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s'mores!!! with the warm weather & [s'more season] camping season upon us, i thought this would be the perfect opportunity to make my year round s'more bars. i mean, why should indulging in a s'more be limited to just the summer months? this recipe is inspired by the s'more bar i had the first time i visited anna olsen's bakery in niagara on the lake. as a big fan of her food network series, i told my mom that if for some reason anna olsen was actually there, DO NOT embarrass me. what did she do the second anna olsen walked in? [embarrass me] told her what a big fan i was... yada yada yada. oh moms. anyways, back to the s'more bars. they are layers of milk chocolate chunks, graham crackers and marshmallows, all bound together with a graham cracker puree filling! i could eat this filling on its own, it is so good! these are a perfect grab and go snack and freeze well in a sealed container.
- 15 sheets whole graham crackers
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup raw sugar
- 1/2 cup almond milk (regular milk works too)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 300g milk chocolate chopped (additional 50g if you snack on it while baking like me)
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- in a sauce pot on low heat melt butter, sugar, milk, and vanilla until dissolved.
- stir in graham cracker crumbs, and set aside.
- in a nine-inch square pan greased or lined with parchment paper begin to assemble the bars starting with: whole graham crackers, 1/3 filling, 100g milk chocolate, 2/3 cup marshmallows, and repeat.
- finish with chocolate chunks and marshmallows as the top layer.
- bake for 15-20 minutes, until marshmallows begin to bubble and brown.
- remove from oven and let cool completely before slicing. i find refrigerating it before cutting works best!


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This year I decided to grow Listada de Gandia, which is a lovely striped Italian eggplant. I selected this variety not only for its aesthetic qualities but for its flavor and high yield as well. The fruits are about 6-8 inches and have a thin skin. Their true coloring is more of a dark purple; the sun washed this picture out a bit.
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2-3 eggplant (I used 3 since mine were on the smaller side. I'm still battling Colorado Potato Beetles; they usually eat just my leaves but I wasn't taking any chances, so I picked mine a little early!)
3 cloves garlic
1/2 c tahini paste
2 Tbsp lime juice
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp salt
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FC: Italy!
1: I chose this country because I have always wanted to go visit Italy. | Why I selected this country.
2: Location: Southern Europe its bordering Austria. Capital: Rome | Facts and statistics
4: Population: 58,057,477 in July 2004. Ethnic Makeup: Italians, French, Germans. | Climate: Alpine in the far north, hot, and dry in the south. | Facts and Statistics | Climate: Alpine in the far north, hot, dry in the south.
5: ! | Other | 1. the gov't is republic. 2.religion is roman catholic. 3. Catalan is spoken in one city.
6: Language | Language: Italian is 93% spoken. | Culture:1. the family is the center of the social culture. 2. it provides both emotional and financial support.
7: Society | Society: 1. appearance matters. 2. Attendance at church is low, but influence of church is high.
8: Etiquette | 1. Greetings are formal. 2. Wait to be invited to a first name basis. 3. Calling cards are used for talking. 4. you can't give yellow flowers because it means jealousy. 5. you open your gift when you receive it.
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10: Business Etiquette | 1. they do business with people they know and trust. 2. they prefer face-to-face contact. 3. they judge on first impressions. 4. personal contact allow you to get ahead. 5. they often use facial and hand gestures to prove a point.
11: Protocol | 1. appointments are mandatory. 2. confirm the meeting by telephone or fax. 3. many companies close during August. 4. a meeting is to gain respect and trust. 5. they raise their voice to be heard over loud people.
12: Name of country in the news | Italy: 1. Gazzeta dello sport, 2. Gazzeta del sud,3. Il Centro.
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The briefing has concluded.
srdem reporting from the next to last row in the briefing room, in disguise and carrying a forged press pass from the Slovenian Tribune. shhh.
Waiting for the 1pm (slovenian time) briefing to begin.
My fellow chair-sitters seem engaged and refreshed from the short holiday respite, so we can expect some exciting back and forth today.
1:10pm (slovenian time) a hush comes over the chair-sitters as we await our fate.
First up; keeping one's brother seems to be unimportant enough to delay until next month. priorities.
Next; the talks on Syria are going no where, don't have any solution and we're hoping that Russia will keep Assad in check because we don't have a clue.
Seems the President has no reaction to N.Korea's regime's atrocities. Nothing, nada. Not our concern, it seems.
Back to Syria. Gee, they're just not cooperating, and Putin isn't helpful. We're looking for a UN resolution to, to, shame Assad. or something.
VPBiden gets slammed for saying that the trade agreement MrO wants isn't going anywhere. Response: Differing views. snort.
Press Sec has a master list of words; views, opposition, national security, progress, moving forward………
Claims the Obamacare website is functioning "effectively" and well-documented(:?) quality healthcare insurance. Repubs want to ruin healthcare for Americans. More blather about the good things of ACA, and how Americans "across the country" (really?) would be adversely affected if the Repubs repeal their "benefits".
New talks to negiotiate with terrorists; is that a new policy. Claims we're working hard to gain the release of the POW held in Afganistan by the Taliban but we don't negiotiate with terrorists. Ooops, we're not in "active" negotiations, but we will resume them soon. ooops, seems we are going to change our policy and talk with terrorists.
Back to Syria; no boots on the ground. The chair-sitters think the Syria problem is bigger than the public knows about. There's no military solution to this "problem".
Continued questions about Syria, why aren't we doing something. What about the "red line", what is that all about if not a threat for military action.
MrCarney now forced to praise Assad for NOT using chemical weaponry against his own people.
(chair-sitters are smokin' hot today, whew)
Now let's talk about MrClapper admitting he lied, and it was a mistake.
Obamacare; asked if the President is concerned that candidates aren't focused on the upcoming elections, but rather 2016. MrC says they're not worried about losing a majority in the Senate.
Don't cry for our diplomats, Venezuela, they're packing their bags and leaving. We don't care.
Back to NKorea, let's get the Chinese involved. Nope.
Return to Syria again! All we're doing is humanitarian assistance, which apparently involves sending them AK-47s and MREs.
On to Iran; we got nothing there. What drivel, assuming that Iran would be 'transparent", pfft.
Back to Syria; why isn't the Prez using the same criteria he used in Libya to stop Syria's army. Negotiations again; this administration thinks talk and not action will make a difference to the world's evil that never listens to anything but their own agenda.
Minimum wage increases; won't make an impact on existing jobs. Nobody believes that, economists agree, blah blah.
Oh my, having a party tonight with the viewing of the movie. The cast, crew, curators, etc etc. No specific names, but it will be an "event".
A "useful excercise" for the Pres to meet with the leaders of Canada and Mexico. Nothing much will come of the "summit", but what the heck it's another trip out of town.
I need a restorative drink. Is it near 5pm anywhere other than Slovenia?
srdem65 :-)
Once again that is the BEST summary of the "White House Briefing" I have ever read. (even better than the semi-sycophants of Fox News)
For this excellent reporting which informs and spares us all, you deserve top shelf from my tea trolley. What's your pleasure?
I hear the WH has a very special home grown brew.
Please do this as often as you can srdem ! Great snark, sadly more true than this administration. Yay you !!!
Applause, applause! Well done my fellow Slovenian.
About the Ukraine. The US National Security Council is "appalled by the violence". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26236860
Haven't heard too much about the US response to Venezuela.
Looks like big central governments run by petty tyrants with a deaf ear to the public are not faring to well in the world, Barack.
Now you know why the tyrants in Washington have loaded up every alphabet agency in the USA with ammo.
Why are most places for the past year sold out of ,,,,,,, most of the time…….?
Are you asking about ammo, Lee?
If yes, the alphabet agencies have been buying up hundred of millions of shells in varying sizes for more than a year.
Tks. I understand. I was making that point by not spelling it out. It is not discussed much.
Lock 'n Load Baby…
Beans, bullets and commo…end msg.
The "US" under Dear Leader Obama still has a "National Security Council"…?
