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Lightroom 3 training - 3rd time is still a charm...
Ever go to a movie sequel with high expectations because the original was so good, but when it was over you left shaking your head?
The Kevin Kubota Lightroom training trilogy does not fall into this category, his is more like the Toy Story trilogy, where it builds beautifully on what came before it.
Over the weekend I watched Kevin's e:Class "Update Your Workflow with New Lightroom 3 Features" and as is his teaching style Kevin walks you through new features, tips, and tricks in an easy to follow, easy to understand method.
We have reviewed his previous Lightroom training DVD's in the past (Lightroom 1 here and Lightroom 2 here) and LOVED them both so the bar had been set pretty high and this Update Your Workflow e:Class measured up to it predecessors.
One of the things I like about Kevin is that he throws in some extremely useful information that is unrelated to Lightroom, but adds value to my life as a photographer.
Two examples:
1. He suggested that you put your name, telephone number, and (in big letters) "Reward if Found" on your memory cards. As soon as I heard it I sat up in my chair and thought (out loud) "Brilliant".
2. The file and folder structure (how he stores images on his hard drive) has been revised and improved. I have used his technique as part of my workflow since version 1 and in this latest offering Kevin shares with us what's new, different, and how it's setup so that it can easily (and should be) incorporated into your workflow.
The Update Your Workflow e:Class is just that, an update where Kevin demonstrates how to use the the important new features in Lightroom 3, it is NOT a complete Lightroom workflow instructional class from soup to nuts (more on that later).
The things you will learn are how to import your images with some of the new options available in Lightroom 3 that will speedup and automate your workflow.
You will see how to use the tethered capture feature in a photo booth scenario when shooting events that will increase your sales opportunities.
With so many of the new cameras allowing us to shoot with a higher ISO setting you will learn how to setup smart collections to separate and categorize your images based on their shot ISO so that you can then apply automated standardized noise reduction appropriate for the images ISO.
You will learn how to best use the Watermark tool and the secret you need to know if your watermark includes a graphic.
And there's more, much more, in this 1 hour and 15 minute download but I think you're getting the point.
Here's your choices - you can spend endless hours editing your clients images, struggling with features you are unfamiliar with (or miss them because they are unknown to you) or you can give your clients the best images possible photo while spending less time sitting in front of your computer (and more time watching Toy Story).
As I mentioned before this is an update for Lightroom 3, if you own the Kubota Lightroom 2 training DVD this is all you will need to get up to speed (and master) the new features in Lightroom 3 and it can be yours for just $39.
If you are starting from ground zero and really want to master Lightroom 3 you can get the complete workflow training DVD AND the Kubota Lightroom preset collection for just $99.
And if you own either the Lightroom 1 or the Lightroom 2 workflow DVD's you can upgrade to the Lightroom 3 Workflow DVD with presets for $49 and $39 (respectively).
6 comments:
- Top Rated Cameras said...
Wow. This is a very educational, informative and awesome post! :) I think I should give Lightroom 3 a try... :D
- November 9, 2010 at 12:29 AM
I've used the trial version of Lightroom 3, but I know that it just skims the surface of what the full program is capable of...wish it wasn't $300!!!
- November 10, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- Scott said...
If you or someone in your house is a student or a teacher you can get Lightroom 3 from Journey ED for just $89. The institutional version is $99.
Hope that helps.
- November 10, 2010 at 4:30 PM
Wow! Thanks!! That's an incredible deal! Much obliged...
- November 11, 2010 at 1:32 AM
- Jen M said...
Seems a bit weird that Kubota puts out a LR3 training but not all of their actions are compatible with LR3 (such as MagicSharp).
Does that keep the training from pushing their action products too much or is it still a bit heavy on advertising?
(I only ask because I've heard of trainings before from other companies that really push their action packs)
- November 15, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- Scott said...
I don't remember seeing any mention of their products as part of the training. I'm not saying there was no mention but if there was it was of so little significance that I don't remember it.
- November 15, 2010 at 9:13 AM


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The well-groomed slopes surrounding Ellicottville in western New York state attract many downhill skiers during the winter months, but the town of Ellicottville welcomes visitors throughout the year.
There are plenty of year-round activities in the historic town and at the Holiday Valley Mountain Resort & Conference Center, a picturesque resort. Holiday Valley has been a fixture in the community for 50 years.
The quaint streets of Ellicottville boast a number of boutiques, restaurants and a lovely full-service spa housed in a stately home. The Ellicottville Oasis Spa is owned by former Ontario resident Joanne Bennett Timkey. Besides the nine treatment areas, in the warmer months, the spa offers manicure and pedicure services on its front porch.
Ellicottville loves its festivals. This summer featured a music festival and the Rock 'n' Roll Weekend in September. The Fall Festival takes place Oct. 6 and 7.
Nearby activities include the Seneca Allegany Casino, run by the Seneca Nation, in the neighbouring community of Salamanca. The casino has a large showroom with Vegas-style entertainment.
Also in the vicinity are the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum and the Allegany State Park, the largest park in New York state. Family fun can be had at Griffis Sculpture Park, an eclectic outdoor art space surrounded by hiking trails, fields, forests and ponds.
You could spend days just having fun at Holiday Valley. Besides skiing in the winters, visitors can golf on the newly renovated 6,500-yard, par 70 Double Black Diamond Golf Course, checking out the driving range or taking a lesson at the Phil Ritson/Mel Sole Golf School with actual PGA teachers. Kids can participate in the Junior Golf Camp. Golfing and lodging packages are available.
Holiday Valley has three public pools, including a large swimming area near John Harvard's Brewery and Ale House. Daily pool rates or seasonal memberships are available. Holiday Valley has terrific hiking and biking trails, and mountain bikes are available for rent.
A trip to Holiday Valley isn't complete without spending some time at Sky High, which includes the Aerial Adventure Park. Promoted as a playground in the trees, Sky High features a series of platforms and bridges made of logs, ropes and other less identifiable objects. After testing your endurance and balance, take a thrill ride on the Mountain Coaster, where you get to control the speed of your car.
Once done, you really deserve to relax and kick up your feet at the adventure park's point of entrance, the Tannenbaum Lodge. This is a favourite spot for weddings.
