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I love travelling, discovering different cultures, learning new languages and meeting new people so the travel and tourism industry had always appealed to me. I had already completed the Level 3 course but wanted to study the subject in more depth at Levels 4 and 5 so there would be more job opportunities available to me.
I looked at university options, but the cost was a big factor. It was much more expensive at university - the College course was nearly half the price, so I decided it was more cost effective to stay at Bedford College and gain my higher education qualification that way.
I love the fact that it's all coursework and there are no exams. It's all assignment based for each unit and if you fail you get feedback and advice about how to improve and you have a chance to do it again. This process is much better for my learning style as I can learn from my mistakes. My organisational skills have improved dramatically because I have to plan my time well to ensure I meet all my coursework deadlines. I've also gained a lot more confidence when giving presentations.
Overall, the course has been really good, I've learnt a lot, the teachers have been very helpful and it's been a great place to learn.
I'm a Commercial Apprentice at Elster Water Metering Ltd and this course was part of my Apprenticeship. My role involved working in every department for at least three months and this allowed me to gain knowledge and experience about the whole company. This course was chosen because it covered all the topics relevant to each department, including: marketing, human resources, finance and business strategy.
I've enjoyed the human resources modules the best, particularly those that dealt with staff recruitment and development. In fact, I've now chosen to specialise in human resources.
I found that studying and working at the same time was not a problem as the tutors gave me enough time to complete all my assignments. They were also very understanding about my circumstances and provided extra help if I needed it. The tutors at the College are very approachable, and their lessons are interactive with lots of activities to involve everyone in the classroom.
This course has definitely helped me with my day-to-day work. It has given me the background and theory behind what I do every day. I've enjoyed my time at College and I'm coming back in September to do the CIPD in Human Resources Practice.
My ultimate plan is to become a primary school teacher so I looked into all the different routes I could take to achieve this. I came to an open day at the College and spoke to the tutors about this Foundation Degree and realised it suited my learning style, plus I get to put what I learn into practice with the work placements it offers. It also helped that the College course was £6,000 a year, rather than the £9,000 a year that universities charge.
I like the whole course but particularly enjoy my work placement as a teaching assistant at Orchard and Shepherdswell Academy in Milton Keynes. I was especially pleased to get a placement here because it's my old primary school and some of my teachers are still there! From September they've offered me a paid teaching assistant post, so it's turned out really well for me.
Next year, we're going on a trip to Kenya with the course. We'll be teaching in schools, helping with sports activities and building new facilities. Plus we'll get a week's safari when we're there – it will be amazing!
After I finish my Foundation Degree, I'm planning to top-up to a full Honours degree at the University of Bedfordshire. I'll then take my Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) to become a fully qualified teacher.
I originally trained to be a plumber but then decided to carry on with my studies and take this Foundation Degree as I actually quite enjoyed the academic side of construction.
One of the best things about the course was the fact that I was part of a small, close-knit group. I also really enjoyed learning u-value calculations, which involved thermal engineering, and studying a variety of subjects from heavy maths to contract management, which gave us a good breadth of knowledge.
The lecturers were great, very involved and they really cared about our success. We also built up a strong network through the tutors and the other students on the course. In fact, I ended up getting a job through a fellow student and was able to work my way up to senior quantity surveyor using the knowledge and skills I had gained during my Foundation Degree.
It's definitely a worthwhile course, with people from a wide range of roles in construction studying together including site managers, quantity surveyors and contract managers. Most of the students in my group were quite senior in the industry and I feel the specialist skills I learnt have helped me to stand apart in the competitive job market.
After graduating from Birmingham School of Acting, I decided that I wanted to go into teaching. I chose Bedford College for my PGCE because I had studied there a few years before so I knew how great the College was.
The PGCE course only started this week but I've been volunteering as a teaching assistant for over a year. During the PGCE course I will spend one day a week teaching and I'm really looking forward to designing my own modules and putting my own twist on lessons. I need to complete one hundred hours of teaching by the end of the course in order to qualify. The course is accredited by the University of Bedfordshire so although I'm taught at the College I will graduate with a University postgraduate degree and I can use all their facilities if I wish.
The teachers at Bedford College were and are so helpful – I feel that they go above and beyond to help their students. They really want you to do well and that motivates me to push myself and do the best that I can.
Most of the people on my course live locally and commute into College which means that, like me, they don't have to pay additional accommodation costs. But, in my opinion, you can't put a price on a teaching qualification. It is a life-long job as we will always need teachers!
Amy is now a Freelance Director at the BBC
I am a Freelance Director currently working in factual television at the BBC on consumer programmes such as Watchdog and Your Money Their Tricks. After my course I worked at BBC Three Counties Radio as a Broadcast Assistant which helped me to build up my journalism experience. During this time I did a total of nine weeks of unpaid work experience with BBC television, eventually being offered a researcher contract on Escape to The Country.
At the moment I'm working on Watchdog as a Director which involves directing short five minute films that will run within the main programme. I'm given the stories by the producers then have to come up with some creative ideas about how to tell the story, interview experts and also make sure that the piece was legally viable. We've been filming for the last week, but when we actually film with the presenter we will only have one day and one camera man, so we won't have any room for mistakes as it's straight to edit the next day. Editing is actually my favourite part of the whole process.
The Media course at Bedford College enabled me to develop many of the skills that I still use today. It was practical and we gained hands-on experience with cameras and editing software. We also created a mini feature film where everyone in the whole class had different roles which gave me insight into what's expected of you in the workplace. We were also given the responsibility to create our own individual pieces and were encouraged to be as creative as possible. There's no doubt that my time at Bedford College was a brilliant experience.
There were a few reasons why I chose to take a HND rather than a degree; firstly it offered a way to attain degree-level knowledge without crippling debt, and secondly there is also no pressure of exams - all the assessments are coursework-based which means you don't end up going into an exam in the wrong frame of mind and potentially failing because it just wasn't your day.
As an engineering student it's really important that you get experience within a practical environment, and the course offered a lot of various practical opportunities to tackle real engineering problems - and of course it helps that the facilities and equipment in the engineering department are excellent!
During the course I also had the opportunity to visit real engineering workplaces, which gives you a great indication of what it's really like to be an engineer and what's required in the job, potentially giving you the edge in finding work in the future.
Now I work for a major defence electronics company and my role as a lab steward at assistant manager level includes testing the Eurofighter Typhoon jet defence system - one of the most sophisticated and advanced defence systems in the world today! The job is a challenge, but I really enjoy it.
One of the things that attracted to me to this course at Bedford College was the students' work, which I saw when I came to an Open Day. Also, when I spoke to the tutors on the course they explained that I would be able to experience each different Art & Design pathway for a short period of time before choosing what to specialise in.
I enjoyed exploring all the different areas including Fine Art, 3D Design, Graphics and Illustration, but in the end I chose to specialise in Fine Art.
I've worked on lots of really interesting projects and, as well as experimenting with and exploring a whole range of techniques and applications, I've been able to develop key skills such as time management and working to a brief.
