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Bus Stops
A bus stop is a designated place where buses stop for passenger boarding and alighting activities. Bus stops in Singapore are constructed by the authorities and utilized by public and private bus operators alike. For most bus services, boarding and alighting en route is only allowed at bus stops. Some bus stops also function and starting and/or terminating points of bus routes.
As of 2012, there were 4,608 bus stops in operation islandwide.
A bus stop's primary design is functional, providing a safe place for boarding and alighting activities. They consist of a few components, as listed below:
- Bus Bay:
Designated stopping area for buses. Some bus stops use a marked yellow rectangle painted on the road; other bus stops have a dedicated zone off the main road where space is sufficient for construction. The latter usually include yellow box-junctions marked just ahead of the bus bay, so buses can exit safely.
- Bus Stop Pole:
A metal pole erected beside the bus stop, which shows the bus routes that call at the particular stop. These poles often come with small notice boards which provide bus timings (usually for services with poor frequency), diversion notices, or other relevant bus service updates. The newest generation of bus stop poles have service numbers printed on plastic plates, making rearrangement and replacement of route numbers more convenient.
- Bus Stop Shelter:
A covered structure sheltering commuters from the elements, almost always comes with seats. Almost all bus stops in Singapore have shelters; some suburban areas like Tuas, Neo Tiew and Lim Chu Kang have bus stops without shelters.
- Safety Bollards:
Steel and concerete structures which reduce the severity of impact from errant vehicles. Painted in grey, with a retroreflective yellow sheet and black arrows printed on the upper portion. Installed at most bus stops with regular commuter traffic.
- Information Board:
An encased information board with service information. Regularly updated by LTA with new routes or changes to existing information. Can be free-standing or mounted to a glass panel in newer designs. Service information is sometimes attached to the bus stop pole where building one is impractical.
- Bus Arrival Panel:
Provides real-time information on when the next bus will arrive. Often installed at bus stops with high commuter traffic, so commuters can plan their journey better.
- Advertising Board:
Frequently found at urban and suburban bus stops alike. Advertising companies like Mediacorp and Clear Channel (and formerly JCDecaux) pay for their construction and are in charge of their maintenance. Suburban advertising boards usually consist of back-illuminated posters. Urban bus stop advertising employ LCD display boards, and bus stops along the shopping district have TV screens and occasionally fully-decorated concept advertising.
- Fans:
Some major bus stops have fans installed for the comfort of waiting commuters.
Most bus stops in Singapore are of the standard grey steel design. Temporary bus stops are removable and painted white and orange. Some bus stops have retained the concrete design of the past and can be found scattered around the island.
With the introduction of wheelchair-accessible bus travel, an assessment of bus stops along wheelchair-accessible bus routes have to be conducted before such a route can be launched. This determines if the design of the bus stop is safe for wheelchair boarding and alighting activity. Bus stops with a flight of steps beside the kerb, and others without pedestrian routes leading to the bus stops are not designated as wheelchair-accessible stops.
As part of the Transition to the Bus Contracting Model, bus stop plates have been progressively changed to reflect a lush green background from 1 September 2016.
Bus Stop Naming:
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Bus stops in Singapore are named according to local landmarks, frequently coupled with a distinguishing adjective. Often, abbreviations of landmark names will be used as far as possible, These landmarks can be HDB blocks, private apartments and condominiums, MRT stations, shopping malls, buildings and so forth. Street names are frequently used too.
Adjectives used in bus stop names are always abbreviated. Common ones include Before (Bef), After (Aft), Opposite (Opp), and so on.
Examples are:
- Mandai Lake Rd (S'pore Zoo)
- Holland Rd (Bef Tyersall Ave)
- Robinson Rd (Aft Capital Twr)
- Yishun Ave 2 (Opp Yishun Sports Hall)
Bus Stop Number:
Every bus stop in Singapore is accompanied with a unique 5-digit bus stop code used for easy identification. One can deduce the rough location of any bus stop by looking at the first digit of the bus stop code:
- 0: Downtown Singapore, Orchard & Chinatown areas, Bugis & Lavender
- 1: HarbourFront, Bukit Merah, River Valley, Tanglin, Farrer / Holland Rd, Buona Vista, Pasir Panjang, Clementi, West Coast
- 2: Jurong East, Jurong West, Tuas
- 3: Jalan Bahar, Old Choa Chu Kang
- 4: Bukit Timah, Lornie, Bukit Batok, Upper Bukit Timah, Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Panjang, Kranji, Neo Tiew, Woodlands, Admiralty, Johor Bahru
- 5: Moulmein, Toa Payoh, Bishan, Ang Mo Kio, Thomson, Lentor, Yishun, Sembawang
- 6: Kallang Bahru, Serangoon, Hougang, Sengkang, Punggol, Seletar West
- 7: MacPherson, Ubi, Kaki Bukit, Tampines, Pasir Ris
- 8: Kallang, Geylang, Joo Chiat, Telok Kurau, Eunos, Bedok, Bedok Reservoir, Simpang Bedok
- 9: Mountbatten, East Coast, Upper East Coast, Simei, Loyang, Changi
Most bus stops end with the digit '1' or '9'. The last digit is used to differentiate the direction of the services. If it ends with '1' for a service travelling from A to B, the pairing of this bus stop across the road for direction B to A will have a bus stop number ending with '9'.
However, certain congested roads in Singapore have staggered bus stops, such as Orchard Road. In this case, end digits '2', '3', '7' and '8' are used to identify staggered stops and the direction of the service. '2' and '3' are used for bus stops that are staggered in one direction while '7' and '8' are used for staggered bus stops in the other direction.
Staggered Bus Stops: (link to independent article)
Staggered bus stops are commonly found in the city, along roads which experience high volumes of vehicular and human traffic. They help disperse traffic by grouping bus services which are heading towards a similar general direction. By separating route groups and allocating separate bus stops for each group, commuters can be spread out into different bus stops while still having multiple bus services to their destinations.
Not all services are staggered. Services like Fast-Forwards, Chinatown Directs, Nite Owls and Nightriders do not stagger their stops. Sometimes, regular bus routes call at staggered stops not allocated to their route group because they are unable to call at the subsequent stop (Hill Street has a number of cases).
