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Alert Notice 209: Outburst of 2325+43 DX Andromedae AND Outburst of 2318+17 EP Pegasi AND New variable in Crux - 1250-60 Var Cru AND Reminders to monitor 0409-71 VW Hydri and 2138+43 SS Cygni [NSV 19555]
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AAVSO ALERT NOTICE 209 (June 21,1995)
We have been informed by AAVSO member Jack Nordby, Moorhead, MN, and by Tonny
Vanmunster, Landen, Belgium (Belgian Astronomical Society, WS, Cataclysmic Variables
Circular (CVC) No. 42), that the dwarf nova type cataclysmic variable DX And is
undergoing an outburst, as indicated by the following observations:
May 20.979 UT, < 13.0, T. Vanmunster, Landen, Belgium; 21.938, < 13.8, Vanmunster;
22.983, < 13.0, Vanmunster; 27.933, < 13.0, Vanmunster; 29.053, 14.9, G. Poyner,
Birmingham, England; 30.038, < 13.8, Vanmunster; Jun 1.930, < 13.0, Vanmunster; 2.972,
< 13.8, Vanmunster; 6.001, < 13.0, Vanmunster; 7.943, < 13.8, Vanmunster; 8.990, < 13.8,
Vanmunster (via CVC); 9.010, < 13.0, P. Schmeer, Bischmisheim, Germany (via CVC);
10.010, < 13.4, Schmeer;18.351,12.1, J. Nordby, Moorhead, MN; 18.993,12.2, Vanmunster;
19.001, 12.3, G. Poyner, Birmingham, England (via CVC); 19.009, 12.3, E. Broens, Mol,
Belgium (via CVC); 19.939, 12.6, Vanmunster; 19.996, 12.3, Schmeer; 20.007, 12.3, J. Pietz,
Erftstadts, Germany; 20.284, 12.3, Nordby; 20.461, 12.5, R. Royer, Lakewood, CA; 21.26,
12.9, G. Dyck, Assonet, MA.
The most recent outbursts of this cataclysmic variable occurred in September 1994 (see
AAVSO Alert Notice 193), when DX And reached magnitude 11.6 at maximum, and in
August 1993, when it reached magnitude 11.0. The outbursts generally last two to three
Please monitor the current outburst of DX And closely, using the "e" scale AAVSO
preliminary chart distributed with AAVSO Alert Notice 193, and report your observations
to AAVSO Headquarters.
We have been informed by Tonny Vanmunster, Landen, Belgium, that the dwarf nova IP
Peg has gone into outburst. The most recently-observed outbursts of IP Peg occurred in
December 1994, when the star reached magnitude 12.0 (AAVSO Alert Notice 192), and in
August 1994, when it reached magnitude 11.8.
Recent observations include:
May 10.074 UT, < 12.6, T. Vanmunster, Landen, Belgium; 21.043, < 12.9, Vanmunster;
28.024, < 13.8, Vanmunster; 30.056, < 13.8, Vanmunster; Jun 3.019, < 12.9, Vanmunster;
7.979, < 12.9, Vanmunster; 8.994, < 12.9, Vanmunster; 19.014, 13.0, Vanmunster; 20.007,
13.9, Vanmunster; 20.029, 13.8, J. Pietz, Erftstadts, Germany; 20.455, 13.8, R. Royer,
Lakewood, CA.
Please monitor IP Peg closely, using the "e" scale AAVSO preliminary chart distributed
with AAVSO Alert Notice 192, and report your observations to AAVSO Headquarters. IP
Peg is a cataclysmic variable that has deep eclipses of two magnitudes or more with a
period of 3.8 hours and a duration of several tens of minutes. Monitoring the eclipses
during the outburst is valuable and recommended; report the timing of all positive
observations to the minute (four decimal places).
We have been informed by D. Green, Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
(CBAT), of the discovery of a new variable star in Crux by astronomers (no names
available) at the Observatorio Astronomico del Colegio Cristo Rey, Rosario, Argentina.
The astronomers reported CCD observations of March 21 UT, 11.29; May 30, 9.53; and
June 2, 9.44.
Green reports a precise position provided by A. Gilmore and P. Kilmartin, Mount John
University Observatory, New Zealand, for epoch 2000:
R. A. = 12h 56m 25.64s Dec. = -60deg 57' 56.6"
G. Williams, CBAT, examined the Digital Sky Survey, but found no corresponding image
to magnitude 16-17 (assumed V), implying that the object is of relatively large amplitude.
Kilmartin found an image on the Vehrenberg Atlas Stellarum, but did not find an image on
the Papadopoulos True Visual Magnitude Photographic Star Atlas. (Green)
Observations made by Kilmartin and Gilmore (via Green), and W. Liller, Vina del Mar,
Chile, indicate that the object is very red, and is most likely a long period variable.
Additional observations of Var Cru include:
1992 Jun 1.02 11.2 PTG orange filter, W. Liller
Jun 9.20 11.3 PTG orange filter, Liller
1994 Jan 30.28 11.0 PTG red filter, Liller
Jul 30.04 <11.5 PTG orange filter, Liller
Sep 2.04 <11.5 PTG orange filter, Liller
1995 Mar 22.40 <11:5 PTG orange filter, Liller
May 21.01 11.5: PTG orange filter, Liller
May 29.02 11.2 PTG orange filter, Liller
Jun 3.12 11.3 PTG orange filter, Liller
Jun 5.98 11.8 CCDV, Liller
Jun 5.98 10.7 CCDR with IR block, Liller
Jun 7.39 11.94 V, P. Kilmartin
Please use the accompanying AAVSO 'b" and "d" scale preliminary charts prepared by C.
Scovil, to observe Var Cru, and report your observations to AAVSO Headquarters.
Congratulations to the astronomers at the Observatorio Astronomico del Colegio Cristo
Rey on their discovery!
The dwarf nova-type cataclysmic variable BZ UMa has undergone a short outburst, as
indicated by the following observations:
Jun 1.915 UT, < 13.7, T. Vanmunster, Landen, Belgium; 2.935, < 13.7, Vanmunster; 7.911,
< 13.7, Vanmunster; 7.957, < 13.7, G. Poyner, Birmingham, England; 8.986, < 13.7,
Vanmunster; 9.89, < 13.3, P. Schmeer, Bischmisheim, Germany; 9.941, < 13.7, Poyner;
10.906, < 12.6, Schmeer; 11.90, < 12.6, Schmeer; 14.950, 11.5, Poyner; 15.956, 12.7:, B.
Worraker, Didcot, England (via G. Poyner); 16.924, < 11.7, Schmeer; 18.991, < 13.7,
Vanmunster; 19.929, < 13.7, Vanmunster; 19.938, < 13.2, Schmeer.
The last recorded outburst of BZ UMa was in October 1994, when it reached magnitude
0409-71 VW Hydri. As was requested of our southern hemisphere observers in AAVSO
Alert Notice 208, please monitor VW Hyi closely between June 23 and July 14, and notify
us IMMEDIATELY when it becomes brighter than magnitude 12.5. Timely notification is
crucial in order to schedule EUVE observations as part of a coordinated observing run
with the EUVE, Voyager, and ALEXIS satellites by astronomers at Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory.
2138+43 SS Cygni. As was also requested in AAVSO Alert Notice 208, please keep a close
eye on SS Cyg between now and the end of January 1996, and inform us when you see it
going into or in outburst, i.e., when it is brighter than 11.3, so we may inform astronomers
at the IUE station in Vilspa, Spain, who are interested in observing SS Cyg with the IUE
when it is undergoing an anomalous outburst, i.e., when it is slow in rising to maximum
Chart links are obsolete; 11/2013 create charts using VSP at http://www.aavso.org/vsp
The answering machine at AAVSO Headquarters is on nights and weekends for your
convenience. Please call our charge-free number (800-642-3883) to report your
observations. We also encourage observers to send observations by fax to 617-354-0665 or
by e-mail through the Internet to firstname.lastname@example.com.
When telephoning in observations, please state the name of the star, the magnitude, and
the time of the observation. Please speak clearly. The preferred time is either your local
time (be sure to state the time zone and whether it is Standard or Daylight Savings Time)
or Universal Time. You do not need to give the designation of the star. Please also
include the comparison stars you have used in making the observation.
Many thanks for your efforts and your valuable observations.
Good observing!
