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Bastille Cafe & Bar
5307 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107
(206) 402-5986
5307 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107
(206) 402-5986
Regular Hours
Phone: (206) 484-4982
Bastille Restaurant
Cuisines: American, French, European, Continental
Price Range : Above Average
No coupons available
05/05/2012Provided by Citysearch -
A nice casual slice of France in Ballard, w/ easy favorites like croque monsieur or more exotic bites like tete du cochin & great drinks too
06/29/2011Provided by Citysearch -
I always get the best service at the bar.
Great place to go eat and drink.
05/17/2010Provided by Citysearch -
Bastille gets an ""OK, but not great"" in my book.
I should start by saying that both the bartender and our server were stellar. Great, spot-on helpful but not in-your-face, we were very happy with the service at Bastille. The atmosphere reminded us a little of Balthazar in NYC - we really enjoyed the overall feel of the place.
We were taking advantage of the great weather that Seattle was having (until today when it started drizzling again..) and sat outside for our weekly Friday dinner. We had a reservation but since outdoor seating is rather limited, we ended up at the bar first. I tried La Muse (Vodka, Grapefruit & Cassis with a splash of Crémant, served on the rocks) and it was SO GOOD. This coming from someone who isn't generally wowed by drinks. Seriously, I could have had many more of those, it was yummy.
Once seated, we started with roasted beets and arugula (pistachios, chevre croûte & red wine vinaigrette). Very nice dish, as expected but nothing about it stood out. Next, we split the grilled lamb burger (Lavash sesame bun, harissa aïoli, arugula, pickled shallot, & frites) and the poisson du jour (seared tuna). Both were good but the lamb burger was the star of the show, and of the evening. The harissa aioli paired perfectly with the lamb and the buttery-good bun. The tuna was also good, but again nothing about it stood out.
I am guessing that perhaps it was my high expectations, but I was sorely underwhelmed with our peanut butter ice cream dessert. The peanut butter taste was very faint, and the crunchy bits honestly tasted like something out of a 50's PTA cookbook (""combine the oleo with the artificial-flavor peanut butter chips and then stir in the 2 cups corn flakes cereal, spread on a cookie sheet until cool, then break into pieces and enjoy""...). The crunchy bits left a greasy coating on the tongue and added to the overall ""this is a Sandra Lee special shortcut dessert"" feel.
I don't know if I'd be back for another dinner at Bastille, but you'll probably find me there for drinks in the bar after work. Next I'd like to try the duck confit salad!
04/05/2010Provided by Citysearch -
Cafe Veloce isn't in the easiest to find location (in the Totem Lake area of Kirkland near Evergreen Hospital), but it's certainly worth pulling on the MapQuest directions to find it.
Veloce offers traditional Italian favorites, some with a twist. Try their take on bruschetta that includes green olives and red pepper flakes for an added kick. Our favorite entree is the Chicken Scampi (aka ""The Sleeping Pill"" because it's so yummy that you want to cozy up and take a nap). It's so delicious that you'll want to mop up the sauce just to make sure you get the last drop. Another delicious option is the Dungeoness Scallopini.
And you can wash it all back with a pretty impressive wine selection. What's not to like!?! Portions are generous, so you might consider sharing plates.
Added bonus: the restaurant's size and layout make it a perfect spot for date night or familes with kids. Couples can enjoy a cozy spot by the fireplace while parents may chose to sit with their children in the back area.
03/27/2010Provided by Citysearch -
I've never been served an entire meal nor been seated in Bastille's main dining room but I am becoming a big fan of their Back Bar. Enter via the front door, walk past the bar, down the long hallway toward the restrooms. At the end of the hall on your left you'll find the very sexy Back Bar. Dimly lit and evoking a 1920's speakeasy, Bastille's Back Bar is the best place in Ballard to extend a great date or grab a classy cocktail after a show at nearby venues like the Majestic Bay, Tractor Tavern or Egan's Jam House. Classic cocktails like the French 75 or the Sidecar are tasty and strong. The rosemary lemonade is a refreshing choice - perfect for patio dining in warmer weather. Order frites or the olives and almonds (my favorite) to curb the late night appetite - food is served here until 1am. Service can be a bit spotty, though our server last night, Nora, was sweet and attentive. Their estimates on wait times for tables are usually VERY conservative - so take heart if you've been told there's an hour and a half wait. If you're in the mood to indulge, try the peanut butter ice cream - decadent!
03/10/2010Provided by Citysearch -
One step inside the door and you will instantly be transported to a Parisian locale that echoes an Edith Piaf song. The striking décor is all about the drama, from the black and white color scheme, to the oversized metro clock in the entry, everywhere you look is a feast for the eyes. The French cuisine Bastille offers is a great addition to the ever-growing, eclectic, Ballard restaurant scene.
With such spectacular ambience, it is disappointing that the fare and standoffish service is in opposition to the surroundings. Some are good, while most dishes are merely adequate. Recommended is the crispy pork belly, wonderfully salty with a tender center and crisp top. Try also the tasty duck leg confit and mop up the sauce with the baguette served with Plugra butter & sea salt. Much debate has been waged over whether one should have to pay for bread in a restaurant, but trust me this is worth it! On the avoid list, the Croque Monsieur is tolerable, and the pasta gratin dry. If you are going to visit Bastille, brunch is the real winner with a mouth-watering lavender French toast. An ever popular neighborhood spot, reservations are recommended unless you want to chance a long wait.
03/09/2010Provided by Citysearch -
Bastille changed the restaurant scene in Ballard, bringing a new level of the dining experience. Without a doubt the stunning dining room and back bar are the highlight of the restaurant. During summer and spring months, the outside patio is quite possibly one of the best places to eat outside in Seattle.
Bastille's food however lacks the magnitude of the space. Salad greens and herbs from their French style rooftop are extremely flavorful, crisp and fresh, be sure to try the salade verte. Main courses are inconsistent. Rotisserie chicken made using the ultimate imported oven from France didn't live up to the hype, flavor lacking and a bit dry. Fries vary from a light golden brown to short and under-salted. The grilled lamb burger with harissa aioli, arugula and feta is one of the best bets especially during happy hour. Another star is the moules frites, mussels in a rich wine butter sauce with leeks and thyme easily soaked up with bread from Grand Central Baking Co (extra charge, served with Pulgria butter). Drinks tend to be well crafted, especially the classic French 75. Or try their take on a dirty martini, the Sale Parisian, using cornichons. My favorite way to enjoy one of these refreshing drinks is on the patio on a hot summer day. Bastille is frequently packed so reservations are recommended.
03/08/2010Provided by Citysearch -
I really did want to like Bastille. I knew there was so much hype that it couldn't possibly live up the billing, but even still it sounded like a can't-miss proposition: affordable French food in a sprawling, exquisitely decorated space in one of Seattle's hottest neighborhoods.
Maybe it's a victim of its own success? Each time I've gone it's been so crowded as to be deafening and near-impossible to snag a table or flag down a waiter. I've had to wait 20 minutes just to order, and I've been told by the hostess there was no food service at the bar only to have the bartender hand me a menu. The service just seems chaotic.
The selection on the menu is definitely appealing, but mostly it just made me yearn for the always-precise dishes at Cafe Presse. French fries were too pale, mussels were nothing special and roast chicken was blah. One bright spot was the lamb burger, which was moist and spiced with harissa aioli.
I would like to give Bastille another try, especially because I've heard their brunch is excellent. But given my past experiences it's hard to find the energy to battle the crowds for a table.
03/07/2010Provided by Citysearch -
Subway tiles, fabulous lighting, and cozy wood tables, Bastille is bustling every night of the week with Ballard's finest. The menu is diverse and a nice addition to Ballard Ave's restaurant choices. I am hooked on the steak sandwich with frites and gruyere dipping sauce but the cassoulet and onion soup are wonderful too. The cocktails are great here and they have a good selection of French wines to choose from. Start the night with their vodka lemon rosemary cocktail; delightfully refreshing. The service has been slow on occasion but hasn't detracted too much from the overall experience. It's made it to my top-five list for Ballard.
*Be prepared to wait for a table. I recommend sidling up to the bar for a cocktail to pass the time.
12/31/2009Provided by Citysearch -
Each time same thing - terrible service with an attitude. So we, my wife and I tried again, and again the same thing - waitress treated us like we were invisible. We brought our neighbors, another couple, and they agreed with the terrible wait and poor service. We brought our two son's and their girlfriend just before Christmas, and again, the waitress just couldn't be bothered. But patrons just can't enought of the place. So have fun waiting for poor service and mediocre/small portioned food.