Special Use:
Some bus stops are used as start and end points of bus routes. This is especially common for small bus termini (like Rumah Tinggi, Sims Place and Ghim Moh), where a bus stop is used as the waiting area, while buses park alongside the road or a small parking lot not far from the bus stop. Some bus termini (Marina Centre) do not come with a waiting area and commuters can only board / alight at the first and last stop respectively. Alighting berths may count as special-use bus stops.
Various peak hour services like Premium and Fast-Forward routes start and end their trips at various bus stops.
Temporary bus stops may also be used. They are occasionally installed at locations where permanent bus stops are under construction or repairs. These bus stops are of a simplistic design and painted orange and white. In some locations, permanent-use bus stops of similar design are built.
A special bus stop was constructed as a trial along Jurong Gateway Rd in August 2016. More photos and details in our main article about Project Bus Stop.
Schemes & Measures:
Buses frequently waste time trying to merge into traffic while leaving a bus bay, which can take as long as 60 seconds in heavy traffic conditions. As such, the Mandatory Give Way to Buses scheme was announced in 2008 under the Land Transport Master Plan. Under the scheme, motorists approaching the bus bay must be wary of exiting buses, and they must come to a complete stop before the give way line and give way to buses exiting the bus bay at the location.
As of February 2013, there are a total of 218 bus stops under this scheme. In March 2013, Ministry of Transport has announced plans to increase the scheme to an additional 150 bus stops over the next two years.
Also, LTA has implemented a bus signal priority scheme in 2009, to give priority to buses at traffic light junctions. These are installed at junctions where bus stops with high demand are located right before traffic lights, and this helps buses to easily filter to outer lanes. Traffic lights under this scheme carry the "B Sign for Buses", which allow buses on the leftmost lane to move off first before the main traffic light turns green. Bus stops with the priority lights include 03223 Anson Rd (Intl Plaza), 03011 Cecil St (Prudential Twr) and 04121 Stamford Rd (SMU) among other bus stops.
List of bus stops with priority signal lights:
- 03011 Cecil St (Prudential Twr)
- 03223 Anson Rd (Intl Plaza)
- 04121 Stamford Rd (SMU)
- 08057 Orchard Rd (Dhoby Ghaut Stn)
- 40019 Bt Timah Rd (Little India Stn)
- 46009 Woodlands Regional Interchange (Special use)
- 54247 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 (Blk 322)
- 76191 Tampines Ave 7 (Opp Tampines Reg Lib)
- 76199 Tampines Ave 7 (Bef Tampines Reg Lib)
- Unconfirmed: Jurong Town Hall Rd (Intl Business Pk)
- Unconformed: Somerset Rd (Somerset Stn)
- Unconfirmed: Orchard Turn (Orchard Stn)
Some bus stops are key transfer points between various bus services, owing to their location and the routing nature of various routes where only transferring between certain bus services is only avaliable at one particular bus stop. As such, these 'transfer hubs', or bus hubs (as LTA calls it), experience higher commuter traffic than expected, with buses dwelling longer at such stops and causing delays to other buses. LTA has responded by upgrading 35 bus stops to bus hubs, by extending the length of the bus stop and increasing commuter facilities to boost the handing capacity of such bus stops. All works are expected to be completed in 2013.
With bigger bus bays, bus hubs can accommodate up to 3 single/double deck or 2 bendy buses to berth in the bay for simultaneous boarding and alighting activities, reducing the average time each bus needs to dwell at the bus stops. Previously, the bus stops could each only accommodate up to 2 single/double deck or 1 bendy bus.
List of bus stops designated as bus hubs:
- 01112 Victoria St (Opp Bugis Junction)
- 01113 Victoria St (Bugis Stn)
- 05013 Eu Tong Sen St (People's Pk Cplx)
- 05022 Eu Tong Sen St (People's Pk Ctr)
- 07031 Serangoon Rd (Tekka Ctr)
- 09048 Orchard Rd (Lucky Plaza)
- 10169 Tiong Bahru Rd (Tiong Bahru Plaza)
- 11169 Commonwealth Ave (Commonwealth Stn)
- 17159 Commonwealth Ave West (Blk 365)
- 17239 Clementi Ave 3 (NTUC Fairprice)
- 41079 Dunearn Rd (Nat'l JC)
- 43419 Bukit Batok Ctrl (Blk 628)
- 44259 Bukit Panjang Rd (Blk 183)
- 44241 Bukit Panjang Rd (Blk 604)
- 46088 Woodlands Ctr Rd (Opp Blk 1A)
- 54261 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 (Ang Mo Kio Stn)
- 59049 Yishun Ave 2 (Opp Khatib Stn)
- 63059 Upp Serangoon Rd (Opp Serangoon JC)
- 66339 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 (Blk 101)
- 71079 Eunos Link (Comfort Driving Ctr)
- 71091 Eunos Link (Blk 637)
- 71099 Eunos Link (Blk 311)
- 72019 Jln Eunos (Eunos Mans)
- 72069 Bedok Reservoir Rd (Blk 121)
- 75051 Tampines Ave 1 (Opp SAFRA Tampines)
- 76109 Tampines Ave 2 (Blk 302)
- 76241 Tampines Ave 7 (Blk 497D)
- 81111 Payar Lebar Rd (Paya Lebar Stn)
- 82061 Sims Ave (Eunos Stn)
- 83101 Jln Eunos (Eunos Stn)
- 84049 New Upp Changi Rd (Blk 27)
- 84059 New Upp Changi Rd (Blk 65)
- 85091 New Upp Changi Rd (Tanah Merah Stn)
- 85099 New Upp Changi Rd (Tanah Merah Stn)
- 92049 Marine Parade Rd (Parkway Parade)
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External Links & References:
- http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=cvm32l3b779qb94a47x7r23gb940soph6vzdcsf85rqakl9bqs
- http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/public-transport/buses/mandatory-give-way-to-buses-scheme.html
- http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/iris3/busstopno.aspx
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In the face of criticism, the Obama administration has taken steps in recent months to improve conditions for immigrant detainees. Last month, reports [JURIST report] from the Constitution Project and Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy websites] indicated that the US immigration detention and transfer policies unnecessarily interfere with detainees' rights to counsel and procedural fairness. In November, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) [official website] announced [JURIST report] that the Obama administration will push for immigration reform legislation early next year. In August, the ICE acknowledged [JURIST report] that 11 deaths in immigration detention centers had gone unreported. The admission came just a week after the ICE announced [JURIST report] that large-scale changes to the immigration detention system would take place.

