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Arun Jaitley rules out single GST rate, says further rationalisation possible
New Delhi: It's juvenile politics to hyperlink GST charge rationalisation with elections or political demand, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley mentioned on Monday.
He additional dominated out single tax charge of GST, saying these in search of single charge don't have any understanding of tariff construction.
Finance Minister additionally mentioned that there's scope for additional rationalisation of GST charges. Income buoyancy will resolve the course of rationalisation, he added.
"This rationalisation is Three-Four month train," FM mentioned, including that the GST Council selected the speed minimize on the advice of a Fitment Committee.
The selections within the GST Council are "all consensus choices," he mentioned. "That is actually juvenile politics to hyperlink it with both elections or political calls for".
Within the greatest GST rejig but, tax charges on over 200 gadgets, starting from chewing gum to candies, to magnificence merchandise, wigs and wrist watches, had been on Friday minimize to supply aid to shoppers and companies amid financial slowdown.
As many as 178 gadgets of each day use had been shifted from the highest tax bracket of 28 p.c to 18 p.c, whereas a uniform 5 p.c tax was prescribed for all eating places, each air- conditioned and non-AC, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley mentioned after the GST Council assembly.
The omnipotent GST Council pruned the listing of things within the prime 28 p.c Items and Companies Tax (GST) slab to simply 50 from present 228. So, solely luxurious and sins items at the moment are solely in highest tax bracket and gadgets of each day use are shifted to 18 p.c.


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A sluggish, moisture-laden storm system will bring a mixed bag of rain, sleet and snow to the eastern Mediterranean coast to close the week. Gusty winds will also accompany this blast of nasty weather.
While the wintry weather should be focused across the mountains of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel, lower elevations, such as Jerusalem, can expect at least a bit of snow Thursday night into Friday.
Several batches of precipitation will slide through the region Thursday through Saturday as the storm system crawls eastward. By Saturday, the stormiest weather should be confined to Israel and far northeastern Egypt.
Although a major snowstorm in Jerusalem is not expected, the cooler-than-normal weather combined with plentiful moisture should set the stage for some snow to mix with rain, leading to a covering of snow.
Wind gusts around 40 kph are also expected along the coastal plain including cities such as Gaza and Tel Aviv.
In the lower elevations, especially near the Mediterranean coast, temperatures will be warm enough to support rain instead of snow. Some places can receive 25-50 mm of rain which could lead to flooding problems.
According to AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Eric Leister, "Rainfall does not have to be particularly heavy in this part of the world to cause flooding due to the varied and mountains terrain."
Snowfall in Jerusalem is not all that uncommon and occurs every couple of years. Significant accumulating snow is more rare.
Cold weather has dominated much of the region since last week and the chill is expected to persist through the weekend. Jerusalem has averaged 2 degrees Celsius below normal.
Over the past two years, the temperatures in Jerusalem has dropped to 0 degrees Celsius several times. Similar readings are expected at night over the next few days. This is well below normal. In fact, the city's lowest normal temperature is 5 degrees Celsius.

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Practical ways to live better on less.
My boyfriend and I have just opened a photography gallery. We have an online store where you can browse through our various galleries. We will be offering 50% off our entire canvas stock this Black Friday weekend (Friday-Sunday). Please visit Mike & Maureen Photography for more information on styles, pricing, and special sales.
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
Choosing my blog name.
On thinking back on this my" Aussie Quilters Cotton Club" name.The name came about as where I meet each week with my dear sewing friends. We have a room in a Bowling Club and the men bowlers actually named us the Cotton Club as when we leave on the floor is cotton threads everywhere from our sewing. haha.I thought well Australia's cotton is in strong demand around the world and our Cotton growers have great optimism as I do when I start a new quilting project. Also the Cotton Club was a famous Night Club in the 1920s -1930s a legendary meeting place for groups. If you are an Australian from down under you call yourself an Aussie . So that is how Aussie Quilters Cotton Club came about.
Australian outback pub.
Billabong rest stop.
Bye for now ,
Jen x
6 comments:
- Connie said...
It is so much fun to read how you picked the name of your blog! In my mind I can see all the cotton thread on the floor at the Bowling Club. I didn't realize that Australian's grew cotton and I love the photos - especially the Murray River.
- October 10, 2011 at 12:04 AM
- Radka said...
With all that "comments" confusion, I haven't been here for a while :(, sorry!
I hope it all settles down.
Anyway, interesting post, jen :)
- October 11, 2011 at 5:08 AM
- Linda said...
Lovely blog Jen. I am sorry I did not realize you had a blog. I am rather slow on the uptake sometimes..........lights are on, but nobody home!!
I love the colours you've chosen, and all your photographs. I hope preparing your goodies for blogging keeps you motivated. I know it does me.
Take care.
- October 11, 2011 at 3:48 PM
- Frances Leate said...
It is a great name for a blog Jen and I like that the bowlers gave you the name - it could have been a lot worse! Me I quilt and I am a night owl hence Quilting Owl. Take care.
- October 12, 2011 at 1:05 AM
- Karen said...
How about that! A great name!
- October 12, 2011 at 11:12 AM
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Discover the origins of architectural trends in Stone Town with the aide of local historian, John da Silva. John's tours point out subtleties in building structure that the untrained eye just won't catch. He'll show you how they built drainpipes into the walls of local homes only to come out again at the bottom of the wall to drain. Why did they do this Because the streets were so narrow, they put the pipes into the walls so no one would hit his head or catch his cart on the pipes as he walked by. John will point out old lattice work balconies, decrepit buildings, light fixtures and more than a handful of carved doors, each with its own story. You pace the tour by the questions you ask. This tour is highly recommended.
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Tuesday morning I was up to my ankles in soapy water by the end of my shower. Odd since the night before the water from my daughter's bath went down just fine. Then I remembered she had been playing with her superball in the tub. She "saw" it bounce out of the tub, but since we looked everywhere for it Tuesday morning, I began to suspect it was more than a chunk of soap and my impending baldness that was clogging the drain.
Still optimistic about the soap idea, I waited two nights until I told my husband the drain was clogged. He grumpily went to the store, bought some Liquid Plumber and proceeded to pour it in. I should probably mention that our landlord has forbidden us from using drain cleaner. I also should mention that I didn't tell my husband about the superball possibility until after he poured in the drain cleaner and tried to push the clog through with a plunger.
So, the drain became completely clogged with a ball and forbidden drain cleaner. My husband did Internet research (removing the tub to get to the pipes might be the only option) and tried to think of solutions to save us from a hefty plumbing bill and our landlord's wrath. I did nothing except worry about both.
He fashioned a sucking device out of our old vacuum and a fish tank cleaner. Didn't work. Then we borrowed a shop vac—my contribution was picking it up from a coworker's house this morning and pessimism. While my husband got busy, I went for a run and when I returned, he simply said, "you can use the tub now." The superball was in the bathroom sink.
Lessons learned today (other than, I suck at home repairs and high school physics might have been worth taking): 1) even if you are very careful, small things can slip through the cracks, 2) things can go down the drain quickly and you may not notice until you have a big problem on your hands, 3) people need all of the applicable information to make a smart decision, and 4) when you feel all hope is lost, keep faith in your husband even if you think his ideas are crazy.
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1. Nothing pains me more than going to my favorite coffee shops (To study for hell week, duh) and finding out that there are no more tables available for me. 2. Worst : Waiting 5 – 10 minutes hoping for someone to leave but getting your heart broken because no one does. 3. Worst than worst : Moving on and finding out that your back-up favorite cafe is ALSO full and no one has plans on making you study.
Do you give up and not study? NO. You visit Amor Bakery.
If you're tired of the usual hustle and bustle of Starbucks, CBTL and other coffee shops then boy, do I have news for you.
Amor Bakery, as shown on the pictures below, has space for your whole lecture class. (Just kidding, but really, it's so big.) Located at 297 Katipunan Avenue, Loyala Heights, Quezon city (They have branches also at Mindanao Ave, Binondo, Ongpin.) has 2 floors filled with tables, couches and areas conducive for your next alone-time studying or "Inarte".