Janet A. Mattei
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ITHACA, NY — In light of the college-wide emphasis on integrative learning and international studies anticipated in the IC20/20 vision, the distinctive mission of the Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies (DIIS) is no longer confined to a single division within Ithaca College. Consequently, the DIIS will be eliminated effective with the spring semester of 2011. All of its academic programs, centers, institutes and projects will be transferred elsewhere within the college.
Since its founding in 2004, the DIIS has successfully met its mission of expanding the possibilities for IC students to study abroad and to incorporate interdisciplinary perspectives into their major fields of study. The DIIS has also sponsored a number of ongoing projects and activities that provide students with hands-on learning opportunities that bring together multi-disciplinary teams. The IC20/20 vision seeks to build on the success of the DIIS by articulating these core principles across the entire campus.
The degree programs in Culture and Communication and Aging Studies, along with the minor in Muslim Cultures, will move to the School of Humanities and Sciences. The Legal Studies major will move to the School of Business. The Gerontology Institute, Project Look Sharp and the Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity — with its minors in African Diaspora Studies and Latino/a Studies — will also move to Humanities and Sciences, where they will be closer to the students, faculty and resources on which they draw most extensively. The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF) will move to the Office of the Provost, under the direction of Tanya Saunders in her new role as Assistant Provost for International Programs and Special Projects.
"I would like to thank the faculty and administrative leadership of the DIIS for working with me to develop this plan, which will pave the way for a college-wide emphasis on integrative learning," said Gregory Woodward, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs. "Dean Saunders has been a true champion for the division and will continue to be a campus leader as she moves to the provost's office to direct the college's international studies programs as well as FLEFF and other projects. The School of Business and School of Humanities and Sciences will benefit greatly by adding these special academic programs and will be able to provide new support to ensure their ongoing success."
Dean Saunders is excited to be returning her primary energies to international studies. "I have enjoyed leading the DIIS, and especially the opportunity to work closely with so many outstanding faculty members and students. I am proud of what we have accomplished, but at the same time I look forward to leading the college's growing emphasis on international studies and the development of a global perspective among our students."
DIIS assistant dean Margie Arnold will continue to provide support through the transition period this spring by assisting students with advising and curricular questions. DIIS students who expect to graduate this spring and summer will still graduate as members of the division, while continuing and new students will enter into their new school.
"We are excited about the new synergies and opportunities
created by adding the DIIS programs to our existing H&S
programs, many of which already have close collaborative
relationships," said Leslie Lewis, dean of the School of
Humanities and Sciences. "We will be examining ways that we
can best support interdisciplinary teaching and learning within
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The opening scene shows a chapel with two figures lounging in the grass. In Poland the Church has always been a refuge in any crisis. However crisis for the two does not stem from their faith but has to do with their conscience: The war is over yet death does not stop.
One of them has to assassinate while the other is responsible for him..
Maciek: "I've waited for bigger things."
Maciek(Zbigniew Cybulski) and Andrzej(Adam Pawlikowsky) are vetran Home Army soldiers, and friends,licked into shape by their struggles as members of a resistance movement. Maciek the assassin is young and is the responsibility of the older Andrzej who in turn is responsible to another. This however does not prevent an attack of conscience. It is an individual thing though Maciek pulls the trigger for the good of many. The dark glasses that Maciek wears is a metaphor: it cuts off clear moral judgment till he does what he is expected to do on a command passed through many hands. Maciek's intended victim is one who also fought the war on the same side. In a fine performance Maciek brings out his dilemma and tragedy.
The Nazi Germany has just surrendered. The war is over. In such a case why carry on with killing in time of peace? This moral dilemma gives the film its internal energy and it gives each character a point of reference to a particular story set in Free Poland; it also stands true for cases that might be anywhere. Poland as a nation had for long been subjugated by other nations including Russia; in her terrible hour patriots fought side by side suffering the same pain and death; now with their freedom in hand as the Regional Secretary of the Communist says,'The end of war is not the end of our war. What kind of Poland we need to become.' Szczuka (Waclav Zastrzezynski) representing the pro-Moscow People's Army, has just survived an assassination attempt and he knows the two cement factory workers killed a little while ago died for nothing. War has decided the fate of nation very little; besides it spills over in times of peace killing the innocents as in time of war. So in the film Maciek gets another chance but very little time to sort out his moral confusion. To complicate matters he falls in love and it tells him that he ought to make some changes in his life. But does he really get that chance?
On May 8,1945 it is decision time: what kind of nation Poland should become. Throughout the night Reds had already fanned out occupying vital installations and deciding who gets what posts and other perquisites the new regime could give. The mayor for his loyalty to the Soviet Bloc has been elevated to a minister. His secretary Drewnowski (Bogumil Kobiela), a double agent dreams that it opens for him plenty of wealth. The newly elevated Minister and his cohorts, mingle with members of Polish bourgeosie during the banquet to celebrate the victory. Maciek and Andrzej slip among the crowd in the bar.
Maciek observes."He has got a stupid back," the guest turns around. Maciek tells Andzej,"His front is stupid also."
There has been a complication in that Captain Wilks in whose detachment the two were members, is killed and Andrzej has to take his place by 4:30 in the morning. Maciek would like very much to go with him but he has to finish his assignment first.
The film resolves the fate of two representatives of the ideological divide Maciek and Szczuka represent. The irony of it all is that each is a double for the other: one could be the surrogate father for the younger. The younger within a span of day is at hand to give a match to light the cigarette of the older twice. Each time the viewer is left with no doubt the two exude certain empathy that only can be because of their close relationship by blood. Their political divide is as superficial as the Hungarian cigarette ('because it is stronger,') that Maciek smokes while Szczuka settles for the American brand. They both are Polish through and through and the ideology of old or new is like rustle of leaves. The tree must still stand whether winds of change came across the Steppes or not.
This film is one among 120 great films and is included in my Movie Lists.
In Depth
Based on Jerzy Andrzejewski's 1948 novel of the same name, Ashes and Diamonds is the Wajda's last in the war trilogy, following A Generation and Kanal. Adapted for the screen by Andrzej Wajda and the author time and space have been condensed to less than twenty-four hours in and around a single location—the hotel Monopol. The title comes from a 19th Century poem by Cyprian Norwid '…Or will the ashes hold the glory of a starlike diamond/The Morning Star of everlasting triumph.
In the town's leading hotel and banquet hall, Monopol., a grand fête is being organized for a newly appointed minor minister by his assistant. Maciek having missed his mission manages to get an entry into a room with the desk clerk who was present in Warsaw even while the uprising resulted in the destruction of the Old Warsaw The old porter recalls 'It is like losing your arm.'. He also remembers the chestnut trees in particular. This reminiscence echoes in the part of the Party secretary who we understand had taken part in Spain. His sad memories have a parallel in one of the dramatic moments at the bar, where Andrzej is nervously waiting for dawn Maciek lights glasses with alcohol as a memorial to their fallen comrades. Andzej snaps crossly,"We are still alive." The realization Maciek played with his life and still he has to play with it is a turning point in the film.
Maciek: "I swear these violets smell sweeter and sweeter."
The episode with hotel's bar-maid Krystyna (Ewa Krzyzewska) begins here. Their love is physical as he is not totally at ease to receive her love. Even as she visits him in his room(right next that of his target) he is frantically trying to cover up his real mission.( He must similarly lie to the old porter who warms up to him.). His sense of responsibility will not allow him to becompletely on level. Nor the girl is free from her past ( She tells simply her father was killed by the Germans and her mother during the uprising) and it is she puts a full stop realising he is lost to her forever.
Maciek abruptly takes leave of her as his victim is anxiously waiting to reclaim his son Marek. He has been taken prisoner by the Reds. He also belonged to the detachment of Captain Wilks. By inference Maciek is almost like his son.
We are given to understand Marek is a child of Szczuka and his mother none other than the wife of Major Stanieswiez. who has given order for his elimination! Freedom for Poland cuts across love whether illicit or normal. There is a scene in which Maciek witnesses a domestic tragedy. Fiancee of one of the worker killed by him is comforted by one who is none other than her boss and he has nylon stockings as a gift. They are ready for a roll in the bed. She knows the men have only one thing in their mind. Yes social life, open or secret cannot run its normal course. The old order has been completely over thrown and is visually summed up in the broken down statue of Christ in the crypt.