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It sounded pretty innocuous. And should have been.
At last week's Sussex County Council meeting, Councilman George Cole made a resolution to grant $500 - $100 per councilperson - to the Lower Sussex NAACP Youth Council.
The money was to go toward things like a financial workshop and a fitness challenge.
Council members regularly makes grants to various groups, with money taken from discretionary accounts set aside for this purpose. I'm lukewarm about council members bestowing money this way, but it's a long-accepted practice. I'm sure cash-poor community groups are quite grateful.
And no doubt the NAACP is grateful too. It received its grant, though only after some grandstanding by Councilmen Sam Wilson and Vance Phillips.
Here's Wilson questioning the NAACP representative:
"Take my name off. I'm not going to give anything. Unless you can describe what that says. What's NAACP stand for?"
Wilson, of course, knows what it stands for. He was being a wise guy.
He could have said nothing; he could have said he thought the money should go elsewhere; he could have said he disagreed with the group's goals.
Yes, he might still have gotten some flack for voting against the measure. But he would have been able to argue more credibly that he was simply trying to make the best use of county money.
But where's the fun in that? What's the sense of holding power unless you can make the powerless squirm?
When the county finance director said the acronym stood for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Duh! - this gave Phillips an opportunity to show his true colors, so to speak.
"What color?" Phillips asked.
Seriously? Is this necessary? Did he have to play the same game as Wilson? Yes, he did.
He continued, "I'm with Mr. Wilson. This is an organization that obviously is directed at a certain race that strikes me as inappropriate in this day of racial equality."
Whereupon Wilson added, "Sounds like discrimination to me."
It's nice that Wilson and Phillips are so concerned about discrimination. But it would be easier to believe we are living in a "day of racial equality" if all citizens who came before council were treated with equal respect.
Actions speak louder than words, and the actions of Wilson and Phillips detracted from their own message of racial equality.
It would also be nice to set aside silly stunts that needlessly divide people and to attend to the serious business of governing. Which is difficult enough without the antics.
(I say "needlessly," but perhaps the politically weakened Phillips feels the need to rile up his base to win his September primary against Harry Strickler Jr. of Frankford.)
In the end, Cole offered a resolution to have the $500 taken from the accounts of three of the members, himself, Joan Deaver and Michael Vincent. This passed 4-1, with Wilson voting against and Phillips, oddly, voting in favor.
If Phillips thinks it inappropriate to grant money to the group, why vote in favor? It's still county - or taxpayer - taxpayer money, regardless of whose account it comes from. It sounds like a case of wanting to have your cake and eat it, too.
Sorry, that won't wash.
Now I wonder whether Wilson may have outsmarted himself. He enjoys stirring the pot, but he may have stirred up a dish not to his liking.
Jane Hovington of the Lower Sussex NAACP is scheduled to make a statement at this morning's (May 20) Sussex County Council meeting, and activists are calling on people to attend.
They're also making a push for people of all colors to join the NAACP. There's nothing odd about that. The NAACP was founded by both black and white people, and its mission statement is more broad-based than you might expect.
It aims "to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights for all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination."
Sounds like the kind of group that Wilson and Phillips could support.
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The Tentmakers of Cairo offers unprecedented access to a small community of talented craftsmen, known as tentmakers, who practice the uniquely Egyptian art of Khayamiya, or hand stitched appliqué. In a small covered market, in the heart of Old Islamic Cairo, four tentmakers expertly stitch ornate Islamic designs, as their centuries-old craft collides with a 21st century revolution.
Historically, Khayamiya was used to decorate the interiors of tents, and is an important part of Egypt's living heritage that dates back to the time of the Pharaohs. However, in a more modern, tourist-friendly incarnation, today's artisans create wall-hangings and cushion covers. The film provides access to the techniques and practices surrounding this traditional art, as well as its changing audience as the tentmakers travel to the USA and France to showcase their work in quilting exhibitions. Abroad, the tentmakers find new attention and customers, and bemoan the lack of respect for their work in their own country.
Spanning three turbulent years, from Egypt's January 2011 revolution ending President Mubarak's 30-year rule to the June 2014 election of Abdel Fatah al Sisi, viewers experience the revolution through the eyes of these Egyptians. With tourism at a standstill, the tentmakers struggle not only to maintain their culture and craft, but also to survive.
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Ethnocineca: Ethnographic and Documentary Film Festival, 2016
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� Chick-fil-A biscuits will be sold Friday.
� Tryouts will be held Jan. 16 for the North Augusta Idol. Pupils must get a permission slip from Mrs. Radford or Mrs. Hargrove and return it signed to get a tryout time.
� Yearbooks can be ordered for $25. To order a yearbook, enclose a check or cash in an envelope with the child's name, parent's name and teacher's name on the outside and return it to school. Checks should be made payable to Belvedere Elementary.
� Box Tops, Campbell's soup labels, My Coke Rewards, Tyson chicken labels, used ink cartridges and recyclable cell phones are being collected.
� Those interested in volunteering or who are currently volunteering must attend a volunteer training meeting. Contact Ms. Lee or Mrs. Johnson at (803) 442-6330 for more information.
� To be a volunteer with the PTO, e-mail email@example.com.
� The Looney Tunes Bank is open from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays in the cafeteria. A deposit of $5 is required to open an account, and the bank will put in $1. Pupils receive a bankbook with deposit and withdrawal slips, a pencil and coin holder.
Fox Creek High
� The Miss Fox Creek 2013 pageant will be held Jan. 26. The theme is Up-town Girl and the competition includes on-stage interviews, sportswear and evening gown. See Mrs. Leopard for more information.
� A free FAFSA workshop will be held Feb. 23 at Aiken Technical College from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hammond Hill Elementary
� Spirit Day will be Friday. Wear your school shirt.
