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As a small, new or emerging business, attending trade shows to meet buyers and retailers is a crucial opportunity, but show fees can often be cost-prohibitive. In light of this, the American Equestrian Trade Association (AETA) has launched the AETA Incubator, a special area specifically designated to these businesses in their upcoming International Trade Show.
The cost of attendance will be made affordable for smaller manufacturers who may not need an entire booth, but still want to be present at the show. For business owners like Tracey Currey, founder of PonyTail Bows, this opportunity is monumental.
"This year will be my first time showing as a business on my own with Ponytail Bows," she said. "I had previously attended shows under the umbrella of my distributor, but this year, I was wondering, 'How am I going to get there and be able to afford to do this on my own?' This program game me that ability. I signed up within a day of hearing about it."
The show, which will be held in Oaks, Penn., January 28 – 30, 2017, is a chance for vendors and retailers and manufacturers to connect and form relationships, as well as learn from others in the industry that have found success.
As AETA President Kelly Heard explained, "This is the perfect opportunity for early stage companies to affordably bring their product to the marketplace."
The AETA Incubator offers a 5'x10' booth space, which includes: carpet, one table, two chairs, one wastebasket and an ID sign for $350 for the entire three-day trade show.
Kim Maychuk, ringleader of Daybreak Farm Muffin Company, believes that having the incubators grouped together at the trade show is a great way to showcase what's on the rise in the industry.
"Each emerging manufacturer brings their own flavor and have their own little niche, and it's nice for the industry to see what everyone is doing and what new things are coming up," she said. "The program is just a great way for small manufacturers to get a jump start and I'm really excited about it."
Tracey Currey believes that trade shows and organizations like AETA are game-changers in the trajectory of small businesses, and this is a can't-miss opportunity.
"The thing I love about business is opportunities for support and giving back, and I see AETA as a leader in this," Tracey said. "They're so supportive of different businesses of different sizes and scales, and in the age of big box retailers, AETA's support of smaller businesses is huge."
Space is limited for the Incubator, so companies interested in the opportunity should contact AETA as soon as possible. For more information on The AETA Incubator, contact AETA President Kelly Herd at firstname.lastname@example.com or contact AETA at 717-724-0204. Learn more about the trade show at www.aeta.us/trade-show-information


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Carrie Underwood may have won the top trophy Wednesday night (June 9) at the 2010 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, but during her visit with reporters backstage, she insisted that the "biggest prize" was one seat over — her fiancé, hockey player Mike Fisher.
"It's really great having him there because no matter what happens, I go home a winner," she told reporters in the pressroom of the Bridgestone Arena. "I have the biggest prize — and it's the guy sitting next to me. Win or lose, I know he's proud of me, and that's really nice. But, of course, it's nice to share the good times with him, too, and to have him here for anything."
Asked how her upcoming wedding ceremony and reception will be unique, Underwood replied, "Goodness, I don't know! We're still working on everything. I'll tell you afterwards. I haven't been to too many weddings, so I really don't have that much to compare it to. But I guess the unique thing will be me and Mike." After a shy giggle, she added, "We've never been married before, so it will be like anybody else's wedding." However, their wedding date has not been publicly announced.
Fisher, who appeared with Underwood at the City of Hope celebrity softball game earlier this week, has become friends with some of her contemporaries, as well.
"Everybody has been so nice and welcomed him," Underwood said. "He was walking by Brad Paisley earlier, and he's like, 'Let's go hang out.' I said, 'I leave on Saturday to go back on the road.' He's like, 'We don't need her. Let's go.' Everybody's been super nice. Not that I expected anything different because I know what kind of people I'm around."
Although the inescapable "Cowboy Casanova" won the night's top prize for video of the year, Underwood also holds a special place in her heart for "Temporary Home." Her live rendition of the ballad on CMT's concert series, Invitation Only, won the award for CMT performance of the year. (She also corrected one of her earlier acceptance speeches by saying that she hasn't worked exclusively with Revolution Pictures on her videos. The video team of Deaton-Flanigen helmed "Temporary Home.")
"I love that song," she said. "It really does mean a lot to me. I feel like with each album, I get more serious writing. That song, to me, is one of the most important things I've ever written down on a piece of paper. I love singing it every single night. And every single night, people sing it with me. There's nothing like that. It's an amazing feeling."
Because all of the categories at the CMT Music Awards are fan-voted, the former American Idol winner praised her fans' dedication.
"They made me," she said. "I know they make all of us because, of course, we couldn't do anything [without them]. Nobody would play our stuff or see us in concert. They are what drives us. For me, it's a little bit different because they were there before I had anything — before I had an album, before I had a record deal, before I had a tour going on. They made me from the ground up.
"It's been so great being on the road and seeing all them. I kind of took a year off last year and wrote and recorded and stuff like that. And every time I go back on the road, it's a re-energizing situation, every single night, because you feel them. You can feel their energy. It's awesome — being on the road and stuff like this. They're amazing. And they work harder than any of us."
Fielding a question about her private fan club party held earlier in the week, Underwood replied, "The fan club part is always fun. Like I said, they work so hard. They call radio stations: 'Play Carrie, play Carrie, play Carrie!' They're the ones who get my stuff to No. 1. They spread the word. It really is Team Carrie. It's awesome."View a video of Underwood's performance of "Undo It" on the 2010 CMT Music Awards.

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Laois Ladies Senior Football Championship Round Up
Both Ballylinan and Timahoe recorded comfortable wins in the Laois Ladies Senior Football Championship.
Ballylinan 0-15
Park Ratheniska 1-3
A goal in the first ten minutes from Park Ratheniska raised hopes of close contest in this second round Laois Ladies SFC encounter in Ratheniska on Saturday, but Ballylinan, buoyed up by their win over Shanahoe in the first round, pulled away and led by 0-9 to 1-0 at the break.
The Park Ratheniska defence performed well throughout the game but were unable to curtail an excellent Ballylinan forward line led by Chloe Ryan, who was her side's top scorer. Other scores came from Melissa O'Brien and Louise Doyle. Charlotte Delaney was the main contributor for Park-Ratheniska.
Ballylinan, with full points from two games are now in pole position to qualify for a semi-final spot, now meet Sarsfields in Round 3 in Mountmellick on Friday.
BALLYLINAN: Sabrina Brennan; Orla Nolan, Alison Miller, Louise Brennan; Amy Potts, Jane Moore, Rhona Julian; Anna Moore, Tara Farrell; Melissa O'Brien, Chloe Ryan, Louise Doyle; Deirdre O'Shea, Kelly Farrell, Ciara Moore. Subs: Eva Mulhare for Ciara Moore, Lisa Melaniff for Louise Doyle (inj), Denise Mulhare for Deirdre O'Shea, Ashling Byrne for Louise Brennan.
PARK-RATHENISKA: Carol Browne: Eilís McEnry, Anna Walsh, Niamh Kelly; Kate Spillane, Aoife Kinsella, Siobhán Walsh; Gráinne Tomlinson, Laura Hyland; Caitríona Fogarty, Charlotte Delaney, Sarah Bowe; Laura O'Connell, Danielle Keane, Caroline Greene. Subs: Rachel O'Connell for Gráinne Tomlinson (inj), Gráinne Tomlinson for Siobhán Walsh.
Referee: Niall McCormack.
Timahoe 4-24
Crettyard 1-2
Reigning county champions Timahoe cruised to a big win over Crettyard on Sunday morning in the Laois Ladies Senior Football Championship. Crettyard did get an early goal but it proved to be a false dawn and Timahoe, with the help of a strong wind, went on to dominate the remainder of the first half, taking a commanding lead in at the break, 3-14 to 1-1.
They continued to pull clear in the second half, and lead by the deadly duo fo Maggie Murphy and Jessie Curley, they cruised to their second win.
SCORERS - Timahoe: Jessie Curley 2-4, Maggie Murphy 1-6, Martina Dunne 1-3, Mo Nerney 0-3, Gemma O'Connor, Sarah Quigley 0-2, Liz Cahill, Angela Casey, Alison Hooban 0-1 each; Crettyard: Sinead Doogue 1-0, Eimear Delaney, Aideen Murphy 0-1 each
TIMAHOE: Liz Cahill; Clare Casey, Gráinne Dunne, Trish Lalor; Rachel Kelly, Rebecca McPhilbin, Sarah Quigley; Angela Casey, Mary Casey; Martina Dunne, Alison Hooban, Gemma O'Connor; Mo Nerney, Maggie Murphy, Jessie Curley. Subs: Kate Shortall, Sarah Culleton, Siobhán Delaney.
CRETTYARD: Karen Purcell; Niamh Smith, Eugenie Wheatley, Sharon Kelly; Clodagh Whelan, Laura Buggy, Sarah Haughney; Sarah McEvoy, Patrice Whelan; Natasha Donohue, Linda Brennan, Eimear Delaney; Ciara Kelly, Sinéad Doogue, Eileen O'Reilly. Subs: Aideen Murphy, Theresa McEvoy, Page Todd


