the Kepa, which is an umbrella organisation for nearly 300 development organisations or other CSOs working on issues concerning development and globalisation. Kepa itself is a politically and ideologically non-aligned organisation that operates with funding from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Over 500 other partners are involved in the festival – some 300 CSOs as well as educational institutions, museums, public authorities and businesses.


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Shovels will hit the ground at the end of the month to signify the beginning of a fresh face for an independent school in Kelowna.
The official ground-breaking ceremony for the new St. Joseph Elementary School location will be held on May 25 at 8:30 a.m. at 839 Sutherland Avenue.
"All students, staff and teachers will be in attendance along with parents, invited guests and more," says Holly Routley with the St. Joseph Project.
"The local Knights of Columbus will host an on-site pancake breakfast immediately following the ceremony."
St. Joseph has been a part of the local community for nearly 80 years.
The current physical buildings of St. Joseph Elementary School have graduated thousands of students over the years, but the time has come to retire them.
"In the works for almost a decade, the $4.8 million St. Joseph Project will see a brand new school rise from the old during the spring/summer of 2016," says Routley.
"A creative and unique combination of a new, off-site build, mixed with extensive on-site renovation means the new St. Joseph School will not only open in record time, but will be able to welcome upwards of 100 additional students once complete."
Full occupancy of the new facility is planned for September 2016.
"Currently home to more than 230 children from Kindergarten to grade seven, St. Joseph School is the only inner-city Catholic elementary school representing more than three-thousand Catholic families in the immediate Kelowna area," says Routley.


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Gay will not be contained, it expands to new territories and crashes through barriers! Show off your queerness with this, "Gay Finds A Way" Jurassic Park parody! Perfect for being a Jurassic Park fan, queer, gay, pride, and dinosaur dorks!
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'Fire Bob' easier said than done
US national team head coach Bob Bradley is in the first year of a second four-year contract, but there is already a clamoring among some US fans saying six months into a World Cup cycle is enough to judge Bradley and decide that he simply isn't the man for the job.
Six months, one tournament, one lost final to archrival Mexico.
It isn't likely to be enough time to make US Soccer president Sunil Gulati change his mind about the coach he just re-hired last winter. If Gulati re-hired Bradley because he felt Bradley's first four years were a success, then could he realistically remove him for losing some friendlies and falling to a strong Mexico team in the Gold Cup final?
That's the real question anybody needs to ask. Do you think Bob Bradley did a good job in his first World Cup cycle? If so, how can six months and one Gold Cup final loss be enough to give him the boot?
Some fans hope so, but ask many of those same fans if Bradley should have been rehired after the 2010 World Cup and you'll hear many of them say no.
Their real problem with Bob
So is the "Fire Bob Bradley" movement really about losing a Gold Cup final, or is it about a group of fans who never wanted Bradley to be re-hired? There is certainly a section of the US fan base that never wanted Bradley to be hired in the first place, and those same long-time critics are leading a growing number of US fans who want to see a change.
The call does seem louder now, though, and Bradley did give his critics some ammunition. His decision to call up Jonathan Bornstein, insert him in the Gold Cup final, and then not replace even after Bornstein was ripped apart by Mexico's attack stands out as the most glaring bit of evidence against Bradley.
You could see that as just one game though, but the reality is the US team underwhelmed at this summer's Gold Cup. Yes, the Americans reached the final as expected, but they didn't exactly do so in convincing fashion. That, coupled with the dominating fashion with which Mexico destroyed opponents at the Gold Cup, has US fans feeling like something needs to be done.
In reality, is United States hasn't steamrolled through a Gold Cup in a while. Yes, the loss to Panama in the group stage was the US team's first group stage loss in Gold Cup history, but did we really forget that it took a penalty shootout to beat Panama in the 2005 Gold Cup final? Or that the Americans were an offside call away from potentially losing to Canada in the 2007 Gold Cup semifinals?
Was the US team's mediocre showing in the Gold Cup Bob Bradley's fault, or was it down to an aging team struggling to transition in its new generation at the same time Mexico is shepherding in what could be its most talented generation ever? Was it Bradley's tactics that led to disappointing results, or does it boil down to a player pool that is lacking in some very key areas? Was the United States' Gold Cup performance as bad as many came away believing it was, or did Bradley actually get this US team as far as we should have realistically expected it to go?