� The end of the first semester is Tuesday.
� Jan. 18 is a teacher work day. There will be no school for pupils.
� The Martin Luther King Holiday will be observed Jan. 21. There will be no school.
� Report cards will be issued Jan. 24.
� Mrs. Kight will hold auditions for Hammond Hill pupils for North Augusta Idol. She will select five to seven acts to move to the next round of competition for the NACAC judges, who will hold tryouts for local talent in January and February. There are three categories: vocal, instrumental and dance. Talents are limited to three minutes. No lip-syncing is allowed and a karaoke or live accompaniment is required. See Mrs. Kight for an audition form.
� Save can tabs and turn them in throughout the school year for the Ronald McDonald House.
� Contact Christy Cosh or Ordean Crews if you're interested in volunteering, including chaperoning field trips, but were unable to attend a volunteer meeting.
� Food brought to school parties or for class celebrations must be purchased commercially.
Merriwether Elementary
� The Looney Tunes Bank is open at 9 a.m. Wednesdays in the media center.
� The MES Mavericks Scholastic Chess Club meets on Mondays from 5 to 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria.
� Fifth-grade yearbook ad forms must be turned in by Friday. Forms can be obtained from your child's teacher.
� The third nine weeks begin Jan. 17.
� Orders for the 2013 yearbook are being accepted. Yearbooks will be hardcover and in color. Yearbooks are being sold for $25 until Jan. 18. To reserve a copy, send the order form and payment to Paige Geddes or Jessica Jackson, or visit www.jostensyearbooks.com. If you want the pupil's name engraved on the yearbook, it must be paid for by Jan. 18. Yearbooks can be purchased with cash or a check made out to Merriwether Elementary School. For more information, contact Ms. Geddes or Ms. Jackson at (803) 279-9993, firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com.
Merriwether Middle
� The third nine weeks begin Thursday.
� The Martin Luther King Holiday will be observed Jan. 21.
� Report cards will be available Jan. 28.
� The Valentine's Dance will be Feb. 8.
� The Spring Dessert Concert will be April 23.
� The Merriwether Mavericks Scholastic Chess Club meets on Mondays from 5 to 6 p.m. in the cafeteria at Merriwether Elementary. Memberships are $35 per year and include a regulation chess set and a T-shirt.
� Yearbooks are on sale for $25. Parents of eighth-grade pupils may also purchase a baby ad to be included in the yearbook. Yearbook personalizations and other extras are available for an additional cost.
� MMS PTO is selling the 2013 CFA calenders for $6. A portion of each sale will benefit the PTO.
� MMS T-shirts are on sale for $12.
� Coupon books are on sale for $10.
� The school collects Box Tops and ink cartridges.
Mossy Creek Elementary
� Pupils can request to meet with Bridge Builders and Ms. Hooper to work out a conflict. Bridge Builders are fifth-grade pupils who are trained peer mediators. The "Fix It" sessions are held Monday through Thursday from 7:20 to 7:45 a.m.
� An additional support group for children whose parents are separated or divorced is being offered. They will learn strategies to help cope with changes in family structure, living and visiting two homes, the grieving process, stepfamilies and more. The group will help prevent feelings from interfering with the pupil's normal emotional development and school success. The group will meet once a week for eight weeks. Group members and discussions are confidential and parental permission is required to participate. Contact Ms. Hooper if your child is interested.
� Chick-fil-A calendars are being sold for $6.50 each.
� Mossy Creek T-shirts are $11.50 for short sleeve and $18 for long sleeve.
North Augusta Elementary
� The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors an Americanism Essay Contest each year for students in third through 12th grades. The winner will receive $20, second place gets $15 and third place $10. The winners will receive their awards and read their essays during the auxiliary's monthly meeting March 4. The first-place winners' essay will then be submitted to the state contest. Those interested in participating must write their essays at home and submit them to Mrs. Reese by Friday. The essay theme is ''What freedom do I enjoy the most?'' Third- and fourth-grade participants should write 150-250 words. Fifth-grade participants should write 250-300 words.
� The Looney Tunes Savings Club is open Tuesdays for deposits.
� Coupon books are on sale in the main office for $10.
North Augusta High
� A Financial Workshop 101 for parents of seniors will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the auditorium. To reserve your seat, visit www.cfcsc.com or (803)
� Chick-fil-A cookies will be sold for $1.25 during lunch Tuesdays and Thursdays, and sandwiches will be sold for $4 on Fridays.
� The NJROTC canteen is open during all three lunches. Items sold include chips, cookies, crackers, candy and drinks.
� The Jacket Espresso is open during all three lunches and sells coffee, hot chocolate, fruit smoothies and iced mocha lattes.
� FCA sells pizza Tuesdays and Thursdays for $3 in the courtyard during all three lunches.
� Spanish Club membership is $10.
� Student council meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. in the media center.
� FCA meets every Friday in Mobile 2 at 7:45 a.m. Krispy Kreme and orange juice will be served.
North Augusta Middle
� The student council will meet Thursday.
� The Fellowship of Christian Athletes will meet Friday.
� The Stand Up & Stop Bullying Club will meet Monday.
� The second nine weeks ends Tuesday.
� Jan. 18 is a teacher workday/inservice. There will be no school for pupils.
� Martin Luther King holiday will be observed Jan. 21. There will be no school.
� Report cards will be issued Jan. 24.
� The eighth grade Individual Graduation Plan parent meeting will be at 6 p.m. Jan. 29.
� Volunteers must attend a volunteer training session. Training will be offered Jan. 29 at the following times: 8:15-8:30 a.m. in the multipurpose room; 12:15-12:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room; and 5:30-5:45 p.m. in the school cafeteria.
� The Guitar Club practices every Monday from 3:20 to 3:50 p.m.
� The Chess Club meets Thursdays from
3:15 to 4 p.m
Our Lady of Peace
� The Mardi Gras Silent Auction will be held March 2. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Tickets can be purchased from the school office or any OLP school family.
� Middle school pupils may purchase one candy bar or drink during lunch. All other grades can purchase the items at the end of the day. Items range from $1 to $1.25.