I fell in love. And I know you will too, especially with this branch in Katipunan that recently Grand Launched the start of October.
Here are 3 Things I love about the Katipunan Branch.
1. The Instagram – Worthy Interior.
You cannot miss this. Their heavily thought of design is prevalent even outside the place. It becomes even more appealing inside, especially when you see all the lamps, chandeliers and book cases. (I looked really weird, taking photos of every part of the place.)
Every side is worth the shot, as each area has a different story. Tables and chairs are not similar in design and every table has a lamp and a chandelier to light up your world. (LOL)
and hey, the comfort rooms are funky too. (And also have chandeliers)
2. Their Menu ( Food especially their Bread and Coffee.)
Imagine French Baker topped with Statbucks Coffe but better.
Wasn't able to try everything but I'll make sure to come back for more. Definitely going back for the cakes!
In the meantime, I got myself a taste of their Bread with spicy floss and the one with almonds and a large serving of Caramel Macchiato.
PS: Take outs are available and you don't actually have to stay there to enjoy their delicious meals.
What about the costs?
– Medium to Pricey.
Bread and Coffee are priced relatively the same as other coffee shops and bakeries. I found their bread cheaper and more satisfying tbh. (But hey, Try for yourself.)
3. The Ambiance
Yup. We have found it folks. No need to worry about studying as almost everyone who's inside are busy with their workload/acads/org work and are too consumed with their laptops to even make noise. Ofcourse, we can't really stop anyone from talking or making any noise as this is a public place but trust me when I say that, you wouldn't really hear them as the place is really wide and their "fancy playlist" is balancing the sounds enough to help you focus on what you have to do. Productivity = Check!
You're surely going to finish a lot of work here as the place is also OPEN from 7AM to 12 MN. No stress with hearing staff announcing last orders or closing time.
CONCLUSION : Perfect for your next study session or for dates. (With your loved one or yourself)
Alas, because the branch had only opened early October, the place still do not have WIFI available for their customers. Cons – No access to the net and won't be able to uplaod your gorgeous selfie. Pro – More time to study, less distraction and hey, more reasons to interact or chat with your friends without being distracted by your phones. Good thing is you asked me. 🙂
Interior – 10/10
Ambiance – 10/10
Food – 8/10 (Because I haven't tried everytying yet.)
Price – 7/10 (Because of expensive coffee, but bread and cake prices are good.)
Space + Comfort – 10/10
Instagram Worthy Photos – 10/10
There you have it! I hope you found the place as lovely as I did and I hope you check them out! Nothing beats having to check out a place and being able to write about the experience. How exciting!
Visit Amor Bakery's Social media ccounts @ amor.bakery on Instagram and AmorBakery @ twitter.com
Thanks for dropping by! You should go visit the place and rate it for youself. In the meantine, you can go to the comment section below ⬇ if you have any questions, concerns or stories you wanna share. Happy Blogging!
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Red Dwarf plans a stage extravaganza
Red Dwarf is set to become a large-scale live show.
Co-creator Doug Naylor says he wants to stage a production based on the hit sci-fi sitcom at the O2 in London.
And he says there will likely be a 13th series of the comedy, now on Dave, before those plans come to fruition.
Speaking to the Daily Express website, the writer said: 'We want to do a tour of some kind. we've got a few things in the pipeline.'
'When I say a tour, I mean do a live show at the O2, so we need to get a schedule that works for the O2 and certainly for Red Dwarf XIII.'
The last episode of Red Dwarf XII has just been released via the on-demand service UKTV Play, before being aired on Dave next week.
And Naylor says there is huge momentum for a 13th series, even though it has not been formally commissioned.
'We're on a bit of a roll at the moment which is great. The ratings are great, the boys had a really great time making it, want to do more. Everyone wants to do it including UKTV.'
He added that he already has plenty of ideas that he couldn't fit into the 12 episodes of series 11 and 12, which were commissioend together.
However he wasn't convinced that they could make another two seasons in one go, given the cast commitments, including Danny John-Jules spending half the year in Guadeloupe filming Death In Paradise.
'We need to get something that works for him and also we're quite keen to do a tour… Probably if we did a Red Dwarf XIII and XIV, it would make the O2 live show more difficult,' Naylor added.
'So we'll probably do Red Dwarf XIII, live show and come back and probably do XIV afterward that.'
Red Dwarf XII will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on November 20. Preorder.
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Mitsubishi Diamond Scan 14. (Evaluation)
by Tom Benford
Mitsubishi's monitors have grown more attractive over the years, both in physical styling and technical advancement. The Diamond Scan 14 is a representative example of this continuing form-and-function evolution.
While the monitor makes a good viewing choice for the intermediate user, it also offers the superhigh resolutions often required by power users. The 14-inch monitor uses Mitsubishi's Diamond Scan screen-matrix technology to produce excellent color rendition and screen contrast, and it's mounted atop a removable tilt-swivel base that makes it easy to adjust the screen for the best viewing position and angle.
You'll find the power switch conveniently located at the lower right corner of the screen and all of the viewing adjustment controls nestled comfortably under the video display. The usual complement of knobs to control horizontal size, horizontal position, vertical size, and vertical position are all located right up front for easy access.
The system I used with the Diamond Scan 14 was an i486-based PC running at 33 MHz with a 1MB Truevision Video VGA with Overlay board. The Truevision board is a high-end Super VGA card capable of the 1280 x 768 256-color mode as well as support for NTSC recordable video and overlay.
The Diamond Scan 14 had no problems running my Windows 3.0 applications with this hardware configuration in 1024 x 768 256-color mode, 800 x 600 mode, or other modes. Image clarity was very good, as was the color saturation and separation.
Moire patterns were quite evident anytime a close grouping of vertical lines appeared on the screen, and this condition also affected the corner resolution on some images as well. The moire patterns were particularly noticeable and visually annoying with fine dot patterns, as in the borders of many Windows applications such as Microsoft Works or Word. Screen flicker, otherwise unnoticeable, made these gray-border areas "strobe," which is a major cause of eye fatigue.
The Mitsubishi monitor also showed some image persistence with fast-moving, high-contrast graphics. Simply described, when a light-colored object moved quickly across a dark background (as in moving the mouse pointer), a slight ghost image, something like a short tail on a comet, followed the object.
Quickly switching from text to graphics mode and vice versa caused a noticeable screen bounce, especially when switching from one view to another inside an application. With DOS applications such as Microsoft Works, this screen bounce was quite pronounced when switching a spreadsheet view from the worksheet to a bar graph representation of the same information in another window. Since everything runs under graphics mode in Windows, however, screen bounce wasn't a problem there.