We would be set a project to work on over a distinct period of time, but it was up to each individual to decide how they approached it. You had to set your own deadlines and manage your time effectively, which is something you need to learn if you're going to work as a professional artist. The tutors were great and were always there to help me if I needed it. Overall I think my time at College was very positive.
Ed grew up in the countryside where he often spent time helping with various jobs from field maintenance to horses. "Farming is a way of life for many," said Ed. "And through education we can make basic changes to aid improvements."
On completing the Advanced Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture here at Shuttleworth, Ed did his research and realised that, to pursue a high level job in the industry, he would need to be educated to degree level, as well as have plenty of work experience behind him.
He enrolled on to the Foundation Degree in its inaugural year. "There is a lot more science involved in the degree-level course, both theory and practical," explained Ed. "For instance, when we work on the farm we carry out blood tests on the livestock and the theory really pieces together everything we learn in the practical sessions."
As part of the Foundation Degree the students have the opportunity to shadow and support the Farm Manager and members of the Agriculture team. Working as a Farm Manager Assistant Ed has experienced all aspects from crop and livestock sales, to which crops to plant and farm record keeping. "I've also had the opportunity to complete additional qualifications during my time here including a JCB forklift course and a pesticide spray course."
"The facilities are very good at Shuttleworth. As a higher education student we now have access to the HE centre, which is a private space for degree-level students to work, meet and relax."
After completing the Foundation Degree Ed is aiming to top up his qualification to a full degree and then move into a managerial role with an agricultural company, researcher, or possibly work as an agronomist in developing countries, helping them to improve food security and sustainable land use.
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This is the only college locally to offer the intensive PGCE course, which enables you to gain the qualification in a year. Initially I had planned to do the course part-time but because this intensive course is full-time I actually ended up leaving my job so that I could get my qualification as quickly as possible.
I enjoyed the practical side of the course, teaching the students, because I was able to put into practice the theory which I learnt in class such as lesson planning, different teaching styles and marking.
I feel very lucky that I was surrounded by a great team of teaching professionals including my tutors and my mentor who gave me a lot of advice. There is no doubt that the course has boosted my confidence and given me the skills I needed to get my first full-time teaching job.
Educational Practice Foundation Degree
Seeing children progress is something I find really rewarding. My mum is a childminder so when I was younger we often had children around and I began to think that teaching could be the right career for me. I started volunteering in a school after finishing my GCSEs and enrolled on to the Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship programme with Bedford College. On completion of my Apprenticeship, the head teacher at the school offered me a full-time teaching assistant role and I now work across different age groups, from reception to Year 4. In my spare time I play rugby for Kempston town and help coach the under 18s team.
The flexibility of the Foundation Degree fits well into my work commitments and it is the next step on my way to becoming a qualified teacher. On completion, I aim to top-up my qualification to a full degree at the University of Bedfordshire and then do a PGCE.
The course has been a real eye opener; it makes you look at things in different ways and I wouldn't be as comfortable doing my job without knowing some of the theory that we have learnt in lessons. I really like that we can discuss things as a whole group. The other students in my class are of different ages and work in a variety of roles, so we all bring our own experiences into class and apply different ideas to help us improve practice. Eventually I would like to specialise in special educational needs and behaviour.
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Construction HNC/HND
When I was growing up, my dad did a lot of renovation and extension work on the houses we lived in and, more recently, my older sister started working in a maintenance/surveying role, so I've never been too far removed from the world of construction. After school I actually studied hairdressing. Although I enjoyed it, I knew it wasn't the right career path for me. I moved on to the full-time Level 3 Construction course here at Bedford College, which was very practical.
I wanted to study at degree level without having to go to university, so the HND suits me perfectly. The flexibility of the course enables me to work part-time as a trainee quantity surveyor for a company that builds private and social housing. My role largely involves sending out tenders and reviewing quotes. Being in this environment on an almost daily basis complements my College course, because I learn better when I can see something happening in practice. I can also apply the theory I learn in lessons at work.
The course curriculum is very broad and covers everything from science and materials, to measuring. Assessment is through coursework, presentations and group work rather than exams, and there is plenty of interesting discussion during lessons. I'd recommend the course to other students looking to get ahead in the construction industry.
I started at Level 1, and then went on to Level 2 and Level 3, before progressing on to this higher education course. My family are involved in the hospitality industry so I understand what is involved in the industry, but I wanted to learn the theory and how the UK sector works. I have also been fitting my studies around my family commitments so the College has been absolutely fantastic for me because it's local and I can be there every day if needed.
I looked into similar courses run by local universities but one of the main reasons why I chose Bedford College was because it was much cheaper. My tutors also told me about the Advanced Learner Loan which has really helped me.
The most interesting part of the course for me has been learning about management theory and marketing. I also enjoy the finance part of the course, which surprised me as I'm not keen on the money side of things!
My teacher is very dedicated and has a lot of industry experience. To be honest, she's been a role model for me and she's helped me to develop my sector knowledge, English language and academic skills.
I've just started a small cake decorating business and, if I can expand this and get funding, my aim is to open a shop in a few years. I've also recently applied for a part-time job as a team leader in a local school. This course has given me the self-belief and confidence that I needed to apply. I'm looking forward to coming back next year to complete the HND at Level 5 as I really enjoy learning and studying here.
I progressed directly from the Level 3 course at Shuttleworth College to the Animal Management Foundation degree. Originally I hadn't intended to go on to higher education, but I enjoyed the Level 3 course so much and in particular loved working with the animals in the College's Animal Unit, which is such a unique facility. I really bonded with the animals, so it made it very difficult to leave!
As I expected, the higher education course was quite intense but I was also given some fantastic opportunities. For example, as part of the ecology unit in my first year, I had the chance to go to Hungary for ten days to meet with fish farm experts and representatives from across the EU. Also, as part of the degree, I spent some time volunteering at Wrigglies Exotic Pets in Biggleswade which led to me being offered a part-time job as an Exotic Livestock Technician. So now I get paid to work with cobras, rattlesnakes and large alligators!
My plan is to top-up my degree at Oxford Brookes University by completing their BSc Animal Behaviour and Welfare course and then I may even go on to do a Masters. I see my future in the animal management industry and that's partly because of the great experience I've had at Shuttleworth College.
I was looking to progress from my Apprenticeship so that I could learn more about the technical side of Construction, and be up-to-date with the latest trends in sustainability. This course at Bedford College was the only suitable one in the local area.
The tutors are very friendly and encouraging and they've all worked in industry, so know what they're talking about. One is a building surveyor and another is a qualified plumbing engineer who knows about mechanical services within buildings. I'm enjoying most of what we do, including construction physics, learning how to accurately calculate loading weights, plus the CAD design and 3D modelling elements.
