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Certified Performance Technologist Standards
IntroductionThere are 10 standards that competent practitioners follow in the practice of human performance technology. The first four standards are sometimes called principles because they are fundamental to every standard. Some aspect of each of these standards will be found in every phase of a project.
The first four standards are:
Competent practitioners follow a systematic process represented by the remaining standards:
Standards 1 - 4The first four standards are sometimes called principles because they are fundamental to every standard. Some aspect of each of these standards will be found in every phase of a project.
Standard 1: Focus on Results or OutcomesCompetent practitioners are focused on results throughout their assignments. They are not predisposed to a set of solutions.
They apply their knowledge of what is required for performance at all levels and their consulting and communication skills to:
• Help clients and stakeholders define what they want to accomplish.
• Guide clients in how to convert results into measurable terms.
• Help clients stay focused when unrelated information and needs surface.
• Challenge assumptions to uncover important priorities.
• Facilitate discussions about the worth of a problem in terms of costs, human energy, or risk.
• Help clients weigh the risk of unanticipated outcomes.
So clients:
• Examine the motives behind the request.
• Commit the resources to complete the work.
• Acknowledge some ownership for the success of the project.
• Anticipate the changes required to achieve the goals they want.
For example, you might:
• Ask what needs to be different as a result of the work.
• Identify desired results such as improved profit or net revenue, dollars saved, people employed, production rates increased, task proficiency, compliance with regulations, employee retention, reduced costs, increased customer retention, and so forth.
• Identify what team members and stakeholders require for them to focus on results, and provide resources that support them in focusing on results.
• Act as a liaison between all involved and affected to ensure everyone is working toward the same results.
• Decide what questions need to be addressed to help clients comprehend the implications of the work.
Standard 2: Take a Systemic ViewCompetent practitioners take a systemic view of their work. This requires them to identify the subsystems that make up the total organization. They look for and recognize that a change in one area will affect other areas. They consider how the dynamics in society, the marketplace, workplace, work, and workers affect the desired outcomes.
They use their knowledge of systems theory and their consulting and communication skills to help clients recognize:
• How functions are interdependent.
• That a change in one area or system will affect other systems.
• The relationship between internal practices and the marketplace and society.
• The difference between symptoms and causes.
• The impact of misalignment of goals and practices.
• How decisions and misalignment affect the ability to be competitive in the marketplace.
So clients:
• Make better decisions about the work.
• Question the implications of decisions before acting.
• Consider others in their decisions.
For example, you might:
• Introduce team members to systems theory.
• Model a systemic view in your exchanges with the client and key influencers in the organization.
• Have conversations around barriers in the workplace that may affect the project.
• Discuss the importance of knowing:
− The agendas of key political players and stakeholders
− How practices may affect the larger environment
− Constraints or pressures (i.e., budget, scope, resources) of key players, the business, and the target audience
− Expectations around the project
− Consequences of various solutions or risks in not pursuing a solution
− How the work, workplace, or environment supports or impedes the desired organizational and group performance
− How the current culture supports or impedes the desired performance
• Where there is a lack of alignment between or among key factors affecting the success of the solution(s)
• How proposed solutions will affect the greater environment of the organization as a whole
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− The impact of the project on the client, the larger environment, and society
− How to increase awareness throughout the workplace of the benefits of a systemic approach
• Ask the client what effect achieving results might have on other systems.
• Ask what effect the changes required to achieve the goals will have on the community, customers, or workforce.
Standard 3: Add ValueCompetent practitioners add value by using their expertise to facilitate the process in ways that result in better decisions, higher quality work by their team, and a higher quality end product.
• Ensure that the project team considers an appropriate range of solutions and the implications before taking action.
• Help clients and stakeholders compare factors such as:
− Cost to design, develop, implement, and maintain or sustain each solution
− Risks and costs associated with the proposed solutions
• Help clients to discuss and understand the:
− Likelihood of adoption of new behaviors
− Probability of achieving the desired goals
− Implication or possible impact on stakeholders
− Ability of the organization to sustain the solution
• Display honesty; respectfully push back, challenge assumptions.
• Represent themselves honestly, not as having expertise beyond their capabilities.
• Effectively manage time and resources in their area(s) of responsibility.
So clients:
• Appreciate the importance and value of the work and the consultant's role in the work.
• Conclude that they received greater value from their investment than expected.
For example, you might:
• Point out the goal of the solution is to:
− Bring new hires to proficiency faster
− Satisfy regulations
− Satisfy an organizational need or opportunity
• Present facts related to the request and point out the costs, risks, and odds of success, such as the following:
− Lack of field support
− Lack of technological infrastructure
− Significant change in culture
− Lack of incentive or consequence for using the solution
• Point out what other interventions may be required to fully realize the opportunity or satisfy the need.
• Guide the client or team in choosing the solution with the best value added.
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• Find out where the pain is or where the opportunities lie for the organization or key clients.
• Facilitate discussions on how to best relieve the pain or seize the opportunity.
• Challenge ideas that are based on faulty assumptions.
• Provide solutions that are aligned with the organization's goals and capability to actualize.
• Help people get jobs and keep jobs.
• Help clients see how to use a particular solution in a new way.
Standard 4: Work in Partnership with Clients and StakeholdersCompetent practitioners collaborate with clients and stakeholders.
• Involve the client and all stakeholders in the decision making around every phase of the process.
• Engage specialists as needed.
• Listen closely to their client.
• Gain their client's trust and respect.
• Are honest with clients.
• Build partnerships.
• Ensure the voices of all vested stakeholders are sought and integrated into the design of the solution.
• Give credit to everyone who contributes to the project.
• Foster open communication within and between groups.
So clients:
• Share responsibility for the success of the project.
• Make the best choices about accomplishments, priorities, and solutions.
• Meet their needs in a sustainable way.
For example, you might:
• Make sure there is a program sponsor or champion.
• Negotiate the sponsor's level of involvement.
• Establish relationships with political leaders who may affect stakeholders of the project.
• Establish appropriate relationships with individuals, governments, community leaders, and stakeholders to ensure:
− Access to their information, data, or assistance
− Their knowledge is brought to bear
− Their needs are satisfied
− A solid business case for change or the recommended solution
− The required support when it comes time for implementation
• Engage other functions in ways that are mutually beneficial.
• Recommend specialists outside of your expertise (for example, human factors and interior designers to help redesign work space and tools, and so forth).
• Draw on the expertise of specialists who can contribute to the development of strategy, materials, or delivery mechanisms.
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• Facilitate discussions about fact finding, uncovering resistance, setting priorities, weighing alternatives, and so forth.
• Make sure the voices of intended users are integrated into the design of the solutions.
• Recognize the contributions of the subject matter experts and specialists.
Standards 5 – 10: Systematic ProcessStandards 5 through 10 describe the systematic processes competent practitioners follow.
Standard 5: Determine Need or OpportunityCompetent practitioners design and conduct investigations to find out the difference between the current and the desired performances (the performance gap).
• Facilitate discussions with clients to clarify intent of the investigation.
• Determine the scope of the investigation.
• Choose the appropriate method of analysis.
• Decide on how to best get the data.
• Gather the data.
• Analyze the data.
• Determine the magnitude of the gap.
• Report the finding with recommendations.
• Interpret the findings for the client.
So clients can make informed decisions and set priorities about what actions to take.
In collaboration with your client, you might:
• Identify the objectives of the analysis, who to involve, what data you require, how best to get the data, how to best use the data, who will use the data, and when you want to begin and end.
• Interview stakeholders, observe job processes, and examine existing documentation.
• Determine which needs or opportunities are worth pursuing further.
Standard 6: Determine CauseCompetent practitioners design and conduct investigations to find out why a gap exists between the current and desired performances. They look for the underlying causes.
• Consider at least three of the following factors in their investigation:
− Social and cultural (World) factors
− Marketplace (World) factors
− Workplace factors
− Work factors
− Worker factors
• Choose the appropriate method of analysis.
• Decide on how to best get the data.
• Gather the data.
• Analyze the data.
• Determine the underlying causes.
• Report the findings with recommendations.
• Facilitate discussions with clients to understand the contributing causes.
• Interpret the findings for the client.
So clients are offered an appropriate combination of solutions that collectively will reduce or eliminate the gap between the current and desired performances.
In collaboration with your client, you might identify performance deficiencies due to:
• Lack of knowledge and skill.
• Inadequate or insufficient job design, feedback, or performance support systems.