If you're in the market for a good-looking Super VGA monitor capable of running in the extended video modes, take a look at the Mitsubishi Diamond Scan 14. Circle Reader Service Number 308


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Sydney's guitar-pop heart-throbs High-tails are revved-up (and relieved) to announce they've completed their debut album, which will be released in the second half of 2017. The twelve-track record was produced by Chris Colonna, founder of triple j favourites Bumblebeez, who more recently has been releasing club bangers under a variety of aliases including Magic Pirate and Ccolo. Chris beamed himself in from his Braidwood base with a bunch of enthusiasm to track with the High-tails boys at The Grove Studios in Somersby, and Free Energy in Sydney. Further production was also completed with Russell Pilling at Damien Gerard Studios in Balmain … oh, and frontman Nick recorded some vocals in his bedroom, too! It will be the first fresh material from High-tails since late 2015's hot-wired single "My Heart", which premiered on Tone Deaf who called it "addictively upbeat". I Oh You awarded it their Froth Of The Day and labelled it "an expertly-crafted pop journey", while themusic.com.au summed up its ingredients with "add hand claps, deliver with a falling-down-the-stair energy, and the kids are proving to be alright". Off the back of it, High-tails completed a national tour supporting party-rockers Philadelphia Grand Jury, as well as their own 10-show Australian headline run in early 2016 which took them from Toowoomba to Moruya, and Wagga Wagga to Wollongong. High-tails first hit music fans' radars with their 2014 single "Bending Over Backwards". A bona fide triple j smash, Aussie Playlist frothed it "gets stuck in your head (and doesn't get out quickly)". It's gone on to clock up nearly 300,000 plays on Spotify, and landed the band as the 9th most-played artist on triple j Unearthed in 2014. In its wake the foursome signed to Stop Start (Ball ParkMusic, Northeast Party House) and released their debut EP "Sipping Tea To Make Music To Sip Tea To". Follow-up 2015 single "Information" was another staple on triple j and publicradio alike. The song premiered on Gold Flake Paint [UK] who hailed it asa "loose-limbed guitar strut", while triple j's Zan Rowe raved "such a great song …it builds and builds and builds!". Its film clip was a Rage Wild One Of The Week as well as a Channel [V] DISCO[V]ER video and J Play Clip Of The Week,and the cut even ended up being remixed into a loping Manchester anthem by local lord Spod. On the live front, High-tails have notched up an enviable list of supports for Jamie T (UK), Oh Mercy, Northeast Party House, The Holidays, Flyying Colours and more. They've also rocked an array of festivals including The Blurst Of Times(Brisbane and Sydney), Lost Paradise (Glenworth Valley), Yours & Owls' 4th Birthday (Wollongong), King Street Crawl (Newtown), Rolling Stone Live Lodge(Newtown), Sounds Of The Suburbs (Cronulla), Junkyard Festival (Enmore) and Sydney Fringe (Marrickville). An AU Review review said of the band's liveshow "their enthusiasm and energy [is] intoxicating".
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EmptyOn the Radar
The Edinburgh International FIlm Festival will play host to a new section, Under the Radar, designed to highlight and celebrate "cult" films. Organizers said that the new section will screen six titles, including three U.S. titles: Robert Beaucage's horror-romance "Spike"; Alex Orr's directorial debut, "Blood Car," and Rona Mark's Pittsburgh-set "Strange Girls."
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Singapore director Eric Khoo is joining forces with local studio MediaCorp Raintree Pictures on the biopic "Chinese Rose," based on the life story of a famed '50s-era cabaret dancer turned striptease queen Rose Chan. "Rose" is Khoo's first project since "My Magic," which will compete at Cannes.
A big Tudou
China's top video-sharing site, Tudou.com, announced $57 million in new financing Monday. Investors include IDG, Granite Global Ventures and General Catalyst, all of which have invested in the company previously. The new funds will be used to increase bandwidth and add servers.
Back for seconds
Warner Bros. Pictures India's second Bollywood co-production will unspool Sept. 12. Comedy "Saas Bahu Aur Sensex" (Mother-in-law, Daughter-in-law and the Stock Market Index) is co-produced with Mumbai-based PLA Entertainment. WBPI first forayed into local production here with "Chandni Chowk to China," a co-production with filmmaker Ramesh Sippy.


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April 6, 2017
While it's not uncommon for patients at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center to have had a heart attack or cardiac procedure, few participate in rehabilitation programs after. But give them a smartphone-based rehab program, and they seem to take to it, suggests a small study of Veterans. Using the home-based virtual rehab program from Moving Analytics over a period of 12 weeks, 23 Veterans...
June 2, 2016
Marina Del Rey, California-based Moving Analytics has raised $1.1 million in a round led by Launchpad Digital Health, an accelerator where the startup is currently enrolled, with additional contributions from HealthX Ventures. Moving Analytics makes an app and web portal for post-discharge patient follow-up and rehabilitation. "A total of 2.5 million patients in the US don't receive adequate...
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The NYU Langone Medical Center's Rusk Rehabilitation facility is embarking on a new clinical trial testing the effect of a mobile app on cardiac rehabilitation beyond three months. The 100-patient trial will test the MOVN app from Marina Del Rey, California-based Moving Analytics. "We are just interested in knowing what happens when people leave the door, after they finish the program," Michelle...
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That said, the driver really was the way to go. There are some things that are so worth seeing but precious time is wasted commuting on public transit or walking just to spend 10-15 mintues at the actual site. This evening we picked up our Pope mass tickets at Santa Susanna and attended the 6pm mass. Whole mass took 30 mintues, I wish all services were that fast. I took over 200 pictures today. Here are some of the highlights. I suppose I could label them all but I'm too tired. It will be another long day tomorrow.
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Pantheon – that took all about 10 minutes. Very big…hole in ceiling way, way,to many people in one spot. Fake gladiators out front. The Romans just reduced themselves to Vegas street actors.
Protestant Cemetery – By far one of my favorite places. Keats & Shelly are burried there and it seems all sorts of people from around the world are burried there. Some of the most facinating graves give a glimpse of the life of the deceased. Many came to Rome for their health and then died. Note to self: if ever sick, avoid Rome.
Mouth of Truth from Roman Holiday -big line, but we stood in it anyway. Kind of stupid really, like the Blarney stone. But I was committed to the line and wasn't giving up my spot. Afterwards we went into the church to see the catacombs. Both men and women had to wrap their bare knees in werid cloth like material provided by the church. Ben said it still smells of death. Hmm.
Aventine Hill and Santa Sabina– two additional favorite places. Streets are wider, more trees and just down right pretty. The Orange tree is pretty cool too. Ben, of course, was happy to find another fountain to drink from.
Trevi Fountain- Everyone knows this one. I'm not a fan. Too crowded.
Santa Susanna – the American Church in Rome
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Some Thoughts From Across the Pond. "We're trying to figure out how to make research open access. The UK has been on an accelerated timetable compared to the US, but there's still a lot that's up in the air in terms of how it will be funded and whether existing commercial publishers will carry on with open access as a new and profitable business model; meanwhile we're sorting out what libraries can contribute and whether our support could lead to something more equitable."
Green Shoots. "In broad outline, I like the idea a lot. It owes a lot to Sara Goldrick-Rab's F2CO proposal from a couple of years ago, with a few tweaks to make it fit Oregon's budget. The relative simplicity of the policy — fifty bucks a course — makes it an easy sell to students and families who are understandably wary of student loans. Assuming a 60 credit degree and three credits per class, that's 20 classes at 50 bucks a pop, for a total of $1,000 for the first two years of college. If you're taking a "terminal" degree or certificate with direct workforce applicability, then you're getting a potentially significant lifetime wage bump for a thousand dollars. If you're transferring, you'll almost certainly start your junior year without debt."
Who Is Fellini? "My own battle against assumptions is a work in progress for which I'd like to thank undergraduate students. Here are a few preliminary thoughts. Please add more in the comments section. 1. Give more verbal cues and clues when name-dropping. I now say, 'Alexander Hamilton, our first secretary of the Treasury and an important promoter of the U.S. Constitution.' I also define words that may not be part of everyday discourse."
'A Playground for Hackers.' "The recently detected cyberattacks at Pennsylvania State University may spell bad news for other colleges and universities, according to IT security experts. Hackers such as those that targeted Penn State don't set their sights on individual institutions, but on entire industries."
Why the government let many trade schools become diploma mills. "Several consumer advocates interviewed by The Associated Press point to 2002 as the beginning of a dangerous rise of for-profit colleges. That's when an Education Department memo written under President George W. Bush suggested colleges wouldn't be severely penalized if they compensated college recruiters for getting students in the door. The memo became a tacit endorsement for the kinds of high-pressured sales tactics that emerged. The next big change, they say, came in 2006, when Congress passed legislation backed by the Bush administration that erased a requirement that colleges deliver at least half their courses on a campus."
Bernie Sanders's Charming, Perfectly Awful Plan to Save Higher Education. "Sanders wants every student in America to be able to attend a public college or university without paying tuition. Legislation he proposed to that effect a few weeks ago includes a reasonably plausible mechanism of multibillion-dollar federal subsidies and new regulation of state spending. The current Congress, it is safe to say, will not soon be passing such a bill. But in trying to define a new fiscal federalism for American higher education, Sanders has sparked a conversation that is likely to expand. Without something like the Sanders plan, the disgraceful dismantling of public higher education, underway in many states, will certainly continue."
