It's Cranky Co-Workers Day on 27th of October (yes, it's a real thing). Every office has at least one Negative Nancy or Difficult Dan, so how do you effectively manage your workforce – even the tricky characters?
Keeping a positive attitude is essential to having a motivated and productive workforce, but it can be tricky if there is any dissention in the ranks. We've got a few tips up our sleeve to help you manage your workforce – even if they're being a tricky bunch to handle.
You may find that, without clear boundaries, your workforce will push back on your authority. The worst thing to do is become despotic, cracking down on the smallest errors – but at the same time, cutting people too much slack will allow them to take advantage.
Ensure your staff know what is expected of them when they're at work. Create opportunities for them to be involved in projects but make it clear that final decisions and delegations fall to you. That way, they'll feel more involved – and therefore more motivated – but you still have the executive decision on a project, which'll establish your authority.
Along with clear expectations – such as the office dress code, punctuality, expected response times for internal emails, and other HR processes – you need to set goals. Shared team goals will enable your team to more easily visualise the why of working on a project, and will help provide a clear target to aim for.
A goal doesn't have to be sales-related, either. You could set goals such as weekly team catch-up meetings to make sure everyone is in the loop. Make this meeting mandatory and it'll help your team bond, work together more efficiently, and open communication lines for better productivity.
The rumour mill is the number one most destructive force to any team. As soon as you hear the rumblings of a rumour, whether it's about a person or the state of the business, track down the source. It may be tempting to have a confrontational meeting with the culprit but, instead, try to have an open conversation where no blame is laid.
It's important to find out why a rumour has started: is it due to a disgruntled employee? Is someone spreading confidential information? Is someone just trying to create drama for the sake of it. Understanding the root cause of a rumour will help to dispel any unrest in the team.
A rumour can quickly spread, undermining team motivation as soon as they feel negatively towards either another colleague or the company. Even plain gossip can bring a negative mood to the working atmosphere, so it's essential to stop any rumours in their tracks as soon as you hear of them.
If you have a remote workforce, you probably already use communication tools such as Skype to keep in touch, but these can be useful tools even if your entire team is office-based.
Using tools such as Yammer or HipChat can reduce wasted time spent on emails, as questions are answered quickly and easily. Team collaboration software can help to improve productivity, as people are assigned accountability for their tasks and the team are able to see progress to help motivate them.
Open lines of communication with your team will significantly improve any negative atmosphere you're currently experiencing. Many managers find that their employees are unhappy because they feel there are obstacles to completing their work (such as someone else not pulling their weight), or they don't have the tools to finish the task (such as not being able to get hold of someone on the team for information). Communication tools will enable your team to be more proactive – and therefore more productive, and more motivated.
You set expectations of your workforce – so make sure you set expectations they can have of you, too. One of these could be to implement regular feedback sessions with your team.
You could do this through an online survey that your team can fill out anonymously, to vent their frustrations as well as tell you what's been going right in the last month or two.
Another option would be to arrange regular one-to-one meetings with each team member on a monthly basis, with a structured outcome. Ensure these meetings follow a framework that includes feedback on both sides, suggestions for improvement (again, on both sides), and clear action points to complete before the next meeting.
Doing this will help you to cultivate a positive and engaged workforce who will feel that you take their personal development as seriously as the growth of the business. The opportunity for feedback is highly valuable: employees are able to learn about areas they can improve on, while you're also privy to feedback about your performance and how to improve, too. This two-way constructive feedback system will allow your staff to feel like they are being listened to, and respected, which is essential for a happy team.


Search for your military ancestor in The National Archives' collection of medical records from the First World War. Discover when and where your ancestor was wounded, as well as how long your ancestor was held at the medical facility for treatment.
This collection comprises The National Archives' series, MH106, War Office: First World War Representative Medical Records of Servicemen. Only a sample of the medical records was retained. These records are a representative selection of the full collection of medical records created during the war. Due to data protection, Findmypast has only published records where the admission year is dated back 100 years. For this reason, more records will be released in the coming years. The records include admissions and discharge records from hospitals, field ambulances, and casualty clearing stations. You will also find records from Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital before the First World War, dating from 1910. Below is a full list of the hospitals and medical facilities represented in the records.


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ACORN International est une association internationale de solidarité, de défense et d'aide envers les personnes et les familles en situation de précarité. Son nom est tiré de l'acronyme anglais  car elle s'est construite comme une fédération de syndicats de quartier (community organizations) avec une approche grassroots privilégiant la construction du pouvoir citoyen par l'action directe non-violente. Très puissante aux États-Unis jusqu'en 2010, elle s'est développée depuis 2004 au Canada où est aujourd'hui la branche la plus importante, puis au Royaume-Uni, en France, au Kenya, en Inde ou encore au Cameroun.

Création et premières campagnes victorieuses en Arkansas (1970-1974)

L'association a été fondée à Little Rock en Arkansas aux États-Unis à l'initiative de Wade Rathke en 1970 avec le soutien de la National Welfare Rights Organisation (NWRO) et son dirigeant George Wiley. Le premier organisateur que Wade Rathke recrute est Gary Delgado qui avait comme lui une expérience passée au sein de la NWRO.  Ensemble, ils tapent aux portes des quartiers populaires du sud de la ville pour écouter les colères des habitants et leur proposer d'adhérer à une nouvelle organisation pour faire changer les choses.

Première bataille pour les aides sociales et première victoire face au gouverneur d'Arkansas en 1970
Ils mènent en parallèle l'enquête sur des batailles possibles, et un avocat sympathisant découvre un texte sur les aides sociales de l'État stipulant un droit des bénéficiaires d'allocations sociales à une aide en nature sous forme de mobilier pour équiper leur maison. Ce droit ignoré est débattu dans les assemblées de quartier organisés par Delgado et Rathke et une campagne est lancée obtenir du gouverneur républicain d'Arkansas, Winthrop Rockefeller la mise en œuvre effective de ce droit jusqu'ici ignoré. Plusieurs actions collectives furent organisées dans des agences d'aide sociale, puis devant le domicile personnel du gouverneur. Après une première négociation infructueuse, les groupes ont continué les actions publiques. Le cabinet du gouverneur a fini par rappeler pour annoncer qu'il acceptait de créer une agence publique "Des meubles pour les familles" (Furnitures for Families) chargée de collecter et de distribuer des meubles d'occasion pour les familles pauvres inscrite à l'aide sociale.

Organisations de quartier, syndicats de chômeurs ou de vétérans
Dans les deux ans qui suivent cette première victoire, en plus de nombreuses petites batailles pour des améliorations dans les quartiers (nettoyage de lots vacants, pose de lampadaires et signalisation manquant...), ACORN organise un syndicat de chômeurs qui obtiennent les changements des pratiques abusives des agences pour l'emploi ou un groupe de vétérans du Vietnam qui parviennent à obtenir des prestations de l'État et l'exemption des frais d'inscription à l'université.

Bataille environnementale et victoire contre un projet de centrale à charbon
En 1973, ACORN a organisé les agriculteurs contre un projet de centrale au charbon d'Arkansas Power and Light (AP&L) près de Redfield dans le comté de Jefferson. Steve Kest, chargé de la recherche stratégique à ACORN avait découvert que la centrale au vu des capacités prévues allait rejeter quotidiennement  de dioxyde de soufre dans l'air, et que ces rejets pouvaient endommager les cultures de coton et de haricots des agriculteurs locaux.  Un syndicat du comté de Jefferson est constitué comme section locale d'ACORN et la revendication est faite auprès d'AP&L de déposer une caution de  de dollars pour les dommages éventuels liés à leur projet. Steve Kest découvre également que l'université Harvard est actionnaire de la holding propriétaire d'AP&L, Rathke envoie un jeune organisateur sur le campus et une pétition de  est remise deux mois plus tard au président de l'université Derek Bok. La publication d'une étude de l'université Harvard  sur le risque de pollution amène le nouveau gouverneur d'Arkansas Dale Bumpers, et la Commission du service public à imposer la division par deux de la taille de la centrale prévue et un système strict de contrôle anti-pollution. AP&L décide par la suite d'annuler l'ensemble du projet. ACORN obtenait là une victoire de dimension nationale et prouvait sa capacité à organiser une diversité de communautés (fermiers, étudiants) qui posait les bases de l'expansion rapide qui allait suivre.