If your Sky High adventure makes your muscles stiff, then stop by the resort's Falling Water Spa, a soothing spa decorated in warm hues. The spa is located in the Tamarack Club, where there's a healthy choice of esthetic and massage services to help you unwind, offered in seven treatment rooms, including two couples' rooms.
There are a number of options when it comes to staying in the area, including the Inn At Holiday Valley. Rooms at this slope-side inn come with a continental breakfast. Amenities include Wi-Fi, indoor/outdoor heated pool, sauna, hot tub and an in-room mini fridge.
The newest offering at Holiday Valley is the Tamarack Club, a fractional ownership offering just up the hill from the Inn. The luxurious club has 138 units, from full-service deluxe hotel rooms to spacious three-bedroom condominiums suites available to rent. There's a heated indoor/outdoor pool, two outdoor hot tubs, sauna, fitness centre, Wi-Fi and underground parking. The suites feature fireplaces, balconies and full kitchens. The standard hotel rooms boast efficiency kitchens. Holiday Valley Properties represents more than 200 privately owned rental accommodations throughout Ellicottville and offers a shuttle service to and from Holiday Valley's slopes.
If You Visit: For more information about Ellicottville, visit www.EllicottvilleNY.com or call 1-800-349-9099. Holiday Valley: www.holidayvalley.com, 716-699-2345; Falling Water Spa at Holiday Valley: 716-677-9700; Ellicottville Oasis Spa: 716-699-8996, www.ElllicottvilleOasis.com. For more information about Seneca Nation, visit www.senecanation.com.

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This story appears in the October 2002 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Don't expect the FTC to side with the Davids of the grocery business against the Goliaths yet. That was the message in a letter the FTC sent out in June rejecting a petition for changes in "slotting allowances" companies pay groceries for prime shelf placement.
"This response sends a chill up the spine of small manufacturers, whose ability to bring their products to consumers is being whittled away by the companies that control dominant shares of the marketplace," said Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO), ranking member of the Small Business Committee.
The FTC's William Cohen says the commission is currently performing a study of slotting allowances, and that may lead to future action.
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The IRS is delaying assessing FICA or FUTA taxes, or imposing federal income tax withholding, on income from the exercise of statutory stock options or from the sale of the stock itself. "Given the significant administrative changes required to implement the proposed withholding, a delay in the effective date is necessary," says Pam Olson, acting assistant secretary for tax policy. "Consequently, employers will not be required to implement the changes until at least two years after the regulations have been issued in final form."
Stephen Barlas is a freelance business reporter who covers the Washington beat for 15 magazines.


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Burlesque Costumes
Burlesque is not just about Nipple Tassels and Dita Von Tease
You've practiced your routine, your hair and makeup are perfect so when you step onto the stage all eyes will be on you but what about putting the wow factor into your burlesque clothing.
Swarovski and Preciosa crystals, aka Rhinestones, diamantes, stones and gems are the ideal choice to help you create that stunning burlesque outfit that will capture the audience's undivided attention and leave a sparkling impression.
It can be quite confusing choosing the suitable crystals, you will want to know which colour, which size, which brand, which shape, which method of application.
Here at Crystal Parade we often say that Swarovski are the Rolls Royce of crystals and Preciosa the BMW.
Swarovski crystals have 15 facets and Preciosa have 12 facets, they both sparkle on the stage, the Preciosa brand is approximately 30% less than Swarovski. We have supplied Preciosa crystals to many West End Musicals, Xfactor contestants, Royal Opera House and even Emerdale love a little bit of Preciosa sparkle. We many customers who have switched from Swarovski to Preciosa as their preferred choice.
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You will need to be sure your fabric can handle the heat, and that you have the right tools to apply the crystals. Hotfix crystals have a cold glue on the back of the crystal and when activated by heat the glue melts and the crystal can be applied to your chosen garment including your burlesque corset. There are different options for applying hotfix rhinestones, including heat press, continuous fusing press, stone setting machine, applicator gun or an ordinary iron. We recommend the Kandi Kane Hotfix Applicator Wand.
A good strong fabric glue is what is required when it comes to applying flatback no hotfix crystals to your dance and performance costumes. We would recommend you use our Gem Tac Glue, it is the best glue on the market place for applying crystals to fabric as well as many other items including shoes and accessories, even your microphone and props. Apply the Gem Tac to your surface and then using a crystal pick up tool, we offer the Crystal Katana or Jewellery Setter – these can be found in our tools and accessories section, touch the top of the crystal and place onto the bead of glue.
Beads and Sew on Stones
You may have heard the term beaded burlesque costumes. Beaded is another terminology for crystallized. If you are a fan of sewing then it is possible to embellish your burlesque costumes with beads and sew on stones. Beads have a hole which runs through the body of the crystal, beads are very popular for making jewellery designs including bracelets and necklaces. Sew on stones are flatbacked crystals with 2 holes either side to enable you to sew them onto your burlesque costumes.
The most popular size for a burlesque dancer costume is SS16 (4mm) and SS20 (5mm). The smaller SS10 would work well on your gloves, headpieces and the tops of your hold ups.
Once you've choosen your brand, Swarovski or Preciosa, Hotfix or No Hotfix, size and colour you can now think about how you are going to create your design using the crystals. The aim is for you and your costume to surprise your audience and make them sit up and take notice of your fabulous stage presence.
Planning is the key for the perfect costume, be sure you set aside time to create your perfect outfit, including your shoes, hold ups, corset, gloves, head piece and props, all of these items are screaming out for a touch of sparkle.
Don't forget to factor in time for trying on your costume and accessories and practice your routine to make sure everything is perfect, you are comfortable and that your costume stands up to the rigors of performing. If applied correctly, both no hotfix rhinestone and hotfix rhinestones will stay put but it is always best to check that everything stays nice and secure and this practice routine will give you the opportunity to fix and adjust any minor hitches ahead of stepping out on to the stage to give your sparkly performance.
Crystal Parade offer a colour matching service and we also provide samples free of charge. We also offer a wide range of fabric and burlesque ostrich feathers including our very popular 6 ply luxury ostrich feather boas.