Despite Hurdles, Students Keep Switching Colleges. "Some 3.6 million students entered college for the first time in the fall of 2008, at the height of the Great Recession. Over the next six years, they transferred 2.4 million times, ricocheting between two- and four-year public and private colleges, often across state lines, according to a report being released Tuesday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. 'This has huge implications for the growing number of states with performance-based funding,' Afet Dundar, associate director of the research center and one of the report's authors, said in an interview. Such formulas reward or penalize colleges based in part on the number of students they graduate or retain from year to year."
CCBC Finding Student Success at Accelerated Pace. "CCBC is well known for its Accelerated Learning Progam (ALP), a developmental writing program. Like AMP, ALP combines upper-level and lower-level writing classes, putting students on track to complete English 101 faster than they would in a traditional remedial class. ALP was the subject of a series of Community College Research Center (CCRC) studies. CCRC researchers found that the ALP approach resulted in better outcomes for students in terms of completing credit-bearing English classes."
Mergers on the Rise? "As colleges explore methods of survival, many experts say mergers, absorptions, affiliations and partnerships are on the table more now than they have been in the past. In some cases, these mergers are much closer to absorptions, even if they are called mergers."
Choking on AIR. "Part of the issue is the easy-but-false equation of graduation with success. As those of us in the trenches know, many students who attend community colleges don't intend to graduate from them. Instead, they intend to do a year and then transfer to a four-year college. (The language of 'degree-seeking students' doesn't capture that nuance. These students are seeking degrees, just not there.) A student who does that and subsequently graduates with a BA shows up in the cc's numbers as a dropout, even though the student got what she came for. That student will show up in the 46 percent figure from the NSCRC, but will show up on the negative side of a community college's graduation rate. Counting that as failure is measurement error."
I Read "Data and Goliath" Because of Barbara Fister. "There are some lessons here as we think about big data and analytics in higher education. The temptation will be to capture everything when it comes to learner behavior. After all, the data is being produced in all those learning platform clickstreams. Why not capture and analyze it? One lesson from the NSA actions is that big data is not a substitute for sharp thinking. In education, we should take care to define our hypothesis and ground our research in both solid theoretical frameworks and the literature on student learning. This is only partially an issue of privacy, as most educational big data is anonymized. … Being thoughtful and deliberate in using big data is also a matter of effectiveness. We should not be seduced by the siren call of big educational data. Rather, we should bring the same healthy skepticism to our learning data as we bring to our traditional research practices."
Blending Learning for the Non-Traditional, "Traditional" Undergraduate. "A recruitment tool and for strengthening cross-institutional partnerships. Transfer students commonly struggle with building a viable connection to a four-year institution. Offering them access to online courses prior to enrolling will not only build a steady pipeline of potential transfers, but also offer them a way to earn guaranteed credit at your institution before enrolling. This goes a long way with this population. Keep in mind that through online learning, you will also build better analytics about how these students learn, as well as about their unique challenges and remedial needs prior to matriculation. This will help you on three fronts: as a recruiting tool, as a means to help these students succeed once enrolled, and as a means to strengthen partnerships with two-year institutions through data exchange and improved credit articulation and outcomes reporting."
7 Benefits of Using Small Data in K-12 Schools. "The current obsession with big data has buried the fact that K-12 educators and administrators are more likely to gain useful information from small data sets. Big data's overwhelmingly large data sets can be analyzed to reveal patterns, trends and associations, especially in human behavior. Small data, on the other hand, is focused and fact-based, revealing the current state of something and providing context and opportunity for change."
The Importance Of Student Control Of Learning, Especially For Working Adults. "There are disciplines and contexts where adaptive algorithms choosing appropriate content makes sense, but I find that too often this is the assumption for all of personalized learning. This example from Empire State College illuminates the growing importance of student control, especially for the growing working adult populations."
Education Dept. Takes Steps to Ease Repayment for Student-Loan Borrowers. "This week the Education Department is expected to publish a proposed rule that would expand and remake Pay as You Earn, the most generous of the income-based repayment plans for student loans. The rule, which a panel of negotiators agreed on in April, would also make it easier for borrowers in the military to receive an interest-rate reduction on their student loans. (It's a benefit that some student-loan servicers continue to deny to borrowers, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.)"
Rich Kids Study English. "Kim Weeden, a sociologist at Cornell, looked at National Center for Education Statistics data for me after I asked her about this phenomenon, and her analysis revealed that, yes, the amount of money a college student's parents make does correlate with what that person studies. Kids from lower-income families tend toward "useful" majors, such as computer science, math, and physics. Those whose parents make more money flock to history, English, and performing arts."
"Misbehaving." "Anyone in academia seeking to lead organizational change should read Misbehaving. From Thaler's (often very funny) description of how behavioral economics was created, we learn that describing the benefits of change will usually not be enough to motivate new behaviors. The people that make up organizations like colleges and universities will seek to avoid losses more than they will strive to create gains. Even if it is better for the institution as a whole if a diverse group of people engage in actions that may lead to setbacks, the natural tendency will be to play it safe. What higher ed leaders need to do is explicitly create incentives for risk taking, and then consistently reward failure as a well as success. Experimentation cannot happen with some failure."
Big Fat Hairy Facts. "The discussion to have about public higher education, especially but not only community colleges, should not be around how to discredit them. It should be around how to help them do right by their students. For all of public higher education's flaws — regular readers have seen me mention a few — the fact that it serves the public that actually exists isn't one of them. That's a feature, not a bug. If we want accountability, let's start with accountability for accuracy. The 'undermatching' thesis holds no water. Let it go. And let's focus policy discussions instead on ways to help the students who actually exist, succeed. They're worth it. That's a big fat hairy fact."
Loan Collections and Bankrupt Borrowers. "Without congressional action, though, the Education Department doesn't have the power to tell bankruptcy courts what standard to use in deciding whether to discharge student loans. But even without changing the standard, the department has some control over how the entities responsible for collecting federally insured loans, known as guaranty agencies, pursue borrowers for that debt. Tuesday's guidance recommends that guaranty agencies, in effect, more carefully consider under what circumstances they fight borrowers in court who are claiming that an undue hardship entitles them to have their debt discharged. But the new guidance is far weaker than some consumer advocates and congressional Democrats had sought."
'Stabilizing' Financial Picture. "The twin reports from Moody's separately examine the financial "medians" (which strive to analyze performance based on a set of factors) for public and private nonprofit colleges and universities for the 2014 fiscal year, which for most institutions ended a year ago. Taken together, the reports show 'much of the higher education sector stabilizing into balanced operations, increased liquidity and slowly strengthening balance sheets,' Moody's says. But about one in five institutions continue to struggle to produce enough revenue, with particular pressure on public and private institutions that do not have a national reach. The reports also suggest a growing gap between haves and have-nots."
Higher Ed Upvoted. "Because of Reddit's decentralized structure, any user is free to create a community, or subreddit, around any topic. That structure has spawned everything from forums organized around broad subject areas such as politics, technology and video games to catalogs of bizarre memes and safe havens for racism and misogyny. But more tightly moderated communities have also sprung up, including subreddits where anyone can post questions and receive answers from people with relevant educational or professional backgrounds."
More Than a Third of College Students Transfer. "New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show that 37.2 percent of college students transfer at least once within six years. The research is based on the center's virtually comprehensive database of American college students. It tracked first-time students who enrolled in college in 2008. Students often cross state lines (which means they don't necessarily show up in state databases of students or graduates). The clearinghouse said nearly a quarter of transfers from four-year institutions left the state. And community college was the top destination for transfer students from four-year institutions, with 53.7 moving to a two-year community college."
