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Click on the subject area below in which you wish to search. Clicking on the database title (which appears in blue) will open that database.
When you use the library databases off campus, you will be prompted to log in. Simply use your MySVCC (Blackboard) login and password and continue your research.
Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 4,600 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,500 journals and a total of more than 10,000 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 journals .
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In line with the commitment of Cambridge University Press to advance learning, knowledge and research worldwide, the Press currently publishes over 250 peer-reviewed academic journals for the global market. Containing the latest research from a broad sweep of subject areas, Cambridge journals are accessible worldwide in print and online.
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Wiley offers articles from 1,500 journals, including peer-reviewed primary research and survey journals in all subject areas.


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The effect of Transport Digital Signage in the transport sector has already been felt before now. With a wide range of passengers trying to lay their hands on vital information, Digital Signage screens are an essential advertising tool in transport hub. With bus stations, airports, and train stations, giving real time information to passengers is critical to achieving effective public transport interchanges. In this situation, you can't deny the fact that Digital Signage provides some of the most cost-effective methods when it comes to the provision of real time updates directly to those that truly wants it.
As travelers are about to start their journey, having the most up to date information, such as arrival and departure time can make the journey proceed swiftly. This information can be vital for passengers to jump on their mode of transport on time and to enable them have an idea of their arrival time.
When delays, emergencies and cancellations are the order of the day, passengers are duly informed of this occurrence in time and customers are happier for it without being frustrated. Hence, they can make alternative plans.
Digital Signage presents an awesome opportunity for viewers to get themselves acquainted with the nearest hotels or the available liquid allowance permitted for baggage on flights. In a way, Transport Digital Signage offers a kind of distraction, in a good though for waiting passengers. With the use of exciting videos, boredom can be drifted far away, all thanks to the entertainment coming from Digital Signage display.
Optimization of experiences is another thing that Digital Signage does so well for travelers, while generating income for the transport hubs. Take for example, with Digital Signage Screens; you have the opportunity to sell more advertising space in areas having more footfalls when you compare it to static print signage. Cross promoting will make a whole lot of sense with so many retails and food concession stands available within a building with Digital Signage in place in the transportation sector. The advertising possibilities in situations like this are better imagined because it is limitless!
Believe it or not, the synergy between transportation and Digital Signage is gravitating towards a more automated system, and a Touch Screen will be essential to pull this off. With the advent of self-service ticketing machines and self-service check in kiosks–and becoming a commonplace now–only the best commercial grade Touch Screens with PCAP or Infrared would be a perfect fit in such situations.
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- The IP65 rated enclosure means the screen can keep harmful dust and wet weather out.
- The internal components of the screen are protected by a vandal proof mild steel case and toughened glass.
- No external buttons or accessible ports so commuters cannot tamper.
- Scheduling software allows you to display content on different days and times of the day.
- Can be network upgraded so real time updates can be shown on screen.
- Advanced temperature control system keeps the screen running at the optimum temperature and be in constant use.
- Touch Screen upgrades can keep travellers informed with real time information they want to know.
- Workers with minimal technical knowledge can update the displays with the plug and play USB method.
- The screen's automatic power timer allows you to set on and off times for the display so the screen is only in use when it needs to be.
- No external buttons or accessible ports so customers cannot tamper.
- Scheduling software allows you to display content on different days and times of the day.
- The Wall Mounted display comes with a free flat wall mount.
- The Freestanding Advertising Display comes with integrated castors so the screen can be moved around easily.
- Screens can be networked so they can be updated remotely and more multiple media zones can be displayed on screen.

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When you're in education, there's nothing more important than the process of revision and study. Whether you're writing an essay or taking an exam, you need to study. You'll take a lot of exams throughout your education. And many of these exams could shape your entire future. And a lot of these exams you'll only get one crack at. So you need to make sure you nail them at the first time of asking. But, many people struggle when under exam conditions. They panic and freeze up and get caught like a deer in headlights.
The trouble with this is it means you're not approaching the process effectively. If you're stressed and nervous, you're going to forget a lot of what you've learnt. This could lead to you struggling under exam conditions, which creates a cycle. So, you need to come up with techniques and ideas to help you study and revise in the best possible way. This will allow you to be more relaxed, calm and efficient when you're in your exams.
Here are a few of the best ways you can improve your study regime:
Make Sure You Get Enough Rest
When you're attempting any kind of studying or revision, you need to make sure you're sleeping properly. Rest is imperative for your cognitive functions, and ensuring your brain operates efficiently. If you're not getting enough sleep, you'll feel tired and lethargic. You won't be able to memorise or absorb information. Try to make sure you're refreshed and revitalised. Aim for six to eight hours of uninterrupted sleep a night during your revision schedule. This will help you get the best out of it.
Come Up With a Schedule
It's also important to think about planning how you're going to approach your study and revision. It helps to draw up some kind of schedule because this will help you to be organised and efficient. You need to make sure you're prepared. And you should think about arranging things so you tackle one section or subject at a time. This will help you maintain focus and make sure you avoid a chaotic revision scenario. The schedule means you'll have mapped out what you're going to do in advance. This way you just have to wake up each day and refer to the schedule.
Take Stimulants
A more unique way to improve your capacity for revision and study would be to take stimulants. There are plenty you can get that help brain function and memory. Stimulants like Oxiracetam are fantastic for this. They should be taken with some form of choline for the best possible results. You'll find these types of stimulants help with memory and allow you to absorb and recall information much better. These could prove vital throughout your revision program.
So, now you've read these tips you should be able to prepare better for study and revision. The right conditions and planning are essential. Make sure you approach the study process in a professional and dedicated way. You'll find you absorb more, your brain function improves, and you will thrive under exam conditions. The most important thing to remember is you need to treat studying seriously. Make sure you're doing all you can to rest well and ensure your body operates at the highest level.


