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The movie theater seats 72 people and approximately 12 wheelchairs. The lobby contains a game room equipped with two Wii gaming systems, a PS3, two stand-up arcade games, a basketball pop-shot game, a standard pool table and an air hockey table. All games in the game room and arcade area are free of charge. The projector can show DVDs, satellite television and project a laptop computer onto a 22- foot wide screen. The retreat has a large variety of movies for use, or you can bring your own. The group is responsible for determining the appropriateness of all content shown during their session. Variety's Peaceable Kingdom can provide popcorn and soda during theater time, at the discretion of the teacher. Additionally, the theater is equipped with a hot dog cooker, drinking fountain, and microwave.
At the campfire, groups can cook marshmallows and sing camp songs together.
At the archery site, groups can participate in target practice as they aim for the 'bulls-eye'. Adaptive equipment is available for all groups to fully enjoy the fun!
A stage is located at the front of the theater. The stage can accommodate short skits, talent shows and many other activities.
The pond is located off the retreat grounds about 2 miles west. Transportation to the pond is the responsibility of the group; the pond is capable of fitting a large school bus. VPKRC will provide the equipment including poles, bait, etc.
Moment to Own It Games
"Moment to Own It" games are competitive teambuilding games to start the session with fun and excitement. Each of these games is adaptable for groups ranging in age from Pre-K students to adults.
Miniature Golf
The miniature golf is a nine-hole golf course. The course and equipment is wheelchair accessible and has overhead lighting.
Nature Trails
We have over 2½ miles of trails throughout the Retreat. Our facilitators are able to provide information about the native Texas plants and animals during nature walks. Some of the trails are not wheelchair accessible.
Ropes/Challenge Course
At the course, the group will be challenged mentally and physically. A trained staff member will facilitate with the group and lead them through several different activities including a 40 ft. rock wall, "The Screamer" (a giant swing), a zip line, and many more. A Peaceable Kingdom trained ropes course instructor must be on duty during scheduled use of the ropes course. We can accommodate 15-30 students at these elements at a time.
Disc Golf
Our 9 hole disc golf course is played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, however, players use a Frisbee. The sport shares with "ball golf" the object of completing each hole in the fewest strokes (or, in the case of disc golf, fewest throws).
Sport Court/Gaga Ball
The sport court has two basketball hoops, a net that can set up for volleyball or tennis and all of the equipment needed. The court is not covered by a roof or tarp. We also have a gaga ball pit on site. Gaga ball is a fast-passed, engaging game for people of all ages and athletic levels.
Swimming Pool
Our Swimming Pool is open April – Sept (depending on the weather). It is approximately 50 feet long and 30 feet wide with a zero edge entry ramp for easy wheelchair accessibility. The pool depth starts at 3 feet and goes to 12 feet. A licensed lifeguard will always be on site during pool time. A grill is available for cooking lunches.
Dinosaur Tracks
We have replicated dinosaur tracks from Glen Rose, TX and an official dig site on our nature trail. Groups can observe the life-size tracks and begin a dig to discover hidden finds!
Our program hosts a variety of kid friendly farm animals and reptiles. Activities include feeding, grooming, petting, and learning about animal care. All interactions with animals will be facilitated by VPKRC personnel.
Low Ropes Course
Our low ropes course focuses on team building, communication, and working toward a common goal. Activities are adaptable for all ability levels and age levels from Pre-K to adults. Some popular activities include "The Pirate Ship," "The Maze," and "The Z".


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Why I Love You, Church.
Church. Some cringe at the word.
Church. Some squeal with authentic joy at the word.
Church. Some change the subject immediately, skirting any and all awkwardness, hoping to protect their opinions and not step on toes.
Church. Some know it for what it is and hate it. Some know it for what it is and love it.
Church is messy and broken, full of a bunch of misfits. Misfits wandering this earth just like every other human. Church is full of broken stories.
But what I love about Corvallis Church and The Church and the Bride of Christ -- the people who make up the church -- I love that that is the place where those messy-misfits {much like myself} and those broken stories meets beautiful redemption. Painful forgiveness. Authenticity and genuine love meeting the most crumbled-to-pieces parts of humanity. I love that I can walk through the doors on Sunday morning to the place we gather for worship and know in my bones that I am deeply loved, wholly accepted, and completely covered in His grace. I love that I can waltz through the doors overwhelmed with joy because I am forgiven, though I do not deserve it. I am loved though I am terrifyingly unlovable. I love that the humans I get to call "my church" are confronted with the same Truth: we are all broken and messy-misfits, yet we are all identified as God's beloved children and that is the one thing that brings us worth. That is our common ground. That is where our identities lie and our strength is found. Together, our redemption lies in the Truth that we are not enough and He is more than enough.
We hurt each other, too often. We say stupid things, yes. We aren't as committed as we should be, correct. We get on each others nerves, all the time. We are horrifically imperfect, absolutely. We are human.
--> We are unified by His blood and His grace, reminded that we are each broken carrying baggage from this messed up world, and we are covered under His wings of Love. Love. Love that is so patient with us, forever kind, and completely un-rude. Love that hopes the best for us, believes the best, and endures all things. Love that is selfless and even jealous of our love. We are unified by Love, and Love only comes from God Himself.
Corvallis Church. Imperfectly, we love each other so well. We share in one another's burdens. We pursue friendship through honesty. We enjoy just hanging out together. We love each other so selflessly and so sacrificially and it is only by the power of His grace. Church family, you ask hard questions, you embrace the mysterious God we serve, you seek His Truth and you desire to love this city well. It is beautiful to see you sharing your resources, your homes, your hearts with one another, and then pointing to Jesus.
I am missing my beautiful church family this morning. They are even celebrating a few EXCITING baptisms today. Though I am beyond blessed, humbled even, to be in Canada, there is nothing quite like a Sunday morning with Corvallis Church. You guys amaze me. The adventure this church plant has taken me on has been one that I'll forever remember. The healing that has happened through the adventure of this church plant is unexplainable, and the growth I have experienced has been painful in the best ways possible. You love each other intentionally, and Jesus is so obvious. Corvallis Church, I love you. I miss you. I look forward to worshiping with you next week.

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Help Windows cannot start
please i need help urgently and i know i am in the right place. I wanted to re-install my windows xp home edition. it started well but after a while the computer shut down itself. I thought the battery was discharged. when i put it back on, the re-installation continued. after a while the following message was displayed by the computer:
"windows could not start because the following file is missing:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
you can attempt to repair this file by starting windows using the original setup CD-ROM.select 'r' at the first screen to start repair"
unfortunately, i dont have the setup CD-ROM to do the repair. Please does anyone have any suggestions on how i can approach this problem. i tried starting it on safemode, but got thesame message. i simply cannot log in.
system information:
notebook model-compaq presario V2000
Procesor type- mobile AMD Semptron (tm)
processor speed-1600 mhz
bios version- f.13
system memory- 256.
please reply. i welcome all suggestions
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|17 Dec 2008
Windows 7 Build 7100 32-bit, Windows Vista 32-bit
How are you able to reinstall without the CD-ROM?
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|17 Dec 2008
Windows 10 Pro x64 x3, Ubuntu
Hello kappah and welcome to the Windows 7 Forums
Unless you have the original XP install disk or a re-install option from the computer manufacturer I'm afraid there is not much you can do.