Before the close we are given a chance to probe Maciek's emotional undercurrents and his need to change his way of life. It underscores the pathos that the tragedy must awake in us. This crucial moment follows when Maciek goes for a walk with Krystyna and ends up in a bombed-out church. Maciek realizes what he had been missing in life. (He could have had an education or settle down to a regular family life every day warmed by love, awakened by his brief love-making with the barmaid.) The aridity of his past, a life of the mind is brought to him with a sledge-hammer force by the two innocent victims he sees in the crypt. The result of his botched attempt. It was all he had to show for his life as a sewer rat. But he is committed to fulfill his duty.
When he does and as Szczuka falls, it is a dramatic moment and the built up tension in the viewer literally explodes: fireworks celebrating the end of the war fill the sky.
At appointed time Maciek goes to where Andrzej awaits in a truck. From concealment he watches as the other accomplice Drewnowski is exposed. Andrzej throws him to the ground and drives off. When Drewnowski sees Maciek, he calls out to him and Maciek flees only to run into a patrol of Reds He is shot and ends up dying in a landscape strewn with trash.
No empire or old order however feeble passes away quietly but makes quiet a din. We have in our time seen in the Balkans and it was so when the Ottoman Empire came crashing at the end of WWI.
What a trash new emerging nations make of the fine 'ideals' of the old order!
Quote:'The measure of my satisfacton is that during the writing of the book I pictured Mack Chelmicky entirely differently. Now when I see the film I see him only this way, as Cybulski played him." Andrezjewski
Directed by
Andrzej Wajda
Written by
Jerzy Andrzejewski
Zbigniew Cybulski,
Ewa Krzyzewska,
Waclaw Zastrzezynski
Running time
110 min.
The entire film takes place over two days, May 8th and 9th 1945.
One of Martin Scorsese's favorite movies. He showed it to Leonardo DiCaprio while making The Departed (2006), as main characters of these two movies have to deal with the same dilemmas.
The title comes from a 19th century poem by Cyprian Kamil Norwid and references the manner in which diamonds are formed from heat and pressure acting upon coal.
Director 'Andzrej Wajda' realized that his leading man Zbigniew Cybulski would be constrained by period costume so he allowed him to wear clothes that felt more natural to him.
After the film's release, sales of sunglasses shot up because Zbigniew Cybulski wore them consistently throughout the film.
Wajda was particularly influenced by The Asphalt Jungle (1950).
Because of the film's nihilistic tone, the Polish authorities were not keen on it being exhibited outside of the country. Until a low-level official had a print shipped out to the Venice Film Festival where it played to great acclaim.
René Clair was a particular fan of the film.
(ack: imdb,wikipedia,criterion)


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The Leigh Academy
Design and Technology (2ZZ4)
QTS full time with salary
- Accredited body
- Kent and Medway Training
- Financial support
- Salary
- Qualification
Qualified teacher status (QTS) allows you to teach in state schools in England and may also allow you to teach in other parts of the UK.
It may also allow you to teach in the EU and EEA, though this could change after 2020.
If you're planning to teach overseas, you should always check what qualifications are needed in the country you'd like to teach in.
- Course length
- 1 year
- Date you can apply from
- 8 October 2019
- Date course starts
- September 2020
- Website
- http://www.leighacademiestrust.org.uk/careers/get-into-teaching/
- About the course
- Interview process
- How school placements work
- Salary
- Financial support
- Requirements
- About the training provider
- Training with disabilities and other needs
- Contact details
- Apply
- Support and advice
About the course
The training year commences in very late August whereby you attend a three-day induction programme run by Kent & Medway Training. During these three days, you learn the basics including how to plan a lesson, behaviour management strategies, safe-guarding, and go through your online portfolio. You then join your home school for additional induction days which allows you to settle in before the students arrive back for the new year. The course is full-time i.e Monday-Friday, and runs through to late June/early July the following year. You then see the final few weeks of the summer term out with your home school and celebrate your successes before breaking up for the school holidays.
This practical element of the course comprises a mix of classroom-based training with subject mentor support, to academic training where you will be working with experienced professionals on both broader "Professional Studies" lectures at a local KMT hub training centre (Dartford) and more detailed "Subject Studies" training with the other trainees training in the same subject/key stage as you at various locations across the partnership.
All trainees complete two placements during the year in contrasting schools to give variety in your teaching experience. You will have at least one formal lesson observation a fortnight and one mentor meeting each week where you sit with your mentor, discuss your progress and make targets for the following week. You will be expected to attend all school events such as parents' evenings, after-school clubs, whole school and dedicated trainee training sessions and any other school activity as required.
Over the year, you will be building up a portfolio of evidence demonstrating your progress towards meeting the National Teaching Standards. There are 7 Reflective Professional Journals to complete; three of which involve research and an essay, each totalling 1500 words. Deadlines are published well in advance for the RPJs to ensure you can manage your workload.
For those completing their PGCE, there are additional assignments set at various times through the year.
Throughout the year there will be a number of Leigh Academies Trust networking events held to provide you with even more support, and we have a Graduation Event at the end of the year to celebrate your huge achievements.
Interview process
By the time you are offered an interview, there is an expectation that you will have completed;
- An informal meeting with a member of Leigh Academies Trust
- School Experience Programme (minimum 2 days)
- A UCAS application
We can then arrange your interview which is made up of the following (in no particular order);
- The interview will be held in the potential 'home-school'
- The opportunity to observe and participate in lessons, and deliver part of a lesson for 30 minutes (all information is provided well in advance so that you can prepare)
- Attend a formal interview with the subject mentor, the academy's Professional Tutor, a representative from Kent and Medway Training and one from Leigh Academies Trust (all of whom you are likely to have met by this point). The interview lasts 1 hour
- Sit the KMT entrance tests in your chosen subject area and English (these are provided on the day and need no prior planning)
On the basis that all panel members see great potential in you, you will be made a conditional offer verbally and electronically via UCAS.
Please rest assured that the interview process is not designed to cause stress or anxiety – rather we want to make you feel comfortable so that you can perform at your very best. Remember, we are assessing you as a candidate who has the potential to train to teach… we are not expecting to see the finished article.
How school placements work
All trainees complete two placements during the year;
Placement A: This is the longest placement spanning nearly the whole academic year whereby you are based at your 'home school'. You are in your school for four and a half days a week. Thursday afternoon is your KMT academic time where you will have either Professional Studies or Subject Studies training, led by experienced practitioners or subject specialists. As you are employed by the school, you will be given a 60% solo teaching timetable from day one. You' have your own form group and will be undertaking all duties as a paid teacher of the school.
Placement B: You will be based at a different school for up to 4 weeks, typically around February time, which is considered to be a 'contrast placement' i.e if your placement A is within a comprehensive school, it's likely that you'll be based at a grammar school for placement B, and vice versa. The teaching load remains at 60% and during this time there is a mixture of solo teaching, observations, team-teaching activities, etc. At all times, there will be a classroom teacher available to support you. You then return to your home school to complete the course. Where possible, your B-placement school will be discussed with you in advance and you will be placed in the local area.
Placement A(2) is back at your home school where you remain until the end of the academic year. At this point, you'll be in school for the full 5 days of the week. Professional and Subjects Studies are finished with just one further evening session preparing you for your NQT year.
During your placements and duration of the course, you will be assessed through both lesson observations and your completed portfolio to ensure that you have met the Teaching Standards in full. Our grades are then externally moderated and assuming all goes well, your Newly Qualified Teacher status is confirmed and celebrated at a local Awards Evening.
The salary is in line with the National Unqualified Teacher Payscale and the point you are placed on depends on your experience. We are open to negotiation, where suitable.
The home school that employs you will pay, on your behalf, for your Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) course only. Should you wish to top up your qualification to the full Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) you will be responsible for the additional fee of £1,800 to Leeds Beckett University.
Financial support
Financial support isn't available for this course because it comes with a salary.
If you choose a course without a salary, you may be eligible for financial support while you study, including bursaries, scholarships and loans.
- An Honours degree of 2:2 or higher, which should be at least 50% linked to the subject area in which you wish to train. Please contact Leigh Academies Trust for guidance on this, or if you have a third class degree
- GCSE Maths, level 4/grade C or higher
- GCSE English, level 4/grade C or higher
- For those with overseas qualifications, we will need to see confirmation from NARIC of your qualifications being the equivalent of UK degree and GCSEs
Personal qualities
If you answer 'yes' to the following statements, you have the soft-skills that we are seeking;
- I am seeking a career that promotes creative thinking
- I enjoy working with children/young adults and have a passion to improve their lives
- I am patient with a calm demeanour
- I can multi-task when in a distracting environment
- I am open-minded and adaptable
- I strive to find solutions when faced with a problem
- I am a confident public speaker
- I have a genuine passion for my subject
- I have excellent time management and organisational skills
Other requirements
Leigh Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding children and successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust.