Développement aux États-Unis (1975-2009)

La lancement de groupes ACORN dans quatorze États entre 1975 et 1980
En janvier 1975, le premier groupe ACORN en dehors de l'Arkansas est créé à Sioux Falls dans le Dakota du Sud. De nouvelles organisations sont ensuite lancées successivement à Dallas, Texas en août 1975, à New Orleans en février 1976, à Memphis (Tennessee) en juillet 1976, en Floride en avril 1977, au Colorado en juillet 1977, dans le Nevada en août 1977, à Philadelphie en septembre 1977, en Iowa en octobre 1977, dans le Michigan et dans l'Oklahoma en mai 1978 puis en Arizona en septembre 1978. Carolina Action et Georgia Action décident en janvier 1979 de s'affilier à ACORN.

Le 13 décembre 1975, soixante délégués membres des conseils d'ACORN Arkansas, Dakota du Sud et Louisiane se réunissent pour une première convention nationale où ils élisent le premier conseil d'administration et le premier président d'ACORN, Steve McDonald.

En 1982, ACORN est présent dans vingt États, compte 50 000 membres cotisants pour un budget passé de 250 000$ en 1975 à 2,3 millions $ en 1982.

La première campagne nationale et victoire obtenue pour l'accès des jeunes à l'emploi (1978)
En mai 1978, ACORN lance une campagne nationale "Du travail et la Justice (Jobs and Justice)" et 1200 jeunes chômeurs occupent simultanément les hôtels de Ville de Philadelphie, Denver et New Orleans. Les municipalités négocient alors l'obtention de fonds fédéraux additionnels pour créer des emplois pour les jeunes. La ville de Philadelphie accepte dans la foulée de créer un nouveau programme de jobs d'été pour les jeunes à hauteur de deux millions de dollars.

La campagne nationale de squat pour la construction de logements sociaux (1979-1985)
À partir de 1979, ACORN lance une campagne nationale de squat pour contester et transformer les politiques fédérales et locales du logement afin de fournir plus de logements abordables pour les familles pauvres. En 1981, ACORN et Inner-City Organizing Network ont organisé le squat par des centaines de personnes à Philadelphie dans de logements vacants dans des immeubles appartenant à l'État fédéral. La publicité autour de ces actions de squat ont poussé le gouvernement fédéral à s'impliquer en offrant des logements aux squatters dans les 67 bâtiments lui appartenant.

Entre le 15 juin et le 2 août 1985, ACORN a aidé des sans-abri à prendre possession de 25 immeubles appartenant à la ville dans le quartier de Brooklyn, dans l'est de New York. 11 personnes ont été arrêtées au cours de ces actions. La ville a répondu en accordant aux anciens squatters 58 bâtiments appartenant à la ville, de l'argent pour l'aide technique et architecturale, et 2,7 millions de dollars de prêts de réhabilitation.

Le combat des survivants de Katrina pour le retour et la reconstruction de La Nouvelle-Orléans (2005-2007)
Le 29 août 2005, au moment de l'ouragan Katrina, il y a à La Nouvelle-Orléans plus de 9 000 familles membres d'ACORN. C'est alors la plus grande organisation de base de la ville et une grande partie habite le quartier populaire afro-américain du Lower 9th Ward. Un an après la catastrophe, 7500 familles ACORN ne sont toujours pas rentrées à la Nouvelle-Orléans et des consultants de la municipalités travaillent sur un plan de renouvellement urbain qui propose de déclarer le Lower 9th Ward comme zone inhabitable.

L'Association des survivants de Katrina d'ACORN a utilisé l'action directe non-violente, la pression publique et les négociations régulières avec l'Agence fédérale de gestion des urgences (FEMA) pour assurer une aide au logement aux survivants déplacés, les ressources nécessaires à la survie des familles et un plan de reconstruction qui assure à chacun le droit de revenir et permet la reconstruction des communautés locales du Lower 9th Ward et des autres quartiers populaires.

Les autres campagnes
Les campagnes menées par les membres vont de l'amélioration des logements, de l'accès aux soins de santé ou à l'inscription sur les listes électorales.  ACORN s'est illustrée lors de la crise immobilière de la fin des années 2000, dite des subprimes, en lançant une campagne pour empêcher les banques de saisir les logements des familles en voie d'être expulsées.

En 2009, ACORN compte , et  syndicats de quartier répartis dans 79 villes américaines.

Crise, dissolution de la structure nationale aux États-Unis (2009-2010) et restructuration locale
Soutenue par la gauche américaine, liée à l'administration Obama et financée par des fonds publics, elle est la cible de nombreuses attaques politiques provenant du camp républicain. Elle fait l'objet en 2009 d'une polémique nationale à la suite de la diffusion d'une vidéo trafiquée afin de faire croire que l'association participe à l'organisation de réseaux de proxénétisme et encourage ses membres à falsifier leurs papiers. En interne, le détournement de fonds par le frère du fondateur aboutit au départ de celui-ci. Affaiblie et discréditée, l'association perd ses soutiens financiers et la structure nationale se voit dissoute en 2010.

Les branches locales les plus solides se constituent en entités indépendantes: ACORN New York devient New York Communities for Change (NYCC), ACORN Texas devient Texas Organizing Project (TOP), ACORN Chicago devient Action Now, ACORN California devient Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment.

ACORN International (2004-...)
ACORN Canada est fondée en 2004 et revendique 130 000 membres en 2020. ACORN International est présidée par Marva Burnett qui est aussi la présidente d'ACORN Canada. ACORN Peru et ACORN Honduras sont initiés en 2007, puis ACORN Kenya est lancé en 2008. Dans la foulée de la campagne internationale contre WalMart, les organisations indiennes Janpahal à Dehli et le syndicat des vendeurs de rue de Bombay s'affilient également à ACORN international. En 2020, ACORN International revendique des membres dans dix-huit pays.

ACORN en Europe
En 2014, des militants ont lancé ACORN UK à Bristol, principalement comme syndicat de locataires. L'association comptait 3 branches et 15 000 membres et supporters en 2017 et se développe rapidement jusqu'à compter onze branches en décembre 2019. En France, l'Alliance Citoyenne et ses syndicats de citoyens des régions grenobloises, lyonnaises et parisiennes est affiliée à ACORN International depuis 2015. L'association ReAct qui travaille à l'organisation de syndicats de travailleurs est devenu un partenaire fort d'ACORN sur l'organisation des syndicats en France. En Ecosse, le syndicat de locataires Living Rent s'affilie en 2017 à ACORN. ACORN compte des groupes en construction à Rome et à Prague.

ACORN en Afrique
Le premier groupe lancé sur le continent africain a été ACORN Kenya dans le bidonville de Korogocho dans la banlieue de Nairobi en 2008. En 2017, l'association On est Ensemble basée à Douala au Cameroun et initiée par le ReAct s'est affiliée à ACORN International du fait de ses liens initiaux avec l'Alliance Citoyenne. L'association JustiCitiz au Liberia est également affilié à ACORN tout comme l'association El Comita à Tunis née en 2018 d'un partenariat avec l'Alliance Citoyenne.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
Wade Rathke
Community organizing
Alliance citoyenne
Saul Alinsky

Liens externes
ACORN Canada
ACORN International website

Association ou organisme ayant son siège aux États-Unis
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At least 50 percent of the employee's total compensation comes from commissions.
Today, the California Supreme Court, in Peabody v. Time Warner Cable Inc., issued a decision interpreting the first prong of the test: the compensation requirement. The question before the court was whether, to meet this prong, an employer may attribute commission wages paid in one pay period to another pay period.
The case was brought by a Time Warner account executive who sold cable TV advertising. She argued that her biweekly paychecks included only an hourly wage and often did not exceed 1.5 times the minimum wage. Time Warner argued that if you factored in the employee's monthly commissions, the exemption's minimum earnings prong was met. Time Warner argued that the commissions, which were paid on the final biweekly payday of each month, should be attributed to the weeks of the preceding month.
Although the decision sets new legal precedent in California, it is consistent with the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement's (DLSE) earlier interpretation of the exemption.