-I didnt know that, because I have not seen any "national security" under Obama.
Check with Susan Rice, Obama's NS Advisor, she has a library of videos she can share.
We want the Ukraine government to stand down. So does the President call? NO. Biden called the Ukraine leader. Why? The President IS TOO BUSY screening a movie. That sums up how the President handles, cares for, regards his duties. Disgusting.
…humanitarian assistance, which apparently involves sending them AK-47's and MRE's…
I luv' it!
It's always 5pm SOMEWHERE. As a matter of fact, looking at the clock…


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by Karen R. Effrem, MD
In an article for The Daily Caller last week, APP senior fellows Emmett McGroarty and Jane Robbins clearly explained the dangers and consequences for education of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Those consequences are nicely summarized as follows:
In the No Free Lunch Department, Doug Levin of EdTech Strategies, LLC warned, "Privacy experts have long been concerned about schools pushing parents onto the third-party platforms that are based on selling advertising and user data." Facebook and ed-tech companies view your child as an economic unit, no more, no less, and whether he actually masters any academic content from using their platforms is strictly secondary to how much money they can make from exploiting his personal data.
Now we are also learning that even financial publications are warning about the cancerous spread of social emotional learning (SEL) assessment and profiling on a global scale. The eight-hundred-pound gorilla in this process is the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the developer of the PISA international comparison test. The Middle East North Africa Financial Network (MENAFN) has chronicled OECD's machinations in this realm in an article entitled, "Why education is embracing Facebook-style personality profiling for schoolchildren."
The article describes how both Facebook/Cambridge Analytica and OECD have developed and are using personality surveys based on the "Big Five" personality traits — "openness," "conscientiousness," "extroversion," "agreeableness," and "neuroticism" or (OCEAN). The brand new, upcoming 2019 OECD international Study on Social Emotional Learning for middle and high school students is described as a "computer-based self-completion questionnaire" that will assess students on these traits. The common foundation of this new OECD test and the Cambridge Analytica personality test are the same.
The purpose of the OECD test is for workforce development, which uses inaccurate predictive testing of this subjective SEL to steer students toward career paths they may not want and close off others:
The assumption behind the test is that social and emotional skills are important predictors of educational progress and future workplace performance. Large-scale personality data is therefore presumed by the OECD to be predictive of a country's potential social and economic progress.
The article goes on to say how much power OECD wields in international education policy, including in SEL:
The OECD is already a powerful influence on the moulding of national education policies. Its Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has reshaped school curricula, assessments and whole systems in the global education race. So could its emphasis on personality testing similarly reshape education policy and school practices?
The organisation is seeking to measure student personality to gather policy-relevant insights for participating countries. The inevitable consequence in countries with disappointing results will be new policies and interventions to improve students' personalities to ensure competitiveness in the global race. Just as PISA has influenced a global market in products to support the skills tested by the assessment, the same is now occurring around social-emotional learning and personality development.
It also describes the new efforts in curriculum and software that are being developed in response to OECD's SEL promotion:
Already, a commercial market of ed-tech apps and products, such as ClassDojo , has emerged to support and measure the development of students' social-emotional skills in schools. Likewise, educational policies have begun to focus on social-emotional categories of learning, such as grit, growth mindset and character. The Department for Education [of OECD] supports the development of character skills in schools…The emphasis will move further towards capturing intimate data from students, mining beneath the surface of their examination grades to capture interior details about their personalities. Advanced education technologies are already under development to see into the submerged depths of students' personalities and emotions.
There are of course many dangers and problems with this approach that we have frequently addressed, such as here and here. These include:
Interestingly, the MENAFN article also lists some important problems, which is somewhat surprising given the usual focus of these types of publications on markets and profits:
I also have covered the effort by OECD to begin this personality molding, assessment, and data mining in the preschool years. Even more dangerous is the idea posited in their 2015 report about coordinating between government and family to develop the proper, government-required attitudes:
Policy makers, teachers, parents and researchers can help expand children's growth potential by actively engaging in skill development within the domains that they are responsible for. However, given that "skills beget skills", education policies and programmes need to ensure coherence across learning contexts (i.e. family, school and the community) and stages of school progression (i.e. across primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schooling). This is an important way to maximise the returns to skills investment over the life cycle.
It is bad enough that federal busybodies want to plan the lives and futures of our children, but it is absolutely unacceptable to have this happening on a global scale. We must continue to fight, not only to protect the hearts and minds of our children and our rights and autonomy as parents, but also to protect our national sovereignty. Let us also hope that President Trump continues to uphold his stated goal of protecting American interests.
Just when you think it couldn't get any worse China just purchased Edmodo the largest database used in the US to collect SEL data. Now couple this with the fact that China uses a Sesame Social credit system that gives point values to its citizens for their good behavior and for associating with the right people. These good Communists not only get points they also get perks their less Communist friends won't get. Do you see the issue here? This point system is planned for global implementation. It is one way to get all people in the world to comply to the boot placed on your throat.
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Handbags is a scrabble word? Yes (15 Points) Handbags has worth 15 Scrabble points.
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Makeup Only Looks As Good As the Skin Underneath
Flakes + Dryness = Dehydration
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Attention Upland Borough Residents:
On July 14, 2015, a resident of Upland Borough alerted the Upland Borough Police Department to an international lottery scam. The resident received a letter in the mail which was titled: "INTL, LOTARIA CLASSICA COMMISSION". The letter addressed the resident as a "STAKE WINNER" and informed them that they had won a large sum of money. This letter is a scam, there is no such "WORLD LOTTERY".
The Upland Borough Police Department aims to inform and educate the public of such scams and practices. "Lottery scams work by persuading the victim to send money in order to claim a prize such as cash, a trip, or other item(s) of value. The scam artist, who may be posing as a foreign government or lottery official, tells the victim the money is needed to cover insurance, security or other costs associated with disbursing the prize. Bank account or social security numbers may also be requested in order to "verify" the winner's identity. However, the prize never comes and the scam artist makes off with the victim's money and their identity as well."
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- It is against federal law to buy foreign lottery tickets by phone or mail.
- Legitimate lotteries and sweepstakes do not require winners to pay money before claiming a prize.
- If you receive an article in the mail or online that you believe to be suspicious, please contact the Upland Borough Police Department.
- "SCAM ALERT!" literature is available in the lobby at the Upland Borough Police Department.


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Multi-Platinum Selling MercyMe Announces East Coast Trek Of "Lifer Tour" This October
Ryan Stevenson and Unspoken provide tour support
Nashville, Tenn. (June 1, 2017) - GRAMMY® nominated MercyMe will bring the second leg of their "Lifer Tour" to 14 markets October 7 – 29. Carrying the namesake of their latest No. 1 album, LIFER, the American Music Award winners will perform fan favorites such as "I Can Only Imagine," "Flawless," "Greater" and more, including their current chart-topper "Even If" which has been a continuous No. 1 mainstay on the Christian radio charts. Joining the tour will be radio favorites Ryan Stevenson and Unspoken. MercyMe's LIFER earned debut placements across multiple charts, including No. 10 on the Billboard Top 200 and No. 1 on Billboard Christian Album Charts, upon it's release in March. Throughout the street week of the album, LIFER sat atop the iTunes Christian Chart, while hitting No. 2 on the overall iTunes and Amazon Music Charts. LIFER also pulled in No. 1s internationally, garnering the highest chart placement on the iTunes Christian & Gospel Albums Chart in India, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Italy. The GRAMMY® nominees latest chart topper follows a string of top releases for the band,
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Artist Tips From Yours Truly
I've decided to compile all my artist tips that I tweet on my twitter account. These are tips that I have learned as I go about doing art. If you want to see more future art tips from me or odd posts about yellow shoes follow my twitter account here http://twitter.com/#!/JessaSininger I hope these are of help.
Artist Tips of the Day:
Never try to be clean with your drawings. It forces your brain into a state of fear to not make mistakes. Dirty up the page and smudge it to your hearts content! You can always clean it up when your done.