• Established culture and group norms.
Standard 7: Design Solutions including Implementation and EvaluationCompetent practitioners design solutions and the plan to implement them. Their designs describe each solution's:
• Features, attributes, and elements.
• Feasibility.
• Alignment to the identified factors.
• Expected improvements to performance.
Their plans include:
• Timing and schedules.
• Resources required.
• Recommendations on how to sustain the improvements.
• Methods to monitor improvements.
So clients:
• Comprehend the implication of implementing the solutions.
• Make the appropriate resource commitments for the next steps.
• Commit to what is required to sustain the expected improvements.
For example, you might develop a plan for how you intend to:
• Redesign a process, job, or system.
• Change management practices.
• Change which behaviors and results get rewarded.
• Develop, produce, deploy, and maintain instructional materials.
Standard 8: Ensure Solutions' Conformity and FeasibilityCompetent practitioners oversee the development of the solutions. They may develop some or all of the solutions or be a member of the development team.
• Compare the solution elements to the design specifications.
• Make sure solution elements are developmentally tested.
• Make sure the solutions are feasible and work as intended.
• Arrange to pilot test the overall solution.
• Oversee improvements and changes based on the results of the tests.
So clients reap the benefits because the solutions that are developed comply with the design.
For example, you might:
• Address logistics.
• Address support issues.
• Pilot test your solution with actual users.
• Make sure materials match the specifications.
Standard 9: Implement SolutionsCompetent practitioners develop strategies that allow clients to sustain change.
• Develop messages that clients can use to communicate what is being done, why, and when.
• Develop tools and feedback mechanisms so people can monitor their own progress.
• Draft messages clients can use to report progress.
• Facilitate discussion on how to address deviations from the plan.
• Advise clients how to manage changes in practices so gains are sustained.
So clients:
• Accept responsibility for the success of the change.
• Can communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Reap the full benefit because the solutions were implemented with fidelity.
For example, you might:
• Help develop implementation materials and messages.
• Provide input on how to sustain practices.
• Train people who will deliver the solution.
• Assist the target audience in adopting the new behaviors or using new tools.
STANDARD 10: EVALUATE RESULTS AND IMPACTCompetent practitioners help clients measure the impact of the solutions.
• Help the clients select the appropriate measures.
• Develop a measurement strategy that includes ways to:
− Leverage data already being collected
− Collect data
− Analyze the data
− Summarize and report data
• Help develop measurement tools and methods.
• Explain the implications of the data.
• Facilitate discussions on what the data mean and how to best use the data.
So clients:
• Understand the results they received from implementing the solutions.
• Recognize what else needs to be done to sustain the results.
• Support the changes necessary to sustain results.
For example, you might:
• Partner with clients to capture and track performance data.
• Evaluate the results by comparing what you find to some standard, goal, or stakeholder expectation.
• Model the importance of evaluation by measuring the effectiveness of your own methods and processes.
• Coach clients on how to:
− Use sampling methods
− Design data-gathering instruments
− Capture and report data
− Interpret data


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This example shows you how to use Simulink® Three-Way Merge to resolve conflicts in Simulink models. You can view and merge the Simulink model differences in the resulting report.
This example shows you how to use Three-Way Merge to understand and resolve the differences between two conflicting Simulink design changes. The example Simulink project is under source control (Git in this example) and contains changes which conflict with another user's. You will use the Three-Way Model Merge tool to resolve the conflicts. You will examine your local file ("Mine"), the conflicting revision ("Theirs") and the common ancestor of these two files ("Base").
The conflict in this example was caused by the current user trying to merge the changes of another user on the master Git branch (the 'Theirs' changes) into their Task1 branch (containing the "Mine" changes).
Theirs: The pilot model subsystem was updated to use an explicit gain block for the amplitude of the pilot's input commands. The Simulation stop time was also updated.
Mine: The current user changed some configuration settings for the model.
The Merge tool automatically merges nonconflicted differences. Follow the steps below to review the automerge choices, edit if desired, and decide how to resolve any remaining differences. This will then allow you to commit the resolved model to source control.
Run the following commands to create and open the project.
Look for conflicted files in the Simulink Project files view. The slproject_f14 file shows a red warning symbol in the Git column, which indicates a conflict.
1. To see a detailed report of the conflicts, right-click the slproject_f14 file and select 'View Conflicts'.
The Three-Way Merge tool shows the changes to the two Simulink designs that have caused this file conflict.
At the top, Theirs, Base and Mine trees show the differences between the conflicting revision, your revision, and the base ancestor of these files.
Underneath, the Target area shows the file that you will merge changes into. This is a temporary file and will be copied into the Simulink project when you choose to accept the merge result.
2. Examine a difference by clicking a row in one of the trees. The merge tool displays the change for each model in an editor, for example the Simulink Editor or Configuration Parameters dialog box, to the right of the Three-Way Merge window.
3. Choose the models to display with the toolstrip buttons on the Merge tab, in the Highlight section: Top Model or Bottom Model.
The merge tool automatically merges most nonconflicted differences.
4. Examine the first change at the top of the 'Theirs' tree by clicking the row called 'PilotGain'. This node has been merged automatically and you can adjust the automatic choices using the radio buttons in the target pane. If you want, review the other automatic merge choices.
There are two types of difference that require user action.
Conflict: The merge tool cannot automatically resolve these differences and you need to choose which design you want in the target file. Look for warnings in the Conflicts column.
Manual merge: Some differences must be merged manually in Simulink or ignored. In the Target pane, these items are indicated by an icon with a pencil in the Conflicts column.
5. Select the 'StickCommand_rad' row. This difference requires a manual merge, indicated by a pencil on the icon in the Conflicts column.
Resolve the line change difference in the target file by renaming the line connected to the output of the block named 'Pilot' in the Simulink Editor from 'StickCommand_rad' to 'Pilot Output'.
After resolving the difference save the changes in the Editor, and mark the change resolved using the manual merge control in the Conflicts column.
Note - the merge report does not update to show any changes you make in the Editor.
6. Use the 'Next' toolstrip button to review and resolve the changes until you reach a conflict. This StopTime parameter has been changed by both users and is conflicted. Resolve the conflict using the 'Mine' change. Select the 'Mine' radio button next to StopTime in the Target pane.
By default the report hides all nonfunctional changes, such as the repositioning of items.
7. Turn off filters using the Filters toolstrip section to explore all the differences between these designs.
8. After you resolve all filtered and unfiltered changes, click 'Accept & Close'. The merge tool closes the report and the models, accepts the merge result in the target file, and marks the conflict as resolved in the source control tool (Git in this example). Resolved conflicts make it possible to commit changes to source control and continue your work.


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Belarus: Risk Assessment
Country Risk Rating
Business Climate Rating
- Strategic location between Russia and European Union and a well-developed transport system
- Relatively well trained and skilled labor
- Large industrial sector
- Little inequality and rare poverty
- High energy, economic, and financial dependence on Russia
- Sensitivity to prices of oil and its derivatives
- Omnipresent control by State over the economy (56% of added value, 70% of GDP)
- Weak governance (high levels of corruption, legal system provides little protection)
- Shrinking working population
- Geographic enclavement (isolation) between NATO and Russia
Current Trends
Growth Remains Weak
Growth is expected to remain modest in 2018. Despite the persistence of a restrictive fiscal policy, including public tariff increases and aid reductions, household consumption (55% of GDP) is expected to improve. It would benefit, unless the local rouble depreciates significantly, from better control of inflationary pressures related to the establishment of monetary objectives by the central bank. In addition, the minimum wage and remuneration overall could grow more quickly. Exports (63% of GDP) should benefit from the recovery in Russia (by far the main trading partner), other CIS countries, and Ukraine, as well as the eurozone. The increase in Russian oil deliveries, a large share of which is re-exported after refining, will contribute greatly as the main export (30%). The manufacturing industry (25% of GDP), particularly with chemicals (potash fertilizers, plastic), food processing (dairy and meat products), trucks, construction and farming machinery, as well as the steel industry, will also benefit, just like agriculture (8% of GDP with livestock and cereals, which had a good harvest in 2017). Conversely, fiscal policy should continue to weigh on the investment of numerous state-owned companies as well as on building and public works.