You may also wish to post your question on a forum dealing with XP as they may have more help to offer you.
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|17 Dec 2008
Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM)
yes you can contact your manufacture for this kinda thing...
hp does not give you cd's (only recovery partittion)
if you deleted it you can boot it from the bios...
there should be an option for recovery partition
if you deleted it (or it was deleted for whatever reason) contact the manufacture
even if you are out of warranty...
you are going to have to pay for the discs but still would of even if were in warranty
if you had vista it would be different...
MS actually heard and actually released a boot dvd thats essentially a vista install dvd but without the installation files...
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|18 Dec 2008
Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
Also, no offense, but how can asking about XP help in a forum pretty much dedicated to Windows 7 be 'the right place?"
The error message you received indicates the system cannot find a particular registry hive - and a particularly important one. The chances are slim and nil that you'll be able to recover from this, but one thing you might try are some HD diagnostics from your HD manufacturer's website (if it is a Hitachi, forget it...)
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|18 Dec 2008
Yes. I was wondering that. Maybe you would get a better response on
Vista Forums
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|07 Jul 2009
I once partnered in a small computer shop. This problem was sometimes solved by replacing theCD/DVD drive. It is caused by faulty IO from the installation medium.
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I was astonished when what normally brings me comfort suddenly was no comfort to me at all.
I sat down at my computer to empty my heart….and there were no words.
Any attempt to force the words felt just like that….forced.
In his book Grieving With Hope, Samuel J. Hodges shares about how comfort comes in different forms for different people.
What brings you comfort may actually disturb someone else.
What I found was what normally brought me tremendous comfort suddenly brought me no comfort at all. And I think that just as comfort may come in different forms for different people, it also may come in different forms for us at different stages of our life.
But I have found immense comfort from a new source, something that has become incredibly meaningful and opened my heart up again to be able to write.
Comfort is a tricky thing, because we may not have a clue as to what truly gives us comfort.
We may think we need to be surrounded by friends and family, only to find their presence bothersome and intrusive. And yet, we find the silence too oppressive.
What's more, what may truly give us comfort may be the very thing we're avoiding.
Perhaps we need to just get out of the house and go for a walk, or help someone in need — and yet we find it difficult just walk out of our front door.
We need to give comfort a try
If you're unsure of what brings you comfort, begin to try various activities:
Nature walks
Inviting friends or family over
Helping out at a homeless shelter or charity
Finding a craft or project
My advice, though, would be to not make a commitment to anything.
Don't commit to helping out in a project every other weekend for an extended time. Make your project a one-time event and then evaluate whether or not this project brought some level of comfort to your life.
If it does, continue to engage in that project with minimal or no commitment.
It is best not to make any commitments or long-term decisions until you are in a good frame of mind to do that.
Always turn to the Lord for comfort
While new projects or activities may bring a level of comfort to our hearts, only the Lord can bring true lasting comfort.
What I discovered this time was that digging deep into Bible study gave me tremendous comfort.
Not just passages about comfort, just Bible study in general. Not reading, real study – deep, theological study that challenges me to look at a passage from a whole new perspective.
Whether you turn to the Psalms, or your favorite book in the Bible, do not avoid your quiet times. Seek the Lord, pray, pour out your heart, and remember that many times David wept and cried out to God in times of great pain and distress.
Numbing your pain only prolongs your grief
If there is anything I've learned at all from the past five years of walking through multiple losses, it is that unhealthy "comfort" – which is truly just numbing – only prolongs the pain.
The thing is, once the numbing has worn off, the pain returns.
Healthy comfort from the Lord enables a person to walk through pain with peace in their heart, despite their pain.
Numbing, on the other hand, finds a temporary escape from the pain as a way to forget the pain, or pretend it's not there, only to find that pain returns later.
And this only prolongs the pain, because true comfort never happens.
Comfort is a process that leads a person to an ultimate place of healing. Numbing is an escape that only deadens the pain, without healing it.
If you're walking through a painful time right now, ask yourself, "Am I seeking comfort or an escape?" Am I walking through my pain or avoiding my pain.
Allow Jesus to walk with you through the pain.
"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me;" Psalm 23:4


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In Reply to: RAT SNAKES OF NORTHERN NY posted by P-RAT on March 16, 2003 at 17:27:15:
I don't think they're against the law, but I'm not sure. They should be fairly common in the mtns. Noone has posted on the black rats of NY, as far as I can remember on this Forum. Based on what folks from nearby states have said, however, they should be pretty black with little pattern evident. I don't have any pictures of NY rats. If you find one, post some pics. Thanks, D-rat.
:Dose any one know the law of NY for collecting rat snakes .And dose anyone have pictures of ones from this area,THANKS,P-RAT


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In Defense of the Political Correctness
Is All Language Acceptable?
Not long ago I was involved in a discussion about the use of epithets, especially the most common racial epithet for African Americans.
One person, whom I respect greatly, spoke of an ideal way of being, in which all language is acceptable because people are able to move beyond the sometimes hideous stereotypes language conjures, and see the humanity of the people targeted by them.
By using those terms freely and in a non-pejorative way, he believed, we could come to disarm the term and take away its power to hurt. It would become just another word, like desk or tortoise or ball-bearing.
Wouldn't it be wonderful, I thought, if we were actually evolved enough to use forbidden terms as a way of breaking down barriers, consciously, methodically, compassionately, so that those terms could never cause damage again. But we're not there yet ("yet" is highly optimistic).
If we were, Trump's hateful speeches would have unleashed a tsunami of mutual understanding, rather than a shit storm of epithets used as a call to arms against some groups. No, we're not there yet.
Thoughts and Experience Shape Language
We know that thought and experience shape language. Anthropologist Franz Boaz in his years living with Native peoples of North America noted a multitude of distinct words for snow, including snow that sticks to sled runners and snow that crusts on the top but is soft underneath.
From this, he determined that how people think about a thing, in this case, snow, shapes the language they create and use.
Language Also Shapes How We Think
However, the converse is also true. As the research of Lera Boroditsky of Stanford University showed, the language we use also shapes how we think. Language used over and over again not only constantly reinforces the meaning but makes the thought itself increasingly more acceptable.
Bias and Discriminatory Ideas are Soon Normalized
Biased and discriminatory ideas repeated over and over become commonplace, and the concepts behind them, no matter how odious, are soon normalized. Speak long enough about how loathsome or scary some people are, and pretty soon, that is all we know about them.
By saying it's not ok to use that language, we're saying it's not ok to think that way. We don't stand a chance of getting rid of the thoughts without getting rid of the language. The only way this can happen is by being conscious of the language we use and its potential to do good or to harm.
Language is a powerful political force that shapes how we think and act as a nation. Because of this, it is the responsibility of people in the political limelight to measure the impact of their words: "will my words make the world more just, peaceful, and safe, or more corrupt, violent, and treacherous?"
John F. Kennedy Entreated Us to Be Our Best Selves
John F. Kennedy entreated us to be our best selves, to think of the good of the country first.
