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The four companies bidding to redevelop the Nassau Coliseum and its surrounding property announced new details of their plans Wednesday, including the addition of an Arena Football League team and a proposal to reduce traffic backlogs on Hempstead Turnpike.
One company, Blumenfeld Development Group, also said it would make annual lease payments to Nassau of 20 percent of the new arena's net operating income, estimated at $840,000 per year but no less than $350,000.
The developers — Blumenfeld, Forest City Ratner Cos., the Madison Square Garden Co. and New York Sports LLC — spoke Wednesday to the Long Island Real Estate Group, an industry association, in Old Westbury.
With less than three weeks to go before Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano selects a winning bidder, the developers used the meeting to disclose new elements of their proposals.
Forest City Ratner executive chairman Bruce Ratner announced that an Arena Football League team he did not identify would relocate to the Coliseum.
The New York Dragons played at the Coliseum from 2001 to 2008 in a previous incarnation of the AFL. Ratner also said a pro lacrosse team would play at the arena, joining a minor league hockey squad."Long Islanders want football and we are going to deliver that," said Brett Yormark, chief executive of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, which Ratner developed.
New Brooklyn Nets head coach Jason Kidd would also host an annual clinic at the Coliseum for local high school coaches, according to Barclays Center spokesman Barry Baum.
The New York Islanders are scheduled to move to the Barclays Center in 2015.
Ratner's $229 million plan includes a separate 2,000-seat indoor theater, an outdoor amphitheater, ice skating rink, restaurants, a movie theater, bowling alley and retail space.
Hank Ratner, president and chief executive of MSG, disclosed plans to improve traffic flow into the Coliseum. MSG would charge visitors in advance for parking, so that entrance gates that can clog traffic along Hempstead Turnpike can be removed.
MSG would spend $250 million to renovate and downsize the Coliseum to 14,500 seats and build an entertainment complex with restaurants, an Islanders-themed sports bar, bowling and billiards.
"The plan is about improving the quality of life on Long Island by creating a sports and entertainment destination that delivers something for everyone 365 days per year," Hank Ratner said.
Richard Guardino Jr., vice president for business development at Hofstra University, and Jeffrey Kraut, senior vice president of strategy and business informatics at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, sent an April 11 letter to Mangano saying the MSG plan is "compatible with the university community." The institutions are partnering on the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine.
The letter also said MSG has "the experience and financial strength to move quickly and efficiently to make this project a reality."
However, the letter said their "support for this project is not exclusive to this proposal. We want to support a proposal for the redevelopment of the Coliseum and Hub that aligns with the future plans of the University and provides an opportunity for economic and cultural development."
North Shore-LIJ CEO Michael J. Dowling also has sent letters to Mangano commenting favorably on the Ratner and Blumenfeld proposals. Those letters were not cosigned by Hofstra officials.
Hofstra spokeswoman Karla Schuster declined to expand on the letter and university president Stuart Rabinowitz was not available for comment.
David Blumenfeld, vice president of Syosset-based Blumenfeld Development, expanded on the company's $180 million plan to demolish the existing Coliseum and build a new 9,000- to 12,000-seat arena.
Blumenfeld plans to offer Nassau a lease payment of 20 percent of the arena's net operating income, or $350,000, whichever is greater, according to the firm's request for proposals, which Newsday obtained.
The other bidders declined to say how much they will pay the county in rent.
The existing Coliseum would remain open during the construction of a new arena, Blumenfeld said. The other three proposals involve closing the arena for at least a year while renovations are ongoing.
"We want to make Nassau successful for the next 30 years — not just . . . clean up an existing building and have it be good for three, four or five years," he said.
Blumenfeld also would create a digital memorial and exhibit to Nassau veterans and would sell the naming rights to the arena for an estimated $750,000, according to the RFP documents. Blumenfeld's plan calls for an expanded convention center, retail and offices, a bowling alley, movie theater and apartments.
Bayville-based New York Sports LLC also updated its $60 million to $90 million plan to refurbish the interior of the arena, which would have 8,000 to 10,000 seats.
Bernard Shereck, the company's chief executive, said New York Sports would renovate the Coliseum's existing exposition space, creating the "largest convention center east of the Javits Center" in Manhattan. Shereck would sell the naming rights to the arena, with the revenue split between the county and an area veterans group. The company also plans to retain "Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum" as part of the new name.
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It was a dizzy night and, by the end, Roy Hodgson could confidently look ahead to England's chances of reaching the quarter-finals while Sweden contemplated an early exit. "The operation was good, but the patient is dead," Erik Hamren, the Sweden manager, reflected. Yet England are alive and well, needing only a draw from their final group fixture against Ukraine to confirm a place in the last eight.
They toyed with our nerves and in the worst moments, after Sweden had turned the game upside-down with two goals early in the second half to lead 2-1, they strayed dangerously close to an almost implausible ordeal. England had looked on the brink of capitulation at that point and, afterwards, the striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic joined Hamren in arguing the result was unjust.
Yet this was a triumph for spirit and togetherness and all the qualities of perseverance for which England teams are renowned. They responded with two goals of their own and there was more to it than simple old-fashioned guts. England did not just win, they did so in a manner that illuminated this tournament and showed that they have the capacity to thrill rather than being simply a functional team.
The decisive goal was a case in point, a piece of improvisational brilliance from Danny Welbeck that deserves its place in the portfolio of great Euro 2012 moments. Theo Walcott had made it 2-2 within three minutes of replacing James Milner and, for Hodgson, that made it a highly successful night in terms of his own decision-making.
His selection of Andy Carroll was justified with the opening goal and, though Olof Mellberg's double reminds us this is still very much a work in progress, England have put themselves in a position of strength going into their final game in Donetsk on Tuesday.
By then, Wayne Rooney will be back from suspension, eager to show that his kick on Montenegro's Miodrag Dzudovic last October need not have grave ramifications eight months later. Hodgson, reflecting on a night of high drama, made it clear he would bring him straight into the team, with Carroll presumably the man to leave out. If so, the Liverpool striker can consider himself unfortunate given the way he rose to the challenge of exploring Sweden's vulnerability in the air. Not quite a masterstroke on Hodgson's part, but not far off and fully justifying the manager's belief that Sweden might be susceptible to defending crosses.
Walcott, too, must consider that he has made a strong claim to play against Ukraine after changing the complexion of the game when he was brought on immediately after Sweden had taken the lead. Walcott brought a penetrative edge to the right of midfield that perhaps no other player in the squad, bar Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, can offer. Milner may be stronger defensively, starting all of Hodgson's four games in charge, but it would not be a surprise now if Walcott takes over against Ukraine. His contribution, Hodgson said, had been "enormous".
The downside came in the form of the near-collapse at the start of the second half when Sweden scored twice in quick succession and it was alarming to see the ease with which they got through from two set pieces. The second goal, in particular, will have troubled a man with Hodgson's regard for defensive structure. Sebastian Larsson's free-kick was delivered into the six-yard area and the marking was poor in the extreme as Mellberg directed his header beyond Hart.