If you have any questions on how to apply Swarovski and Preciosa crystals to your burlesque clothing please drop us a message to [email protected], we would be delighted to help you.


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Jonathan Caouette's "Tarnation'' — which got four stars and a 10-best slot from me in 2004 — was a groundbreaking autobiographical documentary, assembling home movies, photos, answering-machine tapes, pop songs and TV shows into a riveting collage of the filmmaker's harrowing life, including a schizophrenic mother, physical abuse and his own suicide attempts.
Caouette revisits the same themes and people with far less impact in "Walk Away Renee.'' This sequel weaves back and forth in time as it mostly focuses on Caouette moving his manic mother, Renee, in a truck cross-country from a group home that isn't working out in Houston to another institution much closer to his New York City home.
Things go wrong early on, as three months' worth of mood-stabilizing medications for Mom somehow go missing and no doctor is willing to write replacement prescriptions. Even when that's sorted out, doctors warn that lithium, the drug Caouette (who has aged quite visibly from all the stress) has long relied on to level Mom out, may eventually kill her.
The French-funded "Walk Away Renee'' is produced on a far more elaborate scale than "Tarnation,'' which Caouette assembled at a cost of $213.32 on his boyfriend's laptop computer. And that's mostly not a good thing.
The extra money has bought a professional crew for scripted sequences, in which Jonathan and his mother too often mug for the camera. There are also elaborate, "Tree of Life''-style effects for an ill-advised science-fiction subplot that further distances this follow-up from reality.


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Automation Helps Move To High-Volume Production
This tool manufacturer had to automate its processes after switching from low-volume special orders to high-volume production runs. Since implementing Tsudakoma tilting rotary tables along with robotics and a pallet conveyor, the shop has increased sales by 400 percent.
RFM opened its doors in 1978 and specialized in custom-designed indexable cutting tools manufactured specifically for the automotive industry. After steadily growing for 20 years, everything changed for the Brighton, Michigan-based shop. In 1998, Mitsubishi Materials USA took notice of RFM's tooling expertise and manufacturing capabilities and purchased the company. Following the acquisition, RFM had to move from manufacturing low-volume specials to high-volume production of indexable, multi-pocketed milling cutters, end mills and drills.
To accomplish this, the shop planned to expand its facility from 6,000 to 7,500 square feet; hire two additional CNC operators; upgrade its current equipment; and purchase new, state-of-the-art CNC machines. The first investment was to retrofit two existing Okuma VMCs with new Tsudakoma TRNCB-301 tilting rotary tables and TPC M-code controllers (distributed in North America by Koma Precision). The clamping torque and accuracy provided by the rotary tables ensured that the machines could meet tolerances. As production volumes increased, the company replaced its older VMCs with new Okuma models, which were also equipped with Tsudakoma tilting rotary tables.
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The additional 1,500 square feet of floor space quickly became occupied with the new machines. However, the new machines and the addition of a second shift still did not provide the extra production capacity the company had estimated. It became evident that stand-alone machines could not satisfy inventory demands. RFM and Mitsubishi Materials realized they needed productivity innovation to grow the business and supply an expanding world market. "The solution had to provide more with less," says Rudy Meffert, vice president and general manager of RFM.
RFM invited Gosiger Michigan, the regional Okuma distributor, to lend its expertise and provide input during the decision-making process. By the end of the meeting, Gosiger fully understood what the shop wanted to accomplish. The obvious solution was to automate RFM's production methods. The initial investment for automation approximately equaled the cost of another machining center, and the projected payback would be generated in less than 1 year.
In July 2007, Gosiger delivered an Okuma MB46VA; a Tsudakoma TN-200 tilting rotary table equipped with a hydraulic pullstud device; a Fanuc M16iB robot with six axes of articulation; a Fanuc R-J3iC controller; and a Gosiger automation system consisting of three pallets that accommodate 25 workpieces on a conveyor with a load/unload station.
In place for more than a year now, the new automation system has delivered the increased production capacity RFM needed. In addition to the daily capacity the system provides, the shop enjoys an average of 8 hours of unattended machining on nights and weekends. The system can also be expanded to meet any future production requirements. And according to Mr. Meffert, the robot forced the company's staff to improve their setup techniques.
Overall, the shop has increased production by 25 percent with the addition of the robotic system and no changes to its manufacturing staff. In addition, the company is better able to provide on-time delivery to its warehouse in Los Angeles. Since 2000, when RFM first began its productivity program with an investment in Tsudakoma rotary tables, sales have increased by 400 percent.
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The VP Club AGM has been called for Wednesday July 8th at 7.30pm.
The members only event is likely to feature the final discussion over the football club's announced takeover of the running of the VP Club, although it is not a specific point on the published agenda for the meeting.
Unlike previous AGM's there is no part of the meeting to elect new committee members, suggesting the football club intends to stick to it's announced plans.


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A problem was uncovered in a scenario where multiple EntityManager instances created from the same EntityManagerFactory, and each instance is initialized with a new instance of a LifecycleListener instance, i.e.
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When life cycle event occurs for a specific entity manager, all the listeners created under the emf are being invoked. The expected behavior is only the listener registered in the em from which the life cycle events are related should be called.


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Ruhrgebiet: from industrial region to cultural melting pot.
Formerly Germany's coal-mining region, the Ruhrgebiet forms one of the largest conurbations in Europe with 5 million residents and is now known for its diverse and vibrant cultural scene. Bochum, Dortmund, Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and many other towns and cities combine to form a fascinating urban area that is full of surprises.