There are lots of opportunities to get experience in real construction projects. For example we've just finished presenting our recommendations to a village hall committee in Westoning near Flitwick. They wanted advice on how they could improve the 100 year old building from a sustainability point of view to make it more efficient and reduce their utility bills and overall running costs. We took on the role of a construction company and every student from the course had a different job. I did the building survey and some of the design, and other students looked at the sustainability options, such as rainwater harvesting.
There's no doubt that the skills I've learnt on the course have also helped my career. I'm a building surveyor at MK Surveys and the skills have made me more efficient at estimating the age of the buildings. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to get on in the Construction industry.
Kirsty is now a Junior Creative at Ted Baker
I don't think I would be where I am now if I hadn't done the Graphic Design course at Bedford College. I feel that I had a better experience than some of my friends who went to university because of the one-to-one support I received at the College and the opportunities I had to show people in the industry my work, such as exhibiting at D&AD's New Blood exhibition in London.
I did work experience with Ted Baker in the first year I was at College and then kept in touch with them throughout my course. Once I graduated they gave me a six month internship which led to a job at the end of it.
I'm now based in the London office, in Camden and I produce a wide range of graphic design materials for window displays, leaflets and in-store point-of-sale. I'm designing some wallpaper at the moment that will be used in the fitting rooms for a new store that is opening in Kuwait.
Whilst I was at Bedford College, I enjoyed developing my design skills and becoming an expert in using programmes such as the Adobe creative suite. I also worked on live briefs for local companies which enabled me to pay for my exhibition space at D&AD New Blood. I feel that the Graphic Design course at Bedford College prepared me very well for working in the industry and made the transition from College to full-time work very smooth.
When I finished my Foundation Degree course I had the option to go to university but I specifically chose to stay at Bedford College and do a HND. The main reason why I chose this route was because I had spoken to the teachers and students on the HND course and realised how good it was. It was also a much cheaper option than university because I could live at home.
The course was designed to provide as much professional exposure and experience as possible, and that was why so many students went on to great success. We undertook live projects and each one focused on a different area of graphic design such as advertising, magazine layout, corporate identity and web design. For each area we learnt how to use the latest industry software including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
The teachers were brilliant. They each had their individual talents and industry knowledge that helped to enhance what they taught us in the classroom. For example our graphics teacher also worked as a designer at Bonfire design agency and he arranged for our class to have a portfolio assessment with one of his colleagues. I'm sure that's one of the reasons why I got my current job as a designer for an events company so quickly.
Overall, I had an amazing time at College – they taught me everything I needed to know for a successful career in design.
I had previously taken a BTEC Diploma in Animal Management at Shuttleworth so it was really good having the option to progress on to a higher education course in a place where I was already familiar with the tutors and facilities.
On the course itself I enjoyed the practical involvement we had at the Animal Centre on campus, and also the freedom we had with assignments where we often had the chance to focus on animals that interested each of us the most.
The tutors have also had great experience in the field and were a huge help along the way, plus there is such a friendly atmosphere around Shuttleworth, with events like regular student parties where you can have fun and meet new people doing all sorts of courses.
Gaining my Foundation Degree has helped me enormously in starting my career - I am currently employed at an animal farm, and the job involves looking after their animals, providing educational talks for schools, groups and the public, as well as giving advice to customers buying animals.
The knowledge I gained on the course in areas such as animal health and animal physiology helps me every day in my job and I would recommend the course to anyone - I had the best four years of my life at Shuttleworth!
Bedford College was my first choice because of its excellent reputation and location. Plus, I was very impressed with how courteous and professional the staff were when I spoke with them on the phone about the course – good first impressions count!
I work as a pastor for The Gospel Pentecostal in Luton and my job involves a lot of community engagement. Hence I was very keen to understand more about the psychology behind crime and criminal activity, so this course was perfect for me.
I've really enjoyed studying personality traits and it has helped me to have a more in-depth understanding about why certain people in certain environments may think or act the way they do. What I've learnt on my course has had a very positive impact on my work and I've recently been engaging with the police and other community organisations to find out how gun and knife related crime is affecting the image of Luton and the morale of young people in the town.
Being a mature student has helped me to look at things from different perspectives. I've been able to bring my life experience to what we've learnt on the course, and to my assignments, which is invaluable. I was a student representative for my course, which involved bridging the gap between students and the College and being the spokesperson. If anyone else is thinking about returning to learning after a long break, I would say don't think twice about it. Just go for it – it's never too late.
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Psychology & Crime Foundation Degree
I studied the part-time Level 3 certificate in Counselling here at the College before moving on to higher education. I chose this Foundation Degree because the flexibility of the course fitted with my family commitments, with one full day of study in College per week.
I really enjoy the course. Our tutors are very approachable and make the lessons fun. The tutor that teaches the crime part of the course is an ex policeman, so we benefit from his experience. I've completed some work experience as part of the course with victims of crime at Victim Support in Bedford and was recently nominated by them for a University of Bedfordshire Student Appreciation Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Community. I'm also a student rep for the course, which involves relaying feedback from the class to the College at regular meetings.
I'm considering teaching as a future career. This would involve topping up my Foundation Degree to a full degree with a third year of study, and then a one year PGCE.
I'd recommend the course to other mature students coming back into education; there are not many other places that offer the subject locally and the fees are cheaper than university. You also get to learn alongside people from all different backgrounds, which enable you to gain others' perspective on things.
I come from Nigeria in Africa and the reputation of Bedford College is so good that I had heard about it before I started researching the course. Not only does it stand out as an outstanding College locally but it also has an excellent reputation nationally.
My teachers are fantastic and in particular my personal tutor is really amazing. She is always trying to bring out the best in me, giving me continual feedback and advice so that I can improve and do better all the time. I'm sure this is why I have achieved distinctions and merits so far.
I particularly enjoyed the developing manager units that we studied last year and I found it very interesting to assess my own management style – it's somewhere between democratic and autocratic! This is such useful insight and I can apply it to my job now and in the future.
I've had so much support from the College. I have two daughters and I also work, so fitting in studying is a constant challenge for me but the tutors are always very understanding and if I miss anything I can catch up with course notes from Moodle at any time of the day. I would highly recommend Bedford College to anyone considering returning to education.
I actually went to university the year before starting this course, but I left after a few months because I didn't like the learning environment and wanted to study closer to home. When I came to visit the College I was really impressed by how helpful and caring the teachers were and what a close knit community it was.
In my opinion, one of the biggest benefits of studying a higher education course at College rather than university is that you get so much more support from your tutors. Universities are dealing with many more students so, in my experience, the lecturers don't have time to give you the individualised support that you get at College. For me, it's important to know I can contact my College tutors at any time if I don't understand something or need additional guidance on an assignment.
I've particularly enjoyed the computer networking unit because I've had hands on experience using the CISCO switches and routers, which is the equipment you'll be using in industry. I've also enjoyed the unit on servers and hardware. In fact, the College put me forward for the WorldSkills competition in the CISCO Network Technician category and I came second in the heats! It was a great experience. I was even given work experience in the IT Services department at the College last year and that went so well I was offered a full-time contract. You can't really ask for more than that!