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Rodarte trawls the ocean depths
New York Fashion Week Day Five
10 de septiembre de 2014
Rodarte scooped from the ocean floor a strong and sometimes beautiful show, where mesh was the key material. But the more sinister side of this drowned world was never dredged up.
In the fashion journey of their first decade – the 10th birthday is coming up next year – Kate and Laura Mulleavy's vision for daywear has remained static: Californian street style, a touch trashy, as in super-tight jeans and leather jackets symbolic of urban cool. This season, four pockets on a square jacket were bold and graphic.
The chiffon blouses or ruffled knits that opened the show were in striking contrast to the jeans and the boots, which also had a lace-up mesh theme, while iridescent effects illuminated the clothes and brought them closer to the watery world.
The duo's eveningwear always has a strange, romantic vibe and was shown here with a light hand and a sense of fragile beauty. As the models threaded across a runway made of neon lights tumbling into Swarowski crystals, glinting like broken glass, there was still a vague sense of the horror movie symbolism with which the Rodarte sisters started in fashion.
The looks were repetitive, but still mesmerising in their hand-spun details and colours, like that wet green film that clings to sea-swept rocks and crustaceans.
Backstage, the sisters said that they had indeed started with an idea of being under the sea, or in tide pools.
Their problem – or maybe it is more a problem for the fashion industry – is that the emotion that Rodarte brought to New York from L.A. – along with blood-drenched, ripped clothes inspired by horror movies – cannot be kept alive in a company that wants to turn a buck.
Just at the last moment, there was a touch of their former magic with three hand-painted gowns, the fabric and colour deliberately aged but illuminated with burned sequins.
Otherwise, there was a feeling of restraint in this summer show – as though Rodarte the brand needs to keep in tune with stores and customers. And the Siren song of these mermaids was only the faintest cry.
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Tomorrow is our company Christmas party and it's going to be so much fun. Some of our ladies are going to get ready together and if all goes well we will film a mannequin challenge.
Here my selection of "equipment" to help the ladies out (with 6 ladies faces in mind):
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June 11, 2015
It's becoming a landlord's market in the retail real estate sector, according to Marcus & Millichap. San Diego County has a tight leasing market and increasing job growth that are leading to its retail superiority.
Asking rents were $22.79 per square foot in the second quarter, up 2.9 percent over the same year-ago period. But there isn't much room to build new developments.
That could change, though. Westfield's mall in Carlsbad is getting redeveloped into an open-air center at a cost of $300 million, and Liberty Station is adding a theater and new event space. Additionally, new apartments going up downtown will boost retail sales even more.
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Damascus Blade by Riddle1Watch
©2009-2018 Riddle1
Battle Angel Alita
Please check out my website HimeArts.com
For information on construction of the costume.
Please check out my website HimeArts.com
For information on construction of the costume.
What's the connection to Damascus and/or Damacene steel?
(That's not an anime I've watched---probably obvious from the query)
(That's not an anime I've watched---probably obvious from the query)
I love this. Very spot on I reckon
waa fantastic!! best Alita I've seen!!
I know these pics are about 5 years old now, but phenomenal job! Greatest Alita cosplay I've ever seen...if they ever do get around to making a live action film, this is how I picture her.
This is one of my faves.
Gotta love some Battle Angel action!
nice job on the Alita costume. it looks great!
this one plain awesome!!!
you win an internets.
GASP! -stalked- YOU'RE THAT GALLY/ALITA! -foams at mouth- I love you!!
One of my favorite anime and manga characters. You have truly captured the essence of Battle Angel with this photo!
Any chance we are going to get to see you as Alita from the Last Order series?
So freaking epic.
Congratulations. You win my own 'Epic' Award: "Hottest Looking Cos-player This Time I Checked Back!"
Beats a Llama Badge anyday of the week, I reckon.
Though thinking on, a real live Mars Bar would beat all of these. Hmmm...
Beats a Llama Badge anyday of the week, I reckon.
Though thinking on, a real live Mars Bar would beat all of these. Hmmm...
cool costume and is that a giant butterfly knife?
Love this
Gally is my favourite female character on mangas... amazing cosplay and pics. Congratulations!
I usually don't care much for cosplay in general, but I do gotta say it's good to see a good cosplay of Alita. I would like to see a cosplay of her newest form though, the one with the wings and tail. Just absolutely stunning! xD
I have to say I love this one, I was happy to find a good cosplay of Alita, not exactly the easiest character to dress up as.
Originally called Gunm in Japan but made no sense for the American execs in Viz w/c is why they changed it to Battle Angel Alita. You look so cool its like a page from the manga came to life.
Yeah I love the manga, I just wish it would come out faster. And actually be finished.
w/c do you mean? the first volume, the version your cosplaying has been over for sometime. I dont know about the second volume though but yeah I need to get my hands on that as well.
oh I mean last order, thats still ongoing.
uh yeah Ganmu Rasuto Ōdā I think it went on Hiatus after the 100th installment. Censorship issues about some profanity in the dialogue. Love that version too (hint hint) anyway your kick ass w/ that Damascus blade and as Alita ^^.
Well there is last order series.. where she has a tail o.O
Even cooler.
Nice pose! How do you make all these costumes???
You are very creative!
You are very creative!
I only do a couple a year.. I've just been doing it for awhile so I have quite a closet full now.
très impressionnant...
very impressive...
very impressive...
still the best version of the costume i've seen.
Amazing costume. I love how all your costumes are so spot on. It looks like you just walked of the set of a Battle Angel Alita movie.
love Battle Angel!
Oh hell yes. I freaking love this series, and that is spot on.
omg... those arms, you made them very reallistic! loved them!
Love this Cosplay, the costume is Hot, Bad A$$!
Wow! Great costume... How did you do the arms btw? I'm thinking of doing this costume and wanted some pointers.
Thank you Rather then write it all out, On my website (himeArts.com) there is a write up but the short of it is they are sculpted off cast of my arms, then molded and cast in fiberglass.
you are beyond awesome! i believe i may be in love.
I love all the costumes you did.
I go to your page to see the information of how you do it.
Great Job!!!
I go to your page to see the information of how you do it.
Great Job!!!
i would never take those arms off! What are they made of?
very cool but where did you find the sword.


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Dakota Johnson And Bruce Dern To Star in Tyler Nilson And Michael Schwartz's The Peanut Butter Falcon
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- Published on Friday, 16 June 2017 08:15
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Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) and two-time Academy Award® nominee Bruce Dern (Nebraska) will join Shia LaBeouf (American Honey) in The Peanut Butter Falcon, which was written and will be directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz (The Moped Diaries).
Newcomer Zachary Gottsagen (Becoming Bulletproof), who is the inspiration for the film, will play the principal character of Zak.
Armory Films' Tim Zajaros and Christopher Lemole will produce and finance the film, alongside Bona Fide Productions' Academy Award® nominated Albert Berger and Academy Award® nominated Ron Yerxa (Little Miss Sunshine, Nebraska), Academy Award® winner T-Bone Burnett (Crazy Heart), Lije Sarki, and David Thies. Burnett will also produce the soundtrack.
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The Peanut Butter Falcon follows a down on his luck crab fisherman as he embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wresting school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he's lived most of his life. Principal Photography will commence on June 17th in Savannah, Georgia.
Armory Films' Tim Zajaros and Christopher Lemole said: "Films like this are the reason why we got into the business. The script is absolutely incredible and the message so important, which should be apparent from the superb talent that the script has attracted. Tyler and Michael are extremely talented and we couldn't be more excited to be working with them."
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Johnson has become one of Hollywood's fastest rising stars, playing the coveted role of Anastasia Steele in the worldwide phenomenon Fifty Shades of Grey franchise, and starring in such films as How to Be Single, Black Mass, A Bigger Splash and The Social Network. She will next be seen starring in Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria.
Throughout his long career, Dern amassed Academy Award® nominations for his roles in Nebraska and Coming Home, and has also appeared in over 100 films such as The Hateful Eight, Django Unchained, Monster, and The Great Gatsby. Burnett won an Academy Award® for Original Song for Crazy Heart in 2009, and was also nominated for Cold Mountain in 2003.
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Gottsagen lives with high-functioning Down syndrome, and became the inspiration for The Peanut Butter Falcon after writing/directing duo Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz met him while working at a non-profit arts organization.
Johnson is represented by WME; Dern is represented by Innovative Artists and Pure Arts; Burnett is represented by L J Entertainment; and Nilson, Schwartz and Sarki are represented by Management 360 and Bloom/Hergott.
Founded in 2013 by Tim Zajaros and Christopher Lemole, Armory Films is a Los Angeles based film finance and production company that creates, develops, produces, and finances high concept and commercially viable content. With the ability to finance film projects from initial creative inception through production and release, Armory has amassed an impressive slate of feature films spanning numerous genres and styles. Armory Films' current slate includes: Dee Rees' Mudbound starring Carey Mulligan and Garrett Hedlund which premiered to much acclaim at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival; Mads Mikkelsen starrer Arctic; Billionaire Boys Club starring Taron Egerton, Emma Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Ansel Elgort; Travis Zariwny's horror film The Midnight Man; and the horror/thriller Mom & Dad, starring Nicolas Cage and Selma Blair.