A Massive, Inefficient Public Sector
Public debt has increased steadily, accounting for more than half of GDP. 89% of the total is in foreign currencies. The guarantees provided to public companies (source of one third of GDP) and public banks (66% of banking assets) by the central government or its local levels alone represent 10% of GDP, reflecting the confusion between the State and public companies. The commercial public sector must make do with a lack of efficiency and instructions from the State that are far from always being relevant. Cleaning up the public sector will be laborious because of budgetary constraints, especially since the State does not seem to have given up on influencing it. Privatization and reorganization projects, potentially costly in terms of employment and popularity, have been set aside, postponing the conclusion of a financial program with the IMF. This attitude is facilitated by the limited recovery of growth and its cooperation with Russia, which has allowed financial resources to be obtained.
External Accounts Influenced by Russia
After Belarus's refusal to recognize the annexation of Crimea and accept a Russian military base, Russia used the pretext of the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union in 2015 to raise gas prices, and then reduce its oil deliveries. An agreement was finally reached in early 2017, putting an end to the costly fall-out for Belarus's economy. Russia granted an increase in oil deliveries authorized for re-export, a refinancing of gas arrears for USD 700 million, permitted the release of USD 600 million by the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD), and promised a loan of USD 1 billion and an additional USD 600 million from the EFSD for 2018. The country was then able to issue euro bonds worth USD 1.4 billion, allowing reserves to be replenished and foreign debt to be serviced (75% of GDP, 30% for solely its public share in April 2017). This debt is the counterpart of a recurring current deficit resulting from a trade deficit not offset by the surplus of services linked to the transit activity, as well as the modesty of foreign direct investments, mainly Russian.
A President Playing the Confrontation Between Russia and the West
President Alexandr Lukashenko, in power since 1994, was re-elected for the fifth time in 2015. Political opposition is anemic. On the other hand, the social context, calm up to now, has grown more tense since the economic crisis of 2015, brought about by the quarrel with Russia and falling oil prices. Redistribution and increases in income were curbed, while unemployment grew. The reconciliation with Russia, satisfied to see Belarus maintain a certain distance with the West, allows the economic situation to recover to a certain extent, while reducing the social cost of reforms. However, the improvement remains fragile. The sharing with Russia of revenues from exports of oil products processed from oil sold below market price is regularly the subject of disputes, while the deterioration of relations between Russia and the West may complicate Belarus's balancing. China's increasing use of the country as a production and export base, as part of its "One Belt One Road" initiative, is a way to diversify the partners.


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I have a lot of crafting supplies. A lot. I'm a collector (voracious hoarder? You say tomato, I say tomato) by nature, and I enjoy 1) having lots of options, 2) being able to put my hands on exactly what I'm imagining, 3) buying pretty things, 4) looking at pretty things. Add to that my tendency toward dabbling in many different crafting genres, and the end result is A LOT of supplies.
Did I mention there's a lot?
I struggled for a long while figuring out the best storage solutions for all the supplies, and I've pretty much hit on what works for me. It's a strange conglomeration of containers that resides in my closet.
The top shelf is the sewing machine and other sewing items- yarn, crochet needles, knitting needles, yarn, thread, scissors, rotary stencils, etc.
The second shelf holds the Cricut and all related items- as well as paper cutters. And apparently sandpaper and bottle of pink paper flowers.
Third is scrapbook paper and embellishments, and that section overflows into the fourth shelf in those lovely Martha Stewart boxes.
The ground houses all the generic supplies (glue, scissors, tape) and various inks, glimmer mists, and stencils.
And there's more in the rest of the closet – stamps, fabric, stationary, chipboard and o-wires.
(Somehow my clothes, shoes, and bags fit in there too.)
It's really nice to have everything in one place and accessible when I need it. But because it's put away and out of sight, I find I don't "need" things as often, because I get distracted by the rest of life and forget about the 17 projects I have going and the other 15 I'm thinking up.
Earlier this week I got out the sewing machine to work on a set of baby blankets I'm making for a friend who is having twins. I got almost done with one blanket and hit a rough patch, so I put it aside. But since the sewing machine was out, I decided to tackle some other projects I've been thinking about but hadn't gotten to, because it was "too much trouble to get the sewing machine out".
Pillows for Z and A to play their favorite game on- appropriately called "Fall on the pillow". They were later used as stepping stones:
A new bag to cart A's toys to church on Sunday:
Two easy, quick projects out of the way and done, and all because the instruments to make them were out and ready. I wonder how many other projects I would magically find time for if the sewing machine (or scrapbook stuff, or knitting stuff) was always out.
I'm tempted to pick a supply and leave it out in plain sight for a week, and see what comes of it. Will you join me? Let me know what you're leaving out in the comments.


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Medium: Soft wood with caning and lacquer
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Dates:18th century
Dimensions: 25 x 75 3/4 x 37 1/2 in. (63.5 x 192.4 x 95.3 cm)
Accession Number: 2002.94
Image: 2002.94_transp5781.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Long low bench with back and side rails, constructed of standard mitered, mortised, and tenoned frame construction, with four round legs and cantilevered seat, hard mat seat, and arms and back with eleven stancheons. Below this is a shaped and rounded horizontal stretcher. Wood is stained with black lacquer. Condition: Stable. Two gaps in lacquer on top front of seat, at right and at left, directly above the legs.


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The Maltings
Dorchester is one of a handful of county towns in England without a dedicated arts facility or theatre. For many years we have wanted to put that right, and the new plans for The Maltings at Brewery Square mean that this ambition is one step closer to being realised.
Over the past few months Dorchester Arts and the Maltings Arts (the charitable body set up to plan and run the new facility) have been working with top architects Haworth Tompkins, theatre design specialists Charcoalblue and arts consultants ArtReach to create a new cost-effective and financially viable plan for an arts and heritage facility in the Maltings building at Brewery Square.
The theatre, arts and heritage centre would bring new jobs and an annual £4.6m – £5m boost to the local economy, as well as providing a top-class arts, leisure and community facility in an ideal location. In addition, the superb Grade II Listed building would provide a focus for exploring the rich heritage of Brewery Square, and the conversion would being out the best of the building's architectural features.
The plan retains some of the features of the original design from 2007, such as seating capacity, but has been completely updated to reflect changes in theatre design and the increasing need for financial sustainability. There is also a greater focus on the history and heritage of the building and how it relates to the rest of the site and to Dorchester and the wider county. The key features are:
- a main theatre with 450 seats, easily convertible to a flat floor venue to accommodate 600+
- a 100-capacity studio
- a fantastic café/bar under the 'cones' of the Maltings building
- meeting rooms and conference space
- all the necessary offices and backstage facilities for delivering a top-quality programme of performances and participatory activities
- the design will enhance and complement the historic character of the building
It will also incorporate an annexe housing commercial activities that will provide an income stream for the venue and make it largely self-sufficient. We are in discussion with our peers (such as Live Works in Newcastle) and potential partners about how this might be achieved.
Further information about the heritage plans can be found via this link.
The cost of creating the arts facilities would be around £12.5m, with a further sum (currently £2.4m) required if the commercial annexe were to go ahead. A fundraising plan has been drawn up and once the initial funds are secured this will be further developed.
We are hugely grateful to Dorchester Town Council, Dorset Council and the Duchy of Cornwall for their support in the creation of the new plans and the team at the Maltings Arts have recently taken key stakeholders on site tours to show them how the new plan would work in reality.
£1m has already been secured from a share of the Section 106 funds built up mainly by the development of Poundbury, as well as a pledge of £250000 from the Town Council, and we are now working on many other sources of funding. The Maltings Arts have already had encouraging preliminary discussions with other possible funders, including Arts Council England.
We were delighted to move to the Corn Exchange and feel much more embedded in the town, but The Maltings would be a step-change in terms of what we would contribute to the life of the town and wider county, both economically and socially. As well as providing much-needed jobs, especially for young people, the arts facilities and café/bar would be a hub for all sorts of community activities, from a place to have cup of coffee with a friend to a potential venue for thousands of people to see a Dorchester Community Play.


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We'll launch from the Santa Barbara area and hope to get some good photos of the Central California coastline.
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Mike Schwartz is the Westside Youth Coordinator at First Baptist Church in Santa Barbara where he has served at-risk Latino youth for the past six years.