Simplifying Financial Aid: Gates Foundation Joins the Chorus. "The Gates foundation's paper embraces the prior-prior year concept, saying it would give students 'more time to apply for aid, compare and decipher aid award letters, and make key decisions.' The paper also calls for allowing applicants who don't file tax schedules — roughly three-fourths of filers — to complete a simpler form. (The other quarter of applicants would have to answer some asset questions, but they too would face a shorter form.) That idea comes from the College Board, which suggested 'filtering' applicants in its work for the foundation.Finally, the paper suggests expanding the amount of information that can be automatically imported through the IRS's data-retrieval tool, including tax schedules."
For Students, Textbooks Become Increasingly Optional Purchases. "Publishers are pushing a new model, called an 'integrated learning system,' in which students buy access to an online system that mixes reading materials, multimedia, and quiz and homework tools. Because access to the system is required in order to turn in assignments, everyone pays up. About 11 percent of students reported being assigned integrated learning systems during the past academic year, says Ms. Vassallo."
Free Community College Catches On. "Yet the Oregon Promise, which the Legislature passed last week and which Governor Kate Brown, a Democrat, is expected to sign, is an indication that the concept of free community college has some momentum. Mark Hass, a Democratic state senator in Oregon, proposed the legislation. It's a last-dollar plan, which means the state will spend $10 million a year to fill in the tuition gaps that state and federal aid don't cover. But eligible students also will receive a minimum grant of $1,000, which they can use for transportation, books and other expenses besides tuition."
A Trend I Never Thought I'd See. "That said, I'm seeing a trend of late that I never thought I'd see. Tuition is being frozen in some states, and, in others, actually reduced. In my experience, 'tuition' and 'cut' don't occur in the same sentence. 'Budget' and 'cut' do, or 'appropriation' and 'cut.' But 'tuition' and 'cut' is new. Even more surprising, the trend seems to have bipartisan support. Oregon and Tennessee have done variations on "free," and now Washington and Minnesota are doing tuition cuts. Even Ohio is doing a two-year tuition freeze."
Eight Tweets, Eight Tips. "Before starting a social media effort, ask: What are goals, strengths, target audiences? What commitment can be made? – @danzaiontz #cmcDC. Many aspects of a communication professional's job are an art, but it can no longer be an art without purpose. The communication professionals at the conference were reminded that behind all great creative efforts must be strategy."
What the New Gainful Employment Rule Means for College Students. "n 2009, the Department of Education began a negotiated rule-making session with the goal of strengthening federal aid program regulations to better serve students and families. Gainful employment was rooted in the concept that a school should experience consequences for the lack of success of its alumni. Under the rule, nearly all programs at for-profit institutions and a few other institutions had to meet a minimum repayment and student debt-to-income ratio, and more information had to be disclosed to current and prospective students. The idea was to try and ensure that programs where students needed to take on debt to attend provided a robust enough education that these students could obtain employment with wages high enough to allow them to successfully repay that debt. If the schools failed to meet these minimum criteria, access to federal student aid for those programs would be withdrawn.
Unizin One Year Later: View of contract reveals … nothing of substance. "e-Literate was able to obtain a copy of the Unizin contract, at least for the founding members, through a public records request. There is nothing to see here. Because there isnothing to see here. The essence of the contract is for a university to pay $1.050 million to become a member. The member university then has a right (but not an obligation) to then select and pay for actual services. Based on the contract, membership gets you . . . membership. Nothing else."
The Winnower: a "radical" publishing platform that encourages debate. Interview with Josh Nicholson. "Publishing and then sorting also positions work in a different way. Specifically, it eliminates the erroneous notion that publishing means your work is correct, which is a good thing because it puts the onus on other methods of approving/validating work, such as independent support from other labs, (i.e. has the work been independently reproduced?) And last, post-publication peer means the entire process is transparent from start to finish. The work is uploaded for all to see and evaluate and so are the reviews. It makes absolutely no sense why the content of peer reviews are not published, except perhaps to protect the brand of publishers."
Researchers Plan 'Credential Registry' to Compare Educational Qualifications. "The widening range of labor-market credentials available have pushed researchers to propose a credential registry, similar to a database of academic programs, that will offer a deeper look at different certifications. Researchers at George Washington University's Institute for Public Policy, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's Center for Workforce Development, and Workcred, a nonprofit associated with the American National Standards Institute, were awarded a $2.25-million grant from the Lumina Foundation to develop the system."
Contingent Faculty Aren't Working in the Minors. "Here's the thing, though. Failing to land a tenure track job doesn't mean the contingent are exiled to the minor leagues, or community dinner theater, serving cocktails while delivering their lines. They're still working in the majors. They just aren't treated that way. Contingent faculty sometimes working for as little as $1500/class teach the same courses as tenured track faculty. They work with the same students. They have the same qualifications. Their paychecks are signed by the same entity."
Software Will Not Eat Education. "Education is different. Effective education requires a relationship between a highly skilled educator and a learner. Teaching at scale (MOOCs), and teaching by simulation (adaptive learning platforms), raises the floor on what constitutes a valuable education. The days of anyone paying for a transactional model of education are over. Knowledge transfer may be an essential building block for the acquisition of higher order skills, but it is the building block that will be (thankfully) commoditized."
(Situational) Tolerance for Ambiguity. "But in thinking about my own tolerance for ambiguity, I wouldn't call it high or low. It varies, and I think the major independent variable is my own feeling of competence in the situation. When I feel like I can handle whatever the situation is likely to throw at me, ambiguity isn't a problem. When I'm utterly lost, ambiguity can feel threatening. The key issue isn't so much ambiguity or the lack thereof, but its possible outcome and my own sense of vulnerability. If that's broadly correct, then part of what we need to do for students is to instill some confidence that they can find solutions."
Enhancing the Digital Experience for Students. "I recently attended a Jisc event that was focused on learning, teaching, and technology. Participants were given (pseudo ironically) print copies of 'Enhancing the digital experience for students' discussion cards. While I'm obviously keen on limiting my print-based usage, I must admit that the cards (15 in total) are full of useful information in an aesthetically pleasing package. The cards are 'designed to support conversations about students' digital experience' throughout their higher education (and/or further education) endeavors. If you're leading a conversation at your campus about all things digital in the context of the student experience, then I highly recommend taking a look at this list from Jisc."


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Habib, Benjamin Luke, 2011 Nonproliferation and the North Korean Nuclear Weapons Program: Impotence Meets Ambition, Flinders University, Centre for Development Studies
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North Korea is unlikely to willingly relinquish its nuclear program because of its importance to the political economy of the DPRK state and the perpetuation of the Kim Jong-il regime. It is clear that the nuclear program has great intrinsic value to Pyongyang, its role as a defensive deterrent and important element in Pyongyang's offensive asymmetric war strategy. The nuclear program functions as a bargaining chip in international diplomacy to extract economic inputs for its moribund economy, in domestic politics as vehicle for bureaucratic interests, and as a rallying symbol of the country's hyper-nationalist ideology. At the same time, regional states lack a credible strategy for coaxing North Korea into nuclear relinquishment due to their lack of leverage over the Kim regime, the absence of unity in addressing the nuclear issue and the incongruence of their wider strategic goals vis-a-vis North Korea. Given this state of affairs, regional countries will have no choice but to accept North Korea as a nuclear power and manage regional relations through deterrence. To increase the stability of this environment, regional states may consider unconditional normalisation of political and economic relations with North Korea.
Keywords: North Korea,nuclear proliferation,Northeast Asia,regime stability
Subject: International Studies thesis
Thesis type: Doctor of Philosophy
Completed: 2011
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AN OPPOSING VIEW: PROP. 64 / Protect consumers and fight pollution -- No on Prop. 64
When Safeway changed the expiration dates and sold old meat that should have been pulled from the shelves, consumers sued in 1990 and forced the supermarket chain to stop this deceptive practice. When Crystal Geyser and other bottlers sold water containing illegal levels of arsenic and bacteria, environmentalists sued in 1999 and the bottlers agreed to improve filtration to remove the contaminants.
But if Proposition 64 had been in effect, these cases would have been thrown out of court. That's why a wide array of business interests put Prop. 64 on the ballot. Their common agenda is to take the teeth out of California's law against unfair business competition. Since 1933, this law has given watchdog groups and publicly spirited citizens access to the courts when corporations break the law.