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Vianne and Isabelle Rossignol's father returns from the Great War a changed man. After their maman dies, the girls are left with a cold, distant father and must make their own ways in the world. Viann falls in love, marries, has a daughter, and sets up life as a housewife in the Loire Valley. Isabelle is the troublemaker, bouncing from boarding school to convent, each of which throws her out due to her rebellious ways. When the Nazis arrive in Paris, Isabelle's father sends her to the country to be with her sister in safety. But Isabelle chafes under Vianne's roof where they must billet a German captain and follow the rules laid down by the invaders. Isabelle forces herself into the French resistance, initially handing out pamphlets and sending secret messages. She graduates to more dangerous work when she takes on the role of "the Nightingale" and helps downed British and American pilots, setting off on foot and taking the men across the Pyrenees to safety in Spain. Isabelle risks everything to thwart the Nazis, while at home in the country, Vianne and her daughter starve as their Jewish friends are deported and families are torn apart.
I should begin by saying that I listened to this book on Audible, narrated by Polly Stone. I believe this novel to be solid historically speaking, but I found it positively glacial when it came to plot pacing. Some of that may be due to the narrator – when Audible narrators speak quite slowly, as Ms. Stone certainly did, I feel like the momentum usually suffers. Despite the slow narration, the plot doesn't gather steam until the very end or vary from a pattern of repeated, worn out themes. Even the scenes which should be more suspenseful – such as the times Isabelle and the pilots escape the Nazis by crossing the Pyrenees – the plot merely plods along. Ms. Stone treats it like reading a list of ingredients (and her British accents are truly cringeworthy), and the result is clichéd and difficult to get through. The story trips along like one long laundry list of repeated events from each sister's perspective. For Vianne it's starving, illness, the deportation of neighbors, caring for Jewish children, and housing Nazis. These themes cycle over and over with same plot, different people. The German captain dies and is replaced by an SS officer – more of the same. For Isabelle it's coded messages, saving pilots, and a tepid romance with a fellow freedom fighter. Isabelle is incredibly naive, often putting her sister, niece, and friends in grave danger to do whatever she thinks is right, regardless of the consequences. The end is just the predictable culmination of this slow build. The book is far too long and really suffers for it's redundancy, length, and (in the case of the audio book) monotonous tone.
This is an interesting look at WWII from a perspective of two Frenchwomen, which I know, is a rather unusual literary perspective. It's simply a shame that the plot, characterizations, and pacing don't do the subjects more justice. A story of a female French freedom fighter should be more exciting and engaging, I think. I know I'm disagreeing with many Amazon reviewers here, but I wouldn't bother with this one.
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Every year about this time I get excited about the Oscars. I'm not in the industry, but did go to school in Los Angeles with the intention of working in movies or television. (It didn't really take and it's not the subject I wanted to discuss in this post — maybe some other time). I continue to be fascinated by movies and television, finding myself drawn to interesting narratives, comedies, and fantasy/adventure (more so than action/adventure).
When I lived in L.A. I loved to build up to Oscar night by heading out to the movies, sometimes several times a week, making sure I saw as many of the nominees in as many categories as possible. I have never been a fan of foreign films, so I tended to avoid this category. The documentaries and shorts were not as accessible then as they are today, so those rarely made it to the list, too. I never achieved 100% success, but saw more of the nominated films during that time than I do today.
I know people now, and knew a lot then, who are completely put off by the idea of going to the movies alone. When the subject comes up, I can usually rattle off a number of advantages that may make sense to the dissenters, but probably never convince them to go it alone:
- You shouldn't be talking during the movies, so who cares if you are sitting next to someone you know or a stranger.
- You can listen to all of the previews without someone saying "oh, we need to see that" or "that doesn't look very good" in your ear.
- You don't have to share your popcorn, candy or drink.
- You always get to see what you want to see.
- If it's packed, you can more easily find a good single seat than multiple seats together.
Now that I am older and married, making it to every Oscar nominated film is not usually possible. There are not enough weekends between the nominations and the show that we can fit in going out to a movie with our other activities and responsibilities. If more were available to rent (iTunes, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, even YouTube) I'm sure I would make it. I'd at least have time to hit all of the best picture nominees that interested me. My wife, probably not. She would try, but there is no way she would stay awake through each and every film. I have a theory that light emissions from the TV reacts with her blanket fabric forcing her eyes closed right when the film starts to get good (or just before Jimmy Fallon begins #Hashtags on Thursday nights).
This year's slate of films and our unachievable "To See" list includes Best Picture Nominees (I have bolded the ones we have made it to already):
- American Sniper (in Theaters)
- Birdman (in Theaters)
- Boyhood (in limited Theaters and iTunes – rent or purchase)
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (in limited Theaters and iTunes – purchase only)
- The Imitation Game (in Theaters)
- Selma (in Theaters)
- The Theory of Everything (in Theaters and iTunes – purchase after 2/10)
- Whiplash (in Theaters and iTunes – purchase after 2/24)
and other notable films in other categories:
- Foxcatcher (in limited Theaters and iTunes – purchase after 3/3)
- The Judge (iTunes – rent or purchase)
- Still Alice (in Theaters)
- Gone Girl (iTunes – rent or purchase)
- Wild (in Theaters)
- Into The Woods (in Theaters)
- Unbroken (in limited Theaters)
- Inherent Vice (not widely available)
- Maleficent (iTunes – rent or purchase)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (iTunes – rent or purchase)
- Interstellar (in limited Theaters)
- The Lego Movie (iTunes – purchase only)
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (in limited Theaters)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (iTunes – purchase only)
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (iTunes – rent or purchase)
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (iTunes – rent or purchase)
- Nightcrawler (iTunes – purchase after 1/27)
- Begin Again (iTunes – rent or purchase)
The animated features are not high on my list this year. There are a couple I would like to see, but none are a before Oscars must:
- Big Hero 6 (iTunes – purchase after 2/3)
- The Boxtrolls (iTunes – rent or purchase)
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (iTunes – rent or purchase)
- Song of the Sea (not widely available)
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (not widely available
Some of the lesser known films will make it to my "Ultimate Movies To See" wish list, but who knows if they will ever make it to the top:
- Two Days, One Night (not widely available)
- Ida (iTunes – rent or purchase)
- Mr. Turner (in limited Theaters)
- Beyond the Lights (iTunes – purchase after 2/10)
- Glen Campbell . . . I'll Be Me (iTunes – purchase after 3/31)
The Oscar broadcast is quickly approaching on February 22nd. There are only three and a half weekends remaining (if you are devoted enough to take in a film on the 22nd before the broadcast, you can make it an even four) before Oscar night. Attending two movies per weekend only ups our seen list by seven or eight of the 26 listed in the first two groups. That would bring the total to just about half, which is certainly not a bad result. If our regular television viewing continues in reruns, maybe we can catch a few during the week on-line. I'll have to keep you posted as Oscar night nears.
In the meantime, good luck with your own lists.


