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About the 2019 Sandford St Martin Awards
The Sandford St Martin Awards are the UK's most prestigious broadcast awards for radio, TV and online programmes that reflect religious, spiritual or ethical themes. They are the only awards that welcome entries about any and all faiths.
The Awards are held at Lambeth Palace, where prize money totaling approximately £4,000 is awarded to the winners.
The 2019 Awards – including the new Sandford St Martin Journalism Award – are now open for entries. For full details on eligibility and entry criteria follow the link below. Your entry must arrive at the Trust's offices by 5 pm on Friday 1 February 2019.
The Trust welcomes submissions from news, current affairs, factual, the arts, music, drama and comedy – as well as from teams producing specifically 'religious' commissions.
To be eligible for the 2019 Awards programmes must have been made by a UK or ROI based broadcasting organisation or production house and have been first publicly broadcast or published between 1 January and 31 December 2018 to a UK audience.
If you need inspiration, then you can review our 2018 Award winners or you can listen to 2016's keynote address which was given by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.
2018 Award Winners and shortlisted programmes
The winners of the 2018 Awards were announced at Lambeth Palace on 7 June – a particularly auspicious occasion marking, as it did, the Trust's 40thanniversary and over four decades of celebrating programmes and programme makers that explore religion, ethics and spirituality. Broadcast technology has evolved hugely over that period, as have the skills of programme-makers and the sophistication of audiences. But what we feel hasn't changed is people's appetite for excellent programmes that explore, question and lend insight or new perspective to the "big questions": Who are we? Why are we here? And what does it all mean?
So it was fitting that among the many wonderful programmes celebrated that night was Blue Peter, the BBC's flagship children's programme – this year celebrating a birthday of its own and the winner of the Trustees' Special Anniversary Award. For sixty years now, Blue Peter has been introducing generations of young audiences to the wider world, fostering in them a sense of belonging and responsibility for its future. It's this commitment to the exploration of the natural world, history and science while also engaging with knottier questions around subjects like human rights, immigration, the environment, how things work or what makes a community that the Trustees feel make Blue Peter a truly exceptional. Accepting the Award on Blue Peter's behalf were the presenters Radzi Chinyanganya, Diane-Louise Jordan, Janet Ellis and the programme's editor Ewan Vinnicombe.
And that was just the beginning of a very special evening celebrating some very special programmes.
Neil MacGregor the historian and former director of the British Museum who has fronted such ground-breaking series as the BBC's "Living With the Gods" 2017 radio series or the 2000 TV series "Seeing Salvation" was given the Trustees' Award. In his compelling and generous acceptance speech he made an eloquent argument for why belief and religion are such good subjects for programme-makers.
Pulling off a 'double', Jimmy McGovern's truly radical and challenging TV drama 'Broken' won both the TV Award and the Radio Times Readers Award. While the series follows a recent trend towards social realism in drama and is gritty, heart-breaking and hopeful in equal measure, it also did something extremely rare. Without romanticising or sensationalising its characters, the series introduced its audience to faith as experienced or lived by a very human priest and some of his congregation. McGovern said "I have spent much of my career as a television dramatist trying to give a voice to those whose stories aren't often heard: the poor, the dispossessed, the wrongly accused, the betrayed. But getting a story made about a parish priest in Liverpool proved to be my hardest mission yet. In fact, it was 30 years in the making and very nearly didn't happen." We're glad he persevered and think it was definitely worth the wait.
The Radio Award winner was the BBC 5 Live' Daily with Emma Barnett for their outside broadcast from Stanbrook Abbey – home to 21 Benedictine nuns – which featured a range of candid conversations about knickers, football rivalries and other surprising subjects. Chair of the Radio judges Caroline Wyatt told the audience at Lambeth Palace "this was a worthy winner: informative and respectful and just cheeky enough – it asked all the questions I'd ever wanted answered at my own convent school though would never have dared to ask."
The best Interview Award went to the BBC World Service documentary "Good Without God", part of the long running Heart and Soul strand. In the programme father and son Tony and Bart Campolo, previously two of America's best known evangelical pastors, talk about what happened after Bart lost his faith. Ed Stourton, chair of the judges in this category noted "it is a real mark of the skill with which this conversations was managed (by the Jane Little, the interviewer) that it could take off like this."
"Screwball!", made for TrueTube.co.uk by the independent production company CTVC won the Children's Award. Presenting the Award Baroness Floella Benjamin paid effusive and enthusiastic tribute to a great and unexpectedly funny film that deals with two teenagers negotiating the terms of their developing relationship. As Floella said it is an example of "the world-class progrmmaing that our children and grandchildren deserve."
» Read more about all the programmes shortlisted for a 2018 Award here.
Awards archive
After more than three decades in the business, the Sandford St Martin Trust holds a unique record of recognising and celebrating the best broadcasting about religion, ethics and morality from across the UK. Our winners include some of the best programmes broadcast in the UK and come from all different genres – as well as "traditional" religious programming. You can read more about them in our Awards Archive.


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Masters Degree Internships
Project Point of Light normally accepts two students at the Shippenville and Clearfield office locations each year into our Internship program. Social Work interns will be supervised by a Licensed Social Worker who has the clinical hours, training and experience necessary to provide the required semester hours for your graduate coursework. Licensed Professional Counselors are supervised by an experienced Licensed Professional Counselor.
Master's Degree interns will have the opportunity to observe group therapy, evaluations and be a part of the mental health clinical experience.
Project Point of Light interns often result in employment with the agency upon graduating and obtaining licensure.
Applicants for the internship program must be from an accredited Masters Degree program, must possess child abuse and federal clearances.
For more information about Master's Degree Internships with Project Point of Light, please contact Kelly White, Program Administrator at (814) 205-4004.
Undergraduate Internships
Undergraduate students who are interested in specialized mental health often volunteer or carry out formal internships with our agency. We normally accept one to two undergraduate interns per semester at the Shippenville and Clearfield office locations. Undergraduate interns typically work with our clerical staff and are supervised by the Office Manager. Interns are given the opportunity to "shadow" case management staff and clinicians.
All interns must possess child abuse and federal clearances. The number of hours that interns should be available is dependent upon the hours that are required for their coursework.
For more information about our undergraduate internship experience, please contact Kelly White, Program Administrator at (814) 205-4004.

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18 September 2019
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Scientific and Analytical Group Elections Call for Nominations 2019 Call for nominations to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Scientific and Analytical Group Executive
17 September 2019
The CFIA and the PIPSC continues with seeking feedback about the important work that SRs do. A questionnaire has been distributed to selected SR employees.
7 August 2019
The CFIA and the PIPSC would like to seek input and feedback about the important work that SRs do. A questionnaire which will be distributed to selected SR employees in the coming days.
7 August 2019
The CFIA-S&A Bargaining Team has not yet started negotiating a new collective agreement. A notice to bargain with the employer has been sent. However, there has been no action from the employer to start the process.
2 July 2019
Your Bargaining Team is pleased to inform you that CFIA SA and PIPSC signed the new collective agreement on June 28, 2019 covering the period of October 1, 2014, through to September 30, 2018. The employer now has 120 days from June 28, 2019 to pay your retroactivity.
26 June 2019
Your Bargaining Team is pleased to inform you that CFIA has completed their ratification process and the Collective Agreement is ready for signing! The Agreement will be signed on Friday, June 28, 2019.
7 June 2019
Your ongoing efforts to fix the broken job descriptions are showing results. Many of you will have participated in the 2016 grievance campaign that pushed the employer to sign the 2018 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).
21 May 2019
Visit our information table on Thursday, May 23, 2019 to learn about the Do Better campaign, ask questions to your Executive about bargaining and meet local union activists. Camelot information table Date: Thursday, May 23, 2019