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|T.C. Callahan
| Trauma Attending
Military Doctor (former)
| Thaddeus "Thad" J. Callahan (brother; deceased)
Annie (Sister-in-Law; deceased)
Unborn Child (Miscarriage with Jordan Alexander)
|Significant Other(s)
| Jordan Alexander (Soulmate/ Complicated/ Love of his life)
Landry de la Cruz (Ex-Girlfriend)
Jessica Sanders (Ex-Girlfriend)
Amira (fling)
|First Seen
|Last Seen
|Eoin Macken
Thomas Charles "TC" Callahan works in San Antonio Memorial Hospital as a trauma attending. Before working at the hospital he was a military medic, serving along with Topher.
Before The Series Edit
Military Edit
TC was stationed in Afghanistan where he served as a Ranger, specifically as a medic. He served alongside his brother and he met Topher along the way. During his third tour in Afghanistan, he witnessed his brother's death and we learn that he blames himself for the tragic event, as he hesitated and didn't shoot the person that killed his brother. While on the field, he quickly decided to transplant his brother's heart to a wounded squad member, Nick. TC was eventually discharged from the military after causing trouble and came back home to Texas as a changed man. He suffered from PTSD where he resorted to fighting, drinking, and gambling to relieve him of his stresses. His then longtime girlfriend, Jordan, helped him cope and push through his struggles.
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Season OneEdit
In the first episode of season one, we see TC in a jail cell, having been arrested for having another drunken fight. He gets out and travels back to San Antonio when he sees that there has been an accident. He pulls over to help the paramedics and sees that the victim has a chunk of wood coming out of his chest. TC safely removes the wood and travels back to the hospital with the paramedics. He is scolded by Ragosa as he performed such a dangerous thing in the field, and the hospital could have been open to a lawsuit if anything had gone wrong.
In Season 1, Episode 5, TC and Jordan help deliver Topher's baby and afterwards have a heart to heart. TC apologizes for how he acted in the past. Jordan says they were always friends and things were feeling good between them again. In an impulsive moment TC kisses Jordan and she doesn't push away until they are interrupted by Kenny. Kenny tells them that Ragosa wants to see them in the ER. The episode closes with Ragosa announcing Scott and Jordan as the 'power couple' of the ER.
Next week's episode looks intense as Jordan tries to figure out who is best for her between TC and Scott. It seems Scott may have found out that something happened with TC. Topher tells TC to leave Jordan alone. As she leaves everyone outside has heard including TC and Jordan. TC tries to help her but she calls him out on the fact that he and Jordan have unresolved feelings. TC and Jordan kiss in the break room and TC goes over to Jordan's apartment to talk about the kiss and Jordan gives him a ride to work and Scott finds out and Jordan tells him she gave TC a ride to work because his motorcycle was in the shop. Later on Jordan and Scott break up and TC and Jordan get back together.
Season TwoEdit
Jordan and TC begin a relationship.
Jordan tells TC that she's pregnant and TC goes back to Afghanistan with Topher to bring back a good friend of Tophers. When TC is gone Jordan has a stroke because of the pregnancy and loses the baby. When Jordan wakes up from the coma the miscarriage put her in, TC proposes, but Jordan declines and they break up.
Season ThreeEdit
TC and Jordan have broken up but still have to work together which makes it awkward, but pull through after a helicopter ride to a scene. Later in episode 3, a Pharmaceutical Rep, Jessica Sanders enters in. TC's patient has been taking their medication and has a side effect of suicidal thoughts. TC confronts Jessica but later on apologies to her. Jordan and Jessica talk about TC and what he is usually like. They eventually become friends. Later, Jessica and TC start off their relationship after a bond over motorcycles. However, in episode 10, TC beaks up with Jessica because she had been lying to him about her going against the San Antonio Hospital. TC ends up going to a bar with Drew and a fight breaks out which lands them in jail. After being bailed out by Jessica, TC takes a bus along with Jessica and have a talk then she leaves. Syd comes to the hospital and TC sees the flyer about a month at Turkey. TC ends up going to help out. In the last episode, TC decides to go to Camp Aleppo to help out. He steps outside to his motorcycle and sees a missile coming towards there way. Syd is on the ground and as TC runs towards her, he becomes injured and is next to Syd.
Season FourEdit
TC wakes up in the aftermath and Syd is nowhere to be found. He decides to look for her causing him to save an insurgent and befriend a Syrian doctor. He continues on despite different advice from the Syrian doctor, causing him to find Syd who has been kidnapped. He and Syd leave with the insurgent who is injured and they make it to the US base. After checking over their injuries, Syd mentions leaving to go back home. He decides to stay. Afterwards he receives a call about Topher but by that point the plane has left, leaving TC to stay in Syria.
He begins working with the Syrian doctor, Amira, and learns of a kid who needs surgery. However since they weren't on the base, they needed to get there. The kid's mother passes on intel when the doctors were told they couldn't go to the base.


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Government energy legislation has come under pressure from a politician who wants it to include targets to slash power emissions.
Tim Yeo, chairman of the cross-party parliamentary Energy and Climate Change Committee, said he will seek to amend the recently published Energy Bill to include a target to decarbonise electricity generation by 2030.
The Energy Bill does not include a 2030 figure for slashing power sector emissions, despite calls from industry, green groups and the government's climate advisers that one was needed to boost investment in low carbon technology such as wind farms and nuclear reactors.
The absence of a target was widely interpreted as a win for the Treasury and Chancellor George Osborne who has been pushing a pro-gas agenda, against the Energy and Climate Change Department headed by Lib Dem Ed Davey.
Yeo said: "Lumbering the economy with a centralised power system largely reliant on gas would be like running an office using a fax machine in the age of the iPad."
In a speech to energy investors in the City, he is warning that without a target to phase out fossil fuels, the Energy Bill may fail to deliver a world-leading and clean power system for the 21st century.
The UK faces a choice between embracing the technology of the future and reducing reliance on fossil fuels, or clinging to a power system of the past and risking being left behind as other countries push ahead with clean energy, he said.
Yeo said his amendment would introduce a target range which would require the sector to produce less than 100g of carbon dioxide per kWh of electricity.
The figure is above the 50g target recommended by the government's climate advisers, the Committee on Climate Change, but similar to the range for which Liberal Democrats have expressed support.
Supporters of the target say it is necessary to give investors confidence there will be support for low carbon technology in the coming decades, so they invest the billions of pounds needed for green energy to cut emissions and keep the lights on.
In its current form, the Energy Bill has no 2030 target but does have the facility to bring one in in 2016 when overall "carbon budgets" will be set for emissions reductions across the whole economy for the period around 2030.
Yeo claims the delay is "prolonging the political and regulatory uncertainty that is killing investment".
He accused this government and the previous one of being "dithering and indecisive" on energy and climate change policy.
"I think the choice facing Britain is clear. We can embrace the technology of the future, set a target to reduce our present heavy dependence on fossil fuels and upgrade our electricity system," he said.
"Or we can cling to the combustion-based technologies of the past, gamble the future on assumptions about the availability of abundant cheap gas and slow down the process of decarbonising our economy.
"Britain must look forward, or risk getting left behind."
Investing in clean energy and cutting emissions from the electricity sector is likely to be the cheapest way to tackle climate change and avoid the dangerous impacts of temperature rises such as floods and mass migration, he said.
Friends of the Earth's executive director, Andy Atkins, said: "A target for cleaning up the power sector is essential - it would give businesses the confidence to invest in clean energy, create jobs and end the nation's crippling dependence on dirty and increasingly costly fossil fuels.
"The driving force behind rocketing fuel bills is the mounting cost of wholesale gas, with experts predicting further rises in the years to come.
"If we want to create a clean, safe and affordable energy system, the government must abandon its reckless dash for gas which threatens to send the UK hurtling towards an increasingly expensive future and shatter UK targets for tackling climate change."


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DIY Podcast: Amplifying Their Voices
Nashwa created podcasting lessons for high school girls in Austin. On the first day, she taught them basic journalism skills like interviewing and storytelling and on the second day, she taught them about podcasting and how to record and edit their own podcasts. Prompting them with the question, "Who is someone at your school doing something great?" she split the group into teams and had each create 2-3 minute podcasts about students, faculty, or staff. By teaching them these skills and giving them this project, she was able to give girls interested in media some knowledge about the field as well as a platform to use their own voice — literally!


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Yuri Omneari is a House and Progressive house Dj. With a vast number of venues to his credit and his different experiences, Yuri has learnt an astute sense of the crowds.
He is one of the resident dj at "Jalouse" in London, "People" in Dubai and "Pier7″ for summer in Beirut. In addition, he is simultaneously running on his own production label Dashing Records.
Yuri's appointment book is already starting to fill up over the up and coming months with some fantastic venues around the world including London, Dubaï, Miami, Moscow, St Tropez, NYC, etc.


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is pretty much the best thing ever.
Especially if that vanilla latte tastes like dessert and is amazing for your skin, hair and nails. Oh yeah, it could even help you lose weight. Doesn't get much better than that!
I made this latte with some of my favorite things: Javazen organic coffee, organic coconut oil, and Vanilla Coconut Collagen Fuel from Primal Kitchen.
I was so thrilled with it that I made a short video:
And hey, if videos aren't your thing, here's a synopsis:
Collagen Fuel is made from the highest quality bovine collagen, which is amazing for your hair, skin and nails. I've been using collagen for years now, and it has made a tremendous difference in the firmness of my skin. For me, that's reason enough to consume collagen daily.
I love this stuff so much I just wrote a whole post on it:
I haven't been this excited since Jason Derulo released his last album
Coconut oil is loaded with medium chain triglycerides, which are awesome for your brain. I find that consuming coconut oil in the am helps me feel energized and focused. If you wanted to mix things up, you could use the liquid coconut oil, which is even higher in MCTs. Or ghee. Or even unsalted grass fed butter, which makes it extra creamy and gives you a nice dose of fat soluble vitamins.
Balance by Javazen is my favorite coffee. It's not just coffee, it's organic coffee blended with matcha and raw cacao. Matcha and raw cacao happen to be awesome for your skin (they can actually help protect from free radical damage), and the raw cacao adds a nice chocolate undertone. So for me this coffee is like a dream come true!
Blend them all together and you have the perfect pick me up! Here's the recipe:
happy, healthy and hot vanilla latte
one large mug of freshly brewed Javazen Balance
one tablespoon organic coconut oil
two scoops Vanilla Coconut Collagen Fuel
Pour your hot coffee into the blender (I ❤ my Vitamix), add coconut oil and Collagen Fuel. Blend on high so it gets really nice and frothy. Pour into a cute mug that makes you happy. Enjoy!
So, can this vanilla latte help you feel happy, healthy and hot? Absolutely!
You will be happy having such a delicious treat. The ingredients are super healthy, loaded with antioxidants, high quality protein, and healthy fat. Which in turn support gorgeous skin, hair and nails as well as a firm, healthy body…and that's hot!