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I will be speaking and teaching at various venues throughout the year but my main Studio will be at The Old Art Room, 93 High Street Swaffham. A fully equipped Art Studio,
The Old Art Room is open from 9.30am until 4.00 Monday to Thursday and Friday and Saturday 9.30am until 2.30.
All classes and sessions, are for all abilities from beginners to advanced alike as there is a range of skills and techniques available for each inspiration topic or develop your own art interest.
There is lots to look at and a new items and inspiration to view every week. View HERE
There is lots to look at and a new items and inspiration to view every week. View HERE
Mixed Media Art in the morning 10am until 12.15
See what goes on in class HERE
2.45-4.30 Private Art Classes .
Textile Tuesday and Thursday: Two sessions 10 until 12.15 and then 12.30 until 2.45. See what goes on HERE
Every week there is inspiration and a project and on the forth week it is quilt making from being inspired to designing your own quilt or using your materials. You can also bring along your own project for help or guidance. The Block of the Month pattern is 'Stars' for 2013.
Wednesdays Creative Textile Techniques (See more information below)
Hand Patchwork and Quilting with Adrienne 2pm until 4.30
Friday Printing and Paper Craft using various print techniques including, collagraphs, lino and screen printing. Book Making/ Journaling and Sketchbooks. See what goes on in class HERE
Saturday The first Saturday of each month is Children's Art Club and the second Saturday is open art day.
Evening Class First Wednesday Evening Of The Month
I have taught Creative Textiles for over ten years. 'Textile Tuesday' and 'Textile Thursday as they are affectionately known are a combination of traditional patchwork, quilting, fabric gift making, machine skills, unusual materials and lots of creativity.
If you are interested in any sessions you need ring and book your session to secure your place as there are limited places per session or come along on the day and book for future sessions.
I bring along lots of inspiration, work in progress and much much more.
The classes will be as shown. Often Sessions will be added when students are wanting to achieve certain techniques and I will update these dates as and when it is required.
I have taught Creative Textiles City and Guilds in Machine Embroidery and Patchwork and Quilting. Level One, Two and Three.
These courses were verified by Norfolk Adult Education and City and Guilds.
Please contact me if you are interested in information.
See a previous post of students finishing HERE
If you wish to be notified of the next courses in 2016 please email me for information.
*I teach six days a week in The Old Art Room in the studio area and have done for the last three years.
The Old Art Room supports and promotes local businesses and charities daily.
Community Artist
I am also available as a Community Artist and Speaker working in schools, with U3A Groups, Wi's and Gardening Clubs.
I can tailor your day or session to fit your venue or topic. I have taught 150 students in a day and give talks and demonstrations to groups in the evening. Please contact me for information.
See my website art2inspire.co.uk for some of these previous events.
Some the examples of classes I taught are,
Eight Ways to Applique
Photo Transfer
Flowers and Circles
Dresden Plate, Traditional and Contemporary
Christmas Table Runner
Talk on "My Life As A Textile Artist".
Bags of Ideas.
Fabric Books
Bags of Delight
Lace Horn of Delight
Demonstrated Felt Making and Embellishing at The Alpaca Barn and Kings Lynn Museum.
Eight Ways to Applique
Photo Transfer
Flowers and Circles
Dresden Plate, Traditional and Contemporary
Christmas Table Runner
Talk on "My Life As A Textile Artist".
Bags of Ideas.
Fabric Books
Bags of Delight
Lace Horn of Delight
Demonstrated Felt Making and Embellishing at The Alpaca Barn and Kings Lynn Museum.
* Please note if the classes are full there are alternative days or sessions available.To see more of my workshops and talks visit my website page by clicking www.art2inspire.co.uk
*My studio was open to the public in 2012 with Norfolk Open Studios. The studio was awash with colour and techniques and there was something to inspire everyone.
and the daily blog updates on Quilters Cottage Norfolk


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OHEL Mental Health Services Overview
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OHEL provides comprehensive mental health services to those facing acute mental illness and everyday individuals and families confronted by everyday emotional challenges.
With over 43 years' experience in strengthening the emotional well-being of individuals and families, OHEL provides a depth of highly experienced professionals, fluent in English, Hebrew and Yiddish and who are sensitive to the different cultural sensitive of diverse communities.
Individual and family wellness services are coordinated through OHEL's Regional Family Centers in Brooklyn, Far Rockaway, and Northern New Jersey.
Below you will find an informative overview of OHEL Mental Health Services
Child and Adolescent Services Include:
• Addiction
• Anxiety Disorder
• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Child Abuse and Prevention
• Childhood Schizophrenia
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Oppositional Defiance Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Adult Services Include:
• Addictions
• Bipolar Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Depression
• Eating Disorder
• Intermittent Explosive Disorder
• Marital Conflict
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Social Anxiety Disorder
• Social Skills and Dating
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Sydney artist Toby Jones defies categorisation. In his 15-year career he's worked as art director for fashion label Ksubi, as a graphic designer and on music videos. He also dabbles in jewellery and furniture design.
For his most-recent project he has been scouring op shops from Tasmania to the NSW Central Coast to buy as many cast-off woollen blankets as he can find.
You know the ones. They're the silk-trimmed, Australian-made chequered wool blankets your grandma had, stored in the back of the car, on the spare bed or thrown into the picnic basket.
His mission is to repurpose these household staples of old and transform them into a thing of beauty he hopes will once again find a place in people's hearts and homes.
"I kept finding more and more of them and I couldn't believe they had become rubbish," Jones says. "They're 100 per cent wool and nobody wanted them, they were being cast aside but some of them are essentially antiques – 30 to 50 years old. So the idea was to reinvent them and make them a semi-precious item again."
Jones is using the traditional technique of shibori dying to transform the blankets. It's a time-consuming process that involves carefully removing the label and trims for re-attachment later, washing, cleaning, mending, tying or binding, dyeing, drying and heat treating before washing and drying them again with the labels and trim finally stitched back on. The result is either a beautiful wall hanging or what Jones refers to as "functional art".
"It's an experimental technique; you never know what you're going to get so every one is different," says Jones. "I found one that was a frightening tangerine orange and wanted to do something interesting, so I turned it into a pattern that resembles tiger skin."
Titled Re-Up, the blanket project ties in with Jones' interest in recycling and upcycling. He's also pledged to donate 10 per cent of the proceeds from the sale of the blankets – which range from $500–$800 – to the Salvation Army Oasis Youth Support Network in Surry Hills.
"A lot of the time these blankets were being used as dog blankets, but they're something people living on the street could use," Jones says. "This is a way of giving more than just a $5 blanket. Instead I can give $50 or $80 from each blanket, which will hopefully go further."
The Re-Up blanket project will be on display at Paramount House, Surry Hills from August 6–12. Blankets are also available for purchase at tobyjones.com.au.


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Blue Glass Shawl Pin Brooch on Etsy Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania
Kerri's the lovely designer at ShawlPinHeaven on Etsy. Her studio is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Here you will find tons of exquisitely hand crafted shawl pins and brooches. This one, accentuated by a blue glass bead, is only $10 . Find it here, Shawl Pin Heaven.