I studied the Art & Design FD course at Bedford College and enjoyed it so much I wanted to progress on to the HND. I did consider going to university, but thought it was best to do the first two years of my degree at college and then do a top-up third year at university, as I felt I needed the extra support college gives. Plus, the cost was more reasonable than university - it was £4,000 a year for me, whereas university would have been £9,000, so I felt I was getting much better value for money.
I particularly enjoyed the commission work we did for Bedford Borough Council. I found it very rewarding and now have one of my sculptures in a local park. The original commission was to design sculptures that could be placed inside and outside the labyrinth at Priory Park in Bedford. I created something made out of recycled mahogany and teak. I like bringing materials back to life and creating something beautiful out of discarded objects. I was delighted when my sculpture was selected to be positioned outside the labyrinth and then it was transferred to a permanent location at Harrold-Odell Country Park.
The skills you learn on this course, and particularly when undertaking real commissions, are invaluable. It's definitely improved my problem solving skills and made me more confident about how I approach my work. I now feel ready for university and in September I'll be doing a top-up year at the University of Westminster in London, so I'll have a full BA Honours in Fine Art.
I wanted to go to university but, because I didn't have the necessary qualifications, the Access course was the most viable option for me. I chose the Social Sciences pathway because I was interested in exploring why people look at things in different ways. Plus it links into other subject areas such as business, offering a great deal of flexibility with my university course choices.
The tutors were very helpful, they were happy to go over things again if I needed to and I could meet with them even if I didn't have a planned lesson. They were also available to contact via email to check my work – they have been very supportive.
The course has been great and really helped me develop the study skills I needed to progress on to university. Before I started the course, I wasn't very good at writing academically structured essays, I've even been able to further my presentation skills, which weren't too bad to begin with but they've developed more with the assistance of the tutors. Even my organisational and time management skills have improved through managing my course workload and having to meet deadlines.
I'm now looking forward to starting a course in International Business at Nottingham Trent University in September.
I do a lot of boxing at a high level and I've been interested in sport for many years. This course appealed to me because I can continue my training to become a professional boxer, but it also gives me the option to become a personal trainer and have an alternative career path.
I think the teachers on the course are really good and I get along with all of them. I feel that I receive good support from them and I think that's definitely one of the major advantages of doing a higher education course at college rather than university. The College environment gives you smaller class sizes, so you have more one-on-one time with your tutors than you would at university.
We do a 40 hour work placement as part of the course and I did mine at Eagles Boxing Gym in Bedford. I taught a children's boxing class and found it challenging but very rewarding. Next year we focus on management, so I'm hoping to do my work placement at a commercial gym, focusing on how it operates as a business. We produce an assignment related to our work placement, so it all counts towards our final marks, as well as giving us valuable industry experience.
I did apply to some universities but one of the key things that attracted me to this course at Bedford College was the opportunities for work experience with media companies. In addition, there was a cost saving when compared to studying at a university and I felt that being taught in smaller groups at college was more suited to my learning style.
The facilities at the College, and in particular the TV studios, are brilliant. In fact there is more equipment than you would ever need. I've done work experience at professional studios and you realise that real production companies are working with less equipment than we have at College!
I learnt a lot from the lecturers who have all worked in media production. You often have the opportunity to get paid work experience on one of their industry projects. For example, I was a production assistant with London based Bertie Films and helped them film adverts for Sony and Bosch.
I've also really enjoyed managing my own professional projects and working with clients. When we did our major project, which was a costume drama, we had to approach actors and location owners and negotiate with them to see if they wanted to take part. This is exactly what I would have to do if I was working for myself or a production company, so it was excellent experience.
The network of industry contacts that I've managed to build up during my time at Bedford College has been amazing. Next year I'm planning to top-up my degree at the University of Bedfordshire and then set myself up as a freelancer.
Originally I wanted to do the course for myself. I wanted to get back into learning to see if I could do it. I love being creative and do a lot of craft work at home but I wanted to learn more about the different textile techniques and applications.
The tutors I've worked with have been brilliant and I've particularly enjoyed the textiles part of my course, including screen-printing, working with the heat press, appliqué and batik work. Even the 3D techniques such as pottery and laser printing have been really enjoyable.
We've had talks from industry experts such as textile designer Maxine Sutton and last year we visited Morgan Davis, a bespoke wedding dress shop in London as part of the glamour project. There have also been opportunities for work experience, for example recently we worked with the Sue Ryder shop in Moggerhanger on a recycling fashion project.
What I've really been surprised about is how I've been able to apply what I've learnt to my full-time job. I work for the national learning disability charity MacIntyre and have organised textile workshops and last year we put on a fashion show for the local community, which was inspired by what I learnt at College.
There's no doubt I've really enjoyed this course and am sad I've got to leave! Whether you study the course part-time or full-time you do have to invest a lot into the course and be very dedicated, but it's definitely worth doing.
"I was really happy to win a bronze medal at the World Skills UK Competitions Finals held at The Skills Show, NEC Birmingham, having qualified in a regional heat. I competed in the heats last year but did not get through to the final. The competition stretched over two days and we worked against the clock to complete tasks. We worked from 9am until 4pm on the first day with one hour for lunch, and the work that you did related to the tasks on the second day, so you really had to stay on the ball. There were thousands of visitors walking around the hall, but I got stuck in and soon didn't realise they were there.
I started at Bedford College on a Level 3 Extended Diploma after studying Advanced ICT at GCSE. The course at College offered a lot more choice of modules than an A-Level course, and enabled me to focus on networking in my second year.
The Foundation Degree course really does get you on your feet for a career in the industry. The course has taught me about the business side of networking, as well as the technical side thanks to the brilliant facilities. I enjoy all aspects of the course and now have a part-time job with a local networking company. The tutors have been great; they are very supportive and always there to lend a hand if you need it.
After college, I would like to continue to build up my qualifications while working in the industry. In the meantime, I'm going for gold at next year's World Skills competition!"
I have a background in sport management, and used to work in sport retail, so I wanted a course that would support what I've learnt in industry and give me all the background theory. I participate in a lot of sport myself, particularly long distance triathlons and Ironman competitions around the world, so it helps to tie everything together. Hopefully in the next few years I'll be working my way towards becoming a recognised figure in the sports management industry.
I've really enjoyed the management side of the course, learning about how the process of sport works and how the sports industry as a whole operates. The tutors have been absolutely brilliant. I had a 24 year gap in my education, so getting back into studying, researching topics and writing essays was initially a steep learning curve. But I put the effort in, worked hard, and the tutors gave me lots of support.
The course has also opened up networking and work experience opportunities for me. I've been working for Team Beds and Luton since January and the contact was made through one of the Bedford College tutors.