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by Samantha Barna
Today, I was having a "rough" day – I had physical therapy at 9 AM, a past due assignment to complete, and I was running on a few hours of sleep. However, today, I had one of those "Aha!" moments where everything is suddenly put into perspective. That aha moment, came in the form of Morgan Yoney.
Morgan is 21, just a few months younger than me, and Morgan desperately needs a new set of O+ lungs. Morgan was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis when she was just 9 months old. She has been bravely battling the disease ever since then. In 2010 Morgan received a double lung and liver transplant, she felt markedly better for three years and was able to enjoy many teenage milestones. However, in 2013 her body began to reject the lungs. Subsequently, she had to leave her beloved Slippery Rock University and a group of new friends and sorority sisters, in order to focus on her health.
Morgan explained more about what Cystic Fibrosis is, and how it affects her life, saying: "It's a chronic, genetic illness. Both parents have to have the gene to pass down for the child to have CF. It mainly affects the lungs and digestive system. Basically, what it does is it makes sticky mucus that clogs your airways and makes it harder for you to breathe. It causes a lot of chest infections. It affects the pancreas too—it doesn't make enzymes to digest the food, so I have to take enzymes every time I eat. I'm actually diabetic too because my pancreas doesn't work. It also affects 15% of CF patients' livers, so that's why I had to have the liver transplant too. It causes fatty liver disease and it turns into cirrhosis, so that's why I had to have that done. And just because of all the mucus and chest infections and stuff, it causes a lot of scarring and issues in the lungs, which is why so many patients end up having to have lung transplants." As the chronic rejection of Morgan's lungs worsens, she now needs 24/7 oxygen and bipap through the night.
Suddenly, everything that I had been worrying about seemed insignificant. 21 is a time for parties with friends, late night studying for exams, impulsive trips, and ultimately for figuring out who you are and what you want to be. 21 isn't the age for hours in the hospital, piles of medical bills, multiple treatments per day, and constant worry. Morgan let me know that she loves to spend time with her dogs and chickens, she loves to be outdoors, ride her family's ATVs, and create crafts with her sister to sell on Etsy. However, this is the sickest that Morgan has ever been and she's unable to do many of the things that she loves. With a new set of lungs, Morgan could be given a second chance at life, a chance to be a happy 21 year old.
I asked Morgan how she managed to stay positive in the face of such adversity, she responded that, "I've kind of always been sick my whole life, so this is kind of normal for me, I'm not used to being healthy all the time. This is sicker than I've ever been, but I just have a lot of support from my family and friends and I've just kind of always had a more positive outlook on life." Morgan's mom, Tammy, adds "It's hard to be negative when there's so much positivity surrounding you." Morgan and Tammy both expressed their gratitude to the Waynesburg and Pittsburgh communities for their support.
Morgan and Tammy both discussed the support of two very special people in particular: Dan Burda and Steve Perrine. Dan, owner of Studio Raw salon, and his fiancé, Steve, have been instrumental in starting a social media campaign to get Morgan lungs. Dan and Steve suggest that everyone affix a sign stating "O+ Lungs needed for Morgan Yoney," to their business, car, or home.
So how can you help? Creating a sign is a great way to start. Furthermore, you can follow "Morgans Army" on Facebook. Once you've followed the page, share it with your followers and friends as much as possible. Many supporters are also making videos to inform their friends of Morgan's situation, at the end of each video the supporter is supposed to challenge three specific friends to make videos of their own. Morgan's family also has a GoFundMe page in order to help with the astronomical expenses of her care. You can sign up to become an organ donor.
Beyond just trying to find a donor, Morgan is hoping that her efforts will raise awareness of Cystic Fibrosis and the importance of organ donation. Less than 45% of the U.S. population are registered organ donors, while thousands of patients remain on waitlists. April is National Donate Life Month, and May is National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. Morgan sincerely hopes that sharing her story will help to raise awareness of both.
We finished up our interview by talking about Morgan's future plans. Morgan told me, "I want to be able to go back to school and start some type of career. I just want to get back to somewhat of a normal life." It was truly an honor to get to know someone so positive and whose light shines so brightly in the face of adversity. Please, join us in helping to raise awareness for Morgan, who deserves a chance to just be "21."


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Intradistrict Transfer Timeline
If you live in the Poway Unified School District boundaries and are interested in requesting a transfer to a school that is not your school of residence, you must submit a request during the transfer window of February 1 – March 31, 2020. No transfer requests will be accepted outside of this window, no exceptions. Please click through for more information and frequently asked questions on transfer requests, as well as continuing student registration and new student enrollment timelines.
2019-2020 School Calendar
CAASPP and ELPAC Information
Please click on the link to access the Starting Smarter website. On this site you will find information on the CAASPP and ELPAC testing.Starting Smarter
Principal's Message
It is my distinct pleasure to be a part of the Valley Team serving as the principal of this exceptional professional learning community. Valley Elementary, A No Excuses University School has a long tradition of being a learning community where all students, staff, and parents work together to seize daily opportunities to help students succeed in school. Striving for excellence in all we do is part of the Valley heritage. I look forward to working with everyone as we continue to prepare all of our Tigers for college. Should you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me or any of our team members. The professional staff at Valley is here to provide all support necessary for your child's success in school.
With Tiger Pride,
Ricardo Ceceña, Principal
Healthy Birthdays & School Celebrations
School Wellness Policy; Healthy Celebrations at Valley Elementary; Allergies
Classroom Interruptions
Please be aware the teachers have a lot of work to do with your students and we ask for your help in reducing the number of interruptions to the classrooms. Our office staff has been instructed not to interrupt the classroom during the school day unless there is a family emergency. You can help by discussing with your child alternate pick up plans for the days you may be running later or when the weather is rainy or alternate plans in case lunch/homework/instruments are forgotten at home. The office staff cannot guarantee that these items will get to the students in time. We greatly appreciate your support in helping us create a successful environment for our Valley students.
Safe Drop Off
Please follow the link and review the process for a safe student drop off in the morning.
We have observed a couple of close calls during the drop off or pick up of our Valley Students. We are asking that everyone please review the process in place and follow those guidelines when dropping their child or children off in the morning.
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Our Mission: To ensure that each student will master the knowledge and develop the skills and attitudes essential for success in school and in a diverse society.
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The Rose River and Robinson River (both rivers located in Syria) are state stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout. (State fishing license and trout stamp required)
The Hughes River is also stocked and is located about 8 miles north of Syria.
A Catch-N-Pay pond, located on the Graves Mountain property is open and stocked with trout (Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Golden Trout). No fishing license needed. All fish caught must be kept. The pond closes from June to October. Our Catch-N-Pay pond is open(changes in the schedule may be necessary depending on water levels) on weekends in April, May, October & November and during the week by appointment only, call 540-923-4231 or 540-923-4212 to schedule an appointment and to check on the current pond schedule. For our Lodge guests, other ponds on the Lodge property are available to catch and release. The ponds are stocked with bass and bream.
Trout Stocking Schedule:
Hughes and Robinson Rivers are in category A – Stocked once in each of the following periods: October; November; December; January; February; March; April 1-April 20; April 20-May 10; May 10-May 30
The Rose River is stocked in October (1); November (1); December – January (1); February (1); March – May (10).
Bring your own pole and try your luck!
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Day after day, millions of women around the world are victims of violence or discrimination. More and more of them, however, are prepared to fight in order to surpass their condition, and their courage is an inspiration and an empowerment source to anybody in this entire world.
Mariane Pearl, the widow of Daniel Pearl, the journalist kidnapped and killed in Pakistan, and Managing Editor of the global charitable initiative CHIME FOR CHANGE, is determined to shine a light onto the most inspirational stories of women everywhere.
Along with a team of dedicated journalists and the support of a set of world-renowned publications, such as the Herald Tribune and the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Mariane Pearl aims to showcase to the world, the success of a series of ordinary women who, through intense efforts, have managed to become extraordinary, surpassing their conditions, embracing their rights and making their voices heard around the globe.
The new storytelling platform inaugurated by CHIME FOR CHANGE will shine a spotlight onto the extraordinary courage of women from all corners of the world, who, in spite of poor conditions, have managed to fulfill their dreams, no matter how daring, becoming thus, a source of inspiration to us all.
Using the power of narrative and storytelling, the journalism platform set up by CHIME FOR CHANGE, will voice the inspirational stories of women who have had the courage to fight against discrimination, adamantly pursuing and ultimately gaining access to their truthful rights to education, health and a fair justice system.
The launch of the CHIME FOR CHANGE journalism platform, celebrating the efforts of women who have managed to re-write their life stories to spell success, is accompanied by a set of five short films showcasing the health, education and justice issues that women all over the world have to struggle with and face on a daily basis. The series of films directed by acclaimed directors, was first presented to the global public on June 1st, as part of the extraordinary THE SOUND OF CHANGE LIVE concert, during which, more than 50,000 people have shown their support for a charitable cause. The funds raised by the concert made their way to no less than 70 countries around the world, supporting about 200 charitable projects.
The five short films, which can be viewed and downloaded on the CHIME FOR CHANGE homepage www.chimeforchange.org as well as on www.youtube.com/chimeforchange tell intimate, personal stories, that however represent universal themes – issues in the fields of education, health or justice, that women everywhere have to face day after day.
Take a look and be inspired by the successful stories of women who have found the courage to fight against discrimination and violence, achieving extraordinary results.
SEPIDEH: LETTERS TO EINSTEIN (by Berit Madsen) tells the story of Sepideh, a young Iranian astronomer aiming to become an astronaut, in spite of social pressure and familial obligations that threaten to block her path.
REACHING FOR THE SUN (by Jehane Noujaim) follows the journey of thirty grandmothers from some of the most remote corners of the world, who are training to become solar engineers, so that they can travel back to their home villages and solve the electricity problems by offering the alternative of solar energy.
#SHOUTINGBACK (by Dan Reed) tells the story of Laura Bates, the British activist and journalist using the power of social media to highlight the problem of sexual harassment and that of female objectification.
DYNAMIQUE DES FEMMES JURISTES (by Hi-Sim Studios) – an animated film centered around a group of female lawyers from Congo, fighting for women's rights.
JESSICA'S STORY (by Libby Spears) tells Jessica's story, who has been a victim of human trafficking.
The series of films is accompanied by a special version of HUMAIRA: THE DREAM CATCHER, the story of Humaira Bechal, who dreams of a private school system being implemented in her home country of Pakistan.
The journalistic initiative started by CHIME FOR CHANGE aims to unify and empower the voices of girls and women all across the world, shining a light on the exceptional and inspiring stories of women who have faced outstanding challenges and have managed to successfully overcome them.
The CHIME FOR CHANGE short films are represented by an associated project on Catapult,the first crowdfunding platform solely dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women.
Thus, anybody, even yourself, may contribute, by choosing a project that you feel connected to.
Be the change you want to see in the world! Donate here even the smallest amount of money, in order to contribute to the impact of women leaders in Mexico, scholarships for girls in Africa or ending sex trafficking, for instance.
Through Chime for Change's global reach and complex communication platform, people from all corners of the planet can get to know the issues affecting women today – be it on matters of education, health or justice – by choosing a specific project and then bringing their contribution to it.
You too have the possibility to support women facing difficult challenges on a daily basis, by making their remarkable stories known to the world, by distributing Chime For Change materials on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and encouraging others to follow in your footsteps.
Learn -> Find a project -> Support it! On chimeforchange.org.
If you liked the article, follow the exciting world of Fashion avec Passion on Twitter and Instagram as well!
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In backup terminology, delta differencing (delta backups) refers to an approach to backup only the blocks that have changed after the first full backup. The differences are recorded in files called deltas.
As you can see from the example on the right, delta backups involve examining the files using fixed-size blocks (usually 1MB in size) rather than examining the whole file to see if it's changed.
With this, individual blocks data, rather than the whole file itself, can be sent to the backup target. This appoach requires more computational power but requires less time and Internet bandwidth — usually where the bottlenecks are in modern-day computing.
Because only changed blocks are backed up, it is possible to perform much more frequent backup cycles without consuming vast quantities of Internet bandwidth. Backing up an entire 100GB server can (after the first full initial backup) be achieved in just a few hours each time the backup cycle is requested – much less if the changes on the server are minimal.
As an incremental/delta approach reduces duplicated data it can also help a storage administrator to reduce the cost of the backup destination, as only changed and deleted blocks are stored – the deleted blocks are then later removed from the storage platform as part of the retention policy.
Kamazoy use delta differencing technology across all of its backup products. This means, for you, that backups take less time to complete, and free up your computer more quickly than backing up the whole file each time. Also, if you are on a pay-per-byte connection, such as a mobile phone or hotel wifi connection, a backup will cost you significantly less money when using these types of connections.
In an enterprise environment, delta differencing means your files are locked for backup for shorter times, database backups take less time, and maintenance windows are significantly reduced. In addition, because only changed blocks are stored, this saves storage space on the back-end, and permits a greater amount of file revisions and restore options without storing copies of each and every file, like a traditional tape backup system would.
- Faster backups
- Smaller backup windows
- More efficient use of technology
- Uses less storage at the back-end, saving you money