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Drive: RHD
Transmission: Manual
Mileage: Enquire
Colour: WEDGEWOOD BLUE
Interior: Pale Grey Hide
Price: £365000
1961 Aston Martin DB4 Series II finished in Wedgewood Blue with contrasting pale grey hide interior. This is a beautiful unmolested and largely original example of an early DB4. We sold it some 20 years ago to the present owners who have taken great care of it ever since. It has rarely seen the rain during their ownership and has been mechanically maintained to the highest standard. It sits on correct 16" chrome wire wheels and during their ownership it has had the engine rebuilt by Ian Moss, famous within the AMOC for his engineering capabilities and his considerable ability as a club racer. Both the interior and exterior of this fine motor car are in excellent condition and the DB4 is light and nimble on the road and a pleasure to drive. Pictures are available of Prince Harry driving this actual Aston which is a great addition to its provenance. As barn find examples are regularly achieving in excess of ÂŁ250k in auctions all over the globe, this car represents extremely good value at only ÂŁ365,000


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Almost everything I've talked about in this chapter has been at a character or paragraph level. Here I'm going to talk about making typographic adjustments on a document level. You have control over several areas at a document level, including how superscript, subscript, superior, and small-caps characters are "built;" which words will hyphenate; and how XPress deals with ligatures, accents, and special spaces. You can also create custom automatic tracking and kerning tables, and run through an automatic check for typographic problem areas.
Let's look at how you can use these controls in your documents.


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While we are talking about head-kissing
And because I can't show you my current emails because of some lame thing called libel (waaaah!), I am sticking with the theme of this morning and showing you the photo in front of me where I am kissing my daughter on the head, taken by my beautiful friend Linda Friedman.
This morning when I kissed this now-9-year-old's head, she pushed me away -- she was mad at me about something else -- and I started to cry and actually kind of coaxed the tears out (WORST Mom IN THE WORLD-style) so she would know how much she'd hurt me and how wrong she was for being mad at me about the other thing. This is truly embarrassing to admit and it sucks when you behave in a way you wouldn't want your child to emulate (kind of like the time she saw me chugging out of a bottle of scotch, totally upended bottoms-up perpendicular-like), no? No? Help!


text: In the early twentieth century, Light art pioneers were interested in changes in perception through new light technologies and mass media. Coming from the larger circles of Bauhaus and Constructivism, these artists followed their vision of the synthesis of painting and movement, which had already been aspirations in Futurism and Cubism. The new medium of film realized this utopia in the 1920s as abstract painting's continuation in movies or the light image. Viking Eggeling's films generated rhythms and movement by means of the analogy and contrast of abstract forms. Eggeling orchestrated surfaces, double strokes and dots, which swelled and then disappeared. Also Hans Richter's films appear as animations of abstract images. The rhythmic opposition of rectangles and squares is related directly to the projection surface. The works by Walter Ruttmann and his student, Oskar Fischinger, show a dramatic interplay of surfaces and lines. In Ruttmann's works, sharp forms such as peaks and corners "fight" against semicircles, round forms and large drops. Focus is on the "dynamics of optical happening" [Ruttmann]. Both Ruttmann and Fischinger worked with music, which they illustrated with abstract forms, as was also the case in the films by the Whitney brothers. Beginning in 1922, at the Bauhaus, Kurt Schwertfeger used specially prepared color patterns and light sources set in motion to music to develop the "Reflektorischen Farblichtspiele" [Reflective Colored Light Games]. His contemporary Thomas Wilfred [who expressed an early interest in the connections of light, colors and space] created light cabinets with multidimensional, spherical projections. László Moholy-Nagy connected light projections with kinetic sculptures. His "Licht-Raum-Modulator" [Light-space-modulator] (1922-1930) is composed of mechanically moving metal discs, bars and rods. Illuminated by spotlights and lightbulbs, ephemeral shadows and light reflexes arise: "painting with light" [Moholy-Nagy]. Additional important historical works of Light art are the "Lichtkinetische Skulptur für das Edison-Umspannwerk in Prag" [Light Kinetic Sculpture for the Edison Transformer Station in Prague] by Zdenek Pesánek from 1929-1930 as well as his "Modell einer lichtkinetischen Skulptur" [Model of a Light Kinetic Sculpture] (1936), the very first art work with visible neon lights. In 1946, Gyula Kosice, working in Argentina, used neon lights as material for abstract pictures. From there, Lucio Fontana brought the idea to Italy and expanded Light art with new spatial experiences. In 1948-1949, for the first time, he created complete spaces with light ["ambiente spaziale a luce nera"].


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28/9/2017, 22:30, Ideal
Thelma leaves her religious home to study in Oslo and falls in love with a fellow female student while at the same time trying to master her frightening supernatural powers. De Palma' s "Carrie" meets Dreyer' s "Day of Wrath" in the most daring film by one of the most interesting European directors responsible for the award winning "Oslo, August 31st " and "Reprise".
Thelma leaves provincial town she lives in and her strict family to study in Oslo, where she finds love in the face of a girl, a fellow student. But the enthusiasm and excitement she experiences for the first time are overshadowed by her struggle with her supernatural powers.
Returning to familiar grounds, after his first English-speaking venture ("Louder than Bombs"), Norwegian director Joachim Trier gives us the most daring of his films that have already attracted worldwide interest. His multi-awarded films include "Oslo, 31 August" and "Reprise". In "Thelma", De Palma's "Carrie" meets Dreyer's "Day of Wrath" and logic struggles with the supernatural in a conflict that leaves the heroes in a vast grey zone of motives and feelings.
Director: Joachim Trier
Screenwriters: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
DoP: Jakob Ihre
Music: Ola Flottum
Editor: Olivier Bugge Coutte
Principal Cast: Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Henrik Rafaelsen
Norway, Sweden, France, Denmark | 2017 | Color | DCP | 116' | Norwegian


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According The Guardian, 26 Ashley Swendsen was hit by a car as she was fleeing from a black bear.
And where did this happen? Alaska? Canada? Somewhere in Europe?
The driver left before police arrived, but Ashley was able to identify the black bear who was later euthanised. And how was she able to identify said bear? Did it have distinguishing marks? Was its growl familiar? Did it act agitated as she identified it in a line-up of other black bears? Or, was it simply in the wrong place at the wrong time?
Sorry, but it's Friday afternoon, and well, this is strange news that somehow fits from my hometown. Though that does remind me of a time I was awakened by a black bear eating sugar in our kitchen. It was a baby bear, but mama bear might have been close... It felt out the window when I opened my door... Lesson to be learned: don't cook a cake in your home in the woods and then leave the window open!
Oh well, you gotta love news from your hometown!


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Let Marriage be Honored Among All
Bishop Eric Menees
In the first century, the Church catholic was under attack from every side: the Roman pagan government viewed Christians as a non-conforming oddity; Jews viewed Christians as sacrilegious pretenders; and within the church there were struggles between orthodox believers and proponents of Gnostic religions who were trying to insert themselves into the church.
In the midst of that struggle, God brought forth brave men and women to lead the church and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews was inspired by the Holy Spirit to instruct and encourage the Church to be strong, faithful, courageous, and loving.
In this morning's Bishop's Note we continue our examination of Hebrew's Chapter 13:1-9, and take up the issue of marriage. Hebrew's states: "1 Let brotherly love continue. 2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. 3 Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. 4 Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous."
While written in the first century, this exhortation for the church to honor marriage and to maintain biblical sexual morality is absolutely vital to the life of the church and our society. We live in an environment that is increasingly like that of the first century. Marriage is challenged in the courtroom and in the classroom. The political and social emphasis is on acceptance and affirmation, rather than on honoring marriage and biblical morality. The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) and the Diocese of San Joaquin oppose these innovations, and even though the courts legalize same sex marriage, I will not permit a priest in this diocese to preside at such a service.
However, that being said, the greatest threat we have to marriage is not from homosexuals challenging the laws of the land -- it is from the Church's own failure to maintain the sexual morality that we've been called to practice. Recent studies sadly point out that American Christians have nearly the same divorce rate as do non-Christians. (March 2008, Barna Research Group) The number of people having extra marital affairs is nearly the same for Christians and Non-Christians, and the same holds true for the number of men who regularly look at internet pornography. George Barna, who conducted the divorce study, said: "There no longer seems to be much of a stigma attached to divorce; it is now seen as an unavoidable rite of passage." Interviews with young adults suggest that they want their initial marriage to last, but are not particularly optimistic about that possibility. There is also evidence that many young people are moving toward embracing the idea of serial marriage, in which a person gets married two or three times, seeking a different partner for each phase of their adult life."
While not taught in the church, this statement reflects a growing attitude among Christians in the church. If we want to honor marriage and practice biblical sexual morality, we need to get serious about biblical teaching in the church. We need to empower parents to teach their children, in word and example, the importance of marriage as a gift from God, meant to be lived out in a life long relationship between one man and one woman. Christians are to remain celibate prior to marriage, and chaste within marriage.
We will see a mighty strengthening of the church when we begin to practice what we preach!