At that point an unhappy sense of deja vu was descending for an England side who have been reminded all week that Sweden had not lost any of their previous seven fixtures when these sides meet in tournaments. Yet the drama of this second half was almost unrelenting and England's players deserve credit for the speed at which they cleared their heads.
Within a minute Andreas Isaksson, the Sweden goalkeeper, had kept out John Terry's header from point-blank range, but Erik Hamren's team were undermined all night by erratic defending and Walcott began the comeback in the 64th minute, firing in a dipping, swerving shot that deceived Isaksson, possibly aided by a slight deflection off Larsson.
Confidence up, Walcott then set up Welbeck's winner with a darting run that took him to the byline before firing a low centre into the six-yard area. The cross was slightly behind Welbeck but the striker anticipated it brilliantly, spinning his body and scoring with a wonderfully-taken flick.
By half-time, it had looked like being a far more mundane occasion. England were on top, playing with more composure than was evident against France, controlling the possession and attacking on the flanks. There were moments of carelessness but they were the better side and Hodgson's research about Sweden's defending had paid dividends in the form of the opening goal.
Andriy Shevchenko had exposed Sweden's vulnerability in the air with two headed goals in this stadium on Monday. In fact, six of the previous seven goals Sweden had conceded had all come from headers. Carroll's game is not entirely built on his ability to elude and out-jump defenders but it is a considerable part of his artillery and Steven Gerrard's delivery from the right was impeccable, just as it had been for Joleon Lescott's goal against France. Carroll had been anticipating his Liverpool team-mate would know precisely where he wanted it. His was a purposeful run between Mellberg and Andreas Granqvist and the header was a mix of power and precision.
Carroll will cherish that moment but happily forget what happened four minutes into the second half when it was his poor attempt to tackle Kim Kallstrom that gave away the free-kick that precipitated Sweden's comeback. Ibrahimovic's first shot rebounded off the defensive wall. The second was a toe-poke which fell fortuitously to Mellberg inside the penalty area. The centre-half took aim with his left foot and, though Hart managed to get a hand to the ball, it flicked off his fingertips and struck Glen Johnson's midriff on its way into the goal.

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The film, which is shot in black-and-white, focuses on two women, Pilar played by Theresa Madruga, a rigid religious women who takes interest in an elderly neighbor, Aurora played by Laura Sorveral.
The second half of the film, which is separated in episodes, takes place in Colonial Africa where Aurora was brought up and lived until an incident that is explained in the film.
The world of Aurora's Africa doesn't exist anymore except in the memories of Aurora and Ventura, a man who tells the story of his youth with Aurora in Africa. The second half of the film is silent accept for the voice of Ventura's narration. Ventura is summoned by Aurora to her death bed and tells the story to Pilar and the domestic Santa, who takes care of Aurora.
The director says the film takes on an extinct society. The viewer is brought into a world made up of individual memories, and each person has their own interpretation of the past.
The film moves slowly and can be confusing, but once you catch on becomes rewarding. The payoff is not immediate and you have to be patient with the film. There were points where I wanted to give up, but was glad that I stayed with it. The film challenges you in an almost interactive way.
Tabu is truly an Art piece because I feel the director never once thought about the audience. Gomez takes on a very individual personal idea and makes a movie that reminds me of the surrealistic and complicated South American novels of the 70s.
I say go see Tabu and be challenged.
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text: Based on the forgotten novel by celebrated writer Frances Hodgson Burnett ("The Secret Garden"), this classic tale tells the story of the well-born, educated but penniless Emily, played by Lydia Wilson. During her daily duties as a lady's companion for Lady Maria, played by Joanna Lumley, she comes into contact with her employer's wealthy widower nephew, Lord James Walderhurst, played by Linus Roache. Accepting his practical if unromantic marriage proposal, lonely Emily seeks solace in the company of Walderhurst's handsome nephew and his beautiful Indian wife. But all is not what it seems as an increasingly contented Emily has no inkling her life is actually in danger.


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Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Southern Company is currently the eighth largest utility company in the world, the second largest in the U.S. and the largest in the southeastern U.S. It operates in the southeast United States and is the parent company to the Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power and Mississippi Power utilities, as well as other subsidiaries that include nuclear power generation. 77% of Southern Company's electrity is generated from fossil fuels, predominantly coal.
Many of Southern Company's power plants were exempted from the Clean Air Act's 1977 requirements to install modern pollution control equipment because they were built from the 1950s to the 1970s.
The first three quarters of 2010 brought Southern Co. over $1.8 billion in profit; the company made over $6.6 billion from 2005-2009.
As of September 2009 Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA) reports that Southern Company is among the five highest carbon dioxide emitting power companies in the World, emitting 206,000,000 tons of atmospheric CO2 each year. The Political Economy Research Institute ranks the company 33 out of the 100 highest air polluters in the U.S.
Southern Company has spent over $63 million in lobbying expenditures from 2008-2012. Southern Co. is also heavily invested in lobbying and public relations through its membership in the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, a publicity front group for the coal industry heavily embedded in the climate denial machine. ACCCE spent over $12 million on political lobbying from 2008-2010.
Southern Co. employs six lobbyists who have prior experience working for the Environmental Protection Agency, including Jeff Holmstead, Lisa Jaeger, John Pemberton and Patrick Quinn.
Southern Co. has embarked on a major greenwashing campaigns.
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He sat down on the step of his porch and took a sip from a glass of cold chardonnay in his hand. Looking out, he took in the view of his lush garden... or forest. He lived on the top of a hill looking down on a small town to the east and a beautiful lake to the southeast. He is an isolator, if that is a word. He preferred to have a silent privacy than living with people.
That is not the entirely true. He has a "gift" that eavesdrop on people's thought. It started in his late teens. He never knew how it happened nor how to turn it on or off. The ability would sometimes turned itself on when he was in the market and all he could do was brace for the headaches from mind-numbing thunder of disjointed thoughts and images. When he was lucky, it would turn itself off in a few seconds. But he had been through a week of thundering thoughts when he was living in a city. No amount of pillows and blankets could cover the sound and images from the people living in the apartment, or in the the next building, or walking down the streets.
Even in the hills, he sometimes caught a few thoughts from the town below. He had considered moving farther away. He even scouted the forest and find a few good places that can sustain his necessities without depending on other people. But he had not scrounge up enough courage to be a hermit lest he wound up crazy from not hearing anyone at all.
As he took another sip, he saw a shiny dot in the sky. He squinted his eyes to see if he can make out what it was, but the dot moved so fast he almost lost track of it. Then the dot grew smaller and disappeared into the clouds. He kept staring at the spot until his eyes watered and he had to wipe the building tears away. Afterwards, he looked back at the spot for another few minutes and decided it was either his eyes playing tricks or whatever it was would not be returning.
He started to stand when he saw a massive object descending under the tree lines near the lake. He did not had a good look but it disappeared under the tree lines as if it were never there. Not knowing what to make of it, he jumped off his porch and into his car. He drove through the town, and what do you know. His "gift" thought it might be fun to play with him when he was driving. He grunted and tried to shake away the tension building around his head. He failed but he was exiting the town anyway. When he got past the last house, he floored the pedal and headed toward the lake.