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Perhaps you are regularly practising Pilates, maybe you've tried it once or maybe you just have a vague idea that it's 'a bit like yoga'. Whatever your knowledge or experience of Pilates, people are often surprised to find out that it all started with one man… The history of Pilates takes us back to Germany[...]↣ READ MORE
This quick clip contains a fantastically simple yet powerful exercise for your shoulders, arms and glutes. Retreat tip Remember the best results come when you focus on how you are doing the exercise, as opposed to simply focusing on getting it done and out of the way.
For one of our guests a week's holiday turned into a few months and Fuerteventura has since become her home. In this blog Cat talks about a few of the things that got her hooked on retreat life at Azul… Aaah so this is yoga From the very first gentle stretch on the Azul deck I[...]↣ READ MORE


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Corrections to the Results? Send Them In!
Competitors (and friends): Please take a look at the results PDF. If you find mistakes in the scores for the Games, please submit corrections to firstname.lastname@example.com by Wednesday and we will verify those corrections using the original score sheets and get an update posted by Wednesday night.


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|He cleans up well doesn't he
- He didn't do any research - Huck was trained to research the people in his life. In fact, someone asked him if he'd run a background check on "Becky", he said no, I didn't have to. That was a huge mistake, had he looked he would've figured out fairly quickly that her life was just a cover. But he didn't look any deeper than the surface because he wanted to believe that she was the person he'd been waiting for.
- He told her too much - Some things should remain private. There's a time for full disclosure, but that time is typically not a few months into the relationship. Yes, it is important to let down your guard to let someone in, but you should be sure that they are worthy of that honor first.
- He ignored people who cared about him - After everyone else figured out she was on some b.s. Huck was still championing Becky's cause. He was in denial. He couldn't see what she had done simply because he didn't want to. Newsflash: if everyone in your life says that a certain individual is bad news, they are.
- He underestimated his opponent - Even after realizing that she'd set him up, and that she was also a contract killer, he made some super mistakes. Once he decided he was going to turn her in, he should've gone full special ops, secret squirrel, super spy. Does he? Nope. He calls Harrison on the phone like he was ordering a pizza. He forgot he was dealing with his equal, and that cost him a lot.