For a salaried teacher training place, you will also need to evidence a minimum of 3 years' work experience to be eligible for this route.
About the training provider
Deservedly identified as one of the most successful multi-academy trusts in the UK, Leigh Academies Trust (LAT) is a medium-sized trust who make a positive impact on over 15,000 student's lives in the Kent and South East London areas.
The Leigh Academy, the founding school of LAT, has worked in partnership with Kent and Medway Training (a School Centred Initial Teacher Training provider) for many years and have achieved great successes together, training more and more teachers every year. KMT now works with over 40 secondary and 40 primary schools in Kent, making them the largest training provider in our area.
At present, 23 of the schools KMT works with are part of Leigh Academies Trust. We have a fantastic mix of primary, secondary and SEN schools across Greenwich, Dartford, Medway and Maidstone. All applications are submitted centrally and from working with you closely to assess your needs, skills and location, we partner you with the academy who will offer you the best training year.
Our training programme is available for recent graduates, career changers, teaching assistants and unqualified teachers with a degree who share the same goal… to become a qualified teacher.
- 100% of trainees achieved QTS (2017-2018 and 2018-2019)
- 100% of trainees graded Good/Outstanding (2017-2018 and 2018-2019)
Training with us allows you to be part of what we do best; collaborate. Working with your highly skilled mentor and education experts, you'll receive recent and relevant information to the education sector which you can put into practice.
About the accredited body
Our full-time programme commences in September and runs for one academic year, and trainees achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). We also offer an optional Post Graduate Certificate Education (PGCE) top-up accredited by Leeds Beckett University (distance-learning) for those who are keen to gain 60 Masters credits and a more globally-recognised qualification.
We offer the school direct route, providing our trainee teachers which maximum exposure to school life; your training year is completed in one of our academies from start to finish for both the salaried and bursary routes; we can guide you to which route you are eligible/suitable for.
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Australian Psychic Medium Alicia Bickett performs in Cootamundra at Cootamundra Ex-Servicemens Club for one night only.
I see & chat with the souls moving around you...your lost loved ones in spirit AND your future lovers and babies!
I usually select around 10 or more of you to share conversations with your loved ones.
They get very excited to have the opportunity to talk with you!
I never know what to expect, but it's always very special. Our loved ones, passed and future are always so excited to share in out lives!
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You might notice that things look a little bit different here today. That there? That's a little glimpse of my office.
Every morning, after the frenzy of coats and hats and scarves come off, I drop my purse on the floor and my lunch, when I remember to pack it, on my desk. Eventually lunch makes its way into the fridge on my first trip upstairs to the kitchen for tea.
And let's talk about that upstairs. It's where the printer is. It's where the engineers sit. It's where the real work gets done. It's where the couches are. It's where we gather for lunch.
Today I brought in a jar of soup. It was leftover roasted carrot from Sunday's brunch (thanks Jenn!). And I topped it with croutons, and that's what I want to quickly chat about today.
Yup, we're going to talk about stale bread. There's so much you can do with stale bread that I sometimes buy a loaf hoping I won't be able to eat the whole thing before it dries out.
Looking back, I've used stale bread quite a bit around here. It's the star of a salad. Ground into crumbs over another salad. Pureed to thicken cold soups. Rubbed with garlic and floated on a hot soup.
Today's stale bread works equally well in soups or salads. The trick is to cut it into small cubes, no more than a half-inch on each side. I like to use baguette or a nice boule; you don't want anything too airy. Toss the cubes with a nice drizzle of olive oil and a few pinches of salt and a few grinds of pepper, maybe even some spices. Throw them on a cookie sheet and into the oven at 300° – 350°F for about ten minutes until they start to color. Or toast them up in a pan on the stove for about five minutes.
Once they cool, they go into a bag and into my office and onto my desk and up the stairs and into a jar and onto a couch and into my belly.
And in case you want a closer look at the soup, here's a quick picture that I snapped as I packed my lunch in the morning.


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BTEC5509 Biotechnology Research Project Part 2
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Availability Location Mode Semester 1 UWA (Perth) Face to face Semester 2 UWA (Perth) Face to face
- Content
- The project units are taken over two consecutive semesters for full-time enrolment or up to three consecutive semesters for part-time enrolment. Parts 1 to 3 must be completed to fulfil the requirements of the unit. Students can commence the unit in either semester 1 or 2.
Students follow one or more lines of enquiry within a supervised but independent research project. They attend a series of seminars that guide them through the process of doing publication-standard research and managing a project. Students gain experience in the identification and resolution of problems associated with their chosen discipline. They seek and define suitable projects and, in consultation with supervisors, determine research goals, design and carry out research, interpret results and present the research outcomes as a research paper and oral presentation. The unit provides the research and project management skills necessary for a career as a scientist. It provides the skills needed for employment as a research technician, assistant or consultant, and skills relevant to those interested in management and policy research and development. The project management skills and experience acquired in the unit are relevant to all students wishing to practise as professionals in one of the science disciplines.
- Outcomes
- Students are able to (1) demonstrate an ability to gather information relevant to a field of enquiry; (2) plan, manage and execute an independent project in their discipline; and (3) organise and present scientific results orally and in writing in a professional manner.
- Assessment
- Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: continuing assessment (research dissertation and research seminar). Further information is available in the unit outline.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit.
- Unit Coordinator(s)
- Dr Sasha Jenkins
- Unit rules
- Prerequisites:
- enrolment in the Master of Biotechnology (71520). Students who want to undertake a research project as an optional unit must have (a) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent in at least 24 points of Level 3 units in a relevant undergraduate major; or (b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent in at least 24 points of Level 3, 4 and 5 units completed within the course. An approved supervisor must have confirmed their willingness and availability to supervise the research project.
- Co-requisites:
- BTEC5508 Biotechnology Research Project Part 1
- Contact hours
- independent project work and consultation with supervisor
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
- All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
- Books and other material wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary reading', 'Recommended reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available via the Booktopia Textbook Finder, which has the functionality to search by course code, course, ISBN and title, and may also be posted or available at the appropriate school's administrative offices. Where texts are listed in the unit description above, an asterisk (*) indicates that the book is available in paperback.


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For 364 days a year, all that matters is what kind of music YOU like. But on Sunday, when the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards show comes on, it is the opinion of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States that counts.
We crunched the numbers, evaluated the contenders and channeled the academy's decision-making process to figure out who will win and who will be left sitting there in the audience, trying to hide their shame, rage and disappointment. Here's what we came up with for the Record of the Year category:
"Halo," by Beyonce
The Breakdown: Beyonce was nominated in the Song of the Year category for her "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)", and that's where Jay-Z's ball and chain is more likely to win. "Single Ladies" is a better song, and it had that awesome video where Beyonce is, like, dancing and stuff. Also, Beyonce does her best work when she does the whole booty shaking female power anthem thing. "Halo" is a midtempo ballad in which the singer says the title word roughly seven zillion times to hide the fact that the song doesn't have an actual hook in the chorus. Beyonce will win a Grammy on Sunday night, just not here. VERDICT: Loser
"I Gotta Feeling," by the Black Eyed Peas
The Breakdown: Wait, this isn't "I Gotta Feeling (Just Nineteen)" by the Eagles of Death Metal? Raw deal. Written specifically to appear in any number of Smirnoff Ice ads, this song may score points with Grammy voters who like their hip hop to not sound like actual hip hop. Also, they may be unable to resist Fergie in a thong in the accompanying video. The Peas are shrewd like that. VERDICT: Loser
"Use Somebody," by Kings of Leon
The Breakdown: Kings of Leon will be rewarded at some point on Sunday night for a year in which they finally broke through and became enormous mainstream rock stars. Also, this appears to be a rare year in which the Grammy voters decided to not nominate something U2 recorded two years ago, so they've got that going for them. I think this song is more likely to end up taking home gold in other categories. VERDICT: Loser
"You Belong With Me," by Taylor Swift
The Breakdown: Swift is likely to take home lots of trophies on Sunday Night, as she continues her successful run of being the nice girl that Kanye West interrupted. But you listen to this song and tell me if some 60-year old Grammy voter who thinks Herbie Hancock counts as "edgy" will vote for "You Belong With Me," a song that was clearly written for people 12 and under. I say no. Stupid grownups ruin EVERYTHING. VERDICT: Loser
"Poker Face," by Lady Gaga
The Breakdown: I'd be interested to see Gaga win, just to see if she'll take the stage dressed as one of the Martians from the old "Martian Chronicles" series. Many Grammy voters may also confuse Gaga with Pink, which may or may not help her. I'm not sure yet. Of all the nominees listed here, this song has the best chorus. I also award points to any song that has the line, "Baby, when it's love, if it's not rough it isn't fun." Lady Gaga, come get your trophy, you big weirdo. VERDICT: WINNER!