Does the Ruhrgebiet lie on the Ruhr river? Yes, but although the former industrial region takes its name from the Ruhr river, which forms its southern border, you may be surprised to know that it is also traversed by the Emscher and Lippe rivers. Irrespective of the waterways flowing through them, all of the towns and cities have one thing in common: they have successfully achieved the transition from industry to culture. This change of role has been evident and permanent, both the new reality and a new identity, since the Ruhr region's year as European Capital of Culture 2010, in which not only the 'Big Five' – Duisburg, Oberhausen, Essen, Bochum and Dortmund – took part but also more than 50 other Ruhr towns and cities. Major international events, such as the Ruhrtriennale, the Ruhr Piano Festival and the Ruhr Theatre Festival, take place at venues across the region and feature some of the most exciting performances to be found on stages and in concert halls anywhere. Lying within a few kilometres of one another, the 20 museums in 15 towns and cities that make up the RuhrArtMuseums form the greatest concentration of modern art museums in the world. Yet they are only a few of the region's 200 or so museums. The oldest is the Museum of Art and Cultural History in Dortmund, which opened in 1883, while the biggest is the Folkwang Museum, which attracts around 800,000 visitors per year. This wealth of museums is part of something even more significant: the Ruhrgebiet's emergence as a new cultural region that respects, cherishes and preserves its vast industrial heritage. Today's Ruhrgebiet is characterised by 'Change through culture – culture through change', new arts venues in former industrial sites and a population who have taken to this new role with enthusiasm.
The blast furnaces, gasometers and winding towers are still standing, providing visible reminders of an industrial past. Although coal is no longer mined here, they still dominate the landscape of the Ruhrgebiet and serve as venues for theatre, music, painting, dance, performance and more. They can be explored along the Route of Industrial Heritage, a 400km circuit through the Ruhrgebiet that stretches from Duisburg to Hamm and Hagen and takes in 54 striking monuments to Germany's industrial past and present. One of the best examples, Duisburg-Nord Industrial Landscape Park, can be found in Duisburg itself. Here an industrial wasteland has been transformed into a multi-functional park with an entirely new perspective, featuring Europe's biggest man-made diving centre in the old gasometer, Alpine climbing gardens and many other things you would not normally expect to find in an industrial city. Neighbouring Oberhausen has rediscovered what was once its most famous landmark. Built in 1929, the gasometer between the Rhine-Herne Canal and the gigantic CentrO shopping and leisure complex was once used to store gas from the coking plant and is now one of Europe's most unusual cultural venues. Essen, which can be regarded as the main 'district' of the European Capital of Culture RUHR.2010, is home to the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex. This UNESCO World Heritage site is the quintessential symbol of the entire region's transformation. Not quite as spectacular but just as worthy of a visit is the Golden Madonna in Essen Cathedral's treasury. The earliest known full-relief figure of Mary in the world and one of the most important works of art from the early Middle Ages, it is both poignantly simple and breathtakingly beautiful. Objects of a more secular nature are displayed in the red dot design museum, the largest contemporary design exhibition in the world. Covering an area of more than 4,000 square metres, the museum presents around 1,000 design icons that have received the internationally coveted red dot design award.
Just a stone's throw away in Bochum is the Jahrhunderthalle (Centennial Hall), the main venue for the Ruhrtriennale. This early example of a modern, purely functional industrial building has come to symbolise the new Ruhrgebiet. Bochum's time as a city of smoking chimneys and glowing blast furnaces is illustrated at the German Mining Museum, the largest of its kind in the world. Every year, more than 400,000 visitors to the museum descend underground and then travel to the top of the winding tower, which offers fabulous views over Bochum and the Ruhr region at a height of 63 metres. And speaking of the Ruhrtriennale: this international arts festival in fact takes place annually. The name reflects the fact that a new artistic director is appointed every three years. Bochum once had more collieries than anywhere else in the Ruhr region but now has the most theatres. The party capital of the entire region, Bochum's 'Bermuda triangle' of bars and clubs offers an unforgettable night out. Another place to see the stars is the city's Zeiss Planetarium. Dortmund's skyline is dominated by an enormous 'U' that can be seen for miles around. Today 'Dortmund U', the former Dortmunder Union Brewery, is a centre for art, creativity and commerce. A nine-metre-high golden 'U' – the brewery's logo – crowns the tower of this high-rise building, where it has shone out over the city since 1962. Another source of pride and joy, the football club Borussia Dortmund, is located just a few kilometres away. And only a little further along, to the south-east of the city, are the headwaters of the Emscher river. Once considered the most polluted river in Germany, the Emscher is now being restored to nature. Huge amounts of time and effort are being spent on creating a pleasant new landscape here. Scheduled for completion in 2020, it will represent the new image of the Ruhrgebiet and its move from the past into the future while enjoying the present. There is just one more thing to say: you will love the modern Ruhrgebiet with its industrial tradition.


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Back in the 1980s, the US military realized that too much control over soldiers and sailors in combat and other stressful situations wasn't such a good thing. (I only know this because as a former leader of a Navy search-and-rescue team, my husband was involved in a number of these missions.) It turns out that being in action involves dozens of crucial decisions, which are far more successfully when made by those on the ground rather than by commanders in some far-away headquarters.
Consequently, the military started to give its personnel far greater latitude to deal with situations they faced. This change in U.S. "command and control" was captured in the movie "Heartbreak Ridge," as Gunnery Sgt. Highway (Clint Eastwood) trained his Marine platoon to "improvise, adapt, overcome" in difficult situations.
I'm often reminded of our military's transformation while working with advisory firms. One of the biggest challenges that we see owner-advisors facing these days is finding a management style that works. Like many small business owners, independent advisors often have a hard time giving up control—not only of what their employees are doing, but how they are doing their jobs. In smaller firms—with just the advisors and one or two staffers—that's not such a problem (although it isn't usually much fun for the employees in those situations, either). But as firms get larger, advisors who jab their fingers into every pie not only create growth-dragging turnover, they prevent their employees from providing the leverage that was the reason they were hired in the first place.
As it turns out, most employees face dozens of decisions during their working days, too. If they aren't trained and supported to make those decisions, they'll take them to the firm owner, who can end up spending more time on these low-level decisions rather than taking care of their clients and growing their firms. At that point, owner-advisors have become "supervisors": workers whose sole job is to oversee other workers. At the same time, they've relegated their employees to laborers, simply carrying out a stream of instructions issued by their supervisor.
Not only is firm growth limited solely by the work capacity of the advisor, but employee motivation and morale plummets, minimizing productivity and maximizing turnover.
In our work, we've found that a much more successful dynamic between firm owners and their employees is to empower those employees to take as much decision-making as possible off the owner's desk. In fact, we've come to realize that the success of most advisory firms largely depends on their employees' ability to make the vast majority of the decisions they face—and their ability to make them correctly.