When using photo pose reference shrink it down to thumbnail size to study. It will train your creativity to grow and make it so your not dependent on copying.
When sketching try using the side of lead to draw with. It will push gestures more & will exercise the ability to control a drawing.
The secret to drawing realistic hair is to treat it exactly like a piece of cloth. That includes draping the hair.
Lighting within a painting is one of the most crucial things in a piece...if it lacks a lighting scheme it lacks life.
When painting a composition don't go overboard.Too many textures/patterns can clutter a piece. Keep it simple so it can read.
When watching movies pay attention to the colors in the scenes as a whole. This will help with coming up with color keys for your paintings.
When drawing long hair think of it like a ribbon wrapping around for construction then start detailing. Don't create uniform lines they should be simple and done with a purpose to show the foundation of the hair. Don't create lines for the sake of lines!
Don't be afraid to scribble on the paper. Loose gestures offer appealing designs.
Take some time to think about the overall colors you are using in your paintings. Do they fit...are they appealing...
When painting eyes bleed a little color of the iris into the pupil. It will make the eyes more soulful.
When painting make sure you are keeping an eye on the thumbnail of it. If it pops as a small image it will pop as a whole!
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November 10, 2005
REPORT OF THE ERINDALE COLLEGE COUNCIL meeting held on Thursday, November 10, 2005 at 4:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber, South Building, UTM.
PRESENT: B. Branfireun (in the Chair), I. Orchard, R. deSouza, U. Krull, C. Misak, M. Overton, M. Rennie, J. Tran, S. Foster, H. Gunz, B. Louie, J. Stirling, K. Giuliani, D. Crocker, J. Lim, M.A. Mavrinac, L. Thomson, L. Brooks, J. Lougheed-Laycock, A. Farah, D. Kreuger, C. Smitka, V. Glebov, B. Gupta, J. Paluzzi, T. Kolarinwa, R. Namazie, A. Giles, N. Lopez-Woodside, C. Bryson, L. Gaspini, J. McCurdy-Myers, I. Still, S. Laughton, M. Thuna, P. King, Z. Baig, A. Bellerby, R. Carroll, A. Iwaniw, R. Reisz, A. Lange, S. Munro, M. Musa, S. Abrahim, H. Aboghodieh, N. Khan, D. Hunter, W. Khogali
REGRETS: R. Beck, A. Wensley, J. Delves, J. Percy, T. Remmel, M. Georges
1. Adoption of Agenda
The Agenda was approved. (I. Orchard/U. Krull)
2. Minutes of Previous Meeting (October 7, 2005)
The report of the previous meeting was approved. (D. Crocker/I. Orchard)
3. Business Arising from the Minutes
a) Phase 8 construction noise – Ray deSouza, Chief Administrative Officer
Ray deSouza reported that at the last meeting of ECC the issue of Phase 8 construction noise had been raised and a member asked whether construction could be delayed to later on in the morning so as not to disturb residence students. Mr. deSouza was pleased to report that contractors had agreed to delay the noisiest phases of construction to a later time in the morning (8:00 a.m.) at no additional cost to the project.
4. Reports of Standing Committees
a) Computing Committee (October 26, 2005 meeting)– Joe Lim
The Chair called on Mr. Lim to provide the report of last Computing Committee meeting.
Mr. Lim reported that at its last meeting, the Computing Committee received an update on spam and an overview of how the mail server operates. It was reported that out of the daily 170,000 messages, 42,633 arrive in inboxes, and of those 14,268 are filtered with user defined and trained spam filters. Of these user filtered messages, 10% or 1608 messages are spam and therefore end up in spam folders. It was also reported that of the 22000 existing email accounts, 6200 are active and of those approximately 900 are anti-virus program users.
The Computing Committee also received a presentation from the director of strategic computing at the university, Marden Paul, on the proposed learning management system (LMS) and the student portal system. It was reported that the LMS project is at the RFP stage and that a decision regarding a vendor is anticipated to be made by December 1, 2005. Once a decision has been made, a multi-campus team will be assembled to implement both the LMS and the student portals project by September 1, 2006.
It was duly moved and seconded,
THAT the report of the Computing Committee be accepted. (J. Lim/ R. deSouza)
The motion carried.
b) Academic Affairs Committee (October 25, 2005 meeting)– Professor Angela Lange
Professor Lange reported that at its last meeting, in addition to the ratification of new committee members, the Committee heard three reports. The first was a presentation by Professor Ulli Krull, Vice-Principal Research on UTM's research activities, which will be given in full as part of the current agenda. The second report to the Committee was from Lynn Snowden, the Assistant Dean on the curriculum development process with the goal of preparing members for the consideration of the curriculum reports at the committee's November 29, 2005 meeting. Members of the AAC heard that the curriculum process begins in late summer or early fall, (major proposal work begins in the spring) at the departmental level. Curriculum changes are then discussed at the three curriculum committees, which are composed of departmental chairs and are chaired by Prof. Amy Mullin (Humanities), Prof. Angela Lange (Sciences), and Prof. Graham White (Social Sciences). This process is followed by consideration of the various proposals at the Academic Affairs Committee and Erindale College Council, and then by Governing Council committees for major program changes. She reminded members that an Information Session on Curriculum (and Ancillaries) had been planned for Thursday, November 24, at 3:00 p.m. in the Faculty Club, room 3140 in the South Building and invited everyone to attend and learn about the curriculum changes being introduced. The third item on the agenda was a report from the instructional technology liaison librarian on the selection of the new learning management system for the university and the related extensive consultative process.
Professor Lange called on the Professor Ulli Krull to begin his presentation on research at UTM.
i. Research at UTM – Professor Ulli Krull, Vice-Principal, Research
Professor Krull began his presentation on UTM Research by discussing funding patterns. He reported that pro-rated research revenue in 2004-05 reached just over $9M, which supported 371 active research projects. Revenue from the Canadian granting councils hit an all time high of approximately $5M. Revenue from the councils' standard grant programs can be tracked to as a measure of an institution's research success. He explained that since faculty will typically hold just one of these grants at a time, the impact of outstandingly successful researchers is tempered. He noted that in 2004-05, UTM saw a rise in revenue through each of the councils' standard programs, including an exceptional increase in revenue through Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council's (SSHRC) standard research grant program.
Professor Krull continued his presentation by reporting on the impact these investments have made to UTM. Between 1996 and 2001, UTM's share of research funding at the University of Toronto averaged 1% ($3,715,828/year). When the Centre for Applied Biosciences and Biotechnology (CABB) equipment became available to UTM faculty and expansion was initiated, research activity surged, and UTM's research revenue now represents 3.6% of UofT's research revenue.
Professor Krull explained that the role of the Office of the VP Research in the UTM's research endeavour was to build relationships with and act as a bridge to industry and government partners. He asked faculty members to participate in the expertise database developed by his office, which summarized the many talents of UTM faculty. He added that his office was also doing extensive work on connecting researchers across divisions and campuses to establish expertise in interdisciplinary studies. As an example of local and multi-campus success, he cited the Genes, Environment, Nervous System and Behaviour Group (GENAB), which is a unique cluster in Canada consisting of world-class scientists who cross genetic, molecular, neuroanatomical, and behavioural disciplines. Professor Krull noted that UTM is becoming internationally known for its research excellence and interaction, citing Professor Bruce Schneider's work on communication and ageing.
He continued his presentation by discussing the efforts of the Western Greater Toronto Area Convergence Centre (WGTACC), a not-for-profit centre, which brings together regional stakeholders in industry, government, hospitals, colleges and universities to build an environment and to offer resources that will encourage entrepreneurship, innovation and investment. Through the activities of this Centre, UTM is a major partner in the Mississauga Healthy Cities Stewardship initiative and the Mississauga Technology Business Accelerator (MTBA) and has provided student placements to various institutions. The Healthy City Stewardship Centre is based on the Mississauga-World Health Organization "Healthy City" program, and operates to further develop local social, educational, recreational and employment/volunteer opportunities and services. Planning meetings for this initiative have taken place with groups including the United Way, Success by Six, and the Fair Share Committee, the Social Planning Council and both the public and separate school boards. These meetings are setting the stage for research plans and partnerships and provide one way of encouraging grants to Social Sciences and Humanities research, which can sometimes be difficult. The WGTACC Web site allows for a searchable list of industry resources and facilitates connectivity between interested partners. He noted that through the MTBA, UTM will be able to gain the services of a laser scanning system, an exiting new imaging technology. For more information on WGTACC he directed members to the following Web site: www.wgtacc.com.