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China's tax system can be bewildering for foreign investors. Despite recent efforts to streamline the tax system, the World Bank ranked China 131 out of 190 jurisdictions for ease of paying taxes in 2017–down from 127 in 2016.
China's low ranking for ease of paying taxes can partially be explained by the fact that it is still a developing country, but that alone does not explain its complexity. While China's World Bank ranking for paying taxes is higher than other booming Asian economies like India (172) and Vietnam (167), it ranks below other developing Asian countries such as Malaysia (61) and Indonesia (104), and is a far cry from Hong Kong (3).
There are multiple types of fapiao—including electronic ones—and complicated systems for their management, issuance, and verification. With all these considerations, China's fapiao system invariably causes confusion and accounting issues for foreigners unfamiliar with the concept.
According to the World Bank, it takes 263 hours annually to prepare taxes in China, compared to an average of 198 hours in East Asia and the Pacific and 163.4 hours in the OECD. Post-filing in China is particularly time-consuming, as shown by its 48.6 post-filing index rating (where zero is the least efficient and 100 the most), which also lags behind the regional average (59.6) and OECD average (85.1).
Transition to VAT
China's tax system underwent an overhaul with the 1994 Tax System Reform Act, which brought it more in line with China's market-based reforms, and in 2016 with the business tax (BT) to VAT transition.
The VAT reform, besides aiming to reduce the tax burden of companies in the service sector, sought to streamline China's tax system by applying VAT to essentially all industries. Although this will simplify China's tax system in the end, the transition has inevitably introduced some growing pains.
The State Administration of Taxation has recognized this issue, recently cutting the 17 percent VAT bracket to lower the tax burden and simplify the system. However, many businesses remain uncertain about which VAT category applies to their goods and services.
This is a legal receipt that serves as proof of purchase for goods and services, and is unique to China. Businesses in China must purchase fapiao from the government in advance of their sales, meaning that they essentially pay taxes before actually making sales.
There can therefore be an element of guesswork in the process, as businesses might under—or over—estimate the amount of fapiao they need. Increasing one's fapiao quota can be a costly and time-consuming process.
Individuals must collect fapiao to obtain business expense reimbursements, while businesses need special VAT fapiao to claim tax deductions. Businesses unable to produce a fapiao upon request face legal jeopardy, making it essential for their fapiao systems to be well organized.
There are multiple types of fapiao—including electronic ones—and complicated systems for their management, issuance, and verification. With all these considerations, China's fapiao system invariably causes confusion and accounting issues for foreigners unfamiliar with the concept.
Chinese GAAP and CIT regulations
Chinese Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), also known as Chinese Accounting Standards (CAS), are increasingly in line with US GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), but not completely.
For example, Chinese GAAP prescribes that sales revenue and cost of sales should be recognized when the risks and rewards associated with the product have been transferred to the buyer. In practice, however, accountants prioritize issuing or receiving special VAT fapiao as the basis for deciding when to record a transaction, as this offers more practical resource to determine when a transaction has been completed. Such practices, however, do not technically follow Chinese GAAP and can cause issues in fapiao management.
Transfer pricing
Reforms to China's transfer pricing regime in 2016 have increased reporting requirements, making transfer pricing a more important—and more time consuming—tax consideration for businesses in China. China supports the international Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan, which aims to curb tax avoidance.
The new transfer pricing regulations increase the number of related-party filing forms from nine to 22, requiring far more information about entities on both sides of a given transaction than before in both English and Chinese. Further, all entities must prepare their contemporaneous documentation in Chinese before May 31 of the following year and be prepared to submit them to authorities within 20 days of a request. Enterprises that display certain risk characteristics may be subject to an investigation by China's special BEPS task force.
Transfer pricing is an issue of particular note for foreign businesses in China, as they often transfer money across related parties and branches in other jurisdictions. Beyond simply complying with transfer pricing regulations, businesses must walk the line between strategic tax optimization and illegal tax avoidance.
Ensuring compliance in a complex environment
Besides the challenges noted above, other requirements—such as strict foreign exchange controls—can complicate accounting and audits in China. While China's tax regime can be complicated, and sometimes inefficient, recent reforms should streamline the system in the long term.


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In an effort to blog more, I now introduce what I may completely forget about or otherwise adopt as a regular post on my blog, the What I'm Reading post. I am lucky enough to call many, many intelligent, informed people my friends and they share great articles with me. Here are some from this week:
How Mark Zuckerberg's Altruism Helps Himself – Andrew Ross Sorkin, NYTimes
Bob Ross's Strange Afterlife – NYTimes
An interesting, if a bit over the top, article on how to handle an active shooter situation from The Art of Manliness in light of the San Bernardino shooting.
Quote of the week: "People are losing their sh-t over this bird" from the New York Post
Leaked Documents Reveal Dothan Police Department Planted Drugs on Young Black Men For Years, District Attorney Doug Valeska Complicit – a real WTF story that hasn't gotten much play in the media this week
St. Louis Will Be the Nation's Second Hottest Real Estate Market in 2016 – methinks these markets are where the young people are buying houses. Are these the coolest and upcoming cities? Seems like it.
New breaches revealed in report that says Secret Service is 'in crisis' — very scary revelations. Is Pres. Obama not speaking out because he doesn't want to seem self-absorbed? He is doing so to his own detriment. With our current climate of terror, it's an alarming finding.