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Co-operative Group
Co-op to stop selling life insurance after 125 years
750 sales experts to lose their jobs as Co-op opts to use Axa to provide its insurance products in future
Jill Treanor
The Co-operative is to stop selling life insurance products. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian
Some 125 years after selling its first life insurance product, the Co-operative is to pull out of the business, axing 750 sales experts.
In a move that infuriated the union Unite, Co-op is to copy the model used by Britannia, with which it merged in 2009, to use French insurer Axa to provide its insurance products in future.
At the same, the Co-op is in talks to sell its £15bn life insurance fund and its Co-operative Asset Management arm to Royal London.
The announcements were made on Friday by Co-operative Financial Services, the financial services arm of the Co-operative group.
David Fleming, Unite national officer, said: "Unite has expressed to Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) disagreement with the decision to cease to provide life assurance products. The 750 employees potentially affected by this news will be deeply concerned and upset. Unite has already made clear that the decision to cease to be a provider of life assurance products is a very sad and monumental moment in the history of CFS, formerly known to many as Co-operative Insurance Society, and the whole of the co-operative movement.
"Unite is now pushing for redeployment options wherever possible and, where this is not possible, for all involved to be treated fairly during the process," Fleming said.
The decision was taken after a 20-month review and comes as CFS ploughs £700m into its banking operations. It currently has 90 Co-op Bank branches and 248 from Britannia and intends to look at ways of selling more financial products through the 3,500-strong network of Co-op corner shops up and down the country.
Neville Richardson, chief executive of CFS, said: "We understand that such news may be difficult for impacted colleagues and we have not reached this outcome lightly. However, we were faced with rising regulatory costs in a business which was increasingly becoming sub-scale. This move supports our strategy to focus our specific attention on our banking and general insurance areas, where we have a growing and strongly differentiated competitive position."
Axa will now provide financial advice across the CFS businesses and 82 Co-op staff currently working in branches will move over to Axa. But the 670 employed in its "field-based advisory team" will lose their jobs. While they were no longer collecting insurance premiums, they provided financial advice in customers' homes.
Co-op is not alone in altering the way it sells insurance products. Barclays has shut its financial planning arm, saying customers were increasing buying products online rather than in branches.
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This piece was adapted from Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers to Classroom Challenges by Larry Ferlazzo, available April 22 from Eye on Education.
A teacher thinks: I work so hard at trying to get these kids motivated. Some are, but so many aren't. They just seem to want to get by—if that. I try to encourage them—I'm their biggest cheerleader! But it can get so tiring. I feel like I'm pushing a rope with some of my students. Why can't they just want to achieve instead of having to be pushed into it?
How many of us educators have said, felt, or thought something similar?
Strategies that teachers will often use in these efforts to motivate students include offering incentives and rewards—"If you read a certain number of books you'll get a prize!"—or cheerleading relentlessly—"Good job, Karen!" It's also not unusual for teachers to just "give up" on some students—"They just don't want to learn!"
This is very similar to what Edward Deci, one of the premier researchers and authorities on intrinsic motivation, wrote: "The proper question is not, 'how can people motivate others?' but rather, "how can people create the conditions within which others will motivate themselves?"
Join Ferlazzo and moderator Mary Ann Zehr for an Education Week chat about student motivation on April 12 at 2 p.m. Eastern time.
When we are trying to motivate students—often unsuccessfully—the energy is coming from us. When we help students discover their own motivation, and challenge them to act on it, more of the energy is coming from them.
In fact, this perspective is in keeping with the original roots of the word "motivation." It comes from "motive" which, in the 15th century, meant "that which inwardly moves a person to behave a certain way."
Community organizers call it the difference between irritation—pushing people to do something you want them to do— and agitation—challenging them to act on something they have identified as important in their lives.
Rewards can deliver a short-term boost—just as a jolt of caffeine can keep you cranking for a few more hours. But the effect wears off—and, worse, can reduce a person's longer-term motivation to continue the project.
Researchers believe this loss of intrinsic motivation happens because contingent rewards—if you do this, then you'll get that—force people to give up some of their autonomy. Deci, Pink, and William Glasser all highlight this need for learner autonomy as crucial for students and for all of us. As economist Russ Roberts commented in an interview with Pink, "Nobody wants to feel like a rat in a maze."
Rewards (and punishments) have been found to be effective, however, in getting people to do mechanical and routine work that can be accomplished simply. For example, they can result in employees working faster on an assembly line or, in the classroom, getting students to make basic changes in their behavior. However, as Pink and others have shown, rewards can be destructive in advancing anything that requires higher-order thinking.
If someone's baseline rewards aren't adequate or equitable, her focus will be on the unfairness of her situation and the anxiety of her circumstance. You'll get neither the predictability of extrinsic motivation nor the weirdness of intrinsic motivation. You'll get very little motivation at all. But once we're past that threshold, carrots and sticks can achieve precisely the opposite of their intended aims.
None of these points mean that students cannot be recognized and celebrated for their successes. The key is not holding it out as a "carrot," but instead, providing it as an unexpected "bonus."
The word "incentives" comes from incendere, which means "to kindle." The dictionary says that "to kindle" means "to start a fire burning." The idea is not to tell students that they will die from the cold or from being eaten by wolves if they do not start a fire right now and right here and in this way. Nor is the idea to say that, if they do what we tell them, they will get an extra bag of marshmallows to toast. Instead, the goal can be to find out where they want to set their fire and why, and perhaps help them learn how to use matches or a flint, and give them advice on the best place to find some dry wood.
What can this look like in the classroom? In my book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Problems, I share many short, research-based, engaging, and academically rigorous lessons that can easily be integrated into a literacy curriculum to help get at these sources of intrinsic motivation. These include lessons on the effect of learning on the brain, self-control, the importance of sleep, and the roles of perseverance and personal responsibility in future success.
If we only praise students in general—"You're very smart"—many will then try to avoid taking risks and stretching themselves. They will focus more on maintaining their image and believe that they will embarrass themselves by making mistakes. Praising effort— "You worked really hard today"—or praising specific actions—"Your topic sentence communicates the main idea"—can make students feel that they are more in control of their success, and that their doing well is less dependent on their "natural intelligence."
Teachers build relationships with their students by showing that they care about them, and by learning about their lives, dreams, and challenges. This is a key element of helping students motivate themselves. Numerous studies have shown that caring relationships with teachers can help build resiliency (the capacity to persevere and overcome challenges) among children. By learning about student interests, teachers can also help connect what is being taught in the classroom to students' lives and discover their short-and-long-term goals.
Teaching engaging lessons is a "baseline reward" expectation of students. Boring lessons will not assist students to develop their intrinsic motivation to learn. That does not mean, however, that teachers have to put on costumes and become entertainers. It can, however, suggest that teachers consider keeping lecturing to a minimum and, instead, use many of the teaching strategies that have been found to be more effective for student learning. Many of these methods include some sort of cooperative learning. These can be as basic as "think-pair-share" to as ambitious as problem-based learning or project-based learning.
Multiple studies have shown a wide income disparity based on educational attainment. For example, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, adults with advanced degrees earn four times the salary of those with less than a high school degree. There are similar differences between the likely length someone will be unemployed, one's overall health, and even how long people will live. Research demonstrates that just showing students this kind of information can result in students being more motivated to learn.
People are more motivated and confident when they feel they have more control over their environment. Inviting students to have a voice in classroom decisions—where they sit, what day a test takes place, in what order units are studied, or even where a plant should be placed in the classroom—can help them develop that greater sense of control.
Years ago, a volunteer leader in one of our community groups was comparing two organizers with whom she had worked. She learned a lot of information from Ralph, she said. "But Johnny taught me how to think."
Perhaps if we're able to keep some of these concepts in mind, our students will describe us more like Johnny than like Ralph. And perhaps they'll say we also helped them light their own fires.
Larry Ferlazzo teaches English at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California. He writes a popular blog for teachers, and is the author of three books. He also supports a blog that shares ideas and resources to improve the school-parent relationship.


