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A newcomer on the online shoe scene in recent years, Heels.com is a favorite because of their navigation system and huge images. You can sort shoes by brand, color, size and more. The pictures are so big that you can see every last detail and they always offer free second day shipping and returns.
The easiest name to remember, Shoes.com has a great sales and a vast selection of thousands of pairs of shoes. In addition to shoes, they offer handbags and other accessories. They also have free UPS Ground shipping on all purchases, plus free returns.
You may shop regularly at DSW retail stores, but did you know they actually have a website too? DSW.com has fabulous discounts and clearances. They offer free shipping with $25 purchase using promo code RSHOSHP.
Though it's hassle-free to shop for shoes online, many women still hesitate. To assure you get the best shopping experience, only shop from well-known, reputable sites. Here are a few tips to make your online shoe shopping experience easier.
Read the details of the return policy carefully. Do you have to pay for shipping on returns? Do you have a limited time frame to make returns? Can you return shoes that are on sale?
Many websites offer free or low cost shipping but some don't. If the shipping cost is expensive, you could probably find a better deal at your local store.
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Donate to Save a Life Road Safety Project
Road crashes are the number one cause of death for young people today.Every year close to 1000 youth lose their life globally as a result of road crashes.Availability of safe blood is both a short term and a long term emergency in Kenya.Every ten minutes someone requires a blood transfusion and its timely accessibility is literally matter of life and death.Kenya is currently faced with rising road crash statistics and shrinking safe blood levels in the blood bank.The challenge therefore is to create awareness on the amount of bloodshed on our roads as we reverse the current national trend through strategies that motivate and make it easier for Kenyans to donate blood. Read More.....
Tech-Abled Project
ĀThe Chariots of Destiny Organization paid a visit to the HP offices in Nairobi to begin the first step in launching the Tech Abled project. This project was started to empower individuals living with spinal cord injuries i.e. paraplegics and quadriplegics through technology. The Executive Director of COD Ms. Casey Marenge was accompanied by two beneficiaries of the tech abled project i.e. Ms. Eva Mueni and Mr. Naftali Nyambane both quadriplegics, alongside COD staff members.
The group met with staff members from the HP offices who made the donation of 10 laptops to COD to be Read More.....
Adopt a Chair Project
ĀThe first project the Chariots of Destiny Organization members embarked on was to Ādonate a wheelchair a young man paralyzed from the waist down and as a result of Āhis poor back ground; he had to crawl to the hospital on rough terrain many Ākilometers away because he could not afford a wheelchair.ĀToday thousands of Āpeople are living with disabilities and do not have access to or even afford a Āwheelchair!The Chariots of Destiny Organization has launched a program dubbed Āthe "Adopt a Chair Project" to provide wheelchairs to the less fortunate individuals Āliving with disabilities!Through this project we aim to give people with disabilities Āthe opportunity to present themselves as they are - entirely normal people with strong personalities looking for a second chance at life!
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Bags of A New Destiny (BAND) project
ĀThe B.A.N.D project is an information awareness project whose main objective is to give individuals living with spinal cord injuries the information, education and resources they need to prepare them to live with their new "condition" after injury. Once people leave a rehabilitation center, they often have no further resources to assist them to cope with the changes in their lives. The Chariots of Destiny Organization has launched a project called "Bags of a New Destiny" which provides a bag full of information to each person/beneficiary living with a spinal cord injury.
The bag contains samples of healthcare products needed to manage quadriplegia or paraplegia such as catheters. It also contains information on spinal cord injury and its consequences, coping with mobility impairment, reading manuals, journals, CDs and DVDs, information on the rights of persons with disabilities, and most of the necessary information needed to learn how to live with a spinal cord injury. The Chariots of Destiny Organization is delighted to launch this first of its kind project in Kenya which has been supported by HP East Africa Limited.
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Karnataka voted for Congress as people had no alternative: TDP
The Telugu Desam Party today said that people of Karnataka voted the Congress to power in that state as there was no alternative.
Hyderabad: The Telugu Desam Party today said that people of Karnataka voted the Congress to power in that state as there was no alternative. "People of Karnataka did not vote for the Congress liking its policies but because there was no alternative. From 2G to coalgate, all major scandals happened under the UPA regime.
People of the country will teach a befitting lesson to the Congress and the UPA whenever general elections are held," TDP Vice-President E Peddi Reddy said.
The Karnataka results proved that people voted out a corrupt and an unstable regime.
"People rejected the corruption under the BJP rule. Corruption was similar in Andhra Pradesh (under Congress) and Karnataka (BJP). The fate that the newly-formed BSR Congress in Karnataka in this election will befall on the YSR Congress in AP in the coming elections," Peddi Reddy added.
Leader of Opposition in AP Legislative Council Yanamala Ramakrishnudu too said that the YSR Congress, led by Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, would meet the same fate as B S Yeddyurappa`s KJP and BSR Congress.
"Everyone knows the (corrupt) links between YSR Congress and BSR Congress. Even the ruling Congress in AP will be wiped out in a similar fashion as it is also steeped in corruption," he said.


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The process of buying the Apple iPhone was pretty easy. Glenda and I walked into a store in Daly City at about 8:30 PM and each ordered one, and walked out. No lines. The device is physically much more elegant and smaller than I expected, and the iTunes-integrated signup process was fairly smooth. However, it's been hours now and still no activation, which means I have a very expensive paperweight, which is worse than not having it at all. Update: Approximately 16 hours after my inital setup, I now have a working phone. I was contemplating taking it back, but I'm glad I didn't.
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Headache or Bullet?
Man goes to hospital for headache, discovers bullet. Haven't we all had those days?
Short History of WordPress MultiUser
The Police Blogs
I'm in Dallas where I saw The Police with my sister. (The tickets were her birthday present.) Afterward I was checking out their respective website and it looks like Andy Summers, the guitarist, has a WordPress blog. His site also has some interesting essays and photography.
Mossberg iPhone Review
Walt Mossberg has his review of the iPhone up, with an accompanying video. I would also link to the NY Times review, which had some differing opinions, but when I went back to the page to get the link it wanted me to login. Welcome to 2007. Both Mossberg and Pogue dug the keyboard… after a few days.
Google Apps IMAP
Google apps now supports importing mail from IMAP, which means for me it just got 1000x more interesting. I have a Gmail account I use purely for archival but I only started a few months ago and so I often just resort to
grep for searching the years of archives before that.
Japan Meetup
I just read on Detlog there is a WordPress Japan meetup in Okayama on July 1. I just got a copy of a new Japanese WP book and it looks pretty neat. I'd love to make it to Japan and one of these meetups someday.


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One of my New Year resolutions is to have a little bit more structure and planning in our lives, so we don't waste too much time trying to choose from too many options. I consulted an online calendar for the list of special days in January and picked a few to celebrate. One of them was a National Bird Day on January 5. As I was still recovering from my cold and Anna was coming down with it, we didn't go far. We simply went for a walk around our neighborhood trying to see, hear and photograph as many birds as we can. It's funny how many bird sounds we could see when we were focusing on them. We also saw quite a few flocks in the skies – after all, many birds, especially water birds, come wintering to our lands. Anna wanted to see birds up close, and we had a conversation about bird watchers' habits of stillness and quietness – something that doesn't come naturally to her. Still, we had luck at the house with a small bird bath, which had a sizeable flock of tiny birds visiting it just as we passed by. I estimate that we've seen a good hundred birds in one hour we've been out. There are a lot of additional extension activities that we could have done (and might still do later in the month):
- Listen to bird songs online
- Sign up for the Great Backyard Bird Count
- Make bird treats
- Read books about birds
- If your child is really into birds, make a hobby book.
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Third graders in Clermont County had an opportunity to praise their grandparents or other influential person in their lives thanks to an essay writing competition sponsored by the Clermont County Retired Teachers Association.
Thirty-three teachers from around the county participated by having their students write about what their grandparents (or others) meant to them in a letter addressed to the association. This gave the children an opportunity to think about why they care about their grandparents or role models and express their thoughts using correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Letter writing is a skill that is taught at the third grade level. Many of the third graders wrote of favorite activities with their grandparents such as cooking, fishing, and traveling.
Grandparents read them bedtime stories, go to their games to support them, and when they don't see them for a while, one wrote "I just want to squeeze them, but I don't." Another wrote, "Sometimes I don't see them but I know they are in my heart."
Whether she is called Me-Maw, Meme, Grammy, Mamaw, Mimi, Mamal and Grannie Mae, all seem to be excellent cooks, according to the youngsters. One wrote that she could even make the food they hated taste good.
On the other hand, Per-Paw, Poppy, Paps, Papaw, Pappy, and Papa spoil them and make them smile and laugh. He is their hero.
Excerpts from the letters included comments such as "They tell me I did a good job, even if I didn't," "Their love heals my bruises," My parents tell me 'no' but my grandparents tell me 'yes'," "My grandma shares everything, even her chocolates from Valentine's Day," "My grandma is fragile and very kind.
If you met her, you would be one of the luckiest people in the whole world," and finally the comment from one child who summed it up beautifully by saying "It isn't the presents or the places they take me, it's being with them that makes me happy."
Third grade teachers were asked to submit the three best letters from their class to the association. All of the children whose letters were selected received a certificate and a writing whiz pencil.
A committee of six retired teachers then evaluated all of the entries according to the Ohio Writing Standards for third grade and chose an over-all county winner. This winner, Lynsey Kennedy from New Richmond Elementary, received a trophy and gift card from the teachers retired association on her school's awards day ceremony, May 27. Her teacher, Mrs. Hawkins, also received a gift card for her outstanding guidance and teaching.