Let's just name some random coaches
If you really believe Bradley has to go, the real question becomes who would replace him. You change a manager to make an improvement, not just to make a change, and there is no evidence that top names are lining up to have a crack at the US coaching job. The one name forever linked to the position is Juergen Klinsmann, who had discussions with US Soccer on two separate occasions only to fail to reach an agreement each time.
Klinsmann was definitely a sexy pick. A European coach with a stellar playing resume and the cache that comes with being a big name. He came away from the 2006 World Cup looking like the world's next coaching superstar, and many Americans were left drooling at the prospect of having him lead the US team. Almost five years later Klinsmann's coaching resume has added only one failed stint with Bayern Munich and a consultancy position with Major League Soccer's Toronto FC that only recently has begun to bear fruit.
No, Klinsmann won't be the man to replace Bradley, especially considering the way he spoke out publicly following the last round of talks with US Soccer. So with the German out of the picture, who is left? Two attractive options come to mind in Guus Hiddink and Marcelo Bielsa, two men with impressive resumes and big reputations. If Gulati could lure a big name like Hiddink or Bielsa, you could understand a desire to make a change. But if he couldn't attract that caliber of candidate last winter, what would make it easier to find one this summer?
Short of names like Hiddink and Bielsa (above), replacing Bradley with an MLS coach or someone like (gasp) Sven-Goran Eriksson would be pretty pointless. Bradley was the best coach in MLS when he left, and there is no MLS coach at present who could be considered a clear-cut upgrade. Not Sigi Schmid. Not Jason Kreis (though Kreis does have the look of a potential national team manager one day) and not Bruce Arena (who has a better chance of winning Dancing With the Stars than ever being U.S. national team manager again – not that he'd want the job back).
What the growing continent of unhappy fans are going to have to come to grips with is the likelihood that Bradley is going to be around for a while. What all US fans have to hope for is that Bradley keeps growing as a coach and helps transition in some new blood into a team that sorely needs it. He also needs to learn from the mistakes he's already made in his new cycle.
"Make a list of 'pros' and 'cons'"
What mistakes? His player selection for the Gold Cup left plenty to be desired, and while he deserves plenty of credit for taking a good gamble on Freddy Adu, he must also be criticized for bringing in an out-of-form Jonathan Bornstein at a thin position, while also nearly missing the boat on Alejandro Bedoya, who he inexplicably left off the original Gold Cup roster for Robbie Rogers. Bedoya went on to be one of the biggest surprises on the US team while Rogers never played a minute. You could also point to the forward position, where Bradley deserves credit for calling up and playing young striker Juan Agudelo even though he wasn't getting minutes with the New York Red Bulls, but you can also question the decision to call in Chris Wondolowski over other forwards like Herculez Gomez and Edson Buddle.
But there were some positives in the Gold Cup for Bradley as well. He gave Adu a chance and the midfielder rewarded him with two outstanding performances. He gave Bedoya major minutes, essentially acknowledging his mistake of not calling him in the first place, and Bradley also showed a willingness to shake up his lineup, as evidenced by his decision to bench a tired an ineffective Landon Donovan for two matches. Bradley also implented the 4-2-3-1, which worked well, after initially using a 4-4-2 – all this after once being considered a coach incapable of adapting tactically.
These are signs that Bradley is evolving as a coach, but now he has to get his team to start producing on the field. That means identifying and integrating the defenders and strikers who can help strengthen thin positions, and it means getting his team out of the habit of getting off to slow starts and playing down to weaker competition. Once he takes care of those things, he and the US team can start thinking about one of the most important tasks left to accomplish: which is beating Mexico and re-establishing the United States as the team to beat in CONCACAF.
That might seem like a lot to do, but Bradley's list of tasks is longer due to the cycle's slow start. There is always going to be some transition in the first year after a World Cup, but the first six months of Bradley's second tenure needed to be better. If Gulati stands by Bradley and leaves him in charge, Bradley will need to accomplish these things if he's going to give US fans a reason to believe in him and the national team again.


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One of my first experiences with bamboo fiber came in the form of yarn. As an avid fiber artist, my yarn addiction compels me to peruse the shelves and bins of every yarn shop in a three county radius. These shopping expeditions consist of me poking, prodding, and petting countless skeins of yarn until I find one specimen that I simply cannot put down. The day I fell in love with a nubby, sage green bamboo yarn is a day I will never forget. Having knitted with wool and cotton for years, bamboo seemed like an exotic treat. I was completely fascinated that the same material that was durable enough to create human dwellings could create a fiber that rivaled silk in luster and texture. Three skins of that yarn came home with me and were soon transformed into a charming pixie cap.
