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Functional literacy is the focal point of a good educational system. This study therefore X-rays functional literacy in the primary and Junior Secondary Schools in Imo State under universal basic education. The study reveals the meaning of functional literacy, the true situation on the ground, facilitator of functional literacy, indicators of functional literacy and recommendations. Questionnaire were used to establish the indicators of functional literacy. Also interview was used to find out the true situation regarding level of adequacy of the operation of the universal basic education in ImoState. The result of the study revealed that though the UBE in ImoState has been making effort in the area of the provision of infrastructure, a lot needed to be done for functional literacy to be realized.
Literacy is the ability to read and write and the ability to use language proficiently (Collins Concise dictionary). The word functional simply means to be practical. Functional literacy therefore is the practical ability to:-
Functional literacy helps in the realization of national goals which is the foundation and bases for the national policy on education. The National goals of Nigeria which can only be realized through functional literacy include to build.
Education is an instrument of change and also an instrument for national development, through fostering the worth and development of individuals. There is an urgent need for functional literacy for the promotion of a progressive and united Nigeria. Consequently the quality of instruction at the primary and junior secondary school levels have to be oriented towards inculcating values such as:-
The UNESCO and the UNDP for a long time have exerted their energy and resources to alarge extent in the reduction of illiteracy in the world, hence the Slogan "Literacy is a human right". In the 1980s "Education for all by the year 2000" re-assured Nigerians that illiteracy in Nigeria would be a thing of the past by the year 2000. In the period 1965-1974, the UNESCO and the UNDP pursued a project called "Experimental world literacy program" (EWLP) which aimed at promoting economic growth among the poor nations with emphasis on the literacy of the populace. Also the year 1990 was declared the "International Literacy year" followed by the "Decade for Literacy". Inspite of all the efforts made by individual nations, the UNESCO and the UNDP on the other hand, the rate of literacy in the world is depreciating. See table.
UNICEF Report (March 1990)
A functionally literate person therefore is one who possesses the level of literacy adequate for one to function normally and effectively in the society. Ansre (1976) asserted that any country which takes seriously, the need to deploy its human resources maximally cannot afford to do so on linguistic grounds. If the language or languages selected to be used for resource exploration and wealth acquisition are those mastered only by a small minority of the population, the under employment and the emergence of an exploiting and wealthy minority can be the only result expected. There is no way we can achieve maximum development without harnessing the literacy capacity of the youth. Unfortunately, most of our youth especially in the south-east avoid going to school. They prefer going to learn a trade and make a living through it. Surprisingly, the so called illiterate craft or trades men own most of the small-scale enterprises (SME) in Nigeria Nwachukwu (2006) emphasized that if the illiterate small scale industry operators will increase their productivity in terms of modifying their know-how, increase the rate and range of their services, give more job placement to our unemployed youths, accumulate capital and know-how to re-invest it into the economy, modernize their products and know where and how to market them here and outside Nigeria, we must give them literacy and numeracy. The "Asian Tigers" emerged a world legend in economic supremacy as a result of functional education and literacy (World Bank report 1995). It is a common observation that our youths of primary and Junior Secondary School, even Senior Secondary Schools and sometimes university student cannot speak and write correct and good English. The universal basic education has the responsibility of making sure that the literacy given to our pupils and student is functional.
2. Provision of free universal basic education for every Nigerian child of school going age.
3. The drastical reduction in the incidence of dropout from the formal school system through improved relevance, quality and efficiency.
4. Catering for the learning needs of young person who for one reason or the other have had to interrupt their schooling through appropriate forms of complementary approaches to the prevision and promotion of basic education.
5. To ensure the acquisition of the appropriate level of literacy, numeracy, manipulative, communicative and life–skill as well as the ethical, moral and civic values needed for laying a solid foundation for life-long learning.
The role of the federal ministry of education in the implementation of the UBE Scheme can not be over emphasized. The federal ministry of education is the Chief Matron and Midwife of the UBE scheme. The states and local government are accountable to her. The role of the federal ministry of education in the UBE Scheme include
1. To provide a legal framework in form of an enabling law stating the structure of the scheme and the role of other stakeholder
2. To provide adequate funding for the scheme.
3. To engage and adopt massive re-orientation and redirection and mobilization of the citizens about UBE.
4. To establish a powerful and effective commission to plan, supervise, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the scheme on a regular basis.
5. To provide adequate infrastructural facilities.
6. To take the issue of teachers welfare and salaries seriously. Lack of good remuneration, staff development and attractive, welfare package for teachers erode dedication and commitment of teacher.