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About the Book
What better way to fancy Mom up for her birthday than to treat her to a super-deluxe beauty day created by Fancy Nancy herself? It's a pampering paradise, and right in the backyard! With relaxing music, fragrant lotions, colorful nail polish, and foamy mousse, Nancy gives her mom a total makeover. She even treats her to sumptuous refreshments and special entertainment. But when the pampering suddenly goes too far, has Nancy ruined her mom's big day?
Complete with tips and recipes for creating a super-deluxe beauty day of your own, Fancy Nancy: Ooh La La! It's Beauty Day will inspire budding beauty experts to open up shop and join in the deluxe fanciness!
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The IRS revised Publication 5125, which provides guidance on changes to the Large Business and International (LB&I) examination process following the recent restructuring of LB&I. In March 2016, the IRS began updating the controlling sections of the Internal Revenue Manual to reflect and detail these changes.
A KPMG report highlights the material changes to chapter 4.46, LB&I Examination Process.
Read an April 2016 report [PDF 310 KB] prepared by KPMG LLP: What's News in Tax: LB&I updates Publication 5125, and the Internal Revenue Manual
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Chemistry with a Year in Industry/Research
9A32 4 years
Chemistry is often termed the central science as it connects mathematics, physics, biology and medicine. It is concerned with all aspects of the physical and chemical properties of matter, including the nature of atoms and molecules, their structure and composition, their reactions and the ways in which they are be used to produce useful products and materials.
Our degree programme is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry and leads to Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry status.
- Find out more about the benefits of completing an RSC accredited programme
Chemistry at QMUL offers excellent and highly regarded training in both theoretical and practical chemistry, together with interdisciplinary modules such as spectroscopy, analytical chemistry and biochemistry. In your first year you will study the fundamentals of organic and inorganic chemistry, spectroscopy and states of matter. Later in your degree you will study physical and quantum chemistry, computational chemistry and organic synthesis. During your final year, you will have the opportunity to conduct a research-oriented project, which may be either laboratory-based or literature-based.
For the first two years, you will follow the same curriculum as our three-year Chemistry BSc programme. You will spend your third year doing paid word in the pharmaceutical industry (subject to performance and interview) or carrying out an extended research project. Students are usually placed in an industrial, commercial or research environment, giving you first-hand experience of your career and industry of choice. These options will give you invaluable work experience, allowing you to practice your chemistry skills in a real industrial or research laboratory setting. For your fourth year you will return to QMUL to complete your studies.
We have recently expanded our range of placements to reflect the growing range of science careers outside of the laboratory in science enterprise, education and communication. We will make sure you are given the support and advice you need to help research, select and apply for a placement.
Our students have secured placements in a range of companies both in the UK and abroad, including:
- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
- Almirall (pharmaceutical company), Spain
- Roche (research-based healthcare company), Switzerland
Research and teaching
By choosing to study at a Russell Group university, you will have access to excellent teaching and top class research. You will be taught by staff who are actively involved in research, who are enthusiastic about their subjects and sharing their knowledge with you.
You can find out more about our research interests on the chemistry and biochemistry department page.
QMUL has a brilliant reputation, as well as an outstanding record of results. When I came to an open day, I was made to feel very comfortable and picked up friendly and welcoming vibes – that was when I decided to come and study here. There were great lab facilities.
Trisha Bihal, Chemistry student
The programme structure outlined below is indicative of what you will study. It may change slightly from year to year as new topics are introduced and after we have listened to current student feedback on teaching.
Year 1
Compulsory modules:
- Essential Skills for Chemists
- Foundations of Practical Chemistry I
- Foundations of Practical Chemistry II
- Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
- Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry
- Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry
- Fundamentals of Spectroscopy
- States of Matter and Analytical Chemistry
From 2017 we are introducing the QMUL Model to all our degrees. For further information on this initiative please contact email@example.com
Year 2
Compulsory modules:
- Practical Chemistry
- Problem Solving in Chemistry
- Structure and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry I
- Structure and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry II
- Physical and Quantum Chemistry I
- Physical and Quantum Chemistry II
- Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry I
- Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry II
Year 3
Students will undertake a professional placement in chemical industry (subject to performance and interview) or an extended research project.
Year 4
Compulsory modules:
- Advanced Practical Chemistry
- Organic Synthesis
- Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
- Topics in Physical Chemistry
- Computational Chemistry
Elective modules:
All final year students must complete one of the following:
Entry requirements
General Admission Entry Requirements can be found below.
2018 Entry requirements
Grades AAB at A-Level. This must include A-Level Chemistry.
International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 35 points overall, including 6,6,5 from three Higher Level subjects. This must include Chemistry at Higher Level.
|See our detailed subject and grade requirements
|Access HE
We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma in a science discipline e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Maths or Physics. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 30 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis, and we may request an interview. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements.
Minimum five GCSE passes including English and Maths at grade C or 4.
Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification.
|Contextualised admissions
|We consider every application on its individual merits and will take into consideration your individual educational experiences and context. More information on how academic schools and programmes use this information as part of the admissions process, can be found on our contextualised admissions pages.
2019 Entry requirements
Grades AAB at A-Level. This must include A-Level Chemistry.
International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 35 points overall, including 6,6,5 from three Higher Level subjects. This must include Chemistry at Higher Level.
|See our detailed subject and grade requirements
|Access HE
We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma in a science discipline e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Maths or Physics. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 30 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis, and we may request an interview. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements.
Minimum five GCSE passes including English and Maths at grade C or 4.
Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification.
|Contextualised admissions
|We consider every application on its individual merits and will take into consideration your individual educational experiences and context. More information on how academic schools and programmes use this information as part of the admissions process, can be found on our contextualised admissions pages.
General Admissions Entry Requirements
English Language Proficiency
All applicants to QMUL must show they meet a minimum academic English language standard for admission and to be successful on the course, to the indicated levels for the area of study. See our guidance on English Language requirements for all degree programmes.
Vocational and Other Qualifications
The College accepts a wide range of qualifications such as Access and Foundation programmes, vocational awards, Irish Leaving Certificate, Scottish Highers and other Baccalaureates. You are advised to contact the Admissions team (firstname.lastname@example.com) before making an application so that we can give individual advice.
Admission is based on academic merit and on the proven ability of the applicant to achieve success on their chosen programme of study. Every application to Queen Mary is considered on its individual merits with personal statement and reference taken into consideration.
Combined Qualifications
If you are taking a combination of qualifications at Level 3, we will consider your academic profile and may make offers on a case-by-case basis. You are advised to contact the Admissions team (email@example.com) before making an application so that we can give individual advice.
Advanced Entry
Subject to the policy of the programme, it may be possible for students to join undergraduate degree programmes at the beginning of the second year of a three or four year degree programme or, sometimes, the beginning of the third year of a four year programme. Please note, not all schools will consider advanced entry. You are advised to contact the Admissions team (firstname.lastname@example.com) before making an application for individual advice.
If you are applying for advanced entry on the basis of a post A-Level qualification, such as the BTEC HND, you should apply via UCAS in the usual way. If you wish to transfer your degree studies from another UK higher education institution, you will be considered on the basis of your original A-Level or equivalent qualifications, current syllabus, academic references and results.
We typically expect you to have achieved a 2.1 standard on your current programme and have already met the standard equivalent first year entry requirements. Applications must be submitted via UCAS.
Non-UK students
European and International Applicants
Our students come from over 162 countries and we accept a wide range of European and International Qualifications for entry, in addition to A-Levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. Please see our International Admissions webpages for further details of our academic requirements, and information regarding how we assess the equivalence of your qualification.