Most recently, he has served as the co-director for justice issues with First Baptist's local and international mission program called "Helping Hands". Helping Hands seeks love for the brokenhearted, wholeness within economic systems, racial equality, and justice for non-human creation (both animal rights and environmental care). Mike hopes to bring awareness and engagement with these issues to the Santa Barbara area and has a passion for seeing the church understand the biblical directive to seek justice within all forms of systemic brokenness. Outside of Helping Hands, he has also worked for five years with the Uffizi Order in Santa Barbara, a non-profit organization which helps the local church engage marginalized subcultures (immigrant families, homeless friends, and trafficking victims).
Project Description: We are working to help our congregation and city approach one another and God's creation through the lens of His love and justice.We want to help Christians understand the impact of our lifestyle and how small changes can make a big difference.


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7. Beach life
The beach is ideal for fun riding. Women make slaves get on all fours and spend entire days on their comfortable backs. Slaves don't need to wear anything but shorts: their hands and knees can walk on the sand with no serious injuries, and this makes their use extremely flexible: they can switch from ponies to sea-horses with no breaks, and mistresses don't even need to get off to use them as sun beds, stools, carpets…
Danielle and Monica were just approaching the beach, so excited about their first holiday with no parents! They had put a towel on Steven's back, for two reasons: keeping his sweat off their bottoms… and hiding the wounds from the day before! Danielle was riding him classically, her feet in special beach stirrups (made of latex instead of leather). Monica sat in front of her, close to the slave's neck, with both her pretty legs swinging from one side, next to Steven's right arm: "Danielle, it looks like you're a knight and just saved me!", she said with a bright smile. Both the girls were barefoot, following the latest trend: it meant they were rich enough to own a first quality slave, able to endure an entire day with his owner's weight on his back. They would have never gone out of trend! No problem if it was two women riding one slave only. No worries if he had had to carry them on a beaten track with no knee pads for a few minutes, before reaching the softer sand…
Once arrived to the beach umbrella, the girls dismounted and got undressed. What a beautiful couple in their bikinis! Danielle was 5.40 ft for 120 lbs. She had a beautiful golden skin, hair the color of honey, large brown eyes which turned green with sunlight. Monica was a bit smaller, brunette, with deep blue eyes and white skin.
They jumped back on Steven's back and rode him at full gallop into the sea!
Half an hour later, they were relaxing and getting tanned. Steven's back was not large enough for both to sprawl, so Monica rented a plastic sun bed while Danielle had her strong, comfortable slave under her.
The girls they had met the day before arrived soon, riding at fast trot, barefoot and topless. They harshly pulled the bridles to stop their slaves and joined their new friends, renting the umbrella alongside of their.
Marjorie, Lindsay and Jennifer were respectively 22, 19 and 25. Danielle and Monica soon noticed how smarter and more experienced they were: they often talked about sex, wore no bras, used their slave with no care and much more sadism than they had ever witnessed…Sex was still a taboo for Danielle and Monica, whose mothers had preferred to wait until they were 18 before telling them anything about it. Yes, they got excited by the slave bodies under them, knew the difference between male and female bodies, and sometimes they touched themselves at night to get pleasure in secret… But that was it. A couple of days with their new friends revealed them everything!
Women of the new world truly believed in male inferiority, and applied that to any activities in bed as well. They only kissed and caressed other women's lips and bodies, usually close friends, while using men's bodies under them for their pleasure. If two women wanted to share the same slave, for example, they sat naked in front of each other with the slave's body under them, using his mouth and genitals for their pleasure: the slave constantly licked one lady and penetrated the other, but couldn't cum until authorized. If a woman simply wanted to have sex with her own slave, she usually dominated and tortured him for the whole time: everything was meant for her pleasure only.
Danielle and Monica were even more astonished about the sadism of their new friends. Jennifer used to turn off cigarettes on her slave's back, of course while sitting on him. Marjorie loved riding more than anything, had a large collection of razor-sharp spurs and used to boast about having killed a slave during a race across the desert. Lindsay always found out new ways to torture his slave: the latest game was to ride him on all fours, covering his eyes with a bandage, and launching him at gallop against walls, trees and other obstacles: the slave knew her intentions and that he was going to get hurt, yet he kept obeying for her fun. Last but not least, the three girls regularly used the tongues of their slaves as toilet paper, and occasionally their mouths as toilets on the go!
"And we're known at school as cruel mistresses" Monica whispered to her best friend "just because we frequently ride Steven together!"
"Yes, I think they're really out of line" Danielle replied "but I'm still going to listen to everything: there are some nice ideas we may still take inspiration from!"
The following day was cloudy. The girls decided to take advantage of the empty beach and have a long ride for some exploration. Monica took her place on Steven's back in front of Danielle, but this time she sat in forward direction, having her legs swinging from the sides of his face and keeping the bridles in her hands. Danielle sat behind her, feet in the stirrups, left hand around Monica's waistline, right hand whipping Steven harshly to make him keep the others' pace (whose slaves had one rider only). Danielle had been a bit concerned about sharing Steven with Monica for the entire holiday, but he was so strong and devoted that everything was going great!Hours later, Marjorie was the first to suggest a race. Jennifer and Lindsay promptly agreed, while Danielle and Monica were hesitant because they were sharing the same human pony. "I've got an idea…" Jennifer said "We'll have several races, each with three contenders, with one slave standing as chair for the other two women. The course will be: reaching that tree over there, turning around and coming back here. It should be about 1 mile in total."
– First race. Danielle rides Steven, Jennifer and Lindsay mount their respective slaves. Monica and Marjorie give the start, while sitting on the fourth slave's back. Riders are careful at first, then begin to push harder and harder. Danielle starts whipping Steven harshly on his nape and shoulders just before reaching the tree, and with a great return gains a clear victory. Lindsay beats Jennifer by a hair.
– Second race. Marjorie approaches the start line. She's the most experienced rider, her slave is the most muscular and is also supposed to be less tired. The others hesitate a second, then Monica borrows Steven from Danielle and joins the race, followed by Lindsay on her slave. Marjorie leads the race from the beginning, but Lindsay wants a revenge and almost reaches her at the tree. Monica arrives slower at the turning point, but she can take it tighter and exit on the best path. She starts whipping Steven's shouders with no mercy; he responds with a great progression and they fly to victory!
– Third race. Marjorie, astonished by the previous result, is so angry with her slave that doesn't want to ride him again. She asks Monica to make an exchange, but Danielle says she never lends Steven to anybody: Monica is the only exception. So they arrange a last race with two-girl teams: Danielle and Marjorie ride Steven together, Lindsay and Monica mount Marjorie's slave. Jennifer is allowed to ride her slave alone, because he's clearly the slowest, while Lindsay's slave will wait there alone, to be the starting and finish line. Great fun! Both the fully-loaded slaves stumble a couple of times, but react quickly and don't make Danielle and Monica's legs (the two riders sitting at the front) touch the sand. The girls just laugh and whip them harder. Jennifer of course wins, being the only solo rider, while Steven beats Marjorie's slave again.
All the girls left the exhausted slaves lie there for some minutes and walked to the sea to stretch their legs, smiling and chatting about how fun the races had been. After a while, they didn't want to come back with any sand on their feet. So they called the slaves with a whistle. The guys promptly crawled into the low water, to serve as chairs for their ladies.
Marjorie didn't sit on her slave though, but suddenly kicked his face and put her foot on his neck, keeping his head under water. "I won dozens of official races with different slaves, including him" she said to the others. "I can't tolerate that he made me lose today! No offence, Danielle: Steven is great. But he's not professionally trained! I'm supposed to beat him without even using the whip! I will never ride this asshole again: he doesn't deserve this honor. Monica, would you like to use him until the end of the holidays? After that, I will sell him to the public transport company: he'll finish his days pulling buses!" Monica immediately accepted, so Marjorie lifted her foot and let the poor slave breathe. All the girls were a bit scared: no one doubted that Marjorie would have let the slave drown, had Monica refused to borrow him.
Marjorie's slave was terrified. He hadn't heard her decision, but knew Marjorie enough to be aware that his already hard life was soon going to become a nightmare! "You belong to Monica for the rest of the holidays" Marjorie said. Then she looked at the other girls and smiled: "Ok, friends. Accident closed. Would you like to go back? Danielle, would you be so kind to give me a ride? I like mounting winners only…"
Of course Danielle accepted: she was a bit scared by some of Marjorie's ways, but also much fascinated by her strong personality.