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Alexander, N S (2001) The internationalisation of food retailing. In: Food Supply Chain Management: Issues for the Hospitality and Retail Sectors. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, pp. 234-241. ISBN 9780750647625
Alexander, N S and Quinn, B (2001) Divestment and the internationalisation process. In: 11th International Conference on Research in the Distributive Trades (The Netherlands) - 2001. unknown, N/A.
Alexander, N S and Quinn, B (2001) SMEs and the internationalisation of retailing. In: Contemporary Issues in Retail Marketing 2001 Conference (Manchester) - 2001. unknown, N/A.
Auty, S G and Elliott, R (2001) Being like or being liked: identity vs. approval in a social context. Advances in Consumer Research, 28 (1). pp. 235-241. ISSN 0915-5524
Banister, E N and Hogg, M K (2001) Consumers and their negative selves: from 'so not me' to 'just not me'. In: Fashion Marketing:Contemporary Issues (1st Edition). Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, pp. 190-202. ISBN 0750652438
Banister, E N and Hogg, M K (2001) "I hate my body!" Body image, the negative self, fashion and clothing (Special session on The re-emergence of the body in consumer behaviour research). In: European Advances in Consumer Research ( ) - 2001. Association for Consumer Research, Provo, pp. 18-22. ISBN 0-915552-47-7
Banister, E N and Hogg, M K (2001) Mapping the negative self: from 'So not me' to 'just not me'. Advances in Consumer Research, 28 (1). pp. 242-248. ISSN 0915-5524
Barron, C and Poon, I and Jackson, L and Kirkup, M H and Paliwoda, S (2001) Cases in E-Marketing: The E4M Website. The Marketing Council, Maidenhead. ISBN 1-930708-27-0
Colgate, M and Alexander, N S (2001) Retailers and diversitifcation: the financial service dimension. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 9 (1). pp. 1-11. ISSN 0969-6989
de Kervenoael, R F (2001) Multi-level governance in tourism policy, the case of Brittany and South-West England: a discriminant analysis of fiscal federalism attributes. In: Business and Economics Society International 2001 Conference (Paris) - 2001. unknown, N/A.
de Kervenoael, R F (2001) Tourism policy in Brittany and South-West England: a cluster analysis of tourism markets at the local level. In: Western Regional Science Association; Special 40th Anniversary (Palm Springs ) - 2001. unknown, N/A.
Easton, G and Araujo, L M (2001) Industrial networks and B2B e-commerce: a conceptual and contingent exploration. In: 17th Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Group Conference (Oslo) - 2001. unknown, NOR.
Hogg, M K and Banister, E N (2001) Dislikes, distastes and the undesired self: conceptualising and exploring the role of the undesired end state in consumer experience. Journal of Marketing Management, 17 (1-2). pp. 73-104. ISSN 0267-257X
Hopkinson, G C (2001) Influence in marketing channels: a sense-making investigation. Psychology and Marketing, 18 (5). pp. 423-444. ISSN 0742-6046
Hopkinson, G C and Hogarth-Scott, S (2001) "What happened was ..." broadening the agenda for storied research. Journal of Marketing Management, 17 (1). pp. 27-48. ISSN 0267-257X
Karantinou, K M and Hogg, M K (2001) Exploring relationship management in professional services: a study of management consultancy. Journal of Marketing Management, 17 (3-4). pp. 263-286. ISSN 0267-257X
Kerndrup, S and Araujo, L M (2001) The division of labour and industrial networks. In: 17th Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Group Conference (Oslo) - 2001. unknown, N/A.
Kirkup, M H and Carrigan, M (2001) The ethical responsibilities of marketers in retail observational research: protecting stakeholders through the ethical research covenant. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 11 (4). pp. 415-436. ISSN 0167-2681
McEachern, M (2001) Consumer conflict and congruence: Attitudes and purchasing behaviour of QA/FA fresh meat. In: International Culinary Arts and Sciences, Third Annual Conference (Cairo, Egypt) - 2001. unknown, N/A.
Meek, R and Meek, H D (2001) International Marketing Strategy. FT Knowledge World Business Education, London. ISBN 074460334x
Piacentini, M G and Hibbert, S A and Al-Dajani, H (2001) Diversity in deprivation: exploring the grocery shopping behaviour of disadvantaged consumers. International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, 11 (2). pp. 141-158. ISSN 1466-4402
Ryan, A (2001) Management of innovation in the arts. In: Critical Management Studies Conference (Manchester) - 2001. unknown, N/A.
Tonks, D G (2001) Marketing as cooking: a prologue. In: Academy of Marketing Annual Conference (Cardiff University) - 2001. unknown, N/A.
Tonks, D G and Farr, M W (2001) Market segments: fallacies and faults. Active Learning in Higher Education, 2 (2). pp. 187-203. ISSN 1469-7874


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Pill-based abortions resume in Wisconsin
Bill prohibits web-based consultations
MADISON, Wis. — Women can now get medication-induced abortions at Wisconsin clinics after a Dane County judge blocked a recent state law from restricting that procedure.
The law enacted last year requires three doctor visits for women seeking nonsurgical abortions by taking pills, a common practice used outside Wisconsin. Doctors have to determine if a woman is being coerced into having an abortion through a private consultation. Web-based consultations are prohibited.
Dane County Judge Richard Niess issued an injunction in April, barring the law's provisions from taking into effect.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports the 2012 law has stopped Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin from offering pill-based abortions since April last year. The organization says that practice accounted for about 45 percent of pregnancy-termination procedures they were using.


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Talk about a case of mistaken identity.
Most people, if they know anything at all about the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), believe that it is made up of "the world's leading scientists" at the peak of their careers.
Indeed, Donna Laframboise, an Ontario-based investigative journalist who wrote for the Toronto Star and was a member of the National Post's editorial board, said she too had once assumed that the IPCC's reports into climate change were written by the personification of "a meticulous, upstanding professional in business attire."
Instead, after spending more than two years investigating just who is behind the IPCC, she came to the conclusion that the world's "Climate Bible" is "produced by a slapdash, slovenly teenager who has trouble distinguishing right from wrong."
That's how she came up with the title for her book, The Delinquent Teenager Who Was Mistaken for the World's Top Climate Expert.
During a luncheon hosted by the Friends of Science and co-sponsored by the Frontier Centre on Wednesday at the Metropolitan Centre, Laframbois told the crowd of 300 that when she began the journey of writing her book, she set out intending to "examine arguments for and against dangerous, human-caused climate change.
"What I learned along the way turned me into a climate skeptic or — as I like to call myself these days — a climate rebel."
And this rebel has a cause — to expose the real IPCC — to pull back the curtain, if you will, on this Wizard of Oz and expose — well, a phoney.
When she started looking into the IPCC, she was told repeatedly by august scientific publications, newspapers and the chairman of the IPCC himself, Rajendra Pachauri, that the IPCC is made up of the world's top scientists and best experts and that any information that is not peer reviewed is discarded from the report.
Most people just accept these statements as fact.
So what did Laframbois find? Yes, "a number of talented and experienced scientists have indeed helped to write IPCC reports over the years. The problem is that many other IPCC authors don't come close to being leading scientists at the top of their profession," said Laframbois to the crowd made up of many geologists, geophysicists and astrophysicists.
On the screen, Laframbois flashed the photos of three "20-somethings," who were lead authors and even co-ordinating lead authors of entire chapters of the IPCC Climate Bible that directs the governments of 185 countries into actions like raising gasoline prices, imposing carbon taxes and the like.
Richard Klein, for instance, was 23 in 1992 when he completed his master's degree in geography and worked as a Greenpeace campaigner. Two years later, he was a lead author for the IPCC. Since 1994, he has been a lead author for six IPCC reports, and beginning in 1997, he was promoted to co-ordinating lead author — the IPCC's most senior author role — at the age of 28. "That's six years prior to him completing his PhD. Neither his youth nor his thin academic credentials prevented the IPCC from regarding him as one of the world's top experts," she said.