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Actually, you CAN put a price on a life: $2500
January 13, 2008
A U.S. commander said Tuesday he is "deeply ashamed" by the Marine killings of Afghan civilians in March and reported that the American military has made condolence payments to their families.
"Today we met with the families of those victims: 19 dead and 50 injured," said Col. John Nicholson, commander of the 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, deployed in eastern Afghanistan. "We made official apologies on the part of the U.S. government" and payments of about $2,000 for each death. (AP via USA Today)
Old news, but I only came to learn of it during my commute back from work on NPR two days ago. Turns out the U.S. military makes condolences payments — officially called "solatia" payments (unofficially also "martyr" payments) — to the families of those accidentally killed during combat fire.
The Pentagon has set $2,500 as the highest individual sum that can be paid. Most death payments remain at that level, with a rough sliding scale of $1,000 for serious injury and $500 for property damage. Beginning in April of last year, payments of up to $10,000 were possible for "extraordinary cases" but only with a division commander's authorization.
The report, titled "The Department of Defense's Use of Solatia and Condolence Payments in Iraq and Afghanistan (pdf)," offers a particularly coldblooded example of how payments are estimated, drawn from CERP's operating procedures: "Two members of the same family are killed in a car hit by U.S. forces. The family could receive a maximum of $7,500 in CERP condolence payments ($2,500 for each death and up to $2,500 for vehicle damage)."(WaPo, 06/18/07)
Some pics of these condolences payments being made from this article that makes it sound okay:
I'm frankly at loss for words. Can't figure out what aspect to begin commenting on first. I don't believe monetary apology to be valid after any wrongdoing. But let's suppose that your life situation is desperate, and you make the trip to the official place to get 'reimbursed,' how far does $2,500 really go? Take any of the following scenario for instance, what do you suppose the money given to the victim's family could most effectively be used for?
Approximately $8,000 was paid by the Pentagon to two children who lost their mother when the taxi in which she was traveling came under fire. The vehicle was said to have run a checkpoint. The children were alongside their mother when she died and were also injured. A measly "condolence" payment of $500 was paid to the family of a deaf man shot outside a museum in Samarra and a larger condolence payment of $2,500 was granted to the parents of a 4-year-old girl who died when a bullet fired from a Humvee struck her.
In what the U.S. military said "negligent fire," an Iraqi ambulance driver was shot dead on his way to a bomb scene by a coalition soldier. The dead man's family was paid $2,500. (AmericanFreePres)
Iraq Body Count, a Web site that reputedly maintains most accurate account of casualties of the war, reveals more instances where American military has put a supposedly justified price on lives or limbs lost. Please also read these two articles on the NYT, and listen to a report on NPR to learn more.
Lastly, I don't mean to compare but, I would like to point out the amount given to the families of victims who lost their lives on the space shuttle Columbia in 2003: $26 million. This is far too sad for me to disrespectfully end the post with the usual clever comment. Because even these families likely are not satisfied, and would much rather have their loved ones returned, instead.
Georgia community school a microcosm of the world
December 24, 2007
A Dominican nun, a freelance writer and a principal of a prestigious school founded the International Community School in DeKalb County, Georgia to address the cultural and language barrier that many children of the refugee immigrants faced after arriving there in the late 1990's.
In the last ten years, thousands of refugee children have come to DeKalb County, bringing not only gifts and talents but also the deep physical and spiritual wounds of war. Today the county is home to the highest percentage of refugees in the southeastern United States. (ICS)
Student population here represents over 40 nation and over 50 languages are spoken in the hallways. But children of refugees only compose half of all pupils. The other half is diverse in a socio-economic manner.
Parents from low-income families tend to choose the school over other nearby public schools because it is safe and has small classes. More affluent parents seek it for the potential benefits of exposure to so many cultures. Most of the middle- and upper-middle-class parents are social progressives from Decatur, a liberal enclave. (NYT)
Understandably, the community school faces expected challenges specific to each refugee student's experience from the emigrated country.
Two sisters from Afghanistan seemed terrified as they arrived each day. As refugees in Pakistan, the children had worked making carpets. Exhausted, they regularly dozed at school, which drew beatings. The sisters had assumed such beatings were standard at every school.
A Sudanese girl was so traumatized from war and relocation that she insisted on sitting on the floor beneath her desk each day.
Fortunately, the school staff is as diversely represented as the student body. Which helps faculty understand or, in some cases, relate to their students.
Naza Orlovic, a teacher's assistant from Bosnia, said her experience as a refugee allowed her to recognize and to soothe hurt feelings that frequently arose out of cultural misunderstandings.
"I constantly remind them how lucky we are," said Hodan Osman, 27, a tutor separated from her parents at age 10 during the civil war in Somalia.
"We could have been killed," she said, "and not only are we here, but we're in a place where we're celebrated. I tell them they can take everything away from you, but your knowledge is in your head, and it makes you brave."
Presently, there are strong plans to add a middle school to the institution. And a founder desires to open a health clinic for the refugees there.
Maybe not apparent at first glance, but the location of the school is a bit ironic. The region used to be a Ku Klux Klan haven.
Gang rape victim sentenced
November 17, 2007
When religious or traditional beliefs overlap with the law of the land, the outcome isn't always logical.
We witness this to be true when we hear from folks who, in the twenty first century, want children to learn creationism in school. If Christian parents want to teach their kids of Adam and Eve, then no outsider can dictate it to be untrue, and therefore deem it unethical to do so. But Jews, Muslims, Jains and Buddhist children, too, attend the very same school the advocates want to modify the science class curriculum for. Realize that the bible plays as much part in a Hindu child's life as the Bhagvad-Gita does in a Christian child's life: zero. That's where I'll leave that argument.
Same is true with folks who oppose legalizing marriage between two homosexuals. They claim their religion (and personal beliefs) strictly prohibits so. And of course, all must adhere to their fancy.
In a like twisted government ruling, a 19-year-old woman from Saudi Arabia, who was raped 14 times by seven men, was sentenced to 90 lashes for being in a vehicle with a man who isn't family.
The rape victim was punished for violating Saudi Arabia's laws on segregation that forbid unrelated men and women from associating with each other. (BBC)
For the record, the seven men were too punished. Ranging from ten months to up to 5 years.
The story gets better (worse, actually).
A Saudi court has increased the sentence given to (the) gang rape victim to 200 lashes of the whip and six months in prison and ordered disciplinary action against her lawyer. (Reuters)
This happened because she and her lawyer spoke to the media and got sympathy from folks around the world. They shouldn't have done that. And the government made certain they realize so at the appeals court.
The lawyer, Abdel Rahman al-Lahem, could potentially lose his license. At the moment he is suspended. There are talks to appeal for the third time. But really, would you be surprised if the victim was sentenced to more lashes and time was added to her sentencing?
Lahem's critics have called him an infidel and "lawyer of homosexuals". In the past he has been jailed and banned from traveling abroad. He will appear before a disciplinary committee at the ministry of justice on December 5, charged with criticising the judiciary and conducting activist campaigns in the media. (Guardian)
The lawyers is actually a true advocate for those facing injustice in the country. Here's a link to an article where Lahem took on the case of an outspoken journalist.
Saudi journalist Rabah Al-Quwayi, 24, has been detained by Hail authorities in connection with his writings posted on Internet forums, which they allege place his Islamic faith in doubt.
Lawyer Abdul Rahman Al-Lahem announced yesterday that he would be representing Al-Quwayi.
Obituary: poverty stricken 11-year-old Filipina girl hangs herself
November 10, 2007
"We weren't able to go to church because we didn't have any money for transport and my father had a fever so my mother and I had to wash clothes for money." (link)
That excerpt was from an entry in 11-year-old Mariannet Amper's diary. She committed suicide by hanging herself with a nylon cord Nov. 2, likely because of her family's unfortunate state in poverty.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the media has blown out of proportion an "isolated case." A comment that enraged many to protest on the streets. Although he later added, "we take responsibility for everything because we are leaders of government. We need to ensure that services are there."
A representative of an NGO, Global Call to Action against Poverty, said, "One death is too much."
"We were shocked and saddened by the news of the suicide of 11 year-old girl, and for a few hours our world stopped. To hear the government reducing her death to an isolated case is outrageous."
Crowds of sympathizers filed into the Santa Cruz chapel, where the Mass for the 12-year-old girl was held, before proceeding in a long procession to the unkempt cemetery, which looked as miserable as the girl's destitute life.
Stepping on tombs, some of the girl's classmates wailed as they took a last look at their classmate, whom they described as "jolly," now lying in a white wooden coffin under a lone mango tree amidst a jungle of poorly kept tombs. (link)
All classmates and community members that attended the funeral agree that Mariannet made a poor choice. They too are affected by the poverty crisis, but wouldn't resort to such drastic measure. Her classmate, Mary Riza Jumawan, 12, said that her family's condition is similar, but options still remain.
"We're also poor but I will not hang myself because I want to study and become a teacher. If my parents can't afford to send me to school, then I'll finish my studies as a working student like (my) elder sisters"
24-year-old mother of three, Anabel Carbonella, a neighbor, maintains the community's consensus that suicide was an easy way out. She said, "Even if we are poor, we should not stop striving because there is hope if we try hard."
Mariannet Amper is survived by a younger brother, her mother and father.
Over the years, I've been noticing news of the high staggering rate of teenage pregnancy when referring to Scotland. Pick any news agency at random in the last few years and follow its coverage chronologically till present day. Pay close attention to the modifications made (and its results) to address the issue, and you'll notice little to no change in the rate — the bottom line in this conversation (link) .
November 10, 2003 –Teenage pregnancies are higher in the UK than anywhere else in Europe, and though the figures are declining, Scotland has more than 9,000 every year.
Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm made a statement to the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday and launched a wide-ranging consultation on the 100-plus recommendations produced in the panel's 92-page report.
Among them is a "sex czar" to oversee the implementation of the strategy. This person would be given the job of reducing the pregnancy rate among 13 to 15-year-olds by 20% by 2010. (link)
January 27, 2005 — Young people should be informed about sexual health services and have access to them, according to the Scottish Executive's new strategy.
The issue of sex education, particularly in Catholic schools, has already provoked controversy.
The strategy is aimed at tackling high rates of STDs and unwanted pregnancy. (link)
April 14, 2005 — Health officials in Tayside are proposing to make condoms available free from chemists and other outlets near secondary schools.
It is one proposal in a new strategy aimed at reducing the high number of teenage pregnancies and abortions.
Dundee has the highest number of young teenagers falling pregnant in the whole of western Europe.
The condom scheme, however, has been condemned by the Roman Catholic Church as unacceptable and irresponsible. (link)
May 29, 2005 — School pupils across Scotland are being denied access to sexual health websites because of internet "firewalls", a youth organisation says. (link)
March 29, 2006 — Caledonia Youth claimed it had been forced to close its Dundee branch following service cuts by NHS Tayside. (link)
October 30, 2007 — Reducing teenage pregnancy rates in deprived areas is a key government target, but there has been little change over the past six years.
More than 9,000 teenage girls became pregnant in Scotland in 2005, including 678 aged under 16.
The figures for 2005 showed a slight drop in the total number of girls under 16 who became pregnant.
The pregnancy rate for that age group has also remained fairly steady over the past six years, despite a government commitment to try to reduce it.
Dundee remained Scotland's teen pregnancy capital, with 80 pregnancies for every 1,000 teenage girls. (link)
Obituary: Lucky Dube dies at 43
October 24, 2007
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African reggae star Lucky Dube was shot and killed in front of his son and daughter, SABC radio reported on Friday.
Dube, 43, was killed on Thursday night in an apparent car hijacking attempt and police were searching for three suspects, the radio said. (link)
Dube was more that a 'South African reggae star.' And it's no justice to his life dedication of addressing poverty and promoting brotherhood to only refer to him as such.
Dube sang in English about social issues, racism, justice and poverty. With "Together As One" he was the first black person in South Africa whose songs were aired on a white radio station.
President Thabo Mbeki described him as "a great South African artist", promoting efforts against crime in a country where, in 2006 alone, as many as 20,000 counts of murder have been recorded.(link)
'It's worse than crack'
October 23, 2007
Well no scientist has just flat out said cigarettes are worse than crack. But they do agree,
tobacco is highly addictive. It is considered mood and behavior altering. Tobacco is believed to have an addictive potential comparable to alcohol, cocaine, and morphine.
Now that certainly should qualify as reason enough to not go near the cause for lung cancer. Or quit, if currently smoking. So who could still be blazing?
Even as antismoking campaigns have sharply reduced tobacco use in society at large, smoking has remained far more common among the poor of all races. (link)
In fact,
Officials (in Baltimore) said they were surprised when a recent study suggested that more than half of poor, black young adults smoke cigarettes — almost always menthol, almost always Newports.


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Isn't it too complicated?
Do I need really all that stuff to build up my own recording studio?
You always saying on budget, but as I'm getting through it, my mind is telling me that it will take ages to make all that money I need….
You asked. Fair enough. Here is the most simple solution.
Not only simple, but also the great option for all newcomers to music production.
Following the technology…
One day musicians will said, that making music on the laptop is not so cool and FREE.
Here is how I would approach my new home recording studio today.
Get an iPad. As I said before, I trust in Apple when it comes to performance and stability.
Good not only for music.
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It's a question of happiness (Part 1)
Just before Christmas 2010, the new government in the UK were promoting their ideas about how to find a more efficient way of measuring the population's happiness. Here's something that David Cameron said that interested us:
"Wellbeing can't be measured by money or traded in markets. It's about the beauty of our surroundings, the quality of our culture and, above all, the strength of our relationships. Improving our society's sense of wellbeing is, I believe, the central political challenge of our times."
Oh dear. When a politician starts to ponder philosophically about something, it might be a good idea to take precautions...
Isn't he really speaking about 'happiness'? Why then substitute this word with 'wellbeing'? And why speak of General Well Being (GWB) as a measurable index that defines our quality of life and so turn it into a political concept.
Well, he doesn't have to. Happiness has always been a political issue, if by 'politics' we mean how we organise the relationships between individual people in a group so that the power of each strengthens or enhances the power of the whole.
Where does the idea of wellbeing leave happiness? Is happiness less desirable now that we have a new 'political challenge of our times'?
We would argue a resolute NO.
We can let the politicans do what they like with their GWB which will have the following positive effects on the idea of happiness:
- It takes happiness out of both the market place and the political arena - we don't have to think of being happy as involving some sort of 'economic transaction' that gives us a kind of political status in society.
- It maintains the idea that happiness is not a measurable quantity – you might well be able to devise a GWB index, but never a GH index.
- It will open a space in which to reclaim the importance of being happy in our emotional lives.
The worry is that by re-defining the focus, the Government is trying to shape our knowledge and understanding of what it means to be happy according to their terms, which might not always be in our best interests. It can lead to manipulating people's behaviour, coercing them to behave in line with their interests and why? History tells us that it is usually in order to keep power.
So keep a detached eye on their happiness tampering in the near future...


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The Mattituck Chamber of Commerce and the residents of our town welcome you to our 42nd Old Fashioned Street Fair on Saturday, July 6th, 2019...
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Rain or Shine!
The 42nd Anniversary Street Fair will maintain all the great traditions that Mattituck holds dear, including Great Food, Live Music, and many diverse & unique arts and crafts to be sold. We'll also host another year of Little Miss Mattitucks & Little Mister Mattituck!
If you're a vendor:
- Set-up time is 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM.
- Cars must be clear of the streets and parked in the designated vendor parking lot no later than 8:45 AM.
- Booth size is 10 (Ten) feet wide. Additional spaces are based on availability and location
- Spaces sell out, so register early. The fee per 10ft space is $150 if paid by May 1st, 2019. The fee for any applications submitted after May 1st will be $175.
- Food Vendors - ALL APPLICATIONS MUST be received by May 31st, 2019 in order to have time to apply for Suffolk County Health Dept. approvals for FOOD booths (This includes non perishable items such as candy, nuts, dried fruit, etc.)
PLEASE NOTE: The Mattituck Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to reject any merchandise or application that we feel is not appropriate for a family-oriented fair. If a vendor is selling inappropriate items to minors (knives, lighters, etc.) or acting inappropriately, they will be asked to leave the fair and will not be invited to future events.
For additional vendor questions or information, please contact Kelly Fogarty - (631) 298- 5612
Hope to see you all there!
Click Here For a Street Fair Application


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What does BYOT actually look like? I know there is not a single correct answer, but this is the reality in my room: The majority of students (75% or more) have a device that can connect over wi-fi and text. Most of those are smartphones or iPod Touches. There are a handful of Android devices (2-3 per class) and everything else is iOS. In all 6 sections of my class, only 2 students bring their own laptop. An interesting observation about students who bring tablets (iPads, iPad Minis, Kindle Fire, etc) – they tend to share the device with another family member, so they do not have it everyday. However, they tend to have a secondary device like an iPod Touch. The chart is an estimate and does not represent definitive numbers, especially since so many students rotate through which device they have during the week.
Now you can visualize the number and type of devices, so let's discuss lessons. The goal for yesterday's lesson was to have the students explain their understanding of Spanish definite and indefinite articles. It is a minor topic, but it is interwoven throughout our larger clothing unit.
I suggested two iOS apps for the students: Fotobabble and Educreations (only for the iPad users). Fotobabble is a free iOS app and website. One student ran into problems because her iOS was too outdated to install the app. Educreations is also free, but it is a screencasting app for iPads/iPad minis. The students with Android devices found an app that would add audio to a photo, which was the production goal. They (Android users) are more responsible for finding their own tools. However, as long as the teacher provides specific expectations for the learning and production, they are generally successful and help each other.
All the students were partnered up. Every group had at least one device that could complete the task. They began by creating a visual to explain either definite or indefinite articles. After creating the image, they took a picture with Fotobabble and recorded audio of them explaining the topic. Their finished products were shared on Edmodo. The difference for students using Educreations, they could create their visual by drawing on the screen. It is surprising how the little things really excite students, but it should not be a surprise because they love low-tech whiteboards too. Educreations allows teachers to set up a class and provide students with a code, which links their account directly to the teacher, and does not require an email. I love this feature.
To really understand how this works, you need to envision the learning environment. I model sharing by lending out my own personal devices (which is less of a leap of faith now that I can set Guided Access in the Accessibility Settings). Students are willing to pair up. They share responsibility, turns, devices, and knowledge. It is not the haves vs. the have nots. It is a single class.
The way I give directions has changed. I give specific and detailed instructions for the learning goal. For the technology I am intentionally vague. Nine and a half out of ten groups will figure it out instantly, almost instinctively. The one group that needs guidance knows they can ask without fear or reprimand or ridicule. They are comfortable asking another student too, which frees me up to help with content questions. I see this as a life lesson. The technology and tools are changing rapidly and radically. Students (and teachers) can not be expected to master every single tool we use, but we need to be able to use logic and play to figure out a wide range of tools. Some purists would argue that I should not even recommend optional tools, but I think that is too extreme for middle school. If students find something they prefer, of course they many use their own tool as long as it will meet the objective.
Reflection for yesterday's lesson: It was organized chaos, but if you listened to the noise, you heard happy and engaged voices. Two classes embraced the task, yet they interpreted the directions differently and produced two different styles of the end product. This is perfectly fine since both satisfied the learning goal. One class did not get to participate in the activity. They were distracted by their devices during the direction portion of class, and after multiple re-directs, the task was pulled. They had an alternative task that did not involve random pictures of their eye balls.
The success in one class is multiplied by the fact that it is hard to get them all on task and excited. They want to do something similar again, and I am already brainstorming how to incorporate Fotobabble and Educreations in the future. I think it would be entertaining and educational to have them draw an outfit on a Gingerbread Man-esq figure. I will provide them the digital copy to use and/or a paper copy. From previous activities they know how to Save an Image, Upload it to DoodleBuddy, and Draw. The digital picture can be saved and uploaded to Fotobabble. Or they could draw on paper and take a digital picture after they are done. Once they have a picture of the outfit, they would need to use the microphone to describe it in detail in Spanish. This would be a great formative assessment leading up to the summative Fashion Show.


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Cadogan Hall, London, London, United Kingdom
BEETHOVEN The Ruins of Athens: Overture
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.2
BIZET Symphony in C major
Jessica Cottis Conductor
Roman Kosyakov (Winner of the 2018 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition) Piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Beethoven's Overture to his incidental music The Ruins of Athensopens the evening with a portrait ideal of the old world, sublimely represented in Classical style. 2018 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition Winner Roman Kosyakov provides a thrilling interpretation to Brahms' Piano Concerto No.2, an extraordinary and colossal work blends intense drama with a lightness of feeling in the exchanges between soloist and orchestra.
Written when the composer was barely seventeen years old, Bizet's Symphony in C major demonstrates the extraordinary prowess of a youth who had yet to make a name for himself. Inspired heavily by his teacher Gounod, there is the versatility of expression demonstrated in the lyricism of the Adagio and the breathless tempo of the final Allegro Vivo.
This concert is kindly supported by the Fairlight Arts Trust.


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Oct. 13 (UPI) -- In a rare occurrence amid the polarized Congressional body, a bill aimed at strengthening protection for government whistleblowers passed with overwhelming bipartisan support Thursday as retaliation cases continue to be problematic across the federal government.
Senate bill 585, the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, which was introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., passed the House on a 420-0 vote, with 232 Republicans and 188 Democrats voting in favor of the legislation. Thirteen members did not vote.
The bill seeks to provide additional protections to federal employees who are unfairly retaliated against for disclosing waste, fraud, and abuse across the branches of government.
The bill also aims to increase awareness of federal whistleblower protections, and to increase accountability and discipline of agency supervisors who are found to have retaliated against whistleblowers -- specifically, managers at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
"This new whistleblower law, passed with widespread bipartisan support, is a welcome step in the right direction," said Brad Moss, an attorney with the law offices of Mark Zaid in Washington, D.C., who represents members of the U.S. intelligence community in litigation involving claims of whistleblower retaliation.
"After a lengthy hiatus, Congress and the Executive Branch have over the past decade finally begun enacting incremental reforms to improve the whistleblower process that had failed so many in the past. This new law is yet another piece of that complicated puzzle, and the creation of a process for truly penalizing those who retaliate against whistleblowers is long overdue," Moss told UPI by email.
In 2009, Kirkpatrick, 38, was a clinical psychologist at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Wisconsin. The newly-minted VA doctor had started working at the Tomah VA in August 2008. To his patients, he was simply known as "Dr. K."
Kirkpatrick was trained in treating veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse and chronic pain, and had completed an internship with the VA in Chicago, but in early 2009, he complained to his superiors that a number of his patients were "too drugged" to treat properly. In April of the same year, Kirkpatrick was called to a disciplinary meeting and given a written reprimand for questioning the current medication practices, according to background from the Senate bill.
Three months later, after condemning the VA's proverbial conveyer belt of over-medicating military veterans, one of Kirkpatrick's patients threaten to harm the doctor and his dog. The doctor reported the incident and a treatment team decided the veteran should be discharged -- but that did not occur. Instead, Kirkpatrick was summoned to another disciplinary meeting where he was drummed out of the VA, along with his concerns of medical malfeasance.
A New England Journal of Medicine special report documented the psychological toll whistleblowers face when they lose their job. The mounting stress can be overwhelming, such as it was with Kirkpatrick.
On July 14, 2009, the ousted doctor would leave a note for the mailman, according to USA Today. The message read: "Please call 911-tell them to go to the red barn building." Officers would find the doctor's body -- he had shot himself in the head.
The bill provides the Office of Special Counsel with access to information from federal agencies to allow the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, to conduct thorough investigations while protecting the individual whistleblower. OSHA has federal jurisdiction under the Secretary of Labor to investigate claims of retaliation by employees under the whistleblower protection program.
"This new legislation unfortunately doesn't address larger, systemic issues that continue to plague the whistleblower process," Moss told UPI. "For example, it doesn't address the exclusion of much of the Intelligence Community from access to due process beyond the agency administrative processes, leaving individuals' careers subject to the whims of officials with an otherwise-legitimate interest in minimizing damage to the agency."
"Hopefully Congress will use the Kirkpatrick Law as a springboard to pursue greater and more substantive reforms going forward," Moss added.
Recent statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor paint an unflattering picture for VA employees who lodge retaliation claims, with more than 30 percent of all federal employee whistleblower cases coming from the VA. In 2016, over 1,100 retaliation cases were filed by VA employees with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.
A VA Inspector General's investigation was launched under the request of Johnson and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., after the unexpected death of U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jason Simcakoski, a psychiatric patient at the Tomah VA Medical Center.
The IG's report, released in Aug. 2015, found rampant use of opiates in the VA facility known to patients there as "Candy Land," and that Simcakoski died from "mixed drug toxicity," vindicating Kirkpatrick's concerns about the medication practices at Tomah before his suicide.
The IG report additionally found that Tomah veterans were two and half times more likely to get high doses of opiates than the national average.
The Kirkpatrick bill provides the Office of Special Counsel with access to information from federal agencies to allow OSHA to conduct thorough investigations while protecting the individual whistleblower. OSHA has federal jurisdiction under the Secretary of Labor to investigate claims of retaliation fielded by employees under the whistleblower protection program.
Federal employees and managers will be trained under the new bill as to the rights of the employer, the whistleblower filing the complaint, and current federal protection laws. It also holds VA employees accountable for improperly accessing the medical records of their fellow VA employees
The Government Accountability Office will now provide two reports to Congress on retaliation against employees on probationary status, access management and staffing levels of police officers at VA medical centers.
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel is investigating 110 retaliation claims from whistleblowers in 38 states and Washington, D.C. The Kirkpatrick bill now moves to the final stage of its legislative arc -- the President's Resolute desk.
Although the White House has not yet commented on the bill, Elizabeth Hempowicz, policy counsel at the Project on Government Oversight told Bloomberg she "would be surprised if [the president] didn't support" the bill, especially after it passed through Congress so swiftly.