Making this happen involves two steps: first, employees need to be trained and supported to make good decisions, and then owner-advisors have to change their mindset to let them do it.
Contrary to what you might think, training and supporting employees is the easy part. That's because most employees want to do a good job. So if you take the time to teach them what they need to know to do their jobs, and provide the tools they need (which these days mostly means up-to-date technology), you're almost there. The only thing missing is to let them learn to do their jobs their way.
That brings us to changing owner attitudes. As I said, most owner-advisors act like supervisors, and therefore become supervisors. The better choice—and it is a choice—is for owners to become what we call "resource leaders." Resource leaders provide the tools for employees to do their jobs with a high degree of independence. When an employee asks them a question, resource leaders don't simply give them the answer, they give them a resource to find the answer themselves: Go to this website, look in that book, call the Schwab rep or the tech consultants or ask one of the other employees. Or find the answer in the firm's processes and procedures manual (yes, to have productive, independent employees you need to have a P&P manual).
Perhaps most important, resource leaders let their employees learn their jobs, which means letting them make mistakes. Instead of being overly critical, good resource leaders use mistakes as learning opportunities: to learn a better way, to take responsibility and, yes, to correct their mistakes if necessary.
In fact, making mistakes is part of taking the initiative. Nobody is perfect, and few people who feel they have to be are successful.
Good business leaders realize that their success depends on the success of their employees. Successful owner-advisors give their employees the tools and the support they need to succeed: to empower them to make the right decisions on the front lines—to serve your clients and grow your firms.


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I've been working on my dough made with cake yeast and this is the best I've made so far. I like the micro leopard spots I get with it together with a more even browning around the spots similar to what I usually see in pies from Naples. The pizza was very tender and flavorful. 100% Caputo Pizzeria58% Water0.1% Cake yeast 2% SaltHand mixed/kneaded. Bulk for 2 hrs and balled for another 24 hrs at 65F.
Marlon. That margarita looks exceptional!
Beautiful.....May I ask which oven you baked it in?
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Marlon those look awesome. I really like that "micro" leoparding. What do you attribute that to?Scot
I would say perfect dough making skills and a balanced oven!John
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Marlon - we have the exact same mixing technique. It still amazes me how, after the second slap and fold session, how smooth the Caputo dough ball is. And how I have not used a mixer for NP pizza in ages. John
Marlon,One final question: after your 24 hour 65 degree ferment do you bring the dough balls to ambient temp? I.e. 74-78 degrees? If so for how long? I got a 1 lb chunk of Red Star CY on Thu and your recipe is like divine intervention! Surprised at the 58% hydration. Can't wait to try. My version will be with the Assistent mixer. I'll try and post a video. Watching the mixer is very addicting!John


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Newswise — TAMPA, Fla. – Women with ovarian and other gynecologic cancers live significantly longer when they receive care at hospitals that treat a large number of patients with these conditions, according to research on more than 850,000 women. The findings, based on information from the nation's largest cancer database, are being presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer in Tampa, Fla., March 22-25.
Women with cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal and vulvar cancer who were cared for at high-volume centers lived about a year longer than those cared for at low-volume centers, the study found. The number of women treated at high-volume centers steadily increased during the course of the 13-year study.
"This trend is good news for women. Although these data don't tell us why more women are being treated at high-volume centers, gynecologic cancer care is becoming increasingly complicated, and doctors may feel more comfortable referring patients to high-volume centers and specialists," said Jeff F. Lin, MD, lead author of the study and a physician in the division of gynecologic oncology at Magee-Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. "Based on this and other studies, we should be trying to steer even more patients to high-volume hospitals."
Dr. Lin said there are a number of possible reasons women treated at high-volume centers live longer, including better coordination of care, better access to clinical trials that offer the most cutting-edge therapy, and greater likelihood of being treated by gynecologic oncologists, who specialize in the treatment and management of female reproductive cancers.
Researchers retrieved data from the National Cancer Database (maintained by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and American Cancer Society), identifying 863,156 female reproductive cancer patients treated at 1,666 centers. Centers providing care were divided into four quartiles, from the highest-volume centers (those that care for nearly 300 gynecologic cancer patients a year) to the lowest-volume centers (those that care for fewer than 20 patients a year). The median overall survival was 122.7 months for all gynecologic cancer patients treated in the highest-volume hospitals and 110 months for those treated in the lowest-volume hospitals, a difference of more than a year (12.7 months).
The difference was even more pronounced for certain specific cancers that are rare or require complex management. For example, the median survival was 49.4 months for ovarian cancer patients treated at the highest-volume centers vs. 32.5 months for those treated at the lowest-volume centers, a nearly 17-month difference. Median survival was 72.2 months for vaginal cancer patients treated at the highest-volume centers vs. 38.1 months for those treated at the lowest-volume centers, a difference of nearly three years (34 months).
While the number of women treated yearly at each of the lowest-volume centers remained the same during the course of the study – about 18 per year – the number of women treated at high-volume centers steadily increased, particularly among those hospitals that treated the most patients. The average highest-volume hospital treated 188 patients a year in 1998 when the study began and 291 patients in 2011 when the study ended.
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When the founders of Palm Computing set out to create what would become history's hottest computer gadget, they didn't go it alone. Instead, they wrote detailed specifications for a hand-held electronic organizer called the Pilot--then they invited other companies to create parts of the product that eventually sold more than 1 million units in its first 18 months.
One company that contributed to the project was The Windward Group, a 75-person software developer in Los Gatos, California, that created desktop applications with a link to the Pilot. "We decomposed the system into chunks which we developed on their behalf," president Doug Engfer explains.
The system benefits both Palm and those who build the pieces and, in many cases, sell them independently, says Donna Dubinsky, president of Palm Computing, now a subsidiary of networking giant 3Com Corp. "The metaphor that springs to mind is the Russian Matreshka dolls, where each layer takes from the layer above and gives to it as well," she says.
The strategy is called modularity, and it's the up-and-coming thing in business, according to Carliss Baldwin, a Harvard Business School professor and co-author of the forthcoming book Design Rules: The Power of Modularity (MIT Press). The message of modularity, says Baldwin, is that "you don't have to do everything to be important."