Applicants will typically be expected to be taking academic subjects relevant to the programme of study. You are advised to review the A-Level and IB requirements for an indication of these subjects. If you are at all unclear, the Admissions team (email@example.com) is happy to advise you further.
Further Information
For any other enquiries directly relating to our entry requirements, please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office directly.
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7882 5511
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
See our information and guidance on how to apply.
Learning and teaching
All our programmes involve a mixture of classroom activities and laboratory work. A variety of teaching styles are employed, which vary slightly among modules and programmes. Most material is delivered via lectures. These last around 50 minutes each and, typically, you would have two lectures per day.
Lectures are backed up with small-group tutorials and workshops, where you have the opportunity to ask, in a relatively relaxed and small group setting, about material in lectures that you did not understand, to go through problems and practise past exam papers. In general, lectures, tutorials and workshops take place in the mornings and laboratory classes in the afternoons.
A typical weekly workload would be:
- Eight one-hour lectures
- 9-12 hours of practical laboratories or workshops
- 18-20 hours of private study/coursework.
Independent study
For every hour spent at University you will be expected to complete additional hours of independent study. Your individual study time could be spent preparing for, or following up on formal study sessions; reading; assessing data from experiments; completing lab reports; and revising for examinations.
The direction of your individual study will be guided by the formal study and laboratory sessions you attend, along with your reading and assignments. However, we expect you to demonstrate an active role in your own learning by reading widely and expanding your own knowledge, understanding and critical ability.
Independent study will foster in you the ability to identify your own learning needs and determine which areas you need to focus on to become proficient in your subject area. This is an important transferable skill and will help to prepare you for the transition to working life.
For all programmes, you must take 120 credits (normally eight modules) in each academic year. Each module is assessed through a combination of theory examinations (typically accounting for 70-90 per cent of the final mark) and coursework (for example practical reports, problem sheets, online exercises and tests). Theory examinations are normally two and a half hours long.
Final year BSc students may undertake a research project worth 30 credits, while final year MSci students undertake a project worth 60 credits; these projects are generally assessed by a combination of detailed written report, a seminar presentation, a poster and an interview.
There are presently no mid-session exams and the main examination period is in May/June, with the additional possibility of deferred exams and resits in August for first and second year students. The format of undergraduate examinations varies from module to module and may include multiple choice questions (MCQ), short answer questions, problem solving or essays.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees for Home and EU students
2018/19 Academic Year
Sandwich £9,250
Tuition fees for International students
2018/19 Academic Year
Sandwich £19,000
You can either take out a Tuition Fee Loan (see Funding section below) to pay your fees or, if you are paying them yourself, you can pay in instalments.
Tuition fees for a year abroad or placement year on a full time undergraduate course will be a proportion of the full fee for the year in which you commence your time abroad or placement.
For information on field trip and other course related costs which are not included in your tuition fee, please contact the relevant Department/School.
See more general information about fees.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 7676
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Queen Mary has a substantial package of scholarships and bursaries which will benefit around 50 per cent of our undergraduate student body.
Scholarships and Bursaries available at Queen Mary for Home/EU Students
There are a number of scholarships and bursaries available each year for home students. Visit our Bursaries and Scholarships page for more information.
Visit our Advice and Counselling website for more information about financial support.
Scholarships available at Queen Mary for International Students
There are a number of Scholarships available each year for International Students including bursaries and scholarships in a range of subject areas.
Find out more about international scholarships.
Some International students may also be eligible for a fee reduction.
Loans and Grants available to help with tuition fees and living costs
Student Finance England administers all grant and loans for your studies if you normally live in England.
If you live in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland you have an equivalent Student Finance department for your region.
Through Student Finance England, you can apply for (figures relate to programmes starting from September 2016):
- A Tuition Fee Loan of up to £9,000 to pay all or part of your fees
- A Maintenance Loan of up to £10,702 to help pay your living costs like rent, food and travel
- Extra grants if you have a disability or you have children or an adult dependant
- You might get a grant to cover some travel expenses if you normally live in England but study away from home. If you're a medical or dental student you might also qualify for help with the costs of attending clinical placements in the UK.
Visit Student Finance Information to find out more about:
- How to apply for student finance
- What eligibility rules apply, including if you already have a degree or previous higher education study
- What the income thresholds are and how much you might personally get for each element of Student Finance
- What to do if you have problems getting your Student Finance
Other financial help on offer at Queen Mary
We offer one to one specialist support on all financial and welfare issues through our Advice and Counselling Service, which you can access as soon as you have applied for a place at Queen Mary.
Our Advice and Counselling Service also has lots of Student Advice Guides on all aspects of finance including:
- Additional sources of funding
- Planning your budget and cutting costs
- Part-time and vacation work
- Money for lone parents
For more information visit the Advice and Counselling service website, or call +44 (0)20 7882 8717.
Graduate employment
Chemistry graduates are highly sought after by employers and tend to attract good starting salaries. Chemistry is one of the UK's largest manufacturing industries; the chemical sector has a turnover in excess of £60 billion and sustains 500,000 jobs throughout the UK.* As well as being well equipped to pursue a career in the chemical industry, our chemistry graduates are highly rated by business and finance employers for their data handling and analytical skills.
The latest data show that 95 per cent** of our graduates are in work or further study within six months of graduation.
Graduate destinations - employment
Recent graduates of our chemistry programmes have gone onto the following roles:
- Financial Analyst
- Market Analyst
- Chemistry Researcher
- Graduate Chemist
- Synthetic Chemist
- Research Technician
- Graduate Financial Management Trainee
Graduate destinations - further study
Recent graduates on our chemistry programmes have gone onto study the following:
- Chemistry PhD
- Artificial Photosynthesis PhD
- NanoChemistry PhD
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry MSc
- Public Health MSc
- Chemical Research MSc
- Energy MRes
- PGCE secondary teaching (chemistry)
- Materials Sciences MSc
As a QMUL student, you will have access to our specialist Careers & Enterprise Service who can help prepare you for internships and graduate employment. Their services include support in choosing a career, CV and application writing, interview techniques and mock interviews, tailored workshops and employer-led events to help you apply for internships, part-time work, a graduate role of further study. You will also have access to a dedicated Careers Consultant and Internships Coordinator for your School who has expert knowledge of recruitment and connections to employers in the field.
QMUL is part of the prestigious Russell Group and our graduates have some of the highest starting salaries of any university in the UK (£24,000 average salary in 2015)**. Your standing among graduate recruiters is also enhanced by our membership of the Russell Group of leading universities.
*Source: Chemistry Growth Strategy Group, Strategy for Delivering Chemistry-Fuelled Growth of the UK Economy
**Source: Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2015, based on UK-domiciled, full-time students
Clayton Bevas, Chemistry BSc, class of 2017
What do you enjoy most about your course?
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What's it like being a student in London?
"There are many opportunities for a good social life in London. There is always something to do, day and night! The travel system is very efficient so you can travel around London with ease."
What do you think of the services at QMUL?
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Trisha Bihal, Chemistry BSc, class of 2012
"QMUL has a brilliant reputation, as well as an outstanding record of results. When I came to an open day, I was made to feel very comfortable and picked up friendly and welcoming vibes – that was when I decided to come and study here.
"It's a great area to be a student, there are loads of things to do: explore the parks, activities, nightlife and there is even go-karting and rock climbing adventure parks just off the Mile End Road. I have many favourite places on campus, the Library where we can work in groups, the Hive and the Joseph Priestley building computer rooms, which are ideal for independent work. There are great lab facilities and by far the most interesting thing I've done so far is carry out experiments where the results helped us come to a conclusion about a fake murder case.
"I was a course rep in my final yearr, it was a wonderful experience as I was able to voice opinions and share thoughts on behalf of the chemistry student body. I would recommend this to others who want to get involved in shaping the student experience at QMUL and it is a great addition to your CV."