� The school collects Box Tops, Capri Sun pouches, aluminum can tops and newspapers.
� The drama club meets every Wednesday at 3:15 p.m.
Paul Knox Middle
� Student messages will be delivered at 1:45 p.m. All messages must be called in by 1:30 p.m. Pupils cannot leave school early unless they are signed out by a parent, guardian or their designee. Pupils who miss at least four periods will be counted absent for the day. Pupils who have an appointment scheduled should bring an excuse, have it approved in the office, show it to the teacher at the beginning of class and leave quietly at the necessary time without disturbing class.
� Free middle school tutoring is being offered. For qualifications, call Rose Marshall in the Office of Federal Programs at (803) 641-2645.
� Yearbook orders can be placed at www.jostensyearbooks.com.
Victory Christian
â�¢ Chapel is held at 11 a.m. ThursÂdays in the Victory Baptist College's main classroom, located on the second floor of the school building.
� High school midterms are Thursday and Friday.
� The third quarter begins Tuesday.
� Report cards will be sent home Jan. 18.
� There is no school Jan. 21 in observance of Martin Luther King Day.


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Small Business...Big Decisions
Reflecting now on the last 2 years spent trying to make the right decision on manufacturing my clothing line. No I haven't decided, and yes I still make each piece by hand.
It is amazing how much detail goes into this decision. This is not simply based on wanting to support the US but also facing the ill truth of the consumer value system. My goal is to motivate consumers to steer away from mass productions and low price points and instead make purchases based on their belief in preserving the environment and helping promote the highest level of business ethics. My prices are higher because of the steps I take to deliver a better product. I want to do my part to avoid larger problems like this:
Bursting at the seams: As workers continue to die in unsafe factories, the industry keeps booming!
AFTER the Rana Plaza clothing factory near Dhaka collapsed in April, killing at least 1,100 people, the big Western clothing companies that have their garments run up in Bangladesh came under pressure to intervene more forcefully to improve safety and working conditions in the workshops they buy from. Two groups of retailers and fashion brands, one mainly North American and one mainly European, have begun implementing new monitoring schemes. On October 24th Primark, a big British retailer, said it would extend for another three months the aid it is giving to families affected by the disaster, while it works on a long-term compensation scheme.
Meanwhile, the tragedies continue: earlier this month ten people died when another factory in the Bangladeshi capital, used by big foreign clothes retailers, went up in flames. Nevertheless, it has become clearer since Rana Plaza that the clothing firms have little option but to continue sending work to Bangladesh. It will remain Asia's primary production base outside China for cheap clobber, with exports on track to rise by a fifth, to $24 billion, in the current fiscal year.
The country's clothing industry has the advantage of scale: it has 5,000 factories, compared with 2,500 in Indonesia and 2,000 in Vietnam. Its labour costs less than any of its Asian rivals': even a near tripling in the minimum wage, to $100 a month, as garment workers are demanding from the government, would not change this. And unlike clothes put together in China, India and Sri Lanka, those stitched in Bangladesh enjoy duty-free access to the European Union.
Such is the growth in demand for cheap wear that Bangladesh's clothing industry is forecast to quadruple in size over the next 20 years. It already employs 4m, mostly women, in a country with 31m households. Unless productivity rises sharply, millions more women will be drawn from their homes into the workplace, a drastic change in a conservative society.
Although output is booming, profitability has slumped. In the past five years the price of the average garment has fallen by 12% in local-currency terms. In that period the factory owners' return on investment has plunged from an average of 50% to 20%, estimates Forrest Cookson, an American economist and expert on the Bangladeshi economy. That still sounds good but capital is costly. To get money from domestic banks, palms have to be greased, so textile firms in effect borrow at around 18%.
So, despite the prospect of years of further growth to come, some local factory owners are talking of selling up. A recent surge in Bangladeshis buying homes abroad is perhaps a sign that some of the families that control the clothing business are preparing an exit. Others are getting money out by underinvoicing foreign sales and keeping the difference abroad.
If the government forces the factory owners to increase pay (an election is coming, so it may well do so), they will be even less willing and able to invest in making their premises less hazardous. The most promising way to make the country's clothing industry both safer and more profitable is to boost productivity and output at the larger and generally better-run factories, and drive the smaller, dodgier ones out of business.
This, broadly, is the objective of Tau Investment Management, a New York–based firm which seeks "capitalist solutions to capitalism's failures". It wants to inject up to $50m in each of a number of big factories, to sort out their safety, environmental, labour and efficiency problems. It hopes foreign clothes firms will flock to these high-quality suppliers, leaving the rest to wither away. A commendable idea, but a risky and expensive one.
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Duke's Oceanfest 2013
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Welcome to the 2014 Christmas Home Tour where I join other bloggers in decorating our homes with projects inspired by the Twelve Days of Christmas.
Today I am sharing Seven Swans a Swimming!
How did I come up with Angel Wings for Seven Swans a Swimming, you ask?
I love how swans exude grace and elegance.
Their wings are a stunning display of beauty.
I was totally inspired by how angelic they are!
Here's how I made them.
I used a super sized piece of cardboard from the box that our new mattress was delivered in - perfect timing! My little model is over 4 feet tall and wanted to pose with it for reference.
I drew a wing on one side and then cut it out with an Exacto Brand knife.
I then folded over the wing and traced it onto the other side so that they would be symmetrical.
I folded the coffee filters and started gluing them with hot glue, starting at the bottom of the wings and then working my way upward.
I put together this simple tutorial graphic to show you how I did it.
In summary:
Fold the coffee filters into quarters, crease into a triangle at the bottom, hot glue onto the cardboard - two thousand, two hundred times!
Yes that's right!
Yes that's right!
2,400 coffee filters (12 packages @ $1.48 per pack)
115 glue sticks (@ $3.98 per pack of 100)
You could probably even get away with a lot cheaper supplies by purchasing the coffee filters at the dollar store!
You could probably even get away with a lot cheaper supplies by purchasing the coffee filters at the dollar store!
I'm not going to lie, many hours and many glue gun burns later I worked my way up the wings until they were finally, finally as beautiful as I envisioned they would be.