Since that time, I have created a wide variety of projects with bamboo and bamboo blend yarns. Due to its amazing beauty bamboo is always a treat to work with, but like all fibers it is not ideal for every project. For starters, 100% bamboo and bamboo silk and/or cotton blends tend to split easily making them less than ideal for beginning artists. They can even be a challenging stitch for intermediate artist and are best worked using wood or bamboo needles/hooks. Additionally, most bamboo yarns are hand wash only and do not lend themselves well to the creation of children's clothing.
Unlike bamboo fabric, bamboo yarn is readily available on the retail market. Chain craft stores and yarn shops usually have at least a small selection, while there are online stores that carry vast selections. Two of the best online selections I have found are Yarn and Bamboo Fabric Store. Buying on line will never replace to joy of wandering through a yarn shop, but it is a viable option when looking for specialty items. Whenever possible, choose to have your purchases delivered by the USPS. They have an impressive green initiative and their carriers will be stopping by your house six days a week anyway, so your delivery does not require the use of additional resources.
To read more about the properties of bamboo as a fiber read my archived post 'bout Bamboo.


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The Tools for the Job
That's right we are going to need more than just a chainsaw in order to cut down a tree. To cut down a tree safely you need a lot more gear than just that but don't panic, we are going to provide it all in an easy to read list format:
- A Chainsaw (preferably petrol)
- Two Plastic Felling Wedges
- Loggers Helmet
- Kevlar Chaps
If you have trouble picking these items up from a local store I highly recommend Timberpro or Right Tool.
Estimating the Fell Area
Estimating the fell area of the tree you are going to cut down is absolutely vital in order to make sure your shed, neighbours fence or your house doesn't get a massive tree falling on it because believe me when I say neighbours aren't always friendly. But worry not, there is a simple procedure we can follow in order to estimate the tree fell area:
- Hold an axe handle at arm's length
- Close one eye
- Position yourself so looking at the base of the axe you cans ee the bottom of the tree and when you look at the top of the axe you can see the top of the tree.
- You are now standing roughly where the tree will land. Allow for extra room if near anything of value.
The Notch Cut
The picture below shows a notch cut demonstrated and the angles required. The important thing to remember when using a notch cut is to cut it into the fall side of the tree and make sure you mark your angles using chalk or the chainsaw before beginning the cut. The notch cut should be one fifth of the tree diameter as a rule of thumb.
|Picture from The Family Handyman
After making the notch cut, cut from the other side of the tree towards the notch in a circular motion and use the wedge to help guide where the tree will fall.


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*SCAPEmedia SKILL: Planning The Journey Of Your Short Film Campaign
*SCAPEmedia SKILL: Planning The Journey Of Your Short Film Campaign
About Roger Garcia
Roger Garcia was director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival in the late 1970s when he was successful in gaining wider international exposure for Asian and Hong Kong cinema. He has served as programmer, consultant and juror on many international film festivals in the US, Europe and Asia. As producer he has worked on studio pictures in Hollywood and independent films in Asia, and created programs on Asian cinema for US television. As film critic his writings have been published extensively by the British Film Institute, Cahiers du Cinema, Film Comment, Variety among many others. His latest book is King Hu: In His Own Words. He has been executive director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society since 2010 and is responsible for the international film festival; the Asian Film Awards Academy; and Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum project market.
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To increase the flexibility of property value population, 4 default value options in the 'Edit Property' dialogue were introduced by the 2.16 release
In order to benefit from Best Practices related to property value population, you are strongly recommended to read this article in conjunction with the companion article on Evaluation Mode
Here is the documented behaviour of the default value options settings and you should choose the correct option based on the desired behaviour:
Conceptually "Default value" and "Fixed value" can be thought of as opposites: a Default Value will not populate a cell that already has a value, only if it is blank; a Fixed value will overwrite anything that is entered into a cell i.e. even if it blank or a new value entered
* This can be thought of as a property of a hidden node that is the ultimate root of the tree – the so-called 'Mother of all Nodes'
† When using the Default / Inherited / Fixed settings the cells appear to contain a value but are blank when clicked on. Values set using 'Initial' are persisted into the cell itself.