His headache kept building even though he got farther from the town. He finally reached the lake, stepped out of his vehicle, and looked around. His headache had made him sweat so much his hair was wet. After a few minutes, he gave up on trying to stand and sat against his car door trying to squash his head out of existence. The thoughts that he was hearing was massive. Almost like standing in a waterfall. The pain built to a point where his consciousness no longer able to sustain and he collapsed into fetal position.
When he woke up, the moon was overhead and the spot he was on was wet from his sweat. His headache returns, but it was due to dehydration rather than thoughts bombardment. He sat there for a few minutes and thought it would be better to came back when he can see something. He stood up, turned around, and saw a pair of big black eyes glossed by moonlight staring at him from the other side of the car. He mentally thought of the date and realized it was a few days before Halloween.
But that thought only lasted a fraction of a second before he took in the whole view. The creatures had a big head and slim body like the classic "grey" aliens over-used by movie makers. It has some kind of pistol that looked like children toy-gun except it looked fused to its hand rather than holding it. Before he could say anything, his headache spiked with vengeance. He heard the creature's thought. No, he heard more than one. More than the creature in front of him. Another spike of pain so strong, he winced. The last thing he saw before his eyes were fully closed was an emerald light expanding into his view...
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I hate to complain about the weather (knowing how other parts of our country are experiencing much colder temperatures) but it is way too hot here for April. My thermometer had the high temperature in the mid-90s! It's those nasty Santa Ana winds again causing record high temperatures in Southern California.
A byproduct of the rainy winter and the sunnier spring are the beautiful blossoms. While I enjoy the color and texture they bring to our neighborhood, my once dormant allergies have awakened. At first I thought I had a cold. My complaints started with a sore throat, fatigue, and sinus congestion. But as the week wore on I suspected my hay fever, which has not visited me for years, had reemerged. This whole week I have experienced burning, itchy eyes and continued sinus congestion. That generic sinus decongestant I bought at the supermarket sits unopened in the medicine cupboard. I'm taking enough medications already.
All these allergies brought up an old issue for me - do allergies affect my psoriasis? I have many food allergies (including most nuts, citrus, refined sugar, etc.), reactions to any kind of perfume, animal dander, and now hay fever. Allergies are related to the immune system (see image below), as is psoriasis, so is there a connection?
Immune System Structures
After college, my dermatologist was kind enough to help me chase the theory down. The research and literature say there is no causal connection between allergies and psoriasis. But my experience told me that if I eat certain foods I get itchy all over and my skin becomes inflamed. So with referral in hand, I eagerly made an appointment with an allergist to ask my questions. That appointment ranks as one of the most disappointing doctor experiences I have ever had. The allergist scolded me for seeing him, told me emphatically that allergies and psoriasis have no relationship, and walked out.
The results of the RAST blood test my dermatologist ordered confirmed the many allergies I experienced—most of them manifesting on my skin. To this day I am curious about allergies and psoriasis. I try to avoid certain foods and environments that I know will cause me discomfort. Certainly if something I'm allergic to causes me to become itchy, and I scratch my psoriatic sores raw, then my allergies have affected my psoriasis. But do the allergies directly cause my psoriasis to worsen? I'm still not convinced one way or another that allergies are a direct trigger - but they sure make life miserable.
Humira update:
I saw my dermatologist again last week. I told him that I would like to keep the Neoral (cyclosporine) dose at 200mg/day while keeping my other routines the same. The only change I have made is taking Humira (adalimumab) instead of Enbrel (etanercept). He's allowing me the freedom to try my plan for a few weeks. This way, I can gauge the effectiveness of Humira by not changing too many variables.
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According to OpenMax DL specification, MDCT_Inv_S32_S16 provides output in Q15 format.
As ISO/IEC 14496-3 specification suggests that we should use Q15 format for input data while performing perceptual noise subsitution.
But, DecodeMsPNS_S32_I takes input as in Q28.3 format, which requires conversion of Q15 to Q28.3, as we have to take output of previous frame as input to this function.
Wouldn't it be more appropriate, if DecodeMsPNS interface also took Q15 data as input, so as to avoid this conversion?
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Hi Dave,
I read your post regarding the guy who asked for help with his logo and am glad you spoke up him about having nothing to do with NZ (although he seemed to ignore what you said). I'm rather protective of it (NZ) myself, in fact I wouldn't even tell people about it when I was younger because I feared they would all go there and ruin it (over population, over development etc- you know, what almost happened or what some would say did happen to Hawaii). I was born in Auckland in the mid sixties. My wonderful husband and I plan to go together one day in the semi-near future (I feel I was saving my special 'return home' until he could join me)- we may even retire there when he finishes with the USAF. Just fyi, we have a sweet baby boy who is exactly one week younger than your precious baby girl.
How did I end up on the logo page? I started a small business here in the US (with Kiwi and part of the name) and will use a simple solid black drawing of a kiwi as my logo. As a born NZlander, I feel most entitled to do so. I read some of your page about your parents and they seem really sweet. Maybe my husband and I will get to meet up with you and your wife/girlfriend(?) one day.
Well, I didn't mean to ramble.
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hello david owen
I googled Tokanui Hospital this evening and was checking out all the thingies i found and came upon your web site. I enjoyed your stories and wish they were longer.
I remember you, you had long hair and were decent to patients. I was asked by John graham to write a my memories of psychology at Tokanui cos I worked there from 78 to 94 as a psychologist, and it's made me cast my mind back to those days.
They were strange days. A male friend who trained as anurse at Kingseat in 74-75 said to me recently "It was insane, there I was at 21 in charge of a ward of 45 men, having to get them up."
It was insane, good at times and horrid at times. I'd be interested to read more of your reminisinces (?sp) if you ever get round to them, and have bookmarked your site.
I'm amazed your mum is still going, I used to get the kids of solo mum patients of my to go to her holiday programme years ago. She was lovely
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Don't Bail Out the Big Three
One day before the CEOs of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler told the Senate Banking Committee that their industry faced imminent collapse without an emergency infusion of $25 billion, a new automobile assembly plant opened for business in Greensburg, Indiana. Although the hearing on Capitol Hill received far more media coverage, the unveiling of Honda's latest facility in the American heartland speaks volumes about the future of the U.S. car industry—and shows why the proposed bailout of Detroit's Big Three is so misguided.
The intellectual arguments against an auto industry bailout are well established. Taxpayers should never be forced to subsidize any company, let alone a poorly run company. Subsidizing the Big Three would be tantamount to subsidizing failure. That's bad policy.
Corporate bailouts are clearly unfair to taxpayers, but they are also unfair to the successful firms in a particular industry, who are implicitly taxed and burdened when their competition is subsidized. In a properly functioning market economy, the better firms—the ones that are more innovative, more efficient, and more popular among consumers—gain market share or increase profits, while the lesser firms contract. This process ensures that limited resources are used most productively.