Nonprofit public-interest organizations have used the unfair competition law to stop big banks when they invaded our financial privacy, to stop HMOs and retail chains when they deceived customers, and to stop oil refiners when they polluted our water.
It's no surprise that business interests have poured $18 million into the Yes on 64 campaign, according to the California secretary of state. Major automobile manufacturers have donated $1.5 million to support the measure. Philip Morris, Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP, Microsoft, Pfizer, Southern California Edison, Allstate, State Farm, Bank of America, Citigroup, Blue Shield, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and many others have each weighed in with donations supporting Prop. 64 at the six-figure level.
If the initiative wins, only the state attorney general, county district attorneys or individuals who have suffered a personal financial loss or injury will have recourse to the courts when a business breaks the law. Consumer groups, environmental organizations and public-health advocates would be barred from filing enforcement actions in the public interest.
Business opponents call these "frivolous lawsuits" -- but if you care about clean air and water or consumer fraud, they are deadly serious. Here are a few more actual cases successfully filed by watchdog groups or concerned citizens under the unfair competition law -- cases that judges would have tossed had Prop. 64 been in effect:
-- Unocal and other oil refiners were sued and were forced to clean up groundwater they had unlawfully contaminated with toxic MTBE.
-- Alta Dena Dairy was sued and forced to stop its misleading advertisements that falsely claimed that potentially dangerous raw milk products were safe and healthy.
-- Squaw Valley Ski Corporation was sued and stopped unlawfully clear- cutting a pristine Sierra forest containing 300- to 600-year-old trees.
-- Chevron was sued and forced to put pollution controls on oil tankers that were emitting unlawful toxins contaminating the Los Angeles Port area.
In each of these cases, nonprofit groups or public spirited citizens used the Unfair Competition Law to stop unlawful business practices before someone got hurt or irreversible environmental harm occurred.
California's unfair competition law has also been used to protect nursing- home residents from theft of funds, to stop illegal tobacco billboards near schools and playgrounds, and to recover unpaid wages for workers who were cheated out of overtime pay by major retail chains.
Opponents of Prop. 64 include the American Lung Association of California, the California division of the American Cancer Society, the California Nurses Association, AARP, Consumers Union, the Sierra Club, the Consumer Federation of California and the League of Conservation Voters.
It's a safe bet that enforcement actions against polluters and corporate crooks will dramatically decline if only district attorneys and the attorney general had access to the courts. Attorney General Bill Lockyer recently warned: "Prop. 64 would crack a cornerstone of California's environmental protection structure. ... And it would disarm citizens fighting banks that violate their privacy rights."
Prop. 64 is a brazen attempt to strip Californians of a powerful tool for justice. Voters should reject this outrageous overreach by big business.


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One of the leaders of the Kazakh New Wave, Amirkulov graduated from the University of Alma Ata and joined the university's philological faculty before embarking on his film career. He studied cinema at VGIK in Moscow, but little in his resume prepared the world for The Fall of Otrar in 1991. A sweeping historical epic, the film is unique in style and perspective. It follows the march of Genghis Khan's forces over helpless Asian cities until he meets fierce resistance in the small city of Otrar. The Fall of Otrar received the Special Jury Prize at the Montreal International Film Festival, and it is still screened in festivals and film retrospectives around the world. Since 1996, Amirkulov has lectured in directing at the cinematographic institute of Alma Ata. He is also the director of Kazachfilm Studio.
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Om and whom it may concern, I would like to discuss the following: 1) can't we host the 'ApacheFlexConfig.xml' on 'http://incubator.apache.org/flex/' (and rename it to something more fitting, like 'sdk-installer-config.xml'? The file can then easily be referenced by both 'utility' apps and would provide a central location for all information likely to change... 2) I would like to re-work the localisation and UI/log string handling, but that requires rather a lot of refactoring. The work is done, I have a patch which I can now apply myself, but I wanted to check if you perhaps have uncommitted changes locally that would be affected? 3) can't we host the SDK Installer Badge on the project's website as well? That way we have a central location where other people willing incorporate the badge on their site (Spoon?) can point to using an 'iframe' or whatever. Or do we require every 'hosting party' to fetch and build their own instance of the badge? That would make 1) all the more relevant... I'll leave it at that for today ;-) EdB -- Ix Multimedia Software Jan Luykenstraat 27 3521 VB Utrecht T. 06-51952295 I. www.ixsoftware.nl
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Located in one of the largest and most distinctive states in America, the city of Houston, Texas is without a doubt an original choice for a romantic trip. We believe that big cities also have got many things to offer to couples in love and Houston is not the exception. You are now invited to come with us here and discover through the following lines some of the best romantic hotels in the city. Check them out for yourselves.
One incredible hotel for a romantic trip is the Hotel Derek, which is located in 2525 West Loop S. This sophisticated hotel is one of a kind and it offers you marvelous installations apart from a truly gorgeous decoration and lots of luxurious on site facilities. Among them we should mention an outdoor swimming pool and waterfall which is located in a covered patio and next to a comfortable sundeck area.
The hotel also counts with refined restaurants and bars for you to enjoy beautiful dinners and nights together, gift shops, ballroom, massage treatments, parking area, room service and many other things. The suites re spectacular rooms with modern furniture, precious views of the city and the best amenities for your total comfort and relax.
Another fantastic option to take into account is the Westin Oaks Houston, which is located in 5011 Westheimer Road. This hotel is a pearl that must be visited since it includes amazing facilities such as a fabulous outdoor swimming pool and sundeck area, gift shops, parking facilities, on site dining options and room service, plus a complete nearby fitness center to which you can have access with interesting discounts.
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June 01, 2017
Inspired by the ABC's recent "War on Waste" series, here are 4 measures that are designed to preserve energy for the future.
Food sharing at work: Bringing in leftovers, pooling them together to create a more interesting lunch courtesy of sharing with your colleagues is a clever concept. If you have access to a kitchen, a toastie-pie maker and a wok then many flavours are possible. image: uchino-web.com
Harness the sunlight: Tesla have released their solar roof tiles onto the US market, with the product due to be rolled out in Australia in 2018. The tiles come in all shapes and sizes and transfer the solar energy harnessed to a home-based Tesla battery.
Reduced metal mining: Apple has announced its intention to make iPhones and iPads from 100% recycled materials to ensure a zero environmental impact. As well as acknowledging they need to reduce their greenhouse emissions, the company is committed to reducing eWaste.
Staging a clothing swap: It may surprise you to know that your unloved and unwanted clothing may be coveted and cherished by friends and family. Reduce clothing to landfill by choosing more wisely by shopping second hand and vintage.
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Assistant Producer (Games)
- Industries:
- Games
- Personality type:
- Organiser
- Departments:
- Production
The lowdown
- Working with a game's production staff to ensure the timely delivery of the highest quality product possible
Is this role right for me?
To do this role, you will need to:
- be able to work well in a team
- have a solid knowledge of project management
- have strong communications skills, particularly verbal and written language
- be able to learn new skills quickly
- possess high levels of self-motivation and confidence in dealing with complex situations
- have a passion for games
- be able to plan ahead, set objectives and prioritise
- have good management skills
- pay close attention to detail and have high standards of work
- have knowledge of the requirements of the relevant health and safety legislation and procedures
What does an Assistant Producer do?
The Assistant (or Junior) Producer works with a game's production staff to ensure the timely delivery of the highest quality product possible.
Typically, they will focus on specific areas of the development process. This could involve handling the communications between the publisher and developer, or co-ordinating work on some of the project's key processes such as managing the outsourcing of art assets.
Assistant Producers are employed by publishers as well as development studios. Working within a development studio often involves managing communications between different teams such as design, art and programming.
In a publisher environment, Assistant Producers will focus on liaising between sales and marketing departments and the developer, and supporting the work of the publisher's External Producer.