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Story highlights
- Wang first drew Pandaman on learning of Christian Bale's attempt to visit an activist
- An instant hit with Chinese netizens, Pandaman went viral online within a few hours
- Cartoons lampoon everything from Beijing's pollution to China's limits on religious freedom
- Wang says he feels undeterred by the potential consequences of his work
Beijing (CNN)With a few masterful strokes, Remon Wang turns the cuddly panda into a menacing state security agent, creating another wildly popular cartoon image across Chinese cyberspace.
Donning an olive-green military coat and shooting red flames out of his eyes, Wang's character delivers a powerful kick to a subdued American superhero, who hopelessly lies on the ground with his camcorder knocked over. The headline screams above: "Pandaman vs. Batman premiere in China; cast: Christian Bale, National Security."
The 38-year-old Chinese political cartoonist first drew the creature in December after learning of the "Batman" movie star's failed attempt to visit a prominent blind Chinese activist whose nearly 15-months of house arrest has drawn international criticism.
A CNN camera captured the scene of guards roughing up Bale and stopping him from entering the activist's village.
"It just came naturally to me when I saw footage of those guards in military coats," Wang said, explaining the birth of Pandaman to CNN over the phone from his home in central Hunan Province. "Panda is a national treasure, and 'national treasure' and 'state security' sound the same in Mandarin."
An instant hit with Chinese netizens, Pandaman went viral online within a few hours, generating countless comments and inspiring colorful imitations. Before long, however, censors -- who act on orders from government propaganda officials -- removed the image from the public feed of Sina Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter.
For Wang, who signs his work as "Rebel Pepper," such a fate for his drawing is hardly unexpected. The advertising illustrator-turned-political cartoonist switched careers only two years ago but already knows well the daily battle faced by what he says is a "rare breed" in China.
"I'm a news junkie who loves drawing, and my advertising background trained me well to work under tight deadlines," he said.
"I do this out of passion -- and I don't think you'll see many people join the few of us anytime soon because of all the limits and risks."
Wang jokingly labels himself a "hardcore reincarnationist" on Sina Weibo, which he says has deleted his account for more than 180 times thanks to the sensitive nature of his posts. Although his pseudonym on the site was not accessible for a while, he managed to keep signing up with different names.
Despite the censors' best effort, Rebel Pepper continues to thrive in cyberspace, lampooning everything ranging from Beijing's pollution, what he sees as China's limits on religious freedom to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's untimely death.
Calling any Internet restrictions doomed to fail, Wang especially enjoys interacting with like-minded peers online. When someone commented on the Bale story by tweeting, "now that Batman has been beaten up, the only way forward is to organize Shrek, Wolverine, Iron Man and the Green Hornet for a group visit," Wang quickly drew a second Pandaman cartoon.
Titled "Pandaman 2: Superhero All-Star Contest," the evil bear character -- still sporting his signature military coat -- strikes a classic kung fu pose while facing off against a slew of fighters for justice, including Batman, Superman and V from "V for Vendetta."
"People do feel more comfortable commenting using humor rather than direct criticism," said Jeremy Goldkorn, founder of Chinese media-monitoring website danwei.org and a leading commentator on China's social media.
"I think it's also an expression of many absurd things that happen in China -- in some way, the only rational reaction is to laugh."
With more than 130,000 followers on just one of his several websites, Wang's rising fame online has opened doors for him to traditional media. A newspaper in Taiwan has hired him as a cartoonist and several liberal Chinese publications also print his regular contributions.
Ultimately, though, he aspires to become not just a satirist but also an iconoclast.
"Sometimes my cartoons give me a sense of accomplishment," he said. "But what I really want is to wake up my fellow countrymen by injecting a sense of civil society in their minds. China will change one day and I hope my work will help reduce the number of brainwashed citizens in the meantime."
This kind of lofty goal has already brought Wang a harsh reality check. After he created cartoons last year for a group of independent candidates who defied government warnings to run for seats in local legislatures, he says state security agents showed up at his door -- twice.
"I know their bottom line," he said. "If you draw mostly as a hobby, they leave you alone. But if you draw to rally people around a political cause, you're crossing the line."
Recounting his initial fear of official reprisals, Wang says he's since moved on and now feels undeterred by the potential consequences of his work -- and Pandaman hasn't prompted another "Pandamen" visit, yet.
"Getting such visits -- it's like how a virgin feels about having sex," he deadpanned. "You're scared before the first time, but after that you're just not nervous anymore."