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I consider myself a very handy individual, and also someone who reads a ton and understands clearly all principles behind any type of engineering design. I'm one of the guys who takes things apart just to see how they work. But this septic system principle - it just baffles me - no pun intended. It seems there are so many points for failure, all wrapped in an environment that counts on nature - which is hugely unpredictable. I have long vision - and I can see myself spending thousands for years to come, all on the advice of experts who simply can't see into the dirt. And my family isn't against changing habits to work with a septic system. But it's crazy - this is starting to get to me emotionally - in a manly way. I mean, we have a beautiful house. It's everything we wanted, and in the last 8 months I've molded it into perfection...there isn't a piece of new crown moulding or chair rail I installed that doesn't have the perfect angle or seam. Yet I feel like the very circulatory system of the home is faulty. It's like I'm a super-fit marathon runner, but at any time I could have a heart attack.
This is componded by knowing the previous owner, who was a smart family man who actually didn't want to move (his wife did to be closer to their kid's private school) - paid big bucks for the "improvements" to the septic system just two years ago.
And finally - my worst fear is that one day, we'll smell something and go down to our beautiful finished basement to find my last night's dinner floating in a sea of years old sludge soaking to my guitar collection.
Where's the failsafe against that? No backflow prevention?
My wife was in tears because a neighbor told her "if it's yellow, let it mellow. Just pee on top of old pee vs. flushing each time.". Hell, I'd rather divert the greywater from a shower and the washing machine off the back of the property before asking her to do that.
And the worst part is that there is no answer possible. It's always a guess. Even if the most brilliant septic engineer came out - there's no good way for him to inspect everything. Sure, we could dig. I'd spend $1000 to simply allow him to form an opinion. This is quite unlike perhaps when a cable guy shows up, puts meters on outlets, and tests signal strength. That's definative. I'm just wrought with frustration because I can always get a real solid grasp of true cause-and-effect.
On top of it all - maybe my soil is jacked. Maybe I'm in an area of the neighborhood where I'm suseptible to saturated soil. Then what? The previous owner, me, and any future owners could fight it for years to come installing new stuff - and it will never work.
Do septic installers offer guarantees? Like can I drop $10K to have everything overhauled -but if something fails, it's on them?
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you don't happen to live in far northern Indiana do you? Not far from me there is a housing subdivision that has a lot of problems with septic systems that sound just like yours. I have to feel sorry for them as there is not any good fix.
I have to disagree with you about the cable guy. I don't know how many times I have had them come to my house with their fancy meters and all and simply be so lost, they just start guessing. The usually fix the trouble using trial and error except the one time they simply stumbled onto the problem by accident.
I would check with the neighbors and local department of health or building department and start asking about the ground conditions.
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If you want some peace of mind, you could have a drain company with a video camera come in and view the drain line from the house to the septic tank, and also from the septic tank to the leach field. The latter is usually more easily done by inserting the camera snake at the distribution box located at the edge of the leach field and working back to the tank.
With the tank in good condition and the drain pipes and vent pipes clear, any problem would have to be in the leach field. In addition to loss of performance from grease and sludge coming from the tank, the leach field can be clogged by a species of bacteria that specifically grows there and causes such clogging. It is preferable to build a new leach field in a different space if this is needed but if you don't have an alternate space, the soil in the leach field, sludge, grease, bacterial, and all, can be excavated and removed and new soil put down in the same space.
Once you have the distribution box open, you can get an idea of how well the leach field is performing by pouring water in at that location but not fast enough for the water to go back (slightly uphill) to the septic tank. If the drains had not been used for several hours, you may need up to 100 gallons of water to conduct this test.
A fair performing (better than poor, worse than good) leach field may still be satisfactory if you allow time after each shower, clothes washing, etc. before doing the next one.
The good conscientious technician or serviceperson will carry extra oils and lubricants in case the new pump did not come with oil or the oil was accidentally spilled, so the service call can be completed without an extra visit.
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How about a thread on how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
It is time to act and stop speculating: open the top of the pit and see what is going on instead of guessing. $1000 for knowing what is going on is a lot less than you'd be paying for your basement or house to be cleaned up after a sewage backup. Just my 2 centavos.
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$h!t flows Downhill.... That's it,... Nothin' more....
Go dig up the cover to the tank, 'n spend the $200. to have it pumped.....
With the tank pumped, you're starting with a blank slate, 'n diagnosis can begin,...
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OK - so perhaps some digging is in my future. At least perhaps I can avoid having a $199 puming special turn into $350 because they have to dig 6 inches deeper than the fine print states.
But someone mentioned there were caps on both ends of the tank? I know precisely where the tank is, and could draw a rectangle on the grass. Then I presume I can find the midway points at either short side of that rectangle, and dig. By nature, I think the hole would be 2x2 feet wide.
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Most older septic tanks have one cap. Most newer tanks have two chambers and two caps. Typically the cap is a metal or concrete panel about two feet square or two feet in diameter that lifts out of the tank lid.
A simple pump-out of a two chamber tank of course requires opening of caps at both ends. Occasionally there is a third cap in the middle to make it easier to inspect the interior of the first tank (where the line from the house enters) notably the baffles.
To a limited extent they can inspect the field pipes with the camera also. How easily depends on how the camera takes a bend or a fork in the pipe. Other than debris in the pipe itself, inspection will not reveal the long term effects of grease in the soil that has to absorb the liquid. If liquid is still sitting in the pipe, the view of the camera is impaired.
If there is a problem inside the tank such as a broken baffle, that needs to be fixed. You are at liberty to get someone else besides the pumping company fix it but it should be fixed almost immediately, namely while the tank is still empty.
The good conscientious technician or serviceperson will carry extra oils and lubricants in case the new pump did not come with oil or the oil was accidentally spilled, so the service call can be completed without an extra visit.
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Thanks AllenJ - expert reply as many have given here. Very informative. Most noteworthy, if I do plan to dig - it would seem I'd want at least a 2.5x2.5 foot hole - at both ends since my house is 1998 and probably the dual chamber. Otherwise, I won't get the caps off.
One thing that's been on my mind is the whole "if it's yellow, let it mellow" principle. Yeah, don't do 8 loads of wash, run the dishwasher, tkae 5 showers all in a few hours...
As neighbors have said, and perhaps even some throwback to old-school thinking - that's just the way septic is. OK - it has limitations you should be aware of.
But what I don't get it then mention of an OK-performing field vs. an excellent one. Sure, the soil matters. This means some fields will purge off faster without problem. But others won't, primarily when they are saturated from the home or rain.
That seems to be largely in contrast to how a septic system should work.
I mean - even before my most recent issues, I heard the basement toilet "burping" loudly during heavy rain. And after switching to my other field (since I have two) - I had my recent problem of toilets not flushing even without rain, but with heavy water use that day from the home.
Logically, if substances cannot vacate my home - then whatever is downstream in the system is "full" - albeit perhaps temporarily. On an OK-performing field, eventually it dries a bit, and things go back to normal. Hence, "if it's yellow, let it mellow". Don't overload it, and wait it out. My neighbors seem to live by this ideal, and it works for them and apparently has for many years.