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Q: Xcode Simulator is showing a blank screen for every size except plus sizes i was using the simulator just fine until i switched to iphone 5 it shows a blank screen and checked every other screen as well and it seems only iphone 6 plus and iphone 6s plus are showing what i actually have on storyboards im not sure having it on landscape changes anything its my first time using this orientation.
Thank you in advance.

A: I believe that having the main storyboard in landscape may affect it.  To test my hypothesis, add some element to the storyboard with "any any" mode, run simulator, then delete what you added and do exactly the same in landscape mode.  To keep auto layout from skewing results make sure what you add is horizontally and vertically centered both times.

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Although USCIS has the authority to require a public charge bond, such authority is rarely exercised in light of the statutory changes contained in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) which created the enforceable affidavit of support (see Chapter 20.5 of this field manual).
See 8 CFR 103.6(c)(1) and Chapter 12 of the Deportation Officer's Field Manual for procedural information on the posting, breaching and cancellation of bonds.


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Sir Thomas Abney School in Stoke Newington celebrates 60 years
Emma Bartholomew
Girls and teachers dressed up in a 50s style to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Thomas Abney School.
Youngsters and teachers donned 1950s garb to celebrate the 60th anniversary since their primary school opened.
The big lunch at Thomas Abney School. to celebrate the school's 60th anniversary.
Former staff and pupils' parents also joined in the party in the playground at Sir Thomas Abney School in Fairholt Road, Stoke Newington.
Built in 1953 the school was named after Sir Thomas Abney who was Governor of the Bank of England and made Lord Mayor of London in 1700.
Business manager Coral Wasylenczuk said it was a lovely day with lots of singing, dancing and food.
"We did it on the 50th so it's become a bit of a tradition now," she added.
See the picture gallery on the right hand side.
Sir Thomas Abney's 60th anniversary


Desalination of Sea Water using Polymer Inclusion Membrane has been done. PIM is known has high stability membrane to overcome the instability of liquid membrane. PIM was placed among two phase : source phases was sea water and feed phases was aquadest. Efficiency of desalination is known by determining salinity concentration and ion Na+ in feed phases and stripping phases using refractometer and AAS. while membrane characterization is done using FTIR. SEM and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The PIM membrane that is produced has thin. transparent. clear and flexible properties. The result showed that PIM transport for 24 hours give the highest of salinity transport. there are 92.68% is transported from feed phases and 84.87% in stripping phases. Membrane characterization result by FTIR and UV spectroscopy showed that PIM membrane is stable enough.


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LIAT workers to receive July salaries 'soon'
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LIAT administrator Cleveland Seaforth (file photo)
Employees of LIAT are to begin receiving their long overdue salaries for last month, according to the court appointed administrator for the regional airline, Cleveland Seaforth.
"The first set of payments will occur very soon," Seaforth said during an interview with state media, adding that the workers are set to be paid within a matter of days.
He explained that although some of the staff have not been paid for May and June, they have continued to work.
"The government of Antigua has delivered on the promise and have transferred the funds to pay the salaries for July…those funds have been provided to us and we are actually in the process now of trying to disburse those funds. It's a bit challenging because we've had to set up new banking accounts and relationships and so on, but as we speak now efforts are being made to pay [at least] half of the salary for July."
Also, on Saturday, Prime Minister Gaston Browne confirmed that the government has "advanced US $1 million so far to pay all LIAT workers right throughout the system for July."
He explained however, that "any liability that arose prior to July should form part of the receivership estate because we stepped in in July. That's when we decided to take some level of responsibility to give support to the administrator."
Meanwhile, more lay-offs are in the pipeline for the airline's employees.
According to Seaforth, of the 166 employees left, 40 were terminated last week and "the process is gonna continue; all of the department heads are asked to determine the absolute minimum number of staff which are needed".
However, those lay-offs are temporary, he added.
"At the moment, all the lay-offs are temporary. To permanently terminate the employees I would have to go back to the court and seek the approval of the court to permanently terminate them," Seaforth said.
"The initial period, I think, it was for three months. Now we are laying off staff we are doing it for a period not exceeding six months," he continued to explain.
In late July, the Antigua-based carrier began the process of administration as the government seeks to restructure the airline to avoid it being liquidated.
A plan detailing the effort to reorganise the regional airline will be presented to the court within the next three months.
Specified entities with interest in the carrier will be involved in that discussion.


I usually prefer German games like Settlers, but What's It to Ya? is my favorite exception. This independent and inexpensive game surprised my friends and I with its entertainment value. Trying to guess the values of your friends is not easy, but it is fun.


As you may, or may not, remember from my previous posts, I attended the Herdman Symposium at Liverpool University Saturday. Only just had chance to write it all up!
Why does life start, what does it do, where will it be?
We also voted on what should be the title of his latest book: "Survivors" vs. "Old Timers" – the 300+ audience was split down the middle…..
The geological history of young continents, old continents and the oceans: why are they so different?
A very interesting lecture covering a topic which I have only touched upon in the past. The understanding of the lithosphere has increased over the past few years, and this presentation looked at the numerous discoveries and hypothesis which have been made in the recent past (LOL) regarding the differences in the structure, composition and rheology of the lithosphere between the oceans, young orogenic belts and how the ancient Precambrian shields are responsible for the variations in tectonic history seen at the Earth's surface over geological time.
Deep in the mantle something stirred: why there is recent volcanism within Central Europe?
An account of Marjorie Wilson's studies into the geological processes which caused recent volcanism within central Europe (Rheine graben & Central Massif, etc), which are generally not considered to be directly associated with the subduction of tectonic plates, but more recently with magma generation involving large-scale mantle plumes, localised hotspots (mantle "hot-fingers") and continental rifting. after studying seimic data, it became apparant that there were some inconsistencies localised hot spot theories: "How can a hot thermal instability (hot-finger) be rooted in a cold boundary layer (the Transition Zone)? One possible interpretation is that the "hot-fingers" are not hot at all but instead represent the pathways of water-rich fluids streaming from the top of the Transition Zone" Marjorie suggests that the generation of magma could, therefore, be explained by the effect of water in lowering the mantle melting temperature.
During the presentation Marjorie highlighted a number of hypothesis, methodologies associated with the investigations and what evidence was found to support them. An interesting presentation, especially as I know the Central Massif area quite well, but have not been sinceIi started studying geology with the OU!!
A really fascinating presentation highlighting how the study of seismic topography has been implemented to investigate whether Odysseus homeland, ancient Ithaca could have been located on the western Kefalonian peninsula called Paliki.
If John Underhill is correct in his thinking, "geoscience will have contributed to the resolution of a problem that has perplexed classical Greek scholars and archaeologists for centuries, namely: why doesn't the modern island of the same name fit with Homer's original geographical description in the Odyssey that it is low-lying, is surrounded by other islands (to the east) and lies facing dusk (furthest to the west)?" (source http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/homes/jru/).
Apart from the obvious geological interest, I will also be contacting John over the next couple of weeks to discuss the possibility of him writing / contributing an article for CD-Traveller (http://www.CD-Traveller.com) on the Touristic Implications. Luckily I managed to catch him before he dashed off!
A first-hand account and description of the eruption of the unpronouncable volcano in Iceland last year – some amazing visuals shared!


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Александр Петрович Ротенко (2 ноября 1956) — советский футболист, бывший нападающий «Крыльев Советов», футбольный тренер.

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В 1977 году выступал за дубль куйбышевских «Крыльев Советов». С 1978 по 1984 годы играл нападающим в команде «Крылья Советов». Провел 161 игру, забил 33 мяча. Завершил карьеру игрока в 1984 году, в возрасте 28 лет. В 1984 году некоторое время работал тренером команды «Волга». С 1985 по 2000 работал тренером в школе высшего спортивного мастерства № 1. Был старшим тренером команды «Крылья Советов-3» (1982—1983 год рождения) и главным тренером сборной ПриВо по футболу. В 2001—2002 годах — главный тренер молодёжного состава «Крыльев», с 2003 года тренер дубля «Крыльев Советов».

Достижения
 1979 — 15 матчей в Высшей лиге СССР

Примечания

Ссылки
 Ротенко Александр Петрович на сайте ФК «Крылья Советов»
 Александр Ротенко: «Это дело мне по душе»

Игроки ФК «Крылья Советов»
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SQA Advanced Certificates and Diplomas > Subjects > Business (Fixed Framework)
SQA Advanced Diploma in Business (Fixed Framework)
The SQA Advanced Diploma in Business provides learners with a progression route into employment. It also provides opportunities for further study, including university degree programmes.
The SQA Advanced Diploma in Business (SCQF level 8) covers the main aspects of international business including management, human resources, economics and administration. It will equip students with an awareness of key issues and practices within a changing business environment.
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SQA Advanced Diplomas have been developed by SQA in partnership with colleges, universities and industry ¿ so employers recognise that they provide sound evidence of ability.
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The SQA Advanced Diploma in Business at SCQF level 8 consists of 24 units.
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STAND WITH UKRAINE: End global fossil fuel addiction that feeds Putin's war machine
To European Nation States, the US, Canada, China, India, Japan, South Korea and all other importers of Russian oil and gas,
We, the undersigned groups and organizations, stand in steadfast solidarity with the courageous people of Ukraine who are fighting not only for their own freedom and self-determination but for a worthwhile world.
The invasion of Ukraine by Russian Federation forces under the direction of Vladimir Putin is a clear war against Ukrainian sovereignty and independence as well as a grave violation of human rights, international law, and global peace. This invasion confronts Europe with its darkest hours of the 21st century, and confronts the world with a grimmer future. But it's exactly these times that require us all to stand up, stand firm, stand united and take bold action against the forces who willingly threaten our collective existence!
We call on you, our political deputies, to do exactly that. Do everything in your powers to stop Putin and his war machine, restore peace, and end this egregious murderous aggression. Enough is enough!
The regime of Vladimir Putin is the clear and sole aggressor in this illegal war, and bears full responsibility for the atrocities committed by its war machine.
It is equally clear that this war machine has been funded, fed, and fueled by the coal, oil and gas industries that are driving both the invasion that threatens Ukraine and the climate crisis that threatens humanity's future.
And the world's fossil fuel addiction, in turn, is funding Putin's warmongering — putting not only Ukraine but Europe itself at risk.
Putin has deliberately weaponised fossil gas to increase his existing energy dominance over the European Union and to threaten European nations that would come to Ukraine's aid. This needs to stop!
We call on you to urgently work with your European colleagues on ending this fossil fuel addiction once and for all.
We also call upon the governments of the countries outside Europe to reject and ban any import of fossil fuels from Russia and rapidly phase out all fossil fuels.
Stop all trade and end investment in Gazprom, Rosneft, Transneft, Surgutneftegas, LukOil, Russian Coal and others, freeze the assets of such companies outside Russia, as well as freezing other Russian fossil-fuel assets. Western companies have to stop fossil fuel production in Russia.
Putin's income streams must be dried out as soon as possible – this also includes tackling direct and indirect investment into fossil fuel infrastructure in Russia (for example through export credit guarantees).
However, it is imperative that the world not simply replace Russian-produced fossil fuels (in particular fossil gas) with fossil fuels from other countries (in particular liquefied natural gas). With an emerging priority of boycotting Russian oil and gas, fossil fuel expansion must be immediately halted, and nations worldwide must commit to the rapid and just transition away from all fossil fuels. Reliance on coal, oil and gas is the intentional embrace of death, misery, and collapse at a global scale. It is our duty to finally get real about that if we want to have a liveable future!
A different tomorrow is feasible.
A tomorrow free from Putin and other petro-dictators.
A tomorrow free from climate-hostile and war-feeding fossil fuels.
A vital and urgent step towards that future is the unequivocal support for the Ukrainian people, which should also include a commitment for a green recovery of Ukraine from the war ashes.
Help us deliver that earnest support by also purposefully tackling Putin's war budget and by taking bold steps towards the radical decarbonisation of our societies. Ukraine and Ukrainians are entitled to expect that support. Our joint, brighter future demands nothing less.
"The statement has been published on the website with-ukraine.org


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Warning: Long post ahead! Because I love this session so much and I want to share all of my images from it. I could not have met a sweeter family to photograph. Sometimes you put out a model call, and you just hit the jackpot. I cannot wait to also see this family in a few days for their in home lifestyle session!!
I had spoken to the expecting mom on the afternoon of January 10, it was her due date, she was feeling good, but assured me this baby wasn't coming that day. The next afternoon I got a text saying it had been quite the whirlwind of events and baby was here!! It's a funny thing about babies, they really do come when they are ready!


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Located high and dry above the Mary River 8k from Maryborough Qld with the local ski club just 2k upstream. Modern home with easterly aspect fronting the river and treed to give a cool shady living environment. Features open plan living, dining and kitchen which is serviced by stainless steel appliances, stone bench tops and pantry. Main bedroom with walk in wardrobe, ensuite with bidet, and separate toilet. Two other bedrooms each with built in wardrobes annexed off the main living area with bathroom, separate toilet with hand basin, and laundry. River frontage has glass floor to pelmet height windows and sliding doors for uninterrupted views. Tinted glass to all windows, 9′ high ceilings and ceiling fans to the living area and bedrooms, adds to the comfort of the home which has tiled floors throughout. Additionally there is a separate self contained living unit with open plan living, dining and kitchen, with its own bathroom and separate toilet. Also there is an office and general storeroom. So in total 4 bedrooms plus an office plus a storeroom! There is a deck area and spa adjacent to the house and under roof. A 5kw solar energy system minimises those ever rising electricity bills. There is accommodation for up to 11 vehicles, and additionally ample under cover area for workshop, animals shelter and their management. Substantial fencing divides the property into several paddocks designed to allow laneway transfer between them and into the management shed. All serviced with water. Concrete steps give convenient access down to the lower river bank, where a shaded pontoon provides clean and easy access to the water. Electric and petrol driven pumps together with 50000 litres of water storage tanks provide river/rain water for stock and domestic use.
Equipment that would be available by separate negotiation includes a late model Kubota tractor with a quickly removable front end loader and slasher attachments, a Toyota Landcruiser work vehicle/boat launcher, a Honda 4×4 ATV with sprayer unit and utility trailers, a Cox ride on mower, a Honda hand mower, and various tools and materials for fencing and general property maintenance.


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Sei Young Pyo is a Staff Attorney and the Director of the Immigrant Justice Project. She believes in being together with clients where they are and in más acción, menos protagonismo. Prior to coming to SRLP, Sei learned and grew from working at Immigration Equality, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, and Lambda Legal. At Harvard Law School, Sei musical directed the yearly full-length musical comedy production the Harvard Law School Parody and co-founded the Queer Theory Reading Group. In another life, Sei would have become an exuberant philosophy professor writing on the relationship between emotions and art. Her biggest supporter is her lovable senior dog, Rowa.


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August 25: Facts & Historical Events On This Day
Did you know that on this day, August 25, 1768, Captain James Cook set sail on his first voyage from Plymouth headed for the Pacific Ocean?
August 24 Aug 24 August 26 Aug 26
August 25th is officially Banana Split Day and Kiss and Make Up Day.
Welcome to day 237 of 365! We're only 128 days away from celebrating the new year… but it's probably too early to be thinking about that yet.
To help you get through the rest of the day be sure to check out what events in the past has made August 25th so important in history.
Did you know that on this day in 1768, Captain James Cook set sail on his first voyage from Plymouth headed for the Pacific Ocean? Cook and his crew would not return home for another two years and 11 months.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about August 25th in history!
What Events Happened On August 25 In History?
2022 US President Biden approved student debt loan forgiveness of up to $20,000 for those who are qualified.
Joe Biden announced this decision following an extension on multiple federal student loan payment pauses, which was first put in motion in March 2020. Of the 45 million federal student loan borrowers, 43 million qualified for some loan forgiveness.
Source CNBC
2012 NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft entered interstellar space, becoming the first artificial object to do so.
Source Wikipedia
2006 Naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor discovered the world's tallest tree in Redwood National Park, California.
Atkins and Taylor named the tree Hyperion, which measured 380.1 ft (115.85 m) tall, making it the largest known tree on earth.
1997 Nintendo released the first-person shooter, GoldenEye 007, for the Nintendo 64.
GoldenEye 007's development began before the Nintendo 64 was even released. The Game's developers didn't even have a development version of the console to work with while creating the game, so they had to playtest it with an older Sega controller.
Source Metacritic
1991 Belarus declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
1958 Businessman Momofuku Ando marketed the first-ever pre-cooked instant noodles.
After years of experimentation, Ando released the world's first instant noodles called Chikin Ramen.
1919 The first daily passenger air service began, going from London to Paris.
The first flights left a mile north of where Heathrow Airport now sits, and the flights were operated by Air transport & Travel Ltd, now known as British Airways.
Source BBC
1910 Walden W. Shaw and John D. Hertz founded the Shaw Livery Company and introduced the yellow cabs to attract passengers.
Source Automotive History
1894 A Japanese scientist, Shibasaburo Kitasato, isolated the bacterium of the Bubonic Plague.
Source Encyclopedia.com
1825 Uruguay gained independence from Brazil, which is now celebrated as a National Holiday for Uruguayans.
1804 Alicia Thornton became the first British female jockey after taking part in a horse race at York Racecourse in Knavesmire, England.
1768 Captain James Cook set sail on his first voyage from Plymouth, heading for the Pacific Ocean.
The journey was made on their ship Endeavour, which was previously called Earl of Pembroke.
Source Captain Cook Society
1609 Astronomer Galileo demonstrated one of his earlier telescopes to Venetian lawmakers.
1515 Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, the conquistador, founded Havana on the southern part of the island.
Havana officially moved to the north in 1519.
325 AD The doctrine of the Holy Trinity was established after the end of the Council of Nicaea.
Famous Quotes Said On August 25
Here are the most famous or noteworthy quotes said on this day throughout history.
"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return."
"Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn't change people's habits. It just kept them inside the house."
– Alfred Hitchcock
Famous People Born On August 25
Are you celebrating your birthday today? If so, did you know that you share the same birthday as Tim Burton? See what other famous people were born on this day.
1987 Blake Lively
1958 Tim Burton
American Film Director
1930 Sean Connery
Scottish Actor
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Oct 31, 2020 (Age 90)
1976 Alexander Skarsgård
Swedish Actor
Famous People Who Died On This Day
1930 - 2012 Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong was an American astronaut born on August 5, 1930. He died on this day in 2012, at age 82 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Special Holidays On August 25
If you're looking to try something new today, here are some special holidays that might just give you an idea.
National Banana Split Day
Banana splits are quite possibly the perfect dessert, combining delicious ice cream and bananas in a way that makes them truly shine! While a banana split is a fantastic idea on any day of the year, it's pretty much mandatory today - and don't forget the toppings!
National Kiss and Make Up Day
We've all had small quarrels and fights with our loved ones, and we leave them unresolved all too often. National Kiss and Make Up Day is here to give you the opportunity to let bygones be bygones, to agree to disagree, and, most importantly, to harmoniously get on with your lives!
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Fun Fact Of The Day
The costume designers for Lord of the Rings worked for two straight years making custom armor. Just one Orc suit had 13,000 rings and took three days to complete.
August 25 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone
Everyone who was born on August 25 shares the star sign of Virgo.
Virgo is commonly the most detail-oriented of the zodiac signs. Virgos are practical, analytical, and hard-working. They're good at knowing where to look for the core of any problem.
People born in August all have the Peridot birthstone. In 2018, the Kīlauea volcano on Hawaii's biggest island saw increased activity, which led to a rare geological event, where Olivine (also known as peridot when at gem quality) was found on the ground around the volcano. In Hawaiian culture, peridots are thought to be the tears of the volcano goddess Pele.
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/**
 * https://oj.leetcode.com/problems/partition-list/
 * Given a linked list and a value x, partition it such that all nodes less than x come before nodes greater than or equal to x.
 *

 * You should preserve the original relative order of the nodes in each of the two partitions.
 *

 * For example,
 * Given 1->4->3->2->5->2 and x = 3,
 * return 1->2->2->4->3->5.
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public class PartitionList {
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     * Definition for singly-linked list.
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        int val;
        ListNode next;

        ListNode(int x) {
            val = x;
            next = null;
        }
    }

    public ListNode partition(ListNode head, int x) {
        if (head == null) return null;
        ListNode right = new ListNode(0);
        ListNode left = new ListNode(0);
        ListNode leftPref = left, rightPref = right;
        ListNode node = head;
        while (node != null) {
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                rightPref = node;
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                leftPref = node;
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            node = node.next;
        }
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        leftPref.next = right.next;
        return left.next;
    }
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A piece of Timaru history is being dismantled after serving the town for 117 years.
The wooden bridge in Centennial Park was originally built for the trains that carried bluestone from the quarries to Timaru's port for breakwater construction.
It is now used only by pedestrians and cyclists.
Its piles and supports had reached the stage where it was not possible to predict how much longer they would last, Timaru District Council parks and recreation manager Bill Steans said.
Alexandra-based firm Breen Construction has been awarded the $430,000 contract to demolish the bridge and replace it with a wooden suspension bridge and the project is scheduled for completion in September.
Mr Steans said the replacement was being carried out during a quieter period in the park, although the bridge was used all year round by an average of 1300 users per week.
While work is under way, pedestrians and cyclists have to use the vehicle bridge 100m north.
Mr Steans said park users were being asked to be extra cautious.
There are plans to use some of the larger pieces of timber salvaged from the bridge to make park seats or other items, as a way of preserving some of the history of the structure.


I've a doubt about how the PNPCE works. I've created a report with an HR Report Category. The HR report category shows the field PNPWERKS in the first page together with PNPBEGDA and PNPENDDA. While I execute the report, the values of PNPWERKS is set to 0001 and the PNPBEGDA 01.01.2014 and PNPENDDA 30.04.2015.
Can anybody explain me why?
Is this correct? Why the PNPCE is not filtering with the PNPWERKS?
Thank you so much in advance for any suggestion.
This filters on selection screen of logical database will get employees that all conditions is true at least in one day in selected period.
So if you employee worked one half year in WERKS 0001 and another half year in WERKS 0002 this employee will be selected and all internal tables selected by LDB will contain entries from all selected period.
Previously the logical database PNP had two BEGDA and ENDDA fields, one to selected infotypes data and another to filter employees, but it wasn't good and caused confusion on user.
To solve this issue will depend of what do you need to do, in most of cases you need to use the 0001 infotype period to select all another infotypes, check also the RP_SET_DATA_INTERVAL macro to choose a period for each infotype that you declared.


Today's world offers many options to develop some form of education, whatever tastes that are, for the needs of people extends to all kinds of fields of application by the creation of a cycle of need, and all development of professional who will need to use them, so people have no excuses when it comes to choosing any type of study because undoubtedly there will be any field of professional activity which conforms to expectations. Among one of several options available, that can be perfectly accommodate the tastes of any person, is the option of studying tourism, since this type of activity proved very rewarding for who can practice. Tourism is widely known by all people, or anyone at some point in their lives could go out and enjoy the conditions that occur in other places other than those which usually develops life, this is very nice because it meet other people, other customs, enjoyed another climate, so there may be thousands of aspects that make tourism is a very rewarding activity. What hardly known to most people is that this activity can be made as pleasant a way of understanding life from the point of view of tourism and then apply to study in the professional field, ie as a tour guide to show the points and major activities for which they are visiting and so make them get the most out of moments to relax and enjoy a vacation. To understand the advantages that exist for those who want to study tourism, the best option is to understand the concept of tourism and its various manifestations and thus be able to relate this to the application of knowledge to this activity. So the first thing you should keep in mind is to study tourism meant to provide information on how other people is the best way in which to distribute free time as a means of recreation in the conduct of the visit to a different place which perform the tasks and obligations of everyday life. The development of tourism activity study is to know the effective implementation of the different types of tourism that can be performed taking into account the conditions of the place in which to be put into practice the knowledge acquired when studying tourism. Given the above, to study tourism will be given to knowledge about the different types of tourism, including one of the most sought are those that relate to activities for relaxation and recreation, and excursions which are on the beach, visiting natural landscapes or performing some kind of sporting activity in particular, especially extreme sports, another of the tourism possibilities are cultural or social activities such as visiting museums, historic sites, go to places where they offer special meals. In order to study tourism offer many options for the application of knowledge to the place where the activity to be developed.


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Exclusive cataract surgical focus
Exclusive cataract surgical focus among ophthalmologists: a population-based analysis
Campbell RJ, ten Hove MW, Bell CM, Gill SS, Hooper PL, Whitehead M, Campbell E de LP, El-Defrawy SR. Can J Ophthalmol. 2020; 55(5):359-65. Epub 2020 Jun 24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2020.05.003
Objective — An important potential unintended consequence of the growth of surgical subspecialization is the narrowing of surgical practice among comprehensive ophthalmologists. We investigated trends in the narrowing of surgical practice and the exclusive provision of cataract surgery.
Design — Population-based, retrospective study.
Participants — All ophthalmologists and all ophthalmologic surgical patients in Ontario from 1994 to 2016.
Methods — We linked several health care databases to evaluate the proportion of ophthalmologists who exclusively provided cataract surgery (and no other ophthalmologic surgery) and the proportion who provided other types of ophthalmologic surgical care. To further investigate surgical focus, we evaluated the proportion of surgical cases within each surgical area for each ophthalmologist.
Results — Between 1994 and 2016, the proportion of ophthalmologists who exclusively provided cataract surgery rose from 10.0% to 34.9% (p < 0.0001). In contrast, the proportions of ophthalmologists providing other types of subspecialized surgical care were stable over the study period. Cataract surgeons showed high degrees of focus with a median percentage of surgical cases approaching 100% in all years. Among exclusive cataract surgeons, the median annual cataract case volume increased from 138 (interquartile range: 87–214) to 529 (interquartile range: 346–643) between 1994 and 2009 (p < 0.0001) and then plateaued.
Conclusions — Between 1994 and 2016, exclusive cataract surgical focus among ophthalmologists in Ontario rose dramatically from 1 in 10 to 1 in 3 surgeons. This evolution was similar among recent graduates and established ophthalmologists. Our data may have important implications for policies regarding surgeon human resources as well as residency and fellowship training programs.


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PLANO, Texas, May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- BG Staffing, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BGSF), a rapidly growing national provider of temporary staffing services, today reported financial results for its quarter ended March 29, 2015.
In fiscal March, we completed our sixth acquisition (D&W Talent, LLC) thereby expanding our service offerings into a new business segment – finance and accounting.
We paid our first dividend of $0.15 per share.
Quarterly revenue exceeded Q1 2014 by $1.8 million, and margins increased by 0.6%.
"We continued to make important progress in executing our business plan during the first quarter of 2015," said L. Allen Baker, Jr. President and CEO.
"The completion of this latest accretive acquisition, in the attractive staffing niche of finance and accounting fits perfectly into our growth and expansion plans. It will allow us to further diversify the revenue and cash flow portfolio we are building for our shareholders - and leverage our internal operational infrastructure," Baker concluded.
Revenues for the first quarter 2015 were $40.9 million, an increase of 4.7% when compared with revenues from the first quarter 2014 of $39.0 million. Gross profit was 20.4% for the first quarter 2015 compared with 19.8% for the first quarter 2014. The Company reported a net income of $0.2 million, or $0.02 per diluted share for the first quarter 2015 compared with net loss of $1.5 million, or $0.27 per diluted share for the first quarter 2014. On March 29, 2015, the Company's working capital position was $10.7 million.
Adjusted EBITDA was $2.3 million, or 5.7% of revenues, in the first quarter of 2015, compared with $2.1 million, or 5.4% of revenues for the same period in the prior year.
This press release contains the non-GAAP financial measure Adjusted EBITDA. A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's financial performance that excludes or includes amounts so as to be different than the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") in the United States in the statement of income, balance sheet or statement of cash flows of a company. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP, or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or a measure of our liquidity. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful performance measure and is used by us to facilitate a comparison of our operating performance on a consistent basis from period-to-period and to provide for a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business than measures under GAAP can provide alone.
Headquartered in Plano, Texas, BG Staffing provides staffing services to a variety of industries through its various divisions. BG Staffing is primarily a temporary staffing platform that has integrated several regional and national brands and is set to achieve scalable growth. The Company's acquisition philosophy is one that not only brings financial growth, but unique and dedicated talent within the companies. This has led to a strong management team, with tenure and a desire to offer exceptional service to candidates, customers and investors. Please visit www.bgstaffing.com for more information.
Bibicoff + MacInnis, Inc. 818.379.8500 terri@bibimac.com


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WORLD Haiti prime minister resigns after deadly unrest
Haiti prime minister resigns after deadly unrest
File photo of Jack Guy Lafontant
Embattled Haiti Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned on Saturday following deadly violence and looting sparked by a now-abandoned plan to raise fuel prices.
"I submitted my resignation to the president of the republic," who has "accepted my resignation," Lafontant said in the lower house of Haiti's legislature.
Lafontant had faced a potential vote of no confidence had he not resigned -- something he had previously insisted he would not do.
Last week, the government in the impoverished Caribbean country announced plans for major fuel price hikes -- 38 percent for gasoline, 47 percent for diesel and 51 percent for kerosene.
The announcement sparked mass protests, with streets in the capital Port-au-Prince and other cities blocked with barricades of debris and burning tires.
Dozens of shops were looted and burned and cars were set ablaze. At least four people were killed. The government quickly did an about-face and called off the planned price increases.
Lafontant, a physician who had little political experience before taking office in February 2017, had faced widespread criticism even before the spasm of violence.
Several hundred protesters marched on Saturday in Port-au-Prince demanding the departure not just of Lafontant, but also of President Jovenel Moise.
"It's not just a question of changing the prime minister, because day by day, the people are still suffering from more misery, unemployment, insecurity, hunger," said Fleurette Pierre, one of the demonstrators.
Haiti is desperately poor: around 60 percent of its people live on less than two dollars a day, and they are extremely sensitive to even minor increases in prices of just about anything.
In February, Haiti signed an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, the Washington-based global crisis lender, in which the country committed to carrying out economic and structural reforms to promote growth.


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The grip itself gives you more perspective to achieve the angle you're after and getting you out of trouble helping you grab those last few frames you might be missing out on.
The Aquatech pistol grip's switch is nearly as sensitive as the environment your exploring, it's also had a recent reshuffle with the design to make it lighter and more ergonomic in your hand.
Dedicated auto focus, and shutter release buttons lets you track your subject or local focus independently and release the shutter at critical times.
Works with the Delphin, Elite & Compac series and includes all mounting hardware and wiring including the waterproof shutter release switch and cable release. Simple "plug and play" installation.