A couple of hours separated the posse from the houses. Monica soon forgot the scary episode, and felt so happy to enjoy a dedicated slave! Lindsay and Jennifer rode next to her and they had a long chat. Meanwhile Danielle was completely conquered by Marjorie, who sat on Steven's shoulders with both legs hanging from one side (exactly like Monica on the day before): this allowed them to see each other's face while speaking. Marjorie talked a lot about riding competitions. She told Danielle that her slave had a good potential and she might be a good racer. But she also warned her: "Professional level is challenging. It requires strong discipline and hard training. And you must accept some compromises… Professional race-slaves get injured, and sooner or later you must give them heavy drugs, this way accepting to shorten their lives. Did you see my slave today? I'm giving him away for caprice, and I love myself for being so cynical. But maybe I'm doing him a favor: the last time I kept a slave who was on his descending path, I rode him to death during an endurance race in the desert."
Now Danielle was really impressed. She loved the idea of competing, but wanted to have Steven serving her for the rest of their life. Steven heard the entire conversation while carrying the girls on his back, but he had other concerns at that moment: his arms were seriously starting to hurt. He had spent the entire day on his hands and knees, carrying two women for most of the time. And now Marjorie, who was beautiful and in shape but weighed about 20 lbs more than Monica, was practically sitting on his neck. In the meantime Danielle was of course on his back, with her pretty feet in the stirrups. She wanted to impress Marjorie again about her slave's performance, so she demanded him to keep the others' pace, frequently whipping his right shoulder and arm (because Marjorie's legs were hanging from his left side), even when it started to rain and the other girls resolutely increased their speed.


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This summer it's HOT in France, in more ways than one. A heat wave, with temperatures climbing into the high 30's Celsius (over 100 F) is causing very destructive weather phenomena ranging from torrential floods to damaging hail storms. Violent thunderstorms that bring temporary relief with a brief deluge of rain have repeatedly caused flooding or destroyed crops and vineyards.
Dordogne and the Gironde area around Bordeaux, was hard hit this first August weekend by sudden ferocious hail storms with hail stones the size of golf balls that cut a 10-km-wide path through wine country, severely damaging at least 4000 hectares of grapevines. "I lost 100 percent of my vines in ten minutes" said one grower whose 30 hectares lay in the path of the storm. "Some of my colleagues were less hard hit but overall we lost an average of 80 percent of our stock". The greatest damage occurred in the Entre-Deux-Mers region. Elsewhere, cars were deeply pockmarked, windows blown out, roofs damaged and trees downed, leaving thousands of households without electricity.
Less than two weeks ago, the Burgundy wine region was hit by similar hail storms that did significant damage to the Côte de Beaune and Pommard estates, among others. It may take up to three years for the vines to recover. "All the premiers crus are affected", said Jean-Louis Moissonet, president of the Pommard winemakers' union. "Last year the harvest was down by 60 percent; this year it will be down by 70 percent or more. It's a disaster."
After a long, chilly winter and severe floods in May, the country is now sweltering under extreme temperatures and being battered by recurring destructive storms. Nature is très agitée, indeed, and seems to be kicking back at the excessive heat.
|Riots in Trappes
The situation in Trappes has calmed down but remains tense, as is the case in other housing projects with a toxic mix of hardline Islamism, joblessness and poverty. In 2005, weeks of rioting and car burning spread through a number of heavily immigrant suburbs and did not end until the government declared a state of emergency.
A side effect of the excessive heat is the unusually high number of drownings this summer. Between early July and August 4th, 91 people have drowned in France, 14 this past weekend alone. The drownings occurred mostly in the sea but also in lakes and in rivers, and were often the result of imprudence. Most of the people who drowned near the seashore had ignored the red warning flag hoisted on the beach. "They are ignorant of the undertow and think we are overly cautious and spoiling their vacation", said one lifeguard at a busy beach. Even seemingly placid lakes can be treacherous, sometimes because of very cold water, and there too the victims had ignored the No Swimming signs posted.
Some beach-town mayors are now talking about issuing fines to those bathers who deliberately ignore warnings and who endanger the lives of their rescuers, but this would be difficult to put into effect. In the meantime, Interior Minister Manuel Valls (he again, who never misses an opportunity to be seen and photographed in the place of the latest incident) is calling on everybody's sense of responsibility for their own safety and that of others.
The city of Cannes on the French Riviera, known for its International Film Festival, has just earned another claim to fame: that of the biggest jewelry theft ever, which occurred on July 28th when one man managed to rob two boxes full of diamonds worth €103 million ($136 million)! A record for a single theft.
The jewelry belonged to Israeli dealer Lev Leviev and was on display in a ground-floor exhibition room at the Carlton Hotel on the famous Croisette for the "Extraordinary Diamonds" show and sale of the house of Leviev. On a Sunday morning in broad daylight the thief, who wore a cap, entered through an unlocked front window, tied a scarf around his face and walked into the exhibit room just as the two boxes of diamond jewelry were taken out of the safe to be put into the display cases. Brandishing a small automatic weapon he forced the staff to hand over the two boxes and managed to leave through a window that opened onto a side street where he quickly disappeared. Total time lapsed: one minute.
Three days later, Kronometry, a shop for luxury watches on the Croisette, was robbed by two armed individuals who got away with 44 watches of an as-yet-undetermined value. A sales person reported that as one of the masked robbers pointed his pistol at her, he apologized and said: "Désolé, c'est la crise!" (Sorry, these are tough times). Last February Kronometry lost 150 watches, worth a total of €1 million, during a lunch-time break-in.
And the May 2013 Film Festival in Cannes saw its share of movie-worthy heists. Jewelry worth €1 million, meant to be worn by one of the actresses at the Festival, was stolen from the room safe of an American employee of Chopard's at the Novotel. And days later, during a gala evening at nearby Cap d'Antibes, a diamond parure belonging to Swiss jeweler Di Grisogono, worth €2 million, was stolen.
Desperately Seeking: Cary Grant to Catch The Thief.
After he joined the board of the Russian Regional Development Bank last month, Dominique Strauss-Kahn has now been approached by the Republic of Serbia with the offer of an advisory role to its government. Aleksandar Vucic, Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the biggest party in the coalition, announced that the Finance Minister has been fired and the country is seeking foreign advisors to assist a revamped Cabinet. "We need these people who know more than we do", said Vucic, who is in charge of the government's anti-corruption drive. Serbia will have to show it is fighting corruption when the talks begin in January for Serbia's membership in the European Union.
On August 2nd the Court of Cassation in Rome upheld the lower court's earlier conviction of Silvio Berlusconi for tax fraud in connection with his Mediaset company. But the four-year prison sentence was immediately reduced to one year, to be served under house arrest in view of Berlusconi's age, 76. And the five-year ban on public office was sent back to the lower court with instructions to recalculate the ban between one and three years, thus allowing Berlusconi to keep his position as senator for now. With no more appeals left, this time Il Cavaliere could only lash out against what he called a judicial vendetta, and ask his supporters to come out and denounce his condemnation. Through his media empire he has unleashed a flood of criticism as well as veiled threats to undo the fragile government coalition between his People for Freedom (PdL) center-right party and the center-left Democratic Party (PD) of Prime Minister Enrico Letta.
Former PdL-party Culture Minister Sandro Bondi warned that if Berlusconi is not pardoned Italy may face a civil war. And Renato Brunetta, parliamentary floor leader for the PdL party, told President Giorgio Napolitano that every PdL minister is prepared to resign. If that happens, new elections will have to be called. Prime Minister Letta, who has difficulties within his own party, would prefer to avoid new elections and has called for Berlusconi to resign. Similarly, President Giorgio Napolitano, mindful of the political deadlock caused by inconclusive elections last February that lasted two months and was broken only when at age 87 he reluctantly accepted another seven-year term (see my April 22 post), would wish to avoid new elections. Both Napolitano and Letta may therefore find that "saving Berlusconi" is the lesser evil. This is what Berlusconi is counting on.
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Headliners are Moore Marriott who will be showcasing their perfect pop including tracks from forthcoming EP The Catcher which will be released on Cityscape early next year.They boast soulful songs with infectious arrangements - Elliot Smith, Neil Finn and Badly Drawn Boy are recited among their influences - and will be playing as a five-piece featuring banjo, guitars, flugelhorn, cello and double bass.
Next up are the intriguing Kirsty McGee & Mat Martin whose songs of vagrancy and restlessness have been described variously as reminiscent of a Coen Brothers film and as "Simon and Garfunkel - the TimBurton version." If it's musical rather than cinematic references you're after, think folk noir, Tom Waits, John Martyn, Boo Hewerdine…and go on, you can have an author - Jack Kerouac - as well. Click here for a video for their song 'Bonecrusher'...