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This fic is written by the request of a fellow fanfic reader. I'm not use to writing things like this but I said "what the heck, it's not like it will kill me to try". So without further ado I give you The Price of Egypt. Be mindful the fic takes place during modern day times.
Chapter 1: Welcome to my life
Ramses walked out of his apartment like every morning, keys in hand and whistling a tune as he made his way to the parking lot outside. Today things were about to change. He was about to put the keys into his car door when he spotted a moving truck. There was someone struggling to get a box up from the ground behind the truck. Ramses figured he'd help since he was always 30 minutes early for work every day. For once he wanted to do something different in his daily routines. He walked over and noticed that the person was a man with tan skin.
"Good day sir." He announced to the man. "Did you need help with anything?"
"No that's quite alright I can take care of it myself."
"Please I would feel better if I helped."
Ramses walked over and grabbed the box from the man and insisted he tell him which floor. As it turned out the man was his next door neighbor. As they entered the apartment Ramses figured he'd get to know his new neighbor.
"So what made you decided to move out here to Nile City?" Ramses asked.
The man laughed a little which confused Ramses. "If I told you, you would laugh at me my friend."
Ramses found a place in the apartment to set the box down. "Try me." He said with a smirk.
The man looked at him as if Ramses was trying to make fun of him, but when Ramses face turned from playful to considerate the man gave a sigh. "I had a dream that I had to be here. Before my mother died she told me to always follow my dreams."
Ramses seen how the man's face frowned when he talked about his mother. "What happened to her?" He asked before he realized the question had been spoken from his mouth. "I'm sorry you don't have to answer that. That was rude of me."
The man said nothing. He only turned to face the window and look outside. He seemed to be looking beyond what was outside.
Ramses felt bad about making him feel this way. "To make it up to you, you can come over for dinner at my place." This offer seemed to have snapped the man out of whatever thoughts that were lurking in his mind.
"Sure why not. By the way my name is Moses."
"Moses. I like that name." Ramses looked at his watch. "Dang. Sorry to leave so sudden but I'm going to be late for work. Come over at 7 and dinner should be done. Later."
Moses smiled at the invitation. He turned toward the window and watched as Ramses got into his car and sped away to his job.
Ramses arrived at the office 10 minutes late. Hopefully his boss was in a good mood today. Wishing never helped before though. As he made his way into the elevators Ramses thought about Moses, for some reason he couldn't get him out of his mind. The man was interesting; he wanted to know more about him. A strange thing coming him since he's never showed interest to anyone.
The elevator doors opened and he was greeted by a girl with raven black hair down to her waist and green eyes that should belong to a killer.
"You're late. You're never late." The girl took a hard look at him then turned her heel and walked away. "The boss wants to see you in his office, I've managed to calm him down but you better not keep him waiting."
Ramses smiled at the girl's way of showing she cared about him. He made his way to 's office. Before he had the chance to knock he heard a deep voice.
Ramses walked in with his head lowered.
When he looked up the back of 's chair was facing him. He walked over to the sit he's always dreaded. It was never a good sign entering 's office. There could be one of two reasons why I was called in here. One it was because I was late for the first time or two it was a task he wanted me to do that requires a manipulative mind.
"Our rival's have offered to turn over everything they have under one condition. They want the contact in your name. They don't trust me to be in charge of their assets."
"You should be able to take care of demanding that they put it in your name."
turned his full attention on Ramses. Ramses tensed under the man intense stare.
"Don't sass me boy." rose from his chair and walked over to Ramses. "Now you will meet with these people and you will convince them that you are putting it into your name and that they have nothing to worry about. Then after they are assured, you will bring the papers to me and put them into my name. Is that understood?"
"I understand sir."
"Good. I will notify you when they want to set up an appointment to meet with you. You may leave."
Ramses walked briskly out of the man's office and over to his cubicle. He sat down and released a gasp of breathe he didn't know he was holding in. He saw something black on the side of him.
"Don't ask." It was more of a command then a plea.
The green eyed girl from earlier was eyeing him until she turned and walked away.
"By the way thanks Alana. I owe you one."
She stopped in her tracks and smiled. "How about you cook dinner for me and my girlfriend tonight? No is not an option." With that she walked away.
Great. More people to cook for. Ramses thought.
Moses was just about to put his bedroom together when he heard a knock at the door. He sighed and went to see who it was though he had a pretty good idea who it was.
As he opened the door, dark skin arms wrapped themselves around his neck.
"It's so good to see you, it's been a while." The girl said.
"Not really little one. It's only been 7 months since we last seen each other."
"Why do you still call me little one? You know, I have grown some."
"Pardon me milady. Is that crazy girl with you?"
"No not yet. She was cleaning out the car then she said she would be heading up pretty soon."
The girl walked into the apartment and looked around. Moses was amazed at how much she changed in such a short period of time. Her hair was longer. It was now past her shoulders, it was beautiful chestnut color. Her skin was a shade darker then his own. Her eyes were a dark brown when she was sad but then bright up when she was happy like now.
"I see you brought those paintings of Egypt."
"Yea, I took your advice and bought them. They were calling my name. I want to thank you Kami. You helped me a lot since I met you."
The girl said nothing. She turned to him with a serious expression on her face. "Have you returned to help us?"
Moses was confused at first but then he understood what she was asking. He sigh, "Yes, I will help as much as I can."
Her face broke into a smile after I gave her an answer. "You really are a savor Moses."
Knock Knock
There was someone at the door. It took the second round of knocks for Ramses to realize that it was his door that was being knocked on. He had just set the plates on the table and was in the process of cleaning up the mess in the kitchen.
Not long had the knocks become pounding. It was then he realized who that would be at the door. He cleaned the last of the mess and headed for the door with a frown on his face.
He opened the door to the group in the hall. "Knock like that again and you will wish you didn't have hands." He all but roared. If it was one thing Ramses disliked was people who knocked obnoxiously on his door. The only exception would be if you were in danger.
"Yea yea yea. Now where's the food you big brute." Alana walked past Ramses ignoring the death glares he sent to the back of her head. He felt a cool hand touch his shoulder and turned to the person it belong to.
"It's easier to either ignore her or get even with her. I'll you show how to do that tonight over dinner." Moses said. Alana overheard that and turned to the two with eyes intent to kill.
As the group walked over to the table, Ramses pulled Moses to sit next to him. Time past and the group were beginning to get full. Moses took the opportunity to get everyone talking. "So how is it that you three know each other?"
Kami was the first to speak. "Well, I know Ramses through Alana since they work together."
"Oh so the demon child from hell has a job where she's not killing people." Moses joked.
"Not exactly. She's the head of our human resources department." Ramses explained.
"So she takes care of the firing and hiring. Sounds like the perfect job for one with no remorse." Moses laughed almost falling out of his chair. If it weren't for Ramses's hand that grabbed his arm Moses would have tipped over.
Alana burst out laughing when she realized he almost fell out his sit.
Before anyone had time to process what was about to happen, Alana found that food had made contact with her face. When she wiped it from her eyes she glared at him. She stood up with her plate and walked over to a laughing Moses. Moses felt something wet and slimy run down his shirt.
Ramses tried to hold back his laugh but it came out and he found his self on the floor in an uncontrollable laughing fit. Moses turned to the laughing Ramses with a devilish smirk. Ramses looked up at a food covered Moses standing over top of him and tried to plea to him but it was too late Moses had already poured soda all over him. Moses straightened up with a victorious smile on his face.
Game on. Ramses thought.
By the end of the food fight everyone was cover in food except Kami who had somehow ended up in the living room watching TV. When she walked back into the dining room she found that Alana, Moses, and Ramses were passed out from all their excitement. She walked over to Alana and woke her up; she looked over at the other two before walking out the door with Alana half-asleep leaning on her.
As soon as the door closed both Moses and Ramses awoke. They looked around then looked at each other. They started to laugh at how pathetic they both looked.
"Since I started this mess I will help you clean my friend."
"I wouldn't have it any other way." Ramses got up then walked over to Moses to help him up. "You know, it feels like I've known you forever."
Moses gave a weak laugh then began to clean up the dishes off the table. Ramses noticed how he avoided eye contact after saying that. He pushed the weird feeling to the side and focused on cleaning.
After an hour of cleaning the floor and clearing the table Moses started washing the dinner dishes. Ramses walked over and put his hand on Moses shoulder. "I have some spare clothes in the bathroom if you want to clean yourself, I'll take care of the rest." Ramses had cleaned and changed himself.
Moses nodded and walked in the direction of the bathroom all the while Ramses eyes never leaving his disappearing form down the hallway.
Moses entered the bathroom and began to strip out of his food covered clothes. He ran the water and cleaned his skin clear of all food. He looked over at the clothes Ramses left for him. They were a bit big but they would do until he got back to his apartment. After getting changed he walked out of the bathroom. Ramses was wrapping something in foil. When he heard Moses exit from the bathroom he smiled and walked over to him.
"I hope you like sweet potato pie? I made it but forgot I had it in the fridge to cool."
"Thanks. I have to make sure to try it."
"Moses please tell me what's wrong. We were having so much fun earlier. I have never had that much fun in years and much less like that when those two come over. If there was something I did or said please tell me."
"It's not something that you've done, it has more or less has to do with how I feel….about you." After saying that Moses rushed past Ramses and out the door, slamming it in the process.
What Ramses couldn't understand was why did he feel somewhat sad about how Moses said that? It was impossible that he could be falling for him. Moses was a man and Ramses was a man. Falling in love with a man was forbidden in his family. It was a reason he respected Alana. She was with Kami although it was forbidden in her family. Alana hasn't talked to her family ever since they found out she was in love with another girl.
Moses walked into his apartment and shut the door behind him. He slid down the door and began to cry. There was so much he should have said to Ramses but instead he said that. After moments of crying Moses began to feel that he was not alone in his apartment. He looked toward the dark corner that seemed like the shadows were shifting. Two figures stepped out of the shadows.
"What are you two doing here?" Moses was terrified of the two figures. If they knew he was here then they must know of the promise he made to Kami.
"You know why." The tall skinny one said.
"We'd advise you to stay away from the boy, unless you want to see him die." The fat one said. "The master has eyes watching you always."
"Yes, I'd be carefully if I were you." The skinny one hissed.
The two figures retreated back into the shadows after making their point clear. Things were not getting complicated but Moses didn't want to risk getting Ramses in danger. Not again.
Hope you guys enjoyed this. Writing this in third-person was hard. I hate doing third-person through the whole story but I don't have a lot of research about ancient Egypt and I really didn't want to go too off topic with this story. The plot is set, I just enough readers to continue. If not I'll just make about three more chapters(short) and end it. Review, comment, and tell lots of your friends. TTFN