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Birth Charts of People with Sun in Gemini, Moon in Pisces
Sun in Gemini represents dynamic mind, knowledgeable; jack of all trades, social butterfly; possesses playful charm, witty, talkative and . Moon in Pisces represents strong intuitive nature, easy-going temperament, nourished by imagination, daydreaming, soothed by the mystical and going with the flow.
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Michael Olafusi – Business Data Analysis with Microsoft Excel
Name Product: Michael Olafusi – Business Data Analysis with Microsoft Excel
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Author: Michael Olafusi
An in-depth training of Excel for busy professionals who use Excel a lot at work.
Microsoft Excel is the world's most used and versatile business analysis, reporting and strategy software. Having a deep practical knowledge of Excel will turn you almost superhuman at work and increase your productivity. You will be seen as a very efficient, highly competent and indispensable partner in the organization's progress. And, hopefully, it will lead to a much greater career role and opportunity for you.
This training is going to focus on making you highly proficient in the use of Excel for business data analysis and reporting the professional way. And most of this would be achieved through lots of samples that will be similar to what you'll need at work.
What are the requirements?
The training requires having Excel 2010 and above. Excel 2007 will also work but you won't be able to practice the PowerPivot example.
You also must be ready to practice every topic covered as there are companion practice along Excel files for every topic.
What am I going to get from this course?
Over 34 lectures and 6.5 hours of content!
Be more productive and creative in their use of Microsoft Excel for business and reporting
Become proficient in using PivotTables for analyzing a large data
Become proficient in the use of VLOOKUP, HLOOK, LOOKUP to get last item, INDEX and MATCH to make automated dynamic dashboarts/reports.
Learn how to use Sorting in more advanced ways: multi-level sorting, sorting left to right.
Learn how to create professional and great looking charts in Excel and understand when to use a particular chart type.
Learn creative uses of Excel and a lot of keyboard shortcuts that saves analysis time
Be introduced to Excel VBA, shown how to create a macro by clicking a particular button twice.
Make a sample Excel VBA userform that gets data from user and input into a table in Excel
What is the target audience?
This course is designed mainly for business professionals who use Excel a lot at work. It is built entirely out of my experience teaching over 500 business professionals over the course of two years on Excel, business data analysis and VBA. It focuses on giving you business productivity improving Excel skill and tips using practice files I built to mirror Excel consulting jobs I have done for companies. The course is best suited for people who currently used Excel at work and will benefit from improved Excel skills for reporting, presentation and analysis.
However, if you seldom use Excel and just want a certificate in Excel for CV purpose, you will find it hard to put in the commitment required to finish this training. You should consider the Microsoft MOS training as it is more ideal for CV building.
This course is also not for people who want to learn business data analysis but not with Excel. The entire course is Excel based.
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More deaths and serious injuries… and no plans on the horizon for improved driver training
Like clockwork, each year the state governments of Australia rake in a little over $1.1 billion in revenue from speed cameras. And, that figure generally increases each year, ensuring a revenue stream for each state.
Most of that money goes back into improving the road network and driver education – but are speed cameras and their income actually helping make us better, safer drivers? The statistics say no.
According to a report by the Australian Automobile Association (AAA), road fatalities nationally are up by 2.9 per cent for the period from March 2017 to March 2018. More alarmingly, severe injuries on our roads are up by a staggering 19 per cent over a period between 2014 to 2016*.
Why do severe injuries matter?
My contention is that fatalities will naturally come down as cars become safer. Newer cars are safer than older cars, and we would expect to see a gradual decline in the road toll in conjunction with a newer fleet of cars on the road. A crash that occurs at, let's say 70km/h, in an older car is more likely to kill occupants than a crash at the same speed in a newer car.
Where the figures can't be fudged is when it comes to severe injuries. While you may not die in a big car crash today, compared to 20 years ago, you are nonetheless likely to be severely injured.
Severe injuries are the types of accidents that cost the community the most. According to the Transport Accident Commission (TAC), Victoria's body responsible for road safety and treating victims of road trauma, just over $1 billion was spent last financial year to care for and rehabilitate some 45,000 clients. That's just Victoria alone.
Victoria scrapes in around $350 million from speed cameras each year, which isn't a drop in the ocean compared to the cost of caring for people suffering from trauma associated with traffic accidents. Most of the funds come from registration fees, which increase commensurately with the TAC's requirement for more money.
* Why isn't there more data available? According to the AAA: "Due to limitations, data for severe injuries is only available at a national level for 2014 to 2016. In 2016, there had been a 19 per cent increase in severe injuries compared to the same period in 2013."
What are speed cameras meant to achieve?
The idea behind speed cameras is to slow drivers down and gradually achieve a nation of drivers that stick to the speed limit, glued to their speedometers.
Slowing down helps, but what's being done beyond that? The answer is just about nothing. New road safety marketing campaigns launch each year, but to what end? Certainly not in driving down annual road toll numbers.
Nothing is being done to improve driver training or create a better operating environment on our roads. Driving at the speed limit will improve your response time in an incident, but it may not save your life – and it certainly won't make you an overall better, more observant driver.
Strict speed limits create a nation of drivers that are too busy hawk-eying their speedometers to realise traffic is stopped ahead of them, or that they're sitting in the right-hand lane holding up a line of traffic, or that they're driving an unroadworthy car — because as long as they're not speeding, they're fine.
The drug and drink driving problem
If you're in traffic with 16 other drivers in New South Wales, one of those is high on drugs. That's according to figures by the Centre for Road Safety, with the figures also confirming that 30 per cent of fatal crashes involved drivers that had illicit drugs in their system.
Drug drivers are killed more frequently on the road than drivers under the influence of alcohol, indicating an alarming trend that isn't detected by speed cameras.
And, if you're anything like me, you'd be happy to be stopped frequently for testing if it meant these drivers weren't on our roads. But, good luck remembering the last time you were drug tested or even pulled over for a random breath test.
What needs to be done?
The answer here isn't clear, but it's an issue that is barely being explored at the moment. The set-and-forget nature of speed cameras creates a lazy stream of revenue for governments that are, in theory, saving $1.1 billion each year from their budgets for works that would otherwise have needed to be funded outside of speed camera revenue.
While there are programs out there for new drivers, who is promoting these? Who is working to make newer and safer cars more accessible to young people, the group most vulnerable on our roads? What are we doing for everybody else on the road?
As it stands right now, there isn't an answer. Everybody has ideas about what should be done, but there's no facility to allow discussion.
As part of the National Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020, the government has set targets to reduce fatalities and serious injuries by 30 per cent, by 2020. The table above shows that they are currently off target to achieve those goals.
Would you fly on a plane with a pilot that sat a test once over a decade ago and was never re-trained or tested again? Of course you wouldn't. So why is it any different for our roads? Why are we not tested regularly and forced to maintain our skills?
If you're an Australian driver, you should be outraged that nothing is being done to create a safer road environment and to give our friends and family a safe place to drive their cars.
Do you think speed cameras should have greater tolerance? Should they be abolished in general? Or, do you think that it's as simple as sticking to the speed limit and not getting fined?


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The apparent fallout of the scarcity of dental surgeons in the state is the alarming rise in the patients of oral cancer.
According to experts, tobacco consumption remains one of the main reasons behind oral cancer, and lack of dental facilities has worsened the situation.
Early detection of mouth cancer is quiet difficult, but with robust dental care infrastructure, the probability of mouth cancer can be reduced by several folds, experts said.
Against the total sanctioned strength of 133 dental surgeons, 52% post lay vacant as on date, according to data released by Uttarakhand health department on Monday.
A mere 64 dental surgeons are working in the state, which has a population of 10,116,752.
Among the districts of the state, Bageshwar is bearing the maximum brunt.
Home to 2.6 lakh population, Bageshwar has no dental surgeon. The only doctor deployed in the district was transferred a year ago and the post was never filled.
Speaking with TOI, additional director (dental services), KS Mehra, said, "Department is running short of dental experts. Bageshwar has no dental surgeon. But, we have conducted interviews and the posts will be filled very soon. One of the reasons behind increasing cases of oral cancer is of course poor oral care hygiene of people followed by lack of facilities in the remote areas of Uttarakhand."
According to the data, Nainital has the highest number of nine dental surgeons, followed by Tehri, Almora and Haridwar, which have seven dental surgeons respectively.
According to villagers, health facilities in rural areas are the worst hit.
"Forget about dental service, we cannot even think of delivering a child safely here because the Community Health Centre (CHC) has no physician. Doctors don't want to work in the remote areas," said 35-year-old Kiran Rani, a resident of Sampan village near Chakrata.
Meanwhile, the health department is claiming that it will enhance oral health care facilities in remote areas very soon.
Officiating director of health department, Dr DS Rawat, said, "Interviews of around 205 dental surgeons have already been conducted. Each district will have enough doctors soon."