Some iconic U.S. automakers are now in dire straits, but the car industry itself is not in crisis. Even if one or all of the Big Three failed, there would still be plenty of strong auto companies operating throughout the United States. The Big Three currently account for slightly more than half of all light vehicle production and slightly less than half of all light vehicle sales in the United States. The rest of the U.S. auto industry includes Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Kia, Hyundai, BMW, and the other foreign nameplate producers who manufacture vehicles here. These companies employ American workers, pay U.S. taxes, support local businesses, contribute to local charities, have genuine stakes in their communities, and face the same cyclical contraction in demand as do the Big Three. The difference is that they have been making more products that Americans want to buy and will endure this recession without any taxpayer assistance because they have more efficient cost structures.
The decline of the Big Three is hardly a recent phenomenon. Detroit has been losing market share for decades. It has not produced a top‐five selling passenger car in years. Detroit's once‐popular SUVs and large pickup trucks have fallen out of favor with consumers. The Big Three failed to sufficiently diversify into reliable, efficient, and aesthetic passenger cars when they were earning big profits and had the money to do so. Their bloated cost structures have given non‐Detroit competitors a $30‐per‐hour advantage in labor costs.
Want proof that automobile production remains alive and well in the United States? Just look at the success of Honda's operations in Ohio, Toyota's in Kentucky, Nissan's in Tennessee, BMW's in South Carolina, and Hyundai's in Alabama, as well as the proliferation of new plants across the country, such as the new Honda facility in Indiana and the new Kia plant in Georgia.
If one or two of the Big Three went under, people would lose their jobs. That's what happens in an economic recession, when less competitive firms are forced to contract. But the number of job losses wouldn't be anywhere near as large as Detroit is telling us. Realistically, the failure of one or two major auto producers would improve prospects for the firms and workers who remain in the industry. If GM fails, the market shares of Ford and Chrysler (not to mention those of the foreign nameplate producers) are likely to increase, as they compete for GM's former customers and best workers.
The bailout sought by Detroit would interfere with the adjustment process, while doing nothing to make the Big Three more competitive. A $25 billion infusion for companies that are losing $6 billion each month is not a rescue plan; it's an expensive way of kicking the can down the road.
Funneling $25 billion to the Big Three would amount to a waste of taxpayer dollars and also a tax on the successful auto companies, such as Honda and Toyota. Indeed, bailing out Detroit would discourage the successful companies from opening new facilities in the United States.
To dampen criticism, Congressional Democrats speak of a bailout "with strings attached." But even a strings‐attached bailout poses problems.
First, Congress doesn't know enough about the auto business to dictate operational conditions. "Strings" that cap executive compensation will chase talent away. Strings that force Detroit to produce high‐mileage vehicles when gas prices are plummeting will lead to a repetition of past mistakes.
Second, strings will make it easier for the Big Three to come back for more federal aid after they blow through the first $25 billion. Their CEOs will be able to say that they complied with the conditions of the original bailout, which happened to make matters worse for them.
Bailing out Detroit is unnecessary. After all, this is why we have the bankruptcy process. If companies in Chapter 11 can be salvaged, a bankruptcy judge will help them find the way. In the case of the Big Three, a bankruptcy process would almost certainly require them to dissolve their current union contracts. Revamping their labor structures is the single most important change that GM, Ford, and Chrysler could make—and yet it is the one change that many pro‐bailout Democrats wish to ignore.
The Big Three, the United Auto Workers (UAW), the Michigan Congressional delegation, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid all know that $25 billion is nowhere near enough money to fix the problems ailing Detroit. The politicians must know that bankruptcy is the better course for auto companies and their workers (indeed, it could save 100,000 jobs). But they also know who fills their political coffers, and the UAW leadership is opposed to Chapter 11 because its labor contracts would be deemed toxic and abrogated by a bankruptcy judge.
The U.S. auto industry needs a shakeout, not a bailout. What we are witnessing, unfortunately, is an attempted shakedown. Let's hope it doesn't succeed.


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We Try 7-Eleven's New Diet Coke FROST Cherry Slurpee
Keeping tabs on the chains.
"I have some news I think you should sit down for," I said.
My wife gave me an odd look and took a seat. "Okay, lay it on me."
"7-Eleven is releasing a Diet Coke Slurpee."
The announcement elicited the level of euphoria I knew it would. "Oh! OH! I love Diet Coke! You know I love Diet Coke! I'm in!"
"Diet Coke Cherry," I clarified.
My wife's broad grin fell a bit at the corners and the twinkle faded from her eye. "Oh. Cherry? Not...regular Diet Coke?"
But despite my wife's disappointment, and perhaps to appeal to a slightly younger Slurpee-slurping demographic, it's cherry first on the Slurpee train. We headed to our local 7-Eleven to give the new icy drink a try.
Fans of Diet Coke will recognize many of the flavors of the original in the Slurpee version: the cola base of the frozen drink doesn't appear to be a massively retooled recipe. The sweetener tastes the same, surrounded by the signature hints of vanilla and cinnamon.
Then the cherry flavoring kicks in, bringing with it a vaguely medicinal undertone that most cherry drinks veer toward. It doesn't seem overpoweringly sweet or cloying—as long as the drink stays frozen. The bite of carbonation in a can of Diet Coke is mostly lost in the Slurpee version, and as the ice melts, the Slurpee begins to taste significantly sweeter than the classic. So drink up fast.
How did my wife, ever the consummate Diet Coke aficionado, take to the new slushy drink? "I still prefer my regular Diet Coke," she said, surreptitiously scooting her Big Gulp away from me as if I might try to swap it with my Slurpee behind her back. "But if it was a hot summer day and I walked into a 7-Eleven and saw this for sale, I'd definitely be happy buying one. But honestly, I'd like it better without the cherry."
And therein lies the key to your enjoyment. If you're already a fan of cherry-flavored diet soda, don't hesitate to give this a whirl. If not, though, chances are you'll be happier sticking to your non-Slurpee favorites. (Either way, Coca-Cola is offering you a risk-free way to find out by texting "DIETCOKE" to 711711 for a free small Slurpee. The offer's good until May 20.)
Not every 7-Eleven carries the new Slurpee yet (we had to call five different stores to find one), but keep an eye on your neighborhood location while the company finishes rolling them out over the next few weeks. No word yet on if a classic Diet Coke version is on the horizon, but should such an event occur, you'll find my wife beelining toward the nearest Slurpee machine.
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 Aug 4, 2016
Today, Cefla Finishing group announced that it had acquired a majority stake (60%) in JetSet Industrial S.r.l., a manufacturer and integrator of inkjet printing systems for a range of applications and industries. JetSet Industrial's move into inkjet printing started in 2012 in Bergamo, Italy, which is also home of several other inkjet equipment suppliers.
Still a start-up in many ways, JetSet is a bespoke supplier of decorative printing systems for ceramic, glass, textiles, and woodworking materials. JetSet has the skill set to integrated technology as well as develop materials in support of their printing technologies. This makes the company a turn-key supplier to its customers. According to Hoovers.com, the company has eleven employees and generated $2.15 million in revenues in the past year. JetSet has also invested heavily in their core capabilities for inkjet system integration.


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In the gift tax arena, the value assigned to the transferred property can often make or break your high-net-worth clients' tax planning strategies, leading many clients to move conservatively through the valuation minefield.