Opening up proceedings will be brother and sister duo Liam Carter and Lauren Carter-Bridges who perform as Get Carter. The Bolton born-and-bred siblings' talents developed when they were thousands of miles apart, Lauren in England writing songs while Liam was on the other side of the world in Queensland, Australia. They credit a 24-hour flight, many arguments and magic 'Mozart' voice-saving liqueur with the alchemy that resulted in their infectious lo-fi pop.
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So my understanding is that many 'entries' in a cataloging record are meant to be 'citations'. They are meant to unambiguously identify the work cited. In the age when cataloging rules were created, what you'd do with that unambiguous citation was simply look it up in a printed or card catalog.
But the very precise rules involving 'main entry' and 'uniform title' should, I believe, allow software to unambiguously find the target of the citation in a database, if it's there.
I am at the very beginning stages of figuring out how to do this exactly, it's not exactly simple.
If it turns out that you can't even do this, I'm really going to think that much of the very complicated and time-consuming cataloging rules are irrelevant in the post-card-catalog age. But we're not there yet.
Initial signs, however, aren't very good. Take this example from OCLC docs on 76x-78x linking fields.
The first choice for identification is the uniform title. If available, use the entire uniform title (e.g., title and qualifier) to identify the related publication. If the uniform title is unavailable, use the main entry and title proper. For example, if OCLC record number 6597310 has the following uniform title:
130 0 Monthly digest of statistics (Zimbabwe. Central Statistical Office)
It would be linked to the related publication in field 780.
780 0 0 ‡t Monthly digest of statistics (Zimbabwe. Central Statistical Office) ‡w (OCoLC)6597310
Okay, fair enough. And a referenced uniform title should indeed allow us to unambiguously identify records belonging to the cited work. But wait. That title is clearly a uniform title, it's given in a 130.
But in the 780 example then… shouldn't that title be in subfield 's', not 't'? 780 subfield s is clearly documented as "uniform title", right?
But wait, $t says: it is indeed used for title elements from a 245 or a 130. Subfield 'u' is only used for field 240 entered uniform titles.
So wait, when citing a work in a 780, you put a uniform title in subfield s if it's title-main-entry, but you put it in subfield t if it's author main entry? And when you find a title in t, there's no way to know if it's a uniform (controlled) title, or a transcribed (245) title?
Um. So, um. I am kinda speechless. If you're going to spend all these expensive cataloger hours following very precise rules, wouldn't it be sensible to make the rules result in data that can actually be interpreted to do what's it's supposed to do?


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It's officially 1 week until Christmas Day! Who's excited?
I'm so excited to go back home to Bournemouth and spend Christmas with my lovely family, although a little sad to be leaving the boy behind.
We already have the Christmas songs on in the office, and home made gingerbread cookies being tucked in to.
Anyway! To get even more in the Christmas mood I decided to do the Christmas Tag!
What time of year do you start your Christmas shopping?
Usually I am a really late Christmas shopper, often collecting gifts on Christmas Eve and getting super stressed out. However, this year I have been super organised and started in November!
Do you have any festive recipes for food or drink you limit solely to the Christmas season to share? My mum bakes the most amazing Nigella Coke Soaked Cooked Ham, and we usually have these honey roasted cocktail sausages too. This year I've also decided to make home-made gifts to go along with main presents for my family. I love baking, so thought it would be a great idea! They are getting a mix between Vanilla Shortbread and Christmas Rocky Road.
Tell me how Christmas goes down in your home?
It always used to be my older sister having to wake me and my other sister up to open Christmas presents at ridiculous o'clock in the morning - however, I have a feeling this year it will be my niece doing that instead. Presents in the morning, and then Mum saying dinner will be ready at 2pm which actually means 4pm!
Do you have any Christmas traditions?
We always have a Christmas Radio Times and a tin of Quality Streets. I usually go to the pub and see my old school friends on Christmas Eve too, which is nice as I hardly ever get to see them these days!
Do you have a favourite festive coffee? Gingerbread latte! Or good old Chai Tea Latte.
Do you have a favourite Christmas song?
Yes! Probably Mariah Carey - although I do like the new Leona Lewis one. Also Michael Buble Christmas Album goes down a treat on Christmas morning.
What do you do on Christmas Eve?
Usually watch a rubbish Christmas film, see my Nan and go to the pub to see my old school friends.
What's your Christmas wrapping strategy?
I like to buy wrapping papers that go nicely together then use a mixture when wrapping all the presents. I did want to buy brown paper and ribbon this year but the brown wrapping paper was so expensive!
What's your dream gift this year?
My list was very boring this year. I asked Chris for perfume and a slow cooker. And Despicable Me 2 on DVD. I asked my Mum & Dad for a BBC Good Food Subscription. Wild, I know.
Describe your Christmas tree. How tall? Real or artificial? How is it decorated?
The one at mine & Chris' house is a little artificial one on the coffee table, we didn't see the point of getting a big, real one when neither of us are there over Christmas. However, my Mum & Dad will definitely have a big real one! I loooove the smell.
Do you decorate just the tree or other areas of your house e.g. windows, bannisters?
Usually other areas! Hang a wreath on the door and have some cute twinkly lights in the tree in the front garden.
What do you wear to Christmas parties and what do you wear on Christmas day?
Christmas parties is a time to dress up. Christmas Day is all about the Christmas jumper. I will be rocking a Primark special this year.
Have a great Christmas everyone!
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If you are considering visiting the Malvern you are in for an unexpected treat. The Malverns really are a fantastic location for a holiday, an Area Of Outstanding Beauty (AONB) with lots of attractions other than just walking the hills or cycling the bridlepaths, here is just a small selection of things to do in Malvern and the surrounding areas, let us know if we've missed something ...
Okay, let's start with The Malvern Priory (1) which began it's life in 1085, tours are available and you need to go to www.greatmalvernpriory.org.uk times and information are available from that site. The Priory is now 928 years old, it was founded as a Benedictine Priory and was in fact a monastery for over 450 years. Inside you'll find a fine collection of medieval stained glass and tiles along with carved misericords (monks' seats) from the 14th and 15th century.
The Little Priory (2) is situated in Malvern Wells, dedicated to St.Giles, it's a beautiful building constructed in 1125, the best website we could find is at www.littlemalvernpriory.co.uk the grounds are stunning and well worth a visit. There is a bridleway to the right of the Priory entrance which leads to one of the best footpath climbs to British Camp, passing the reservoir on the way offering great views to the East of the hills. of the
,,,yy Malvern is the home to TheMalvern Link is the home to the Morgan Motor Car (3) where they have been building cars since 1909 and the factory visits are a great way to spend 2 hours, their official website with opening times can be found at www.morgan-motor.co.uk You can't come to The Malverns and avoid seeing Elgar (4) references all over the town, all the best information we could find, including visiting his birthplace museum was at the Elgar Foundation website at www.elgarmuseum.org. Elgar is famed for writing some of the best-loved works of the English classical music scene in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The "Enigma Variations" was one of his famous pieces and the melody reflects the contours of the Malvern Hills although his most famous composition was of course "Land Of Hope And Glory". This piece was actually based on his 1902 composition "Pomp and Circumstance March number 1", the words were added later by A.C Benson.
Edward Elgar was deeply inspired by England's countryside and culture he also absorbed what was going on in Europe, writing dazzling choral and orchestral works as well as chamber, instrumental and keyboard music. He was born in Broadheath, a few miles away from Malvern, but lived and worked in this area for most of his life. He is buried at St. Wulstan's Church in Little Malvern. His house at Broadheath is now a small museum and there is a wonderful garden to stroll around that features a bronze statue of Elgar staring down towards The Malvern Hills.
The Three Counties Showground hosts some of the biggest events in the area including The Spring Garden Show, The Three Counties Show and The Malvern Autumn Festival, their website can be found at www.threecounties.co.uk .
All walkers must take the time to climb the two famous Beacons on the hills. The Worcestershire Beacon (6) is the highest point in the county (425metres) and offers 360 degree views, as does The Herefordshire Beacon (7) which offers views towards Wales, both peaks are walkable from Great Malvern and the paths are clearly defined and in good order. In all there are around 100 miles of footpaths across the ridge and bridleways and well behaved dogs are allowed to walk off the lead. the bridleways are also open to cyclists. The Herefordshire Beacon is often referred to as British Camp as the remains of an iron age hill fort can be found at the top.