I tucked each folded filter in tight next to the previous one and worked my way across the wings.
Here I what the side looked like before I finished it off with pretty edges:
Finally I made a pretty finishing edge by laying them flat around the sides and then tucking them around the back.
Put on some great holiday music, place some cookies in the oven and keep your eye on the prize! They will be beautiful -
I promise!
They look so stunning on top of my
DIY Knockoff Faux Card Catalog that I showcased in our
Knockoff Tour.
And since they were made with the mattress box I thought it might be fitting to place them over our bed, although hubby is on the fence about it so they may not stay for long.
I just keep reminding him, "Happy Wife, Happy Life!" hee hee!
Lucky for me, he usually puts up with my decor shenanigans - Bless his Heart!
Gracefully sharing this post with you and:
Thank you for stopping by our Twelve Days of Christmas Tour. Be sure to check back all week as my other blogger friends are sharing their interpretations of the Twelve Days of Christmas!
MONDAY DEC 1st
{Partridge in a Pear Tree} Simply Fresh Vintage Petticoat Junktion Snazzy Little Things
{Two Turtle Doves} Confessions of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer Fresh Idea Studio
TUESDAY DEC 2nd
{Three French Hens} Country Design Style DIO Home Improvements mommy is coocoo
{Four Calling Birds} Artsy Chicks Rule Virginia Sweet Pea
WEDNESDAY DEC 3rd
{Five Golden Rings} House on the Way Diy180 Restoration Redoux
{Six Geese a Laying} Postcards from the Ridge Farm Fresh Vintage Finds
{Six Geese a Laying} Postcards from the Ridge Farm Fresh Vintage Finds
THURSDAY DEC 4th
{Seven Swans a Swimming} Curb Alert! Cupcakes and Crinoline
{Eight Maids a Milking} Our Southern Home DaisyMaeBelle
{Eight Maids a Milking} Our Southern Home DaisyMaeBelle
FRIDAY DEC 5th
{Nine Ladies Dancing}Better After Rappsody in Rooms
{Ten Lords a Leaping} The Endearing Home
SATURDAY DEC 6th
{Eleven Pipers Piping}Refresh Restyle Lilacs and Longhorns Imparting Grace
{Twelve Drummers Drumming}What Meegan Makes Mrs. Hines' Class
Swans were created to help us see beauty in all things and in all ways...


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text: Reminder: The celebration of life for Rick Baird will be held on Sunday, Oct. 22, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Mountain Springs Golf Club, 17566 Lime Kiln Road, in Sonora. Please join his wife, Janice Jorn-Baird, and his family and friends to share memories and honor Rick's life. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the local Audubon Society, Audubon Canyon Ranch, or the Tuolumne County Historical Society. To read more about Rick's life, go online to https://sites.google.com/view/richardbrucebaird


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TALLAHASSEE — Under a single, swaying palm tree, Florida`s Legislature convened for its 87th year Tuesday amid ceremony, silliness, singing and slapping of backs.
With the serious business yet to come, House and Senate members took the opportunity to trade barbs while heartily welcoming each other back for another go-round.
For example, take the message delivered by Sen. Tom McPherson as the Fort Lauderdale Democrat entered the House of Representatives after a Senate sing- along featuring Old Folks at Home.
``The Senate is indeed in harmony and ready to do it to the House,`` reported McPherson to catcalls from the seated representatives.
Then there was Senate President Harry Johnston`s reminiscence about his late father`s judgment of what it takes to be the state`s chief executive.
``Intelligence has never been a criteria to be governor of Florida,`` said Johnston, who nonetheless introduced Gov. Bob Graham as one of the most ``intelligent, visionary`` men he knows. Later Johnston, D-West Palm Beach, said he made the comment to ``inject a little humor into the House.``
Both chambers were overflowing with the flowers traditionally sent by aides, lobbyists and spouses to get the lawmakers off to a sweet-smelling start.
Despite the abundance, Rep. Tom Gustafson easily took the prize for the most notable piece of flora.
Wife Lynn, who gave the Fort Lauderdale Democrat a baby daughter Saturday, surprised the new father with a towering palm tree from the family nursery. Stretching more than eight feet tall, it had to be rolled in on a cart.


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Virtual Special Issue for World Tuberculosis Day 2016
To mark World Tuberculosis Day 2016 on March 24th, we present a selection of key research papers from journals published by Elsevier, as selected by our editors and publishers. These articles have been made openly available to you.
Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Reduced turn-around time for Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing with a proportional agar microplate assay
The course of spinal tuberculosis (Pott disease): results of the multinational, multicentre Backbone-2 study
Current Opinion in Microbiology
Chewing the fat: lipid metabolism and homeostasis during M. tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis in Cape Town: An age-structured transmission model
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
In vitro synergistic activity of clofazimine and other antituberculous drugs against multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates
Ximena Gonzalo, Nicola Casali, Agnieszka Broda, Claire Pardieu, Francis Drobniewski
Volume 45, Issue 4, April 2015, Pages 406–412
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
The complexity of diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection in older adults in long-term care facilities
Francine Ntoumi, Pontiano Kaleebu, Eusebio Macete, Sayoki Mfinanga, Jeremiah Chakaya, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Matthew Bates, Peter Mwaba, Markus Maeurer, Eskild Petersen, Alimuddin Zumla
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International Journal of Mycobacteriology
A cross-sectional study about knowledge and attitudes toward multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in a high-burden drug-resistant country
Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains isolated from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Anambra State, Nigeria
Populations of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis lack a cell wall: Isolation, visualization, and whole-genome characterization
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Mind the Gap: time to address implementation gaps in tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health:
Antimicrobial resistance and the growing threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis
Evaluation of tuberculosis public health surveillance, Al-Madinah province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2012
HIV-infected presumptive tuberculosis patients without tuberculosis: How many are eligible for antiretroviral therapy in Karnataka, India?
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Fighting poverty to prevent TB
The association between social protection spending and tuberculosis rates: a global analysis
Eye exam for early diagnosis of disseminated tuberculosis in patients with AIDS Should there be systematic eye screening?