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It happens to us all. You're at the playground, or the grocery store, or on the phone with your best friend and it happens-Someone says something that their kid can do better than yours. And then the panic sets it. Why does little Johnny finish his math more quickly than my son? Why does little Addy color inside the lines with such finesse while mine hates to color all together? What is wrong with my kid that he can't do basic re-grouping subtraction and others are doing long division? WHY DO WE COMPARE?!
We compare out of fear. We are afraid that our child will not come out on top, be successful, and have the life we have dreamed up for them. We may not want to admit it, but we have pre-planned our child's future for the most part. My son will be a meteorologist, or a math professor for MIT, or perhaps he will cure cancer, but either way he's going to win a Nobel Prize, change the world for the better, and become historical with his awesomeness. OK, so those are my personal choices for him. And in order for him to succeed as I have it planned for him, he will need that long division and that precision that only coloring will give him.
And that's only academically! How many times have we been out in public and seen that child who is so well behaved it is almost as if they aren't even real!? And of course this child is there at that horrid moment our child has decided to whine, moan, groan, complain, and tantrum All.At.The.Same.Time! So here we are, feeling like failures because little Johnny is being an angelic model child while ours is more like "Problem Child 14."
Well, here's the truth of the matter, Mom and Dad. In everything your child does, there WILL always be someone, at some point in time, who will be doing it better. There will be times when your kid will be the envy of all the parents, and times when you'd give anything to crawl under a rock and never come out. And guess what, it's ok! Yes, that's right...it is ALL ok! You're child is not a monster, he is not a brat, he is not going to grow up to be a disrespectful adult who is only concerned about himself. He is going to grow up to be successful in whatever he does, and he is going to love you and respect you for being his parent. So the next time so and so is bragging about her kid and how great they are, smile and say that is fantastic and remember all of the wonderful things your child can do. And the next time your son pees on the family pet, just smile and remember, "This, too, shall pass...."


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Here is a guide on selling your used vehicle.
"Honesty is the best policy"
Firstly, you should always try to be as accurate as possible when advertising your vehicle and be completely honest when it comes to describing it.
Highlight all the BEST features
You should try and list as many of the vehicle's good features as possible, if it has air-conditioning for example or a cd player, but remember to stick to what will help sell it and not just list every part of the vehicle!
A good picture attracts attention
The most important thing to remember is to get a good photograph of the vehicle, make sure it is clear and bright. If the vehicle you're selling has some form of damage then don't be afraid of showing it in the pictures; people want to see what they intend on buying.
Make sure the price is right
When pricing your vehicle, try to be competitive - if it is priced too high you may not attract any interest. Have a look at vehicle's of a similar age and condition to get an idea of what your vehicle may be worth.
Clean it up
If possible try and valet your vehicle, you may not think it but this could save you hundreds of pounds, the better a vehicle looks the more likely you are of getting a sale. Some people may be put off if the vehicle you're selling doesn't look like it has been looked after.


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One of the things I tend to struggle with is choosing a title for a piece of work. On occasions I will have a title in mind when I start the work but most of the time I decide when I have finished. This sends my brain into panic mode as for some reason I find it difficult what to call it. I tend to save the piece under a very generic title on my laptop. This recent piece of work I saved under Sandra (a character name given as part of the contest.) I have used character names as titles in the past but I didn't plan to on this occasion as the focus wasn't entirely on this character.
It is often a huge temptation to summarise the story in a title. This is fine in some situations but if you're not careful this can give away your whole story. A reader will be put off reading the whole story if they already know the punchline from the title. For the story I have just written I have ended up using a title that summarises the story but hopefully pulls the reader in wanting to know more. It gives nothing away but sums it up well.
I really don't know why I leave it until last and then go into panic mode. A title is an important part of a story and I always end up just hoping it's okay. Fingers crossed this one does the trick.


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A great idea for homes and schools – your own soil factory in a region where sand is the norm.
Using effective micro organisms to increase yields
An interesting, and inspiring, series showing how probiotics work in a garden setting.
Do you know anything about Permaculture? This could be the way forward to have an eco friendly garden.
Permaculture ? What is it and how does it work? It's an eco friendly method of growing plants of all types.
The UAE's school eco campaign
"30 new schools will join Eco-Schools UAE this year" – Gulf News 27 Oct 2012 . It would be great to have 60 schools following environmentally friendly principles by the end of 2013.
Natural aphid pesticides you could try out
For those who would like to avoid using chemicals in their gardens some of these natural remedies may be helpful.
Veggie growing is expanding in the UAE
School children offered the chance to use fresh veggies also introduce the option to their parents and friends
Sharjah makes significant progress with residential recycling
Recycling rates in Sharjah have increased by 50% since a residential eco-program was launched earlier this year by Bee'ah. Bokashi Dubai looks forward to the day when home recycling collections are standard throughout the UAE.
Recycled chip oil runs truck fleet
What a great example of recycling food waste. A Dubai-based company that already helps McDonald's UAE run its entire fleet of trucks from oil used to make its French fries (who knew) have now cooked up a similar deal with the fast-food firm in Australia.


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An email we received:
I've presented at a couple of SAS conferences about how well your product works with SAS. A representative of SAS Institute suggested that you might want to mention that your product can be called from a SAS program and put a link to my paper on your website. Here is one: http://www.scsug.org/SCSUGProceedings/2007/papers/report/Report-Loren.pdf I'm also happy to serve as a reference if anyone wants to know more about it. I really appreciate your help, and have been very happy with your product.


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|Everyone ready to race
The nice thing about racing in May in WI is that you don't have to worry about the heat. The race started at 9 a.m. and it was still chilly. We had baby E with us, so it was nice to have a little extra time to get her up and ready to go.
We got to the race site about 45 minutes before the start. It was enough time to nurse Baby E and hit the restrooms without feeling rushed. A little before 9 we lined up and took a few pictures. Then the national anthem played and we were off.
The first half mile or so of the race was really crowded. My speedy sister was able to cut through the crowds and get out ahead. I got caught up behind a couple of people here. the start was on a road, but we quickly moved to a paved path.
|Still a little crowded
I had run the loop that made up most of the course a number of times in the past (it is my favorite place to run when I am visiting my parents), and knew it was only 2.25 miles long, so I was curious to see how they were going to make up the difference. About a mile in I found out...
surprise...trail race.
The trail portion was an out and back that was just over three-quarters of a mile. Then you were back on pavement for the rest of the race. The best part was the view of the lake.
|So pretty
About 2.5 miles in I remembered why I hated running in the cold up north. It makes my allergies go crazy. By this point in the race I was coughing and having a hard time breathing. Something I need to keep in mind if I am planning on racing out of FL again.
My final time for this race was 39:04. The course was long and the race didn't have a rolling start, so I was probably a minute faster than that. Still not a great time, but I had a good time and that was what mattered here.


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|Search treatments and conditions
The Bone Resorption Assessment from Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory, and possibly by other labs, can help to prevent bone loss. Testing is useful because:
The Bone Resorption Assessment is also invaluable in evaluating osteoporosis and the bone diseases associated with arthritis, metabolic bone disease, and cancer.
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Arthritis: Inflammation of a joint, usually accompanied by pain, swelling, and stiffness, and resulting from infection, trauma, degenerative changes, metabolic disturbances, or other causes. It occurs in various forms, such as bacterial arthritis, osteoarthritis, or rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis, the most common form, is characterized by a gradual loss of cartilage and often an overgrowth of bone at the joints.
Cancer: Refers to the various types of malignant neoplasms that contain cells growing out of control and invading adjacent tissues, which may metastasize to distant tissues.
Metabolism: The chemical processes of living cells in which energy is produced in order to replace and repair tissues and maintain a healthy body. Responsible for the production of energy, biosynthesis of important substances, and degradation of various compounds.
Osteoporosis: A disease in which bone tissue becomes porous and brittle. The disease primarily affects postmenopausal women.