Donald J. Trump Has Shown Our Us Worst Selves, Vulgar, Selfish, and Cruel
Donald Trump so far has shown us that it's ok to be our worst selves, vulgar, selfish, and cruel. He's shown us that none of the wisdom of a civil society is necessary as long as one speaks one's mind.


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Artist - 2019
One of the original architects of the Boiler Room, which has grown to become the world's most respected and popular underground music show. Thris Tian has built a reputation as a passionate and exciting DJ and and demonstrated his natural talent as a music selector. The original programmer for Boiler Room he now heads up the programming across Europe, Africa and Asia. Thristian's responsible for the dynamic and eclectic line-ups that have become synonymous with Boiler Room sessions from around the world – from London to Los Angeles, and Berlin to Cape Town. A musical apprenticeship with Gilles Peterson at his record label Brownswood Recordings provided a solid foundation and saw Thristian naturally graduate to researching for Gilles' radio shows and gigs, as well as A&Ring for the label. The most important lesson imparted by Peterson was the confidence to develop as a DJ on "instinct" and to embrace the broader spectrum of music from scenes around the world. It's a lesson Thristian took to heart as he began working at legendary London record store Sound of the Universe and their label Soul Jazz, gathering a wealth of experience and vinyl along the way. And now, labels including Ninja Tune are now seeking his recommendations and compilation selections . That lesson is also brought to life every Sunday night on Thristian's Dark N' Lovely Global Roots show on NTS. Regular listeners have learnt to expect the unexpected, tuning in for the bPm's well-travelled selections – from West African grooves to Norwegian gospel. Thristian's activities on NTS have spilled over into wonderful displays of his talent as a DJ on "instinct" – with fresh and exciting selections – and has seen him take to the decks in Hackney via Harlem and Hiroshima and all the spots in between; this has included gigs alongside Detroit legends Theo Parrish and Moodymann, London young guns Jamie XX, James Blake and Disclosure, and musical pioneers Mulatu, Erykah Badu and Q Tip. And wherever he is, you can be sure he'll be hunting down new music and mind expansion to share on his return.
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School is just out, but we are remembering our visit last week from climate change expert Richard Primack. Professor Primack spoke to us about how he and his lab colleagues track climate change using science notebooks written by Henry David Thoreau that are over a hundred years old. Our students were especially interested in the projected changes in water levels and temperature shifts that Professor Primack outlined as he predicted weather patterns in the next century.
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text: Dairy Free, Dessert, Gluten Free, Snack, Spring, Video Springtime Pear Cake Daniel Kohler · January 2, 2014 What sensible person lives without a seasonal cake recipe stashed up their sleeve? Not this gentleman, that's for damn sure. I make this cake no matter the weather, with fruit foraged from the bottom of my refrigerator. Pear and Almond? Divine.


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Welcome to LindaAnnSchofield.com
Looking Back
February 1, 2008. That's the date I wrote the first Psalms of the Hood poem. After the first poem, there were a few more, then a few more until there were 51 poems. The best were chosen for a contest chapbook. It might be said that it was a family affair. As the poems were written, I consulted my younger daughter (Mrs. R.). For those that were written truthfully, I asked, "Is this how it happened?" For those that were fictionalized, I asked, "Could it have been this way?" After the book was chosen for the Ohio Poetry Day contest, my older daughter helped with the cover and layout and designed this website. I knew from the beginning that I wanted to eventually have all of the Psalms of the Hood poems in one collection… and now they are. I hope you are as touched by the poems as I was by their stories.
Linda Ann Schofield has lived most of her life in western Ohio. She earned her B.A. in English from California State University Los Angeles, an M.Ed. from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and an M.A. with a creative thesis from the Ohio State University. She started her retirement from 31 years in the education field—most as a high school librarian—in June of 2005 when she moved to the Cincinnati area to be near her two daughters and grandchildren. Read more…


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Food: Peanut Rice Saute
Last night I was all ready to make a portabella mushroom and tofu stir fry, when I realized those items had went bad in my fridge. I had to think of plan B. I felt like I was on that show Chopped because all I had left was strange ingrediants. I had some chick peas, brown rice, ½ sweet potato and broccoli. Now I had banked on having some coconut milk but I was all out. I looked in my pantry and the peanut butter was calling my name. The week prior I heard some co-workers discussing how middle eastern recipes are loaded with peanut butter to a point where they don't understand how we use it for sandwiches. Thus peanut rice was born!
1 ½ cup of cooked brown rice
½ baked sweet potato
¾ of cup of raw broccoli
¾ a cup of garbanzo beans (chick peas)
½ cup of fresh parsley
2 ½ tablespoon of peanut butter
1 tablespoon of olive oil
¼ tablespoon of salt
¼ tablespoon of pepper
½ tablespoon of garlic powder
In a non-stick sauce pan heat up the olive oil. When the pan is hot add the chick peas, parsley and broccoli. Let the chick peas brown and broccoli get tender. That should take about 8 minutes to get tender and brown (add more olive oil as needed).
Now scoop in the sweet potato and brown rice. Stir till all ingredients are evenly mixed. Make a hole with the spoon in the center of the mixture and add the peanut butter. Mix the peanut butter in with the ingredients (the peanut butter will soften as it gets hot). Lastly add in spices and let simmer for 3 minutes.
Bon Apetite!
****This was sooooo banging! Peanut butter will be my new go to ingredient.


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What are the Protected Classes Under Discrimination Laws?/
Many are familiar with the topic of discrimination and would assume they know exactly what the term refers to, but it's not as easily defined as many think. An employer may dislike an employee. They might feel his or her personality is grating or disruptive to the team efforts and they may, as a result of their dislike, treat that employee differently. You might even say they treat that employee unfairly. Is that enough evidence for a discrimination claim? It may not be. In order to file a valid discrimination claim, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) needs to see that the discrimination falls within pre-determined categories or protected classes.
The way the courts determine protected groups under discrimination laws today was heavily influenced by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It prevents discrimination in educational environments as well as public workplaces. Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, an individual cannot be discriminated against for: age, pregnancy, national origin, race, ethnic background, religion, or sexual orientation.
There are common forms of discrimination that fall under the umbrella of protection held by the EEOC that are easily recognizable:
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- 5. Employees that are fired due to their sexual orientation have also been victims of discrimination in form of wrongful termination.
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The Spiritual Basics Must Be Mastered (And it takes a long time!)
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It's the basics revisited
I write about it often
spiritual life 101—yet again
I know the theory by heart!:
"We are spiritual beings
covered by body/mind."
Oh, it seems old news
I am such a mature devotee.
Though truth be told
realization is difficult
a long education process
of trial and error repeatedly,
naked truth of embodiment
the laboratory of life
hearing it frequently
thinking it over carefully.
Chanting and contemplation
applying the fundamentals
in everyday activities
through study, work,
marriage, family, children
doing what we must
desires and attachments
adding the most essential.
Remembrance of Krishna
at all times and places
accepting the helpful
giving up want's not,
seeing through the scriptures
the wise sadhu's words
present continual opportunity
to practice what we've learned.
Blissful spring is here
(beautiful but too short)
with so many duties
as I pull weeds,
I think of unwanted plants—
compared to material desires—
which I once imagined
were things I wanted
now they simply disturb.