text: Los Angeles - Senator John McCain and his Republican party publicly apologised to singer Jackson Browne on Tuesday for using his song Running on Empty without permission in a campaign advertisement last year.The apology came as Browne and McCain's Republican camp agreed on a settlement to the lawsuit that the singer filed in August, soon after the advertisement aired.Browne's 1977 song was used by the Ohio Republican Party in an attack on Barack Obama that was critical of the Democrat's stance on gas conservation."We apologise that a portion of the Jackson Browne song Running on Empty was used without permission," McCain, the Republican National Committee and the Ohio Republican Party said in a statement.The Republican camp also pledged in the statement to, in future elections, obtain permissions and licenses from artists "where appropriate" when using their copyrighted works.Browne had sued McCain, the Republican National Committee and the Ohio Republican Party, accusing them of copyright infringement.It is not the first time a popular singer has gone after the Republican party for use of a song. In the mid-1980s, Bruce Springsteen famously complained about then-President Ronald Reagan's use of his song Born In the USA during his re-election campaign.


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Year: 2010
In 2010, GoDaddy was aiming to create the most controversial Super Bowl ad it could possible conceive. Hence, the introduction of Lola: a former football player turned lingerie designer profiled by company mouthpiece Danica Patrick. Let's just say Lola's femininity didn't sit well with the suits at CBS.
Related: A History of GoDaddy's Biggest Fails


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Ask a Law Question, Get an Answer ASAP!
Mother has history of psychiatric disorders and self harming.
She was behaving hysterically - shouting and kicking doors
That is why he took the child away.
This is father's step Mother because father is now in custody for "assault"
Liz XXXX
Regrettably yes, and as Father still in custody we had no choice but to hand her over. Mother drove 5 hours to us to collect child.
This is now with family division of social services who are monitoring the wellbeing of the child. So thank you for your help but there is no point us pursuing this further. Best wishes Liz XXXX


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Type: New Feature
Status: Closed
Priority: Major
Resolution: Complete
Affects Version/s: 3.1.1
Fix Version/s: 4.0 M3
Component/s: Messaging, Messaging:WebSocket, Web
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The WebSocket protocol has been standardized by the IETF and the WebSocket API is almost standardized by the W3C. A number of Java implementations have become available including servlet containers like Jetty and Tomcat. The Servlet 3.1 spec JSR-340 will likely define the initial WebSocket upgrade request while JSR-356 will define a Java-based WebSocket API.
WebSockets results in a messaging-style architecture, in contrast to a REST-based HTTP architecture, and is arguably much more usable with some additional protocol like XMPP, AMQP, STOMP, etc. There are plans to support it in Spring Integration but there is also room for such support in web applications, support on which Spring Integration could potentially build upon.
If you'd like to see such support added please comment on specific uses cases (or experiences) and requirements for using the WebSocket protocol in a web application. Keep in mind the WebSocket protocol is full duplex and support should be usable on both the client and the server side.
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Since it seems there is a strong focus (and its great !) in SpringMVC about async support, I think that supporting Websocket (and/or server side events) would be a killer feature for 3.2.
I guess for Spring 3.2 the team had already enough things to consider it worth a release.
Really looking forward to see this working with support from Spring. I've been toying around with Prime-Push (Primefaces) and possibilities explode for performant web applications.
I built a gaming system using Jetty 7.x and CometD 2.x (with Spring). It's an ok stack to work with but there is a lot of room for improvement. Authentication. More control over the json marshaller. Overall, a tighter integration with Spring and Spring Security would make it feel like you weren't working on supporting 2 different controller layers with different requirements.
Bjorn Harvold, thanks for sharing your experience. Cometd provides a number of options for plugging in authentication and authorizations. Were those extension points insufficient or was it just the lack of Spring Security integration? Also what do you mean with the "2 controller layers"? Are you referring to having Spring MVC controllers side by side with Cometd messaging? Thanks for your feedback.
Hi Rossen,
Yes, it's the lack of Spring Security integration. You kinda have to roll your own which I ended up doing by grabbing the Spring Security session from ThreadLocal inside the class that extends cometd's DefaultSecurityPolicy.
Yes, having cometd mappings and spring mvc mappings consolidated would be nice. There is no reason why they can't be unified.
Then it's the BayeuxServer creation which is a little bit of a hassle. I'd say if you're used to @Bean annotation it's ok but there is definitely room for improvement. Look at the Configurator class on the cometd site to see what I mean.
Also, keeping cometd and jetty versions in sync was a bit of a problem for me. Updates kept on breaking the internals and I would have to stay put on older versions of Jetty.
All that said, the frameworks were robust enough to allow me to create a full featured game...but I am very excited to see what you guys are going to come up with.


text: We are coming to New Orleans this weekend to celebrate my husband's 40th birthday. We have reservations on Saturday night for Dante's Kitchen and Monday Night for Emeril's Restaurant. Hubby's birthday is on Valentine's Day (we'll be leaving that day). I'd like to call ahead to pre-order a special birthday dessert. Don't have much of a preference for which night we do it, although Monday is closer to his actual birthday. Of these two places, do either of them do a better "surprise" birthday dessert?


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This is our penthouse room, located on the third floor of the west wing of the inn. It has an outside entrance from a private balcony with sweeping views of the entire harbor and waterfront. The room is very bright with a wall of windows overlooking the harbor. It has a queen sized bed, fireplace, 32" LCD TV/DVD, refrigerator, air-conditioning, alarm clock, iron/ironing board and plush terry robes. There is a spacious bathroom with tub/shower combination and plenty of shelf storage.


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Moto's square Android phone to be called Motorola Twist; specs show up
Earlier today, we've seen an unusual Motorola Android phone without knowing its name and without having too many details about its specs.
Luckily, Android-France has published a leaked screenshot that suggest the handset measures 67 x 67 x 15.8 mm (when closed) and it's called Motorola Twist (yup, just like Verizon's Nokia Twist).
As for the phone's features, these apparently include: 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen display, quad-band GSM and dual-band HSDPA (850/1900) connectivity, Android 2.1, MotoBlur 1.5, Wi-Fi, GPS, HTML browsers with multi-touch, Bluetooth 2.1, 3.5mm headset jack, 3MP camera, 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM, 700Mhz TI OMAP processor, and MicroSD card support (up to 32GB).
The Motorola Twist should be available starting June 10. Judging by the HSDPA bands, the phone will be launched by AT&T – but, of course, we can't confirm this yet.


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Council chiefs have admitted that a cost-cutting automated phone system has been suffering technical issues, leaving frustrated callers held in a queue or cut off all together.
The system introduced in December, which sees callers say the name of the person or department they want to speak to before being connected, is saving Dacorum Borough Council £660,000 each year.
But recently taxpayers have been left wound up by its poor performance.
Anne Box, of Apsley, who made several calls to the council before getting through to the department she needed, said: "How many people just give up?
"It seems to me they don't want to talk to us, they want it all easy.
"I just think they should be available, approachable and that it should be easy.
"That system quite frankly just doesn't work."
Assistant director of performance and projects Shane Flynn said: "We have recently experienced a number of technical issues with our telephone system.
"We apologise that our usual high standard of service has not been achieved and are working to ensure we can achieve the best quality for our customers as soon as possible.
"Where customer needs have not been met by the automated system and they still need to speak to an adviser, this has resulted in some customers being held in a queue or cut off at the point of transfer.
"We have investigated the causes of this problem and have put in place actions to resolve it.
"Additional phone lines have been added to the system to help manage the volume of calls and further changes will be implemented shortly to ensure that when customers do need to speak to an adviser they can do so without being held up."


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Introducing The Color Trend Reportby Emily R | 0 comments
Each month after the Maven window closes, we pore over data to determine which colors were loved the most. We do this for our own good—charting out our most popular colors is a big source of inspiration for future color decisions.
Also, it's super interesting to see how different regions perform. For example, Texas LOVES to surprise us with dynamic shifts across Style Profiles. We see the boldest color choices year round in the geographic middle of the USA. There's a lot of love for white polish when it's c-c-c-cold outside. We could go on and on—there are tons of cool, quirky facts.
A moment of revelation
And then it hit us. We chart this stuff every month, and we love looking at & talking about it. Why aren't we sharing it with the color fanatics who make it possible?
So, Mavens and beauty enthusiasts, we're excited to introduce The Color Trend Report. A fun, informative breakdown of who's wearing what, and where. We'll put one up each month about a week after the Maven window closes. Enjoy!
The Color Trend Report is currently a work in progress. Please let us know what you think, and what you'd love to see each month—in the comments!