Laurens Bouwer was a lead author for the IPCC in 1999-2000, BEFORE earning his master's degree in 2001.
The most egregious example is Sari Kovats. In 1994, Kovats was one of 21 people "in the entire world selected to work on the first IPCC chapter" looking into the affects of climate change on human health.
But she wasn't anywhere near being one of the world's top scientists or experts in her field. Indeed, she didn't publish her first academic paper until three years after she acted as an "expert" and she didn't earn her PhD until 2010 — a whopping 16 years after being tagged as one of the top 21 experts in the world.
And it gets worse. The IPCC is filled with environmental activists, not objective scientists measuring data and coming to conclusions.
Among a list of people she cites, Laframbois notes that Jennifer Morgan spent several years as the World Wildlife Fund's chief spokesperson on climate change and then in 2010 the IPCC appointed her "to work on a report it describes as objective, rigorous and balanced."
Indeed, two-thirds of the chapters of the IPCC's Assessment Report 4 included at least one WWF affiliated scientist. Two-thirds! Laframbois calls that a "full-scale invasion."
"This is the equivalent of a judge in a murder trial — a judge who's supposed to be neutral and impartial — partying with the prosecution team in the evening while the trial's going on during the day," said Laframbois.
It's important to note here that while a columnist with the Toronto Star, it was Laframbois who questioned the science that convicted Guy Paul Morin of murder. Years later, she was proved right when DNA evidence exonerated the innocent man in 1995 of killing a child.
Pachauri has often claimed that the IPCC relies only on peer-reviewed research and material and says all non-peer reviewed work should be thrown "into the dust bin." Laframbois conducted an audit to see if that's indeed the case. It is not. Laframbois found that 21 out of 44 chapters in the 2007 IPCC report used less than 60 per cent peer reviewed material. Pachauri should follow up and throw the entire report into the dustbin. So should the world.
By the end of her talk, Laframbois was shown to be understated by calling the IPCC a delinquent teenager. More like a dangerous mob boss with a knack for fraud and hijacking. Time to lock him up.
Licia Corbella is a columnist and editorial page editor.


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Are Bruce and Kris Jenner calling it quits?
According to a report in the National Enquirer, Bruce has secretly met with divorce lawyers behind Kris' back to end their 21-year marriage. But the Kardashian matriarch says there's no truth to the speculation.
"We just laugh it off," Kris tells E! News. "We love each other and just laugh about it."
RIP Jelena and TomKat! Check out the most shocking celebrity splits
The Jenners, whose home life is documented on Keeping Up With the Kardashians, married in 1991 and have two daughters.
"These kind of stories have been circulating for the last couple of years," Kris tells E! "We're absolutely not filing for divorce. Everything is great. We feel very blessed as a family. If we had to chase down and comment on every rumor we'd be working overtime."
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Last week !!! played a semi-private show at New York University where they debuted this LED jacket, created by the creative and technically minded folks at Van Adams Technologies.
It was electric — as documented in these photos by David Andrako.
Hopefully there is more to come.
These last few months I've had the exciting opportunity to help the band re-imagine what their live show might be and to spark, perhaps, a renassiance for the group — 15 years into their career, and a few years after their closest thing to a "hit," a song called "Heart of Hearts." (A fan favorite in the US, it was something considerably bigger in Japan, the United Kingdom, and various other overseas territories.)
This re-imagining included !!!'s first ever appearance at SXSW. It was there that I couldn't help but notice something…odd. The three !!! performances I attended down in Austin were painfully packed. Someone told me there were 7,000 audience members at a free-to-the-public-festival called Mess with Texas; at the band's headlining set for Other Music's lawn party, they followed UK buzz act James Blake and, from what I observed, had a bigger draw. Yet most of the media buzz on the event failed to mention them. Our peers in this weird fan-to-media coverage ratio include The Strokes, who drew 22,000 people to a stage near Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin and, oddly, the Dead Milkmen whose set at Mess with Texas were completely packed with ardent fans, many of whom could sing along to every line of their decades-old novelty hits like "Bitchin' Camaro" and "Punk Rock Girl."
Directly across the way from the Dead Milkmen, another group with a completely inverted ratio of fan-interest-to-media-buzz played one of their half-dozen sets at the festival. This was the acknowledged buzz act of the festival, a not-as-different-as-one-might-imagine group called Odd Future. (Like !!!, the Strokes & the Dead Milkmen there is something deeply punk about what Odd Future are doing — but more about that later.)
Communicating to the world, at first, through a Tumblr blog; mentioned by Kanye West in a tweet to his two million plus followers; Odd Future are known as a group which defines the speed of hype in the social media era. Even I've blogged about them previously. They're no doubt worthy of all this interest as proven by SXSW clips like this one.
But here's the weird part: Most of the videography and writing I could find about the Strokes, !!! and Dead Milkmen was by…fans. An appropriate thing for this age of social media. But Odd Future, a group supposedly propelled by organic fan-to-fan social media comment, seemed to be the only thing the most mainstream of outlets like the New York Times found worth of coverage.
Viz this and this, the paper's two main posts on the festival.
It's probably stupid to opine in too much depth about Odd Future having missed all of their shows in Austin, but after watching a dozen more clips of the group online, I'm comfortable in observing they have two major assets going for them, neither of which is particular to hip-hop, the internet or even, for that matter, the 21st century:
(1) A great frontman and I mean fucking great — like Ian or Henry back in the hardcore days great. The longer they're around in fact, the more this seems less like a hip-hop story than a rebirth of hardcore. (The clip above is from a Thrasher Magazine party, natch.)
(2) Way more connections to the music industry than is being let on in their back story. People started telling me about this group in September; I know some hip-hop heads were into them much earlier than that. But a gestation period under twelve months suggests a certain…connectedness. Knowing what I know of the music industry, P. Diddy and Mos Def wouldn't have both shown up on stage with the band by SXSW without careful negotiations by whoever Odd Future's handlers are. You also don't sign simultaneous deals with XL and Fat Possum without a fair number of lawyers involved. And the rise of Frank Ocean — "a 23-year-old New Orleans-born, Beverly Hills-based singer" — as part of the "Odd Future crew" struck me as, well, odd. As did this Billboard cover story on the group which followed.
In other worse, this band's "viral" rise just seems way too well stage managed. In other words, what I'm not sure Odd Future has yet is a real paying audience. At this point, they are way more of a media story than a story of fans liking the band.
Are Odd Future going to sell more copies of their next few records than Dead Milkmen? Yep. But please be aware that chatter does not equal long-term audience interest, or any of the things that actually make a band viable besides the booking of an occasional appearance on late night TV. Or, well, obscure Canadian webisodes like this one in which the group comes off looking less like the future, and more like…well…the next in a long line of overhyped lambs led to the media slaughter.
Above: Odd Future's Tyler, the Creator baffled by Canadian celebrity interviewer Nardwuar the Human Serviette.
I, for one, wish them luck.
They'll need it.
Posted by Alec Hanley Bemis
Tags: !!!, David Andrako, Fat Possum, Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Odd Future, SXSW, The Dead Milkmen, The Problem With Nostalgia, Thrasher Magazine, Tyler the Creator, Van Adams Technologies, XL Recordings


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With triple slide outs and a rear bunkhouse, everyone can have their own space inside this 31KQBTS Wildwood travel trailer by Forest River. This is quite a luxurious, spacious model. The bunkhouse is quite large with the dual opposing slide outs and the full wall cabinet/shelf space. Your kids will love spending time in here. The large slide out in the living space opens up the living area quite nicely and gives plenty of places for relaxing, playing games, or just enjoying one another's company. You can sleep up to ten individuals in this unit. If you kids have friends come along, they can share their bunk with a friend. The u-shaped dinette and sofa fold down and then there is the private front bedroom with a queen bed. For some fun outside, put out the awning and use the outdoor kitchen for preparing your snacks!
These Wildwood travel trailers are something to take a look at! Inside you have 27" overhead cabinets giving you plenty of space for storing the items you take with you. There is even a large pots and pans drawer under the dinette. Storage under the bed is an added perk, so there is no need to worry about how much you bring with you. The triple seal slide out system keeps all the rain and excess water out, and all of the heat or cool air in. The safety glass windows are there to look nice and also if they were to break you won't have to worry about anyone getting cut. Outside these travel trailers, the tires are filled with nitrogen, and the frames are built with a powder coated I-beam frame.