We cause our problems
the quest for material joy
but real happiness from the soul—
not these covered senses,
feeling with a spacesuit on
the body's such an inconvenience
material law's restrict/confine
promise greatly, deliver minimally.
Our health totters, fails
we lament our loses
the aging process diminishes
as I drive to the store, lessons:
"collateral damage", or road kill
a skunk, possum, spattered red glory
mangled deer to the side
store owners cat with mange.
Two sides of the coin
can both motivates us in bhakti:
material misery/spiritual bliss
the latter points to the former,
but we have to pray intently
to notice what life truly is
spiritual practice is real life
our highest ideal carries us.
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It is always important, no matter what a person's belief is, that they take their time and cultivate their spirituality so they can really get the most out of it. Your words are always interesting.
There are a lot of people who are confused about what the scared money really is and this is where they can be led astray if they don't stay the course.
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Generally life seems uneventful, and in fact most people want it to be predictable and not full of uncertainty or surprises. In today's world many people, especially the young, are bored and need constant electronic stimulation. However, when we slow down and try to be present in the moment (and turn off our Ipad), life is full of excitement, lessons, and beauty. Our spiritual practices help us be more awake, present, happy and peaceful. With Krishna consciousness, we have a meaningful goal, with a lifestyle which keeps us on in the mode of goodness--which is an energy very conducive for bhakti practices.
Some days though, get my attention. Roadkill is very common around these parts (cars are modern day predators), as are the happy recipients of the dead bodies--the crows and turkey vultures. Never-the-less, to see three animal dead bodies on one trip got my attention, and then, in case I missed them, I saw the store owners cat with very little hair left on its body. Cats are often cute and cuddly, but this was was really creepy and yucky. Thus I had to reflect on life, my part in it, and share what I felt from thinking of all these things. I sat down and wrote the rough draft of the above poem after I loaded up the car.
Even though we may have been a practicing Gaudiya Vaishnava for many years, we still need to be excited with the basics. This knowledge is alive, and there are many levels of depth and meaning--but if we are bored, we may become attracted to material enjoyment and the infinite diversions in modern culture. There is beauty in simplicity. Any one of the many so-called ordinary aspects of life is so extraordinary--for instance, the clouds--wow--they are so aesthetically pleasing. always transforming, and arty. Krishna takes water and floats it, so the water can be distributed where it is need (how supremely cool is this!). The material nature is working under Krishna's direction--but effortlessly, seemingly automatically, and He doesn't have to worry about maintenance, or rest on Sunday.
The spring bulbs blooming and the flowering fruit trees, are a small sample of the order all around. Everything points to Krishna--at least for a devotee who has studied the bhakti literature and has even a little of bit of devotion. We may not be fainting in ecstasy, but life is inspiring if we stop and smell the roses (after offering them to Krishna). That is another point of this poem. Krishna is everywhere, even in the basics of bhakti. And although we chant, read, and worship by scheduling them, we still have some appreciation, and often lots of appreciation for Krishna's words, instructions and devotees. We are meant to build our spiritual faith, step by step, by practice and gaining experience and taste in bhakti. Finding those who have what we want and studying how they attained it is the key to learn anything. A special effect of spiritual life is that not only can we learn from advanced devotees, but we also take on their nature through the wonder of association.
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The Pinelands is our country's first National Reserve and a U.S. Biosphere Reserve of the Man and the Biosphere Program. This internationally important ecological region is 1.1 million acres in size and occupies 22% of New Jersey's land area. It is the largest body of open space on the Mid-Atlantic seaboard between Richmond and Boston and is underlain by aquifers containing 17 trillion gallons of some of the purest water in the land.
You can hike with your dog for motnhs on the maze of unmarked sand roads through the Pinelands. For formal routes the star here is the Batona Trail, a wilderness path that begins at Ongs Hat to the north and ends at Lake Absegami in Bass River State Forest. The original 30 miles of the Batona Trail were routed and cleared through white cedar and pitch pine forests by volunteers in 1961.
Today the total length of the trail is 50.2 miles with many road crossings that make different lengths of canine hikes possible. The distinctive pink blazes on the Batona Trail were selected by Morris Burdock, then president of the Batona Hiking Club and chief advocate for the building of the trail. The Batona Trail is easy walking on paw-friendly sand for most of its length. Despite the over-whelming flatness of the surrounding countryside, there are undulating elevation changes on the trail itself. Any dog could walk end to end with no problem, if that was the goal.
The high point on the trail is Apple Pie Hill, soaring 209 feet above sea level (there is a fire tower you can scale - the steps are too open for dogs - and literally scan the east-to-west entirety of New Jersey from Atlantic City to Philadelphia). A superb canine hike is the four-mile walk here from the Carranza Memorial. For the most part, however, there are no vistas beyond what you see around you - cedar swamps and millions of pine trees. In season wild blueberries and huckleberries can be gobbled along the trail.
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All these are commendable and generally more beneficial to your life. For many, though, simply making a resolution to lose that weight will end up in failure. It brings back the old adage that action speaks louder than words. Sometimes it's easier to break down these big goals into many smaller ones. I like to write my affirmations. I maintain and change my affirmations throughout the year, not only on Jan. 1. Once I write my affirmations, I then break them down into several goals. They can be achieved in as little as three months or in several years. This is a way that helps me keep the goals and promises I make to myself and I find it easier to follow through with action.
I read my affirmations daily and by doing so I have a mindset that is geared towards accomplishing the accompanying goals necessary to be successful.
The important thing is to be realistic and write your goals knowing yourself and the time you need in order to fulfill them. For example, running and general exercise in order to be happy and have a better quality of life is always one of my affirmations. My goal would generally be to do at least two half marathons and a few smaller five and 10 kilometre races in the course of a year. Although there are some exceptions, these goals are realistic for me and I am generally able to accomplish them.
As far as my weight goes, my affirmation is to be happy at my ideal weight. My goal would then be to prepare and eat healthy food. The running and exercise will enable me to maintain a healthy weight as well.
Sometimes it's really the smallest of things that can make a difference. Kindness towards others can be a simple as a smile or holding the door open for a stranger. What used to be part of our daily etiquette a few decades ago has now graduated to a hustle and bustle of frenzied people rushing around in a hurry to get to their next chore. Why not make an affirmation to complete one random act of kindness a day? If more people did this, the world would be more calm and less hectic. For example, if you pass a complete stranger in a mall and they smile at you, that smile rubs off on you. Suddenly you're less stressed, and feel a little better. When someone passes you with a blank face, staring at the floor, or worse yet a scowl, it isn't the same, right?
So in the last few days that remain in 2011, be gentle on yourself. Make small goals that will enable you to get back in shape or get to your ideal weight... in your time. Resolve to be kind or think good thoughts about others. It makes a world of difference and one random act builds up to many over time. You will be in a happier place.
Most of all, let 2012 be your best year yet. Let it be the year you start running, or perhaps even run your first half marathon. A healthy lifestyle is the best gift you can give to yourself and your loved ones. And remember to smile... you never know whose day you will make better with that simple act of kindness and happy thought. May the new year bring you all peace, health and happiness.