But this implies that the field, tank, and main line from my home - it's completely full. No more vacancy. You wait - and the levels fall and everything works again.
But if this is what actually happens - based on what I'm learning - that would spell doom for a field. If the toilets are backing up, the tank itself is full - and all the horrors within it are surely mixing into the field - not just cleaner liquids as designed. As such, it's wrecking the field each time this happens. So thinking "let it dry out some" is logical - but if you even reach a point where you have to do this - you're already in bad shape whether you know it or not.
This is unless there is trapped AIR in the system. I don't know how tight it is. But if it rains, or you've flooded it yourself -maybe toilets stop working correctly - but it's not because of a backup of 100% liquid and solids - rather, perhaps the tank is still only at 2/3 full. It's just some pressure coming back from excess water in the fields that represses the tank - and the line to the house - and that's what stops flushing.
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The problem is; the field just is so saturated it will not take anymore fluids. Poor soil alone can do that even without solids entering the field. With the house only being 12 years old, unless the old owner was really full of..well, it shouldn't have passed that much solids down in that time unless it was used very heavily.
If you neighbors have attached themselves to the mantra of "if it's yellow..." I suspect the land in your area is just not that great for a field system. There are some other systems that help overcome soil that doesn't perc well. You might want to start looking what is legal in your area that might be needed in the future.
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Don't wprru about the let it mellow part. Waiting awhile before taking the next shower simply lets the liquid in the system purge (percolate) into the leach field leaving room for the next inflow of waste water from the next shower.
In some cases a bigger leach field, for example combining the two fiels you have into one field, is an adequate solution to soil that does not absorb (perc, purge) well.
Do you have problems with the toilets early in the morning that is after the overnight hours when no one was using water?
The good conscientious technician or serviceperson will carry extra oils and lubricants in case the new pump did not come with oil or the oil was accidentally spilled, so the service call can be completed without an extra visit.
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UPDATE: no probs thru the holidays. As noted previously, my initial post was for problem I experienced before I switched fields, as I have two fields and a diverter valve. I've lived in the home for 8 months and never switched it, but was advised to do so periodically, and did so 1.5 months ago. 1.5 months after I did, I had the probs noted in my original post here. So I switched fields back to the one that was on when I moved in - and I've had zero problems. Plus - I had 9+ people staying with us for over 9 days - still no problems.
SOOOOO - this makes me think the field I switched to (with non-toilet-flushing issues) was the original field, and it's screwed. I got by 1.5 months with it. All I can think is that the previous own went cheap and since there is room in the yard, opted to avoid the cost of removing the old field since there was room for the new one...and with the "diverter valve" - perhaps that somehow made stuff to code. Or - maybe the old field was working and a two-field-yearly-switched system was the plan - and when I experienced the probs noted in my other post, it was truly because we did overload the system with excessive home water use. Maybe that field is smaller.
Q. I have the county-submitted schematics. Can I determine from these if in fact one field is different capacity or style than the other? If they are different, then maybe the probs I had were because the (presumed) old filed I was on is simply smaller. The owner did say the installed the new field for "increased capacity".
BUT - here's something interesting. 100% - I can see different color grass above the new field. I have the sketch of it's outline and where it is in my yard - and unquestionably - the (dead winter) grass is a different color above it. Clear outline.
So that's an interesting "WTF". Field not able to drain down, so stuff comes up and fertilizes? Even on this "good" field - I've suspected poor soil and drainage. What might the grass mean?
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its not that unusual to have a diverter valve on a drainfield system. my health department normally asks my company to put them in when replacing or adding to a drainfield, just in case there is a need for more later on. A terralift can work for rejuvenation, but isn't it working now? I think a better use of your money would be to dig up the bad part right after the diverter valve and get it inspected w/ a camera to see if its broken or just saturated. Also, I wouldn't waste any money on bacteria for it. The manufacturers will tell you it works wonders (snake oil?) but a lot of states and the EPA are not recommending their use. http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/pubs/625r00008/625r00008.pdf it won't let me cut and paste so click on special issues fact sheets on the left hand side to take you to the section.
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I'm the original poster of this post from a year ago - and I'm back
Hopefully some of you are still around. Here's an update, one year later:
Since the original issue, things appeared to work themselves out on their own. Thus, I've had no issues over the last year at all.
Then, about a month ago - I noticed the basement toilet started "burping" again. Then just this Saturday, we had a tiny overflow into the basement shower. I hadn't been down there, but from what I saw, smelly liquids came out the basement drain, but just a little bit - enough to put a dry, nasty 1 foot ring around the drain on the shower floor. Then it seems to have drained away.
My wife had been doing laundry. This is the first time we've experienced this. So needless to say, I've got a company coming out today.
However - we had to make it until today. I have an access or clean-out point in my back patio - 8-inch white PVC. I realized that this is in fact just slightly lower than that shower drain - so I opened it just in case. I figure since we'd need to flush a few times Sunday - at least it would overflow outside.
The inside was dry, but clearly showed signs that it had been full to the top. I decided to test it. I took a shower upstairs. The basement shower floor remained dry - but a small amount of seemingly clear overflow did exit that outside pipe onto the patio.
Later, my wife "forgot" and gave the kids baths. But nothing! No overflow. We didn't do dishes or laundry - but used everything normally on Sunday and no further overflow out that patio pipe.
Here are some strange and important points:
- This is like clockwork - we experienced very similar issues almost exactly one year ago. The weather has been near freezing a few nights in Atlanta.
- The system continued to work fine over the last year.
- We have two separate drain fields and a divertor valve. The new field is 2X the size of the original and just 4 years old.
Way back to my original post - ALL the home toilets wouldn't flush that day. But we had no overflow issues in the basement. Thus - that would seem to imply that there was a blockage prior to the septic, and prior to where the <separate> basement drain meets the main. Otherwise, if things were backed up all the way from the septic fields, I'd think my basement would have seen overflow flooding - and it didn't.
I'd consider our family and the previous family to be responsible users of the septic. The new field is just 4 years old. Most I've spoken with find it unusual that a field (2X larger even than the house supposedly needs) could fail that quickly.
I haven't yet inspected the roof vent. Actually, I just yesterday noticed we had one. It appears to be perhaps a 4 inch dark PVC pipe with open top sticking about a foot out the roof.
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Lady Gaga's meat dress
|Franc Fernandez
|Raw flank steak
|On display at
|Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
At the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, American singer Lady Gaga wore a dress made of raw beef, which was commonly referred to by the media as the meat dress.[1][2][3] Designed by Franc Fernandez and styled by Nicola Formichetti, the dress was condemned by animal rights groups, and named by Time as the top fashion statement of 2010.
The press speculated on the originality of the meat dress idea, with comparisons made to similar images found in contemporary art and popular culture. As with her other dresses, it was archived, but went on display in 2011 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after being preserved by taxidermists as a type of jerky. Gaga explained following the awards ceremony that the dress was a statement about one's need to fight for what one believes in, and highlighted her distaste for the US military's don't-ask-don't-tell policy.