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Zonshofje (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Zonshofje, a Mennonite home for aged women at Amsterdam, Holland, built in 1765 on the site of the former "Arke Noach" Mennonite meetinghouse (1670-79 of the Kleine Zon, and 1720-52 of the Frisian congregation). The home was founded by the Amsterdam Zonist church for its members. It was enlarged at the end of the 19th century and now has room for 32 unattached women.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Zonshofje (Amsterdam, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 Aug 2018. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zonshofje_(Amsterdam,_Netherlands)&oldid=126420.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Zonshofje (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 August 2018, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zonshofje_(Amsterdam,_Netherlands)&oldid=126420.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1039. All rights reserved.
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I recently had the pleasure of getting a digital advance reading copy of The Long Way Home from Jessica Scott in exchange for a review. I've been following her writing career since she released Because of You, which I had bought at the time but hadn't had a chance to read yet given the size of my TBR pile. She's active on Facebook and I know a good number of the people she's working with in her writing career, such as editor Sarah Frantz (whose website I host) and cover artist Shawntelle Madison (who is an active member of Romance Divas, a community of romance writers that I help administrate).
I have to say that I don't typically read non-fiction books pretty much ever, with the exception of writing reference books or technical reference books. I never was one for the many biographies that my parents had me read while I was being home schooled, and since I've been on my own, I've never had a lack of fiction books to occupy my time. Quite the opposite; I've had a huge lack of time compared to the mounds of books in my long TBR pile (somewhere around 400 books at this point according to GoodReads).
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Yeah, so that didn't happen. I read the book straight through, unable to put it down. It is at times humorous, heart-warming, and heart-breaking. Her writing is real and vivid, and paints a very candid picture that we rarely have the privilege of seeing… the chaos that is involved in the life of a soldier returning home after serving in war time. There have been many books written about soldiers serving in wars, but very few (at least, that I've ever heard of) about what happens after they return home. I think that the fact that she is a writer helps her memoirs immensely, as they are the exact opposite of the dry historical reads that most memoirs I have read have been.
In her case, both she and her husband ended up being deployed at the same time. They had to leave their two daughters with her mother while she was deployed for a year, and a good part of the book covers how she had to pick up the pieces of the fractured relationships in their family. Once she says in one of the opening chapters that she was prepared for her daughter to tell her that her daughter didn't love her anymore, but was completely shocked and heartbroken when her daughter told her that she didn't believe that she loved her daughter. From that scene on, I was hooked– I had to know how things turned out, and how they got past that as a family.
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She covers many different topics during the course of the book, including some that are political. However, she approaches each of these from the perspective of how they affect the military, not from the platform of any political party. It's refreshing to see someone discuss political topics without having any idea what party they belong to, because they left that bias at the door before starting the discussion.
Once I finished with it and sent her some of my comments, I promptly went and read Because of You and the novella sequel Anything for You, both of which I enjoyed immensely as well. I've also picked up To Iraq and Back, which is her memoirs of her time serving on that Iraqi deployment, and I'm looking forward to reading it greatly. Jessica is now one of my "must-read" authors, and I recommend that others take the time to get to know her work as well.
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What Is a Mentoring Program?
Workplace mentoring programs are often seen as 'nice-to-have' but not essential. Many people can remember a mentor in their past who was invaluable in supporting their personal and professional development. But do organizations take mentoring programs seriously? Have you tried and failed to introduce mentoring in your organization because of so many obstacles?
A mentoring program can add real value to so many areas of employee performance: Induction, knowledge transfer, customer service training, organizational change programs, career development and leadership training are just a few areas that can see tangible benefits.
There are many definitions of mentoring. Essentially, a mentoring program involves a partnership (short term or long term, depending on the need) where an employee ('mentee') is assigned to someone more experienced ('mentor') whose role it is to guide them through their career and to pass on valuable aspects of their own accumulated experience and wisdom for the benefit of the mentee's personal and professional development. This differs from 'coaching' in that it is broader and deeper than just knowledge transfer or skills development (whilst these aspects may form part of the mentor-mentee discussions). The mentor may be the mentee's line manager, on occasion, but more likely they will be more senior as part of the mentor's role is to provide a 'helicopter view' of the organization beyond the mentee's immediate work environment.
Here are 10 strategies for managers and HR advisors to encourage the design and implementation of a workplace mentoring program.
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1. Show the Benefits to the Organization
Of Fortune 500 companies, 96% have implemented some form of program for mentoring in the workplace as part of their overall people and organizational development strategy. Here are some benefits they have cited that may help you to encourage your own managers to implement a workplace mentoring program:
a) Increase in employee morale and motivation as well as reduction in turnover and absenteeism
b) Greater productivity
c) Discovery of latent talent in the organization and an opportunity to develop it
d) Development of leadership capability
e) Opportunity to communicate organizational values and goals
f) Improvement in employees' professional standards
g) Tangible way of building the concept of a learning organization
h) Re-energize plateaued managers
i) More effective career management and development
j) Development of cross-organizational networks to aid teamwork
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2. Define the Benefits to the Mentee
Employees tend to react very enthusiastically to the prospect of being mentored, and no wonder: Here are some of the reported benefits of successful workplace mentoring programs from the mentee's point of view:
a) Development of their potential capability and perspective
b) The opportunity to take control of their own learning
c) Mentoring programs complementing other learning activities
d) Improved career mobility and more opportunities as a result of the mentor-mentee relationship
e) The opportunity to give and receive feedback and encouragement
f) The chance to develop new contacts in the organization
Please continue on page 2 for more about mentoring in the workplace.
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Programs for mentoring in the workplace will benefit both mentor and mentee. Learn about how to introduce a mentoring program into your workplace, the importance of defining the scope and roles of everyone involved and how to avoid the common pitfalls.
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3. Show How the Mentor Will Gain Benefits, Too
Mentors have to devote time and emotional commitment to the mentoring program, and this can be an obstacle to encouraging them to participate. However, you can demonstrate how they can stand to gain from the process, too. Mentors will:
a) Obtain a greater understanding of the barriers experienced at lower levels of the organization
b) Enhance their own skills in coaching, counseling and listening
c) Develop their leadership skills
d) Gain additional recognition and respect
e) Learn new perspectives and approaches to problem solving
f) Contribute something to others in the organization by passing on experience and wisdom to younger colleagues
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4. Gain Commitment from Key Stakeholders
So, as a CEO or HR Director, how do you gain the commitment of your organization's stakeholders and encourage them to adopt a workplace mentoring program?