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GUEST BLOG: Upcoming Trainings with Vital Practices/
For many, the beginning of a new calendar year represents an opportunity to start anew, to 'reboot' if you will, things that just aren't working as they should. To kick off the new year, we invited experienced leaders from across our Church to share a leadership approach, experience, or strategy for refreshing or renewing a vestry or other leadership team.
Here are their offerings:
Retreats can be an effective vehicle for renewing and refreshing a vestry. In "Come Away and Rest Awhile", James Koester SSJE and R. Casey Shobe invite congregational leaders to consider a contemplative retreat as a vehicle for helping to transform vestry leadership away from "crunching numbers, going over the budget, and micromanaging administrative details, into becoming a body of deeply formed and faithful Christian leaders.
Team building is an important aspect of a vestry's work; work that takes on more importance as a vestry welcomes new members and says 'thank you' to others. In "Why Team Building Matters" Kanuga's Leslie Hartley offers timely tips and resources to assist with this important transition.
Effective teams need a safe and open work environment where all members can share their ideas, concerns, and hopes. In "Norms & Covenants: Tools to Strengthen Your Team" Nancy Davidge looks at how norms and covenants can help a vestry create that safe space.
El comité del obispo o la junta parroquial en las congregaciones hispanohablantes/bilingües tienen retos únicos. En "Preparación de los feligreses para servir en la ju" Anna B. Lange-Soto menciona algunos y nos da consejos para enfrentarlos y superarlos.
The bishop's committee or vestry in Spanish-speaking/bilingual congregations has unique challenges. In "Preparing Members for Vestry Service" Anna B. Lange-Soto mentions some and gives us advice on how to face and get past them.
We encourage you to think about how the ideas presented in this and every issue might provide an impetus for evaluating and reflecting on what you learn from the experiences of others. To help in your discernment, at the end of each article we offer a list of the resources related to the topic. If you have a resource you'd like to share, please email me with the link or add it to the site using the Your Turnfeature.
If you are interested in Spanish language content, please visit our searchable index for our Spanish content here.
Please share this issue of Vestry Papers with your colleagues and invite them to subscribe to ECF Vital Practices. Subscriptions are free. New subscribers are asked to fill out a short registration form to haveVestry Papers and the Vital Practices Digest delivered each month to your email inbox.
--Nancy Davidge, Editor, ECF Vital Practices


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Optical Surfaces regularly supplies reference flats and mirrors world-wide. Flats are often used as a reference or, to fold a system in order to make it more compact, or to re-direct light at a desired direction.
The tables below can be used as a guide to our standard specifications for parameters such as size, material, surface accuracy and quality, microroughness, dimensional tolerances etc.
Special options include:
• Non circular shapes
• Surface accuracy of lambda/20 P-V at 633nm.
• Surface Quality: 10/5
• Microroughness <1nm RMS
• An extensive range of special coatings available including high power and femtosecond laser for various applications and to MIL-C-13508
• Light-weighting options
• Engineering and mounting service
Interferograms and analysis are typically supplied for flats with surface accuracy of lambda/4 P-V at 633nm or better. Slope errors are such to be insignificant in Schlieren and Reference applications.


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The Neptuni collection is perfect for the modern bedroom. White, bright and stylish, it reflects light and adds a feeling of extra space. There's a fresh purity about this furniture's design, with sleek, gently curving lines and well thought out functionality. The toughened glass tops come in a choice of finishes, including black, white and marble. Each piece is beautifully made, from the soft close runners in the drawers to the strong, protective lacquer coating. The floating bed frame even includes integral lights with soft touch switches. Choose Neptuni for high-end, luxurious modern style at an affordable price.
The simplest designs are often the most stylish. The Neptuni slider wardrobe is the perfect example.
The simplest designs are often the most stylish. The Neptuni slider wardrobe is the perfect example. Large wardrobes can often dominate a bedroom, but thanks to its luxurious white, high gloss lacquer finish and mirrored door, this wardrobe actually creates a feeling of extra light and space in the room. You'll find plenty of useful storage inside for all your clothes, with two hanging rails and four adjustable shelves. The wardrobe is assembled for you on delivery.
Part of the superbly stylish Neptuni collection of high end designer bedroom furniture, which includes chests, a floating bed frame and a dressing table set, all at a very reasonable price.
Did you know? Hairline marks are a natural feature of this furniture's beautiful, high gloss finish.
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I love staying in a guest room that has a stack of magazines waiting to be flipped through or landing on an article I can't wait to read before I fall asleep. It is a creative design element that enhances really just about any room, but especially a guest room. We sell a variety of magazines at Watson Kennedy, some of my favorites like the Paris Review and Flower. To make it easier to accomplish a spiffy stack of mags, awhile back we started selling all of our back issues at half off. It is fun seeing customers sort through the stacks finding the issues that resonate with them, finding an assortment.
A Stack of the PARIS REVIEW
We arrived last eve to Hawthorne. The drive up into the Hudson Valley as picturesque as always. Was a balmy 100 degrees when we landed at Newark. Just what we were looking for on this stay. The heat & humidity reminding both of us of our childhood, and how much we liked the steamy-ness of this time of year. I have so many wonderful memories of playing tennis in July and literally wringing out my shirt creating a huge puddle of water. The house once again welcoming us with open arms. This stack of Paris Review travelling along in our bags to supply many hours of reading enjoyment for this visit and many more. We stock back issues at the shops–they create an instant collection. I read a great interview on the plane with author Jay McInerney. Each issue always packed with literary goodness. We are up early for one of many journeys into Hudson. Breakfast at our favorite spot on Warren Street our ritual to kick-off the welcome back. Lovely, as always, to have you all along…
A Trio of Reads
Always fun to have a magazine or two along with a good book tucked into your bag for a little Summer reading. Whether it be the beach, the bus, or your backyard. We have you covered with a variety of titles not always easily found. From short stories, to pretty gardens, to a new recipe to try with friends.
Reading Material for the Week-End
For not being a bookstore, we carry a crazy number of books, which I adore because they are always titles that have meaning to me. Along with quite a few hard to find magazines. All just part of the stew that hopefully makes each shop visit part of the magical journey. A few caught my eye as I was straightening up things at the end of a busy Friday shopping day. A little week-end reading…
No. 212 of the PARIS REVIEW has arrived!
The latest edition of the PARIS REVIEW has landed at the shops. They fit quite nicely on both front tables in our pink & green displays. I love when that happens. These are the perfect read for a bedside table, working beautifully in a guest room. We carry many back issues, so a little collection on a bookshelf is swell too.
Here is a little information from Wikipedia about the history of the magazine:
The Paris Review is a quarterly literary magazine established in Paris in 1953 by Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen, and George Plimpton. In its first five years, The Paris Review published works by Jack Kerouac, Philip Larkin, V. S. Naipaul, Philip Roth, Terry Southern, Adrienne Rich, Italo Calvino, Samuel Beckett, Nadine Gordimer, Jean Genet and Robert Bly.
The Review's "Writers at Work" series includes interviews with Ezra Pound, Ernest Hemingway, Truman Capote, Joan Didion, T. S. Eliot, Ralph Ellison, William Faulkner, Irwin Shaw, Elizabeth Bishop, and Vladimir Nabokov, among many hundreds of others. The series has been called "one of the single most persistent acts of cultural conservation in the history of the world."
An editorial statement, penned in the inaugural issue by William Styron, stated the magazine's aim.
"The Paris Review hopes to emphasize creative work—fiction and poetry—not to the exclusion of criticism, but with the aim in mind of merely removing criticism from the dominating place it holds in most literary magazines. […] I think The Paris Review should welcome these people into its pages: the good writers and good poets, the non-drumbeaters and non-axe-grinders. So long as they're good."
Just a reminder, our Spring SALE begins today at the shops when we open the doors at 10. Running for 3 days, until 5 on Sunday eve. 40% off select artwork, lamps, jewelry, cook books & art books.
Happy first day of Spring everyone!
the PARIS REVIEW at Watson Kennedy
I am very happy to report that the PARIS REVIEW has landed at the shops! I mentioned a bit ago that carrying issues at WK has been on my wish list for ages. After I wrote that post I contacted them that very day and placed my order. To my delight, the stacks were waiting for me when we returned from New York, and are now out on the floor ready to be gobbled up.
They really make a great collection. That was my thought about carrying many of the back issues. Similar to old New Yorkers, you can just pick up a copy and be transported by an article or an interview, so the magazine being the 'current' issue is not really so important. Plus I really like the coloring of the spines together and think they would look pretty swell in a bookcase or stacked on a desk. What is on the outside is almost as good as what is on the inside!
the PARIS REVIEW
We were in the city for the day and I had a bit of free time so I picked up the latest copy of the PARIS REVIEW for my reading time at Hawthorne. It is always filled with interesting and inspirational original writing, poetry, interviews and artwork. It is a literary magazine with a very visual twist.
This taken from their website.
Founded in Paris by Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen, and George Plimpton in 1953, The Paris Review began with a simple editorial mission: "Dear reader," William Styron wrote in a letter in the inaugural issue, "The Paris Review hopes to emphasize creative work—fiction and poetry—not to the exclusion of criticism, but with the aim in mind of merely removing criticism from the dominating place it holds in most literary magazines and putting it pretty much where it belongs, i.e., somewhere near the back of the book. I think The Paris Review should welcome these people into its pages: the good writers and good poets, the non-drumbeaters and non-axe-grinders. So long as they're good."
The issues are not yet available at the shops, but adding them has been on my "to-do" list so look for copies in the coming months.


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Campus and Alumni News
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On Thursday, March 12th Ms. Carlow and Mrs. Lambot's 8th grade Spanish classes danced the afternoon away. They were taught the Merengue by Dance Manhattan Studio. Later they enjoyed a delicious meal at Caliente Cab Co. where they were able to show off their Spanish skills and order in Spanish. It was a fun day had by all.
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Where the audience is the choir!
05.16.13 (6pm) Northwest Hills United Methodist Church Austin, TX Map
FREE! No reservations required.
Let your voice ring at the Big Sing! Conspirare's acclaimed artistic director Craig Hella Johnson leads the gathering in vocal warm-ups and short, melodic songs that can be easily learned. As musical hosts, Conspirare Symphonic Choir members sit among the audience to sing along and provide musical support and encouragement during the one-hour event.
The Big Sing is open to all, regardless of musical training and experience. Through a fun, no-pressure group singing experience, audience members learn basic vocal technique, experience the body as an instrument, and sing as one with hundreds of others.
Musical selections at past Big Sings have ranged from popular rounds to the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah to the Conspirare classic "Requiem" by Eliza Gilkyson. Johnson hand picks songs to delight, thrill, and sometimes challenge the singing audience, always with remarkably beautiful and inspirational results.
Pictures by Conspirare House Manager Nicki Turman from the Holiday Big Sing 2 on 12.18.12 at St. Martin's. Click to view.


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Those Urban Dreams
Cities are places for people to work, live and dream. In a city environment however, we tend to forget that we are part of nature. We don't think in terms of reserves and flows, as nature does. We lose the ability to think in a systemic way. However, new city design ideas are pouring in. Paris-based architect Vincent Callebaut has created a magnificent Hyperions–concept that aims to build urban environments where nature and sustainability aspects are fully considered. First projects are in the build-up phase in Asia.
Take the sustainable tower development project currently being built in Taipei, a city of overcrowding and congestion. This new building is in the shape of DNA double-helix, to represent the source of life, but also to meet sustainability requirements to the fullest. The building is expected to be completed by 2016.
Or in India, in the city of Jaypee near New Delhi: six 128 meter tall towers with 1000 apartments, offices and co-working spaces are rising: another wild dream of a modern eco-city coming true by 2020-2022. The city will produce more energy than it consumes. The design of the city has been a collaboration between architects, engineers and agricultural experts. The idea is to "re-naturalize" the urban setting by bringing in both low-tech and high-tech techniques in farming and ecological design. They call it a vertical eco-neighborhood.
The whole idea is to build a truly sustainable system: a complex that produces its own energy, food and water while providing modern facilities for life and work. All material flows are considered and circular, none of it wasted.
For any future city planning, this should be a starting point. As we are moving into era of ever greater urbanization, we should think of cities as flows of people, ideas, materials and energy. How can we circulate those elements in a more optimal way?
Even in my hometown, Helsinki, new urban development projects are rising which try to take these aspects into account. It started already years ago with the Eco-Viikki project, a housing area settled among beautiful nature in eastern Helsinki. Now, a new urban development project in Jätkäsaari, near my home in the city center, is being built, and is aimed to be an eco-friendly, low-carbon environment. For instance, an automated vacuum waste collection system has been constructed, where different kinds of waste are separated and transported at high speed through underground pipes.
The city of Helsinki took a major energy policy step last year towards a more decentralized energy system, comprising, among other things, of leveraging geothermal energy fully. Indeed, what is the point of importing close to 8 billion euros worth of fossil fuel from abroad (mostly from Russia) if we can produce energy here in Finland more cheaply and in a more environmentally friendly manner - while putting our technologies and people to good use?
These examples show us that a totally new approach is thankfully emerging in human settlement design: constructing them as holistic, sustainable systems. Looking back, our policies and actions have been tremendously short-sighted, causing pollution, congestion, urban sprawl, waste of money and a poor standard of living. It's now time to wake up and use the intelligence mother Nature has granted us.


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The Imperial Japanese empire was an imperial state consisting of numerous colonies in Asia. The empire started with the annexation of Korea from the People's republic of China. It ended with the German-Japanese war, with the German occupation of Japan.
Sino-Japanese warEdit
In 2015, Chinese soldiers annexed the Korean peninsula. In 2020, Japan called a revision of the Japannese empire. Japanese soldiers invaded China. China was still recovering from the Sino-Soviet war. The Japanese were easily gaining land. China surrendered the Korean peninsula and some Manchurian territory.
Annexation of Taiwan and Franco-Japanese warEdit
In 2021, Japan invaded Taiwan. The island didn't put up a fight, they just surrendered, and became Japan's second colony. Japan spotted New Caledonia, an overseas French colony. In 2022, Japanese soldiers invaded the colony. France put up a fight, and Japan's streak of victory was halted by the Franco-Japanese war, where France defended New Caledonia, and also annexed Japanese Taiwan.
Japanese-Indonesian war, Conquest of Mariana and CarolineEdit
In 2024, the Japanese invaded Indonesian New Guinea. That started the 5-month war between Japanese imperial forces and the Indonesian army. Indonesia surrendered, and surrendered West New Guinea and the Bismarck Arch isles. Japan invaded Papua New Guinea. The country surrendered their soverignity in less than a month. The Japanese named these new conquest Japanese New Guinea. Then, the Japanese invaded the Mariana and Caroline islands.
Second Sino-Japanese warEdit
In 2026, China declared war on the Japanese empire, and invaded Japanese Korea. Japan put up a strong hold in order to protect their territory. The Chinese realized that it was a mistake to invade Japanese territory. The Japanese counter-invaded, and siezed Manchuria. The Chinese begged a surrender, but Japan kept on annexing large portions of China. In 2028, Japan sieged Bejiing. China moved their capital. Japanese troops occupied a small strip of territory which they called Qingdon. They conquered a large area which they called the Yellow colony, a territory bordering the Yellow Sea. China signed an arminstance with Japan in 2031.
Annexation of Solomon isles, Second Japanese-Indonesian warEdit
In 2031, the Japanese used their colony of New Guinea as a launching pad to attack the Solomon Islands. The Solomonics surrendered within a few minutes, but Solomonic guerrilla fighters continued to wage various raids and attacks on Japanese soldiers. In 2033, Japanese forces invaded the Indonesian islands Molucca and west Timor. The Japanese also invaded the sovereign stae of Timor-Leste. The second Japanese-Indonesian war lasted 5 months between the Japanese Imperial military and the Indonesian military along with some Indonesian tribes and rebels. In 2034, Indonesia surrendered their soveriegn status and became a Japanese colony known as Japanese East Indies.
Viet-Japanese war, Malayan-Japanese warEdit
In 2036, Japanese soldiers invaded the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The U.S supported Japan with their conquest, as the U.S disliked Socialism and communism. A long war was fought between the Japanese accompanied with Vietnamese rebels aided by the U.S, against the Socialist Vietnamese army. Japan shot airstrikes at Hanoi, Vietnam's capital. In 2038, Japanese soldiers occupied most of southern Vietnam. Vietnamese rebels that were on Japan's side sieged Hanoi. Vietnam was annexed to the Japanese empire as Japanese Indonchina. Japan created a semi-independent Kingdom of North Indochina, which was ruled by Vietnamese. In 2039, Japan invaded Malaya. Malayan put up a huge fight, but it wasn't enough for the invaders. Malaya was annexed into the Japanese colony Indochina.
German-Japanese warEdit
In 2040, Japanese soldiers massacred 3000 German civilians living in Japanese New Guinea for fear that the Germans might overthrow the colony. A month later, Japanese soldiers invaded German Guam, a colony that Germany had bought from the U.S. Germany declared war on Japan. The German navy bombed Java, a island in Japanese East Indies. Indonesian tribes sided with the Germans with hope of freedom. China took the advantage of Japanese weakness, and invaded the Yellow colony and Japanese Manchuria. In 2041, German troops occupied New Guinea. Indonesian and German soldiers invaded Japanese Indochina. In 2042, Japan launched a huge counter-offensive, and re-occupied New Guniea and Indochina, while also taking Guam and German Pacific Ocean Trust Territory. German civilians living in Japanese colonies rebbelled against the Imperialism. Japan declared war on China, and re-occupied the Yellow Colony and Manchuria. Japan also occupied Hong-Kong and other bordering cities.
German Offensive, occupation of JapanEdit
Germany launched an enormous strategic offensive. German troops occupied Japanese satellite state Kingdom of North Indochina. Germany bombed the Japanese base on Guam. Japan advances deep into Chinese territory, and, in 2044, China backed out of the war, allowing Japan to annex their new colonies. German and Indonesian troops enter Hong-Kong. Germany encourages Koreans to rebel against Japanese. Manchuria declares independence from Japan, and joins Germany. Japan convinces Indochinese to attack the Germans and their allies. A huge Communist revolt starts in Tokyio, and Socialists burn down buildings and murder innocent people. In 2046, all Japanese colonies are occupied by German and Indonesian troops. Germans enter Japan's mainland, and shoot airstrikes at the mainland. In 2047, Japan surrenders, and German occupies north Jpan, while southern Japan is independent. New countries are the Korean Union, Indonesian Federation, and Manchuria. New German colonies are German New Guinea, Trust Territory of Timor, German Siam, German Indochina, Mandate of Hong-Kong, German outer Mongolian territory, and the Malayan Colony.
Afterwards, Japan is stuck in a financial crisis. the Japanese civil war commences, and that leaves Japan in a terrible condition. Communists will take over, and the Democratic Federal Socialist State of Japan will be created. North Japan will remain a Trust Territory occupied by Germany.


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Saturday, 16 August 2014
Mobile Suits Gundam Ultimate Operation 8
Anyhow, as you can see, FWUO 8 is very heavy on the Zeon side, and how! Four out of five figures and each and every figure in the set clearly stands out from the others. All of these figures are a true feast for the eye. Let's take a closer look at each one of them.
MS-18E Kämpfer : It is hard to elect a favourite in this set but the Kämpfer sure comes close. Awesome paintjob and sculpt, and the way all its little thrusters are lit up is just excellent. There is so much going on in this sculpt, the true dynamism that only FWUO stands for. Like all Ultimate Operation figures though, the Kämpfer is a bit lacking in the weapons department, carrying only a single shotgun. The articulation in the arms, head and waist follow the basic FWUO standard and in this case does a reasonable job of allowing the mobile suit to grip its shotgun with both hands. You will probably experience some balancing issues with this figure though, as its feet are very small. It won't take much to topple the Kämpfer and this is something I wish Fusion Works would have addressed before releasing this otherwise awesome mobile suit.
MSM-07 Z'Gok (Camouflage) :This mobile suit is a good example of the novelties about the Ultimate Operation line that I miss in the other figure lines we review here on the blog. This striking paint job just oozes character. Bandai released three aquatic units in this colour scheme (the Hy-Gogg and the Gogg being the other two) and I can't wait to find the third to be able to display them together. Just like Char's Z'Gok you get three claws with this figure. An interesting twist is how they chose to display the figures differently in the packaging, look again at the pictures of the packages below, notice how this figure is displayed with the open claw, a nice if somewhat unnecessary touch. Both Z'Goks come with a rotating waist and the arms spin at the shoulder. The eye is painted in place though, which will limit the amount of poses you can get out of these figures.
MS-07H-8 Gouf Flight Type : The last figure in this set was also the last one for me to find. And it is a really cool mobile suit at that. Just look at that awesome paintjob with the smooth weathering and red standout detail. Excellent! The pose is captured as if in mid-flight, but the Gouf still stands up well without any balance issues. You can display the figure with or without the Gatling shield. You remove the right hand and snap the shield into place on the wrist and in the wrist socket (a hand is molded directly onto it). Without the shield you still have the triple barrel wrist gun in place. Articulation is found in a rotating head and waist, as well as arms rotating at the shoulder as well as underneath.
Although I don't have all the relevant figures for a full set of comparisons, we can still take a quick look at some of them here:
Starting with the Z-Gok, there were a total of three of them released in the Ultimate Operation line. Apart from the two figures in this set this figure reappeared with a new colour scheme in the special set known as Mobile Suits Operation Plus - U.C. 0079, one of the last sets ever in the line. It featured reissues of an RX-78-2 and five iconic Zeon units, in this case the Z'Gok in the traditional blue livery that we are so used to seeing in other sets.
Let's also take a look at the three types of Gouf units that were released in FW Ultimate Operation. From left to right are the Gouf Custom from Ultimate Operation volume 2 (released June 2003) and the sword-wielding Gouf from U.C.0079 (which in turn was a reissue of a figure from volume 5, so the figure first appeared in April 2004). Both two early versions featured some colour variations while the Flight Type only ever was released in set 8.
I would have loved to compare the Kämpfer to the one released in the STANDart series, but I suspect it will be quite some time before I (if ever) manage to lay my hands on that elusive figure.
In conclusion, Mobile Suits Gundam volume 8 is a tremendous set; well worth seeking out for all FWUO aficionados. Also remember that these figures display very well together with STANDart and Assault Kingdom and can spice up any such collection.
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Basically today is the end of the Forth Age of my life. Which is life in University as a Degree Student. It suppose to it end long time ago but the Age due until today because it is hard to leave the comfort of the Age.
The beginning of Age 5 – Again as a University student. Same University same place same faculty and same specialty. The different? No long boring lecture anymore and I can do whatever I want anytime and anywhere I like. But freedom without virtue and control can kill me. As what it did to me during these past years. So I must make resolutions…
In the year to come I must…
- Revive my dying faith
- Finish my dissertation in one year
- Be someone "important" in my circle
Those are 3 most important things for me during this year to come. There are also some lesser things that I wish to accomplish such as:
- Continue to be actively update this blog
- Create a tech blog
- Learn a programming language
- Be a skillful Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop user (Certified if possible)
- Start writing my own Fiction novel (Just to start is hard enough)
- New Hand phone (My 6600 has gone too old)
- Find as many friends as possible
- Find a Girlfriend (among those friends)
- Lessen my geekiness or "otaku"ness (although I'm not)
- Lastly, read a lots lots lots of books, articles, fictions, magazines, and whatever I can pick (To live as a Wise man)
The list seems unending but only 3 means most in my life. If it is a fiction, the three will be my main theme and my story revolve around the three.


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The state of India's rural economy is puzzling. There is enough evidence to support both opposing statements: one, that the rural economy has improved, and two, that the rural economy is in the doldrums.
The state of India's rural economy is puzzling. There is enough evidence to support both opposing statements: one, that the rural economy has improved, and two, that the rural economy is in the doldrums. Some macro indicators have improved, though. The rural unemployment rate has been falling, while rural wages have been rising, particularly on a real basis. Alongside, indicators such as two-wheeler sales and consumer non-durables production have ticked up recently. But, instances of rural distress and farmer suicides are rife. There is a wave of demand for farm loan waivers. Four Indian states have already announced waivers worth ~0.5% of national GDP. Four more are threatening to join the bandwagon, and if they do, waivers could go up to 0.75% of GDP, endangering hard won reduction in debt and deficit ratios (see: A study of India's state finances: Balloons and rockets, March 30, 2017). Some of this distress is likely to have been triggered by the large fall in food prices and the consequent shifting of the terms-of-trade against rural India. The fall was led by the coming together of the following factors.
Bumper crop: Normal rains in 2016 after two years of drought supported a bumper crop. Alongside the overall increase in food production, in line with the 'cobweb theory', those food items where prices had risen sharply in the previous season (for instance, pulses), saw the largest increase in production.
Demonetisation: There is anecdotal evidence that demonetisation hurt the liquidity of food traders, resulting in fire sales.
Early impact of GST: There is some anecdotal evidence that in the run up to GST (implemented from July 1), wholesale traders of food items have been rapidly running down their food stocks.
Measured MSP increases: Excessive MSP increases distort food production and lead to higher inflation (see: India RBI Watch: Every drop counts, June 2, 2016). Thankfully, MSP increases have been kept measured over the last few years.
Structural changes: The current government has undertaken several reforms such as more nimble selling/buying and importing/exporting food items. Clamping down on hoarders and allowing freer trade for perishables for certain states such as Maharashtra have also helped.
Lower global prices: Global food prices are an important driver of domestic prices—given India has started to import/export food items more efficiently in recent years.
Two distinct rural groups explain the puzzle
Breaking down rural households into two distinct parts, 'landless' and 'landed', helps solve the rural distress puzzle—landless are those owning less than one hectare of land, and landed are those owning more than 1 hectare of land. The landless make up ~70% of rural households while the landed make up ~30%.
This distinction also has three other important characteristics. One, the landless population has a negative income-consumption gap, which basically means that their income is hardly covers their consumption demand each period. On the other hand, the landed have a positive income-consumption gap. And yet, they are more indebted as a group than the landless. They also use more formal sector credit than the landless. A majority of the income for the landless comes from wages while that of the landed comes from cultivation. Putting all of this together helps build a compelling narrative:
The good monsoon in 2016 increased the demand for labour. As a result, real wages have risen and unemployment has fallen. This has largely benefited the landless, given that majority of their income comes from wages.
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On the other hand, the landed, who pay these wages and are more directly dependent on income from cultivation, have taken the brunt of falling food prices. Their realisation from selling the produce has been lower than expected. They are also more indebted to formal sector lending, explaining the clamour for farm loan waivers.
Eventually however, one would imagine that the fate of the two groups are likely to move together (the landless are often indebted to the landed). But for now, they are throwing up confusing signals on the health of the rural economy.
So far, the argument is that the distress in rural India is coming primarily from the landed, i.e., the cultivators. Falling food prices have definitely reduced their nominal income growth. But the fall in inflation is generalised, not just restricted to food prices. That in itself is likely to have safeguarded the purchasing power of cultivators to some extent, keeping real incomes from declining too much. Why then the heightened distress?
Broadly speaking, expenditure needs of the rural folk is divided between consumption, investment and debt servicing. A generalised fall in inflation is likely to somewhat protect the real purchasing power (for both consumption and investment) to a large extent.
However, debt is denominated in nominal terms. Falling inflation, as such, increases real indebtedness. Over the last few years, real debt has risen faster than real income. And this explains the distress amongst the landed and demand for farm loan waivers. Farm loan waivers are likely to hurt more than help, and for many reasons:
They don't directly help the most vulnerable: The most vulnerable are the landless, given their income-consumption gap is negative. But, as shown above, much of their indebtedness is vis-à-vis informal lenders. Farm loan waivers are only limited to formal banks, and thus do not benefit this class directly.
They spoil the credit culture: There is enough national and state level evidence that farm loan waivers harm the credit culture and make banks more reluctant to lend to rural India.
They erode macro stability: State borrowings have been growing at a 25% y-o-y clip over the last three years. Consequently, state bond spreads (SDL over G-Sec yield) have risen to over 70 bps, compared to the long-term average of 50 bps. If a bulk of farm loan waivers are funded by additional market borrowing, it could raise the states' interest bill and worsen the quality of thir spend. Higher borrowing could also crowd-out other forms of productive activity such as private investment.
There is a larger point here. Stray reforms cannot pack a punch—in fact, they may not even sustain. There need to be a series of reforms. Inflation-targeting was a great reform with large benefits. Its preliminary success has solidified the economy on the macro stability radar. But the large fall in inflation (that the reform has helped engineer) has hurt the indebted. And that is the bitter truth. Large and desirable reforms always tend to hurt some sub-groups. What is needed now is another spate of reforms that help increase farm productivity and therefore incomes.
Lastly, is rural distress here to stay? The big fall in food prices in recent months has been led by one-time factors such as the bumper crop, (2) temporary factors such as destocking in the run up to GST, and (3) more permanent factors such as food distribution reforms.
To the extent the one-time and temporary causes fade away, food prices may rise a tad (raising headline inflation from sub 2% levels to around 4% by end FY18) and improving the terms-of-trade that the rural economy faces vis-à-vis the urban. This will help raise rural incomes.
Co-authored by Aayushi Chaudhary (economist), and Dhiraj Nim (economics associate), HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited
Edited excerpts from HSBC Global
Research's India's rural distress puzzle flashnote (July 10, 2017)
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Way to sign up:-
- You should visit the official site of the quick pay.
- Now the text box will open in which you should enter the code which is for 15 digits and given by the hospitals.
- After that, you should select the billing tab.
- Now, click on the pay online.
- Then, you have to select the mode of payment such as debit card, credit card, and net banking.
- After that fill the amount which you are going to pay and click on pay.
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So what brought me to this point in my life? The simple answer is indoor rowing and an injury sustained on a night off when I was taking it easy! Go figure! When rowing in my normal style I had no issues but one night, 10 weeks ago, I decided to not miss a training day and row a more relaxed style – big mistake! I'm now back indoor biking, determined to build up my strength but still 4 weeks away from rowing and all this got me thinking. Should I adjust the way I sit and work at home – everything I can do to protect my back and improve my posture must be good, right?
When I started taking a good look at my setup I saw so many things that weren't right, in fact most of it was wrong! I have to get a new chair, a new desk, a new wider monitor and while I'm at it, a monitor arm to take the new monitor away from the generic stand and take up desk space.
The chair
After a few weeks of looking at youtube and researching various websites I've narrowed the search down to two companies – Secret Labs (The Titan and Omega) and NobleChairs (Hero or Icon). I'm not after anything "boy racer", I'm far too old for that and to be honest, even though I'm looking at gaming chairs, I'm not a huge gamer! Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the odd session but certainly not the hours and hours most of the gamers do!
I don't want anything too soft, that's been my downfall in the past, because if a chair is super comfortable on day one it's only going to get worse quickly. My current chair of choice is the Eames chair but that really hasn't lasted well and at well over £3000 it's not a cheap chair!
From what I've heard, none of the chairs from Secret Labs or NobleChairs are soft, in fact they are quite hard but with the lumbar support and a style that encourages good posture they are a must for office work or gaming sessions.
Ordering online is never easy when it comes to a big purchase like this, if you're miles away from a showroom it's simply impractical to try these chairs out free of any risk, that's why it's taking me so long to decide. I really want to do my homework and make sure I get the right chair. There are so many things to consider – height of the chair, the backrest, does it have inbuilt lumbar support and how far back does it recline?
Over the next month I'll take the plunge and order one but even then I'll have the dilemma of whether to order a leather, PU leather or Secret Lab's new Softweave material – like I said so many decisions!
One thing I am slowly moving towards is having inbuilt lumbar support to help the posture which in itself narrows down the field a little to Secret Lab's Titan and the Hero model from Noble Chairs – both incidentally come in at the same price point of £349 – not cheap by any means.
I love the way both look but I am concerned about the height of the Titan from Secret Labs, it may well be too tall for me. Using their online calculator they are pointing me towards the Omega model (which comes with a neck pillow and a lumbar support pillow) decisions, decisions!
The Hero from Noble Chairs doesn't come without any risks either, height is once again a concern but at least I have the option of getting a smaller Gas Lift (both options are class 4). It's a lovely problem to have, champagne problems! But health is important and it's all about making sure I do as much as I can to keep training.
The Desk
I had originally decided to go down the Ikea route but after talking toa friend – who jsut happens to be a carpenter I'm going to make – or rather he is – an Oak desk. It'll look so much nicer!
So that's it for the first post, plenty to think about and so many add ons will be required to make it look minimal. It's so much fun though!
Hit me up on Twitter …NOW! The follow up article to this can now be found here – Harman Kardon & Softweaves!


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No matter where your honeymoon is taking you, these five essentials are perfect for any newlywed!
Sexy Lingerie: Obviously, I had to start with this one. TIme to put that lingerie from your bridal shower/bffs to use! If you're only bringing a carry on and don't have much space, just bring a couple items to make the honeymoon fun and show off the #sexybride look ;)
Camera: Your iPhone does not count. Try bringing a camera that isn't your phone so that you and your boo can have all the quality time without your phone's natural distractions.
Journal: Wherever you're traveling, it may be nice to bring your journal and spend some time reflecting and being intentional.
Some prompts to get you started:
- What are 5 things you and your partner want to accomplish in the first year of marriage?
- What were your emotions on your wedding day?
- List 20 things your grateful for.
Book: It's your honeymoon, but girl still needs some time to herself! Being together 24/7 is fun and all, but there may be moments when one person wants to do a different activity. For example, my husband was going to the gym every morning but I preferred to hangout in our gorgeous outdoor space in the room. Bring a book or kindle with you for breaks on the beach, bedside reading, or airplane commutes.
Medicine: While I wouldn't wish this on anyone, both my husband and I got food poisoning on our honeymoon! It was très romantique hearing each other vomit one after the other. Ultimate marriage test.
Bring your meds of choice (I prefer herbal) in case anything happens to be prepared for whatever situation may arise, though I hope it doesn't!
Extras: There are so many other fun ideas for newleyweds to bring on their honeymoon, like matching luggage tags, shirts (I saw five couples while traveling that had matching husband/wifey shirts), special champagne or liquor if you've got a carry on, and so much more. But now that you've got the basics, everything else is a bonus :)
Simple as that! Hope you have the best honeymoon ever!


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BYOTROL24™ is the Most Effective, Longest Lasting Brand of Household Disinfectant Cleaner On the Market BYOTROL24™ (www.Byotrol24.com), a revolutionary new disinfectant cleaner that takes the fight against germs to a new level, today announces availability of its product line at […]Read more
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Byotrol plc today announces the in-store launch of two BYOTROL24™ Multi-Surface Disinfectant Cleaners, at Target, the second largest department store retailer in the USA¹. 8 years in the making This impressive launch is the result of 8 years of intensive […]Read more
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Leading pet speciality retailer, Pet Lovers Centre Pte. Ltd., has launched the next generation range of Byopet™ pet environment surface care products, throughout Southeast Asia, in a worldwide exclusive. Powered by Byotrol® technology, the Byopet range has undergone an intense […]Read more
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Long-standing Byotrol® partner, Advanced Hygienics LLC has launched an antibacterial hand sanitizer utilising Byotrol technology, for distribution throughout the United States of America, under the trusted American Red Cross® brand. Carrying market leading efficacy claims, the products are ideal for […]Read more
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Byotrol Inc. today announces the launch of its BYOTROL24™ Multi-Surface Disinfectant Cleaners, with unique 24-hour surface sanitizing power. The company debuts its products at the 2018 International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago on the 10th March. BYOTROL24 is a […]Read more
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Long standing and leading pet care manufacturer, Beaphar, has extended the distribution of its pet environment hygiene products, powered by Byotrol, into several new European consumer markets. Following the successful launch of four products into the German market in late […]Read more
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Long-standing Byotrol distributor, Good Smile International, is launching a new surface sanitising wipe formulated with Byotrol technology to the Japanese healthcare market on the 23rd February 2018. The new Byotrol surface sanitising wipe will be showcased at the 33rd General […]Read more
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Flossing removes plaque - a sticky, germ-containing substance that builds up on your teeth and gums to cause gum disease. Brushing helps remove plaque from the outer surfaces of teeth, but using floss is critical to remove plaque from between your teeth where a toothbrush can't reach, helping to fight of "bad breath". By flossing your teeth daily, you increase the chances of keeping your teeth for a lifetime. By removing plaque from between teeth with flossing, you can decrease your chances of developing gum problems.
1. Wrap the ends of a 45cm section of floss around your middle fingers
2. Hold the floss between your thumbs and forefingers. Leave about 1" of floss between your hands.
3. Gently work the floss between your teeth using a gentle side-to-side motion. When you reach the gumline, curve into a "C" shape around the tooth, making sure to go below the gumline.
4. Gently glide the floss up and down several times between each tooth, including your back teeth. Apply pressure against the tooth while flossing.
5. Unwind new floss as needed.
Your gums may bleed for the first week until the plaque layer is broken up, bacteria are removed, and your gums heal.
If you get in a tangle with normal floss you may like to try these handy aids - Pikster Supagrips. They slide easily between your teeth without fraying or shredding.


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Tis that time of the year where contact sports come back into competition.
A rugby league athlete had recently come in with a panful R shoulder. This pain started after a heavy contact session at training.
With repeated tackling in this session we had found that his R shoulder was compressed. This compression was exacerbated by a neurologically over active Subscapularis and a down regulated Infraspinatus.
We decompressed their R shoulder whilst releasing the Subscapularis. We then activated the inhibited Infraspinatus.
After retesting all dysfunction structures became strong and were no longer affected by compression or decompression.
This athlete has some easy preventative maintenance to do if these symptoms arise agin after another big session of contact.


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The Conference on Instruction and Technology (formerly the Conference on Instructional Technologies) was established in 1992 by the SUNY Faculty Advisory Council on Teaching & Technology (FACT2). Every year SUNY faculty and instructional support professionals come together on a SUNY campus in an informal atmosphere of sharing and networking among colleagues.
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Earlier Event: April 12AACRAO Annual Meeting
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Udupi, Sep 8,2016 : Udupi District in-charge Minister Pramod Madhwaraj launched the low-floor ultra-modern buses sanctioned to Udupi district under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) at a ceremony held at Beedinagudde ground on September 7, Wednesday.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister informed that the new buses will commence operations from September 8 ( today) from the JNNURM bus stand near the old DDPI office. He said a total of 30 buses have been sanctioned under the scheme to the district, and that 16 out of them will be operational on Thursday.
He also informed that students upto seventh standard will be offered free travel in the bus while High School male students will be offered concessional passes at the rate of Rs 2 per day which amounts to Rs 600 for ten months, while girl students will be charged Re 1 per day which will come upto Rs 400 for 10 months. College and diploma students will have to get concessional passes by paying Rs 900 valid for 12 months, while it is Rs 1,150 for ITI students, Rs 1400 for medical engineering students and Rs 1200 for evening college students. The amount can be paid online, the minister added.
The bus has three high resolution CCTV cameras, panic button, voice announcement, automated doors and wheel chair ramp for disabled among other amenities. It offers free travel or the visually impaired, freedom fighters and their better halves, widows of freedom fighters, national bravery award winning children and sitting MLCs.
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Jinti, Chris and Ayana are soon to be a family of four, they travel full-time, living simply from their bus and are one of the most inspiring families I've ever come across.Read More
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We caught up with young investor and money blogger Ryan Johnson to chat about how he got into investing (and writing about it).
Can you give a bit of an intro about yourself?
I've always been a bit of a numbers guy. I did a degree in Economics and Accounting. Interestingly enough, that degree also helped me with a major hobby of mine—playing internet poker. Today I work full time in an Analytics role.
When I'm not blogging or analysing, I'm playing basketball. I'm 2.04 metres tall (that's a towering 6'8") so I'm pretty much legally obliged to hang out on the court. Right now, I'm in a remote corner of Bangkok, Thailand, and I think I might be tallest person the locals have ever seen!
What's 'Money for Young Kiwis'?
'Money for Young Kiwis' was a website which aimed to help people grow their wealth so they can live richer lives!
It was aimed mostly at young people, but was for anyone that wanted to learn about investing and was confused by all the financial jargon and didn't know how to get started.
What made you start writing about investing?
It really sucks seeing people my age feeling frustrated they can't get ahead financially. It's really tough out there these days, and predatory fees and shady practices in the finance industry sure ain't helping!
I want to empower people who know nothing about investment and the sharemarket, to become confident successful investors. This is something which I firmly believe is within anyone's reach.
It's also really great to write something from a New Zealand perspective—so many financial blogs and articles are aimed at people in the US or UK (what the heck is a 401k?).
People often think investing is just for rich people. What advice would you give to people who don't feel like investing is for them?
This is absolutely not true! I know it can seem really frustrating and out of reach when people talk about investing thousands, especially when you don't have any to spare. We live in an expensive world!
The thing is, small amounts now can add up to huge amounts over the long run. The power of compounding returns is truly awesome.
"A lot of people think investing takes a lot of time and that you need to be constantly studying the financial news. This doesn't need to be the case."
If you just buy and hold cheap index-tracking ETFs (Exchange-traded Funds – which track a whole market, like NZ or the US) you'll get great returns over the long run and not have to bother too much about research. Buy, hold, whack it on an automatic payment from your bank and you're sorted. This is actually what I do, and my investing plan is basically entirely automated now.
And what about the risk?
People are often worried about the risks of investing. People our age especially have grown up with recessions and chaos in world markets and thought "nup nup nup".
What it's important to keep in mind is while stock markets always fluctuate (sometimes crazily) over the short term, they're almost always going to produce amazing returns over the long term.
"The biggest risk is missing out on the great long term returns that the sharemarket provides."
Can you tell us about your first ever investment? What was it? And what was the process?
I'd ended up making quite a bit of money from playing online poker. But, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing with it. I didn't want to buy heaps of crazy expensive stuff (except a sweet electronic drum kit) so decided to invest it instead. I had no clue how to invest, and followed the advice of friends, family and some people in the know.
I ended up spreading money across some actively managed funds, some gold and silver and some Apple shares. Some of these investments actually did quite well, particularly the Apple shares, and at the time I thought it quite the well-balanced portfolio.
While I did end up doing really well out of it when I sold the Apple shares, now I wouldn't want so much of my money tied up in one company.
After that moment you became an 'investor', how did you feel?
It was a pretty cool feeling when I first started investing. It's perceived as such a grownup, smart thing and I was both nervous and excited about it.
Unfortunately, as a fresh young thing new to the investing world, when the markets inevitably fluctuated and my investments were losing money it gave me crazy anxiety. I vividly remember checking my stocks app and getting all freaked out seeing any negatives next to the shares I owned!
These days, of course, I'm way more confident in my own knowledge and experience. I know that cheap passively managed funds are far better options than expensive actively managed funds. When one of my ETFs goes down in value it doesn't worry me at all because I know they will make great returns over the long run.
What is the best advice you've given (or been given) about investing?
Get in the market and stay in the market! I know that trying to time the market is a battle you're just really unlikely to win. Even professionals struggle to do it consistently. The best way to succeed over the long term is start investing now, keep investing regularly and hold for a long period of time (preferably 10 years or more)
Stay the course! Think of all the people who sold their US shares in a panic after the 2008/09 financial crisis. They missed out on the massive gains that happened in the boom over the next few years. You only lock in a loss when you sell.
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Two time Grammy winning jazz guitarist, engineer, and producer Paul Brown career spans over two decades and includes the release of 8 solo albums and countless collaborations with well-established smooth jazz artists like George Benson, Jeffery Osborne, and Kirk Whahlum. His newest release "One Way Back" features the #1 hit Put It Where You Want It
"The Funky Joint" had two #1 hits and was on the jazz charts for a year and a half, solidifying Paul as one of the prominent jazz guitarist on the scene today.
Performances in Dubai, Iceland, Japan, Canada, throughout Europe and the United States he has taken his trademark smooth groove with catchy melodic sound and made his mark on the international jazz scene. The Paul Brown sound is warm and inviting. His music is funky yet has elegance and beauty. He woos the crowd with understated confidence, as every note falls in the perfect place. With hits like "Winelight," "The Rhythm Method," "Brother Earl", "The Funky Joint", and "Backstage Pass" Brown's music continues to be in the genre's most spun tracks year after year.
Called the "Baby Face of Smooth Jazz", the 2011 Canadian Smooth Jazz "Best Vocalist" Nominee currently has over 70 #1 hits on the Radio & Records' smooth jazz chart, is considered to be the genre's #1 producer in the world and has earned the distinction of having a #1 Radio & Records chart hit as both an artist and producer.


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Inside elderly people, thrush can cause breaks and sores at the attributes of the mouth. That is why you should drink lots of water to stop dehydration.
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Find Ed Tech Funding
There are numerous grants, fellowships, and awards available for faculty, staff, and students across Vanderbilt to encourage participation and innovation in education and research in the area of Ed Tech.
Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning (VIDL) Innovation Program
- VIDL offers funding in four primary categories:
- MicroGrants: for small purchases (up to $500).
- MacroGrants: larger grants (from $1,000 to $10,000).
- Working Groups: funds to facilitate experimental working groups across campus.
- Student Innovation Awards: monetary awards for the best undergraduate and graduate digital projects.
- VIDL also offers letters of support for external funding agencies that contain a digital learning component.
- Program Website.
- Contact: Ole Molvig, VIDL
The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy, Microgrants
- The Curb Center offers micro grants (up to $300) for students engaged in creative projects.
- Program Website
- Contact: Elizabeth Meadows, Curb Center
HASTAC Scholars
- HASTAC (Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory) is an interdisciplinary community focused on Educational Technology, Digital Humanities, and other digital scholarship. HASTAC scholars are located at a variety of centers across campus to work on a digital project, interact with HASTAC community in the blogosphere, and attend the annual HASTAC conference.
- Eligibility: Graduate students
- Award: $500 and funding to travel to HASTAC conference
- Duration: Academic year
- Deadline for applying: Spring
- Resources:
- Contact: Terry Tripp, Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities
VIDL Graduate Fellows Program
- Each year VIDL invites current Vanderbilt graduate students to apply to its Graduate Fellows program. Selected students will receive a stipend and meet weekly to engage in a wide variety of projects designed to enhance digital learning at Vanderbilt and each student's own capabilities and knowledge of digital learning.
- Eligibility: Graduate Students
- Duration: Academic Year
- Deadline for applying: Spring
- Program Website
- Contact: Ole Molvig, VIDL
Center for Second Language Studies, Graduate Affiliate
- The Center for Second Language Studies employs graduate students to hold conversation hours in their foreign language, and provides support for student projects in Digital Humanities or Computer Assisted Language Learning.
- Eligibility: Graduate students in language departments
- Duration: Academic year
- Resources:
- Contact:
- Felekech Tigabu, Center for Second Language Studies
Heard Library Dean's Fellows
- The Dean's Fellowship program is designed to create in-depth learning experiences for students. With professional librarians as mentors, students work on tactical library projects that will benefit library users. Selected students learn new skills and complete projects that add to their expertise and resumes. Projects may involve work with rare print and digital collections enhancing accessibility, social media, exhibits and print resources.
- Eligibility: Graduate and Undergraduate Students
- Duration: 1-2 semesters
- Deadline for applying: Fall
- Program Website
- Contact: Celia Walker, Heard Library
Blended and Online Learning Design (BOLD) Fellows Program, Center for Teaching
- The BOLD Fellows program is designed to help graduate student/faculty teams build expertise in developing online instructional modules grounded in good course design principles and our understanding of how people learn. STEM faculty members partner with graduate students or postdocs to design and develop online modules for integration into a course, either as a tool to promote flipping the classroom, a module for a blended course, or a unit within a MOOC. The teams investigate the use of these modules, collecting data about the effectiveness of the module for promoting student learning.
- Eligibility: Graduate and Faculty team in STEM fields.
- Program Website
- Contact: Cynthia Brame, Center for Teaching
Creative Scholars, The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy
- The Curb Scholars Program in Creative Enterprise & Public Leadership at Vanderbilt prepares students to invent and imagine, to develop and implement innovations, and to critically engage how innovation impacts the public good. The Curb Scholars program is the first of its kind in the nation. Based on a deep respect for both academic and experiential learning, our Scholars engage in creative practice workshops and leadership salons led by top faculty, artists, and executives, coupled with internships and projects that build Scholars creative portfolios.
- Program website
- Contact: Curb Center


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Liberty High School is rich in tradition. As always, LHS reinforces the four A's: Academics, Activities, Athletics, and Accountability.
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The mission of Liberty High School, a comprehensive learning community that builds on a rich tradition of excellence, is to educate and equip the whole student by providing academically challenging curriculum and extra-curricular opportunities that prepare every student for the post-secondary path of his or her choice.
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As part of the Triple Eye Industries festival, the four-piece celebrates the release of 'Traps' on Friday night at Cactus Club.
When the frenzied garage rock of Static Eyes comes on over the radio, there's only one thing you should do: crank the volume. Its rambunctious, cacophonous sound is best with the speakers on full blast. Bad news for delicate car audio systems: the four-piece, just off three-song release The Thaw in March, are back with even more knob-turning material.
In advance of their Cactus Club show (on Friday, August 25, as part of the third annual Triple Eye Industries festival), guitarist Chris Capelle discusses the band's killer new EP, Traps, its political undertones, releasing the effort on cassette and a portmanteau of a yoga move and a serial killer.
The band bookended Milwaukee Record's "Roast of Milwaukee" a few weeks ago. Do you think your sets surprised some people in the audience who were there for some comedy?
Yes, there were some surprises for sure. We don't usually play to a room of people all sitting in chairs waiting to see comedy. But, they were very polite. We only did two 15 minute sets, so, even if you're not a fan of the songs, it's over pretty quick.
Is it fun to play to an unassuming crowd since your material sounds brash and confrontational?
In the case of the comedy roast, yes, because Milwaukee Record did a great job of setting a cool, fun, loose vibe for the evening. The crowd seemed up for anything. Plus, Lee has a unique way of singing and moving around and people are usually, at least, entertained by that.
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The frigid weather played a role on your last effort. The Thaw was recorded the day after New Year's in a cold basement. When did you record Traps? Did any seasonal conditions influence these songs?
No, not on this one. The Thaw was written in Fall/Winter and definitely had a lot cold weather songs. Traps was written during the long political campaign and, inevitably, has a lot of that stuff in it. The main theme is probably about being trapped or conned into believing things you wouldn't normally. "Silencer" is about propaganda and manipulation, for example.
The only physical release of Traps available will be on cassette. The EP was tracked straight to 2″ tape. What were the advantages of this method?
The advantage of a cassette release is that it's quicker, cheaper and easy to put together. Triple Eye Industries was nice enough to put this out in time for their annual festival the weekend of August 25th (at Cactus Club and Club Garibaldi). They turned this around real quick in order to make that our release show.
Kyle Urban at MotorCo Studios in Madison is our main guy for recording and he's got an all-analog setup. You're limited to 16 tracks and it's usually done in a few takes since you can't cut and paste overdubs as much as you can with digital recording. That fast-paced, frenetic style works with our songs and the way we play. This was also the first time we ever recorded vocals live with the band so there's more of a 'live' feeling to the tracks. Everything was done in 3 hours.
I'm interested in the impetus of a song like "Dahmer Faced Dog." How did that one come about?
We never intended to write a song about Dahmer but the title stemmed from Lee mishearing the yoga phrase "downward-facing dog" and he had some lyrics that fit with the Milwaukee and Dahmer theme.
The album clocks in at a brisk 13 minutes with no track reaching much longer than 2 minutes. Are these songs normally longer initially but end up cut down after some strict editing?
No, we usually have to add parts to make them longer. Haha. The idea is always to cut out anything we deem boring or unnecessary. Other bands tend to play too long—Static Eyes tries to be precise, to the point and cut out the filler.
Are you looking to record a full-length in the future or are you satisfied with releasing material in quick, short bursts?
An LP in 2018 is our next goal. It's the one thing this band has yet to do. So, after TEI Fest, we'll be busy writing songs to, hopefully, record early next year.


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Dances is an improvisational score of movement dances performed for public spaces. It can be performed in a range of settings and environments. Accessible, interactive and joyous- a unique movement experience is created.
Most recently, improvisational dances formed part of the opening event for the Festival of Chichester 2017. In the past, improvisational dances have been performed at Petworth Fringe Festival, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford and Trinity Laban. Adaptable and accessible for any space or event.