There is adequate parking at British Camp car park which sits beneath The Herefordshire Beacon (about a 35min climb) where you will also find a small outdoor snack stall selling homemade cakes, tea & coffee. Over the road you can also stop for a pint in the bar at The Malvern Hills Hotel.
The Malvern Hills are about 13kms in length and have been described as a mountain range in miniature, the eight mile ridge containing some of the oldest rocks in Britain. " They were good enough for Mallory to come and walk in preparation for Everest whilst staying with colleagues at Malvern College. Today you can enjoy over 4500 acres of open countryside climbing to the highest point at Worcestershire Beacon or enjoying the quiet ramblings along the wooded slopes." Malvern Hills Conservators. There are only two passes over the hills, the A449 that is a little north of The Herefordshire Beacon and The Wyche (salt) cutting.
On the way up to The Worcestershire Beacon from Great Malvern you will pass St.Ann's Well (8), one of many wells in the area. If you time your visit around the Well Dressing festivals (9) you'll see some interesting sights around the hills. The photo here is the wonderful Guarlford Horse trough dressed by Steph Underwood-Webb, a gold award winner for 2011. There are lots of spouts and springs to discover although the most popular one in the 18th Century was Holywell which has recently been re-opened and a small bottling operation has started up again. St.Ann's Well was more popular as it was closer to Great Malvern and the bath houses where tourists flocked to take the water treatment.
The Priory Museum (10) in the centre of Great Malvern is also worth a look, it only costs £2 for adults and 50p for Children, opening times can be found at www.malvernmuseum.co.uk
Other things to look out for include The Malvern Theatre Complex, Priory Park andThe Malvern Splash Swimming Centre which are all within a 5 minute walk from each other around the Priory Park area of the Town.


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The 40 year old, who shot to fame winning silver in the women's pole vault at the 2000 Olympics and retired in 2007, has returned to the sport to foster a new generation of gifted track and field athletes.
"I̓'ve got my energy back," Grigorieva tells WHO. "Reflecting on the eve of my retirement, I think I was quite drained, emotionally and mentally, and I didn't even have a desire to go back either as an athlete or a coach, but now I̓'ve got this passion back. I'm very happy."
Grigorieva is training students at a private school in Brisbane.
"When I found out she was our coach, I was like, how crazy to think I'm being coached by an Olympic athlete?" says student Melissa Watkin, 18. "It's been absolutely amazing."
Grigorieva's journey back to her sport began a couple years ago when she started being approached to work with new talent.
After taking on her current role, "I said, you know, it just feels too good," Grigorieva says with a laugh. "I just realised, even though it has been a while, I've got lots of experience and lots of knowledge and I've got the energy to start sharing it and giving it back."
During her 10-year career as a pole vaulter, Grigorieva won bronze in the World Championships in 1999 and came in second to American Stacy Dragila at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, winning silver in front of the home crowd on Sept. 25—the same night Cathy Freeman took gold in the 400m.
"It was the first Olympic Games for women's pole vault." she says. "The competition was bright and we just stood up and said, 'Hey, you know, that's what women's pole vaulting is about—it's fun, it's exciting, it's great to watch and it's even better to be in it!'"
Life after the Games has been sweet—literally.
After retiring from the sport, she and partner Plamen Milanov opened a gelato café in Brisbane.
"It just came natural, my retirement," says Grigorieva, a former Russian hurdler who migrated to Australia in 1997.
She stepped out of the spotlight following her sixth-place appearance on Dancing with the Stars in 2007 and became a mum to son Makar, now 7, and daughter Sophia, now 6.
Motherhood "was the most wonderful thing," says Grigorieva. "Even though Sydney was absolutely massive, nothing compares to having a child. So this competitive part of me fell asleep for a little while and I became a mum, and it was the most wonderful thing that ever happened to me." "
Now Grigorieva has a new legion of fans. Student Grace Sheppard, 17, says, "she always shares her Olympic experience with us. She's very open and willing to talk about it, and I can talk to her about anything. She's a very down-to-earth lady."
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This project work deals with "Appraisal of Income Tax Collection and Administration in Nigeria. A case study of Board of Internal Revenue Enugu. It explains the income tax collections as a vital tool of macro-economic management of our society. I have come to acknowledge that taxation is a patent fiscal full of economic adjustment. Most important of all, it is looked upon to generate the revenue needed to help us tide our current economic crises. It is against this background that the research took up by choice, our society of tax administration in Enugu Board of internal revenue.
The purpose of this study is to study how well it is meeting the expectation about increased revenue generation. The researcher many problems in income / tax collection and administration board of interval revenue Enugu. Some of them are:
(1) Data collected revealed that the firms used by the Board of Internal Revenue to collect income do not make revenue generation easier.
(2) The Board used unqualified personnel for income tax collection and they do not render correct account of the amount of revenue collected to the Board of Internal Revenue Enugu.
(3) It was also discovered that the other categories of revenue agents and revenue clerks are more efficient and honest in the income tax collection and exercise and the money collected by all revenue collectors are remitted on time to the Board of Internal Revenue Enugu.
The recommendations are :
(1) Members of staff who engaged in sensitive assignments such as tax investigation and tax assessment should be adequately remunerated and be provided with the assurance given at government expense.
(2) Setting up dependable and highly reliable tax administration machinery which will ensure operation efficiency hard work and loyalty amongst the personnel of the service.
Setting up a good computerized information and storage network to enable information to be processed promptly and accurately. This will also reduce evasion and avoidance tax.
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Statement of problems
1.3 Research Questions / Hypothesis
1.4 Hypothesis
1.5 Purpose of the study
1.6 Significance of the study
1.7 Scope of the study
Review of literatures
2.1 Fundamental concept of Nigeria Taxation
2.1.1 History of Nigeria Taxation
2.1.2 Laws governing Income tax in Nigeria
2.1.3 Importance of Taxation
2.1.4 Categories of Taxes
2.1.5 Basis of tax Imposition (major provisions)
2.1.6 A review of major assessment provision
2.1.7 Relevant tax authorities
2.1.8 Problems of tax collection
2.1.9 In adequate qualified man power, poor motivation and corruption
2.1.10 Poor attitude to tax generation and usage
2.1.11 Lack of management audit and unrealistic budgeting
Research methodology
3.1 Design of the study
3.2 Area of the study
3.3 Population
3.4 Sample size
3.5 Sampling techniques
3.6 Instrument of data collection
3.7 Validity and reliability of instrument
3.8 Techniques for data analysis
Data presentation and Analysis
5.1 Discussion of the study
5.2 Summary of findings
5.3 Implication of the research
5.4 Limitation of the study
5.5 Suggestion for further study
5.6 Conclusion
5.7 Recommendation
Tax is an important factor in economic planning and development of a nation and I is an important agent of social change, (Ola 1985:109). Tax according to Agysi (1983:174) the transfer of resources from private sector to the public sector in order to accomplish some of the nation's economic and social goals. Furthermore, tax is a compulsory levy imposed on the payer by a legal authority or recipient public authority. Throughout the history of mankind, the right to raise tax has been one of the principal features of political authority.
Tax is an instrument of fiscal policy, which plays a leading role in every organized society irrespective of the political or constitutional structure. Once a society becomes stabilized, civilized or law abiding the function of government becomes enormous resulting in heavy expenditure and necessitating tax payment by its subjects.
For a developing country like Nigeria, the primary economic goal is to increase the rate of economic growth and hence the per capital income which will lead to higher standard of living
Three main method of financing economic expenditure in most developing economics include taxes and other current receipts such as the profit of public enterprises, loans and grants. Of these sources, tax is perhaps the most important since the level of government expenditure is to a great extent dependent on the ability of the tax system to place the required revenue at the disposal of government. Hence, Samuelson (1980:92) wrote that "in deciding to tax people, the people are really deciding how resources needed for social wants shall be taken from all various families and from the enterprises they own and made available for the provision of social goals and services".
Again since market system proves inadequate for ensuring stable price and steady growth, tax has to be used to bring about employment, stable price and steady growth. In addition, tax is meant to ensure, at times, a transfer of resources from the hand of the private to public or government for investment, modification of patterns of investment and mitigating economic inequalities.
All as, these aims are far from being achieved in Nigerian society. The tax system is failing in almost all the above respect. Therefore, there must be crucial problems militating against efficient and effective tax administration in Nigeria.