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GoPro timelapse ffmpeg
So I got a GoPro this Christmas for skiing. Yesterday I took some footage on the mountain, including some time lapse shots which I wanted to stitch together to make a sped-up video. I've used ffmpeg a bunch, so I knew it could do the job. There isn't much to making a movie from the images, and the following command works pretty good. The only tricky part was the GoPro doesn't start all timelapses at G0020001.JPG, mine was at G0020069.JPG. The timelapse setting was one picture every 0.5 sec and the output is 10 fps. The GoPro still are also 4000×3000, so I convert them to 1920×1080 to match the video frame size, this adds a little distortion but still looks pretty good.
ffmpeg.exe -f image2 -r 10 -start_number 69 -i G002%04d.JPG -vcodec libx264 -pix_fmt yuvj420p -s 1920×1080 out.mp4
The 10 fps had some weird conflicts with my editor, so 29.97 fps might work better.
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Cyllenex's core business is the development of software product - Cyllenex Irfis.
Irfis helps to solve many routine tasks in Capital Markets. It will be useful for brokers, traders, sales managers, risk officers, back office, and many other members involved in the process of financial communication.
Irfis coverage
Supported products:
- Equity products
- Commodity products
- Money market products
- Inflation products
- Currency products
Supported types of transactions:
- Plains deals;
- Futures deals;
- Forward deals;
- Options deals;
- Swaps deals;
- Structured deals;
- Other Derivatives;
Irfis modules
Irfis contains the following financial modules:
- Front Office manager -deals booking, P&L calculation...;
- Middle Office manager - limits control, risk analysis;
- Back Office manager - accounting, internal calculations;
- Optimizer - optimization of the various parameters in the business models;
- Infrastructure manager - configuration and management structure and components of the business model of the client;
- Irfis Reporter - development, management and generation of reports ;
- Irfis Gate - powerful factory for import and export of data and reports between Irfis and other systems.


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Groov-e Bullet Buds Metal Wireless Earphones with Mic -Silver
Delivery Options:
|Quick and easy 30 day returns
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Most Helpful Reviews
229936Great pair of Bluetooth ear buds, came well packaged and appear to be very good quality. Paired with my Android Galaxy S2 Tab in an instant. Very happy with my purchase .
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Well priced headphones229888Easy to pair, inexpensive. Wished the instructions were larger for ease of reading.
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Sounds good to me229534I am well pleased with my new wireless earphones. They fit my ears well, they worked almost instantly with my iPhone and I found the instructions easy to follow. A happy customer.
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Hvorfor kjøbe?
- Wireless Bluetooth technology eliminates the need for messy wires
- Precise, perfectly tuned sound
- Lightweight and comfortable
- Simple pairing process
- Easy to use music controls and hands-free calling
- Impressive battery life
Wireless Bluetooth technology eliminates the need for messy wires
Whether you're running on the treadmill, jogging around the block or simply relaxing at home, a messy, tangled headphone cable is nobody's idea of a good time. These earphones don't need a wire to connect to your phone, meaning you can enjoy music, podcasts, phone calls and more without a trailing cable to your device. No more annoying disconnecting either. Pairing is super easy and you'll be off enjoying a more convenient listening experience in no time.
Dynamic, clear and rich sound
The Bullet Buds earphones feature crystal clear treble, punchy mids and warm defined bass. If you enjoy music, you'll enjoy the sound on offer here.
Comfortable fit
With a compact and lightweight design, these wireless earphones are focused around comfort and mobility. What's the point in having such a generous amount of playback time if you want to take them off after a few minutes?
Easy to use music controls and hands-free calling
The Bullet Buds Earphones have been designed to include in-line playback functions, which allow you to play / pause your favourite tracks, advance tracks as well as adjusting the volume for greater control of your music experience. When you receive a call you can take it with the touch of a button. All this can be accomplished without ever having to touch your phone.
Impressive battery life
Packed with an impressively large battery life for such a small pair of earphones, the Bullet buds allow for up to 5 hours of playback time, so you can keep enjoying the music you love for even longer. When the earphones do run out of power, simply connect them to a powered USB port (such as a laptop / PC or mains charger) and they'll be ready for your most punishing workouts in a couple of hours.
Secure-fit earbuds for sports and activity
If you're a person who enjoys playing sports, workouts and exercise or just want a more secure hold there are secure fit earbuds to provide a firmer, tighter fit. Not only are the Bullet Buds a great earphone for everyday use, they're great for active use too. Few headsets are this versatile.
Magnetic clasp function for easy carrying
One of the stand out features of these Earphones is that you can physically connect them together by magnets. This means you can wear them around your neck like a necklace when not in use for easy transportation.
Features and Specifications
Bluetooth: Range ~10m, Version 4.2
Audio transmission protocols: HSP, HFP, A2DP and AVRCP
Frequency response: 20Hz -20KHz
Playtime / talktime: 5+ hours
Charging time: 2-3 hours
Battery: Lithium battery 55mAh
What's in the box?
- Earphones
- Charging Cable
- Spare Earbuds
- Instruction Guide
Din informasjon
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|Black, Silver
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Standard Delivery: 31.95 kr
A low cost, reliable posting service, suitable for your less urgent orders. This service is untracked and is usually delivered in approximately 5-10 business days.
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Arizona Distance Classic
The Arizona Distance Classic, described as the most scenic Arizona race event of the year, takes place just north of Tucson in Oro Valley, during the month of March. Drawing walkers, runners and wheelchair racers locally and from around the country, the Arizona Distance Classic benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma society.
The Arizona Distance Classic is a true Celebration of the Healthy Active lifestyle. Runners and walkers of all shapes, sizes and abilities are encouraged to participate. The breathtaking course winds through the foothills of the stunning Santa Catalina mountains.
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Feb 10,2011
Brooklyn Decker's Model-To-Actress Challenge
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Here is a nice new article about Brooklyn, thanks to The Hollywood Reporter
Brooklyn Decker's Model-To-Actress Challenge
Brooklyn Decker may be one of the more famous models in the world, but she makes a point of not acting like one. She speaks quickly and straightforwardly in a voice filled with enthusiasm and calls herself out when she says something cheesy or cliched (like how she's learning to "peel back the layers" of a character). She dresses in a way that hides her figure — today it's a draping flannel sweater over a plain white shirt and blue jeans — and makes the jarring claim that she's "not a sexy person at all." She doesn't hesitate to talk through a mouthful of food at a table in front of Charlie's at the Farmers Market in Los Angeles on a recent morning. Her self-deprecation has the whiff of the real.
After today's late breakfast, Decker is heading to Warner Bros. for a general meeting, where she knows what she's up against. She did these studio rounds about 18 months ago, and they didn't amount to much, but now she's got two roles in the can and is slightly more hopeful. "I think people are like: 'OK, we saw her coming out of the water, now who is she? Can she carry on a conversation?' " she says and laughs. "You never know."
Read the full article HERE
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A Liberty style building from the early 1900s with stucco, stained glass and a minimalist decor giving space to the avant garde design of the lighting.
Two great works by Alessandro Mendini create an exceptional backdrop to a wide range of products from the most important Italian and foreign brands. A long-established collaboration with renowned architects has allowed the realisation of internal and external projects in various types of space, from a beauty farm to private residences to commercial showrooms.
The entire history of Caprotti has taken place in the heart of Monza, in via Carlo Alberto. Enrico Caprotti, the founder, opened the first electrical shop at no. 37, in 1927. The shop then moved into, at the time no. 20, a much larger shop with three front display windows. There it remained until 1938, when it came time to move once again, only this time to the opposite side of the street to a shop with seven front display windows. Here it would remain until 1968, when it would move to its current location at no. 50, an historic early century palazzo, formerly the Bank of Italy building.


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Web G/L Interface
Seamlessly post payroll information to your QuickBooks accounting package. Accessed via Online Employer, you, or your accountant, now have a convenient online capability to post payroll data. Save time, reduce errors and have more flexibility with the General Ledger Interface.
Benefits of Online Employer G/L
- Flexible solution to chart total net pay or each paycheck.
- Distribute payroll expenses to multiple accounts.
- Improves accuracy – no duplicate data entry.
- Direct online access by their accountant or auditor.
- New file received with every payroll.
- No third party involvement to apply payroll data to the General Ledger.
A G/L Interface Made Simple!
Wizards guide you through a one-time set up to map their payroll to G/L accounts. This will determine how payroll is applied to the General Ledger for accounting purposes-whether they post net payroll as a lump sum or send payroll information for each check number to individual accounts. You can even post earnings, taxes and deductions to multiple accounts. Once you've set up the chart of accounts, the profile is saved along with payroll information. After each payroll, a file will be instantly generated that can be apply directly to the General Ledger.
- Upload a G/L enrollment file to the web for client/accountant mapping to the QuickBooks Chart of Accounts.
- First time in, allow a client/accountant to map or join each pay category with a QuickBooks G/L account and save.
- Each payroll run, Solex will automatically create and upload a .csv file with employee net detail and write this data to an SQL database.
- Once a month, or for each payroll run, allow a client/accountant to access Online Employer, view the summary totals, review their mapping and auto post to QuickBooks accounts via a single General Journal transaction with multiple distributions.
- Post cash by either summary amount or by check.
- View/print five different reports on the web site.
- Bill clients in Solex for Web G/L by pay run if you wish.
- View mapped old pay run totals previously posted to QuickBooks.
- Allow for the building of QuickBooks .IIF import files for older versions of QuickBooks.