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Soraia Chaves
- Birthday
- 1982-06-22
- Nickname
- Sorry
- Birthname
- Soraia Chaves
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- Gemini
- Hometown
- Lisbon Portugal
- Country
- Portugal
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It seems unfair to be both talented and hot. Add that with a sexy Portuguese accent (John Travolta learned the language in ten minutes in Phenomenon, but that was just a movie) and you have Soraia Chaves.
Life Story
Soraia Chaves is a Portuguese actress and model. She became renowned by her role of a prostitute, not for being a prostitute, named "Amélia" in the film O Crime do Padre Amaro.
She was born to a circus family and spent much of her childhood roaming the vast coast-line of Portugal. It wasn't until a modeling scout happened to be at one of the performances that she was to eat a enflamed weiner that this natural beauty was discovered.
Since becoming famous for her roles in T.V.'s Aqui Não Há Quem Viva (which is about water) and Jura (about Jura) she has cast aside her circus family and gone it alone stating something snobby in Portugese that nobody really understands.
She can be seen in the upcoming releases Call Girl and A Arte de Roubar.


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IEEE P1817 Standard forConsumer-ownable Digital Personal Property
The vendor who intends for you to truly own your downloaded purchase of a movie, song, book, or game
adds two virtual buttons to your download: a GIVE button and a TAKE button.
These buttons are inseparable from the rest of the data; they cannot be removed.
Pressing the GIVE button creates new copies of your purchase and delivers them
to whomever you may choose.
You can use the Give button to make backups for yourself or customize copies
for each player device you might have.
Anyone who receives a copy can also press the GIVE button
to make more copies and share with anyone
they may choose.
Such copying and sharing is not limited
GIVE buttons always work.
Everyone who has a copy also has a TAKE button.
Whoever presses the TAKE button first causes the product to become unplayable on any player
other than the one whose TAKE button was pressed.
By this means all existing copies truly represent a single product instance,
and anyone who might dare to share with strangers is guaranteed to lose his property
TAKE buttons always work.
Buy to Truly Own
The IEEE P1817 Working Group is developing a
content protection standard for downloadable,
digital products such as movies, music, books, and games.
The standard will
prevent counterfeiting and content ripping
to protect the profitability of supplier businesses,
but will also preserve the features
that consumers associate with personal ownership,
including the ability to share,
to lend,
to give,
or to resell what they have bought.
Public Versus Private
Under P1817,
the boundary between private behavior and public behavior
is defined by individual consumers,
not by digital rights management systems
or online Big Brothers.
Each item is available to its particular
circle of trusted sharers.
The owner draws that circle
by directly interacting with sharers.
They can redraw the circle at will,
without asking permission,
without registering devices or product items,
and without having to maintain lists of approved sharers.
No technological breakthrough is required,
just an emulation of the same mechanisms
that enable us to share our physical property
while naturally leading us to prudently share only with those
who we trust to respect our ownership.
Implications for Society
The P1817 Working Group is also studying the social,
and legal issues surrounding the concept of consumer-ownership
of copyrighted digital products.
The Working Group does not advocate public policy,
but serves as an information source for
those who are dealing with
the legal and societal implications of consumer ownership
of copyrighted digital objects.
Project Status
The P1817 Project Authorization Request was approved on 10 May 2010.
Working Group meetings began in July of 2010.
Work has begun on a first draft of the standard
via online collaboration.
There have been four meetings to date.
The next face-to-face and teleconferenced Working Group meeting
will be announced soon
to review the initial draft.
Interested parties are invited to attend.
IEEE membership is not required.
Please RSVP at email@example.com.


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TITLE Locksmith
CLASSIFICATION Nonexempt
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Varies
MAJOR ADMINISTRATOR Varies
The Locksmith performs journeyman level locksmith work requiring expertise in installing, maintaining and repairing different types of building locks including cylindrical, unit, mortise and rim, and reload cylinders, as well as replaces and repairs panic hardware, door closures, ADA openers, locks on desks, file cabinets, display cases, and similar containers. The Locksmith cuts new or replacement keys, picks locks for which keys have been lost or broken and makes repairs of locks as required under emergency conditions. The Locksmith also maintains an adequate and appropriate stock of locksmith supplies and equipment, monitors and reports maintenance issues needing attention to the appropriate authority, and performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Education: A high school diploma or the equivalent is required.
Experience: At least four years of experience as a locksmith is required.
Skills: General mechanical ability is required; skills in the use of hand tools and equipment associated with the locksmithing and associated hardware is required. The ability to interpret plans and blueprints and to understand hardware schedules is required. Effective verbal and written communication skills are required. Computer literacy is required. The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required.
Effort: Requires the use of small hand and power tools. Requires the ability to lift and/or transport supplies, equipment, and machinery weighing up to twenty-five pounds on a frequent basis and up to fifty pounds on an occasional basis; requires frequent bending, stooping, and reaching on a daily basis. Some locks are accessible only by climbing stairs. Some positions in this job classification (job title) are designated as essential employees who must report to work as scheduled when University offices are closed due to severe weather; the supervisor will communicate whether the particular position is considered essential and under what situations.
Other: A valid Missouri Driver's License is required. The scope of the position may require night time, holiday, and/or weekend work to respond to emergencies. The scope of the position requires exposure to and use of chemicals, solvents, cleaners, and lubricants common to mechanical work that may be hazardous and/or cause injury if specific instructions regarding their mixture, use, and disposal/storage are not properly followed. The ability to read the English language sufficiently to understand written work orders and instructions as well as directions for the proper mixture, use, and disposal/storage of cleaners, solvents, paints, and similar products used in mechanical services is required.
1. Performs skilled locksmith work by installing, maintaining and repairing different types of building locks including cylindrical, unit, mortise and rim, and reload cylinders; cutting new or replacement keys for authorized personnel as requested on Key Request forms; repairing locks on desks, file cabinets, display cases, and similar containers; picking locks for which keys have been lost; repairing or replacing door closure panic hardware or ADA openers; and making emergency repairs of locks as required under emergency conditions.
2. Assists in maintaining Master Key Systems for University security by keeping accurate records of hardware changes and new lock installations in each building, and repairing, maintaining, and reloading cylinders for locks in the master key system.
3. Provides assistance during renovation of existing or construction of new facilities by determining the requirements for locking devices and systems from blueprints, schematics, or sketches, making recommendations for such systems based upon knowledge of available products, and installing or monitoring the installation of locking devices or systems on renovated or newly constructed facilities.
4. Determines established applicable hardware specifications for locks and locking devices by interpreting hardware schedules, blueprints, plans, sketches, work orders, etc.
5. Ensures that an adequate and appropriate stock of locksmith supplies and equipment is available for use by maintaining an inventory of supplies and equipment including key blanks, lock parts, levers and springs, knobs, and cylinders, preparing requisitions for replacements items as necessary, and storing the supplies and equipment in a secure storage facility.
6. Where applicable, maintains a coded log of padlocks and records key numbers and associated locks for all campus locations and changes lock combinations annually for Greenwood Laboratory School.
7. Where applicable, may provide assistance to residents by responding to maintenance issues in student rooms, common areas, and private and common bathrooms.
8. Provides supervision and directs the work of part-time and full-time staff on a limited basis for special projects.
9. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
10. Contributes to a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.
11. Contributes to the overall success of the department by performing other essential duties and responsibilities as assigned.
The Locksmith is supervised by the designated supervisor and may direct the work of other staff for specific projects.
Factor 1: Educational Requirements of the Job
Level 2 - 100 Points: The job requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
Factor 2: Skill Requirements - Craft and Trade Skills
Level 4 - 750 Points: Knowledge of an extensive set of operations and procedures, specific skills and demonstrated ability, that requires considerable creativity or mechanical aptitude. Skills at this level normally require more than two and as much as five years of experience and previous training.
Factor 3: Managerial Responsibility
Level 2 - 75 Points: Irregular but occasional responsibility to direct the work of student workers or temporary or part-time workers. The nature of supervision is largely confined to assigning tasks to others and does not include a full range of supervisory responsibilities. Responsibilities at this level may include tracking budgeted spending, limited purchasing authority, and tracking inventory.
Factor 4: Guidelines
Level 2 - 50 Points: Specific guidelines and established routines exist, but some judgment in applying guidelines and deviating from standards must be exercised. The number and similarity of guidelines and work situations requires the employee to use judgment in locating and selecting the most appropriate guidelines, references, and procedures for application and in making minor deviations to adapt guidelines in specific cases. At this level, the employee may also determine which of several alternatives to use. Situations to which the existing guidelines cannot be applied or significant proposed deviations from the guidelines are referred to a supervisor.
Factor 5: Contacts
Level 2 - 50 Points: The purpose may include obtaining or clarifying facts, or providing factual information to others. Contacts may be with coworkers or structured exchanges with students or the general public, and are generally for the purpose of exchange of information. Contacts at this level might include discussing a work order with individuals in a departmental office to more clearly define the problem, or providing directions or information to students or the general public.
Factor 6: Work Environment
Level 2 - 40 Points: The work area involves moderate discomfort and/or risk such as that from moving machinery, occasional work with hazardous substances, or moderate levels of noise. The work may require wearing of protective gear. The work area is generally adequately lighted and ventilated, but may involve uncomfortable temperatures at times.
Factor 7: Physical Demands
Level 2 - 60 Points: Work requires some exertion such as standing for long periods of time, considerable walking, frequent bending kneeling, reaching, and stooping. May include occasional lifting of moderately heavy objects. Work may require specific but common physical abilities.
Factor 8: Responsibility for Facilities and Resources
Level 3 - 70 Points: At this level would be jobs in which the incumbent has considerable ongoing responsibility for building security and public safety.
Factor 9: Complexity
Level 3 - 450 Points: The work includes various duties involving different and unrelated processes and methods. Decisions regarding what needs to be done depend upon knowledge of the duties, priorities, commitments, policies, and program goals of the supervisor and the department and involve the analysis of the subject, phase, or issues involved in each project or assignment, and the course of action may have to be selected from many alternatives. The work involves elements that must be identified and analyzed to discern interrelationships.