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What is now the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo began in 1882 with 73 acres and a small collection of wild animals: 14 American deer. Today the Zoo is an animal of quite a different stripe, housing thousands of species in designed habitats as well as engaging in significant conservation and research programs.
The Cleveland Zoological Society is the Zoo's fundraising arm, committed to promoting awareness of and support for the Zoo. The society approached Nesnadny + Schwartz to re-envision its identity and brand and to redesign all of its print and online communications tools — fundraising solicitations, membership materials, newsletters and magazines, program promotions, signage, and merchandise.
Over the course of our long relationship with the Cleveland Zoological Society, it has become the largest membership program in Northeast Ohio with over 46,500 households and 1.3 million visitors annually. Member contributions account for 50% of the funding for new exhibits as well as 20% of the Zoo's annual operating budget.


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Q&A: Libya's General National Congress election
Around 2.9 million Libyans are voting on 7 July to elect a General National Congress as part of efforts to create a new political system after the toppling of Muammar Gaddafi.
This is Libya's first nationwide election since Col Gaddafi was toppled in 2011. It also follows local polls held in several Libyan cities earlier in 2012.
The four decades of Col Gaddafi's rule were marked by an absence of party politics, and the lifting of his ban on political parties triggered an explosion in their number.
The election reflects the stark change since the end of Col Gaddafi's era, but is also affected by his legacy.
It is being held following a postponement from June, and while there are concerns that continuing violence could disrupt the polls, Higher National Election Commission Chairman Nuri al-Abbar is adamant that there will be no further delay.
What is the congress' role?
The upcoming General National Congress (GNC) will replace Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC), the country's interim legislative body that was established days after the beginning of a popular uprising against Col Gaddafi.
Once formed, the congress is due to elect its chairman in its first session. It will have to appoint a new prime minister within 30 days of that session.
The congress had also initially been charged with forming a body to draft a constitution and oversee a referendum on the draft.
But in a last-minute attempt to defuse pre-election tensions, the NTC ruled that the constitutional panel would be elected by a direct vote.
The congress is also tasked with announcing the results of the planned parliamentary election, which is expected to be held at a later date.
Who are the candidates?
Libyans will elect the congress from some 2,600 individual candidates running in different constituencies. The vast majority of them are independents, while almost 400 represent political parties.
Some parties are contesting the election across several constituencies, with most fielding several candidates in each constituency they are contesting. Each candidate, however, appears to only be allowed to run in one constituency.
Even though it is difficult to judge who is likely to do well, party candidates tend to be more influential and recognizable than independents.
One of the most high-profile figures is former Tripoli Military Council chief Abdul Hakim Belhadj, an Islamist who is running as a candidate of the Al-Watan (Homeland) Party in a Tripoli constituency.
Other parties with prominent candidates include the Alliance of National Forces, which is led by former leading NTC figure Mahmoud Jibril, and the National Front Party, which is the political incarnation of the former opposition National Front for the Salvation of Libya.
The Libyan Muslim Brotherhood's Justice and Construction Party is also contesting the election. Although the Brotherhood was banned under Col Gaddafi, it survived as a clandestine movement.
Union for the Homeland is another party whose candidates are running in a number of constituencies. It is led by Abdulrahman al-Suwayhili, who reportedly began his opposition to Col Gaddafi as early as the 1970s.
Since many officials from the previous regime are either on trial or wanted following Col Gaddafi's removal and death, his supporters are keeping a low profile and not contesting the election.
Is there much excitement?
Turnout is expected to be high, as reports suggest that nearly 80% of eligible voters in Libya registered to cast their vote. Libyan television stations have been showing public awareness films about the elections in the months leading up to the vote.
There have also been calls to boycott the election. On 3 May the "Council of Cyrenaica", a group which is seeking autonomy for Libya's eastern region of Barqa, called on its followers to shun the vote.
Who will win?
The absence of party politics under Col Gaddafi and the dramatic change since his downfall mean that it is difficult to predict how Libyans will vote or even what will inform their choice. Many parties were only formed in the months leading up to the elections, and it is sometimes difficult to find much information about candidates' platforms.
Public opinion polls have not yet been carried out in any part of Libya.
However, Libya's political scene currently appears to be dominated by the key leaders in the anti-Gaddafi uprising, such as Mr Belhadj and Mr Jibril, Gaddafi's long-time opponents, as well as Islamists.
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If you're a football fan and likes to play it from your controller then FIFA is a perfect option to go for! FIFA's series have been very impressive during these past decades. It has been continuously bringing up its various versions in the market. And now, it's like its fan-following has thus been generated. Each year, its fans wait desperately for its brand new versions to arrive in the market!
Correspondingly, keeping the patience of the gamers in the minds – The FIFA family has come up with its 2016 model now!
Let's get an exposure of its amazing features and the reasons of why it's holding so much essence in the market.
Perfect for the football fans
As mentioned above, if you're a football fan and look up to explore it on your gaming-consoles then playing FIFA is an appropriate option for you! FIFA's game series is best among all the football games. Ever since its initial versions stepped into the gaming industry, the gamers knew it that the brand is scoping for something big for its future! And now you witness its amazing versions, keep inspiring the players all over the world. Therefore, if you're a football fan too? And likes to stay in touch with its glimpses, even inside the homes then don't forget to take an experience of FIFA 16. The game is latest, and holding some interesting interface to catch its fans' interests.
Reflects the genuine FIFA styling
Since the brand FIFA is also existing in the reality and handles for all the football matches of various teams, all over the world. Therefore, their electronic game is also having the genuine feel of FIFA. The football teams are same, which you'd find in the real FIFA football matches. This is one of the major reasons to why FIFA 16 – the electronic game is having so much essence in the game-industry. The gamers like to picture themselves being in the real gaming world, and when they experience some glimpses of reality in the electronic games – their interests get boosted up instantly!
Perfect Graphics
Since it's the latest version of FIFA's electronic games, it's having some exceptional interface and featuring empowerment. The 3D graphics attract the fans more and more towards itself. The perfect graphics make the players in the game to look more like humans. This is one of the major reasons to why gamers are attracted more and more towards any game.
The demos after each goal
When you strike a goal, you expect to see the demo of your terrific goal that you just did. In FIFA 16, when you do it – you get an exceptional movie-like demo of the goal that you just made! It gives more confidence to the gamers and they commence to make more goals in the running match. This gives them the happiness, and their interests for the game, stay aligned.
One of the major reasons of why is it so popular lately is because it's the latest version of FIFA. All of its features, and interface aspects are way better than the previous versions of FIFA' football games. Each year, the fans wait for its brand-new versions! And hence now you have FIFA 16 in the market that's better than all the previous versions of any football games.
The game is amazing! If you're a football fan, and want to spend your time with the glimpses of football, even while you're at your home? Don't forget to play the FIFA 16 that's all new in the market.