Professor Krull provided members with examples of new academic initiatives being explored as follows: a possible Academy of Medicine at UTM in partnership with Mississauga hospitals; developing a link with Provincial centres of forensic sciences; research collaboration in environmental sciences, community and health with Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning; and Sheridan College Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies, and new Centre for Wellness and Ageing.
Professor Krull concluded his presentation by noting that the Office of the Vice-Principal: Research aims to keep its web site up to date with all the latest research news and events and invited members to contribute their significant research news. He thanked Devin Kreuger, Research Manager, for his extensive work on developing the Web site. Additional information about research activities at UTM, including a report on UTM's research performance, can be obtained from that web site at: www.utm.utoronto.ca/research.
After opening the floor to questions and discussion on the presentation, Professor Lange called on Professor Hugh Gunz from the department of Management to report on the Master of Innovation Management Program.
ii. Master of Innovation management program in the Graduate Department of Health Administration – Professor Hugh Gunz, Department of Management
Professor Gunz reported that the Master of Innovation management program in the Graduate Department of Health Administration (HPME) is a one year masters program, which was first introduced in Plan 2000 and then appeared in UTM Steps Up. The MIM program focuses on economic analysis and would be complementary to the successful Master of Biotechnology program at UTM providing more graduate level courses in management that address issues particular to organizations, which deal with the innovation process. The enrollment is expected to reach a steady state of 24 students per year. The program is designed for those who wish to pursue careers in the health care industry (e.g., as R&D managers), investment funds oriented towards the sector, public sector or nongovernmental organizations at agencies involved in supporting R&D and technology transfer. It will prepare people for a management role in technology-focused organizations particularly in the health care industry. He referred members to the full program description which was available on the Council Web site. He noted that the governance process will proceed through the School of Graduate Studies, because the graduate home of the program is HPME.
The Chair opened the floor to questions.
In response to a member's question, Professor Gunz confirmed that the study of productivity and efficiency will be a part of the MIM program.
It was duly moved and seconded,
THAT the report of the Academic Affairs Committee be accepted. (A. Lange /C. Misak)
The Chair opened the floor to questions and discussion on the entire report of the Academic Affairs Committee.
The Dean encouraged all members of Council to attend the information session on curriculum, the first such yearly session with the purpose of making curriculum information available to the UTM community prior to them being taken through the governance process. In response to a member's question regarding student involvement in the curriculum development process, the Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee noted that in the Biology department, students are involved at the departmental level. The Dean added that most departments have student participation in the development of their curriculum and noted that review of curriculum continues beyond UTM committees and is coordinated among the three campuses. In response to a member's question, the Dean confirmed that changes to curriculum proposals could still be made through the committee structure. A student member remarked that he had been invited several times to participate in the curriculum development process of the Political Science department. The detailed time and location information for the Information Session was repeated.
The motion was called to question. The motion carried.
5. New Business
a) Report from the Office of the Registrar: New Services for Students, Faculty and Staff – Diane Crocker, Registrar and Director of Enrolment Management
Ms. Crocker began her presentation by acknowledging her staff for their work in introducing a number of new services at the Office of the Registrar. She explained that when UTM's enrolment was projected to grow from 5500 to 11,500, it became evident that the provision of services through the office's current location needed to be enhanced and made more efficient. To this end, several on-line service enhancements have been introduced, which have freed up staff time for more one-on-one personal academic counseling. The Office of the Registrar has replaced its large paper filing cabinets with electronic student files, which means that staff have automatic access to information. She stressed that the introduction of this service has greatly enhanced the speed with which staff are able to attend to student needs and has had a very positive impact on the level of service and access to information. She noted that the office no longer keeps paper copies of student files; instead, each file is scanned and imaged and stored in a new system, an eCabinet, which is backed up every evening. This enhancement has also increased accountability and transparency in that staff can store incoming student emails and their replies on the eCabinet for future reference and has made the generation of relevant reports more efficient.
Another service that has been introduced is called Qmatic, which was located in the Meeting Place and was used to eliminate lineups in the OSAP delivery and processing system. Students pick a number and watch for the system to tell them when their number was ready, eliminating the need to remain in a line up. This has allowed the Office of the Registrar to process 600 more student cases per week than previously. This system will also be used for other service delivery areas where lineups exist in the future.
Ms. Crocker talked about the new student assessment module called SAMI, which has replaced a very paper driven process. This system allows departments to review a student's academic history electronically and ensure that all requirements have been fulfilled for graduation. This has enabled the office to email students with a copy of their program of study assessment and in the future student will be able to access SAMI to find out all of their graduation request details. She also noted that UTM is now responsible for handling graduation assessments, which used to be through the Faculty of Arts and Science. Again the generation of related reports has also been enhanced.
She reported that for the first time this year as departments developed their new curriculum they entered the information into a newly introduced database. This database is now linked to the calendar so that staff do not have to re-enter the information that is part of the curriculum process. This enhancement has saved time, and has decreased data entry errors.
Ms. Crocker concluded her presentation by pointing to the accessibility of all registrarial forms on the Office of the Registrar Web site here. In addition, she noted that the office could meet 'on the spot' service requests, such as requesting copies of exams, eliminating the need for multiple visits.
The Chair opened the floor to questions.
In response to a member's question, Ms. Crocker confirmed that SAMI would be available for June convocation for undergraduate students. She added that currently the UTM Office of the Registrar was not offering services to graduate students, but was working with the School of Graduate Studies to determine what kind of services would be needed.
A member asked whether these new on-line systems had any privacy concerns. Ms. Crocker explained that all registrarial and ROSI related data is secure and that staff access is highly restricted. In addition, she noted that the eCabinet is behind a firewall and is located on an inside server.
In response to a member's question about transferring transcripts between universities, Ms. Crocker explained that most Ontario universities accomplish this electronically through the Guelph Application Centre, but noted that this function is limited for other jurisdictions.
A member asked whether consideration had been given to reducing costs to students given the introduction of online services and the related cost savings in human resources. Ms. Crocker explained that the only resources associated with savings have been those that relate to the time of staff. She noted that while UTM has grown from 6500 to 9500 students, her office has been able to reduce the number of paper based requests. This has meant that revenue related to these requests has also been reduced. She stressed that these new services have enabled the movement of human resources to where student needs are, namely, academic and financial counseling.
b) QSS yearly activity report – Mark Overton, Dean of Student Affairs
Mr. Overton began his presentation by noting that QSS was established in 1991 as a joint student and administrative forum on quality of student services and meets monthly to explore issues of common interest. He listed some of the group's past successes through its student leadership, including the following: improving the intercampus shuttle service (eventually made fare free for students), implementing new childcare support options for UTM student-families, improving public transit access and study spaces, and extended wellness centre and Health Services hours while maintaining some free and "clinic priced" common medications. He stressed that most of these successes were the result of sustained participation and communication by all QSS members and through concerns being brought forward in a cooperative way.
The Dean of Student Affairs continued his presentation by providing an overview of all UTM student services, detailing the popular services and their primary funding. He noted that Student Affairs works with the Career Centre, the AccessAbility Resource Centre, Health Services, Residence, and the Centre for Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics on student services. Student Affairs also works in partnership with Business Services to deliver the shuttle service, and with the Office of the Registrar to deliver child care support grants. With respect to child care services, Mr. Overton explained that the source of primary funding was student fees, in addition to university and campus grants and that the service provides grants of between $500 and $2000 to all qualified UTM students. Regarding the office of Student Affairs, he reported that its funding was from the UTM base budget and special projects funding, and that popular services included the new student orientation, Student Centre events support and leadership training.