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By Peter Nowak — Quebecor Inc. has created the possibility of five national cellphone providers in Canada by announcing on Thursday that it will bid on wireless airwaves across the country, not just in Quebec.
The Montreal-based company submitted a deposit of $317 million in the form of letters of credit to Industry Canada on Monday ahead of the deadline to apply for the spectrum auction, which is scheduled to begin on May 27.
"We have always stated clearly that our Videotron subsidiary planned to build its own wireless network to serve the Quebec market. However, exceptionally favourable conditions for new entrants, which may never occur again, persuaded us it is in the interest of our shareholders that we try to extend our deployment across Canada," said Quebecor chief executive officer Pierre Karl Peladeau in a statement.
"We will see at the conclusion of the auction if such a deployment is possible."
Peladeau had previously pledged at least $500 million to build a cellphone network in Quebec and hinted that he may have his sights set nationally.
A spokesman for the company declined to comment further.
MTS Allstream in the mix
Quebecor's confirmation comes on the heels of an announcement by MTS Allstream on Monday that it too would seek to become a national cellphone provider through an alliance with the Canada Pension Plan and U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group.
The two companies will now compete in the auction, which is specially geared to encourage new entrants into Canada's cellphone market. Forty per cent of the airwaves being auctioned have been ear-marked for newcomers, and the three existing big players — Rogers Communications Inc., Bell Canada Inc. and Telus Corp. — are not allowed to bid.
All companies can bid on the remaining 60 per cent.
While Quebecor and MTS have now likely positioned themselves as competitors in the auction, it could turn out that both end up with enough spectrum to each build and service their own national networks, analysts said.
The eventual number of national cellphone providers may also not end at five, given that the full list of bidders to be announced on Friday could include some surprise applications from as-yet-unknown parties.
"You're actually looking at possibly even more than that," said telecommunications analyst Mark Goldberg. "Theoretically you could have three groups using just the new entrant spectrum, and there's nothing that prevents new entrants from also bidding on the wide-open spectrum."
Regional providers a possibility
Regional providers are also likely. Halifax-based cable provider Eastlink on Thursday also announced it had applied to bid on spectrum, although the company declined to elaborate on its plans.
Calgary-based Shaw Communications on Monday announced it too had applied to bid, but said that doing so would not necessarily result in the company building a cellphone network. Toronto-based Globalive Communications, which operates phone and internet reseller Yak, has also applied to bid.
Industry Canada will announce which applications qualify on March 31.
Quebecor and MTS were ironically allied last year when lobbying the government to institute special rules on the auction. They formed the Coalition for Wireless Competition, which spoke out against what they said were the high rates and poor services offered by the big three.
Analysts at the time speculated that the Quebecor-MTS lobbying alliance could evolve into a full business partnership after the auction, wherein the two would join forces to launch a new wireless company.
The possibility still exists, but looks unlikely until the dust settles from the auction.
"You can pull together when you have a common interest but then you do the right thing for your shareholders," Goldberg said. "Certainly what it appears that both companies have done is run the numbers and said, 'We're better off building our own network nationally.' Let's give it a shot."
If it comes down to a battle for spectrum between Quebecor and MTS, the Winnipeg-based company is seen to have the edge because of its funding partners and its need to include a wireless offering with its other national telecommunications services.
"MTS has an absolute compelling need to be a national wireless carrier," said Lawrence Surtees, principal telecommunications analyst for IDC Canada. "Will [Quebecor] have the stomach to go as long in the auction as they have to?"
Surtees said it is also difficult to read Shaw's intentions. The company has said repeatedly in the past that it has no interest in building a cellphone network, but it's possible that could be a bluff and Shaw emerges as a dark horse, Surtees said.


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St. Louis District
Realty for Sale Home
Under Contract
Acreage: 20,228 sq. ft.
Aerial (703 kb 1 page .pdf)
Map (75 kb 1 page .pdf)
Plan Sheet (1,755 kb 1 page .pdf)
Sales Agreement (44 kb 4 page .pdf)
Contact: Nicole Kreisel (314) 453-1825
Property located on the corner of Everett Avenue and Linden Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO.
Legal Description:
Part of Lots 1-4 of Sheridan Hills
Access to the property is from Everett Avenue or Linden Avenue.
Vacant Lot
Easements are located on the front (sewer, electric) and rear (overhead electric).
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CenterPoint Energy Services, Inc. (CES), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc., has closed on a previously announced agreement to acquire Atmos Energy's retail energy services business, Atmos Energy Marketing, LLC (AEM).
"This is an exciting time for our CES business," said Joe Vortherms, vice president of CES. "This transaction is a strategic fit for both CES and AEM, and the acquisition will enable CES to more effectively access new markets and customer segments, grow our customer base and gross margins, and maintain our low value-at-risk, cost-effective organizational structure. AEM's complementary operational and geographic footprints will provide CES with increased scale, geographic reach, and expanded capabilities that will enable it to grow, while maintaining a focus on excellent customer service."
"Energy Services is an integral part of our company that allows us to provide gas purchase options to CenterPoint's growing customer base," said Scott Prochazka, president and chief executive officer of CenterPoint Energy. "AEM is a key investment that will allow us to expand our footprint and build scale to better serve our current and future customers."
With the addition of this business, CES now operates in six additional states for a total of 32 states and will deliver in excess of 1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas to approximately 100,000 customers annually, including 33,000 metered commercial and industrial customers and 65,000 individual Choice retail customers.
Source: CenterPoint Energy Services
Date: Jan 3, 2017


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Toulon registered consecutive wins for the first time in the Top 14 this season as they comfortably saw off Montpellier 28-6.
Guilhem Guirado, Josua Tuisova and Liam Gill touched down for last season's beaten play-off finalists, backed up by an accurate day's work for Leigh Halfpenny, who contributed 13 points with the boot.
After a thrilling, last-gasp 23-21 win over Clermont Auvergne last week, Toulon will have been grateful to get the job done in much calmer fashion.
The four-time French champions climb to third in the standings, with Montpellier missing out on top spot, an opportunity afforded to them by La Rochelle going down 31-26 at Stade Francais.
La Rochelle had led the standings heading into the seventh round of fixtures, but they emerge from it second, behind Clermont, after a four-tries-to-two defeat.
Antoine Burban's brace had the Parisians 14-9 ahead at the break, but three Brock James penalties kept La Rochelle in the hunt.
However, Stade kept the throttle down after the break as Raphael Lakafia touched down before Hugh Pyle forced a penalty try to open up a 19-point lead.
Tries for James and Arthur Retiere set up a nervy finish, but Stade clung on to a third win of the season.


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