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Up until earlier this year, I was totally ignorant of the usefulness of mobile technology in the workplace. My first clue regarding its usefulness was about five months ago when I was having problems with my oven. I called the call center and sat on hold for 20 minutes. However, once I finally got through to an agent, the experience was totally different. The service call information was sent to me via a text message, as was a reminder the day of the actual call. The technician showed up on time (a miracle) and within a half hour had fixed the oven and put it back together. When it was time to pay the guy, I expected him to pull out a huge pad of paper like what happened when my kitchen faucet broke the previous month. Instead, he opened up some kind of app on his phone and entered all of the information. You could say I was very impressed, and better yet, my oven works perfectly.
Since then I've had a few more experiences that have pretty much made it obvious to me that mobile technology has its place in the workplace and that those who don't embrace it and other types of technology (ahem, folks who think that a fax machine is still relevant in the email era) are simply going to lose business. Yes, mobile technology can be a distraction, but the horse is out of the stable and it's a better idea to embrace and adapt the technology rather than reject it.
My experience with that company's oven repair is only one event in the growing trend of incorporating mobile devices into the workplace – whether it's a phone, tablet or even a smartwatch. Along with this, there is also an incredible amount of data being gathered, to the point that it might even be considered a bit intrusive. Because of mobility, it's now possible to see where employees are and what they are doing at all times of the day.
Gathering Data Equals Accountability and Smarter Managerial Decisions
Having all of that information – even if it's a bit intrusive (okay, maybe a lot intrusive) - can help make smarter business decisions, such as which employee goes where. With mobile technology, you can adjust schedules. And, you can catch the guys who are less productive and reduce expenses. It increases everyone's visibility. But it isn't all bad.
Increased visibility means that if the customer needed to relay some preliminary information to the technician, he or she could contact the technician directly instead of wasting time and resources going through the call center, who would contact the technician and then relay the confirmation back to the customer.
This old way of going through the call center wastes money on phone calls and usually results in poor customer service via poor communication, which causes reduced employee satisfaction.
Another way this can work would be as follows: Say you're a veterinarian with a clinic that vans to deal with different types of animals. Let's also say that a customer calls in from their phone or even uses their watch to contact you that his dog ate something it shouldn't have. After a quick diagnosis, if you decided that it's best to not move the animal, and that you'll send one of your vans to the customer's home. If you know where the nearest van is, you can send it to treat the poor animal rather than going through a call center, scheduling an appointment, et cetera, which can waste time. This makes use of the GPS in the employee's phone, smartwatch or a simple tracking app.
Data Uses Beyond Simple Schedule Management
The information gathered in the database could also prove useful in other ways. If you know your employees habits, you can manage employees' sick, vacation and paid time-off (PTO) days. If an employee has a certain number of paid days off days per month or year, direct access to this kind of information can be beneficial in planning vacation time accordingly. This also assures that employees are not asking for paid time off that they do not have. If you're mobile, you could even give employee the freedom to submit sick day and vacation requests via their smartphone, and s/he can request those days as early as possible - whether at work, at home or out somewhere else. A mobile platform where all employees could log on and look at one master schedule, akin to Google Docs or Dropbox, could potentially allow employees to voice preferences for pickup or overtime shifts, as well.
Mobile technology and particularly smartphones aren't going away, especially in the field services sector. According to a survey by Field Technologies Magazine, 49% of companies say their primary form of communication in the field is smartphones, and 75% of that demographic say they would consider sticking with smartphones. Mobile workforce scheduling software contains features that are designed to increase efficiency, customer satisfaction and transparency in the field. Planned duration scheduling features allow technicians to update their schedules as circumstances come up that increase or decrease the duration of each job. Time and context-based notifications nudge the technician to allow the program to take action in regards to updating the schedule. Customers benefit from being able to contact the technicians directly and see their schedule updates in real-time. Employers benefit from cutting wasteful costs and increasing customer satisfaction, which often results in good word-of-mouth. There are several ways that this mobile system can be improved, such as including further scheduling capabilities for employees, including access to information regarding vacation days, paid time off and overtime shift availability. With 38% of employees claiming that the use of mobile devices at work has contributed to their increased work efficiency, and that percentage is expected to rise each coming year, it is no wonder that this is becoming the future of workplace management.


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FDR's early foreign policy decisions were based largely on what he believed to be in America's best interests. The United States and sixty-five other nations, in the wake of the worldwide Depression, sent delegates to the London Economic Conference in the summer of 1933. Roosevelt had seemed committed to the goals of the conference–to stabilize national currencies on a worldwide front. But Roosevelt had not openly agreed to any of the avowed goals of the conference. When it came to deciding between the gold juggling policies of the first months of the New Deal that seemed to be beneficial for the country or a policy that would have ambiguous short-term effects at home, he chose against worldwide gain and for America alone. His actions angered the rest of the delegates, who called a recess in the conference–a recess that eventually became an adjournment. The world returned to suffering in isolation, a trend that would encourage the rise of the dictators whose ambitions created the Second World War.
Roosevelt's early foreign policy included the unprecedented step of recognizing the Soviet Union in late 1933. He realized that America's refusal to recognize the Bolshevik government, which had been in place for sixteen years at the time, was unrealistic. He realized too that the Japanese and the Germans were both land-hungry and on the rise, and that promoting trade and friendship with the Soviet Union would put the United States at the head of an impenetrable partnership of world powers. Large-scale trade with the Soviet Union, however, never commenced as Roosevelt predicted. But when time came in World War II for America and the Soviet Union to work together, the relationship that Roosevelt had established between the nations allowed him to greet Stalin on a friendly footing.
In addition, Roosevelt had thus far followed a Good Neighbor policy with the countries of Latin America. Whereas Teddy Roosevelt had created an interventionist state with his corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, FDR formally accepted nonintervention in 1933. Roosevelt realized that with dictatorships looming in Europe and the Far East, a Good Neighbor policy might be useful in the West to create a hemisphere-wide defense against looming aggressors. The Good Neighbor policy, which FDR strictly followed in his dealings with Cuba, Haiti, Panama, and the rest of Latin America, was cemented by the trade policy of Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Congress passed the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act in 1934, which tried to increase export trade and decrease tariffs into the United States. Secretary Hull negotiated twenty-one trade agreements by 1939, and foreign trade with Latin America consequently increased appreciably.
It was into this era of friendly policies and decreased aggression that the governments of Germany, Italy and Japan intervened. But as Hitler and Mussolini cemented their relationship in the Rome-Berlin axis, and Japan stepped up its production of giant battleships in 1934, American isolationism reared its head. Americans, reluctant to repeat the horrors of the First World War, watched wars brewing across seas that seemingly guaranteed continued peace at home. The crisis abroad became more acute when Italy invaded Ethiopia in a bloody quest for more land, but Congress, responding to the mood of an isolationist citizen body, continued to pass Neutrality Acts in 1935, 1936, and 1937. In hindsight, Roosevelt's reluctance to look outside of America and aid its friends in Europe made the job of the dictators much easier. For example, Roosevelt's "gentlemanly behavior" in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, allowing neither the Loyalist regime nor the fascists under Franco to buy much- needed munitions from the United States, speeded the fall of a fellow democracy to fascism. However, American intervention against Franco in Spain would likely have cost the Democrats much of the Catholic vote in the next election–a political sacrifice that Roosevelt would never make.
This isolationist mood of the country was a large reason why Roosevelt failed to involve the United States in World War II in a timely manner. Roosevelt's experience as Assistant Secretary of the Navy had proven his interventionist beliefs correct once, and his actions in the beginning of WWII reveal a similar sentiment in him then. In July of 1937, Japan invaded China, but the lack of a formal declaration of war allowed FDR to continue arms sales to China despite Neutrality legislation. He delivered a speech in Chicago in the autumn of 1937–the "Quarantine Speech"–that called for "positive endeavors" against the aggressions of Italy and Japan, something along the lines of economic embargoes. But faced with an uproar of isolationist protest, the ever politically conscious Roosevelt backed down from his interventionist beliefs. Roosevelt had watched Wilson try and fail to convince the country to join the League of Nations, and had taken to heart the lesson that effective foreign policy abroad required a consensus at home. He thus did not try to change the country's mind. As Clare Booth Luce wrote, "every great leader had his typical gesture; Hitler, the upraised arm, Churchill, the V sign, and Roosevelt?" She wet her finger and held it in the air.
Roosevelt's please-all attitude faced some hurdles when it came to foreign policy. When he finally began American military buildup, he justified himself in press conferences and Fireside Chats using a contradictory mix of isolationist and interventionist reasoning. FDR had his own sources for foreign information, and, as he did with his domestic advisers, he often pitted his foreign policy advisers against each other while keeping control tightly in his own hands. Some historians surmise that Roosevelt encouraged the bad blood between Secretary of State Cordell Hull and his Under Secretary, Sumner Welles, in order to divide the State Department and keep control of it for himself.