The Assistant Producer's role and responsibilities change during the development process, as different elements of the game are created. Important aspects of the job can include task and milestone planning and tracking, as well as handling review and approval processes. They are usually responsible for filing and archiving game assets such as concept artwork, marketing and press assets.
Another aspect of the role is handling any outsourcing required. The Assistant Producer will often act as the main point of contact for outsourcing companies. They must track the quality of deliverables and provide feedback.
As the game enters the final stage of development, they might organise press visits, release game demos and set up photo shoots.
Will I need a qualification?
You won't need a specific qualification for this role but you will need relevant production experience.
However, as this is a junior position, you'll receive most of your training on the job. Desirable skills include a knowledge of project management software but what's most important is that you have an enthusiasm for games and a commitment to the development process.
If you are considering taking a games course in higher education, the following courses have been rigorously assessed by the games industry and awarded the Creative Skillset Tick for the high standard of education they provide and the degree to which they prepare you for a games career:
Games courses awarded the Creative Skillset Tick
What's the best route in?
Assistant Producer is not an entry-level role, but it is the most junior production role and you may find you can access this role fairly early in your career.
You would generally need to have been educated to degree level, and/or be experienced in game development. One route to this role is from a developer or publisher quality assurance (QA) department having worked as a QA Tester. This would give you a good grounding in the development process, access to software and tools, and an insight into the different job roles.
Alternatively, you could come from outside the games industry, with a number of years' production experience in industries such as TV, film, web development or publishing.
You could apply to be a Games Trainee through Trainee Finder, which gives you hands-on experience in the industry and helps you build those all important contacts that are essential when competing for a job:
More information about Trainee Finder
Interested? Find out more...
- 3DWorld - the magazine for SFX, TV production and game development artists
- BECTU - the UK's media and entertainment trade union, covering broadcasting, film, independent production, theatre and the arts, leisure and digital media
- Develop - the monthly magazine for European developers
- e-Skills UK - the Sector Skills Council for IT, Telecoms and Contact Centres
- Edge - the UK's self-styled bible for UK gamers
- Eurogamer - European-focused consumer website
- Gamasutra - website founded in 1997 that focuses on all aspects of video game development
- GameDev.net - online community for game developers of all levels
- GamesIndustry.biz - covering breaking news from the game's business
- IGDA - the International Game Developers Association, a global network of collaborative projects and communities comprising individuals from all fields of game development
- IGN - internet media and services provider focused on the video game, entertainment men's lifestyle markets
- MCV - the weekly trade magazine of the UK games industry,
- TIGA - the Independent Games Developers Trade Association - non-profit trade association representing the UK's games industry
- Ukie - the Association for UK Interactive Entertainment - champions the interests, needs and positive image of the video games and interactive entertainment industry whose companies make up its membership


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A 64-year-old Key West doctor who runs a medical boards test prep company was jailed Halloween after police say he punched his doctor wife in the face during a 2 a.m. argument at their home.
Wendell Alan Wall faces a misdemeanor count of battery after he was accused of giving his wife a bloody lip inside their Jamaica Drive home.
The incident ended with Denise McSherry, 49, arming herself with a kitchen knife and locking herself in a bedroom where she called police, according to the arrest report.
Wall was booked into the county jail on Stock Island at 3:07 a.m. Oct. 31 and released later that day at 5:30 p.m. without having to post bond.
McSherry, whose physician license in Florida is void, said Wall shoved her off a bed after he became upset with an issue over their dogs. She said he followed her and pushed her to the floor a second time and when she tried to leave the bedroom, he punched her in the face, police said.
"McSherry said Wall followed her and continued to yell at her," Officer Thaddeus Calvert wrote in his report.
Wall told police he held his wife down on the floor with his hand over her mouth trying to get her to stop screaming. But "he never accounted for how McSherry got a bloody lip or how he became scratched," Calvert wrote.
McSherry told police she wanted to pursue charges, Calvert added.
According to Wall, police said, the couple got into an argument with McSherry, taunting him with an expletive.
"Wall said he was arguing with her over the use of her use of sleeping pills and that he wanted her to stop abusing them," Calvert wrote.
Wall is an obstetrician-gynecologist who practiced for more than 20 years and formerly worked in Thief River Falls, Minn. He holds an active license to practice medicine and surgery in Minnesota.
Wall founded Ob/Gyn Board Prep, a company that offers courses to prepare for the oral and written board exams required for doctors to become certified in obstetrics and gynecology. He received his medical degree from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Los Angeles in 1979.
In 2008, McSherry agreed to pay a $6,548 fine to settle a case brought by the Florida Department of Health after she was accused of prescribing pain medication over the internet in 2005, according to state records.
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Amber McCausland
Administrative Assistant
Amber McCausland started her cymbal marching career in 2013 with Motor City Percussion. From there she marched with Eastside Fury Percussion in 2014, and spent her final 2 years with Redline Percussion in 2015 and 2016. She also marched a season with the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps the summer of 2015.
Amber attended L'Anse Creuse High School where she participated in the marching band all 4 years. From there she attended Eastern Michigan University for 2 years; she participated in the marching band both years as well.
As for teaching, Amber has been with Southgate Anderson, Novi, and L'Anse Creuse in the past. This season she will be returning for her third year as the cymbal tech at Walled Lake Central and her second year as the cymbal tech for Motor City Percussion.


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The Practical VW Golf Delivers an Upscale Interior and Plenty of Versatility
The VW Golf has been available since 1974, meaning Volkswagen had plenty of time to perfect this versatile hatchback. Today, you can find a Golf for everyone, from the Golf SportWagen to the more adventurous Golf Alltrack, the stylish Golf GTI, the performance-oriented Golf R, and the electric e-Golf. Even sticking to the Golf gives you numerous trim levels to choose from depending on the model year you are interested in and plenty of interior space.If you do a lot of driving, you will appreciate the Golf's efficiency, as it gets excellent gas mileage with either an automatic or a manual transmission. In addition to being efficient, the Golf is among the fastest small hatchbacks or sedans with a base engine.
What's New with the 2017 Volkswagen Golf
The practical design of the 2017 Volkswagen Golf offers hatchback lovers the perfect overall package. The squared-off hatchback design provides ample room for cargo and the upscale interior provides a luxurious feel. When compared to previous year models, you'll notice that the two-door Golf has been discontinued, so for the 2017 model there is only a four-door body style option. Since Volkswagen has reduced the number of trims available, the Golf S is now the new entry-level model. Both new Golf trims are less expensive than their 2016 counterparts and that's because they decided to reconfigure some of the standard features. You can now customize you're 2017 Golf with the features and amenities that you care about. The 2017 Golf is a great option for drivers who want to keep their footprint small without sacrificing space and luxury.
Explore the Volkswagen Golf's History
Volkswagen came out with the Golf after the majorly successful Beetle. Everyone knew that the next car in the manufacturer's lineup would be hard-pressed to beat out the popular Beetle bug. The Golf debuted in 1974 in Europe but didn't make it to the U.S. until 1975. Many might be surprised to know that when the Golf first made it to America, it was under the name "Rabbit." People really took to the style and design of this vehicle for it brought a more cutting edge look than the Beetle. Drivers also liked the fact that there was a two-door and a four-door option available and it had a large hatchback trunk that allowed for maximum cargo hauling. Compared to the competition at the time, this car felt huge to buyers. At just 146 inches long, the first Golf was a small car even by European standards. But the wheelbase was a relatively long 94.2 inches and that effectively put the wheels at each corner of the car, and at 63.5 inches it was pretty wide for its size and era.
The second generation of the "Rabbit" spanned nine years, 1985-1993. During this time period Volkswagen decided to rename it as the Golf and it continued to make small changes to the performance and tweaked minor exterior updates. We are still seeing the convertible and hatchback body styles in America and they are selling well during this generation. It wasn't until the third generation where we finally saw roll down windows! After 1999, and on into the fourth generation, we started to see more interior updates and boosted power in the engine. In 2002 the Cabrio was dropped in the lineup and it was effectively replaced by the new Beetle Convertible.
Why Shop at Onion Creek Volkswagen?