The presentation also included details other QSS activity highlights including work on endorsing the recommendations of the tri-campus task force on athletics, funding customized job coaching and tailored resume workshop services through the Career Centre and developing a transportation working group to explore transit enhancements, including the possibility of a Mississauga Transit bus pass.
Mr. Overton reported on the QSS approval process for budget proposals, explaining that if the group approves the budgets they go to the University Affairs Board for consideration; if the budgets are rejected, increases based on the UT Index (UTI) / Consumer Price Index (CPI) may be carried to the University Affairs Board for consideration, with services pursuing up to the lesser of the indexed increases permanently and/or the greater of the indexed increases for three years.
He concluded his presentation by noting the terms of reference QSS had recently been revised resulting in increased student and staff memberships,(while maintaining student majority) a clarification of when funding increase proposals should go to referendum and a revised chair selection process.
The Chair opened the floor to questions.
A member asked whether the shuttle service could be made more responsive to faculty use, noting that summer bus shuttle hours are limited. Mr. Overton explained that the shuttle service schedule changes during summer to save costs. He further noted that the service was developed for and is funded by UTM undergraduate students and therefore serves that population primarily. Services for faculty, staff and graduate students are built into the system where there is excess capacity. He asked that suggestions regarding the shuttle bus from graduate students be communicated through AGSAE and from faculty and staff to the Student Affairs office. Ms. Crocker noted that the exam timetable has been coordinated with the shuttle bus schedule. A member pointed out that there was one week in the summer when no shuttle bus service was available and suggested that faculty members approach the Faculty Association for financial support for the expansion of the shuttle bus services.
With respect to transportation issues, a member pointed out that there was a sub committee consisting of student leaders in Mississauga or SLAM, which was in the process of conducting a university wide survey on UTM transportation issues, including Mississauga Transit and GO Transit and has successfully lobbied Mississauga Transit in the past. He encouraged all members to participate in the survey, which could be obtained through the chair of the subcommittee, Mr. Ryan Singh from the Students Administrative Council (SAC.)
A member asked about the kinds of initiatives that had been implemented to increase study space, and also asked for information on the amount of study space in the new Library. Mr. Overton explained that there has been considerable work done to make both lounge and study space available to students. QSS is currently working to increase seating in the CCIT building. In addition, a Web site has also been developed that helps students locate existing study space, and features a chart indicating level of noise, site location and hours of availability. In addition, he noted that study space in the North Building had been enhanced through renovation and that extended hours in the Blind Duck Pub have been made available through QSS subsidies. It was also noted that the new Library will increase study space by 80%. In response to a member's question about making some of the classroom space in the CCIT building available for study spaces, Mr. Overton explained that room 2080 has been made accessible for quiet study through out the study and exam period. He added that rooms without moveable furniture are ideal for such spaces because caretaking staff does not have to re-set the room. He stressed that these spaces would be continually monitored for their use and for possible improvements.
A member noted that SAC was working on identifying how to improve the availability of study space and asked that members contact that organization if they wish to participate.
6. Vice President and Principal's Report
The Vice-President and Principal reported that the University of Toronto continues to work with the Provincial government on the way the increased funding announced in the budget would be distributed. He noted that there was still no decision on what criteria would be used for the funding distribution.
He noted that UTM is in the process of developing new graduate programs. As UTM increases its graduate enrolment, services to graduate students will also be increased. The Dean is already working with AGSAE on this issue, and will be bringing through Council proposals that address this issue in the near future.
Professor Orchard reported that UTM is continuing to negotiate with the government on the establishment of an Academy of Medicine. The government will make an announcement regarding their decision once they have signoff from all of the medical schools in Ontario. This announcement is expected in the very near future and should the response be positive, the establishment of an Academy of Medicine at UTM will be brought forward to Council for approval.
He noted that the Information Sessions on curriculum and ancillaries had been developed in response to a request from Council in order to highlight curriculum and ancillary changes prior to the formal governance process.
He announced that UTM is hosting the Healthy Cities Stewardship Centre on Saturday, November 12, 2005 with President David Naylor, and Peter Fonseca, MPP from Mississauga East as keynote speakers. Various organizations in Mississauga that impact health have been invited to participate in breakout groups on the topic of community discussion on health. Members interested in attending this event were asked to contact the office of the VP Research.
The Chair opened the floor to questions.
A member commented that SAC, AGSAE, EPUS and GSU had conducted a tuition plebiscite where 97% of students voted for a tuition freeze. He asked for the position of the office of the Vice-President and Principal on the tuition freeze. The Vice-President and Principal replied that this is a question over which Council has no jurisdiction as tuition fees are set through Governing Council and its boards and committees and noted that input on this issue should be directed to these governing bodies. He further noted that as part of the Rae Review process, there had been an extensive discussion on this issue and the position of the University of Toronto was that tuition should be set by the institution itself with appropriate accountability.
In reply to a member's question about the how the $6.2B in government funding is to be distributed the Vice-President and Principal replied that he had not as yet had any information on the formula for distribution.
7. Notice of Motion for the December 9, 2005 meeting of Council.
The Chair announced that QSS had revised and approved its terms of reference and that notice is given for the Friday, December 9, 2005 meeting of Council for its approval. The revised terms of reference document is posted on the ECC Web site for everyone's review. Any questions about them should be directed to Mark Overton, Dean of Student Affairs.
8. Other Business:
a) The Chair reminded members of the Information session on Curriculum and Ancillary Budgets scheduled for Thursday, November 24, 3-5 p.m. in the Faculty Club, room 3140, South Building. All Council members are invited.
b) A member announced that SAC, in collaboration with EPUS has introduced a food bank on the UTM campus for students in need. The food bank is open every Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. starting November 16, 2005 in room 131 of the North Building. The member encouraged residence families and others to register for this service and thanked Facilities Resources and the Financial Aid office for their assistance in helping to establish this program.
9. Next Meeting:
The Chair announced that the next meeting of Erindale College Council will be on Friday, December 9, 2005 at which the curriculum reports will be presented.
The meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m. (H. Aboghodieh/I. Orchard)
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This post contains spoilers for the ending of Stranger Things, please be warned!
OK here goes. I am posting this here instead of on my Twitter account to give people a choice whether to read my ramblings or not. Some haven't seen the series yet. If you haven't watched it yet, you're in for a treat. Also, stop reading this post. Jeez. Didn't you see my warning?
I unabashedly love Stranger Things, a Netflix original series that many have said feels like a Steven Spielberg adaptation of a Stephen King novel, except it's managed to rein itself in a little. If you follow me on Twitter, you've read my thoughts on the endings of some of King's novels. IT, for example. Seriously, a giant alien spider and a kiddy gang-bang? Anyway.
Here is my theory for what happened at the ending of Stranger Things.
We know that a secret government program was keeping Eleven for her telekinetic powers, pushing her to do new feats of the mind. We know that her mother was the subject of an experiment that used LSD on patients.
My question is
What if El created the monster? What if it's part of her?
If you remember the ending, we see El reach out to the monster to destroy it. She has already extracted a promise from Mike that they will go to something called the "Snow Ball", (a truly sweet little romantic moment having already happened between them) but it's like the promise of going is all that she needs. Maybe she knows she won't really be going, because destroying the monster will destroy her too.
We see her reaching out to the monster, and it reaches back towards her, mirroring her action. Does this mean anything significant? Is she the only one who can kill it because she brought it into being, accidentally, with her powers and her fear? Is she reaching inside of herself?
Or alternatively, has she taken the monster away with her – maybe into the "upside down" and sealed herself off with the thing so it can't do any harm to her friends? This is also an interesting prospect because we have seen that Will has been so affected by his stay in the upside down world that he is having weird flashbacks and vomiting up gross slug creatures. Will he be able to visit there, as he's obviously still linked to it somehow? I can't wait to see if there's a season 2 to carry on the story.