Advanced notes
- If you only need the expression to be calculated once (or rarely) and remain static most of the time , you can prevent re-evaluation, providing more control. Prevent your expressions being re-calculated when you do not want them to by adding a !! to the end
- Do not use the splash command format with expressions in the default value field
!! means result of the expression
!!* means result of the expression applied to all nodes (more typically used in the cell rather than 'edit property')
The expression in the edit property dialogue is written to all cells anyway, and using the splash command here may cause adverse behaviour
- When there is a property using an expression dependent on another cell (basic example: copy of another cell's value), particularly a value unlikely to change, the Best Practice in this case is to set the property to Fixed Value and evaluation mode to On Demand as it runs OrgVue's internal fetch cycles most efficiently: subsequent updates can then be run with the Formula button, which is enabled when these two modes are used in conjunction. The button appears at the top of the column in the Worksheet view.
- For other modes other than the previous, the easiest way to force property reevaluation is to run a blank splash command !!* in the relevant cell, which sets cells to blank and therefore the default options setting is reevaluated. For obvious reasons, beware of running this in conjunction with Default Value
This article was authored by Ben Marshall from the OrgVue Consulting Team


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Want to strike fear in the hearts of many United Methodists? Want ensure a phone call from your PPRC Chair and / or your District Superintendent? Simply utter, even quietly or under your breath, that dreaded word no pew sitter wants to hear C H A N G E. Certainly I'm exaggerating for effect, but we all know that the idea or call for change in the Church causes fear and, too often, mistrust. Now there are all sorts of reasons why the thought of change causes fear, but the one I want to address is our misunderstanding of the reality of change.
Change in the church brought about the birth of Methodism. Change is the heart of the Christian message. Change is why Christ came and walked among us. As individuals and congregations we are quick to speak of the transforming power of the love of Jesus Christ. We celebrate stories of repentance and renewal. We accept the concept of change expressed in the words transform, repent, and renew, but we shudder at the thought of change.
As United Methodists, we codify change in our Book of Discipline saying "The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world." John Wesley was the greatest source of change in the Protestant Church in his time and change was an everyday part of his personal spiritual life.
"Moving on to perfection" requires (drum roll please)--- change.
"Moving on to perfection" requires (drum roll please)--- change.
As Pastors and Church Leaders it is our job, our calling, our duty to shepherd people through change. Life changes and spiritual changes. If we are not helping people, helping the Church, change then we are failing in our chief responsibility, the care of souls.
As part of a program developed by the Turner Center for Church Leadership at Vanderbilt University, I recently met with a group of young Pastors. Among these Emerging Young Church Leaders, change was an important and oft used word. Change was coveted, change was embraced, and change was sought after. I pray those young leaders hold on to the hope of change as their ministries mature. Too often I've seen seasoned Pastors shrug their shoulders and say "What can you do, the church doesn't want to change?" Pastors who once shared the zeal of the folks I met with, but resistance to change on the part of their congregations and lack of support from their superiors has left them indifferent, and that is sad. When we abandon the capacity to change we have abandoned hope! If nothing else a Pastor must be hopeful.
In shepherding our Church through change we must have the support of our Church Administrators. Bishops and District Superintendents must be willing to take those upset phone calls from fearful parishioners (and big givers) and explain change in an affirming way that supports the Pastors they appointed to Local Churches that are in great need of change.
Let's face it friends, the Church will change. The question is do we want to manage and lead that change or do we just want to be swept up in it and controlled by change?
I choose to embrace change. Change that is reasoned, relevant, necessary, and needed. Change that is directed by God. Change that is empowered by the Holly Spirit. Change that is inherent in the love of Jesus Christ. Change that is and has been the tradition and focus of the Christian church since the times recorded in the Book of Acts.
More to come as I learn from the Emerging Young Leaders of the United Methodist Church.


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In order to engage pet owners while they are away from home, retailer Pets at Home is setting up interactive posters inside of cinemas across the UK.
These posters allow pet lovers to virtually feed pets using a touchscreen, which provides entertainment, as well as informs of the 'My Pet Pals' workshop that Pets at Home runs to teach kids about the responsibilities that come with caring for an animal.
Movie-goers are able to enter their names on the digital poster in order to see themselves climb up the leaderboard. The stations also issue voucher codes that can be spent, along with location-specific directions to the nearest Pets at Home store. 38 cinemas with close proximity to the pet store have been chosen to host this campaign.