The most important message to convey, perhaps, is that this is not just another HR initiative. As the CEO, you could draw in the support of other organizations which have adopted mentoring programs successfully – perhaps ask someone in your external network to attend a senior management team away-day and share their experiences. A sure-fire way of making your managers take this program seriously is to build mentoring objectives, standards and achievements into their performance reviews on an on-going basis.
If you are an HR Director your role will be to target the CEO and top team, Board of Directors, labor union representatives and other stakeholders to set out your vision and ideas. Yes, you will need to be realistic about the investment and effort required to sustain the mentoring program – your credibility will depend on it.
Either way, you can inspire people to support you by getting them to remember those managers who helped them develop their own skills, confidence and careers. They may not have had formal mentors themselves, but most successful managers can recall someone who helped them on their way and the difference this made to their performance and self-development.
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5. Identify Critical Success Factors and Possible Barriers
As with any other new strategy, it's worth starting with a thorough analysis of your organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats; you should consider how encouraging your managers to implement a workplace mentoring program could address these points. The organization's values and culture – for example, the general attitude to employee development - will be fundamental to the program's success. However, culture can change. The better you can relate the program to improvements in organizational performance measures, the easier it will be to sell the concept and encourage people to participate.
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6. Define Roles of the Mentor and Mentee and Establish 'Learning Contracts'
Ensure that both mentors and mentees understand their roles and what is expected of them. They will need to set specific learning objectives and agree on an evaluation process, as well as the logistical aspects of when and where to meet for mentoring sessions, how often and so on. There also has to be an explicit agreement about confidentiality to encourage trust and openness in their discussions.
Please continue on page 3 for more about mentoring in the workplace.
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Programs for mentoring in the workplace have been shown to bring improvements to organizational performance. This article will show you 10 strategies for successful design and implementation of a workplace mentoring program and how to overcome common problems.
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7. Choose Mentor and Mentee Partnerships Carefully
This is one of the most important points to consider when encouraging organizations to implement a program for mentoring in the workplace. Mentoring partnerships may be created by the matching of personality factors, values and interests, or based on a specific business need or development plan for the mentee. Given that the discussions may cover a wide range of personal as well as professional issues there needs to be enough common ground and empathy between the partners.
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8. Select Key Person as Program Coordinator
The program needs to be coordinated effectively to ensure its sustainability. The role of coordinator should be well defined with careful consideration given to the selection of the right person. Is it automatically an HR role or not? What authority does this role have to set the boundaries of the mentoring program and to fix any problems? Does the coordinator have sufficient access to the CEO for program sponsorship and support? What capabilities do they need to possess to work well in this role?
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9. Market the Mentoring Program
When you promote any idea the ability to relate it to your audience's needs and experiences can make the difference. The program must have the overt sponsorship of the CEO. In addition, find opportunities to communicate examples of successful mentoring relationships and spread the word. Find out the fears of the stakeholders and address them. Demonstrate that this program is not to be viewed as a quick-fix solution and ensure that the concept of mentoring enters the organization's everyday language about performance management and development.
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10. Set Clear Goals, Performance Measures and Evaluation Processes
Workplace mentoring programs can drift and fail if they lack direction and control. As with any other organizational project, time and effort need to be invested for the initiative to be shaped, adjusted when required and sustained. Consider how to define performance benchmarks – how will you know that performance, employee morale, etc. have improved? How often should the program be reviewed?
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There is plenty of evidence to suggest that workplace mentoring programs deliver sustainable business improvements and enhance social harmony in the work environment. They are not a soft option, and they need time and emotional commitment to make them work and the patience to maintain them over a long period of time. At a time when much focus is being placed on the impact of organizational culture on bottom-line results, mentoring programs can play a key role in culture change if designed and managed well.
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Tammy D. Allen (University of South Florida), Lisa M. Finkelstein (Northern Illinois University), Mark L. Poteet. Designing WorkplaceMentoring Programs: An Evidence-Based Approach. 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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Gold ended lower on Tuesday as its appeal as an alternative investment faded after equity markets rose on prospects of sustained central bank stimulus, while holdings in exchange-traded funds slipped to their lowest in more than three years.
The metal came under pressure as Britain and Japan returned from a long weekend and looked to assess comments by European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi on Monday, reiterating the bank was ready to trim rates again if needed.
Meanwhile, Australia's central bank cut rates to a new low of 2.75 percent and suggested it may do more.
Lower interest rates usually favour gold as they encourage investors to put money into non-interest-bearing assets such as the precious metal, but cyclical assets including equities seem more attractive at the moment, analysts said.
"As long as we continue to see stock markets making new highs investors are not in need for alternatives," Saxo bank senior manager Ole Hansen said.
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Spot gold fell as much as 1.9 percent to a session low of $1,441.11 an ounce, its weakest since May 1. It was down 1.2 percent to almost $1,452 per ounce. It had risen to a near three-week high of $1,487.80 on Friday.
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U.S. gold futures settled $19.20 lower at $1,448.80 an ounce.
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The price drop ignited a buying frenzy in Asia and other parts of the world, leading to a shortage of gold bars, coins and nuggets in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo, and helping the metal stage a rebound.
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Investment in ETFs, which allow investors to gain exposure to gold prices without holding actual bullion, has fallen more than 12 percent in 2013 after rising for each of the past 12 years.
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Holdings of SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, fell a further 0.3 percent to 1,062.30 tons or 34.15 million ounces on Monday — the lowest since August 2009.
"The move that we have seen over the past few months where institutional investors have been backing out of gold (ETFs) will probably continue as they don't want to miss out on a good rally (in equities)," Hansen said.
In other precious metals, platinum fell 1.7 percent to nearly $1,477 an ounce. Palladium dropped 1.5 percent to $681 per ounce, and silver lost 0.4 percent to almost $24 an ounce.


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