7. To provide for data collection, analysis and dissemination of information
8. To provide the curricular, textbook and instructional materials.
The national policy on education (2004) specified that basic education shall be 9 years duration comprising of 6 years of primary education (lower basic) and 3 years of Junior Secondary education (upper basic). Also the policy stated that the education at this level shall be free and compulsory under the universal basic education program of the federal government. The policy also specified that skill acquisition at this level shall be by pre-vocational training which will introduce them to the world of technology. For our youths under the universal basic education to be functionally literate, they most be proficient in reading and writing, general knowledge, information and communication technology and saleable skill acquisition to make a living. The curriculum contact of the early secondary school was narrow, yet it met with the needs of those days. The graduates were functionally literate and could give meaning to their lives. In recent years the growth and development in information and communication technology has rendered the old system to some extent obsolete. For the present day student to be proficient and functionally literate they must undergo basic training in information and communication technology (ICT) especially computer education. Adamu (2006) noted that the Nigerian government has identified I.C.T as a venture that can help in the delivery of quality and functional education or literacy. He added that ICT will greatly improve the life of Nigerians. Galbreath (2000) noted that the prevalence and rapid development of information and communication technology (ICT) has transformed human society from the information technology age to the knowledge age. (Lopez 2003) added that ICT has significant impact on traditional school system, provided innovative opportunities for teaching and learning, and has also engendered advances in research on how people learn, thereby bringing remarkable changes in the structure of education. The International ICT literacy (2001) specified that cognition proficiency, technical proficiency and ICT proficiency are the fundamental set of skills and knowledge required to fully attain the proficiency needed in the use of ICT tools and resources.
Ighofovwe (2005) reiterated that the last 20 years has experienced great changes in the way of life as a result of explosion in information technology. He added that the people of the world are developing strategies on how to adapt to the new world information system.
Facilitators of functional literacy
A few interviews with the staff of the schools management board and the state universal basic education in Owerri revealed that all the facilitators above are inadequate in all the Junior secondary school. Which means a lot of work still needed to be done by the government of Imo State and the state universal basic education. Also the government has promised free universal basic education and free books, which means that books will be bought for the pupils or the students by the government. To what extent is it achieved? The real situation on ground is that books are not bought for the students. Most parents have relaxed and are not buying books for their children. Without relevant and approved text books, how can functional literacy be realized. It is like going to farm without farm implements.
The available classroom in the junior secondary school are inadequate, hence a single class that should be 25 to 30 students takes about 60 to 80 students. Some students stay outside the classroom, by the widow side. Most class rooms do not have window nor ceiling and in some cases the roofs are leaking. The classrooms are not comfortable for learning purposes.
Laboratories like the introductory technology laboratory and science laboratory are not existing. Coupled with the lack of technical teachers. Imo State has no department of technical education in the universities. Hence teachers of introductory technology are not being produced in the state this is the major reason for lack of technical Teachers in the state.
The teachers in primary and junior secondary school do not have adequate remuneration, regular payment and good welfare facilitate to encourage and motivate them to put in their best. Because, salary is not regular most teachers look for a second job or private practice to meet up with challenges of life.
Identification of Measures of Functional Literacy
From the percentage of respondents, it can be observed that all the indicators of functional literacy listed are important in assessing an individual's level of literacy. If we consider our performance in the place of work after our education in relation to the indicators of functional literacy, we can now be able to say if we are functionally literate or not. Also, we are now looking at the changes that has taken place in a person as a result of the education or training he has undergone.
Adamu A.U (2006)Information and Communication Technology: A challenge to educational development in Africa. Abuja. Conference paper. African Convention of Principals. August, 2006.
Ansre G.L(1976) National Development and language policy formation and implementation paper presented at the 21st West African language congress, University of Ife, Ile-Ife
Fafunwa, A.B.(1974): A History of Education in Nigeria, London: George Allen and Unwin
Federal Republic of Nigeria (2004) National Policy on Education. Yaba Lagos Nigeria: NERDC Press
Galbreath, J. (2000), Knowledge management technology in education: An Overview of Education Technology, 40 (5), 28-33.
International ICT Literacy Panel (2001) Digital transformation: Aframe work for ICT literacy. Retrieved 2005 htt://.www.est/org/media/test/information and communication technology litereacy/ictreport.paf.
Ignoforwe J. (2005).The place of information and communication technology in the administration of secondary schools in
Lopez, V. (2003) An exploration of the use of information technologies in the college classroom. College quarterly 6 (1) retrieved March 8th 2004 from http://www.collegequaterly.ca/2003-vol06-num01-fall/lopez.htm.
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Nwachukwu J. (2006) Functional Literacy and Adult Learning in Nigeria: Mother tongue is a Realistic
Olelewe, J. (2006) ICT and Functional Literacy, paper presented at the Regional Conference of the Reading Association of Nigeria, Abakiliki 15th -18th Nov.
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Sunday, 16 January 2011
New Year - new hobbies Nordic Knitting by Martin Storey
Get Your Knitting Needles Ready!
review by Maryom
For the last of my New year - new hobbies slot I want to include one of my Christmas presents - Nordic Knits by Martin Storey.
It comprises 25 projects all with a Scandinavian feel, ranging from simple ones such as coasters to fair isle socks full of patterning and turned heels. It's not a book for the absolute beginner with no knitting experience, but for anyone with a basic knowledge it should give you the confidence to try something a like unusual. There's a simple instruction section on how to work with two colours in fair isle and intarsia, and lots of easier projects to try before attempting something harder such as a waistcoat or fair isle patterned hot-water bottle cover. If you're still not convinced about working with 2 colours, there are also lace and cable patterned items to make.
The emphasis is on small projects -scarves, hats, socks, mittens, cushions or placemats - with a couple of waistcoats and a simple shrug. All of them things to get your fingers itching to knit.
The only slight criticism I would make is that it would have been nice to have seen some of the patterns knitted up in different colourways - it can be difficult to envisage the result of changing background colour from, say, red to green.
I just need to find some free time now and get started with some knitting!
Publisher - Rowan
Genre - Adult's Non-Fiction
Rather oddly I can't find a link for this at Amazon but it can be bought direct from Rowan
Labels: knitting, non-fiction
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I have knitted the stripey cushion and it is beutiful. Yes you can buy from Amazon.ReplyDelete
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Watch: Secretary of State Karen Bradley announces 'last chance' Northern Ireland talks - 'this is urgent'
- Secretary of State will update parliament on progress of Stormont talks by February 7
- Talks are 'urgent'
- Process will last 'weeks not months'
- Progress has been made
Secretary of State Karen Bradley has announced a fresh round of talks due to start next week aimed at breaking the political deadlock at Stormont saying it was the last chance to reach a deal.
She would not say if there was a deadline, or if she would tackle the issue of MLAs' pay - which has been recommended should be cut. However, she said Parliament would receive an update on progress by February 7.
- Stormont talks: Michelle O'Neill says Sinn Fein will enter 'time limited short intensive talks process' with two week time frame
The Northern Ireland Civil Service has said a budget needs to be tabled by the first week of February.
Karen Bradley and Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney announced a "short and intense" set of negotiations involving the parties and their governments at Stormont on Thursday.
Discussions between the DUP and Sinn Fein ended last October without agreement, with key points such as an Irish language act and legacy issues among the sticking points.
Mrs Bradley said the process is "urgent" and one last opportunity remains to reach agreement but "significant differences" preventing a deal can be overcome.
Both Mrs Bradley and Mr Coveney said they were focused on a positive outcome and were not contemplating an alternative.
Mrs Bradley said: "The gaps are narrow but there are significant differences to overcome. I believe it is possible to reach agreement. All of the parties have expressed their commitment to the restoration of the Executive."
She continued: "These will involve the five main parties, the UK Government and the Irish Government.
"Initially these talks will focus on gaining clarity and understanding on the progress made in the past seven months on a range of issues including formation of the Executive and what are known as legacy issues.
"Progress must be swift. It is clear Northern Ireland needs strong devolved government and political leadership.
"The people of Northern Ireland can't continue to have their public services suffer with the lack of an Executive and without ministers making the key policy and budget decisions.
"Without an Executive Northern Ireland's voice on critical issues will not be heard as strongly."
Mrs Bradley said she will be updating Parliament "no later than 7th of February on progress".
"My clear focus now is to see devolution restored, an Executive established and the progress that Northern Ireland has made over the past two decades continue and that is what I indent to do int he coming weeks," she said.
When asked if there was a deadline to the talks and if she would address MLAs' pay Mrs Bradley said: "Clearly there are some important legislative deadlines that need to be met.
"I think it's fair to say this is urgent."
Mr Coveney added: "We are talking about weeks rather than months. Pressure have been building for some months.
"We are very conscious of the time pressures here."
"There are a new set of pressures. There is a growing realisation that decisions made here need to be made by people who are elected here. Inputting into big big decisions taken elsewhere that will impact on Northern Ireland in the future."
Asked if there would be a different structure to this round of talks Mr Coveney said that the process does not need to be "redesigned".
"Many people underestimate the progress made in the past four or five months in particular.
"We don't need to redesign an entire process here to get agreement, we need focus and pressure and an understanding and context to allow the parties to work together to re-establish an Executive."
When asked what the options are if the new round of talks do not reach agreement - Mr Coveney said "all of our focus is on success not failure".
"There will be no focus on the alternatives to that."
Mrs Bradley added: "We are both optimistic and confident that we can get a devolved government back in place."
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By Javed Hafeez
The new government in Islamabad has vowed to attach priority to improving its relations with the neighbors. Considering the reality that an improvement in ties with India could take some time and relations with Afghanistan could remain wobbly in the near future, Pakistan is now focusing on Russia and Iran. This means regionalism is at the heart of the new foreign policy.
In this regional approach, Muslim nations like Saudi Arabia and Turkey are also hugely important. Recent Pakistani statements supportive of Turkey in its tariff tussle with the US and the Iranian nuclear deal underline this fresh approach. It is also apparent that foreign policy matters will now be conducted in a more transparent and less personalized manner.
It is possible that the Pakistani statement in support of the Iran nuclear deal may have irked Washington, which has decided to stop $300 million of aid for Islamabad's efforts against extremism. It is also pertinent to note that Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif was the first foreign dignitary to visit Islamabad after the assumption of power by the new government and personally greet Prime Minister Imran Khan. Is the US in a position to control Pakistani-Iranian relations? Before answering that, it is important to find out why Pakistan and Iran are important to each other.
Balochistan province is shared by the neighbors and this porous border has traditionally encountered problems with smuggling and security. The militant Jundullah threat has largely subsided, but incursions by Daesh into Iran and Pakistan are possible through Afghanistan. Both nations have crucial stakes in a tranquil Balochistan. This calls for effective and regular bilateral cooperation on border management.
Iran can play a role in a peace settlement for Afghanistan and, if both Tehran and Islamabad assume a cooperative stance, peace in Afghanistan could be more durable. Moreover, Iran could ensure that Pakistan's growing oil and gas requirements are met at reasonable prices and conditions.
For a politically isolated and economically sanctioned Iran, Pakistan is equally important. Its main friend in South Asia, India, has gravitated toward the US. Iran has few friends in the Muslim world today. There are unconfirmed reports that Tehran has offered oil to Pakistan, payment for which could be made in the Chinese currency. Gwadar, the port city of Pakistan, will be the linchpin of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. With its large deep sea port and a vast economic free zone, this city, barely 100 kilometers from the Iran border, would need effective security measures. As it is, the Gwadar of today gets its electricity from the Iranian grid. Over the years, both Pakistan and Iran have realized that a cooperative approach is far better than mutual disdain.
Could Washington become a spoiler here? For Pakistan, relations with the US remain important but, by squeezing assistance to Pakistan, the superpower seems to have lost some leverage. Moreover, its current arm-twisting tactics are more Afghanistan-specific. The US could put the brakes on to slow the speed with which Tehran wants co-operation with Pakistan, but it cannot bring it to a halt. For example, the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline may not become a reality any time soon, but it remains a goal for both countries; they are just waiting for an opportune moment to see it come to fruition. China is a major importer of Iranian oil and Pakistan is the most important route for it to reach Western China, where huge economic development projects are under way.
It is now clear that Pakistan will not fight America's war to allow its troops a face-saving exit from Afghanistan. It has, however, offered its offices for peace-making attempts. And Pakistan remains the most economical route for the US to supply its troops. At the moment, Pakistan feels very bitter about the shoddy treatment it has got from the world's only superpower, despite its tremendous sacrifices in the war on terror. As these lines are being penned, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Islamabad. This visit is aimed at sounding out the mood of the new government. It is no coincidence that the US foreign ministerial visit will be followed by a Chinese visit at the same level.
One means of leverage that Washington still has is to promise cash-strapped Pakistan its support at institutions like the International Monetary Fund. For Pakistan, its relations with the US are very important, but then no nation wants to be taken for granted. A prudent use of more carrots, rather than sticks, by the superpower could still salvage the recent deterioration. Washington could also place some speed breakers on the road to Pakistani-Iranian cooperation, but it is not in a position to place a stop sign.