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I'm a "toolaholic" that has been woodworking for over a half century and have collected an extensive and wonderful shop full of almost every tool known to man so I don't need any of these. However my "toolaholic" side makes me keep up with tool auctions and sources anyhow. I thought I would pass along some information to those of you who are trying to build a tool collection. Many of you probably aren't aware there is an auction house that specializes in all kinds of old and collectable tools called Martin J. Donnelly Auctions (http://www.mjdtools.com/) that puts out a weekly newsletter of their auction offerings. I strongly advise all of you to go to their website and sign up for that e-mail newsletter if you want some collectors items or just good every day hand planes, chisels, carving tools, etc.
Some of the present good buys:
When bidding, be aware that it is standard practice for auction houses to add an amount to the final sell price, called a "premium", as their cost of doing business. Sometimes this is paid by the buyer, sometimes by the seller. BE SURE TO READ THE AUCTION INSTRUCTIONS POSTED SOMEWHERE ON THEIR WEBSITE!!! You will also have to add the cost of shipping to the final price.
Good tool hunting!
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If you were to look up the songs actual co-ordinates Map Ref 41°N 93°W you would find Centerville, Iowa, something that was determined by Wire bassist Graham Lewis when writing the lyrics to this song. The song lyrically is a realization based on travelling through the US. Graham Lewis elaborates more in Wire … Everybody Loves A History:
"'Map Ref 41°N 93°W' - There's actually a place called something like Centretown, Iowa. The song is about travelling. I flew from L.A. to New York in 1978 and crossed the mid-west, and it went on and on and on and on. It was just incredible that this grid system was imposed on an enormous stretch of land. The other verse refers to travelling through Holland, by road, seeing all the dykes which is another grid system. 'Curtains undrawn' -- seeing these blocks of flats, like dolls houses with people sitting in them all day with curtains undrawn. It's a travelogue."
When 'Map Ref 41°N 93°W' was released as a single it did not chart. The b-side to this single was the song "Go Ahead" a song that was not featured on the 154 album, it has very foreign sounding guitar rhythms, having an overall almost industrial Joy Division sound. The lyrics to the song bring up chart positions and media coverage, which could have been influenced by the prevented success of their "Outdoor Miner" single from 1978's Chairs Missing, the song was prevented from having chart success due to a payola scandal at the time. But returning to the a-side, when listening to the track you can hear its transcendent quality as the chorus hits with the lyrics "Interrupting my train of thought/ Lines of longitude and latitude/ Define and refine my altitude", one can't help but think of the lines that intersect in this song. Wire's longitude and latitudes may have taken many adventures musically and while this singe wasn't a large success commercially, it displays Wire at their best at that point in time in their career in the centre of their own musical landscape.
This Week's Play List:
1. The Obits – Let Me Dream If I Want To
2. Modern Superstitions – Black Moon
3. Random Variables – High School of My Heart
4. Lou Reed - Romeo & Juliet
5. Built To Spill - Dystopian Dream Girl
6. The Stoves - Can't Slow Down
7. The Zellots - Soldiers
8. The Gruesomes - Leave My Kitten Alone
9. The Fall - Couldn't Get Ahead
10. The Pointed Sticks - The Witch
11. Papermaps – Break
12. Dum Dum Girls – Season In Hell
13. Laughing Clowns – Law of Nature
14. The Vaccines – Bad Mood
15. Wire – Map Ref. 41° N 93° W
16. Pere Ubu - Final Solution
17. Modest Mouse - Cowboy Dan
18. Neil Young - For The Turnstiles
19. Black Lips – The Ballad of Ray Marsh (Outtake)
20. Public Image Limited - Annalisa
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Well hello there everyone,
First off, we are aware of some issues with our blog's layout with people not being able to comment. I (K.D) have been trying to fix it but it seems to be a bigger pain in the rare then we had anticipated. But eventually we will get it worked out *Crosses fingers*, we hope.
Secondly, wonderful news! Anya is now officially an aunt (And I be an adopted aunt of course lol). Her little bundle of joy nephew arrived in the world all perfect with ten fingers and ten toes and already has her wrapped around his little finger. Well he has me wrapped around it too even though I have yet to meet him. Babes are so adorable so we wanna congratulate Anya on that end.
Well, Velocity is coming February to Phaze. It has a cover *points to entry below this one* and a trailer and is ready to go. It even got edited already! So we are basically just waiting our turn. Careless Whispers is finished. We wrote it all now the dreaded editing before submissions is happening. We haven't decided where we will send it as of yet but we will let you know once we've decided and it gets accepted.