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England, France, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Japan.
*Staying in a house in Painswick that dates back to the 15th century. Byfield House has an intriguing attic, is full of interesting, eclectic and quirky art, and has two of the most wonderful hosts you will ever find in accommodation anywhere!
*Wandering around London, the Lake District and the Cotswolds, exploring narrow, winding lanes and woodland streams, and admiring dry rock walls. Even the weeds in England are beautiful.
*Cruising along the Rhine/Main/Danube rivers in a floating hotel. Watching the sun rise and set behind castle ruins called for champagne, but I was too busy taking 1800 photos!
*Watching the lights of Budapest from the Danube by night, while listening to classical music that made my blood sing.
*Meeting so many interesting people, all with great stories to tell. They say that travel broadens the mind, and I know these people have contributed to my cultural awareness, knowledge and understanding of the human condition.
*In my case, travel also definitely broadens the beam. I very much enjoyed trying so many new dishes and flavours. However, I seem to be taking up more space in my computer chair now!
*Having my new iPad (3) as a means of contacting the world, reading electronic books, and playing word games. Its portability made it extra useful in airports and planes. Look for iPad articles and educational app reviews here at The Book Chook soon.
*Trying to find a dentist in the UK on Bank Holiday weekend. Thank you, Dr Lucy!
*Dodging doggie doo in the streets of some European cities. Thank you to the many responsible dog owners, and boo to the rest.
*Inhaling lungfuls of other people's cigarette smoke in restaurants, shops, other public places. Thank you legislators for improving this situation slowly.
And thank YOU, The Book Chook readers, for allowing me to share a potted version of my holiday. I know you enjoyed the guest posts from Dee White, Kelly Burstow, Sue Stirling, Zoe Toft and Emma Perry while I was away. The Book Chook will now return to publishing articles about many matters educational and creative on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.


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- Find your target. The starting point for this process is to find your target. At first, you might think that you'll just aim at the hole, but that isn't always the right call. Sometimes, you will want to aim slightly to the left or right of the hole, in order to set up an easier putt. Take an overall view of the shot you are facing and decide on a target that will give you a good chance for an up and down.
- Pick your club. Once you have a target in mind, the next step is to pick out the club that you think will give you the best chance of reaching your target successfully. As a good rule of thumb, you should try to keep the ball on the ground for as much of the journey to the hole as possible. Chip shots played along the ground tend to be more reliable than those played up in the air, but you obviously can't play every chip shot low, depending on the layout of the course between your ball and the hole. Evaluate the shot and then select the right club for the task at hand.
- Pick your landing spot. The final step in the process is to pick out a specific landing spot on the way to your target. The landing spot is just that – a spot where you would like the ball to land. If you are using a highly-lofted club, you'll probably need to land the ball pretty close to your actual target. On the other hand, a low chip shot is going to require a landing spot that is barely onto the edge of the green. With practice, you should get better and better at picking the perfect landing spot for each of your different types of chip shots. Once your landing spot has been selected, all that's left to do is execute a great swing and land the ball as close to that spot as possible.
Planning Techniques for Successful Chip Shots
In this last section, we are going to shift gears a bit and talk about how to plan a successful chip shot. Just like all other golf shots, it is necessary to plan your chip shots carefully in order to leave the ball by the hole when all is said and done. Planning a chip shot is not as difficult as planning a full shot, since you are starting so close to the target, but you still need to take the time to work out all the details before making your swing.
Below, we have provided a step-by-step process you can go through to plan your chip shots successfully. Of course, you can feel free to make changes to this process as you see fit, but it should work pretty nicely as is.
It should be your goal to build a chipping motion which includes a simple swing of the arms, and not much else. When you simplify your motion, you will achieve more consistent results, and you'll likely perform better under pressure as well. Chipping is an area of the game that gives many amateur golfers problems, but it doesn't have to be that way. With a little bit of practice and by paying attention to the right fundamentals, you can raise the level of your chipping play in the near future. Good luck!


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Customer Insights
Looking under the hood of your organisation through the eyes of your customers can be critical to your business success. If you want to build a strong customer retention and acquisition strategy, the starting place is to understand your stakeholders. Zadro can create customer surveys and develop market research projects, that provide insight to build the foundation for your customer engagement strategy and sales plans.
A tailored customer survey or market research can be conducted. We ask the right questions to help you understand; what customers think of your business, products and services, why customers use you, if customers are loyal, and to gain honest and true feedback from customers on what you could be doing better.
The Process – Survey to Insight
1. Interviews
Key personnel would be interviewed personally by a Zadro team member to understand what they wish to get out of the analysis and review. These discussions will shape the survey's content.
2. Client Survey
Using an online system such as Survey Monkey, we will devise a questionnaire that clients will be invited to answer – they can choose to be anonymous if they want to, however this is also a good opportunity to collect customer testimonials. Zadro use the Net Promoter System (NPS).
3. Analysis
The data will be collected and then analysed, considering the initial objectives that were set, and if possible considering any previous survey data that has been completed as a benchmark.
4. The Results
The results will be collated into a detailed report, which will form the basis of your customer retention and acquisition strategy. We will provide key recommendations on your strategy moving forward, and present this to the people in the business at each level required.
5. Strategy
Your customer survey is a key foundation on which to develop a strategy, and can be a driver for both internal change and external communications. We find that understanding your customers is a trigger that will drive your business forward and presents an ideal time to conduct a strategic communications session.
6. Thank you
Zadro can create a thank you EDM with a summary of the findings and business actions that will be delivered to the people who participated in the client survey.
"We were really happy with the member survey that Zadro designed and implemented on behalf of our rebranding project. The results from the survey and the strategy they conducted were really insightful and clarified where and how our brand needs to be positioned. All in all a really positive experience for our business with exciting results that will benefit our members in the future." -- Cristina Karvonidis, Marketing & Communications, Association of Woolworths Employees