Stock# 12640
Interior Color: TIFFANY
|Ext Width
|8 ft
|Ext Height
|11 ft 3 in
|Int Height
|6 ft 8 in
|Interior Color
|Hitch Weight
|793 lbs
|Dry Weight
|7940 lbs
|Cargo Weight
|3013 lbs
|Fresh Water Capacity
|40 gals
|Grey Water Capacity
|54 gals
|Black Water Capacity
|27 gals
|Furnace BTU
|25000 btu
|Number Of Bunks
|Available Beds
|Refrigerator Type
|Dometic Double Door
|Cooktop Burners
|Number of Awnings
|Water Heater Capacity
|16 gal
|Water Heater Type
|DSI Gas/Electric
|13500 btu
|Awning Info
|Axle Count
|Shower Type
|Tub/Shower Combo
In 1996, Forest River founder Peter Liegl had a vision. He foresaw an RV company dedicated to helping people experience the joy of the outdoors by building better recreational vehicles. Today, we have grown to become one of the largest RV manufacturers in North America, producing class A and C motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels, toy haulers, camping trailers and destination trailers. From the new family just starting out in the world of RVing to the experienced full-timer, we offer something for everyone.
Forest River RV is a division of Forest River, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, which produces recreational vehicles, pontoons, park models, buses, cargo trailers and commercial trucks. The diversity of Forest River, Inc., enables us to approach the RV industry with a unique perspective, incorporating lessons learned at each one of our divisions. Operating with openness across a wide range of products is what makes us stand apart from the competition. At Forest River, Inc., quality and dependability are a necessity in everything we make.
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CONCORD, N.H. — New England's tourism industry is looking to attract more overseas visitors by emphasizing a variety of recreational activities, from sailing trips to bed-and-breakfast bike routes.
CONCORD, N.H. — New England's tourism industry is looking to attract more overseas visitors by emphasizing a variety of recreational activities, from sailing trips to bed-and-breakfast bike routes.
More than 1.6 million visitors from overseas — not including Canada and Mexico — came to New England in 2009, a slight decrease from the year before because of the global economy. But projections indicate a growth in overseas visitors through at least 2015, according to Discover New England, a marketing alliance for the six-state region that's holding its annual tourism summit Monday.
"Initially, we just saw people from the United Kingdom, Germany and France," said Don Haggett, director of sales for the Lafayette Hotels, which has properties in Maine and New Hampshire. "Now, they're coming from all over Europe."
The region also is seeing more visits from families, in addition to couples. Good shopping values, cheaper gasoline — it still costs less in the U.S. even with the rising prices — and the ability to see a variety of attractions in a relatively small area are some of the draws, tourism officials say.
"It's like an educational vacation for children coming here," said Sue Norrington-Davies, managing director for Discover New England, based in Portsmouth, N.H. They can see living history museums, historical sites, beaches and the countryside, she said. "They're having fun and they're learning at the same time."
While some sites naturally draw tourists from Europe, such as Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Mass., Mystic Seaport in Connecticut and Ben and Jerry's ice cream factory in Vermont, state tourism divisions and industry groups are looking to promote more specialized activities, such as windjammer cruises off the coast of Maine and Rhode Island and special-themed self-led tours of movie sites, breweries and attractions along old Route 3 in New Hampshire.
Julie Katz, who co-owns TourMappers, a Boston-based company that packages itineraries for overseas markets, said it's offering for a second year a New Hampshire program where travelers can bicycle from one bed and breakfast to another. She said customers from the United Kingdom have been booking the tour. She hopes to offer something similar in Vermont.
Katz said she's also trying to highlight Motorcycle Week in Laconia, N.H., in June, one of several big motorcycle rallies across the country. It's drawn between 300,000 and 400,000 people in past years.
"They come over for rallies all the time. They want to bike Route 66," Katz said of some motorcyclists from overseas. "We have so much in New England; Route 66 is boring for many stretches" elsewhere in the country, she said.
Each state contributes $100,000 annually to Discover New England, which has staff representing them overseas at consumer and travel trade shows. Staffers work up news releases on New England attractions that are distributed to tourism groups and media overseas. Discover New England staffers also help arrange trips for reporters and tour operators to New England so when they return home, they can write about them.
In addition to those contributions, most of the states have some money in their tourism budgets for additional promotional efforts overseas. New Hampshire, for example, contributes $90,000 toward marketing partnerships and brochures. It also has partnered with Maine and Vermont to market state attractions in France.
Lori Harnois, director of New Hampshire's Division of Travel and Tourism Development, says the three-day summit at the Omni Mount Washington Resort is projected to have an economic impact of $1.2 million in direct spending in the state.
Massachusetts set aside $725,000 for fiscal year 2011 — the amount has been as high as $2.5 million in the past — for research and consumer promotions overseas. It has increased its investment in advertising and promotions in Canada — still a top market for New England.
Betsy Wall, executive director of the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism, said international visitors generate $1.9 billion in direct spending in the state. Massachusetts ranks sixth in the U.S. for overseas travelers, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
"Our goal overall is to return to pre-9-11 numbers," she said. "International tourism to the United States has never recovered. Massachusetts is now back to where we were pre-recession."
Monday's summit is expected to draw nearly 80 international tour operators and 300 representatives from New England hotels and attractions.
Marketing staff meet with tour operators for a series of quick interviews. "It's kind of like speed dating," said Laurel Williams, marketing director for Discover New England "They sit down with eight minutes with a tour operator and get to introduce themselves and show them photos of the property. Hopefully, that will lead to a contract. Then they go on to the next one."


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The private, family-run resort of Bad Driburg draws on modern medicine and the long-known healing properties of mud and natural springs. The idyllic little town attracts guests from around the whole world.
There are no fewer than seven clinics and one acute care hospital in Germany's only private spa resort, which has been run by the Graf von Oeynhausen-Sierstorpff family for seven generations. Guests have been coming to this popular health and spa retreat to unwind and recuperate for more than 225 years now, and with visitor numbers exceeding 70,000 per year, the resort has clearly hit on a winning formula.
The healing power of nature
This includes an extensive range of wellness remedies, various options for getting active – and of course a wide-ranging programme of medical treatments. Bad Driburg's natural treasures – sulphurous mud and carbonated mineral springs – are renowned for their therapeutic effects. The locally extracted mud is rich in minerals, most notably beneficial sulphur compounds, acids and hormones, which help alleviate joint and spinal disorders and also rheumatic complaints. Spa guests have access to three therapeutic springs: the Caspar Heinrich spring (earthy mineral water), the Marcus spring (sulphurous bitter water) and the Rabe spring (sulphurous mineral water).
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In addition, the one-of-a-kind therapeutic thermal waters with state approval well up from a depth of 900 metres directly below the Driburg Therme spa. The Driburg thermal baths has a therapeutic and relaxing effect for those suffering from circulatory disorders, rheumatic complaints, cardiovascular problems and diseases of the spine, muscles and joints, after surgical procedures and in cases of vegetative exhaustion.
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With snow totals possibly reaching 15 inches, it's time to break out the shovels and snow blowers. It is also a time to take a minute to think about your heart.
"With the new snowfall, what we get worried about are patients that aren't accustomed to exercising a lot and have a lot of heavy snow to lift up," said Dr. David Warren, a physician at Regions Hospital emergency department.
He recommends that people loosen their muscles before starting and then taking things slowly: lifting many light shovelsful instead of big scoops, taking frequent breaks and not feeling pressured to get everything done at once.
If you start to feel dizzy, take a break immediately, Warren said. If you begin to feel signs of a heart attack or heart condition — such as squeezing pain in your chest that may radiate to the neck, shoulder, arm or jaw or cold sweats, nausea or vomiting — take a break immediately and if the pain doesn't go away call 911.
As a bystander, if you see someone having problems or on the ground from an injury or possible heart attack, call 911. If the person has suffered a heart attack and is unresponsive, the best thing to do is perform chest compressions. If the person is unable to move, make sure he or she is kept warm, comfortable and out of the way of danger until help has arrived, Warren said.
Slips and falls on icy walks are also something to be cautious of in this wintry weather.
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A rare, century–old silver certificate bearing the likeness of one William L. Marcy was just sold to an anonymous buyer for that lofty sum, which auctioneers at Stack's Bowers Galleries say is a record.
"Only two exist of this type, the other being a treasure in the National Numismatic Collection in the Smithsonian Institution," Stack's Bowers said in announcing the sale.