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Currently there is a massive debate across the web over intellectual property theft. Or if you wish to set sail on the high seas, most people refer to it as piracy. Arg!
Why would you become a pirate?
There are many facets to the arguments about whether the piracy of films, television shows and music on the internet is wrong. This debate has been happening for longer than many would be willing to admit (going on at least twenty years by my count). I personally feel piracy is wrong. Please, stop stealing.
However, what I'm currently curious about is how a person decides that piracy is for them. On the internet, you won't be shanghaied or enslaved by a creepy guy with a sword. So, what persuades a person to raise the skull and crossbones and download that watermarked film with poor compression and bad sound?
If only I could hear and follow the inner thought process of a pirate… Avast! That's pretty much impossible.
While I could be wrong, it seems that the likely important point is that there is a free or no cost option to obtain content. At least, it's free to the person pirating the content — so long as they don't end up on the gallows — Arg! This seems to be the key element because people almost always choose the path of least resistance. In this case, free provides less resistance on a person's wallet — and more booty for the treasure chest!
But is it as simple as that? Is piracy merely a crime of convenience? I certainly hope this isn't the case.
What say ye?


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Personal SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis is a powerful technique for identifying Strengths and Weaknesses, and for examining the Opportunities and Threats you face.
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What makes SWOT particularly powerful is that with a little thought, it can help you uncover opportunities that you are well placed to take advantage of. And by understanding your weaknesses, you can manage and eliminate threats that would otherwise catch you unawares.
More than this, by looking at yourself using the SWOT framework, you can start to distinguish yourself from your peers, developing the specialized talents and abilities needed to accelerate your career.
How to use the tool:
To carry out a SWOT Analysis, print out our free worksheet, and write down answers to the following questions:
- What advantages (for example, skills, education or connections) do you have that others don't have?
- What do you do better than anyone else?
- What personal resources do you have access to?
- What do other people (and your boss in particular) see as your strengths?
Consider this from your own perspective, and from the point of view of the people around you. And don't be modest; be as objective as you can. (If you are having any difficulty with this, try writing down a list of your characteristics. Some of these will hopefully be strengths!)
In looking at your strengths, think about them in relation to the people around you – for example, if you're a great mathematician and the people around you are great at math, then this is not likely to be a strength in your current role: it's more likely to be a necessity!
- What could you improve?
- What should you avoid?
- What things are the people around you likely to see as weaknesses?
Again, consider this from a personal and external basis: Do other people perceive weaknesses that you do not see? Do co-workers consistently out-perform you in key areas? It is best to be realistic now, and face any unpleasant truths as soon as possible.
- Where are the good opportunities facing you?
- What are the interesting trends you are aware of?
Useful opportunities can come from such things as:
- Changes in technology, markets and your company, on both a broad and narrow scale.
- Changes in government policy related to your field.
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Carrying out this analysis will often be illuminating – both in terms of pointing out what needs to be done, and in putting problems into perspective.


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Título: Places and jobs in our community
Course / Level: 2nd Level 3rd grade
Subject: Science
This unit is related with the jobs, places and sectors that we have in our community.
To identify the different shops and services in a city.
To recognize the work of people.To classify the works in sectors.
The unit will be divided into 6 lessons:
· 4 sessions: writing, reading, listening and speaking activities. Demonstration, analyzing and making connections with their environment.
Individual, pair, team activities. (boardgames, worksheets, dialogues, act out stories)
· 5 session: Quiz activity: Who wants to be millionaire (reviewing lesson) Team activity.
· 6 session: Oral exposition. The students in pairs explain their job. They will need a poster to support their explanation about the different jobs that exist in their community.
- power point to present vocabulary and play games.
- Worksheets.
- boardgames.
- Online exercices: http://www.eslprintables.com/exercise.asp?id=6062#thetop
- Games taken from: http://www.eslprintables.com/powerpoint.asp?id=39046#thetop
- Online application: http://www.classtools.net/education-games-php/lights_out
- video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORGLQudvMWE
Piedad Rosell Cerro
CEIP Benjamín Escalonilla
Piedad has a file to share with you on OneDrive. To view it, click the link below.
miércoles, 28 de mayo de 2014
Places and jobs in our Town
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Make way for the 32 projects that were presented at IFFR's co-production market CineMart in 2013. The selected filmmakers and producers were given the chance to pitch their projects to about 850 potential financiers.
Overview of the projects selected for CineMart 2013, in alphabetical order:
- Aferim!, by Radu Jude (Romania, France, Italy; production company: Hi Film Productions, EZ Films, MIR Cinematografica)
- Bang Gang, by Eva Husson (France; production company: Full House)
- Beer Girl, by Wichanon Somumjarn (Thailand; production company: Electric Eel Films)
- David Hockney: A Life In Pictures, by Randall Wright (UK, USA; production companies: Fly Film Company Ltd, Blakeway Productions Ltd)
- Dead & Beautiful, by David Verbeek (The Netherlands, France, China; production companies: Lemming Film, Les Petites Lumières, China Blue Films)
- Disappearance, by Boudewijn Koole (The Netherlands; production companies: Waterland Film)
- Everything We Always Had Was Now, by Martijn Maria Smits (The Netherlands; production company: Circe Films)
- The Giant, by Johannes Nyholm (Denmark, Sweden; production companies: Beofilm Productions ApS, Garagefilm International AB)
- La Holandesa, by Joost van Ginkel (The Netherlands; production company: Smarthouse Films)
- Just Like Love, by Masahiro Kobayashi (Japan, South Korea; production companies: Monkey Town Productions, Free Stone Productions)
- The Lobster, by Yorgos Lanthimos (UK, Ireland, Greece; production companies: Element Pictures, Limp, Scarlet Films)
- Low Tide, by Daniel Mann (France, Israel; production companies: Arsam International, Laila Films)
- Le Meraviglie, by Alice Rohrwacher (Italy, Germany, Switzerland; production companies: Tempesta, Pandora Film Produktion GmbH, Amka Film)
- Number Nine, by Alex van Warmerdam (The Netherlands; production company: Graniet Film)
- Rest Home, by Michael Rowe (Canada, Australia; production companies: Possible Média, Fresh Water)
- Sollers Point, by Matthew Porterfield (USA; production companies: Hamilton Film Group)
- Stepne, by Maryna Vroda (Ukraine; production company: Pronto Film)
- Stray, by Dustin Feneley (New Zealand; production company: Escapade Pictures)
- Tarde para morir joven, by Dominga Sotomayor (Chile, Argentina; production companies: Cinestacion, Rei Cine Srl)
- They Have Escaped, by Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää (Finland; production company: Helsinki Filmi Oy)
- Tiens ta droite, by Robin Erard (Switzerland; production company: Box Productions)
- The Wakhan Front, by Clément Cogitore (France; production company: Kazak Productions)
- Wild Fire, by Bikas Ranjan Mishra (India; production company: DearCinema)
- Zama, by Lucrecia Martel (Argentina, Spain; production companies: Lita Stantic Producciones S.A., El Deseo S.L.U.)
Overview of the projects selected for Art:Film:
- Amnesia, by Willie Doherty (UK, Ireland; production company: Raw Nerve Productions Ltd)
- La Distancia, by Sergio Caballero (Spain; production company: Advanced Music S.L., Europamerica Asesores)
- Future Histories, by Fiona Tan (The Netherlands; production company: Family Affair Films)
- Subconscious Society, by Rosa Barba (UK; production company: Cornerhouse Artist Film)
- Where is Rocky II?, by Pierre Bismuth (USA, France; production company: The Ink Connection)
Overview of the projects selected for Boost! 2013 and presented at CineMart 2013:
- Days of Cannibalism by Teboho Edkins (South Africa, Germany; production company: Day Zero Film, Deutsche Film- und Fernsehenakademie Berlin)
- The Load by Ognjen Glavonic (Serbia; production company: Non-Aligned Films)
- Silver Shadow by Pablo Stoll (Uruguay; production company: Temperamento Films)
- Strange but True (Extraño pero verdadero) by Michel Lipkes (Mexico, France; production company: Axolote Cine, Circo 20.2, Mandrake Pictures)