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Children's Ministry
We love children at Custer Road UMC, and strive to provide an environment where children will experience God's love and grace and receive a foundation upon which they can become disciples of Jesus Christ. We hope you'll join us!
Planning a visit? Let us know! We use a secure check-in process. If you've never visited before, registering online in advance can help speed things along.
Elementary Guest Registration
Nursery and Preschool Guest Registration
My kids love coming to church! And I love bringing them to a place where they are loved and taught.Brian Phillips
Sunday School takes place at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. for grades kindergarten through fifth grade. We all meet together upstairs in Room 221 (see a map here) before splitting up and going to our different classes. We use a rotation-style Sunday school program, designed with exciting hands-on experiences, and lessons are presented in different settings, including Cinema on the Mount, Computing the Word, Daily Bread, Missions, Thou Art, Gospel Games and Under the Learning Tree. Your kids will love being a part!
So what's the process? Check in at one of the check-in kiosks or, if it's your first visit, see the helpful attendant at the Children's Ministry desk (across from room 119).
Only parents or guardians may sign a child in and out of the nursery. Children get a name tag and the parents receive a slip that must be presented to pick up your child after church. When dropping off a child, parents may receive a vibrating pager at your child's classroom. You will be paged if you need to return to the room. A snack may be served during these hours so parents should inform teachers of food-related allergies.
Each class is staffed with at least two staff members or volunteers who will serve as your child's teachers throughout the school year. Sunday School classroom placement is determined by the child's age on Sept. 1. This is the cutoff date established by the State of Texas for school admission. We use the same date so that children will be aligned with their school grade. The Associate Director of Children's Ministry must approve all placement exceptions in order to maintain safe student/teacher ratios.
Our professional child care staff is trained to care for all of your child's need including any unlikely emergencies that may arise. The staff is assisted by parent volunteers that read to, play with and lovingly care for your child.
When your child is dropped off, you will be given a pager. If your child needs you during the worship service, the pager will vibrate. At that time, the parent is asked to come to their child's room. The pager must be returned in order to check your child out of his or her class.
For the protection of your children, only a parent can check children in or out of classes.
When leaving your child in our care, inform the child care providers of any dietary or other special needs your child may have, and label all personal items with your child's name.
Please bring only well children to Sunday school. Your child should be free of fever, vomiting, rashes, and/or diarrhea for a minimum of 24 hours before leaving him or her in our care. If your child becomes sick after being checked into our care, our staff will notify you.
Our caregivers will not administer any prescription drugs or medicines of any kind. Thank you for your understanding.
Please contact any of our staff below if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you and your family!
You must have a reservation for each child you leave in our care. Please make reservations with your small group or leader at least four days in advance of your meeting or event.
If you are organizing a gathering at the church and think you may need childcare, please contact our nursery coordinator as early as possible.
Did you know our church has a day school? Our preschool program and private Kindergarten in Plano is touted by parents as a wonderful preparation for today's Plano Kindergarten expectations. The Day School fosters the intellectual, social/emotional, spiritual and physical development of preschool age children in a stimulating, secure and loving environment in Plano. In addition to academic preparation the children enjoy Music class, Spanish, Computer class, and Chapel Days. You can learn more at custerroadchristiandayschool.com.
Mission Possible Kids meet on the third Sunday of each month from 3:30-5 p.m. throughout the school year (except December).
Register here.
Join the tens of thousands of kids in chapters across the U.S. in Mission Possible Kids who together are changing the world!!
Agents: Children 3 years of age by September 1st, 2016 through 5th grade are welcome to become agents. The registration fee for NEW agents is $25.00 and includes a Mission Possible t-shirt. The registration fee for returning agents is $15.00.
Adults: Don't miss out on the opportunity to be a part of this life changing program. We need your help! We are currently recruiting for leadership positions as well as for volunteers to help the kids complete their projects during our meetings. Contact Heather Hammer via email here for more info!
Here's some of what agents have previously done:
- Socking Food Banks.
- Making Gifts for Kids in Hospitals and Shelters.
- Assisting with Disaster Relief.
- Reaching Out to Kids in Orphanages and Refugee Centers.
- Supporting US Troops Overseas.
It's Fun. It's Exciting. It's REAL!
Join the tens of thousands of kids in chapters across the U.S. in Mission Possible Kids, who together are changing the world!!
Register here.
Questions? Contact:
|Heather Hammer
|Director of Children's Ministry
|972-618-3450 ext. 238
Child Care Policies
- Child care arrangements must be made through the director of child care.
- Child care requests must be made through the EventU system 10 days prior to the beginning of classes, Bible studies or any other event by the staff liaison.
- Reservations for child care must be turned in to the director of child care 4 days prior to the event. Reservations for child care must be taken by someone within the sponsoring group. Child care providers will be scheduled based on the number of children who have a reservation and/or if a minimum of three families are represented.
- Child care providers will be given a list of children with reservations prior to the event. In the event the adult-to-child ratio becomes unsafe (due to sick child care providers and/or too many children without reservations), parents will be asked to stay in the rooms or children will be turned away.
- Child care is not available for Sunday school class parties or outings, weddings, funerals, or other "non-meeting" type events.
- In order to ensure privacy for our child care providers, no names and/or phone numbers of providers will be released by our staff or volunteers.
- Parents using the child care facilities while at an off-site, church related location must have an up-to-date, notarized Medical Form on file with the director of child care prior to the off-site event. Forms may be obtained in the front office and a notary is usually on hand from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
- Only parents/guardians may sign a child in and out, not brothers or sisters. This is for the child's protection.
- Child care providers will be paid for one hour if a group "no shows."
- Two or more child care providers will be required at all times during scheduled child care.
- Child care is for children ages 10 years and under. The director of child care must review all exceptions (i.e. children between the ages of 10 and 13).
Medication Policy and Procedures
1. Any prescription or over the counter medication must be accompanied by a completed Medication Administration Request Form and turned in to the Director of Children's Ministry.
2. Medications are considered to be any pills, liquids, inhalers, sprays, eye drops, ear drops, cough drops or topically applied creams or ointments that are expected to relieve symptoms.
3. Only medications that cannot be given at home will be given at church.
4. For the safety of all children, all medication should be delivered to the Director of Children's Ministry by a parent/guardian and not stored in a child's bag with the exception of insulin, asthma reliever inhalers, or emergency epinephrine. The Director of Children's ministry must be made aware of life saving medication stored in a child's bag and a Medication Administration Request Form in addition to an Action Plan must be completed and on file.
5. It is recommended that the first dose of any medication be given at home where the parent can monitor the effects.
6. Prescription medication must be in the original labeled pharmacy container and will be administered in compliance with the prescription instructions printed on the label.
7. Expired medications will not be given.
8. Custer Road UMC cannot and will not store any medication. All medication must be picked up by the parent/guardian at the conclusion of the event.
**A current medical release must be on file for all children that may require medication while in our care due to allergies or other ongoing medical conditions.
Click here to fill out the medical release.
Upcoming Events:
Aug 19, 2018
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Screenagers -- Free Movie Event!
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Here in the fading twilight
we are thoughtfully alone,
I mean to ask some questions—
we'll speak poet to poet.
With you, with all your light,
with women born yesterday,
with all those who died,
and with those to know tomorrow,
I want to ask you:
Will they see my star in the sky?
It's cold outside.
There is land enough for the dead,
there is time to hold the born,
and maybe you will meet me
when the morning comes …
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The Big Plan: Give us your feedback!
Over the 2016-2017 leadership transition, the AMS will begin to develop a three-year strategic plan. This strategic plan will address issues identified in various focus groups, surveys and in discussions with various stakeholders across the campus. The draft available on this page is a basic first draft, we need your input to make the final version reflect what you want as students!
It is the aim of the Executive Committee that the goals and objectives outlined in this document will be developed and carried out over the next 3 years by the elected student executive teams, representative councilors, and permanent staff. The purpose of this document is to provide clear goals that will add significantly to the sustainability, value and importance of the AMS Student Society by addressing organizational weaknesses and building on our strong commitment to our members, and ensuring that their interest is served by the actions of the society.
This strategic plan will outline 4 organizational objectives, to be implemented in both the short term and long term. Each goal contains a brief summary of purpose as well as action items that target specific areas for improvement, continuity, and organizational growth.
During the research phase the Executive Committee and Council will do the following:
- Hold multiple focus groups with students, collectively gathering feedback from members throughout the spring of 2017.
- Execute the Academic Experience Survey, focusing on potential goals for the strategic plan.
- Conduct a goal-setting exercise with outgoing and incoming Executive and Council to identify targets this strategic plan should strive to address.
- Meetings weekly commencing in October 2016 until the documents' completion in May 2017
Vision: By Students, For Students. The AMS has your back.
Mission: To improve the quality of the educational, social and personal lives of students at UBC Vancouver.
Core Values
- Collaborative: Engaging and cooperating with internal and external partners as we continue to strengthen our relationships with on- and off-campus stakeholders.
- Data Driven: Consultation focused planning of new initiatives and advocacy to ensure continued relevancy to the student body.
- Approachable: Maintaining accessibility to the same student experience for all members of the AMS by ensuring fairness and equity in all aspects of the AMS.
- Progressive: Responsive to change and adaptable to the changing needs of students.
- Principled: Maintaining the integrity of the values and mission of the AMS in all things we do.
- Representation: Advocating in a demonstrably democratic way
- Engagement: Broadening our reach and awareness with the general student body and deepening our relationships with campus partners.
- EXAMPLE: Currently: 33% of students agree that they are well informed about the AMS. By 2019 we would like to increase this number to 80% awareness
- Support: Enhancing the relevancy and accessibility of the services we provide to students
- Development: Enhancing the internal operations of the AMS in order to enhance our capacity to deliver our engagement with, support for and representation of students at UBC.
Click on each of the headings below for more information:
1.0 Engagement
Broadening our reach and awareness with the general student body and deepening our relationships with partners.
1.1 Broaden Engagement with Student Body
- Increase integration of awareness about AMS into all training and orientation programming across all departments of the University and within AMS subsidiary groups and partners (2017)
- Strategize offerings of the AMS Events department and establish set of flagship events on a 3 year timeline (2017)
- Utilize the Nest as a central Hub for students on Campus
- Compile report on opportunities for animation and secure necessary resources and subsidiary partnerships to materialize infrastructure and programming for implementation in 2019 (2018)
- Use large scale data tracking to track service based interactions with members and use this data to enhance relevancy of services (2018)
1.2 Deepen Engagement with Campus Partners
- Develop Partnership MOU documents with Campus Partners including Alumni UBC, UBC Recreation and Intramurals, Varsity, UBC Student Housing and Hospitality Services, CiTR and Ubyssey, Greek System, The Calendar.ca etc. (2018)
- Identify gaps in partnerships and representation (currently: international, commuter and minority group students)
- Utilize outreach networks to ensure campus partners receive streamlined feedback from the AMS on behalf of students as it relates to university and community consultation practices (2018)
- Re-analyze and refresh partnership MOU's with Campus Partners (2019)
- Ensure AMS Athletics and Recreation fee arrangement has been solidified in an MOU based on report recommendations (2019)
1.3 Establish Longterm Partnerships with non-UBC Partners
- Develop expansive AMS Sponsorship package and content encompassing all facets of the AMS (2017)
- Conduct needs analyses of AMS and non-UBC partner needs to determine mutually beneficial arrangements (2018)
- Test trial-year partnership arrangement and draft multi-year partnership agreement (2019)
- Sign and file written partnership agreements (2020)
2.0 Support
Enhancing relevancy and accessibility of services for UBC Students offered by and through the AMS
2.1 Ongoing AMS Services Reviews
- Implement AMS Services Review (2017)
- Establish Internal Policy on Regularized Services Reviews to ensure ongoing relevance to student needs (2018)
- Launch next AMS Services Review (2019)
2.2 Improve Support Structures for AMS Subsidiary Groups
- Improve oversight and support for Undergraduate Societies (2017)
- Undergraduate Society Handbook
- Mandatory AMS Orientations for newly Elected Representatives
- Standardized Governance Principles, Orientation Programming, Service Metrics and Elections coordinated based on feedback and input from constituency executives
- Develop a plan for ongoing feedback and experience improvements for AMS Clubs (2018)
- Implement Campus Vibe (2017)
- Analyze organizational structure as it relates to clubs support, benchmarking against peer institutions and implement any necessary changes
- Develop internal policy for bi-annual club's management software review (2018)
- Develop visioning process for online campus-wide engagement platform, integrating renewal of clubhouse (2019)
2.3 Increase students' access to and awareness of all services available on campus
- Work with university to streamline online portals to services and increase effective and relevant marketing practices for students. (2018-19)
- Advocate more robust partnerships between campus partners as they relate to student research and and job opportunities (2018-19)
- Complete draft "how to get hired after graduation" handbook in collaboration with other student societies (2020)
3.0 Representation
Advocate for UBC Students in a deliberative and demonstrably democratic manner.
3.1 Build Reputation for Advocacy
- Improve capacity for advocacy research to ensure data-driven lobby documents by more efficiently tracking student data (2017)
- Develop advocacy support networks to both internal and external partners including student associations and non-profits (2018)
- Strengthen federal advocacy through integrated programming with other student societies at SUDS (2020)
3.2 Build Reputation for Consultation
- Develop consultation agreement with UBC Administration to ensure transparency and accountability surround tuition and fee increases and policy changes (2019)
- Utilize outreach networks (see objective 1.2) to ensure campus partners participate in providing feedback on AMS and UBC consultation processes.(2018)
- Revision Campus Experience Survey be more representative of its diverse content. Ensure availability of statistics to inform any and all strategic decisions made (2018)
3.3 Improve Transparency around AMS fees and governance
- Provide Quarterly budget updates via website, accompanied by a "how to read the budget" document and video (2017)
- Host a quorate annual general meeting on a regular basis, actively advertise and live stream AMS council meetings (2018)
- Establish internal governance policy to ensure governance reviews happen every 6 years at minimum for all AMS constituencies as well as AMS council. (2018)
- Increase AMS Election and Referendum Ballot Voter turnout to a consistent 50% (2020)
4.0 Internal Enablers
Enhancing the internal operations of the AMS in order to enhance our capacity to deliver on our responsibility for service to students.
4.1 Communications
- Develop a promotion and communication strategy to improve awareness about the AMS.
- Website upgrades (2017)
- Develop Internal Communications Policy prioritizing ongoing feedback mechanisms and membership preferences (2017)
- Streamline all surveys sent out by AMS and subsidiaries
- Establish Communications Working group involving undergraduate society representatives, link with UBC Comms group
- Intensify communication efforts to incoming 1st year students and post-graduate alumni
4.2 Future Proof AMS Finances
- Develop Sustainable AMS Finance Policy that addresses the following:
- Logistics: Coordinate Budgeting timelines with Executive Elections (2017)
- Invest: Update AMS Bylaws to allow for sustainable investments and grow AMS Endowment to ensure long term stability (2017).
- Plan: Ensure AMS businesses stay competitive via ongoing SWOT analyses
4.3 Destination Workplace
- Create ongoing improvements for part time and full time staff at the AMS
- Upgrade open office spaces and office amenities (2017)
- Appoint an 'AMS Fun committee' (2018)
- Conduct bi-annual comprehensive wage reviews and ensure competitive salaries and benefits for all tiers. (2018)
- Implement an intranet (2019)
4.4 Digital and IT Systems
- Develop a cross departmental, coordinated approach to digital usage of IT systems (2017)
- Integrate ongoing feedback system for digital communications (2018)
- Collaborate with UBC to implement large-scale digital screen on future McInnes field (2019)


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Gym, Health & Fitness
The aim of the strand is to provide two progressive pathways, a recreational fitness & personal training pathway and fitness dance class instructing pathway. Both of these pathways will look to develop a students technical knowledge through a technical framework of vocational qualifications that are industry recognised. Alongside this technical knowledge students will be given the opportunity to acquire experience within a safe & supportive environment within Hollywell Fitness centre.
Recreational fitness & personal training pathway – How will it work?
Students who have been successful in gaining a place within this pathway will be likely to be those who are interested in developing a career as either a personal trainer, Exercise referral specialist or even a recreational fitness class instructor. The pathway will focus on developing the student's technical competencies linked to the industry the development of personal attributes.
The pathway will provide volunteer fitness instructors the opportunity to gain practical experience of working in a gym environment and to support the delivery of industry leading levels of participation. You will acquire the appropriate knowledge required to deliver fitness assessments, carry out gym inductions and keep appropriate records whilst at the same time work towards your Level 2 Fitness Instructor Qualification. During this time, volunteer gym instructors will be assigned an experienced mentor at Holywell Fitness Centre who will support your development throughout the process.
After completing your Level 2 fitness Instructor qualification and voluntary hours you will be given the opportunity to undertake further qualifications such as Les Mills fitness class instructing qualifications. These could enable you to in the future teach recreational fitness classes both during the pathway and externally to the University. Having completed the required numbers of voluntary hours you will also be eligible to apply for relief hours in the gyms on campus and have the relevant skills to be able to apply for the Trainee Fitness Instructor Placement year (based at Holywell) or the Graduate Fitness Instructor (based at Powerbase).
As part of the programme successful candidates will also be expected to complete: A reflection log book, Logging of hours on a weekly basis.
Please note that this pathway is not designed for those who wish to develop a career in performance Sport S & C. We will be launching a pathway in this area in due course but will be aimed at postgraduates.
Dance fitness class instructing pathway – How will it work?
Due to the expansion of the Mylife style programme and Student Union Sport activity programme we are looking to create a student workforce that is capable and confident enough to teach classes such as Bounce Dancefit and Zumba.
The pathway will provide volunteer Dance Fitness class instructors the opportunity to gain practical experience of delivering high quality classes and to support the delivery of industry leading levels of participation. You will acquire the appropriate knowledge required to deliver classes and at the same time work towards your Dance bouncefit instructor qualifications. During this time, volunteer fitness class instructors will be assigned an experienced mentor who will support your development throughout the process.
As part of the programme successful candidates will also be expected to complete: A reflection log book, Logging of hours on a weekly basis.
Continual professional development
Along side the more formal qualifications across both pathways we will be offering successful applicants the opportunity to attend industry insight master classes. This academic year we have been lucky enough to have two industry leading professionals who partner with the CVA to deliver invaluable master classes to students. Adam Daniel (one of London's top 6 personal trainers and owner of life:lab) will be delivering his second workshop "Training the human being NOT the human body" on 22nd March 2017. Alongside Adam, we also have Faye Downey (Elite Performance Manager at Oracle Elite Performance Management Ltd) coming in to deliver her second workshop on 22nd February 2017. Keep checking our CVA Portal to sign up for these master classes.
When will it happen?
If you would like to apply for any of the above opportunities, please go to our CVA Portal, and complete your profile to apply.
To see other opportunities that we deliver, visit our CVA Strands page or for other voluntary opportunities, visit our We Support page.