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Where is the non-alcoholic beer market heading to? Companies and brands. Baltika as a democratic leader. Heineken – how do you shake up the market and shove up the competitors. AB InBev Efes – premium corner. Non-alcoholic import beer. Non-alcoholic beer - Who drinks it? General conclusions. Summer beer. ...
"Catalogue of Russian Beer Producers 2020" includes 1285 businesses ranging from large subsidiaries of international companies to rather small restaurant and craft breweries.This issue has 171 more breweries compared to 2018 (155 business have been excluded and 326 have been included).Starting from 2019, FTS has been publishing data on excise payments by brewers (delayed by 1.5 years), that can be translated into beer equivalent for most of producers.Depending on the volumes, we ranked the brewers that provided information by 6 groups (see pic.). At one end of the production spectrum there are 2/3 of breweries outputting less than 10 thousand decaliters. Their net share amounts to as little as 0.2% of the total beer output volume. On the other end there are 6 federal groups accounting for almost 80%. ...
Dmitry Nekrasov's Philosophy — on the Past, Present and Future of Ukrainian Brewing IndustryA meeting with Dmitry Nekrasov always turns into a training course: "Introduction to brewing business". We are talking to a clever "playing trainer" a person that can be called a godfather of the Ukrainian craft. He has a dozen of successful projects to his name. Dmitry told us about craft beer in Ukraine, on market cycles, on specifity of operating in retail and HoReCa, on union of Ukrainian brewers and certainly, how a brewery of his own, First Dnipro Brewery is doing.
The market of import beer in Russia: review and databasesThe market of import beer is rapidly growing and changing. But while in the past years it was growing due to brands variety, in 2019 major and affordable brands from TOP-10 were developing actively. It seems that the fact of a brand origin from far abroad counties, even if it is not well known but has moderate price and good distribution provides for million liters of sales in the territory of Russia. Among distributors AB InBev Efes was far behind, yet the role of Baltika and suppliers of the second row got more important. The boom of German brands was followed by stagnation of import from other traditional regions (and Belarus) instead the supplies from Mexico, Lithuania and Asian countries grew considerably.
US. Mankato Brewery acquires plant, expects to produce beer by September
Company CEO Tim Tupy says the North Mankato building doesn't need renovations that other locations might require. He says it has a walk-in cooler and drains that run the length of the building.
Mankato Brewery will make three 'flagship' beer brands, with others to follow. The Free Press says (http://bit.ly/ihDpxN ) the brewing company could be selling beer by late September or October.
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Premiere June 5, 2010
Dance. Eight of the most promising young dancers in Sweden do an all-evening performance on the Small Stage.
The Göteborg Opera seasonal student dance company NUDANS is back on the Small Stage. Eight graduating students from Sweden's professional dance programme dance in a new production created by three choreographers fromThe Göteborg Ballet.
Watch a new movie from the rehearsals.
Choreographers Anandi Vinken, Hokuto Kodama and Moritz Ostruschnjak have based the work on the theme of migration and the search for a place to call home. Jérôme Delbey has designed the costumes and part of the lighting (together with lighting designer Joakim Brink), while Rayco Cano Cortes has served as artistic coordinator and mentor.
Watch a movie from the rehearsal and listen to the team talking about the piece.
Ninos Josef, Kgl. Svenska Balettskolan
Anna Olofsson (Ellen Lindblad), Kgl. Svenska Balettskolan
Zacharias Blad, Kgl. Svenska Balettskolan
David Lagerqvist, Kgl. Svenska Balettskolan
Tara Motazed Kivani, Danshögskolan
Marie Wårell Öhman, Danshögskolan
Marie Nilseng, Balettakademien Stockholm
Louise Perming, Balettakademien Stockholm
The NUDANS concept is part of The Göteborg Opera investment in By Young for the Young, where both producers and performance artists are promising stars. The dance students participate in The Göteborg Ballet daily training for six weeks and also rehearse for their own production. They are given continuous coaching by artistic coordinator Rayco Cano Cortes from The Göteborg Ballet.


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Over The Edge Sports in Sedona is succeeding with a bike shop model that fits the lifestyle and landscape of Sedona, Arizona.
Over The Edge Backdrop
Sedona, Arizona is quickly becoming the cycling industry's hub of the US. This year alone, no less than six product launches are happening in Sedona, and magazines are starting to set up camp there in the off-season to ride and test bikes.
Aside from being incredibly photogenic, Sedona features trails that are exciting to riders and challenging to equipment. One five mile loop here is like a full ride anywhere else, so it's easy to evaluate and improve gear.
Plus trail access is opening up. Local groups and bike shops are becoming very active in their advocacy and about 10 trails are being adopted or legalized in the last two years alone. The future is indeed bright for this stunning oasis.
Troy Rarick
We visited a new local shop called Over The Edge sports and talked to an old friend Troy Rarick who started the Over The Edge brand and helped start the Sedona shop. He explains the OTE, Sedona shop concept as follows:
"It's all based on my experience in Fruita CO. Its not like I was a genius who implemented some "well laid plan" that I learned college and funded with grant money. No; more of a story of a passion driven success amidst much "trail" & error. It's that history, those lessons and solutions that I want to share with other locations that can bring people to an experience of Cycling awesome.
My role starts with community involvement. For example, I am off to Australia now where I will speak to MTB folks and govt. folks in 3 states, and help my Melrose store do a Fat Tyre Festival in June.
Once a new location emerges and the people to make it happen. I help with planning, startup and overall strategy. My history both from Fruita and ongoing involvement in MTB trails allows me to offer quite an assist in a business that is wrought with challenge. Our stores are profitable and people love us and my owners are living awesome life: thats a sustainable plan.
All in all; what is OTE? Its a group of awesome shops in awesome places sharing life experience with our friends. Its the coolest business ever and I'm proud to be a part of it. " – Troy Rarick
Over The Edge Mike Raney and Jason First
We then talked and rode with Jason First, Co-Owner of the Over the Edge Shop with Mike Raney. We did a little Q&A session with them to gain insight.
Mtbr: Tell us about your background and Mike Raney's background.
Jason: We both have very similar backgrounds in that we raced XC at a high level and then worked in the industry before starting this venture. I worked for Crankbrothers for the past 7 years, doing sports marketing and dealer marketing. Mike worked for Bicycle Technologies International, where he was the US brand manager for Commencal Bicycles. We first met and became friends at some Norba National races.
Mtbr: What was the original vision for the shop and what lured you out to start a venture in Sedona?
Jason: First and foremost, we love riding, its a passion and a lifestyle. That's really what lured us out to Sedona, having hundreds of miles of amazing singletrack out your front door and great year round weather. The vision for the shop is simply to share that passion for the riding here, we have some of the most unique trails in the world and we'd love to help people experience it.
Video: Jason can ride btw as he climbed the whole tech section of Templeton, finsishing with this switchback
Mtbr: What is working at the shop now? What has worked as expected? What has surprised you?
Jason: What has been working? Having a super positive environment, great customer service, and tons of trail info and recommended ride loops. It's all about being positive. We also strive to have top notch rental bikes and stocking the right product – whether it's a cool jersey, the right tires, or an emergency derailleur hanger to save your last ride. What has surprised me is how many people come to Sedona without any mountain bike experience and want to give it a try. It's really cool to see the interest in our sport growing.
Mtbr: How were you able to get so many brands? What are people digging? What wheel sizes?
Jason: We're definitely stoked with the bike brands we've been able to get and offer for demo: Trek, Niner, Yeti, Rocky Mountain, Cannondale. 29″ is the most popular go-to wheel size, it's actually pretty surprising how many people haven't yet tried a 29er. I think with how 29ers continue to develop and progress, they really ride well in every situation and they've been great for Sedona. We also got the Rocky Mountain Altitude 27.5 and it's proving to be a great bike, super versatile.
Over The Edge Jason on Pump Track
Mtbr: Why are there so many industry camps in Sedona now?
Jason: It's been really great to have so much industry coming through town. Sedona is special in that we have hundreds of miles of great singletrack, unique landscapes, challenging terrain, and it's all very easily accessible from town. It's an ideal setup for industry camps, you don't need to drive outside of town, drive off-road, arrange shuttles…… the logistics are really simple once you get here. It really reflects our growth as an mtb destination.
Mtbr: What's the future for OTE Sports?
Jason: The future for OTE Sports is simply to keep the awesome going, its a passionate group of people with the same goals of sharing the ultimate mtb experience. You can expect to have a good time and killer rides wherever OTE is at!
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