Gaga was the most nominated artist at 2010's Video Music Awards with a record thirteen nominations, including two nods for Video of the Year (the first female artist to achieve this feat).[4] She arrived in an Alexander McQueen dress and changed into a Giorgio Armani number before donning her third and final outfit of the evening: a dress, hat, boots, and purse made of raw meat. Gaga wore the meat dress to accept her Video of the Year trophy for "Bad Romance"; as she accepted the award from presenter Cher, she joked, "I never thought I'd be asking Cher to hold my meat purse."[5] Gaga continued to wear the dress after the awards show for press photos and an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[1] Gaga explained her interpretation of the dress to DeGeneres, stating, "If we don't stand up for what we believe in and if we don't fight for our rights[,] pretty soon we're going to have as much rights as the meat on our bones."[6] "Now, I love Lady Gaga, but as someone who also loves animals, it was really difficult for me to sit next to Lady Gaga while she was wearing that outfit," DeGeneres, who is vegan, later wrote. "But it did make me ask myself, what's the difference between her outfit and an outfit made of leather?"[6]
Fernandez was approached by fellow designer and stylist Formichetti to produce the dress, with it planned out over the course of a week,[1] Formichetti having styled the look.[7] The dress was asymmetrical, with a cowled–neck.[8] Fernandez specifically chose cuts to ensure that the dress kept well.[1] Flank steak was chosen as the material to use,[3] with the meat coming from his family butcher.[7] The dress required Gaga to be stitched into the outfit backstage.[9]
Fernandez said of his design, "I knew the dress would be one of other amazing pieces Gaga wore that night. It's very well made and looked great on her, on and off camera. We didn't get a chance to have a fitting. The only time she had it on was for the VMAs. Only when I saw it in the monitor did I know it would be big."[3]
Fernandez reporting Gaga's opinion in an interview said that Gaga herself said it smelled good, because it smelled like meat.[1] The designer talked of what was to happen to the dress after the awards show, "The dress will be put in an archive with all of her dresses. The Gaga Archives, I suppose. It won't last, that's the beauty of it. When it is brought out again, hopefully it will be in a retrospective, and it will be a different dress, which is the best thing. I like the idea of it changing and evolving into something else".[1] He later explained that the dress would be preserved and made into a type of jerky before being archived.[10]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame paid $6,000 to taxidermist Sergio Vigilato to preserve the dress. It had been frozen following the two television appearances, although Vigilato discovered signs of decomposition on the dress which had occurred prior to it being frozen, and noted it was emitting an odor once it was defrosted. It was treated with bleach, formaldehyde and detergent to kill any bacteria which had formed, and was reconditioned by being dyed dark red once it was preserved so to give it the same appearance as when first worn. However, after the preservation there were several pieces of beef left over and not included in the reworked dress.[11]
Gaga wore a faux-meat dress while performing the songs "Americano" and "Poker Face" during her Born This Way Ball tour.[12]
Previously, she had worn a bikini made of meat on the front cover of the Japanese edition of Vogue.[13] It was originally worn by Gaga at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards to accept her award for Video of the Year.[7] Although it was Gaga's third costume change of the evening, the meat dress was immediately described as "most outrageous fashion moment" of the evening.[7]
Fernandez credits the dress with an upturn in his career, saying, "I feel like I have a voice now as an artist and as a designer".[9] He had previously created items for Gaga, including a costume for her music video for "Bad Romance".[13] He went on to create a hat that Gaga wore to the 53rd Grammy Awards in February 2011.[9]
During Halloween in 2010, re-creations of the meat dress were popular in New York City, and in 2011, a group of students from the University of Cumbria made a re-creation of the dress with the help of local butchers.[14] The dress went on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 2011 as part of an exhibition entitled "Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power".[15]
A poll by website MyCelebrityFashion.co.uk placed the dress as the most iconic outfit of 2010, beating Kate Middleton's engagement dress into second place.[16] In summing up 2010 through a series of lists, Time voted the meat dress as its top fashion statement of 2010.[17][18]
When "Weird Al" Yankovic did a parody of Gaga's "Born This Way", titled "Perform This Way", he included a lyrical reference to the meat dress ("I strap prime rib to my feet / Cover myself with raw meat / I'll bet you've never seen a skirt steak worn this way") and had a dancer dressed in a similar outfit in the music video.[19]
Following the VMAs, media outlets attempted to analyse the meaning of the dress with suggestions by BBC News ranging from anti-fashion, to feminism, aging and decay, and society's attitude towards meat. Chef Fergus Henderson explained this meat attitude as "People often don't want meat to look like meat. They want it to be neatly wrapped in plastic from a supermarket."[20] People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) condemned the dress, releasing a statement that said "wearing a dress made from cuts of dead cows is offensive enough to bring comment, but someone should whisper in her ear that more people are upset by butchery than are impressed by it."[21][22] The Vegetarian Society also condemned the dress, releasing a statement that said "No matter how beautifully it is presented, flesh from a tortured animal is flesh from a tortured animal. Enough animals die for food and they should not be killed for stunts like this."[23]
Another controversy surrounding the dress was the question of its originality. Brooks Barnes of The New York Times wrote that the dress was "derived" from Incarnation, a painting of a white-haired girl wearing a meat dress by artist Mark Ryden.[24][25] Sharon Clott of MTV also noted the similarity between Gaga's dress and Ryden's painting.[25] Ryden was reportedly upset that Gaga did not acknowledge that she took inspiration from his work.[24] Some in the art and fashion press remarked on the dress' similarity to Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic, a meat dress made by Canadian sculptor Jana Sterbak in 1987 exhibited to considerable controversy at the National Gallery of Canada in 1991.[26][27][28] Karen Rosenberg from The New York Times compared the dress to a series of photographs of Francis Bacon posing with sides of beef attached to his torso like wings in 1952,[29] while The Daily Telegraph compared the dress to the original cover of The Beatles 1966 album Yesterday and Today, and noted its similarity to the cover of the November 1983 The Undertones album All Wrapped Up, which showed a female model wearing a dress and gloves made of cuts of meat (mostly bacon) held in place with plastic wrap and a sausage necklace.[23][30] Architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro had also designed a meat dress in 2006.[2] An earlier example of a garment made from meat stitched together in the same way as the Lady Gaga meat dress was worn at the Slade School of Art postgraduate degree exhibition opening in London, England in July 1979, when performance artist Robert Connolly wore a two-piece suit made of slices of salami.[31]
Some media sources proposed that the dress could be interpreted as anti-vegan.[32] Vegetarian singer Morrissey stated that he felt the dress was acceptable as long as it was a social or political statement, and not just a "loony idea",[33] pointing out that artist Linder Sterling had previously worn a meat dress in 1982 to protest against what she believed to be the perception of women by men[33] Ellen DeGeneres presented Gaga with a bikini made of vegetables when the singer appeared on her talk show, and the singer used the platform to respond to the controversy surrounding the dress saying, "... it has many interpretations. For me this evening, if we don't stand up for what we believe in and if we don't fight for our rights pretty soon, we're going to have as much rights as the meat on our own bones. And, I am not a piece of meat."[21] She explained further that she was also using the dress to highlight her distaste for the US military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.[34]