There have been discussions on the problems posed by the dwindling fortune in the oil economy. This problem is acute because of the undue reliance on federal government for the bulk of the operating revenue in the state. All the states of the federation are now required to intensify effort toward the internally generated revenue to make up allocation from the federation account. Unfortunately the problem engendered in the internally generated revenue is more acute in newly created states. Before being carved out, these states were doing fairly well with what they collected within their confines.
In Enugu state, the problem of inefficient tax collection is highly pronounced. Due to lack of fund the state was unable to fulfill its obligations to the citizenry. The present emphasis on rural development has subdued the state with the problems of socio-economic development of the rural communities. Beside political duties, it is expected to provide good roads, health services, primary and secondary education, good environmental sanitation among others, to her people. As a result of the government inability to meet with its obligations the people have resorted to self help projects in most communities.
Observation has shown that the number of self help projects in most communities outnumbers the government projects therein. These failures are attributed to the numerous problems militating against efficient tax collection in the state as shown by this project.
Inspite of the broad nature of taxes, the tax payers are usually on the look out for loopholes which they could exploit and less tax to the government. Besides the corrupt tax officials, evidence abound that there is high incidence of tax avoidance (refusing to pay tax entirely) and evasion (act by which the amount of tax payable is dishonestly reduced) in Enugu state.
As a result of the role and importance of tax as an instrument of fiscal policy, the vital sources of government revenue, taxation becomes an important area of study. But because of the failure of taxation to effectively collate resources, secure equitable income distribution and properly regulate the econo-colateral function of a good tax system and above all provide the government with the much needed revenue to meet its various obligations, it is strongly convinced that there must be some crucial problems militating against effective and efficient tax administration in Enugu state and Nigeria as a whole. Hence a study of problems of tax administration and collection with particular reference to Enugu state is hereby being undertaken to x-ray with a view of finding these problems, their degree of impediment, the likely prospect and proffering recommendations of actions that will ensure effective and efficient tax administration and collection mechanism in Enugu state in particular and Nigeria in general.
There has been a heart provoking outcry by various state governments in Nigeria over their poor financial base. The situation is becoming even more compounded by the obvious dwindling feature of our oil economy. Moreover, Inspite of the broadness and the comprehensive nature of our tax system, tax avoidance and evasion are on the increase. This ugly development has placed most state government in a situation where they can not cope with their civic responsibilities to their citizen, hence a compelling need to put an end to this unwholesome circumstances through proper problem identification;
(1) It has been a problem to understand the extent to which resources, human / material are adequate for the management of Enugu State Board of Internal Revenue. (ESBIR).
(2) The extent to which the objectives of the organizations are being achieved.
(3) Also, it is a problem to determine the relationship between the ignorance of tax benefits and the unwillingness of tax payers to pay their taxes and so fulfill their civic obligation.
(4) It is difficult to ascertain the extent to which ESBIR has realized its targets on priority areas of personal income tax administration.
Below are research questions to which the study would be based.
(1) To what extent are the resources (human / material) adequate for the management of ESBIR (Enugu state board of internal revenue)?
(2) To what extent have the objectives of the organization been achieved in recent past?
(3) What is the relationship between the ignorance of tax benefits and the unwillingness of tax payers to fulfill their tax obligation?
(4) To what extent has the board realized its targets on priority areas of personal income tax administration.
There will be no significant difference at 0.05 between the perception of senior and junior staff with regard to assure adequacy
There is no significant relationship between proper staff training scheme and objective assessment and collection of personal Income tax. There is no significant relationship between adequate public enlightment campaign on tax policies and tax payer's benefit or knowledge on tax benefit
There is no significant difference at 0.05 between the perception of junior and senior staff regarding the attainment of target in priority areas of tax revenue administration.
(1) To ascertain the extent to which the resources (human / material) are adequate for the management of the organization (ESBIR).
(2) To find out the extent to which the objectives of the organization (ESBIR) are being achieved in recent years.
(3) To determine the relationship between Ignorance of tax benefits and the unwillingness of tax payers to fulfill their tax obligation.
(4) To evaluate the ethical validity and the basis of personal Income tax assessment and collection in Enugu state
This research work is being undertaken to identify the problems hindering personal income tax administration and collection in Enugu state. It is my hope that this study will help to correct the deficiency in the personal income tax generation machinery in Enugu state.
Again, there is practically no detailed study devoted to the problems of personal income tax collection in recent years. Therefore, the study will adequately fill up the gap. Thus, a research work that focuses on this topic is timely and very necessary in providing lasting solution to the incessant and unhealthy problem of waste of revenue through ineffective personal income tax administration and collection in Enugu state.
The topic of this thesis is "The problems of personal Income Tax Administration and collection in Nigeria with particular reference to Enugu State Board of Internal Revenue".
The main objectives of the study are
1. To find out the extent to which the resources of the organization are adequate for its management
2. To ascertain the extent to which the objectives of the organization are being achieved.
3. To determine the relationship between Ignorance of tax payers and the unwillingness to fulfill their tax obligation
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A FORMER Hipperholme and Lightcliffe High School student is all set to make his professional debut as a cage fighter in July after a very successful 11-fight amateur career.
George Smith, whose parents live in Shelf, has won 10 of his contests and won two titles to be rated the UK's Top Prospect as he turns professional.
Now based in Tameside, Greater Manchester, but sponsored by companies and businesses in Brighouse, Halifax and Huddersfield, the 23-year-old made what he calls the natural transition from judo to cage fighting at 21.
"I have been full time with judo and now cage fighting since I left school at 16 thanks to my sponsors," said Smith, a Leeds United season ticket holder who has played football for Shelf United and rugby union for Heath.
He trained regularly with the Great Britain judo squad and has taken part in world championships in Miami and Rumania. He won a senior silver in the British Championships in Sheffield aged 21.
Based with the SBG team in Manchester, he trains every morning and most evenings. He has won two title fights in the middleweight division at 83.9kgs (185lbs) in York and the Liverpool Echo Arena before more than 5,000 spectators.
On an average bill there are between 12-15 fights. Amateur fights have three rounds of three minutes but title fights have five two minutes rounds. It will be five three minute rounds at pro level.
Smith has averaged one fight every 12 weeks as an amateur and hopes to be in the cage at least four or five times a year as a professional and picking up some reasonable purses.
He said: "I cannot thank my sponsors enough or I would be on an impossible mission right now."
His partner Kelly watches his fights, along with his mum and dad, and Smith reckons his fitness helps him avoid serious injuries in fights.
His backers include James Howard, the managing director of Yorkshire Payments based in Brighouse and stadium sponsors for Brighouse Town AFC, Cutting Edge Carpets of Ovenden, Bed Faver of Shipley, Westgate Barbers in Huddersfield, Chiara Lighting in Halifax and Cooper-Close in Huddersfield.
Smith enters the cage to Fleetwood Mac's The Chain and wears shorts which carry a tribute to his late coach Karl Tanswell.
Smith hasn't time for other hobbies apart from following Leeds Utd and walking his pet whippet Elsie.
Now it is countdown time as he builds to his first fight and he can't wait. He is pals with Farsley Celtic and ex-Brighouse Town striker Luke Parkin and Heath player Sam Pollard, plus many more from around these parts, so he should be assured a big following in the professional ranks.


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Deadpool Is Now An Honorary Disney Princess
February 28, 2017
Remember when Stitch from Lilo & Stitch invaded other Disney movies, causing chaos for our favourite characters? Now it's Deadpool's turn to wreak havoc, thanks to Butch Hartman, a.k.a. the creator of Danny Phantom and The Fairly OddParents.
In a new YouTube video posted Sunday (February 26), Hartman mashed up Ryan Reynolds's antihero with various Disney movies. Crashing the worlds of The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Frozen, and more, Deadpool becomes the honorary Disney star we didn't know we needed. (FYI, you're never going to look at Lady and the Tramp's spaghetti scene in the same way again.)
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Last night, I dreamed we found out we owned a house boat at the beach. Totally random, but it was a fun dream.
I think I dreamed this because of watching a new show on NBC called, "Parenthood." I have been CRACKING up at the previews for weeks. The show was more serious than I thought it would be but OOOOH how I laughed at the scenes where the one woman began pressuring her boyfriend for a baby.
"She's moving up the date! What do I do?"
Did anyone else catch it?