So Anya and I were having this conversation this morning - and it was a rather impromtu one. We were talking about true love stories and why we don't write them anymore. I'm not talking sex on ever page kinda love stories. I'm talking stories like the Scarlet Letter, The Other Boylin (I think I spelt that wrong) Girl, Jane Eyre (yes it is a love story), Memoirs of a Geisha... True stories that makes you laugh, cry, cheer and then fall in love all over again. I would Love to see some new names rise up and write some so Anya and I have decided to attempt this to lead the way - practise what we preach - so we began researching and find out that we have bitten off ALOT but so help us we are gonna chew lol.
I cannot give you any details about the project yet, because Anya and I haven't totally gotten everything down pat yet but once we do, we'll have a blurb up.
Please visit our website and check it out. Watch our trailer on youtube, we could use the views lol.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Love Stories - Remember those?
Well hello there everyone,
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I think from all my latest outfits its apparent I love skulls right now. But the best skull piece in my wardrobe right now has to be my beautiful Vivienne Westwood skull sandals. Worn here with a simple outfit, of just a plain white tee and rolled up leather trousers (not sure what it is lately, but I love a rolled up pair of trousers). Not forgetting a serious piece of bling to, well... bling up this outfit!
Multi Chain Necklace - River Island / Gold Skull Necklace - Dogeared / Rings - All Vintage / White Pocket Tee - H&M / Black Leather Trousers - Topshop / Cream Skull Shoes - Vivienne Westwood
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Regina police deployed a Taser on a 34-year-old woman after she threatened to harm herself on Friday morning.
Around 2:30 a.m., police were dispatched to a home on the 7000 block of Dagliesh Drive for a report of a woman causing a disturbance.
Police said officers arrived and found the woman under the backyard deck, refusing to come out. After several minutes of attempted negotiation by the police, the woman reportedly put a bladed weapon to her neck, prompting police to use a Taser.
Police said the woman dropped the weapon and police removed her from underneath the deck. She was taken into custody and transported to hospital.


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Brice started his career with international consulting firms in the 1990s (Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young) before joining BPI group, a leader in human resources consultancy and services. He held various management positions, including that of CEO and is a graduate of the London School of Economics.
In 2012, Brice founded Crosstalent with other partners to provide innovative solutions in the area of employment, transformation management and HRM systems.
Henri has worked in information systems development and management for 20 years, in particular for auctioneers, the OECD and EDF. He then became Information Systems Director of BPI group, where he developed innovative HR applications.
Since 2010 he has been helping HRDs and Sales Directors migrate their applications and processes to the Cloud, in particular Salesforce development environments.
François has specialised in HR since the 1980s and worked in turn at Crédit Agricole, Bordas/Dunod, NMPP (now Presstalis) and then Groupama. Since 2000 he has been HRD at Groupama SA, then MD of Groupama Logistque & Achats.
He joined the Board in 2012 to give Executive Management and HRDs the benefit of his experience in management practices, social relations, HR development and work environments.


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Watermakers Air is pleased to offer Cessna Grand Caravans, state-of-the-art turbine engine aircraft, as our charter fleet, with air service in the Southeast U.S. and the Bahamas (e.g., Exuma Cays, Andros, Abaco, Eleuthera, etc.), for personal or corporate air charter.
As a passenger airplane the Grand Caravan has room enough for 14 people (but by FAA regulations, Caravans operated in North America may only transport a total of 9 passengers, plus the pilot and co-pilot). The restriction on number of seats means more legroom for passengers in an already spacious cabin.
The Grand Caravan is also capable of carrying approximately a full ton of cargo. Unique to this aircraft is the extra cargo pod located below the cabin, increasing the storage capability to almost triple that of most corporate jets and far superior to a King Air 200.
The Watermakers Air Caravans have spacious cabins equipped with individual lighting and environmental controls. Huge windows all around and high wing placement provide for excellent visibility. An intercom system allows the pilot to communicate with passengers while in flight.
The Grand Caravans operated by Watermakers Air can get you in and out of tight spots in a hurry. With a cruise speed in excess of 190 mph, the Grand Caravan can land almost anywhere, needing less than 1,200 feet of runway to roll to a complete stop.
By comparison, a King Air 200 will transport 7-8 passengers with limited luggage capacity, while needing three times more runway length than a Grand Caravan.