Mark Henricks is an Austin, Texas, writer specializing in business topics.
Breaking It Down
Modularity is defined as building a complex product, service or process from many smaller pieces that can be created independently and then combined to make a whole. It's what allows computer hard-drive makers to build drives they know will work in any PC. At the same time, it enables PC makers to build their boxes, confident that hard-drive companies will supply the needed accessories.
Low-tech industries can also be modular; bedsheet makers cut cloth they're confident will fit standard mattresses. Even services can be modular, such as when an investment advisor farms out the mutual fund management portion of his or her services to a fund company.
Modern modularity started with innovations in project management in the 1960s, enabling IBM to design many versions of its System 360 mainframe computer, all using the same basic software and add-ons, such as printers. Previously, all computers needed their own special programs and peripherals, says Baldwin. The modularity of IBM's design allowed it to virtually take over the mainframe computer industry and made the 360 one of the most successful products ever, she says.
Many products are manufactured in modular fashion, of course. Car makers give parts specifications to suppliers, who come back with modules that can be assembled into an automobile. Modern modularity goes beyond manufacturing, however, and encompasses design as well. That means that parts suppliers not only produce pieces according to the manufacturers' specifications, but they also design new parts that will fit into and add to the overall design.
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Modularity helps firms deal more easily with rapid change, reduce the cost of innovation and cut the time it takes to improve designs, says Baldwin. Its strength lies in numbers.
For instance, there are more than 3,500 registered developers of Palm Pilot products and services. "It ranges from things like a chart of chords for the guitar to the Singapore subway map to real estate and medical market add-ons," Dubinsky says.
Many of these products would never have been developed if left to Palm Pilot's in-house team. "We couldn't possibly recreate the investment people are making in our product," says Dubinsky. "We couldn't create an organization fast enough, and we couldn't be creative enough."
To create a modular product, you must first thoroughly define it by developing a detailed architecture or interface specification, says Baldwin. One example is the specification Microsoft lays down for creating Windows software. Boundaries must be specific so you know what you are doing and what your module maker's terrain is, adds Baldwin.
Modular companies themselves, however, must be agile and adaptable, says Baldwin. That's because modularity calls for all kinds of joint ventures: outsourcing, flexible hiring, and other complex relationships between the architecture owners and the module creators.
And business owners adopting a modular strategy have to be ready to relinquish control when it comes to exactly what their module-makers create, adds Dubinsky. "I try to take the philosophy of letting a thousand flowers blossom," she explains, "because we don't know what the next big thing is going to be."
Modularity works in two directions, of course. Small companies can prosper greatly by creating a complex new architecture as Palm did. "You can wind up like Microsoft, sitting on top," says Baldwin.
Companies without such a big vision can still profit by becoming module makers. That's what hard-drive makers have done since the 1960s, and what Windward and many other firms are doing with the Palm Pilot.
If you want to be a module maker, your strategy should be to look at a large system and try to find a piece you can do better, Baldwin says. You have to be fast (to beat the competition) and precise (to ensure a good fit with the system) if you want to succeed.
Calculating Risks
Neither architects nor module makers are guaranteed an easy ride. IBM's modular System 360 let third-party makers of plug-compatible equipment flourish at its expense. The PC that IBM went on to create was later almost completely taken away from them by cheaper competitors who plugged into its highly modular design.
Module makers face the problem of rivals being better at their game than they are. "If you can be a substitute," warns Baldwin, "then somebody can be a substitute for you. So you should always be looking over your shoulder."
Modular strategies can go wrong from the beginning if the architect doesn't know enough about the details of the overall product, adds Baldwin. The flaw commonly shows up only at the end, when the pieces of the puzzle don't fit. "That's when you have cost overruns, time overruns and systems that don't work," she says.
The major cost of a modular strategy, accordingly, is in developing the knowledge about your product or service. You have to know not only how to make it work but how to tell other people how to build a wide variety of add-ons that will function together seamlessly. This can be costly, Baldwin warns. IBM's original 360 development effort ran far over budget, for example, and Palm had to be acquired by modem maker US Robotics, which was later bought by 3Com, in order to fund the manufacturing and marketing of the Pilot.
The Modular Era
Despite its risks and limitations, modularity may be the dominant strategy of the future simply because it's easier to do today. Joint ventures and outsourcing, both key to modularity, are widely accepted now, notes Baldwin. And modern information-processing technology simplifies the creation and management of the knowledge needed to specify and control modular architectures.
Most important, modularity will catch on because it must. The rapid pace of change long familiar in the computer industry is making itself felt in other industries as well. Since modularity is one of the best ways of coping with rapid change, says Baldwin, it may soon be that you're either modular or you're marginal.
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So, after I've given you a post-dated script DON'T FAX IT TO YOUR FREAKING PHARMACY WITHIN AN HOUR OF LEAVING MY OFFICE!!!
Now I've got the pharmacist calling, wondering if I'm demented and don't know the date (not an unreasonable thought). I'm pretty sure he doesn't think you have some sort of special time-traveling fax machine at home.
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Atmosphere reveal the tracklist and the release date for their forthcoming album, "Southsiders."
Atmosphere have dropped a leak or two over the past two years, including the most recent "Color In The Snow", but we haven't really seen much new music from the the rapper/producer duo since the release of Family Signs in 2011. Today we received the good news that they'll be dropping a new album in May, titled Southsiders.
In a press release for the album's announcement we received not only the release date and the tracklist, but a new single called "Bitter." The 15-song tracklist can be viewed below. The album is expected to drop on May 6th, and was recorded in south Minneapolis and Oakland, thus it serves as as shout out to their native neighborhoods.Â
Slug says the LP will be "a very detailed look at my life."
Who's excited? Listen to the new single below. Pre-order is currently available on iTunes.
01 : Camera Thief
02 : Arthurâs Song
03 : The World Might Not Live Through The Night
04 : Star Shaped Heart
05 : I Love You Like A Brother
06 : Southsiders
07 : Bitter
08 : Mrs. Interpret
09 : Fortunate
10 : Kanye West
11 : We Ainât Gonna Die Today
12 : My Lady Got Two Men
13 : Flicker
14 : January On Lake Street
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Kind wants to repeal medical device tax
Lawmakers from Wisconsin and Minnesota have introduced a bill to repeal a tax on medical devices that was passed as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare.