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The NILS Awards recognise volunteers and workers who have made an outstanding contribution to their program, community, and countless individuals. The award is a reflection of the vast network of people who continue to turn up every day to make a difference to the lives of so many.
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Other Voices
Prosecute on-field criminal conduct
The John Jay/Marble Falls incident in which two Jay football players attacked a football official at the end of a game has had over 7 million hits on the Internet.
The response by two Star-Telegram columnists, Bud Kennedy and Mac Engel, highlight a problem that some journalists have when it comes to criminal assaultive behavior on a sports venue.
Kennedy questions whether the players should be prosecuted. But this is not mere football or schoolyard misbehavior.
Kennedy wrote that the worst case would be a Class C misdemeanor charge, which is the same level as a traffic ticket.
He asks whether it should even be that much of a consequence.
Engel wrote that if the official was not hurt, then the players should not be prosecuted.
If these journalists' points of view were correct, then we should just declare all criminal acts by players on a sports field to be exempt. Officials, spectators and coaches beware!
Those of us who practice criminal law see other youths who commit such actions off the athletic fields prosecuted to the full extent of the law. These Jay players should expect the same.
They should not be treated any differently than my clients who commit these assaults off the playing field. The options for probation and redemption should be many.
These players' actions could be a serious Class A misdemeanor or even a felony assault, as the helmets were used as weapons. If they did it in concert, they were equally guilty for what the other did.
Engel's position is flawed. If a person fires a gun at another person and misses, that person has committed a crime. Just because they miss does not excuse the behavior.
The players deliberately charged and knocked down the official, and one speared him with his helmet. The criminal conduct occurred and the injuries do not matter .
I have represented young people who have pushed and assaulted teachers and others. I have advocated successfully for their probations and reduced charges, but I could not excuse the conduct with a straight face.
I fight for their second chance, but neither the prosecutors nor I would shove the criminal conduct under the rug.
I am happy to report that the majority of my clients have accepted their responsibility and gone on to live successful lives.
I commend former Euless player Eric Fieilo, who committed such an assault in a game in 2008 and eventually became a Euless policeman.
I hope the same for these John Jay players, but the system will do them no favors if they are not held accountable.
What they did was criminal behavior and cannot be ignored. There are ways to hold them accountable. Kennedy and Engle should agree.
There is no special exemption for criminal conduct on a playing field.
Richard Henderson is a Fort Worth attorney who has practiced law for more than 37 years.


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By the time the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act goes fully into effect, the framework of employer-sponsored health insurance will have a decidedly different look and feel, a new round of research suggests.
According to human resources provider Aon Hewitt, approximately 66 percent of employers that offer health insurance to their workers say that they will approach these benefits packages in a different way once January 1, 2014 rolls around - the date in which the PPACA becomes law. One way in which this may be illustrated is requiring employees to take on a more direct role in how they manage their health and healthcare.
John Zern, executive vice president of benefits at Aon Hewitt, indicated that many companies don't know what to expect with the health reform law and are preparing for all possible avenues.
"Employers are staying in the game, but they are taking bold and assertive steps to achieve more effective results - and they are doing so at a faster pace than we've seen in prior years," said Zern.
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On Friday the Olympic Committee voted to award Rio de Janeiro the 2016 games, putting the Olympics in South America for the first time, ever.
Rio beat finalist Madrid in the last round of voting.
The decision culminates Brazil's remarkable rise over the past decade from a weak nation to an economic and diplomatic heavyweight.
Just as the Beijing Olympics of 2008 marked China's revival as a world power, Rio 2016 may be seen as a stamp of approval on the South American giant's coming of age.


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Exactly 176 architects applied for the honor of designing Milan's Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo). Luckily for Milan, Guiseppe Mengoni won out. Mengoni gave the city a spacious square surrounded by impressive buildings that took 20 years to complete (fun fact, construction on the cathedral itself took roughly 500 years from start to finish!). However, the end result is now the city's pride and joy. Thousands of tourists and locals traverse the square on a daily basis to relax, people watch, shop along the stunning glass arcade connecting Cathedral Square to the Piazza della Scala, or to gaze upon Italy's very first king. Immortalized in marble astride his noble steed and flanked by lions, King Victor Emmanuel is the square's de facto guardian (and a great family photo op). The Palazzo Reale, Palazzo Meridionale and Arengario buildings are also a sight to behold for architecture fans. For the best view of the teeming square, visitors should head to the lofty Duomo roof. Seventy meters above the square, amongst the soaring spires and sneering gargoyles, families can best appreciate the square's beautiful views and geometric patterns. It's an adventure kids are sure to love.
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Brantley has never been a baby food baby. No matter what we gave him he would spit it out! After months of trying to feed it to him, and tons of money wasted on buying baby food, we switched him to toddler meals and small bite-sized snacks. That combined with healthy natural fruit drinks *used one of those fancy fruit press'- from actual fruits (none of that artificial stuff) He was a happy camper, but finding ways to make toddler meals portable when we were on the go, proved difficult. Yes, you can toss them in the diaper bag with a spoon and a bib, and youre good to go, right? Well, not quite. We found ourselves more often then not in a public place with no access to a microwave or way to heat up his toddler meals (as indicated in the directions).
This is where the Onbi Baby Smash Food Press has solved our problem! The Onbi Baby Smash Food Press is a handheld food processor great for use when you are on the go with your baby or toddler! I just toss it in the diaper bag, along with soft fruits, veggies or other soft foods and we are ready to roll! The Smash Food Press is light weight and takes up about as much space as a bottle or sippy cup. Whenever Brantley gets hungry I just grab the Smash from the diaper bag and in a few easy steps, I have bite sized food or snacks for him to munch on! It really is as easy as 1-2-3!
1. Open the Smash Food Press and place fruits, veggies or soft foods inside.
2. Press the handles together, smashing the food into bite sized portions.
3. Voila! Instant baby food or bite sized snacks on the go!
Clean up is a breeze! I just run to the restroom and rinse right off in the sink, and for those trips when a sink isnt available, I toss the Smash Food Press into a Zip Lock bag for easy cleaning when we get home. I would certainly recommend the Onbi Baby Smash Food Press to anyone with a baby or toddler, and are always on the go!
The Giveaway
TWO lucky readers will win an Onbi Baby Smash Food Press in their choice of color, either green or orange. This giveaway is open to the United States only. This giveaway will end at 11:59 PM EST on May 6th. All winning entries will be verified. Good luck and thank you for entering!
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Steffen Liese is Head of Retail EU at Urban Outfitters. A conversation on what it takes to run a successful retail business in the 21st century
Ever since the opening of the first online shop around 1995, the death of brick and mortar stores was predicted. Curiously, more than 20 years later, people still go shopping. Of course, retail businesses face challenges and they have to adapt to an ever changing environment. But disappear forever? Doubtful.
A good and sellable product is obviously the fundament of a functioning business. However, talking to Steffen Liese, one thing becomes clear rather quickly: the key to successful retail is to put the people at the centre of your attention. Not only the customers, but all of them: the leaders, the teams and the ones who buy.
Liese started his career in 2002 – on the floor, as an apprentice at H&M. Since 2016, he is Head of Retail EU at Urban Outfitters. A conversation on regional differences, the role of technology and the importance of people.
What are the three pillars for a successful brick and mortar store?
A good product is fundamental, as well as a leader with a vision and who knows how to communicate and realise that vision. And, of course, there's the team.
Let's start with the product. What goes on the racks is not necessarily in your power but you depend on the buyers. What are your options of influence?
You've got to have the balls to give feedback – obviously in the appropriate tone. For me, the relation between quality and price has to be right. From what I see, this increasingly becomes important to the customer. They want to spend money but they want quality in return.
Are there regional market differences?
Yes, different merchandise is needed for the UK than for Scandinavia, for example. I give feedback to the buyers on trends, what product groups to focus on, which price points to communicate in which region. I also give feedback on cuts, fit or size curves.
For example, what are the differences between the UK and Germany?
In the UK, the focus is on London. Pretty much everything happens there and it informs the rest of the country. In Germany you do have Berlin and it becomes more and more important.
However, you still feel the federal structure with more than just one relevant region, each with their own identity. Munich is different to Berlin. Berlin and Hamburg are more similar, although both with their very own dynamics. And then there is Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Cologne. The specific requirements of each region need to be understood.
How are Hamburg and Munich different?
Hamburg is a bit cleaner when it comes to fashion, you can feel the vicinity to Scandinavia. Munich is already a bit "Bella Italia". They like prints, it's a bit more feminine, maybe even a bit more frivolous in comparison.
And it is your job to make sure that retailers from outside Germany understand the regional differences?
Yes, this is what I have done for All Saints and Maje and what I am now doing for Urban Outfitters – to understand those differences and yet keep a brand's DNA in the specific markets.
I heard you speak of a "21st century retail culture" before. Please elaborate.
For me, it starts with leadership. Don't just tell people what to do. Live it, be their role model. This is how you draw them in.
It also means to incorporate technology. To connect brick and mortar with online. To see the whole picture. Give your sales assistants iPads so they can check for the customer if what they are looking for is available in another store or online. Make it easy for your staff and the customers.
It's also about experience. I know, it's a buzzword, but it's true. None of us is in need of a new piece of clothing. So we have to make the consumer want to buy. We no longer work with "turnover per squaremetre" but with "experience per squaremetre". For that, you want staff that don't only know how to sell, they need to be on Instagram, Youtube and all the other channels. They need to know what's going on – without me telling them. They need to want to engage. And at the end of the day they also need to identify with the brand so they can embody what it stands for. So the experience does not only become important for the customer, but also for the team. If the experience isn't right, I'll neither get through to the customer nor to employees.
Around 1995 the first ever online shop opened, which means that your career is younger than that. You basically don't know the retail business without the "online-threat". Is it simply a given for you?
I think it's simply another division of retail. Adjustment is necessary, yes. However, since ten years they are telling us that brick and mortar will be dead. We can clearly see that this has not happened. The customers want both. But you have to have that experience to give your customers a reason to come into the store. In Germany, not many are very good at this. We're having difficulties with "this online thing". We are very good when it comes to operations, how to optimise processes and make them more efficient. But we struggle with everything that requires creative thinking. We usually reproduce what happens in other countries, which means we are always behind. However, there is also potential in this.
Well, the integration of brick and mortar with online is easy for companies that are vertically integrated but how about smaller and medium sized companies that are not?
Focus. Specify your offering. My best friend opened a concept store for curvier women. It is called Les Soeurs. It does fantastically. Cover what the verticals cannot or don't want to cover.
Let's go back to the floor. What do you do when you realise a store isn't performing as it should?
The first thing I do is, I go there myself. I'll talk to the team leader and the team. They are the ones who are in touch with the customers and know what goes on. They have the important information. I like to check in on Saturdays. If the Saturdays don't work, something is really wrong. I check what kind of customer comes into the store. What do the competitors do? Do we have the best team possible and the leader to manage? Do we have the right merchandise? Should we train staff better? Or, do we have to accept that the dynamics of a local market have changed and we need to consider a relocation or closing?
What options do you have to motivate your team and, as a result, get better numbers?
If you want quality, pay competitive salaries. Give your store manager some flexibility regarding the budget. You don't have to give them more but let them spend it the way they want. We're testing this at Urban Outfitters and it works well. That's your fundament.
And then, of course, invest in your team through training. Weekly, in the stores. Use technology. Everybody gets a smart phone on which we offer PDFs and videos where we can send brand messages, where we explain certain trends. They can check it on their way to work on the train.
How has the conversation between sales assistants and the customer changed over the last 20 years?
Commonplaces like "Would you like a belt with your trousers?" don't really work anymore. Today, you must be more clever than that. They need to build trust and have an engaging conversation in which they might make additional offerings. It helps when your staff identifies with the brand, but that identification has to be authentic. Again, this conversation is part of said experience.
What traits does a sales assistant need?
Most importantly, for me, charisma. I like people who have something to say. They don't necessarily have to have the perfect knowledge about materials or the product. We can train them. However, they need a natural instinct for retail and a feeling for people. They need to know how to engage others in a conversation and how to work in a team.
How do you find that out?
By having a conversation with them rather than just interviewing them when I first meet them. What makes them tick? What are they interested in? I admire when somebody admits that they failed in something. And maybe grew from it. I also talk about myself. It's about finding out whether they're just repeating a formula, say what they think is expected in such a situation, or if they are being themselves.
But this all depends on a good leader. What does a good leader need?
A vision. You need to be able to come up with it and you have to be able to sell it. You need to have the overview, keep in mind the bigger picture, as you are the one who leads the way.
You are also the one who supports the team in becoming the best they can be – and then let them shine. You need to know when to step back and let the people who can do it better than you, do their jobs.
You need to be able to compose the team. Ideally, it is like the perfect girl group: with a Ginger and a Posh and a Sporty and in the best case you'll get the Spice Girls.


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Effective January 1, 2013, California ports became the first worldwide to require vessels operate from shore-side electrical power while at berth. This required the international shipping industry to equip vessels and container berths with equipment to operate the vessels' engines with low-polluting electrical power while at berth. In addition, low-sulfur fuel regulations, aimed to reduce harmful diesel emission from vessels in transit, required using fuels with no more than 0.1% of sulfur content. The at-berth regulation must be conformed to over the next six years. In that time frame, 50% of a container line's fleet must be able to use shore-side electrical power, with increases to 70% in 2017 and 80% in 2020. Standards to measure compliance are already in place. Environmentalists are confident that this pioneering California model will eventually and gradually be adopted by other ports in Asia, Europe and the US. Once California-bound vessels comply, they will be allowed access to other ports around the world, having already complied with the stringent California regulations. T.L. Garrett, vice president of the PMSA, which represents shipping lines and terminal operators on the West Coast, advised that any vessel, on its first berthing in Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Oakland, must be tested at the berth to prove it can comply with the new regulations. Understanding the competitive nature of the maritime industry, flexibility is being granted during the implementation. A good-faith effort would be considered compliant in the beginning. There is also flexibility being demonstrated in allowing the development of alternatives to these standards of pollution reduction, especially in the interest of cost savings. Two Southern California companies, for example, are testing technologies to cap the smokestack of a vessel at berth, thereby capturing smokestack emissions and the safe disposition of pollutants. This "sock-on-a-stack" technology could be a permanent structure right at the berth, although placing the device on a barge-mounted device is also being considered. Understanding the developmental nature of the technology, the California Air Resources Board, which helped develop the program, is allowing continued technology testing, as long as vessels meet the 50% requirement. In preparing their terminals for the shore-side electrical power requirement, the Port of Los Angeles uses Alternative Maritime Power (AMP). Mike Christensen, deputy executive director of development, said that "Since container ships vary by size, and electrical equipment can be installed at different locations on ships, Los Angeles built multiple electrical receptacles at each berth. The Port of Los Angeles has 25 berths equipped for AMP, with 69 individual receptacles spread out over those 25 berths."
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Pam Murphy has been the Chief Operating Officer at Infor since October 2011. Prior to assuming that role, she served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Operations. She has been with Infor since December 2010.
Prior to Infor, she spent 11 years at Oracle Corporation, where she was responsible for a wide range of operational and financial functions which included running Global Sales Operations, running Consulting Operations for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and running Field Finance function for Oracle's Global Business Units.
Prior to Oracle, Pam was with Andersen Consulting and Arthur Andersen where she provided strategy, direction and counsel to existing and potential Clients.
Having held a variety of roles in Europe and America, her background includes extensive experience in field sales and consulting/professional services operations as well as deep operational experience in running global organizations. Pam earned her business and accounting degree from the University of Cork, Ireland and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.