- ^ a b c d e f Vena, Jocelyn (September 16, 2010). "Lady Gaga Meat Dress Designer Tells How To Re-Create His VMA Look". MTV News. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ a b "Music Piracy: Lady Gaga Is To Blame". Lovelyish.com. July 9, 2011. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- ^ a b c Padilla, Max (September 24, 2010). "Lady Gaga Meat Dress Designer's Lips Are Zipped About Animal Rights". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Vena, Jocelyn (August 3, 2010). "Lady Gaga, Eminem Top VMA Nominations". MTV News. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ Ganz, Caryn (September 12, 2010). "Meet the Mystery Meat Dress: Lady Gaga Explains Rare VMAs Outfit". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "So about Lady Gaga's meat dress...". CNN.com Blogs. September 14, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Clott, Sharon (September 13, 2010). "Was Lady Gaga's VMA Meat Dress Real?". MTV News. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Topping, Alexandra (September 13, 2010). "Lady Gaga's meat dress angers animal rights groups". The Guardian. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c Vazquez, Anna (March 9, 2010). "Lady Gaga Meat Dress Designer Franc Fernandez Q&A". Stylelist. AOL. Archived from the original on September 10, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Gornstein, Leslie (September 22, 2010). "Did anyone ever eat Lady Gaga's meat dress?". E!. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Pool, Bob (July 22, 2011). "Taxidermist preserves Lady Gaga's meat dress for posterity". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ Dumaual, Miguel (May 23, 2012). "Review: Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way Ball'". ABS-CBN. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Quigley, Rachel (September 14, 2010). "Lady Gaga, dressed like a dog's dinner! But is offal MTV outfit real or fake?". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Whitelocks, Sandie (May 11, 2011). "Lamb breast corset and a Cumberland sausage bustier... A group of aspiring designers recreate Lady Gaga's meat dress". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Mapes, Jill (May 13, 2011). "Women Who Rock' Exhibit Opens, Features Lady Gaga's Meat Dress". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Lee, Ann (December 16, 2010). "Lady Gaga's meat dress 'most iconic' of 2010". Metro. London. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "The Top 10 Everything of 2010". Time. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Lady Gaga's meat dress 'No. 1' fashion statement of 2010". The Independent. London. December 17, 2010. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Weird Al Yankovic lampoons Lady Gaga in 'Perform This Way'". CBS News. June 21, 2011. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ^ Winterman, Denise; Kelly, Jon (September 14, 2010). "Five interpretations of Lady Gaga's meat dress". BBC. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ a b Roberts, Laura (September 14, 2010). "Lady Gaga's meat dress divides opinion". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Newkirk, Ingrid E. (September 13, 2010). "Lady Gaga's Meat Dress". PETA. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ^ a b Bloxham, Andy (September 15, 2010). "Lady Gaga's meat dress link to the Beatles". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ a b Barnes, Brooks (May 16, 2014). "Mark Ryden: Drawing a Dividing Line". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ a b Clott, Sharon (September 13, 2010). "Does Lady Gaga's Meat Dress Remind You Of Mark Ryden's Paintings?". MTV News. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Knight, Christopher (September 13, 2010). "Lady Gaga, meat Jana Sterbak". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ^ Gayford, Martin (September 17, 2010). "Lady Gaga's Fleshy Outfit Echoes Artistic Lobsters, Maggots". Bloomberg News. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ^ Seashore, Ashley (September 13, 2010). "Lady Gaga's Meat Dress and the Question of Authenticity". TheGloss. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ^ Rosenberg, Karen (May 12, 2011). "Two Meaty Visions of Flesh and Blood". The New York Times. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Heard, Chris (November 15, 2013). "Dressed to grill: From The Undertones to Lady Gaga". BBC News. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ^ "Letters: Salami style". The Guardian. September 20, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ^ Walker, Alissa (September 13, 2010). "Is Lady Gaga's Meat Couture an Anti-Vegan Statement?". Good. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ^ a b Deacon, Michael (June 17, 2011). "Morrissey on... Lady Gaga and modern pop". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (September 13, 2010). "Lady Gaga Talks VMA Meat Suit With Ellen DeGeneres". MTV News. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
Further reading[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lady Gaga's meat dress.
- Smith, Heather (March 2011). "Behind the Meat Dress: There are people sewing the meat dress". Meatpaper (14). Archived from the original on March 11, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2016.


text: Another tough choice at RB for me this week. AP is a definite start against Detroit, but my other options are very good. T.Jones v SF C.Johnson v CLE P.Hillis v KC (I can't believe nobody else picked him up. I snared him so nobody else could in the end) Dynamo has the clear advantage in the WR department so I will have to make up ground in the other areas and hope Warner outperforms Cutler. Both have tasty matchups. Gates' 0 helps but Dallas Clark hasn't exactly done much lately.


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I'm a newbie here and I'm scheduled to take Marketing next week. I've read through IC's Flashcards for Marketing but wanted to take a few practice tests before the real exam.
I can't seem to find a free resource like the Peterson web site that offers complete practice tests for CLEP Marketing (Marketing, unfortunately, is not available on the Peterson web site). Some people in this forum mention the REA CD but I'm afraid it might not come on time and I really don't want to spend that much money for the CD since I'm already joined IC and bought the study guide from the CLEP offical board. I just want some practice tests.
Any help is greatly appreciated.


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Europe's fifth-largest mobile operator made £433m for the year ended March before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, compared with a £39m loss last time. Including one-offs, the business lost £873m before tax, compared with a £3.46bn loss last time.
Customer numbers rose 12% to 17.5m, with sales climbing 12% to £4.3bn. But UK revenues rose just £50m to £2.76bn. 'The UK - still got challenges there. We're not parading these results as stellar,' said chief executive Peter Erskine. 'What we are saying is that there's significant progress.'
The shares fell 7.7% to 44 1/2p, less than half their level in the weeks after the demerger last November.
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Many credit unions are carefully monitoring their new membership activity as Bank Transfer Day approaches. The Facebook event has over 43,000 attendees on its page with more expecting to follow. Bank Transfer Day encourages everyone to remove funds from major banking institutions and into credit unions on or by November 5, 2011. Some consider the event a well-orchestrated movement, while a few remain skeptical.
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I have some and so far have not had to test how good it is.
I do like that it's fairly narrow and easy to fit in my pockets. It's even easier to slip my hand into said pocket and hold it.
It only holds two shots which is fine by me.
Yeah, it's a little expensive, but that's not a real problem either as it's one purchase for three + years (depending on expiration date).
There are several videos on YouTube demonstrating it. I'd recommend taking a look.
I'll continue to carry mine till it expires and I'll probably get another if something better doesn't come along.