U.S. Reps. Ron Kind (D-Wis.) and Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) on Wednesday introduced the Protect Medical Innovation Act. It would repeal the 2.3 percent excise tax on medical device innovation that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2013.
"Repealing the medical device tax eliminates barriers to medical innovation, ensuring patients have access to life saving technologies and reduces the burden on tight R&D budgets, spurring job growth in the industry," said Kind in a statement.
Kind, from LaCrosse, voted in favor of the Affordable Care Act in 2010.
"The Affordable Care Act was an important step toward increasing access to affordable health care for all Americans," said Kind. "But it wasn't a perfect bill. In fact, when this specific measure came up in the House Ways and Means Committee, I opposed it. But, at the end of the day, I felt that it was important to pass a bill that works for individuals, families and businesses across Wisconsin and a bill that was fully paid for. The Affordable Care Act did that and reduces the deficit by $1.2 trillion over the next two decades.
"As we've seen the impact that this provision has had on jobs and access to innovative medical technologies, it's clear that repealing the tax is good for both patients and businesses," Kind said.
Wisconsin Republican U.S. Reps. Reid Ribble and Jim Sensenbrenner are co-sponsors of the bill to repeal the medical device tax. Sensenbrenner voted against the ACA in 2010. Ribble had not been elected to the House when the federal health care reform bill was passed.
Wisconsin and Minnesota are home to some well-known medical device companies.
Tom Gentile, the president and CEO of GE Healthcare, Wisconsin's best-known medical device maker, told "UpFront with Mike Gousha" in January that the new tax will cost GE tens of millions of dollars.
"We know that the tax is going to be there. It's going to behave more like an expense and just like any other expense, we'll manage it," Gentile said on the program.
GE Healthcare generally has been supportive of the ACA, Gentile said, but "we didn't agree with every provision. We had our chance to voice concerns, but that act is going to come into being."


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Solar halos and autumn leaves
I took a couple of photos flying over Poland a few weeks back and haven't had a chance to put them up until now. These are parhelic circles, and I've only seen these once before. If you're lucky they can wrap the whole sky, with a number of special nodes like these. Anyway, these were the shots I got from the plane, as we descended through the lower layers of cloud.
and a close up:
Heading back to the English garden with friends and colleagues yesterday afternoon the light was perfect and I got a few nice Autumnal shots:


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How to start your intensive revision for General Paper?
For JC students who are taking their A Level General Paper examination, they are in need of an intensive revision programme to better prepare themselves for their impending examination. In the development of the intensive revision for General Paper, they need to have the following considerations, so as to be thoroughly prepared before the examinations.
1) Material Preparation
Before commencing on the General Paper intensive revision, students need to undertake material preparation. It is crucial for students to organize their learning materials, so as to facilitate quick reference during their preparation phase. For example, students can sort their materials in separate files, such as notes, tutorial questions, essay questions and past examination papers. In addition, students need to develop concise notes and essay outlines in order to enable effective knowledge accumulation and content enrichment.
2) Scope of Study
Next, students need to create the scope of content for their study, so as to undergo adequate examination preparation in the study of General Paper. This means that students should identify and acknowledge the areas of examination in terms of the types of questions tested as well as the main concepts they need to explain. For A Level General Paper, students need to list out the content of various topics and technical knowledge for the various types of questions that can be tested during the examinations. The understanding of the areas of examination through this scope of study will aid students in knowing how much they need to prepare and how to improve their efficiency and effectiveness to prepare for the examination.
3) Consistent Practice
Students should also understand the importance of consistent practice during their intensive revision to improve their application of knowledge and assess their degree of understanding of the knowledge required. It is inadequate for students to read lecture notes and expect the acquired knowledge can be applied fluently and effectively during examinations. Contrary to conventional perceptions, students should spend more time attempting questions to enforce and integrate their conceptual understanding of various chapters and improve their technical skills to apply acquired knowledge to the context of the question.
For A Level General Paper, students need to practise writing questions of different types which have different requirements that will determine the appropriate type of essay structures. The trial practices of comprehension question will raise students' capabilities to understand and infer the passage better and derive the answer in an orderly and effective manner.
Practice makes perfect. Students have to train their capacity to adapt and apply to the question context. Practices will expose their weaknesses and knowledge gaps, which are essential in identifying the areas of improvement. Undeniably, it is an arduous learning process, especially at the initial stages of the intensive revision. However, consistent practice will enable students to eventually surmount this obstacle and ascend to higher levels of learning before excelling in their examinations.
4) Evaluation and Correction
Besides the previous considerations, evaluation and correction are essential steps in ensuring that students are achieving progress during their intensive revision for General Paper. For evaluation, students need to examine their work to identify the errors committed and the cause of their errors. Students also need to devise solutions to avoid committing such errors in subsequent examinations. For example, if students cannot complete their essays on time, they should practise writing faster. From this evaluation and correction, students will be able to derive their personalised approach on how to handle the questions during examination.
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Lastly, one must not ignore the value of inculcating mental resilience during the revision phase. Students are faced with high levels of stress during their study of A Level General Paper, particularly during the examinations. As the examinations can last as long as three hours, it is vital for students to imbue the tenacity within themselves by undertaking mock examination preparation or timed practices. Also, students need to be self-disciplined, meticulous and motivated in order to remain focused in the final goal of achieving sterling grades for the A Level examinations.
6) Conclusion
In sum, students must have an effective revision plan to study effectively. It requires a systematic and effective plan and students' determination and diligence to implement the revision plan. It will be a rewarding experience for the students as the intensive revision programme will make students better learners and thinkers to excel for their final examinations.
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For to this last question, the answer of course is nobody. At least, that is to state that none of the participating military forces were to prosper from the carnage. There is a strong case for recording that one specific person, or persons, was perhaps the ultimate winner of the whole sorry affair; but, even now, there is little clue as to their identity or to the reason for their imprisonment on Oubliette 2.