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Keith Olbermann rounds up tabloid and entertainment news every night on "Keeping Tabs." On Friday, he had this to say:
Anna Nicole Smith
Not entirely clear when Anna Nicole Smith will return from the Bahamas though lately it seems her whole life is unfolding there. Now Ms. Smith has exchanged wedding vows. The lucky guy, her long-time lawyer and spokesman and apparently boyfriend, Howard K. Stern. There was no marriage license.
The couple, "exchanged vows before God." According to Ms. Smith's other lawyer, Michael Scott, God was apparently was onboard catamaran near Nassau in the Bahamas and the ceremony was not legally binding. This was just days after Mr. Stern professed he was the father of Ms. Smith's newborn daughter.
Not so Rosie view
Well, the clearer picture of high definition TV makes most things look better, doesn't improve everything, case in point, apparently not Rosie O'Donnell. Philip Swan, who compiles a worst looking celebrity on high definition TV list every year, on the industry Web site TVpredictions.com, says Miss O'Donnell takes the top spot this year. Why?
According to Swan, "No one enjoys the view of Rosie in high def, most people use a washcloth to clean their face, but Rosie looks like she uses a Brillo pad. Her face is extremely coarse and rough looking in high def." This written by a man named Swan.
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LA/Khmer band Dengue Fever is headed back to Temple Town, playing a sellout gig at FCC Angkor on June 1. This will be the second time the band has visited, following a packed concert at the former Hotel de la Paix in November 2011.
The Siem Reap gig is part of a tour that came about thanks to the inaugural Memory International Film Heritage Festival slated for Phnom Penh from June 1-9 – festival organisers invited the band to play in the capital.
In Siem Reap, expats and Khmers have been queuing up to buy tickets, and FCC general manager Douglas Moe expects Saturday to be a sellout success. He said he is expecting to sell 400 tickets and as of Tuesday over 250 tickets had been sold. "We will also have some special drinks with cheaper prices," he added, "And finger food stands will be laid out on the corner for late evening bites."
The concert will take place in a specially-built marquee in the FCC garden to accommodate the large audience, and in case of rain.
The band is also pleased to be performing in Siem Reap. Bassist Senon Williams said, "We are really happy and very excited to see that we have a reach that extends beyond Phnom Penh. On our last tour we had a great show in Siem Reap. We are fired up to see that the interest is still there and we plan to reward those who come with a fantastic night."
Siem Reap has always held special significance for Dengue Fever. It was on the road from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh that founder member and keyboardist Ethan Holtzman first heard the strains of 1960s Cambodian rock 'n' roll music playing on the radio, back in 1997. His travelling companion, meanwhile, was huddled in the front seat suffering from a bout of dengue fever. This eight-hour road-trip both generated a love of Cambodian pop and inspired Holtzman to eventually start the band in 2001.
Holtzman described this experience to More than Music website in June 2011.
"I was riding in the back of a pick-up truck," he said. "It was a long dirt road and all the bridges had been blown up from war. I sat scrunched up in a little ball with thirty something villagers, some of them holding their carsick babies, others grasping on to their rooster in this rusty old truck with bald tyres. The driver drove fast. My friend was in the front of the truck, sick with dengue fever. Every time I poked my head in to see how he felt, I caught sound of the driver's cassette tape that was looped for the eight hour drive to the capital. The sounds were amazing and I asked him to write down the artists so I could purchase some of them from the local market."
Arriving back in Los Angeles six months later, armed with a suitcase full of Cambodian cassettes, Holtzman founded the band with his brother Zac on lead guitar, saxophonist David Ralicke, drummer Paul Smith and bassist Senon Williams. Singer Chhom Nimol from Battambang was discovered performing in a club in 'Little Phnom Penh' in Long Beach, California and completed the outfit.


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How should access control information be handled in this scenario?
Your scenario raises a number of interesting considerations. Thinking about it, I see three potential solutions, each with its own advantages and challenges.
First, the corporation might maintain its policies in its own policy store and enforce those policies (such as allowing only books within each employee's field, limits to the dollar value of orders, etc.) before the request is sent to the Books.com Web service. The problem here is, how does the corporation know if a book is within an employee's field? It would have to get this information from somewhere, probably making additional Web service requests to Books.com or some other service that classifies books as part of the policy enforcement process.
In the second scenario, Books.com would store and enforce authorization policies supplied to it by the purchasing organization. Books.com could provide an interface (or a Web service) for the corporation's IT department to login and administrate user rights. This, of course, presumes that Books.com can provide such capabilities and that the purchasing organization is willing to "outsource" policy enforcement to Books.com.
In the third option, the corporation would store the authorization policies and attach them to each purchase request before it is sent to Books.com. Of course, you'd need a way to attach and secure the policies to each XML message, possibly using digital signatures or XML encryption to guarantee that the policies are authentic. You'd also need management software to find the appropriate policy and attach it to the message. The purchasing organization would then depend on Books.com to enforce the access control policies as part of processing the request.
The first option is simple since no coordination between the purchasing organization and Books.com is required. However, enforcing the access control policies requires the purchasing organization to make additional requests to classify each book before it can apply the access control policies. The second option delegates enforcement to Books.com. The issue here is whether this will scale if you try to set this same architecture up with 100's or 1000's of suppliers. The administrative complexity of making sure the right policies got to the right suppliers in the right format might be overwhelming. The third option allows the purchasing organization to outsource policy enforcement to books.com while still being able to dynamically change the access control policies. However, if you are going to try to set this same architecture up with many suppliers, standards will be necessary for representing the policies to be enforced. If you have to send policies in different formats to different suppliers the problem will be far too complex. Unfortunately, the necessary standards are not yet established (see the OASIS effort on XACML for insight into what such a standard might look like).
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Homemade Lemonade
Fresh Lemon-Limeade
Recipe Type: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Author: Caroline Artiss
Prep time: 5 mins
Total time: 5 mins
Serves: 4 glasses
Homemade lemonade is very easy to make and very refreshing to drink on a hot summers day.
- 1 x lemon
- 1 x lime
- ½ cup white sugar
- 750ml – 1 litre water (depending on how strong you like)
- plenty of ice to serve
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- Smoothie blender
- Jug and glasses to serve
- sieve
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- Add the lemon, lime, sugar, half of the water to your blender
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- Pour the liquid through a sieve into a jug and discard all the bits
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NZ's largest tax-exempt breakfast maker Sanitarium is picking fights with small business parallel importers. Not content with blocking UK Marmite hitting the local shelves, as Paul Little explains, these Seventh Day Adventists are also having a go at stockists of Weetabix.
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*Note - Of course your experience will vary I am sure…let's hear about it though. Nailing down some factors could help us all improve relevancy.
Yahoo does use Meta tags in determining what ads to display on your page. Simply try loading a blank page with nothing but one keyword phrase used in the keyword and description tag. This will almost always show relevant ads for the keyword phrase you type in after you refresh a few times. (Whish it were that easy for a real page)
I have also tried uploading a blank page with just a keyword phrase in the title tag. This usually results in RON ads showing up. I was really surprised by this; I assumed the title tag would carry more weight. I even tried using one keyword phrase in the title tag, and an unrelated phrase in the other Meta tags. The phrase in the keyword and description tag win out and Yahoo displays ads for them over the title tag. Maybe it is because there are two instances of the phrase as apposed to the one instance of the phrase in the title tag.