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Real Simple Glass and Surface Cleaner Offers Fresh Scent of Eucalyptus
The tangy freshness of Eucalyptus oil just smells like clean ought to. A wonderful fragrance for every room in the house. The Eucalyptus tree is originally from Australia and it's now grown and admired all over the world. Studies have shown that the oil extracted from the Eucalyptus has antibacterial properties.


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Don't Hold On
After being led by the children of the church in dancing our happies out on Easter Morning while listening to the immensely catchy "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, we take a moment to think about what we do when we are happy...and how we share the happiest news of all.
Don't Hold On
April 20th, 2014
Rev. Leanne Masters
Southern Heights Presbyterian Church
Friends, what do we do when we are so filled with joy? How do we express that great joy that bubbles up within us? Do we dance? Do we clap? Do we sing? How do we celebrate and live out that which brings us incredible joy and, well, happiness?
We have gathered here this morning on the happiest and most joyous days of the year, Easter Sunday, the day that we celebrate the witness of the empty tomb...that despite having suffered the worst that the world could throw at him, neither all of that, nor death itself, could hold Jesus, and that he rose from the grave to live again.
We celebrate the hope that we have in that knowledge, for in his resurrection we are promised that death is not the end for us, but that, in him we are forgiven of all that holds us apart from God so that we, too, may inherit eternal life.
We celebrate that knowledge that he will come again, to make all things new, and to bring about the kingdom of God, where all wrongs will be made right, where peace and justice shall prevail, and where God's love will reign supreme.
How do we celebrate this? How do we express that pure joy that this knowledge gives us?
One option, of course, is to hold onto it, to, as Jesus' Mother Mary did when she received the blessings and the gifts of the angels and the Magi and the shepherds at his birth, to treasure it all in our hearts. To hold onto it, and to keep that knowledge close, deep within our hearts to bring us comfort and peace, particularly when times get tough.
That is, essentially, what Mary Magdalene wanted to do when she had been given the good news of great joy on that first Easter morning. She physically held onto Jesus, wanting to keep him close to her when she realized the truth of what it was that had happened. But Jesus told her, no. Don't hold on to me. Don't keep this news to yourself. But rather, go. Go and share this news with the others. Go and share this news with the world. Go out and tell it on the mountain, over the fields and everywhere.
Let the world know what has happened.
Let the world know what you know.
And so she did.
And so should we.
Friends, the truth is that this news is too good not to share.
We should be so filled with joy that we can not help but dance and sing...so filled with joy that we can not help but lift our voices to the sky...so filled with joy that we can not help but share it with each other and with the whole world.
In a time honored tradition, at the end of the service, we will fling open the doors, and sing our hearts out, the words of the Hallelujah Chorus, singing, the good news that Jesus is King of Kings and Lord of Lords, forever and ever, hallelujah, hallelujah.
Belt out those words, sing them loud and clear, for the whole world to hear.
And don't let it stop there, let us not just share that good news with others with our voices and our songs, but with our lives, with our very being.
Let us, in all that we do, in all who we are, go forth into the world to share the good news that brings us such great joy, that makes us so very happy...that Christ was dead...but Christ is risen, and Christ. Will. Come. Again!
So Go. Tell. Share. Sing. Dance. Shout.
For it is too great of news to keep to yourself.


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Sustainable Investment Business Development Lead
As a leading part of South Pole's Financial sector sales team, you will focus on the successful acquisition and management of financial sector clients. As a Business Development Lead, you will have full responsibility for the complete sales cycle which includes developing client relationships, exploring business leads and opportunities, preparing concrete proposals in collaboration with our Consultancy teams, as well as securing sustainable finance consultancy mandates. If you are a sustainable investment professional with a high degree of knowledge in climate impact assessments and climate risks of investment portfolios as well as an excellent understanding of the market drivers and initiatives for sustainable risk disclosure such as TCFD & HLEG, we are looking for you!
Tasks and responsibilitiesBusiness development
- Develop the go to market strategy and represent South Pole's financial industry offering
- Identify opportunities and develop solutions to challenges related to sustainable investments and climate change
- Lead South Pole's business development activities with regard to our sustainable finance consultancy services
- Write compelling proposals and contract preparation
- Contribute to the sustainable commercial success of the team and the company
- Lead client meetings and stakeholder events, representing South Pole and its sustainable finance products and services
- Ensure client expectations are met by anticipating needs and maintaining a high-quality standard for our services
- Understand client needs and stakeholder environment to identify further business development opportunities
- Participate in targeted client communication and joint marketing activities
- Proactively share know-how and market feedback within the company
- Contribute to structuring the financial sector offering related to climate risks and opportunities
- Prepare presentations, conduct client workshops and webinars
- Be a thought leader and develop new innovative business ideas, business models and go to market strategies
- Topics of engagement may include: sustainable investments, climate risks and opportunities, fund climate strategies, portfolio climate impact assessment, green bonds, sustainable development goals or investment footprinting, TCFD, scenario analysis and forward looking risk analyses among others
Your profile
- University degree in Economics, Sustainable Finance, Finance or a related discipline
- At least 7-10 years of relevant work experience in the financial sector, particularly in topics related to sustainable investments and climate change
- Solid business development and/or account management experience
- Experience within the sustainable investment space, methodologies for financial risk evaluations, climate-related risks and understanding of relevant sustainable finance industry context
- Experience in business and product development in the sustainable finance space
- Entrepreneurial mindset, sense of responsibility and willingness to take initiative
- Strong communication and networking skills
- International business experience and willingness to travel (mainly within Europe)
- Strong capabilities to work in teams, ideally within a international and multicultural context
- Advanced skills in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint are essential
- Excellent oral and written command of English is a must and further languages are an advantage
- Hold a valid work permit in the host country is essential
We offer
- Work in a growing global profit for purpose company with a real commitment to sustainability and fighting climate change
- Excellent team spirit, work within a large and international team of sustainability passionate professionals
- A clear career development potential as part of the Key Account Manager team


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The 2012 Reunion took place again at Barton Cross / Horndean Technology College on Friday 18 May 2012.
The event was attended by more than 120 guests including former teachers Mr Smith (Biology), Mr Clinton and Mr Yelland.
Our event comprised of an 80's themed School Disco by Ice Blue Entertainments, licensed bar, and photographs from our school days projected onto an 18 foot wide screen.
Charity Fund Raising
The Class of 1987 raised £734.50 for Macmillian Cancer Support with the release of 400 Balloons (provided by "Puff n Stuff") in remembrance of those school friends and tutors that have passed away.
25th Reunion Photograph Gallery
Mark Linton and Saeed Rashid took photos during the event and these are available in the 25th Reunion Picture Gallery.
The event was organised by Steve Mayne with assistance from Alison Maguire.
Events Costs
The following people made donations or contributed towards the running of the event:
- Steve Mayne
- Clayton Tudor
- Justine Spencer
- Ian Barnett
- Paul Lougher
- Shaun Lockhart
- Lorraine Macefield (Leate)
- Danni Capelin
- Tracey Smith (Marsh)
- Rachel Appleton (Jenkins)
- Justine Webb
- Laurie Hibbs
- Sarah Court(Andrews)
- Sue House (Chambers)
- Jean Albusaidi (Tickner)
- Alison Maguire for sponsoring the Disco and Balloon Release
- Helen Smith
- Amanda Jeffery
- Andrew Gorman
- Simon Cole
- Frances Vigay
- Gemma Le Marquer
- Jane Sissons
- Kate Pearson (Morris)
- Clare Field
- Jane Shinn (Harris)
- Debra Earwicker (Bracey)
- Matthew Towns
- Jeanette Howell
- Danielle Murdoch (Pearson)
- Joanne Tait (Petit)
- Mark Tait
- Iain Hobbs
- Rob Flower
- Jason Pidcock
- Suzi Wilson (Dowden-Smith)
- Trevor Bradley
- Julie Salmond
- Lisa Rice
- Mark Linton and Saeed Rashid – our photographers for the evening