Of what little truth is known, it is certain at least that the conflict occurred a little over mid-way through the Orbital Wars. Each side was losing heavy numbers of military hardware and personnel, and each sought a 'quick-fix' to total victory with increasing desperation and urgency. So it was to be when multiple fleets of impressive size and number, the largest of which being the Kelvodian, Jatok, and [New Unified Terrans]?, but with many other races and credos represented similarly, emerged near the grim prison world of the Oubliette. The Kelvodian force is sometimes attributed with having arrived first, however, there is no fact to support this, only the historical basis of their then immense military omniscience. Indeed, little fact is known at all, for come the time that the battle was over, there were no survivors from those first arriving fleets.
It is known that terrible and vicious fighting broke out between the assembled forces, and that each immediately sent back urgent cries for reinforcement. Due to the Belated History Effect, many of these assisting parties did not arrive for as long as eight months later, with many more still only beginning the transit to the prison world. It is recorded that eleven months were to finally pass in total, before all forces could be informed of the battle's end.
As a consequence of this delay, the sizeable and intimidating initial forces were soon rubbed out, with only neighbouring, lesser hardware available to respond quickly to the calls for help. Some concerns were not so fortunate, and found themselves quickly annihilated, with no help coming for many days, weeks or even months to come. At the end of the first week, with many would-be aggressors finding themselves worn down through sheer numbers, only the Kelvodian and [New Unified Terran]? forces remained in any significant number.
In the meantime, the besieged Oubliette 2 lay at the centre, surrounded by such epic and wanton destruction, with no idea of who to trust, or why this was even happening. It had received only a few contrary reports from each side, with each demanding entrance and total cooperation, before several aggressors decided to simply scramble all communication to and from the world; a simple method of basic military espionage, now considered quite antiquated. Consequently, the decision was made within the Oubliette that until later otherwise proof, all harbouring forces were to be considered hostile. Presently, each side found itself soon under heavy assault from the bleak prison world, its weaponry designed for exactly this sort of threat; an aggressive force attempting the retrieval of an imprisoned superior or loved one was old news, familiar throughout history's vast halls.
Never had there previously been such an assault as this however. Throughout the struggle, each side repeatedly sent ships toward the gaping entrance of the Oubliette, only to come under fire from their watchful enemies, including the planet itself. It is said that the a surprisingly high percentage of casualties, came from a vessel being knocked off course from the maw, to instead crash into the protective Gaurron shields that surrounded the planet, impenetrable and vast.
Finally, in the last few days, one shuttle did successfully make it inside, hurtling daringly into the aperture of the prison world, and down onto the surface. Somewhat ironically, it was neither Kelvodian or of New United Terran design, the two largest remaining presences. In fact it was to be a Jatok craft, part of the small remaining Jatok contingent, that made the unlikely invasion. Always the cunning strategists, the Jatok had remained on the fringes, hoping to seize the opportunity in such a way, over-looked as they were.
This success was to yield no celebrations from that force, however, for the ship did not emerge again that day, nor for either of the following two cycles. Soon there came the nineteenth day of conflict, and each force was a severely depleted ensemble of barely functioning craft, crewed by demoralised and injured survivors. It would be over a week before any more ships were to arrive on any side. The Oubliette itself had been disarmed some days before, its weaponry not designed to repel such a massive and sustained barrage on all fronts.
To the great surprise of each remaining side, it was on this fourth day after entry that the penetrative shuttle finally re-emerged. Even the Jatok concern was to be shocked, for instead of returning, the shuttle sped away at an engine-damaging speed, fast and far away from it all. The fighting continued for two more days before each side wearily disengaged, embarrassed and angry at such an ultimately pointless encounter.
Who was the pilot of that shuttle? It is possible that several were aboard, possibly including some or all of the Jatok crew. Theories abound on this subject, ranging from the ubiquitous Alexander Ducant to other such intriguing characters of history. It is typically argued that whomever it was, it would have been someone of use to each side, be it politically or intellectually. Of course, this then presents the question of who first arrived at the planet, and more important, whose idea was it first?
Conventional scholarly wisdom would suggest that the plans of one side were somehow leaked. If so, then, how did so many different participants of the Orbital Wars all discover this secret? Given the massive numbers that were to participate, the huge numbers of important and high-ranking personnel that were to arrive and to largely all be eventually killed there, it seems illogical that such a plan would be so poorly hidden from spies and enemies. Clearly, if there was such a leak of information, then practically all the significant forces of the wars must all have gained this intel simultaneously, for so many to have arrived all together in the manner that they did.
One theory, popular amongst urban folklorists, holds that it was in fact the mysterious passenger(s) of the escaping Jatok shuttle that are responsible for the entire debacle. The idea that such an entity could have successfully sent word out, undetected by the highly paranoid security of the Oubliette, is hard to accept, however romantic such a notion. Still, this argument is hard to sway, when no real evidence has yet to appear to the contrary. I need not remind you that the second Oubliette was home to many of the worst criminal elements alive at the time, many of whom were easily capable of the most incredible, even improbable acts of villainous brilliance.
How ever the conflict started, its origins are lost to us, through records destroyed intentionally, or in the course of the wars. Details of the battle are a historians gold, even now resulting in a stir of excitement whenever some new light is shed (typically a forgery, alas). Nonetheless, it is certain that after this battle, each side was to find itself badly wounded by the loss of so many ships, so many key officials. It is thought that such a blow to each side was an expeditor in the ending of the wars. If so, then perhaps it was not all in vain after all.


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From 10 September 2012, the definition of regulated activity related to 'vulnerable adults' will change. The Department of Health has published information on the scope of regulated activity in relation to adults: link here: Regulated Activity (adults)
Regulated activities are the activities that the Independent Safeguarding Authority can bar people from doing. It is a criminal offence for a barred person to seek to work, or work in, activities from which they are barred. It is also a criminal offence for employers or voluntary organisations to knowingly employ a barred person in regulated activity.
Regulated Activity (adults) sets out the scope of the barring regime for adults from 10 September 2012. For people who work in these roles the Criminal Records Bureau can provide an Enhanced Criminal Records Certificate with information about whether the individual is barred from working in regulated activity.
Some of the changes were made by secondary legislation – links available here:
• The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/2112)
• The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2012 (SI 2012/2113)