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Classic chicken curry | authentic recipe
Chicken 🐓 1.5kg
Potatoes 🥔 2 medium size
Onion 2-3 depends on size
Garlic and ginger paste 1.5 tablespoon
Curry powder 1.5-2 tablespoon
Chilly powder 1-1.5 tablespoon (depending on heat preference)
Toasted cumin and coriander powder half tablespoon
Green chilli 🌶 2-3
Chopped coriander small bunch
Oil 50 ml
Salt to taste
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Zvyagintsev's direction builds small character moments into a powerful story of corruption, betrayal and despair. This is Russia, and it's not pretty.
Farcical comedy clashes with the downtrodden hopes of an ordinary family and the result is darkly humorous and sickening.
Serebryakov's lead performance as Nikolai is muted and full of empathy with a strong supporting cast bringing a sharp slice of social realism.
Leviathan starts slowly and you can occasionally feel its hefty running time but after the raucous and game-changing drunken barbecue, secrets are exposed and the drama becomes engrossing.
Zvyagintsev builds high drama out of knowing when to show a lot and when to show a little. This is an epic tragedy with the scope and emotional depth of Shakespeare or Dostoyevsky.
CAST: Aleksey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Lesya Kudryashova
DIRECTOR: Andrey Zvyagintsev
WRITER: Andrey Zvyagintsev and Oleg Negin
SYNOPSIS: On the outskirts of a small coastal town in the Barents Sea, lives an ordinary family: Nikolai, his wife Lilya and their teenage son Romka. The family is haunted by a local corrupted mayor and when Nikolai calls an old friend for legal help he changes everything for the family.


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Building an Economy to Serve People Not Profit
January 21st 2016
Session Speaker: Sheila Coleman
People's Power in the Workplace
Sheila Coleman is a Community Co-ordinator for the North West for the Unite trade union and has been a prominent campaigner for justice for the Hillsborough families.
Sheila works with the unemployed, students and the retired to help them make improvements in their own communites and get involved in campaigns in their area.
As Sheila said in an inteview with the Liverpool Echo, "As someone who spent two decades fighting alongside the families of the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, I have seen first hand what can be achieved when communities stick together and fight for what they believe is right and just.
"Across the North West many communities feel like they do not have a voice.
"Unite community membership is going to help change that. We think it is time that people who do not have a job for whatever reason are now going to have access to the benefits of trade union membership.
Sheila will speak to the conference in the Closing Plenary; People's Power in the Workplace
The "Building An Economy To Serve People And Not Profit" conference will take place in Manchester on Thursday 21st January (10am-4pm) in the Central Hall.
Admission (including lunch and refreshments) is £45.00
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Our boat starts from the port of Zakynthos at 9:30 in the morning. Departures are daily except Sundays. The ship carrying us is the "Menia Maria 1", decorated appropriately so that it gives you the feeling of being in a real pirate ship!
Schedules: Daily at 9:30 in the morning except Sunday.
Trip lasts 7 hours, from 9.30 am to 5 pm
Season: May to October
Tour in: Greek or English
Food & Drink: available at the snack bars on board
Tip! Reserve your tour early during your vacation so that you can have time to change date in case the weather isn't at its best.
You will get on board of "Menia-Maria 1", a comfortable and modern ship which guarantees a safe and enjoyable trip.
Free Transfer
Pick-up and drop-off points:
• Laganas
• Kalamaki
• Argasi
• Zante Town
• Tsilivi
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Steel tubular piles are suitable for many applications, from small diameter piles for house extensions and underpinning to large industrial sites and highway works. Larger diameter tubular piles may be used for a number of marine applications.
We can construct steel-cased plain or cast in-situ piles, timber piles and small diameter ductile iron tube piles.
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Former concentration camps in Germany and Poland have been turned into centers of historical learning, mourning, and remembrance.
Location | Oswiecim, Poland (Auschwitz)
Service Opportunities | Maintaining and upgrading the grounds at Auschwitz and at the Jewish cemetery in Oswiecim, preserving artifacts
Cultural and Recreational Highlights | Guided tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Berlin Holocaust Memorial Site and Museum, Tours of Krakow and Berlin. Optional visit to Warsaw available.
Program Overview
Former concentration camps in Germany and Poland have been turned into centers of historical learning, mourning, and remembrance. Because the last generation of Holocaust survivors will pass away within the next two decades, future generations will have no opportunity to learn directly from a Holocaust survivor. Therefore, the importance of historical representation in memorial sites like concentration camps and Holocaust museums is more important now than ever. Honoring the last remaining Holocaust survivors and working to ensure the events of the Holocaust are never forgotten is an important and rare opportunity.
Through visits to historic sites in Germany and Poland, Amizade participants learn about the Holocaust and become a stronger part of the community committed to remembrance and bearing witness. Volunteers have the unique opportunity to engage in direct service work at the Auschwitz Museum. Yet the program focuses on the broader, community-driven moral and ethical question of how to continue daily work to ensure Holocaust victims' lives are honored and that such an historic atrocity never occurs again.
Lodging Comfortable hotels and hostels, similar to those in U.S. |Food Polish and German cuisine
Flights Easily accessible from the US| Visa No
Communication Cell networks; wifi |Closest Airport Krakow and Berlin
Learn, Serve, Become Part of a Broader Moral Commitment
Participants learn about and more deeply understand the events leading up to and defining the Holocaust. They begin to comprehend the extent of lives lost. Through learning from historians and citizens who have worked with Holocaust survivors and their families, program participants become part of the community dedicated to honoring Holocaust victims and ensuring similar events never occur again. Volunteers work on the grounds of the Auschwitz Museum, participate in historical preservation activities and provide hands-on service to support existing efforts to maintain the camp. Participants will:
- Learn from historians and citizens with internationally unique understanding relating to the historic events of the Holocaust
- Work on projects that focus on historic preservation
- Tour the museums of Auschwitz, Birkenau and Stamleger
- View Holocaust memorials and other historic sites in Krakow
In addition to learning and serving at Auschwitz, participants visit the local towns of Krakow and Oswiecim. Oswiecim includes a Jewish Center, a Jewish Cemetery, and a traditional market square, while Krakow includes important evidence of its pre-War Jewish Community and the events of the Holocaust.
Current Focus: Remembrance
Survivors, their descendents, and many residents of surrounding communities support the preservation of the concentration camps and ongoing efforts to increase global awareness of the atrocities. All these voices emphasize the importance of the post-World War II mantra, "Never Again."
The Basics
Review the Amizade Poland Site Handbook.
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As you or your loved one prepares to serve with Amizade in Poland, you can rest comfortably with the knowledge that Amizade has an exceptionally strong safety record and ability to respond to any emerging challenges. We have safely partnered in Poland since 2004. For the most up-to-date health, safety, and security briefings, please review the following: