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Microsoft shipped its first Freestyle beta kits this week. The kits include PCs equipped with Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1), Freestyle digital media software, a TV interface card, and a remote control. The Freestyle beta is something of an anomaly for Microsoft because of its hardware requirements, and representatives of the company's eHome Division, which is responsible for Freestyle, say that the initial limited beta will determine how future betas proceed. Freestyle won't ever be available for free download but could ship with Freestyle-oriented hardware packages—consisting of the TV card, remote control, and remote interface—in addition to new Freestyle-type PCs.
It turns out that Apple's latest ad campaign, in which former Windows users explain why they moved to the Mac, is less than honest. Contrary to comments made by CEO Steve Jobs last week, Apple solicited the ex-Windows users featured in the ads—the users didn't approach the company first. Furthermore, the participants were paid to be in the ads and will receive royalties each time their ad airs. I don't think any of this would be noteworthy if Jobs hadn't implied that the users approached Apple instead of the other way around.
Speaking of Apple, here's some good news for the company. Apple's QuickTime media player will soon see a dramatic uptick in usage, thanks to a Web statistics company's admission that it had erroneously miscounted QuickTime users. On July 1, the Nielsen//NetRatings service will release new market-share figures that will include an expected 200 percent to 400 percent jump for QuickTime. Unfortunately for Apple, even a change of that magnitude won't help it beat market leaders RealNetworks and Microsoft. In the mindshare battle, however, the revised statistics are a coup.
Microsoft Office XP and Microsoft Office 2000 users will want to head over to the Microsoft Web site and download the latest security patches for those products, which address recently discovered vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word (2000 and 2002 versions). The patches also incorporate all previous fixes.
A company called Burst.com has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, alleging that Microsoft's upcoming Windows Media technology (code-named Corona) uses misappropriated trade secrets. Furthermore, the suit alleges that Microsoft illegally convinced Burst.com's technology backers, including Intel, to stop supporting Burst.com. At issue is Burst.com's "faster than real time" technology, which largely overcomes streaming buffering problems by feeding more media data than the player requests. Corona uses a similar method to overcome buffering problems. However, Microsoft says that its Corona technology was developed in-house. I'm not quite sure what to make of this squabble, beyond a gut feeling that the two companies could indeed have developed a similar approach to overcoming a technical problem. But the coercion issue is another matter, especially given Microsoft's recent legal problems. Stay tuned.
This week, Microsoft delivered a minor upgrade to the Mac version of Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE). The upgrade takes advantage of Mac OS X's Quartz rendering technology to dramatically improve the quality and readability of onscreen text. Other Mac browsers, such as The Omni Group's OmniWeb and Opera Software's Opera, already support the feature and have used it to justify their cost. So let's see: Microsoft is adding to its free browser features that people pay for in other vendors' products. Where have we seen this strategy before?
This week, Microsoft and Verizon Wireless announced a deal that will bring MSN DSL service to Verizon's customers beginning next spring. According to the companies, the high-speed Internet service will use Verizon's data pipes and feature an MSN Web portal with exclusive content. MSN is also partnering with Verizon to bring MSN content to mobile phones, but the DSL deal, of course, is much bigger. Previously, MSN worked with Qwest Communications on DSL deployments, but Verizon is now MSN's number-one partner in that area.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) will unleash a new line of iPAQ Pocket PC devices next week. The new devices will feature more powerful processors and screens than the current units. However, to take advantage of the wealth of iPAQ-compatible hardware add-ons, the devices will retain the basic look and feel of the current units, which are sold under the Compaq name. The devices support transflective screens, similar to those on some Sony CLIE devices, that enable easier outdoor use. But they will also carry hefty price tags: The HP units will cost from $650 to $750. Yikes!
Sun Microsystems announced this week that it will provide its Sun ONE Application Server for free to users of Windows Server 2002. Sun hopes this move will eliminate the key advantage of Microsoft's application server, which comes free as part of Windows. Sun ONE Application Server works with Windows 2000 and Microsoft SQL Server and is compatible with various competing database servers.
In a curious move, given its otherwise stellar support of Linux, IBM is dropping support for the open-source solution from its line of ThinkPad laptops effective immediately. The decision to terminate support was purely financial, with IBM dropping funding for the project and laying off the people who worked in that group. Incidentally, in IBM-speak, this decision is referred to as a "resource action." Outside of IBM, we call it boneheaded.
ASP.NET coders will want to check out a cool new free development tool called Web Matrix, which includes a WYSIWYG development environment, Microsoft SQL Server management capabilities, and mobile-application creation features, all wrapped up in a tiny 1.2MB download of managed code goodness. I was at Microsoft this week for a technical workshop and learned that the company will use Web Matrix to test features intended for the next Visual Studio version. For more information, head over to the ASP.NET Web site.
What used to be Windows Update Corporate is now available as Software Update Services (SUS), a corporate solution for managing the download and installation of crucial security fixes on client computers. SUS consists of a server component that sits inside your corporate firewall and interacts with Windows Update to download crucial updates, which your local clients can then download from your server. Administrators can selectively approve content to be rolled out to desktops and manage how the SUS servers interoperate with Windows Update. For more information and the free download, visit the Microsoft Web site.
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Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for J.K. Rowling, bestselling author of the Harry Potter series and The Casual Vacancy.
Why a pseudonym? J.K. Rowling wanted to begin a new writing career in a new genre and to release her crime novels to a neutral audience, free of expectation or hype.
The first Robert Galbraith novel, The Cuckoo's Calling, was published in 2013 to critical acclaim from reviewers and fellow crime writers alike.
Although the author's true identity was unexpectedly revealed, J.K. Rowling continues to write the Cormoran Strike series under the name of Robert Galbraith to maintain the distinction from her other writing.
Two more books have been equally well received: The Silkworm (2014) and Career of Evil (2015).
The books have been adapted as a major new television series for BBC One, produced by Brontë Film and Television.
The fourth novel, Lethal White, is in the works.
Why have you chosen to write crime fiction?
I've always loved detective fiction, Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell, Margery Allingham and PD James, I love them all. Most of the Harry Potter stories are whodunits at heart (Order of the Phoenix is more of a why-did-he), but I wanted to try the real thing for a long time. I wanted to have a go at writing a contemporary whodunit, with a credible back story.
Was it always your idea to write under a pseudonym for these books?
Yes, I really wanted to go back to the beginning of a writing career in this new genre, to work without hype or expectation and to receive totally unvarnished feedback. I wanted it to be just about the writing. It was a fantastic experience and I only wish it could have gone on a little longer than it did. I was grateful at the time for all the feedback from publishers and readers, and for some great reviews. Being Robert Galbraith was all about the work, which is my favourite part of being a writer. Since my cover has been blown, I continue to write as Robert to keep the distinction from other writing and because I rather enjoy having another persona.
Why have you chosen to write these books as a man? Does it influence your writing in any way?
I certainly wanted to take my writing persona as far away as possible from me, so a male pseudonym seemed a good idea. It doesn't consciously change the way I write. I think I write differently, because it's a very different genre.
Why the name Robert Galbraith? Do you have anything to say to all those Robert Galbraiths out there?
I can only hope all the real Robert Galbraiths out there will be as forgiving as the real Harry Potters have been. I must say, I don't think their plight is quite as embarrassing.
I chose Robert because it is one of my favourite men's names, because Robert F Kennedy is my hero and because, mercifully, I hadn't used it for any of the characters in the Potter series or The Casual Vacancy.
Galbraith came about for a slightly odd reason. When I was a child, I really wanted to be called 'Ella Galbraith', and I've no idea why. I don't even know how I knew that the surname existed, because I can't remember ever meeting anyone with it. Be that as it may, the name had a fascination for me. I actually considered calling myself L A Galbraith for the Strike series, but for fairly obvious reasons decided that initials were a bad idea.
Odder still, there was a well-known economist called J K Galbraith, something I only remembered by the time it was far too late. I was completely paranoid that people might take this as a clue and land at my real identity, but thankfully nobody was looking that deeply at the author's name.
Why did you decide for the author to have a military background?
It was the easiest and most plausible reason for Robert to know how the Special Investigation Branch operates and investigates. Another reason for making him a military man working in the civilian security industry was to give him a solid excuse not to appear in public or provide a photograph.
Why have you chosen a private investigator as the lead character and why a war veteran and amputee?
As I said, I want to write classical whodunits with a modern twist. A Private Investigator is invited in to different worlds. It gives me a way of using life experiences and exploring those worlds in depth. I know a lot of people who have served in the armed forces and who have been kind enough to help with my research. I interviewed serving and ex-military people for as long as they would let me bother them. In fact, all my factual information came from military sources. One of these is from the SIB. So while Strike himself is entirely fictional, his career and the experiences he's had are based on factual accounts of real soldiers. Making Strike a war veteran is both very plausible and exciting novelistically. One of the reviews I treasured most (before Robert was unmasked) said that my hero faced his situation 'with resolve, instead of clichéd self-destruction.' I gave Strike many of the qualities of the military people to whom I am closest: strength of character, black humour, resilience and ingenuity. Making him an amputee added another dimension, allowing me to show the day to day reality of living with a disability, which many war veterans are having to face these days. It's something I personally witnessed with my mother, who had MS.
Why are the Strike novels set in London? Why not Edinburgh, where you live?
I love Edinburgh and the city makes a stunning and tempting backdrop for crime fiction, but I felt that there were enough compelling literary detectives pounding its streets already. Both my parents were Londoners and I spent a lot of time there during my childhood and teens, visiting relatives. I lived there in my twenties and still love the place. You could write about London all your life and not exhaust the plots, settings or history.
Can you tell us a bit more about Strike. Why did you choose to make him the
character he is?
Strike was a very vivid character who came to me, in the best way, he just walked into my head. His surname came from a real (but deceased) man mentioned in a slim book about Cornwall.
Apart from being an ex-military policeman, my hero is the illegitimate son of a very famous man whom he has only met twice. He's damaged in certain ways, due to an upbringing that's quite unusual. Strike gives me a way to talk in an objective, de-personalised way about the oddities that come with fame. While in the army, Strike had the anonymity he craved; now that he has left, he runs into people who make a lot of assumptions about him based purely on his parentage. He's a complex character because he's rooted in the military and partly in the louche world that a lot of people would like to enter without really understanding how damaging that world can be. He is unique as I think every detective should be, but he's rightly conforming to the rules of detective fiction that make detective fiction fair for the reader.
And then there is Robin, Strike's assistant. Their relationship is intriguing. Can you tell us a bit more about her?
I think Robin is the most purely loveable character I've ever written. She is in deliberate contrast to Strike. She questions what they do a little more than he does and has a more emotional response to the cases. You need that foil for Strike, because he does keep things in his head much more. Unwillingly, really, he's being broken open by this friendship. Robin initially finds Strike rather unattractive and unsympathetic, but soon starts to admire his work ethic and intelligence. Meanwhile Strike, aware of his susceptibility as a newly single and isolated man, is determined not to become over-fond or reliant on this helpful and undeniably sexy girl.
They are both carrying a lot of secrets when they meet, which weigh them down and they're both close-lipped about what the central traumas of their lives have been. Over the course of the books they start to open up to each other. It's a relationship for Strike, with Robin, unlike any he's had before.
The dynamic between them is I think the thing that keeps people reading and it's certainly the thing that keeps me writing.
What is your process of writing these novels and is it different to how you write your
other work?
I often start with a kernel of an idea then work out how to get there. I plan and research a lot and know far more about the characters than actually ends up ever appearing in the books. It is how I have always worked. The last Strike novel, Career of Evil, involved an insane amount of planning, the most I have done for any book I have written so far. I have colour-coded spreadsheets so I can keep a track of where I am going. It was the same for the Harry Potter novels. Generally I am quite disciplined in my writing and do try to have a set working day, but I don't set myself targets of number of words to achieve. Sometimes I consider I have had a good day if I have deleted a lot of words or have simply done plenty of thinking. And I never write the title page until the book is finished.
With three books now published in the series, do you have a favourite?
I have loved writing all the books so far, but I think the latest, Career of Evil, has to be my favourite. It was an incredible amount of work, but I thoroughly enjoyed developing the plot, whilst giving the reader a little more about Strike and Robin. It was fun too weaving in the great lyrics of Blue Oyster Cult.
Why have the books been adapted for TV instead of film? How involved have you been
in this?
The storylines just seem to suit TV more than film. There's something about detectives on TV, they just work so well. I had input on the storyline, casting and adaptation, because of what I have planned in the future for the characters, but other than that I left it to the great team of experts who have made it all happen. .
It has been reported that you have seven Cormoran Strike novels planned. Is this correct? And when is the next one?
It's not, there are actually more than that. The beauty of writing these types of novels is that they each have their own discrete story, so the series is pretty open ended. It will run for as long as I have stories to tell. I am currently writing the fourth, Lethal White, but there is no fixed date for it to be published yet.


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A simple device resembling a walking stick could soon be helping small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa to apply fertilisers to their crops and improve efficiency of their work.
The fertiliser applicator was developed as part of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation organised by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering and is currently undergoing tests at the University of Zambia in preparation for its market launch.
"I developed this technology out of my personal experience of the difficulties that small scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa face," said Musenga Silwawa, a part-time farmer and researcher at Zambia's Agriculture Research Institute.
"The farmers there don't have any appropriate technology. They rely 100 per cent on manual, physical labour. They don't have tools designed for farming activities."
Applying a fertiliser, for example, would normally take three people, going from one plant to another. The first opens a hole next to the plant, the second applies the fertiliser using only his hand and the third closes the hole.
"It's not calibrated, it's inconsistent, it's wasteful and that's how I came up with the technology," Silwawa explained.
Silwawa's design, a runner up in the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, consists of a backpack with the fertiliser, a simple transfer tube and a handheld walking-stick-like applicator. The device allows one person to do what three were doing previously.
"All the mechanism, the springs and valves and the calibration mechanism, is at the base of the handheld implement," Silwawa described. "It's activated by the effort of the hand, it requires minimum effort because the spring modes and the design helps with the placement of the fertiliser into the soil."
According to data gathered by Silwawa, the device could reduce labour by up to 70 per cent.
Before entering the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, Silwawa spent five years developing the concept.
The biggest constraint, he said, was to keep the cost of the device low. Most of the target customers are very poor and wouldn't be able to afford costly equipment. The researcher said the cost of the applicator would be about as high as that of one bag of fertiliser – between £22 and £25.
"These people are very price-sensitive, they are very conservative when it comes to changing their production techniques, it takes a bit of time to convince them," Silwawa remarked.
To keep the cost down, the device is made mostly of locally sourced PVC.
The device has already raised interest at international fairs in Africa and Silwawa believes that it will indeed be a success.


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The origins of F & P Wholesale date back to the 1960's, originally called Lea Heating Builders Merchants. The company bought a number of individual merchants over a 30 year period including R Ronaldsons & Co in 1971 before being sold to Tricom in 1999 for Ł4.5 million, becoming Tricom Supplies.
F & P, originally Lea Heating Builders Merchant, dates back to the 1960's.
The Business acquired several independent merchants, including R Ronaldsons & Co in 1971.
The Company took the name Tricom Supplies after the Tricom acquisition in 1999 for Ł4.5 million.
The purchase of Fry and Pollard lead to Tricom Supplies trading under both Company names for a period of time.
2003 saw the BSS Group Plc acquistion where the Company become known as F & P Wholesale.
F & P remained a stand alone business and continued as one of the largest secondary distributors with a independent 'light side' merchant customer based of 2,300.
In 2010 came the Travis Perkins Group acquistion of the BSS Group Plc
July 2011 saw the exciting move of Connections and F & P join forces to be able to provide a full solution for the customer base - Plumbing, Heating, Bathrooms & Fittings.
Primaflow Ltd joins F & P Wholesale to become the largest distributor of materials for plumbing and heating systems.


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This week, the Cartoonists' Forum Competition asked for something using the given caption "Of course you know this means war."
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Author Notes: These little flying saucers are great vessels for some sweet, buttery sausage stuffing. —Just Me and The Clams
Serves: 2
tablespoons butter
pounds pattypan squash
pound sweet Italian sausage
cloves minced garlic
tablespoon chopped parsley
cups bread cubed into 1/2 inch pieces (french bread works well)
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Remove the stems of the squash. Then hollow them out. I recommend cutting a circle around the top, and then using a spoon to scrape the middle out. Try to save as much of the meat as you can, removing the handful of seeds in the middle. Chop squash that you saved and set aside.
- If your sausage is in links, cut it open and remove the skin. Add the butter to a large pan on medium heat. Add the sausage and break it apart as it cooks.
- After a minute, add the squash, parsley, and garlic.
- After another 2 minutes, add the bread and stir thoroughly to get the grease all over the chunks of bread. Your sausage should not be cooked all the way through; it still has plenty of time in the oven!
- Stuff the squash shells with the stuffing and place them in a rimmed pan. If it doesn't all fit, you can add the extra to the pan too. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until the squash is soft and the sausage is cooked through.
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Katharine McPhee to Star in Feature FilmMatt Richenthal at . Comments
Chris Daughtry is proving that you don't need to finish first to be an American Idol success story.
Katharine McPhee is now doing the same.
Last year's fifth-season runner-up is set to star in The Last Caller, a "dark romantic comedy" that's scheduled to begin filming in and around New York in the fall, The Hollywood Reporter reported Tuesday. McPhee will reportedly play a self-obsessed woman in-search of love and the hope of finding herself in the "coming-of-age" independent film.
Last August, the singer was being considered for a film version of Wonder Woman, but she discredited those reports shortly thereafter, claiming the prospects for a Wonder Woman movie weren't very good.
However, the second-place finisher to Taylor Hicks has apparently found the right role with The Last Caller, which was written by Michael Albanese.
"[The role] is definitely a little darker than me," McPhee said, adding that she won't be required to sing for the film.
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University & Faculty Councils and Programme Committees
The University Council and faculty councils are democratically elected co-participation bodies that represent both the students and staff of the university and its faculties. Co-participation also takes place at departmental level through programme committees.
The role of the University Council is to critically observe and advise the Executive Board and, when applicable, to assist the board with important decisions. The powers of the University Council are laid down in the Higher Education and Research Act (WHW) and the University Council Regulations (both only available in Dutch).
The Leiden Model
The 'Leiden' co-participation model is typified by the importance attributed to the opinion of the University Council in all matters, regardless of the council's formal authority in that area. A great effort is always made to reach a consensus.
Rights of the University Council
Right of consent
The Executive Board must always obtain the consent of the University Council in decisions concerning:
- the institutional plan
- the design of quality assurance systems
- the main points of the budget
Advisory rights
The Executive Board requests advice from the University Council in all decisions concerning:
- the status of the university and the smooth running of university affairs
- policies relating to the establishment of private companies and holding companies
- models for Course and Examination Regulations (OER in Dutch)
Right of initiative
In addition to the above-mentioned 'reactive' tasks carried out in response to proposed decisions by the Executive Board, the University Council also has the right to bring matters to the attention of the Board on its own initiative. This occurs on a regular basis.
The agenda, dates and minutes of University Council meetings and University Council Executive Board meetings can be found in the organisational structure.
Members of the University Council
The University Council presently comprises sixteen members, eight of whom are staff delegates and eight of whom are student delegates. The council is supported in its work by a registrar and chairperson.
For more information on the members of the University Council please see the organisational structure.
Playing a role in co-participation
Would you like to play an active role in co-participation at Leiden University? Read more about student participation in co-participation bodies at the university.
University Council committees
To help in the preparation of dossiers for large and/or time-consuming issues the University Council has set up three committees: Personnel, Student Affairs and Internationalisation; Education and Research; and Finances & Housing. Each council member takes a seat on one of these committees.
Each committee has a chairperson who has been selected by the University Council. The chairperson is responsible for leading meetings, drawing up the committee's advice to the Executive Board and developing procedures for certain dossiers, in collaboration with the Executive Board' chairperson and registrar. The chairperson also maintains contact with students and staff and acts as spokesperson during consultation meetings with the Executive Board.
Committee for Personnel, Student Affairs and Internationalisation (PS&I)
The PS&I committee is responsible for preparing dossiers concerning the position of personnel and students at Leiden University, as well as developments in the area of internationalisation.
Committee for Education and Research (E&R)
The E&R committee is responsible for preparing dossiers concerning education and research in the broad sense of the words. This encompasses academic achievement, the study programmes offered, policies on research and educational quality, excellence programmes, profile areas and other related topics.
Committee for Finances & Housing (F&H)
This committee is responsible for preparing managerial financial reports, the university budget, the framework memorandum and dossiers concerning real estate and housing.
For information on the composition of the University Council please see our organisational structure.
Faculty of Archaeology student participation
The Faculty of Archaeology has various councils and committees that advise and decide on all the issues involving the Faculty.
The education programme and its content is one of these matters. Consultations are held at various levels about how the programme can be evaluated and subsequently improved. The Faculty feels that it is important that issues affecting students are also clarified at management level.
Many students are not currently aware that any 'complaints' they have about the education programme can actually be turned into improvements. For this purpose, the faculty has so-called participation bodies. These bodies have student representatives who contribute to education-related issues.
In order to know what is going on, students must provide these student representatives with information. Below, we will briefly explain how students can make their comments and any complaints about the education programme known to these representatives
Education Committee (opleidingscommissie)
The Faculty of Archaeology has one Education Committee.
The programme committee represents the interests of the students. It advises the Faculty Board about all aspects of the studies, e.g. programmes, timetables, study load, etc. The committee works on the quality assurance system of the faculty's programmes. Half of the members of the committee are students. The directors of the Undergraduate School and Graduate School are also members.
Staff members:
- dr. ir. M.J. Driessen
- dr. M.H. Field
- mw dr. J.J. Stöger
- vacature
- I. van den Brink
- R.G. Granleese
- Y.J. Beets
- C. den Engelsman
Meeting dates
- Tuesday January 31, 17.00h
- Tuesday February 28, 17.00h
- Tuesday March 28, 17.00h
- Tuesday May 2, 17.00h
- Tuesday May 30, 17.00h
See for more information the Education Committee's website.
Faculty council
The Faculty Council is the main consultation and advisory body within the Faculty of Archaeology and plays an intermediary role between different segments of the organization of the Faculty. The Council has rights of approval and advice on a variety of issues concerning the Faculty. Its members also act as representatives for students and staff as well as providing critical feedback on policies and decisions from the Faculty and University Board. Do you have an idea or suggestion to improve our faculty? Or do you have a complaint and are you unsure who to approach? Please do not hesitate to contact one of the members of the Faculty Council!
The Faculty Council consists of six members of the faculty: three staff members (including research, support and managerial staff), and three students. The staff representatives are elected for two years, students for one year.
- Bas van de Weerd (advisor)
- Janine van Noorden
- Fenno Noij
There is also a student representative in the faculty board, where all the decisions are finally taken: the assessor. The assessor is responsible for ensuring that the voice of the students is heard in the board meetings. He/she does this in consultation with various bodies, including the OLC and FR, as well as with assessors from the other faculties (LAssO), study association L.A.S. Terra and of course the students themselves.
If a student has any questions/complaints/comments about the programme or the faculty in general and does not receive a response from the OLC or the FR, the student can contact the assessor.
The assessor is also available for urgent issues: in contrast to the OLC and FR, which may only meet once a month, the assessor has weekly consultations and can therefore often take action faster.
Stefan Weijgertse
Van Steenis building
Room 2.13
Surveys and Cohort evaluations
Besides students approaching the above people directly, the OLC and the assessor also seek information from students relating to the education programme. The surveys which most students will be aware of are an important tool in this respect. The OLC receives these surveys and evaluates them, after which it advises the lecturer concerned.
Furthermore, at the end of each term, cohort evaluations are organised during which student representatives consult all the students from a particular study year to evaluate the education from the last 2 blocks.
The results are used to plan the next academic year. The results from the surveys and consequent action points are also discussed during the cohort evaluations.
In order to get a good impression of the students' opinion, it is important that the surveys are completed seriously and by all students. If this does not happen, a distorted picture of the general opinion is created and the results cannot be used. The same applies to attendance at the cohort evaluations.


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In the grip of a low pay epidemic
The Work Foundation recently published its final report on the prospects for workers earning less than £15,000 a year.
Readers of the study can only be appalled that low pay now affects a staggering 5.1 million employees (21 per cent of the UK workforce) and that over a quarter of these workers will remain stuck in low pay for over a decade.
When the National Minimum Wage (NMW) was brought-in in 1999, it was one of the most significant planks of Labour policy. But the current Tory-led regime has failed to give it the status it deserves. Serial offenders have been left to get away with NMW non-compliance and the government has chosen to severely under resource the teams who enforce it.
The scale of the UK's low wage epidemic is a deliberate product of this government's anti-worker agenda. The mantra that employment prospects are looking up appears shaky when you consider the detail. The reduction in unemployment has been fuelled by a rapid increase in the number of people identifying as "self-employed", while many others have been forced into part-time and zero hours work where they had previously worked full-time.
Serious wage deflation means that increasing numbers are being pushed to take low-paid work that is near-impossible to survive on, with many workers having to begrudgingly seek the help of the state benefits system – not to mention food banks – to keep their families fed, clothed and housed.
The Work Foundation's report makes worthwhile recommendations for how the UK can pursue a fairer wage distribution and begin the fight back against Conservative Party policy and the parochial interests of the big business lobby who control it.
One obvious step, the report suggests, would be for the government itself to set best practice by having its departments and local authorities aiming to become Living Wage employers. Unless the government gets its own house in order there is little hope of encouraging the private sector to do so.
Another simple move would be for the Low Pay Commission to increase the NMW at a faster rate than average earnings over the next few years. If the economy is really recovering then it is crucial that those at the bottom of the pay scale should be able to feel the effects not just those at the top.
Unions are leading the way to fight the low pay epidemic in the national interest. We must all continue to do so.
The full Work Foundation report can be read at http://www.theworkfoundation.com/DownloadPublication/Report/365_BottomTenMillionFinalPaper.pdf
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This mod is addicted to playing Skyblock maps, which is the major influence for this mod. The creator love starting from nothing and working my way up, but the creator have always felt that there were a few glaring omissions in vanilla skyblock that didn't make any sense.
What good are they? So glad you asked.
You can fill them with random stuff, like so:
Give them a little time?
Almost done?
TADA! Fresh squeezed, brand new, sparkly clean DIRT! Just right click to take it out of the barrel.
Hammers smash blocks into smaller pieces, like this cobblestone for example?
Just beat it up a little bit aaaand, instant GRAVEL!
Not good enough you say? Okay, give it another go!
Behold, SAND! Surely, you can't smash sand can you? YOU CAN!
Dust? What can you do with dust?
More barrel stuff!
Did you know that barrels fill in the rain?
Is? is that clay? YES!
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M&S Motorcycles have been dealing in Motorcycles from Westgate Road in Newcastle upon Tyne since 1983 and have continually grown due to our great customer service and huge range of fantastic new and used bikes.
We are now one of the leading independent dealers in the UK supplying new Ducati, KTM, Suzuki and Kawasaki motorcycles to customers all over the UK and beyond.
Our showrooms on Westgate road have a continually changing stock of motorcycles and there are usually over 100 new and quality used bikes on show. If you are looking for something particular keep checking the website or give us a call and let us know what you are looking for.
We can offer great finance options on most new and used motorcycles, ask for a quotation. M&S Motorcycles use Black Horse, Santander and Close Finance to give our customers a choice of competitive finance options
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Ducati 748 R
Excellent example of the limited edition (no 537), later spec Ohlins equipped middleweight supersport Ducati. Also with carbon airbox and Termignoni silencers. Hand book, Service book showing 4 services and 2 keys. Recommended Viewing.
Norton Atlas 750
A 1968 Norton Atlas 750. Full restoration to show winning standard. Vintage motorcycle club Concourse of the green winner IOM 2017. This bike has to be seen to be believed. Free tube of Solvol Autosol included!
The Dainese Pro Shop which is attached to our main showroom contains not only Dainese products but also a fantastic range of motorcycle clothing from many manufacturers to suit everyone's budget. Including, Arai, Kawasaki, RST, Merlin Heritage Wax and Leather Jackets, Alpinestars, AGV, Ducati, Route One Jeans, Promo Jeans, Kriega and many more.
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M&S Motorcycles are main dealers for Ducati, KTM, Kawasaki and Suzuki Motorcyles. We can provide all models from the manufacturers current range and organise demo rides on a wide range of current models.
We also offer a great range of very competitive finance options and deals from a number of different Finance companies. Get in touch for a competitive quote.
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Our showrooms are always stocked with an extensive range of used motorcycles. We pride ourselves on the quality and range of motorbikes that we put on display. You will find that our prices are very competitive and the sales staff are very knowledgeable and always willing to help. If you have a bike you are trading up from let us know as part exchange is usually welcome.
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We stock a huge range parts and accessories in our department above the main showroom. As well as selling parts and accessories for Suzuki, Triumph, Ducati and KTM, M&S are also main stockists for many aftermarket products such as Acerbis, Givi, datatool, datatag, optimate, oxford plus many more.
We have recently become main importers for Puig Aftermarket parts who supply a huge range of parts and accessories for nearly every make of bike.
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Our factory trained motorcycle technicians have a wealth of experience within the bike trade. Kept up to date with the latest Ducati, KTM, Triumph, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Honda and Yamaha bike servicing technologies. Considered as one of the best servicing and repair teams in the business, with online backup and access to the latest technology you can rest assured that they will give great care and attention to your motorcycle while it is in our care.
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As well as our comprehensive service department we also offer a Fast Fit service
If it's an MOT you are after then Fast Fit on Westgate Road, Newcastle is the place. We also provide and fit many other consumable items such as tyres, brakes, oil and filters Chains and sprockets.
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I'm wondering especially for blind/visually impaired how the new touch and now the wave over the screen control systems can possibly be made w3c compliant???? and with the popularity of i-pads and other i-things where there is nothing but visual clues to where to put ones fingers to control it, there appears to be a significant diminishment of access with the newer devices not an increase in universal access. ??? how are these devices being addressed if at all. I can't remember them ever being discussed on this site. a very few will take limited audio commands but I haven't seen one that could be operated 100% with audio commands BobReceived on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 15:11:36 UTC
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Two Westminster women are converting Os & Ginny's, a bar and crab carryout restaurant at 452 E. Main St. in Westminster, into a restaurant and sports bar.
The Turn Around Sports Pub will be open from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m.
every day and will serve three meals a day, said owners Rheta Cullison and Lynda Abbott.
The business should open around Dec. 15, Cullison said. Extensive renovations are being done now, she said.
Norman Hoy, the previous owner of Os & Ginny's, closed the business Nov. 3 and turned in his liquor license Tuesday, said J. Ronald Lau, liquor board administrator.


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According to reports in England Wolves are lining up a deal to take Liverpool to take midfielder Jay Spearing on loan.
The 22-year-old was a regular in the Liverpool midfielder last season but following the arrivals of Charlie Adam, Jordan Henderson and Stewart Downing not to mention the return of Alberto Aquilani is unlikely to be as prominent this season.
Despite being highly rated at Anfield, a fact backed up by his recent contract extension manager Kenny Dalglish might consider a loan move for the player who previously had a spell on loan with Leicester.
Sportsnewsireland.com will have live score updates on all GAA Championship matches over the summer.


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The True Meaning Of Data Science Bootcamp
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