*Note - I am using random file names like 173sbs9.html when testing
A few other things that I have noticed:
Sometimes Yahoo will pick out a word or phrase that does not have a very high density, less than 1%, and display ads for that page. This tends to happen if the word or phrase is in a link. I have seen examples of it pulling things out of my news feeds. Like on an attorney page it shows MCI ads because a news link mentions some case about it, even thought the density for MCI is very low and it's the only phone related content on the page. All the other data is law related…sub domain name, content, title tags etc and yahoo gets the ads right on similarly created pages on the same domain.
I am thinking you need 5 to 10% density for your main phrase without another phrase being real close to that, for the ads to display for the exact phrase you want….still testing of course. I have also noticed that content blocks of 400 words or more seem to really help their bot figure out the right ads to display as long as the density is high.
Lastly, I have noticed that if I get the ads displaying for say "chocolate candy" and then completely change the page by loading up a new page or even new site, as long as I keep the filename the same I will get "chocolate candy" ads. Now this is expected but the issue is, I have seen this stick for 2 days or so and not change. They need to revisit the page more, maybe add a button for automatic review request for specific pages…so you don't have to wait so long especially when their relevancy is not very good right now. They should revisit more often to get it right.
This is about as far as I have gotten, when I started out the ads would change in a few minutes. With my latest round of testing though it's been about 24 hours and no changes. I called yahoo (nice feature) to ask them if maybe I upset their bot by so many new ads and false impressions. The rep. assured me that nothing like that was in place and it was fine to test the ads as long as they are not being clicked, no harm is being done.
The rep also told me that if I block the RON ads that more would ads would just take their place in all likelihood. I was asking if I blocked them, if I could force the bot into reading the page quicker and more accurately. He said that would not happen.
Please leave some of the things you're doing to receive more relevant ads and some of the factors you see influencing the ads your pages display.
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I think they will loose alot of publishers who subliment their sites with small debate forums. This is crazy.
I called YPN to no avail.
Once I know what Yahoo values, I can use that information to generate content which will have a high probability of displaying exactly the kind of ads I want.
Example – Let's say you have a webpage that touts the dedicated servers you offer to host for clients.
Phrases From Overture:
"Dedicated Server" top 5 bidders are all in the 3.00 per click range
"Dedicated Host" top 5 averages about 1.25
Now your page is relevant to both phrases, however with a little knowledge you can help Yahoo to display the "dedicated server" ads as apposed to the lower bid phrases. Just use overture's bid tool and look around in your niche, I am sure you will find some relevant ads that are paying higher than the ones you are currently displaying.
I figure if I am going to create content and then display yahoo ads on that content, it would behoove me to learn how to produce content that displayed the ads I want it to. Why miss out on more money either though more cash per click, or more clicks due to highly targeted ads?
Linkster if you find the formula let us know and if I fiqure it out I will do the same.
Check this out. We have a site that we have been testing that has no meta tags whatsoever. The interesting thing is that this site has always had a good CTR with our YPN ads. Nearly as good as adsense.
My guess is that in the absence of meta tags the bot looks for other clues as to what the page is about. Title, links, content, file name......
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text: Marketing Management BA (Hons) / FdA This degree course is accredited by the University of Birmingham. OverviewTeaching & AssessmentEntry RequirementsModulesPlacementsEmployabilityProfilesUnistats Overview Teaching & Assessment Requirements Modules Work Placement Employability Profiles Unistats Overview (NV) BA (Hons) Course length 3 years full-time UCAS code N500 Fees (Home/EU) View tuition fees Fees (International) View tuition fees FdA Course length 2 years full-time UCAS code N501 Fees (Home/EU) View tuition fees Fees (International) View tuition fees Apply via Clearing Apply 2020 This course is offered as both a BA (Hons) and FdA. Students studying the FdA will have the option of progressing onto the final year of the BA (Hons) at the end of year 2. Overview Marketing is a dynamic business and social media and e-commerce have transformed the way many service sector companies manage their marketing approach. Trained professionals with proven e-marketing skills are in-demand within both online and high street businesses. The Marketing Management degree gives you the business and marketing theory as well as the practical experience you need to succeed in this demanding field. You will gain a thorough grounding in marketing principles, creativity and innovation and the necessary business ready skills sought by employers. Using our extensive industrial contacts, this course features promotional and PR work, with market research and market planning briefs conducted with local organisations in order to apply theory to practice. A key feature of this course lies in the use of live projects and case studies, which will bring you into contact with professional practitioners and provides an opportunity to demonstrate your marketing knowledge and skills in a commercial setting. Throughout the course there are opportunities to customise your studies through a range of specialist optional modules, gain valuable work experience in events and marketing, take part in an industry-based competition and gain an industry recognised marketing qualification from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). Why should I choose this course? Whether you want to start your career in marketing or are looking to build on previous marketing experience, this course will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed. It will allow you to develop and demonstrate technical, creative, supervisory and managerial skills in preparation for a career in marketing management. It will give you plenty of opportunities to put marketing theory into practice, hence developing your business-ready skills. You will be learning from experienced lecturers and industry professionals through a mix of lectures, seminars, workshops, 'real world' simulations and guest lectures. You will learn how to evaluate the success of marketing activities through a range of innovative assessments, including e-debates, academic posters, action plans and digital diaries. Kick-Start Scheme All new students studying a full-time, undergraduate or PGCE course, paying fees at the maximum rate (£9,250), and with a student status of Home, EU or Channel Isles are eligible to receive £300 per year via the Kick-Start Scheme. To find out more about how these funds can support your studies and your future career, and to find out if you are eligible for an additional £500 per year, visit Kick-Start FAQs. Open days Our open days are designed to give you as much information as possible about UCB and the areas you are interested in studying. Come along and we may make you an offer on the day. Teaching & Assessment (NV) Teaching & assessment Teaching is carried out by appropriately qualified and experienced lecturers one day per week and in a typical week you will have up to 14 contact hours of teaching made up as follows:- Large group teaching - 5 hours of lectures in lecture rooms Smaller group teaching - 7 hours of teaching in smaller groups discussing topics relevant to the modules. This will also include computer-based activities. Tutorials - 2 hours of tutorials (involving personal, group and academic sessions each week) Individual study You will need to apportion approximately 20 hours per week of your own study time in preparation for lectures and preparing for and completing assessments. UCB Online provides 24 hour access to learning and support material. Assessment Assessment is designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your strengths in a number of ways and a variety of assessment methods are used. There is a strong focus on the vocational nature of this course including live project work and industry-based assignments. An estimated breakdown of the assessment for this course is as follows: Coursework - 61% Practical assessment - 22% Written examinations - 17% Course work could include: building professional portfolios; conducting situation and marketing analyses; and generating management reports and audits. Practical assessment could include: presentations (individual and group) and using creativity and problem-solving skills to generate business solutions. Some modules also have assessments linked to study trips abroad. Please note that the information provided above is indicative only and actual timetables and assessment regimes will be issued to students at induction. Our teaching and assessment is underpinned by our Teaching, Learning and Assessment Strategy 2015-2020. Entry Requirements (NV) Entry requirements Marketing Management BA (Hons) A Level: An A level grade profile of CCC BTEC: A BTEC grade profile of MMM, this can be achieved from either an Extended Diploma or a combination of smaller BTEC qualifications. Tariff: Other Level 3 qualifications are accepted at UCB for entrance, a minimum of 96 UCAS Tariff points will be required. Access to Higher Education Diploma: 96 UCAS Tariff points including a minimum of 15 Level 3 credits at Distinction. Marketing Management FdA A Level: An A level grade profile of CD BTEC: A BTEC grade profile of PPP, this can be achieved from