With our the latest addition to the fleet, a brand-new Caravan EX, passengers can enjoy the most comfortable Caravan available in South Florida. The modern Caravan EX boasts a luxurious cabin our passengers are sure to enjoy, featuring executive leather seating, a wide aisle, and large windows to savor the beautiful views of the islands. Equipped with the most advanced technology in its class, the EX features the exceptional Garmin G1000 glass cockpit avionics suite. In addition, the larger engine and four-bladed prop allow for a faster cruising speed and provide an ultra-quiet and smooth ride.
In addition to our fleet of Grand Caravans, Watermakers Air has access to a large variety of aircraft to best meet your private charter needs.
History of the Caravan
Federal Express depends on a fleet of more than 300 Caravan Super Cargomasters to feed overnight packages to and from outlying communities. With a superb dispatch rate, the Caravan is an important part of FedEx's success.
The Cessna Grand Caravan was designed in the early 1980's to replace a dwindling supply of old World War II era bush planes, the all-new Cessna Caravan was built on the philosophy of providing size and economy in a resilient frame that would be capable of operating anywhere in the world, during any season.
When the Caravan was first manufactured it was a big success with overnight freight haulers like Federal Express. FedEx came to love the strong economics of operating an airplane that was fully capable of carrying a large payload through any weather, to and from small towns where larger aircraft were unable to go. The airplane has quickly grown in popularity, with 60% of sales going to international operators.
Cessna designed the airplane to have the safest and most-redundant equipment possible to meet the needs of pilots operating in various locations … from the buzz of New York City to the green of the Amazon, to the blues of the Exuma Cays. The Caravan boasts the very popular Pratt & Whitney PT-6, a powerful jet-propeller engine with 675 shaft-horsepower and legendary safety and reliability. The PT-6 creates incredible versatility for the Caravan, allowing it to jump in and out of small runways and operate in metropolitan airspaces, all while maintaining its cruise speed of 190 miles-per-hour on approach and yet slowing down in time to land and be off the runway in less than 1,000 feet.
The airplane has a high wing, allowing for increased visibility in flight, greater stability and giving the aircraft the capability of operating on a congested ramp or rural area without the threat of damage to the wings.
The avionics in Watermakers Air aircraft are state-of-the-art, with dual redundant flight instrumentation, weather radar, multi-function displays and dual global positioning systems providing triple moving maps displays that even show the elevation of terrain and other aircraft around the airplane's position.
As for transporting freight, the Caravan can quickly remove all of its seats and utilize its nearly 451 cubic feet of volume, it's large cargo door and almost two tons of available payload capability to transport freight anytime to anywhere. With a near 99 percent dispatch reliability rate at Federal Express, the Caravan has proven itself to be capable of meeting the objectives of any customer.
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A unique aspect at Coyote Trails School of Nature is our focus on families. Knowing the importance of family, we provide the environment for a parent, grandparent or guardian to attend with their children.
This positive experience together produces lasting results where the parent and child continue to grow together long after they have returned home. This not only gives the adults an incredible experience of their own, but it provides them with the chance to reconnect with their child in a deeper way without the everyday distractions that encroach upon our daily lives. For grandparents, we also touch on "the role of the elder" in today's society. Join us as a family, sign up your teenagers, or come as an adult. We promise a rewarding experience in wilderness skills, nature study, storytelling, art and the underlying philosophy connecting us to all things. Our programs range in length from day programs to six month internships. First-time family participants begin with the Family Fox Trail Adventure.


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Give Baby Oil a spin - it's a new offering from Cap 1. It was dropped on Thursday, May 12th, 2011. Cap 1's rap artistry continues to improve with every release, something which is most definitely evidenced on Baby Oil. His ever-expanding catalogue is definitely better for it, and we're looking forward to the next piece of the puzzle - aren't you?
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Salammbo was based on the Gustave Flaubert novel of the same name. The title character is the daughter of the ruler of Carthage. Despite her high-born pedigree, she falls in love with a former slave, presently the leader of a rebel army. When Salammbo's sweetheart joins the Carthiginian army in their battle against the invading Romans, his fellow rebels, sensing that they've been sold out, lay waste to Carthage. Hoping to avoid total destruction, Salammbo's father offers his daughter in marriage to the leader of the insurrectionists, a hothead named Maltho. But Salammbo's true love returns to Carthage, makes short work of Maltho, and reclaims the heroine. The acting in Salammbo was incredibly uneven, with the leading lady far outdistancing the handsome but clumsy leading man.
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