Despite this, the newest strategy to emerge in the world of gift tax valuation can actually allow these wealthy clients to reduce their estate tax liability. Reversing course from a previous line of cases, the Tax Court recently blessed a cutting edge valuation strategy for lifetime gifts that can be used to reduce overall estate tax liability for these clients by simultaneously reducing the bite of the often-overlooked three-year bringback rule—a rule which can cause even the most carefully laid estate plans to fail.
The Three-Year Bringback Rule
Under the three-year bringback rule of IRC Section 2035, the value of a decedent's gross estate is increased by the amount of any gift taxes paid by the decedent or the decedent's estate on any gifts made within the three-year period prior to death. The purpose of this rule is to discourage taxpayers from making deathbed transfers that would remove the value of the gift tax liability from the estate.
Unfortunately, this rule can nullify the utility of an estate plan that hinges upon the making of lifetime gifts to family or friends in order to reduce the eventual size of the taxable estate. The eventual estate taxes that could result would offset the value of the gift taxes that were removed from the estate. Even more importantly, because your clients cannot accurately predict how long they will live, the rule can take many clients completely by surprise.
Steinberg: The Facts
The taxpayer in Steinberg vs. Commissioner sought to avoid this result by providing that the value of lifetime gifts made to her children would be reduced by any estate taxes imposed under the three-year rule through an agreement under which the recipients actually assumed responsibility for these potential estate taxes.
In this case, the taxpayer was a wealthy 89-year-old woman who made substantial lifetime gifts to her four daughters. Because her age made the possibility of reversion under the three-year rule very likely, the family negotiated a complex agreement pursuant to which the donees agree to pay not only the gift tax on the gifts but also any estate tax liability that would accrue should the taxpayer die within three years of making the gifts. If any donee failed to satisfy her obligations under the agreement, all other distributions that she might otherwise be entitled to receive from the estate would revert back to the estate.
Pursuant to the agreement, an appraiser was hired to determine the value of the net gift, which was the fair market value of the gift reduced by the gift taxes paid and the actuarial value of the potential liability under the three-year rule assumed by each donee.
Despite the fact that the potential estate tax liability was computed using a formula that considered the probability that the taxpayer would die within each of the three years following the gift (based on her age and IRS mortality tables), the IRS argued that the value of the gifts could not be reduced because the assumption of liability provided no concrete benefit to the taxpayer. Noting that the value could not be accurately determined using this method, the IRS found that the assumption of liability provided nothing but unquantifiable peace of mind to the taxpayer.
The Tax Court disagreed, finding that the value of the donees' assumption of the potential estate tax liability could be determined in this manner and that the taxpayer had intended to reduce the value of the gifts by the amount of any estate tax liability assumed at the time the gifts were made.
The use of lifetime gifts can play a powerful role in your clients' estate planning strategies, and any high net worth taxpayer who wishes to make large lifetime gifts in order to reduce the taxable estate should be made aware of this strategy for potentially mitigating the nullifying impact of the three-year bringback rule.


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Michael Bolton and Ne-Yo Music on DWTS
Well, I'm sure that all of you were disappointed that Susan Boyle wasn't able to perform on Dancing with the Stars tonight. To be honest, I wasn't. Considering the really amazing talent that has performed on Dancing with the Stars, Susan Boyle seems like a major step down as far as I'm concerned. Nothing against Susan Boyle in particular. I just prefer other music on DWTS.
Either way, here's the music they used on tonight's episode of DWTS:
Michael Bolton sang "Hallelujah" with Anna Trebunskaya and Jonathan Roberts performing. Yes, that's right. Another great dance from Anna and Jonathan and definitely my highlight of the night. In fact, here's the video:
Ne-Yo sang "One in a Million" with the Ne-Yo's dancers
I'm not sure what song was used for Mark Ballas' number. Anyone know?
Mark and Val did an acoustic version of Britney Spears' "Toxic" .


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103 base jumpers leap off Malaysia's KL Tower
By Phillippa Stewart, for CNN • Updated 1st October 2013
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Launching off a 300-meter-high tower platform with only seconds to pull your rip cord might sound like the act of an insane person.
But that's exactly what 103 base jumpers from 20 countries -- presumably all of sound mind -- did in
over the weekend.
The jumps were part of the annual
KL Tower International Jump 2013
, held in Kuala Lumpur from September 27 to 30.
Kat Donahue, 32, a location manager from the United States, was one of six women jumping this year.
"A lot of people do say I'm crazy but my family is pretty supportive," she said.
More than 100 base jumpers from 20 countries took part in the annual KL Tower International Jump 2013, held in Malaysia.
"Jumping can be scary, but when you calm your nerves and become quiet it's very peaceful out there, meditative. Base jumping can be solitary but this is such a social event, it's great."
This year's jump also welcomed
Sean Chuma
from the U.S., a pioneer in tandem base jumps, and
Lonnie Bissonnette
, a paraplegic base jumper from Canada.
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"Lonnie is inspiring for me as there are extra risks involved for him, but he has been jumping for years," said event organizer Gary Cunningham, 42, an electronic engineer from Australia.
"Unfortunately his accident was caused by base jumping, but he highlights how if one avenue closes you focus on what you can do. Lonnie has been able to do some pretty amazing stuff."
Cunningham has been organizing the Kuala Lumpur event since 2005 and has around 2,900 jumps under his belt.
He said if you want to try base jumping, start by skydiving.
"Through skydiving you learn precision falling and how to handle parachutes. You also learn how to deal with things when they go wrong. The potential risk is very real."
World's wors
pick-up line?
With risk comes reward -- the ultimate adrenalin buzz.
But you'd be mistaken to assume that saying you're a base jumper works as a pick-up line.
"It doesn't help you pick up women, it helps you lose them actually," said Peter Wyllie, 33, a junior doctor from Australia.
"Women tend to see base jumpers as not a particularly secure future. Who wants to have babies with someone who is committed to tracking down a 4,000 foot wall?"
The point was echoed by
David Laffargue
, 24, from France.
"Some women say they're scared of the sport, but then I do also spend all my time and money on base jumping!"
'100% of people who drink bottled water die
Base jumping is dangerous. From 1981 to the present there have been more than 200 fatalities related to the sport.
The base jumping community tries to minimize risks.
In order to leap from the
KL Tower
, which opened in the Malaysian capital in 1996, jumpers need to have two years of experience and more than 120 jumps under their belt.
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Veteran base jumper
Chris "Douggs" McDougall
, 37, known for shouting "ready, steady, spaghetti" as he throws himself off the edge, stresses safety.
"It's not about having [guts], it's about arming yourself with knowledge -- risk management is key," he said.
"We accept what we do is dangerous but we want to see everyone walk away safely. One hundred percent of people who drink bottled water die. Life is a risk. If you accept that you will die you get on with living. Base jumpers focus on the positive."
"Bonkers," "mad" and "nuts" were adjectives hurled at jumpers by spectators attached to the tower's ledge with safety harnesses, as they looked over the edge and snapped photos.
"We didn't realize the festival was going on," said UK tourist Jessica Pugh, standing on the open deck of the tower watching jumpers leap.
"We were just sat in Nando's and saw someone fall off the tower -- we thought they'd jumped," added her partner, Jordan Lott.