Shopping at Onion Creek Volkswagen for your Golf gives you access to our family's decades of experience finding the right vehicle for drivers in Austin and the surrounding areas. Our extensive inventory includes new and used Golf models, and we have a service center where you will find Volkswagen parts and accessories installed by VW-trained technicians. Visit Onion Creek Volkswagen to take the VW Golf for a test drive and get a feel for how it handles before buying your own hatchback.


text: The word "quantum" comes from Quantum Physics. We use it here because of the very large implications on daily life that has been generated by the body of discoveries from this branch of physics about how reality works. Up until now, the majority of people believe that life happens separately from us, that we are just one more piece that interacts with it according to what it presents us with and that we make progress reacting in the best way we can. However, quantum physics tells us that we affect everything in reality that we observe or interact with. The opportunity is huge: if we learn to manage how we affect reality and we do it consciously then we will be able to generate realities that we like better! Making this opportunity real for us is what we call a quantum lifestyle.


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Wandwalo, E., Kapalata, N., Tarimo, E., Corrigan, C. B. and Morkve, O. (2004) Collaboration Between the National Tuberculosis Programme and a Non Governmental Organisation in TB/HIV Care at a District level: Experience from Tanzania. African health sciences, 4 (2). pp. 109-114. ISSN 1729-0503
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The increase in tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS patients in many countries in Africa including Tanzania, is outstripping the ability of public health services to cope. This calls for a closer collaboration between tuberculosis programmes and other stakeholders involved in HIV/AIDS care. To determine the feasibility of establishing collaboration between the tuberculosis programme and an NGO in TB/ HIV care at a district level in Tanzania. Quantitative and qualitative study designs involving TB as well as HIV suspects and patients together with health workers, were conducted between December, 2001 and September, 2002. A total of 72 patients and 28 key informants were involved. The collaboration was in the following areas; voluntary counselling and testing for HIV, diagnosis and treatment of TB, referral and follow up of patients and suspects, home based care, psychological support and training. Both the tuberculosis programme and NGO benefited from the collaboration. TB case detection among PLWA increased more than three folds and TB treatment was integrated in home based care of NGO. The main barriers identified in this study were; poor communication, poor referral system and lack of knowledge and skills among health staff. The study has shown that it is possible for a tuberculosis programme and a non governmental organisation to collaborate in TB/HIV care. The study has also identified potential areas of collaboration and barriers that needed to be overcome in order to provide such comprehensive services at a district level.
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|Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
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Members of the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board who hoped rebidding work on summer projects would lead to savings were disappointed by some of the results.
The board on Monday decided to delay awarding the contracts that went up a total of more than $96,000.
Board members said they want to spend the next couple of weeks scrutinizing the new numbers, and learn more about the reasons behind why some projects increased in cost.


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With rising populations, Taichung is fast becoming the second largest city in Taiwan. The Taichung government stated that its social welfare system is thriving under the concept of "community investment." For example, the city's Dragon Raising Policy provides children aged 0 to 6 with a monthly care allowance, reducing the financial burden of parents. In addition to Dragon Raising and Fake Teeth Subsidy Plans, the government places importance on healthy senior life. The city hosts senior meals, senior-youth academic salons, and senior-youth study halls, allowing seniors to enjoy a socially active lifestyle. Taichung City has many facilities that create an image of a more livable city, successfully attracting increasing numbers of people to move to Taichung. In the future, the city will continue improving preexisting and building new social welfare facilities and attracting more residents.
City Mayor Lin Jialong once stated that the spirit of the Dragon Raising Policy is "it takes a village to raise a child." The policy provides aid and support to children from 0 to 6 years old, or from birth to elementary school, reducing the economic pressure parents face in raising children, and allowing more parents to return to work. This policy also creates more business opportunities for nannies, daycares, and preschools, effectively creating more employment opportunities. Many other cities have visited to study Taichung, which may prompt other residents of other regions of Taiwan to move to Taichung. People choosing to live and work in Taichung is a major factor in its increasing population.
The Social Affairs Bureau stated that currently over 20,000 children are covered by the Dragon Raising Policy, and around 2000 preschool education and nanny jobs have been created. The city government has actively established public preschools, and is striving to reach a target ratio of 4 public preschools to 6 private. This policy creates an affordable childcare market and allows parents to go back to work with no worries. This benefits children, parents, and businesses, and helps combat low birth rates.
With regards to the Senior Dragon Policy, the Social Affairs Bureau explained that, in order to combat the problems of an aging population, as well as reduce the family burden, the city government is promoting a new policy from the perspective of senior citizens. This policy provides support starting from preventative measures for those in good health to care for those losing functions based on their health conditions combined with the central government's long-term care 2.0 policy. The plan includes senior-youth academic salons, community care, daytime senior care, diversified care centers, and more, totaling 17 different services. The government hopes to use good systems to allow 70% of seniors to lead a healthy life and maintain their independence.
Community care centers encourage seniors to get out of the house to eat, chat, and be merry at the centers. In 2014 there were 210 such centers, and as of this year there are 273, marking a 30% growth. In 2014 there were 151 locations providing senior meals, and as of this year there are 236, marking a 56% growth.
Senior-youth academic salons are localized, communal events which use classrooms at community centers to encourage seniors to participate. Senior-youth salons have been well received by seniors, and the city plans to double the events in 2017 and provide funding for public facilities which hold senior-youth academic salons. From 2016 to 2017, the number of courses held increased by 196 for a total of 681 classes. In 2018, such salons will be held in all kinds of public facilities, which will be decided based on convenience and comprehensiveness, with 1,000 classes as the target.
The senior fake teeth subsidy has yielded positive results. Since its inception, the subsidy has benefitted 35,004 senior citizens. The program will receive NT 300 million this year, and is expected to benefit 7,500 seniors.
The Social Affairs Bureau stated that the city is working to create a safe, pleasant living and working environment through comprehensive planning, allowing Taichung to become an even more livable city, and attracting even more residents.


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If you're going to Austin, Texas, be prepared for ghosts. Fiona shows you where to find Austin's best haunts, and what to look for.
Fiona says, "This was one of my earliest ghost hunting books. The style is a little dated, but the information in it – where to find hundreds of ghosts – is still useful if you're visiting Austin. It's a great city with some truly creepy haunts."
From the Amazon book description
If you're going to Austin, Texas, be prepared for ghosts. This book lists over a hundred haunted locations in and near Austin, with history and ghost-hunting tips for beginning and professional ghost hunters.
From haunted Shoal Creek (that weaves through the city of Austin) to nearby communities such as Columbus, Jefferson, LaGrange, and of course The Alamo and the Devil's Backbone, you'll find plenty of public sites to investigate.
If you're in Austin for SXSW, this book will tell you the best haunts to explore if you have just a few hours for ghost hunting… and what to look for, if you'd like a truly chilling ghostly encounter, even on a sultry summer night.
Austin's most haunted sites include:
- The Driskill Hotel's delightfully haunted lobby, ghostly mirrors, the specter of LBJ, and the spirit that inspired the Concrete Blonde song, "Ghost of a Texas Ladies Man."
- The historical, haunted graves at Oakwood cemetery, and where to find an eerie field with thousands of unmarked graves that may be very haunted. (It's not a battlefield. It's something far more unsettling.)
- Stroll around the state's office buildings and official residences. Discover why you might meet a ghost in broad daylight, outside the Capitol building, and where to look for the colorful ghost of Sam Houston, just a few minutes away.
- Learn where to dine with a ghost, and where to lift a pint or dance the night away, all in the company of memorable spirits… pun intended.
- And, at dusk, be sure to visit the downtown Austin location that boasts a spontaneous performance by over a million wild bats. Do they have a paranormal connection?
You'll also learn tips for finding additional hauntings that most people don't know about.
Then, discover the bizarre connection between the UT Tower hauntings and the ghosts of the Governor's Mansion.
If you're visiting Austin, don't miss its ghosts. Read this book to get the most from your ghost hunting adventures in one of America's most haunted cities.