(Javed Hafeez is a former Pakistani diplomat with much experience of the Middle East. He writes weekly columns in Pakistani and Gulf newspapers and appears regularly on satellite TV channels as a defense and political analyst. Twitter: @hafiz_javed)


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In short, we are made in His image to build or expand the kingdom He has entrusted to us. We do that first by being in relationship with each other… husband and wife, children, extended family and then friends of all kinds. (God's definition of marriage is and always will be one man to one woman.. and the supreme court of the USA is not God,… someone should remind them of that)
Made in His image means we have the power and authority to create or build. We can build His Kingdom or ours. He spoke the world into being and our words, too, have unimaginable power to build and plant or to tear down and destroy. Each day I speak the word of God over my world (family, ministry, country etc.). I have watched this kind of prayer and use of authority literally change my world! I continue to advance the kingdom of God by being in relationship with Him and through obedience to Him, which includes speaking things into being.
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This seems evident from our this week's Torah Reading. The description of the Yomim Tovim begins with the words, "Ele moadai Hashem … these are the appointed festivals of Hashem …." (Vayikra/Leviticus 23:4), and ends with the words, "And Moshe declared the appointed festivals of Hashem to the Children of Israel." (Vayikra/Leviticus 23:44) Sefiras ha Omer is included as an integral component of the Yomim Tovim. But these are also days of tragedy, beginning with the death of Rabbi Akiva's twenty-four thousand students, a catastrophe – described in the Gemora (Yevamos 62b) –almost impossible to fathom.
How we have survived the tzouris that has befallen us over the millennia is a story of miracle upon miracle upon miracle. The amazing thing is that we endure. And that brings us to L'ag B'omer, the thirty-third day of the Omer.
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"Can you imagine their burden on that day, the hot tears flowing as their feet walked out of that perfect world and passed the … angel guarding the entrance through which no man has ever returned? Can you imagine what rested upon their shoulders? Already then they must have felt the guilt of thousands of future generations of their own children, the accumulated pain which was to befall every individual who would ever exist in the future world. It would all come about as a result of their one 'tiny' error in Gan Eden. How could they bear it? How could anyone bear the responsibility for such untold suffering?
"The truly amazing thing is that they did bear it. Their greatness is shown perhaps more by the way they bore their exile than by their actions inside the Garden. Adam and Chava did not commit suicide. That same Adam and Chava – whose introduction to life outside the Garden included the murder of one son by another – walked onward through life. They did not give up! They lived to become the parents of yet another son, Seth, who carried the knowledge of G-d onward to the next generation and through whom the hope of the world was to survive."
Following the Destruction of the First and Second Temples, we did not commit national suicide. There appeared to be no hope. None! But we went onward. And the Torah Nation survives today. Following the Holocaust, we did not commit national suicide. We went onward. And the Torah Nation survives today.
Recently, those who study Daf Yomi began Seder Kodshim. There is something monumental in the fact that tens of thousands of Jews are studying these Tractates of the Gemora whose only focus is upon the laws governing the operation of the Bais Hamikdosh, the Holy Temple, which does not exist! This only makes sense if we know that it will exist again. We have to understand that this is where we are heading.
I was recently davening (praying) at the Kosel, the Western Wall. It struck me how utterly hard and impenetrable those huge stones appear. Can our prayer really penetrate such stone? Of course, our prayer is supposed to go upwards, but I am looking at those stones and they seem so hard. And then I realized: that is exactly the point! The stones are indeed impenetrable. We are on the wrong side! Hashem is going to take us soon to the other side!
We have to understand how vital it is that Hashem should bring the Bais Hamikdosh, the Holy Temple back to us. There is literally no other priority. Right now, Golus/Exile is as hard as those stones. We have to daven with intense concentration that our eyes should soon "behold Your return to Tzion in compassion." That is where we are going with Sefiras Ha Omer. We are going back to the Bais Hamikdosh, to the other side of the Wall.
Shavuos is the Day of King David. Think about his words. "The Builder of Yerushalayim is Hashem. He will gather in the outcasts of Israel. He is the Healer of the brokenhearted and the One Who binds their sorrows." (Tehillim 147) Is that not amazing? If we don't have the strength to rebuild Yerushalayim, Hashem will build it. Soon He is going to rescue us, because we are the Children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Soon He will bring "a redeemer to their children's children, for His Name's sake, with love." (Shemoneh Esreh)
We read in Megilas Rus that Boaz is sleeping on the threshing floor in the middle of the night. He awakens to find Rus lying at his feet. She explains why she has come. Boaz says: "And now my daughter, do not fear.… While it is true that I am a redeemer, there is also another redeemer closer than I. Stay the night. In the morning, if he will redeem you, fine! Let him redeem. But if he will not redeem you, then I will redeem you, Chai Hashem!"