"Thankfully we saw them pull the parachute. That was an experience in itself and then we came up here to see it. It feels better to watch than to do it yourself."
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Discover a range of exceptional dishes on our stunning main menu at Miller & Carter Garforth. It's packed with an incredible selection of nibbles, starters, tender steaks, prime steak burgers, fish & vegetarian options, as well as a superb range of sides.
Indulge in a truly luxurious experience from the Masters of Steak with our prime steak cuts, aged for at least 30 days to ensure every single one is absolutely divine. We're continuing our work with the Craft Guild of Chefs so that we can continue to elevate our standards and exceed your steak expectations every time.
You can try something a little different and warm yourself right to your toes with our Buttermilk Chicken. Grilled, boneless tender half-chicken, served with sweetcorn purée, dauphinoise potatoes, grilled tender stem broccoli and rich chicken dripping gravy — heavenly.
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Served with black garlic aioli
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Videotape leads to end of Greenfield police officer's career
Thomas Roszak pleads guilty to battery
A videotape was the undoing of a successful law-enforcement career and the key to the conviction of a Greenfield police officer.
The use of excessive force ended in a battery conviction.
In the wee hours of a July morning, a suspected drunken driver led Greenfield police on a low-speed chase. That suspect would soon become the victim of battery by a police officer.
VIDEO: Officer's use of excessive force caught on videotape
It wasn't till officers brought their suspect to the law enforcement center for booking that she came face-to-face with Officer Thomas Roszak.
Station cameras rolled as Roszak booked 30-year-old Amanda Luke, who slapped him in the chest. That sparked the reaction that cost Roszak his job.
On Wednesday, Roszak pleaded guilty to battery and apologized.
"My temporary lapse in professionalism on that day has resulted in a great deal of embarrassment for my family, my friends, my co-workers, and I'm sure, Miss Luke herself," Rosak said.
The judge sentenced Roszak to community service and a $1,500 fine. Luke still faces fleeing charges. WISN 12 News found her at home.
"I've been up with a sick child all night," Luke said.
"I didn't know if you had heard what happened?" WISN 12 News reporter Colleen Henry said.
"I am. I have, and just talk to my lawyer," Luke said.
Luke's lawyer told WISN 12 News the officer used excessive force, and then doctored his reports to hide it. They've filed a claim against Greenfield police for her injuries.


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Therapillo™ Cooling Gel Top Premium Memory Foam Medium Profile Pillow
Note: For health and hygiene reasons, pillows, quilts, underlays, bed toppers, mattress and pillow protectors cannot be returned for a refund or exchange unless faulty or not as ordered.
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Product Features
This pillow has a medium profile so it is ideal for all sleeping positions and side sleepers with an average body frame who are looking for maximum comfort with a degree of support.
Memory foam moulds to the contours of the head and neck to reduce pressure points and provide extra support for your individual shape. Most Dunlopillo memory foam pillows are guaranteed for 10 years or more, because of their high quality foam composition and construction. After each use, the pillow slowly regains its original shape and is ready for the sleeper to ease back into position for another great night's sleep.
This product features a removable, machine washable cover made with Ultrafresh™ fibre, which makes it ideal for asthma and allergy sufferers. Ultrafresh™ treated fibre inhibits bacteria, mould and dust mites.
Dunlopillo warrants that your Product will be free from manufacturing defects for ten (10) years, commencing on the actual day of purchase, as reflected on the Dunlopillo online invoice / receipt provided to you on purchase of the Product.
For the purpose of this warranty, a product is a product which:
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The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) is the peak body representing the interests of Australian physiotherapists and their patients. The APA is a national organisation with non-autonomous state and territory branches and specialty subgroups.
The APA corporate structure is one of a company limited by guarantee. The organisation has more than 19 000 members and over 300 members in volunteer positions on committees or working parties. The APA is governed by a Board of Directors elected by representatives of all stakeholder groups within the Association.
The APA is committed to the concept of continuing professional education. The APA offers members advanced training and the possibility of collegial support from physiotherapists working in a similar area through its 14 national groups.
The APA signifies a standard of professional and ethical behaviour over and above the requirements of registration. The APA has developed a strategic plan to steer its direction through 2015-17.
The plan is strongly focused on providing opportunities for members through professional excellence and career success.
The APA is a member of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT).
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This cooling gel memory foam pillow combines the benefits of memory foam with the cooling properties of gel. The memory foam provides superior support to promote correct spinal alignment and the cooling gel layer provides temperature regulation for a refreshing night's sleep. Suitable for warmer sleepers and the sleeping preferences of most people.
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Access to technology and electricity are a given in today's industrial environments. But sensitive electronics, ICT infrastructure and electrical equipment must be protected from the dust, heat, moisture, and shock which are part and parcel of Australia's work places. Buying the right enclosure will reduce the risks of damaging expensive equipment and minimise downtime.
Requirements for the enclosure
The number of choices available for enclosures can be mind-boggling, but a quick and easy way to narrow down your options when choosing an enclosure is to consider your application needs.
Firstly, where will the enclosure be located? If it is being mounted on machinery or in a vehicle, vibration damping mounting accessories will be important. Most shock-absorbent mount systems consist of a cradle or a sub-plate which sits on rubber shock mounts.
If the enclosure is being used on a mine site, consider a mining grade enclosure with a sloped roof and IP66 sealing against dust and water ingress.
Where the enclosure is being located outside or in warm environments, look for insulated units, or units with accessories which can provide a degree of shade from direct sunlight.
Where the enclosure will be subject to possible water immersion, look for industrial units sealed to IP68.
Secondly, consider the equipment to be housed within the enclosure.
If electronics or ICT equipment is being housed in the enclosure, you may need to look into heat management systems which provide the required degree of cooling, while still retaining the protective capabilities of the enclosures.
Will technicians or operators need to interact with the equipment inside the enclosure? Many off-the-shelf operation and display enclosures will provide the interfaces in the most cost-effective manner. If you need more customisation, have a look at enclosure keypads and switches.
While self-contained enclosures can be easily sealed, things can get complicated when the electronics, ICT and electrical systems inside require cabling to the outside world for power or data.
If you require holes in the enclosure for cable management, specifying the correct-sized cable glands of the same material as the enclosure will ensure a good environmental seal.
For enclosures that require connectors, look for connectors which are IP-sealed to minimise any weak points in protection.
Enclosure materials
Enclosures can come in a range of materials, and can vary according to the application. In gold mines, for example, there may be a focus on corrosion-resistive materials due to the harsh chemicals used in the extraction process.
While polyglass, aluminium and composites may be used for junction boxes, the mainstay for industry in Australia is 316 stainless steel, prized for its hard-wearing properties, and its ability to stand up to corrosion.
Enclosure typesGeneral electrical enclosures – low cost, quickly installed and used for a variety of commercial, domestic and industrial applications, these enclosures come in a variety of materials such as plastic, coated steel, carbon steel and 316 stainless steel. These enclosures usually mount on walls and can be secured with locks. Accessories can be installed to provide additional protection against weather.