either an Extended Diploma or a combination of smaller BTEC qualifications. Tariff: Other Level 3 qualifications are accepted at UCB for entrance, a minimum of 56 UCAS Tariff points will be required for entrance. Access to Higher Education Diploma: 56 UCAS Tariff points Non-tariff: Non-UCAS Tariff based Level 3 qualifications are also considered for entry please contact firstname.lastname@example.com to check your eligibility. Work-based: We also give equal consideration to applicants who are currently in work and wish to apply to UCB. To apply, you must have a minimum of 3 years' relevant work experience, demonstrating management or supervisory duties. Your application must also include a reference from your line manager supporting your entry to higher education. For further details please contact Admissions. Find out more information on tariff entry requirements for 2018/19 entry. EU/international students For entry requirements for EU and international students, please visit the Country Specific Information page. UCAS Tariff calculator You can use our calculator below to convert your predicted/achieved grades into UCAS Tariff points. If your total predicted/achieved points do not meet those outlined above or your qualification(s) do not appear on the UCAS Tariff please contact the admissions directly on 0121 604 1040 or email email@example.com. Please wait a moment. Loading UCAS data... Error loading UCAS data We're very sorry but we had a problem connecting to UCAS to get our course data. We hope to bring this feature back online as soon as possible. Please try again later. Add Qualification Reset Qualification Grade Points Total Modules (NV) Modules FdA students will study modules for years 1 and 2. Upon successful completion FdA students will have the option of progressing onto the final year. Expand All Year 1 The External Business Environment This module is designed to provide learners with a foundation to analyse the dynamic external business environment and the challenges this presents to businesses operating in emerging markets. Learners will be able to gain an understanding of the diverse range of external influences (political, economic, socio-cultural, technological) and identify the opportunities and challenges these present for international businesses activities. Learners will also gain an understanding of the key drivers of globalisation. Introduction to Operations Management Managers in contemporary organisations need to understand the critical role of operations within the company enabling the delivery of its objectives. The dynamics of operations is explored through an examination of the relationships between operational functions. Associated challenges that stem from this are also examined. Key operational functions included are demand and capacity planning, service quality, inventory control and application of technology. Marketing Dynamics You will be exposed to the principles and concepts of marketing. Assuming the role of a Marketing Manager, you will learn how to make and justify a range of marketing decisions as well as learn about market segmentation and marketing tactics within differing types of organisations. You will be able to appreciate the importance of customer orientation and of satisfying customer needs successfully in an increasingly competitive environment. People and Organisations To help you with the fundamentals of understanding the management of people, you will be looking at the internal structure of large and small organisations. This module also examines current business theory, with a focus on the practice of managing people within a variety of organisations. Planning for Professional Development Do you know what your future career will be, or what you would like it to be? In this module, you will be encouraged to consider the range of career paths available to you within the business and marketing sectors. You will undertake an audit of your current skills and attributes and then map them to those that are required within your possible career paths. Principles of Communication You will learn about marketing and communication principles and develop an awareness and understanding of various communication techniques. You will gain practical experience through the production of a piece of communication and design. Principles of Finance You will develop an understanding and awareness of the fundamental principles of finance including cash budgets, profit and loss accounts, balance sheets and break-even analysis. You will learn how managers can use financial information to greatly enhance the decision making process. Year 2 Consumer Insights Why do consumers behave in the way they do? As a marketer, you need to understand the underlying factors influencing consumer decisions. You will understand and appreciate consumer behaviour and its impact on the marketing decisions undertaken by organisations. This module includes a residential trip, enabling you to apply theory to a 'live' setting. Creative Communications for Business Designing professional visual and written communication is a vital element of any business. You will develop and present a portfolio of creative elements produced to a high level of technical execution using a range of mediums and utilising the latest multimedia applications. You will develop industry-relevant communications skills and produce a creativity portfolio that will contribute to enhancing your employability skills. Employability in Practice You will be encouraged to identify and apply for opportunities and careers that are available to you. You will identify opportunities for development through training needs analysis which can extend to include recognising the potential to develop your skills through work experience, placement and overseas study. Marketing Intelligence The importance of marketing research is growing in the increasingly-global competitive marketing environment. You will explore the nature and scope of marketing research, including where and how marketing research fits in with other aspects of marketing management, the characteristics of the research industry and marketing intelligence suppliers. Advertising Psychology How do advertisers persuade customers to buy? You will learn about advertising psychology in the context of persuasive communication, developing a deeper level of understanding about the cognitive processes involved when dealing with persuasive communication. This will allow you to analyse these processes and to apply your knowledge in a specific marketing context. Optional Work Placement Professional Placement Students will undertake Enhancing Employability module at level 5 (year 2 of the course), prior to undertaking their placement year. By undertaking this module, they will be provided with essential skills and tools to apply and secure their own placement (with support from Hired@UCB) and complete the requisite time in placement. Plus one option from: Voluntary Initiative The voluntary sector is one of the most dynamic sectors worldwide. You will have the opportunity to work on a volunteer project within a private, public or community organisation and see how they market themselves and compete for resources with other voluntary projects. You will be able to reflect on your experiences as well as develop your personal and professional skills within a working environment. Applied e-Business and e-Marketing As Web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 continues to grow is has an increasing influence on business. Companies and organisations of all types and sizes are rethinking their strategies and how they run their operations. This n module encourages students to explore the realities and implications of e-business and e-marketing f. for businesses operating in a dynalic global environment. Creative Communications The skills of effective communication are vital to successful management. This stimulating module is invaluable to a range of business aspects such as product launches, brand promotions, travel and food journalism and exhibition guidance. You will be encouraged to discuss the effectiveness of words and images when communicating intended messages and will enable you to critically appreciate the complexities of the communication process. Enterprise Start-up Studies This module provides an insight into the key issues a new business needs to consider before starting up the enterprise. Emphasis is placed on students undertaking research into such areas as market trends, target audience, location analysis and resource requirements, in order to justify the customer demand and feasibility of their product/service. This module also provides an insight into the marketing communiction tools a new business employs in order to showcase their product/service to their target audience/s. Operational Sales Management You will learn the concepts involved in managing sales and salespeople, getting a clear understanding of selling within a marketing organisation, the different types of buyers and how to sell to them. In light of the ever-increasing 'internationalisation' of business, you will also be looking at sales on an international scope. Business Innovation and the Environment All organisations need creative thinkers to question current business practices and develop dynamic solutions to 21 st century environmental challenges. You will be examining key global environmental issues affecting new enterprises and the importance of innovative thinking. As a result, you will be developing your own creative designs and solutions in response to the needs of contemporary enterprises. Year 3 Digital and Social Media Marketing Digital marketing channels are revolutionising the manner in which all businesses operate and market their business activities. Everyone is looking for opportunities to enhance and support their core marketing communications objectives in this customer-centric multi-channel environment. You will be learning digital marketing principles, the role of social media and how to apply them to create a successful strategy. International Marketing We live in an interconnected world, so it's important to examine how organisations explore new market opportunities beyond national boundaries. As a result, you will become more aware of the technological, communication and transportation challenges businesses face and the options they consider when seeking a foothold in a new country. Leadership and Change Management Change is inevitable in an increasingly competitive global environment. You will develop the skills needed to design, implement and evaluate effective change within organisations operating in a variety of environments as if you were an employee, manager, or external consultant designing strategic change management programs for clients. Plus one option from: Brand Management The most valuable assets that a company has are the brands that it has invested in and developed over time. You will be given the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to succeed in the management of complex brands and look at how brands are viewed, built, managed and measured to ensure superiority and sustainability. Advertising and Media Management You will be taken deeper into the management processes relating to advertising, focusing on the skills involved in matching business objectives and brand communication to target markets. You will be given a greater insight into detailed analysis of what makes advertising communications effective. Enterprise Risk Management Risk is becoming an important function for business managers and owners. You will learn about enterprise risk management techniques and strategies employed by businesses operating within increasingly complex and dynamic environments. Key risk areas include human resources, finance, IT, marketing, health and safety, innovation and product development, leadership and corporate governance and business continuity. Social Entrepreneurship The role of the not-for-profit sector is becoming increasingly significant on both a national and global scale. You will be analysing the business and marketing principles of the not-for-profit, and how they contribute to running an efficient organisation in a complex and dynamic environment. You will be able to look at business examples from a variety of sectors, including education, social services, charities and voluntary organisations. Contemporary Business Environment This module aims to develop students' understanding and awareness of contemporary developments within the international business environment. Ultimately, the module will highlight the main opportunities and threats to organisations evident within the current international business environment, and how such organisations may respond strategically to such challenges. Contemporary Entrepreneurial Studies You will continue to build on your awareness and understanding of contemporary issues within the business enterprise sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises will be the focus here, and the role of entrepreneurship in the development and growth of this sector will be assessed. Research option In the final year students will have the option of choosing one of the following research modules: Research Project You will have the opportunity to engage in an independent research project of your choice. You will have support with preparing your proposal and understanding the competent characteristics of good research. An appointed tutor will help guide you through this important and rewarding process. Marketing Showcase This module enables you to demonstrate your capabilities in researching, planning and delivering an industry or community-related project. You will cultivate the desired graduate attributes of professionalism, critical enquiry and problem solving, enterprise, creativity and innovation. You will then exhibit your research findings in an event for peers and industry professionals. Research Design (for Block only) This is key to developing your independent learning, problem solving, analysis, assimilation and communication skills. You will be able to demonstrate your knowledge in a particular area of the course and apply it to an industry context. During your lessons, you will explore the process of evaluating, designing and constructing industry-focused research and appraise the ways in which to ensure data collection and analysis is ethical and professional. Please note The modules listed on the website for this course are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by industry as well as the latest teaching methods. Unless otherwise stated, the modules listed above for this course are for students starting in the academic year 2020/21. On occasion, we may need to make unexpected changes to modules and if this occurs, we will contact all offer holders as soon as possible. Placements (NV) Work placement After completing the second year of this course, you will be given the opportunity to take a 48 week optional placement. If you choose to do so, you will be supported by our highly-experienced hired@UCB staff members who organise presentations and meetings with employers to help you identify the kind of placement you want. Whether your ideal work environment is overseas or somewhere in the UK, there is an extensive choice available. At UCB, we understand the importance of work placements within academic study, and our employer contacts say they give preference to students with qualifications who also have experience within the field. If you did well on your placement, there are additional opportunities available – such as recommendation for industry-supported mentoring schemes to guide you through your future career. Employability (NV) Employability Upon successful completion of the Marketing Management course, graduates have secured jobs in event promotions, sales management and marketing research. Many graduates also pursue entrepreneurial ambitions and start their own businesses. Graduating with this degree will enable you to pursue a career path in: Advertising and media Communications and marketing Finance The health and education sectors Public relations hired@UCB hired@UCB is our student and alumni support service designed to provide a single reference point for information, advice and guidance regarding opportunities to develop and demonstrate employability and enterprise skills. Based on the 7th floor of our Summer Row campus, the hired@UCB team comprises specialist and qualified staff with knowledge and experience of: Careers advice and guidance Placements, work experience and volunteering Employer engagement Part-time and seasonal work Internships and apprenticeships Graduate schemes and alumni support Unitemps – UCB's recruitment agency Find out more about hired@UCB services. Profiles (NV) Student profiles Read what our current students and alumni love about UCB and how we helped them begin their career in industry. 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Save On California Home Loan Mortgage RatesThe good news from the California mortgage market is that mortgage rates are down, making California home loans more affordable. However, some people may be wondering why only a fraction of the much-publicized cuts in Federal Reserve rates have shown up in California home loan mortgage rates. The answer is that those cuts have minimal impact on mortgage rates. So rather than waiting for further declines in California mortgage rates, home shoppers would do well to look for where the best savings on those rates can already be found. Naturally, shopping around is the first key to saving on a California home loan. In addition, the type of loans home buyers seek will be a key to how much they save on mortgage rates.
The Widening Spread Between Short and Long RatesSince last summer, Federal Reserve rates have dropped sharply while 30-year California mortgage rates have decreased by less than 1%. This highlights the fundamental difference between short-term and long-term rates.
Longer-term loans are inherently riskier. The longer it takes a borrower to pay money back, the greater the chance of default at some point. Also, the longer it takes the lender to get paid back, the greater the risk that inflation will erode the value of the money the lender has coming.These are reasons why long rates are generally higher than short rates, and with default risk and inflation looming prominently in the minds of lenders these days, it is easy to understand why long-term rates have declined much less significantly than short-term rates. The result is a wider spread between short and long rates.
Risk vs. Reward with Adjustable-Rate California MortgagesOne way to take advantage of the sharper decline in short-term rates would be to apply for an adjustable-rate mortgage. The initial rate on an adjustable rate mortgage that resets after one year behaves more like a short-term interest rate. So, while 1-year adjustable California home loan mortgage rates were actually higher than 30-year California mortgage rates last summer, they are now nearly a full percentage point below, at just over 5%.
Of course, one risk of adjustable rates is that they can cause problems is that rates and payments can increase in the future -- a problem that California home loans have already seen their full share of.
The Middle Ground: Best of Both Worlds?To save money on a California home loan without the unpredictability of an adjustable rate mortgage, one option would be to shorten up from a 30-year to a 15-year mortgage. After being nearly identical at the start of 2007, the spread between these rates had widened to nearly 0.40% recently. Naturally, because it is a short-term loan, a 15-year mortgage will require higher monthly payments. However, as a way to take some advantage of the faster decline in shorter-term mortgage rates, while retaining the stability of a fixed-rate mortgage, a 15-year mortgage may be well worth considering.
A second alternative is a hybrid ARM in which the rate is fixed for several years and then converts to a true adjustable rate mortgage. This option is particularly attractive for homeowners who don't plan on keeping their homes for more than a few years.
Source:Yahoo! Real Estate
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