Following are the words of the Ben Ish Chai: when Boaz speaks to Rus, it is as if G-d were speaking to the Children of Israel, saying, "Stay with me through the night. Stay close through the terrible darkness of Exile. The morning of Redemption is coming. If your own deeds and mitzvos – Ploni Almoni – can redeem you, well and good. But even if you lack the merit to save yourselves, I promise that I will save you!"
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1 stewing chicken
4 stalks celery, chopped
4 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
4 to 5 cans chicken broth
1 pkg. medium noodles
1 Tbsp. chopped parsley
Clean chicken and remove giblets from cavity. Cook chicken with salt and pepper (or Tony Chachere"s Creole seasoning) in a pot for 1 hour. Remove chicken and drain. Debone chicken and cut into bite-size chunks. Set aside. Sauté celery, carrots and onion in vegetable oil until soft. Add chicken broth and bring to boiling. Add noodles, parsley and chicken. Cook for 30 minutes. Serve when ready.
NOTE: You may add additional cans of chicken broth.
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text: Two Nicaraguan rebel leaders called off a planned attempt to defy a government ban and travel to Managua today to present a cease-fire proposal to Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo. In the face of President Daniel Ortega's continued refusal to let the Contras enter the country without first accepting a government amnesty offer, civilian leaders Alfonso Robelo and Azucena Ferrey canceled their plan. Instead, it was decided to send the proposal to Obando--who heads a panel set up to monitor compliance with a regional peace plan--through a messenger. The two Contra leaders reportedly had appealed to Ortega through an unidentified Latin head of state, but that request also was denied.


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Remodeling Your Storeby: Confilabs
When it comes to remodeling your store creativity honors both the customer and the sales staff resulting in increased sales. Retail experts say you should put a fresh look on your store every 2-3 years whether it's with a fresh coat of paint, new flooring or lighting and your store should have a full remodel every 4-6 years. Stores that haven't been renovated in 7 years or more fall into patterns and traps with the sale staff repeating the same merchandising habits again and again. But with a newly renovated store, staff can rethink the entire merchandising strategy of the store.
Renovating your store does more than transform the look and feel of the space. It boosts management's confidence in the future of the store. Employees take more pride in the look of the store. A store renovation increases your customers' confidence that the store is in business to stay and is growing and results in improved sales for your store.
However, remodeling a store isn't something a business owner can do alone. Though you may find yourself thinking you know how to design your store better than anyone else, you should consider that big retailers look to increase their sales at least 10% to 40% after a major remodel which is why they hire an expert. An increase in sales will more than pay for the cost of hiring an expert.
Professional architects will help you to focus on the brand you want to convey. The best time to revisit your brand and how you want it delivered to your customers is during a store renovation. From first impressions to traffic flow, lighting, materials used and size of fixtures, the message of your brand will have a direct impact on your store's sales.
Professional architects can also help you to make a list of what works and what doesn't work in your existing store. Taking time to list what you like and dislike about your existing store uncovers more information than you may think. Some businesses hire a facilitator to pull in key staff members for this exercise. While it's easy to focus on the negative, resist the temptation, taking a step back and looking at what does work as well. This exercise should start and end with things you and your staff like about your existing store. All staff should put themselves in the shoes of the customer. You should talk about the area of your store you hate to merchandise. It's also helpful to ask your regular customers what they think. Get everyone's input, including new employees who haven't been institutionalized. Taking photos of store areas and critiquing the images also aids this exercise.
What's many folks find most intimidating about a store remodel is how much space to allocate to each department. Be sure to use existing measurements of your store, sales forecasts and help from an expert or professional architect to determine how much space everything needs. The last thing you want for your newly renovated store is a cramped cash wrap area. If you find yourself getting impatient as you wait for drawings to come back from the architect, you can turn to Floorplanner.com for free web based software to brainstorm and dream about your newly renovated store's space.
Once you know the new layout, the right blend of materials can only be accomplished when you keep an eye on your brand and your budget. As a general rule, your newly renovated space should include one warm element or color, like wood or paint in earth tones, one cool color like greens or whites and two to three accent elements that carry throughout the store. Once the floors are installed, the painting is done, you're ready to move in and enjoy your newly renovated store.


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Pages Park, Parson's Close Recreation Ground and Vandyke Road Cemetery in Leighton Buzzard are some of the very best in the UK – and that's official.
The parks and cemetery are among a record-breaking 1,686 UK parks and green spaces that have receives a prestigious Green Flag Award – the mark of a quality park or green space.
The award, now celebrating its 20th year, recognises and rewards the best parks and green spaces across the country. A Green Flag flying overhead is a sign to the public that the space boasts the highest possible standards, is beautifully maintained and has excellent facilities.
Ian Haynes, the town council's head of grounds and environmental services, said: "We are absolutely delighted to receive three Green Flag Award from Keep Britain Tidy. This award recognises and highlights that people in Leighton Buzzard are benefitting from a green space of the very highest quality."
Although not run by the town council, locally Linslade Wood and Tiddenfoot Waterside Park also retained their Green Flag Community Awards.
International Green Flag Award scheme manager Paul Todd said: "We are delighted to be celebrating another record-breaking year for the Green Flag Award scheme, especially as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the awards.
"All the flags flying this year are a testament to the efforts of the thousands of men and women, both staff and volunteers, who work tirelessly to maintain the high standards demanded by the Green Flag Award."


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We have very few large trees in our backyard and apart from the lemon tree that Kim just planted we have no fruit trees in our backyard either. However all our neighbors have large trees, including the one to the bag who has a rather large plum tree. Its so large that nearly half of the tree hangs in our yard. The branches are so laden with plums that they droop and sag quite a bit (so much so that the BBQ had to be moved). The plums are now starting to ripen and yesterday we had our first harvest. They still need to ripen a bit, but a couple that I've had indicate that it will indeed be a tasty summer.
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H.R.3240 - To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor in the State of Texas as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System.108th Congress (2003-2004)
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Anthony Bourdain was in a "dark mood" in the days leading up to his suicide, his best friend and traveling companion told the famed chef's mother.
The 61-year-old host of CNN's Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown hanged himself in the bathroom of a room at Le Chambard hotel in Kaysersberg, a village in the Alsace region of France. There was no evidence of foul play in his death, a prosecutor said. Results of toxicology tests are pending.
Bourdain had traveled with his best friend and fellow chef Éric Ripert. Bourdain's mother, Gladys Bourdain, told The New York Times that Ripert had told her that "Tony had been in a dark mood these past couple of days," but that she had no idea why he might have decided to kill himself.
"He had everything. Success beyond his wildest dreams. Money beyond his wildest dreams," she said. "He is absolutely the last person in the world I would have ever dreamed would do something like this."
Bourdain and Ripert had separate rooms at Le Chambard hotel and had dined together many mornings and nights at its Winstub restaurant, one of its waiters, Maxime Voinson, told The New York Times. On Thursday night, hours before his body was found, Bourdain did not show up for dinner.
"Mr. Ripert thought it was strange," Voinson said. "We thought it was strange. Mr. Bourdain knew the chef, Monsieur Nasti; he knew the kitchen. Maybe he went out and ate somewhere else, we said, but we didn't think much of it." On Friday morning, Bourdain didn't show up for breakfast.
"His friend was waiting at breakfast, and waiting and waiting," Voinson said.
Hotel staff told the New York Times that Ripert tried to reach Bourdain on his cell phone, and that a receptionist then went to Bourdain's room, where he was found. Inside, the 61-year-old TV host had used the belt of his hotel bathrobe to hang himself in his bathroom. The hotel staff then called the local gendarmerie, whose officers arrived quickly and sealed Bourdain's hotel room. The newspaper said his body was taken out the backdoor to a morgue in Colmar, the nearest city. There were no other signs of violence to Bourdain's body, local prosecutor Christian de Rocquigny said Saturday.
"There is no element that makes us suspect that someone came into the room at any moment," the prosecutor added. De Rocquigny also noted that the suicide appeared to have been an "impulsive act."
Blood was drawn from the body, and results of screenings for drugs or other toxins will follow in coming days.
"This is solely to give the family more information about the motivations and the cause of death," de Rocquigny said of the screenings.
"We have no indication that he was consuming alcohol the days before his death or changed his behavior."
In the days leading to Bourdain's death, his colleagues and restaurant staff he met during his trip posted photos of him with them.
Two days before Bourdain's death, Parts Unknown camera operator and cinematographer Todd Liebler posted on Instagram a picture of him and colleagues biking with Bourdain on a road in Colmar. Bourdan and Ripert, who has appeared on the show a few times, rode a tandem bicycle together.
During their time in Colmar, Bourdain and his crew also visited the Wistub La Petite Venise restaurant. Three days before his death, chef Alexis Schonstein posted on Instagram a photo of the star with staff at the eatery, writing, "Very nice memory! Thank you!"
After Bourdain's death, Schonstein posted a photo of the chef dining at the restaurant, writing, "What a pleasure to have met you."
Four days before his death, he dined at French chef Julien Schroeder at his restaurant in Colmar. He ate a Choucroute Garnie dish, which contained sauerkraut, sausages and roasted ham.
Bourdain's last Instagram post is a photo of the meal, which he described as a "light lunch."
"He was always very cool and very agreeable," Schroeder told CNN. "You wouldn't have seen a problem. We had a chance to do a photo with them. There was no problem. They were very down to earth no fuss. We were very surprised when we heard the news."
"When they were shooting their segment, there was a table with two Americans," he continued. "They didn't even look at their menu. They said we're going to eat the same thing as Mr. Bourdain," Schroeder said.
In late May, Bourdain filmed a Parts Unknown episode in Hong Kong. It aired on June 3. His girlfriend Asia Argento directed it, while cinematographer Christopher Doyle also worked on it.
"It was the most intensely satisfying experience of my professional life and a show that I am giddily, ecstatically proud of," Bourdain wrote in The Hollywood Reporter's May 30 issue. "I plan to get a Du Kefeng tattoo, in the original Mandarin, as soon as possible. As you might have guessed, I already have an Asia Argento tattoo."
On May 30, Argento posted on Instagram a photo of Bourdain sitting on a ferry as they traveled to Kowloon. It was her last public photo of her beau before he died.
During their time in Hong Kong, Bourdain dined at and filmed a Parts Unknown segment at the Happy Paradise restaurant.
Chef May Chow posted a photo of the two on Instagram on the day of his death, writing, "To know that you were going to shoot our restaurant, felt like winning a lottery or a dream manifested. To meet you and to instantly know you are exactly how I thought you would be. A hero exploring the truth through food and travel."
Karen Reynolds, director of CNN PR and Bourdain's longtime publicist the show, told People that Bourdain acted "giddy" when she worked with him last week.
"He was effusive and happy about the Hong Kong episode—that was all he could talk about weeks leading up to it, how it was like a high water mark for him," she said. "He was so happy. I didn't talk to him this week but all I know was he was so happy last week. I mean giddy. He was texting me and emailing me, which he doesn't normally do, about publicity for episodes, but he was like, 'This is a high water mark, this is the best thing I've ever done.'"
"He was so excited to be working with Christopher Doyle," she said. "I saw nothing that would indicate what happened like why this would happen. We're just floored. A complete shock."
At CNN, people are "in complete shock" about Bourdain's death, a source told E! News. The insider said that in the weeks before his passing, Bourdain appeared to act "normal, upbeat and happy," but added, "He's usually an introvert so it wasn't unusual that he kept to himself."
"Nobody saw this coming," the source said.
n TV shows such as "No Reservations" and "Parts Unknown," chef Anthony Bourdain presented the image of an alpha male of the world.
Beneath the swagger and mischievous grin, however, loomed a history of lethally destructive behavior. Soon after his first marriage ended in 2005, as Bourdain related in his book "Medium Raw," he was "aimless and regularly suicidal" during a stretch in the Caribbean. He recounted getting drunk and stoned — "the kind of drunk where you've got to put a hand over one eye to see straight" — and said he would "peel out" in his 4×4 on his way back from nightly trips to the brothels.
His state of mind improved upon meeting a woman in London. At that point, wrote Bourdain, "my nightly attempts at suicide ended."
A self-acknowledged reformed addict of heroin and cocaine — "I would have robbed your medicine cabinet had I been invited to your house," he confessed in a 2013 Ask Me Anything session on Reddit — Bourdain was loved by those in the food world and beyond. "He taught us about food — but more importantly, about its ability to bring us together. To make us a little less afraid of the unknown," Barack Obama tweeted. The former president made a memorable appearance on "Parts Unknown," joining Bourdain for noodles and beer in a Hanoi restaurant with plastic stools.


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Can you recommend a snazzy Geneva hotel?
The Sunday Times opens its travel clinic on a daily basis to answer your holiday queries. Today: Swiss hotels
Email Sunday Times Travel with your travel queries
This year we want to spend a night in Geneva on our way to ski. Do you know of any good hotels – not an overpriced antique by the lake, or a frumpy guest house, but something more contemporary? Michael Lee, Portsmouth
A Sunday Times travel expert responds: There is super little group of six hotels in Geneva called Manotel (41 22 909 8181, www.manotel.com), all within half mile of the train station (where the airport trains arrive), and each with a modern and fresh feel to them.