Mining and industrial enclosures – these enclosures are designed for specific applications, and special equipment. They can be supplied in 316 stainless steel with special finishes to combat corrosion, and come in various form factors according to the equipment to be installed inside. Mining varieties tend to have sloped roofs and sun shield to reduce debris build up, as well as sealing rated IP66 and up. They can be accessorised with shock mounting and thermal management systems.
Hazardous environment enclosures – Ex rated intrinsically safe enclosures for hazardous areas where there is the risk of combusting flammable liquids, dust and gases. These include flame-proof enclosures which protect equipment against fires, and most Ex rated enclosures control flame paths and arcs to manage the risk of ignition.
Enclosure customisation and installation servicesWhile many enclosure vendors provide off-the-shelf units for cost-effective and quick installation, most suppliers have the experience and capabilities to also provide assistance with:
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One day, as Mike was driving around town, he saw a Monte Carlo parked in a corner. That Monte Carlo looked like the same Monte Carlo that he had seen in the movie Blvd. Nights as a youngster. "That's the movie (Blvd. Nights) that got me attracted to that style of Monte Carlo," says Mike. The interest in that Monte Carlo was so great to Mike that he started looking around to find the owner of the car. To Mike's luck, he didn't have to look far because the owner of the Monte Carlo just happened to be Mike's barber. Once he worked out the deal with his barber, Mike was able to bring the Monte Carlo home as his own.
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Geography BA
A degree in human geography provides the knowledge and skills to understand our rapidly changing world, including international development, population growth, urban transformation, sustainability, global geopolitics, human rights, globalisation, and patterns of inequality (ethnicity, class and gender).
Our graduates are in demand for both their specialist and transferable skills. You'll build skills in presenting your ideas in reports and orally, in data collection, presentation and analysis, and in the use of specialist mapping and statistical software.
Broad expertise and knowledge will equip you to tackle important real-world problems in a range of organisations and sectors, from the public sector (such as working for local government), to private industry (as a retail analyst or location planner) and for non-governmental organisations (such as Amnesty International as a policy and campaigns officer).
Extending this degree
You can convert your 3-year degree into a 4-year degree by spending an additional year on an industrial placement or overseas, before returning to Leeds to complete your final year of study.
This programme has been accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). Accredited degree programmes contain a solid academic foundation in geographical knowledge and skills, and prepare graduates to address the needs of the world beyond higher education.
The accreditation criteria require evidence that graduates from accredited programmes meet defined sets of learning outcomes, including subject knowledge, technical ability and transferable skills.
Course content
Each year of this programme is designed around a combination of compulsory core modules, as well as opportunities to take optional modules and discovery modules across the University so you can choose additional subjects of interest. The balance of compulsory and optional modules depends on the year and programme of study and is explained fully in the programme catalogue. If you study this programme part time you'll study fewer modules in each year. You will have a personal tutor all the way through your degree.
In year one, you'll develop a grounding in the core concepts and themes of human geography, plus key academic writing and digital learning skills. Core modules explore different geographies of a changing world, including economic globalisation, neighbourhood change, urbanisation and cities, migration, health, development, environmental management and sustainability. We focus on issues of justice, difference, identity, nature, space and place across different scales and ideologies.
In year two, you'll be provided with a core programme of research and career skills training that you'll supplement from optional modules that cover geo-politics and international development, service analysis and planning, economic geography, the development of modern cities, citizenship and identity, protest and resistance, natural resource management, and sustainable transport.
In year three, you'll be required to undertake a significant independent final year project - currently a dissertation - alongside a suite of optional modules that cover subjects such as urban social movements, creating alternative futures, population and health geographies, location analysis, global insecurities, migration and encounter, and healthy transport. You will also have the choice of a research, work or teacher placement module.
Course structure
The list shown below represents typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.
For more information and a full list of typical modules available on this course, please read Geography BA in the course catalogue
Year 1
Compulsory modules
- Planet Under Threat 20 credits
- Digital Geographies 20 credits
- The Urban Age 20 credits
- Global Geopolitics, Migration and Uneven Development 20 credits
- Population, Society and Space 20 credits
Year 2
Compulsory modules
- Research Approaches in Human Geography 20 credits
- Career Skills in Geography 10 credits
- Social and Spatial Data Analysis with GIS 10 credits
Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)
- Political and Development Geographies 20 credits
- Geographies of Economies 20 credits
- The Making of the Modern City 20 credits
- Citizenship and Identity: Comparative Perspectives 20 credits
- Living within limits: natural resource management for sustainable development 20 credits
- Planning Services for Changing Populations 20 credits
- Social Ecological Systems 10 credits
- Transport Land Use and Development 10 credits
- Transport, Energy and Environment 10 credits
- Key Challenges in Transport and Society 10 credits
- Exploring Transport and Society 10 credits
Year 3
Compulsory modules
- Human Geography Dissertation 40 credits
Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)
- Retail Location Planning 20 credits
- Sicily Virtual Fieldtrip: Exploring the Migration Crisis 20 credits
- Contested Cities 20 credits
- Creating Alternative Futures 20 credits
- Advanced Population & Health Geographies 20 credits
- Management of Wilderness and Global Ecosystems 20 credits
- Geocomputation and Spatial Analysis 20 credits
- Geographies of Global Insecurities 20 credits
- Professional Development Project 20 credits
- School and Educational Placements 20 credits
- Spaces of Migration and Encounter 20 credits
- Introduction to Programming for Social Science 20 credits
- Travel Activity Analysis 10 credits
- Social Analysis and Social Psychology for Transport 10 credits
- Healthy Cities: Transport and Health 10 credits
Discovery modules
Throughout your degree you will benefit from the range of opportunities, expanding your intellectual horizons outside or within your subject area.
This course gives you the opportunity to choose from a range of discovery modules. They're a great way to tailor your study around your interests or career aspirations and help you stand out from the crowd when you graduate. Find out more about discovery modules on our Broadening webpages.
Learning and teaching
You'll learn through a range of teaching methods, including lectures, tutorials (groups of eight), seminars (groups of approximately 30), computer classes, lab practical classes, group-work, online exercises and fieldwork, depending on the modules you study.
Independent study is also an important part of this course, and will develop your research and analytical skills in order to think and work independently.
You'll receive guidance and support throughout your degree, and there will be opportunities for extra support through one-to-one assistance, workshops and skills training.
On this course you'll be taught by our expert academics, from lecturers through to professors. You may also be taught by industry professionals with years of experience, as well as trained postgraduate researchers, connecting you to some of the brightest minds on campus.
Assessment methods include examinations, individual or group reports and presentations, practical exercises, essays, posters, projects (such as the dissertation) and reflective logs.
Entry requirements, fees and applying
Entry requirements
A-level: AAA preferably including Geography.
If Geography is not included then we would expect two A-levels from History, English, Economics, Sociology, a modern language, Psychology, Mathematics and Biology.
GCSE: English and Mathematics at grade C (4) or above, or an equivalent English language and Mathematics qualification.
Access to HE Diploma
Pass 60 credits overall with 45 credits at Level 3, 30 credits with Distinction and the remaining 15 credits with Merit or above.
D*DD in Extended Diploma/3 Subsidiary Diplomas in Geography or two relevant subjects. We will accept a combination of BTECs and A-Levels. Please contact us for further information.
Cambridge Pre-U
D3, D3, M1 including Geography or two relevant subjects.
International Baccalaureate
35 points overall, with 17 points at higher level to include 5 points in Geography or in two relevant subjects.
Irish Highers (Leaving Certificate)
AAAAAA/H2H2H2H2H2H2 including Geography or two relevant subjects.
Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers
AABBB overall with AA in 2 Advanced Highers (AH). For non-AH applicants AAAAAA. To include Geography or 2 relevant subjects.
Read more about UK and Republic of Ireland accepted qualifications or contact the Schools Undergraduate Admissions Team.
Alternative entry
Were committed to identifying the best possible applicants, regardless of personal circumstances or background.
Access to Leeds is an alternative admissions scheme which accepts applications from individuals who might be from low income households, in the first generation of their immediate family to apply to higher education, or have had their studies disrupted.
Find out more about Access to Leeds and alternative admissions.
If you do not have the formal qualifications for immediate entry to one of our degrees, you may be able to progress through a foundation year. We offer a Studies in Science with Foundation Year BSc for students without a science background at A-level and an Interdisciplinary Science with Foundation Year BSc for applicants who meet specific widening participation criteria.
International Foundation Year
International students who do not meet the academic requirements for undergraduate study may be able to study the University of Leeds International Foundation Year. This gives you the opportunity to study on campus, be taught by University of Leeds academics and progress onto a wide range of Leeds undergraduate courses. Find out more about International Foundation Year programmes.
English language requirementsIELTS 6.0 overall, with no less than 5.5 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.
Improve your English
If you're an international student and you don't meet the English language requirements for this programme, you may be able to study our undergraduate pre-sessional English course, to help improve your English language level.
How to apply
Apply to this course through UCAS. The institution code for the University of Leeds is L23. Check the deadline for applications on the UCAS website.
International students apply through UCAS in the same way as UK/EU students. Our network of international representatives can help you with your application. If you're unsure about the application process, contact the admissions team for help.
Read about visas, immigration and other information in International students. We recommend that international students apply as early as possible to ensure that they have time to apply for their visa.
Applicant days
Suitable applicants will be invited to an applicant day as this gives you the opportunity to meet our staff and students, explore the School and University and find out more about your course and studying at Leeds.
Invites are sent out by email to all applicants that are made an offer, if you are unable to attend and/or have previously attended an admissions event at Leeds then you can let us know via the booking link included in the applicant day email.
Admissions policy
Faculty of Environment Taught Admissions Policy 2021
UK/EU: See fees section below
International: £21,750 (per year)
Undergraduate tuition fees for 2020 entry
For UK and non-UK EU full-time students starting in 2020, the fee for 2020/21 will be £9,250.
The fee may increase in future years of your course in line with inflation, and as permitted by law. Fees for UK and non-UK EU undergraduate students are decided by Government and may vary if policy changes.
The UK government has confirmed that non-UK EU students starting in the 2020/21 academic year will have home fee status and be eligible for UK government student loans for the duration of their course.
UK undergraduate tuition fees for 2021 entry
For UK full-time students starting in 2021, the fee for 2021/22 will be £9,250.
The fee may increase in future years of your course in line with inflation, and as permitted by law. Fees for UK undergraduate students are decided by Government and may vary if policy changes.
EU students starting in 2021/22
EU students starting their course in the 2021/22 academic year or later will now be classed as international students and so will need to pay the international student tuition fee.
Tuition fees for a study abroad or work placement year
If you take a study abroad or work placement year, you'll pay a reduced tuition fee during this period. For more information, see Study abroad and work placement tuition fees and loans.
Read more about paying fees and charges.
Visit our Brexit page for the latest information on the effect of the UK's exit from the EU on current students and applicants to the University.
Additional cost information
While the School heavily subsidises or covers the cost of all compulsory taught field courses, you may have to supplement these trips depending on the destination you choose. There will however always be a free option for you to select. You may incur some costs for some optional fieldtrip modules. Full details are available on request.

In light of covid-19, no international field trips will run in the academic year 2020/21.

There may be additional costs related to your course or programme of study, or related to being a student at the University of Leeds. Read more about additional costs
Financial support
If you have the talent and drive, we want you to be able to study with us, whatever your financial circumstances. There is help for students in the form of loans and non-repayable grants from the University and from the government. Find out more in our Undergraduate funding overview.
Career opportunities
In the School of Geography we take your future very seriously and know that employability is uppermost in many students' minds. If you choose to study geography at Leeds, you can be confident that you're not only joining a university whose graduates are targeted by top employers, but that as geography graduates, your employment opportunities couldn't be more exciting and wide-ranging.
We structure this programme to ensure you develop the key transferable skills sought by graduate recruiters, skills such as: team-working, commercial awareness, report-writing, fluency in oral communication and presentation, numerical analysis, IT expertise and investigative skills.
Students on BA Geography have progressed into:
GIS roles in retail planning, direct marketing and supply chain and logistics;
management and consultancy roles in transport planning, graduate training programmes in multinational companies and business consultancy;
environment and sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and health and safety;
government, civil service roles, and NGOs;
financial services such as banking, insurance, accountancy, and auditing;
property and surveying.
Visit our careers and employability page for more recent graduate destinations.
Careers support
We encourage you to prepare for your career from day one. Thats one of the reasons Leeds graduates are so sought after by employers.
Leeds for Life is our unique approach to helping you make the most of University by supporting your academic and personal development. Find out more at the Leeds for Life website.
The Careers Centre and staff in your faculty provide a range of help and advice to help you plan your career and make well-informed decisions along the way, even after you graduate. Find out more at the Careers website.
Study abroad and work placements
Study Abroad
You can convert your 3-year degree into a 4-year study abroad degree by spending an additional year overseas, before returning to Leeds to complete your final year of study. You don't apply directly to this course, instead you can register your interest with us once you've enrolled on the 3-year degree.
To be eligible for Study Abroad you'll need to maintain a good average in your assessments in years 1 and 2 and, for some destinations, you may have to show you have the necessary language skills.
Find out more about Study Abroad.
Year in Industry
Leeds is one of the few geography departments in the UK to offer a year in industry scheme which allows you to extend your three-year programme to a four-year industrial degree. You don't have to decide to do a placement year before you start your course, you can register your interest with us once you've enrolled on the 3-year degree.
This is a fantastic opportunity to add value to your CV, experience the "real world" first-hand and, in many cases, be offered a permanent job with the placement company on graduating. With staff dedicated to helping you to secure a placement that is right for you, and by keeping in close contact with you throughout your placement year, we ensure you get the most out of your time with your chosen company.
Find out more about a Year in Industry.
Ask any of our students and they will tell you that taking part in field trips is one of the most enjoyable and memorable aspects of the geography programmes at Leeds.
We offer field work opportunities at each level of study and they provide a great opportunity to study a fascinating subject in contrasting environments away from the University. During field trips at levels 2 and 3 you will learn essential fieldwork and team working skills, transferable skills that will prove invaluable to your future career. Field trips are also a fantastic way to travel and see new places and to get to know your tutors and other students better.


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