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CityFM: Jim Staley in Conversation on the Evolution of Experimental Music in NYC
In this podcast, Roulette Artistic Director and co-founder Jim Staley speaks with CityFM about the evolution of experimental music in NYC.
A strange thing happened to jazz and classical music in New York amidst the countless pronouncements that they were getting old, losing audiences and cultural relevance: at their experimental and progressive core, they've experienced an aesthetic union. Some of the best (and best-known) of the city's contemporary classical and jazz musicians play both, improvising, composing, and discard genre preconceptions. If there is a name for it, they call it "new music" and "creative music." CityFM's episode about this jazz/classical/creative music makes clear, it too has roots in a previous New York music culture of the 1970s.
Featuring Vijay Iyer, Brandee Younger, Jim Staley (of Roulette) & Ben Ratliff
And music from Vijay Iyer, Brandee Younger, Eli Keszler, Esperanza Spalding, Mary Halvorson, Kelly Moran, Caroline Shaw, Butch Morris & Nublu Orchestra, George Lewis, Onyx Collective, Arthur Russel, Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar, and Jigmastas.
July 16, 2019 Blogcastinterview, Jim Staley, podcast
The New York Times: A Critic's Favorite Space for Music in New York Turns 40
by Seth Colter Walls | This article originally published in The New York Times
Jim Staley at Roulette, the music space in Brooklyn. Mr. Staley, who helped found Roulette 40 years ago, remains its director. | Photo: Joe Carrotta for The New York Times
If you're the kind of New Yorker prone to wondering what it would have been like to go to a CBGB that wasn't located inside the Newark airport, you might also wonder if you arrived in the city too late.
Fair enough. But the old bohemian, culturally rich downtown Manhattan spirit still has a few embers burning through the city. And at least one of these, Roulette, is actually more powerful now than at the time of its birth in 1978.
Forty years after opening, Roulette is now nestled inside a YWCA complex at the corner of Third and Atlantic avenues in another downtown: Brooklyn's. Instead of the 74 seats its co-founder — and current director — Jim Staley provided when he first organized concerts in his Tribeca loft, Roulette now has a theater that can accommodate 400. It's not only the widest ranging music presenter in the city, but also the most comfortable and welcoming.
"As long as it's something that's of a creative and experimental nature, they're interested in it," Henry Threadgill, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and saxophonist, said in an interview. "They've always been interested in it."
A potent trombonist as well as an administrator, Mr. Staley is modest in describing the roots of one of New York's most important avant-garde music spaces. "It started out as a collective," he said in an interview at Roulette. "And then I sort of initiated a series."
That first regular series in Manhattan, which began in 1980, took place in Mr. Staley's place on West Broadway. "We were just trying this out," he recalled. "All these people came, and watched John Cage and Merce Cunningham come through the door, pay their five bucks." It didn't take long for noted composers, like the Fluxus artist Philip Corner, to start pitching concerts to him. When the neighborhood changed, Mr. Staley started looking for another home in Lower Manhattan. Late in the 2000s, Roulette leased a spot on Greene Street, until the financial crash sent the building owner's assets into chaos.
In 2011, it came to Brooklyn, where it is host to a jovial mixture of styles. In recent seasons, Roulette has presented work by a trio including YoshimiO, the sometime drummer of the avant-rock group Boredoms; a sterling evening of two-piano works by Philip Glass; and a semi-staged presentation of a four-act opera by the composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton. It is also the rental hall of choice for some of the city's most vital music programmers, like the avant-jazz Vision Festival and Thomas Buckner's Interpretations series.
Anthony Davis, the composer and pianist, at Roulette. | Photo: Joe Carrotta for The New York Times
At a recent Interpretations concert, the composer and pianist Anthony Davis, author of grand operas like "X — The Life and Times of Malcolm X" and "Amistad," announced he would perform some material from his next opera, "The Central Park Five," set to premiere at Long Beach Opera in June. Mr. Davis's operatic writing was once performed at Lincoln Center by New York City Opera; now, if you want to hear this work in the city, you'll likely end up at Roulette.
Even if you can't make it in person, you can tune in online; clips of select recent shows run on Roulette TV, while vintage audio recordings have been popping up on the venue's SoundCloud page. Excerpts from performances by María Grand, Jennifer Choi and Amirtha Kidambi are particularly good on Roulette TV, and the SoundCloud page offers work by the likes of Leroy Jenkins and Pauline Oliveros. A launch party for an even more in-depth archive is scheduled for Feb. 12.
The organization also supports up-and-coming artists with residencies and commissions. In the months before the pianist and composer Kelly Moran made her debut on the Warp label, with the album "Ultraviolet," you could hear her working out the balance of live pianism and electronics at Roulette, thanks to one of its emerging artist grants.
Describing the award as "way more monetary support than I'm used to," Ms. Moran said in an interview that she was "shellshocked" to receive it: "It was kind of a surreal moment, because I had all these ideas for projects I wanted to do related to my record, and now I had the means to do them."
Roulette is generous to audiences, too. To my mind, its balcony remains far and away the city's loveliest, most relaxing location from which to take in music. I knew Mr. Threadgill liked it, too, based simply on the number of times I have spotted him there. "It's just so comfortable," he said during our interview. "I got addicted to sitting upstairs."
Strangers tend to talk to each other during intermission, more than at other spaces devoted to experimental music. Artists often circulate before and after performances. And that beer you bought in the lobby? You can bring it into the hall.
"It's always been the nature of these kind of places that allowed for that," Mr. Staley said, when I asked how Roulette fostered that welcoming spirit. But once again, he sounded a little too modest. Certainly plenty of spaces pay lip service to the idea of openness, but wind up feeling cliquish.
To a critic's mind, Roulette's balcony remains far and away the city's loveliest, most relaxing location from which to take in music. | Photo: Joe Carrotta for The New York Times
A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 5, 2019 , Section C, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: A Space Devoted to Experimental Music Turns 40. Order Reprints
January 5, 2019 BlogcastJim Staley, press, Roulette Archive, Roulette Turns 40, Roulette's 40th Anniversary, The New York Times
WNYC: Phill Niblock, Jim Staley, and David Weinstein in Conversation with Alison Stewart
On this episode of WNYC's All of It hosted by Alison Stewart, Phill Niblock (46:12) and two of Roulette's co-founders, director and producer Jim Staley and director of special projects David Weinstein, join us to discuss Niblock's upcoming "6 Hours of Music and Film," his annual Winter Solstice concert, which takes place on December 21 at Roulette. Roulette has several other upcoming events, including: on December 20, a solo concert by guitarist Bill Frisell, on January 25, the Tri-Centric Vocal Ensemble will perform works from Anthony Braxton's Syntactical Ghost Trance Music system, on January 30 and February 5, Roulette will present the first concerts by their Van Lier Fellows, bassist Nick Dunston, and vocalist Anais Maviel, and February 19-22, Roulette will host Mixology Festival 2019, curated by David Weinstein.
December 20, 2018 Blogcast6 Hours of Music and Film, David Weinstein, interview, Jim Staley, Phill Niblock, press, WNYC
Roulette Artistic Director Receives Champion of New Music Award
Jim Staley – Roulette Artistic Director
Brooklyn, NY – Roulette Intermedium founder and Artistic Director James S. Staley has been announced as a recipient of the American Composers Forum 2018 Champion of New Music Award. Established in 2005, the Champion of New Music Award recognizes and honors individuals and ensembles that have made a significant and sustained contribution over time to the work and livelihoods of contemporary composers. Staley's career as a presenter and supporter of pioneering artists spans several decades.
In 1978 Staley co-founded Roulette Intermedium, the now-iconic experimental performing arts venue. Roulette began as a collective of composers, musicians, and dancers doing projects in Chicago, Minneapolis, and New York City. It soon found a home in a Tribeca loft, where it operated for years and where Staley still lives, and quickly gained a reputation for presenting tomorrow's most acclaimed avant garde artists. Julius Eastman, Arthur Russell, and John Zorn were among the many artists who premiered early work at Roulette in the 1980s. In 2011, Staley moved Roulette to a 400-seat state-of-the art theater in Downtown Brooklyn and expanded the concert series to include more dance and new media offerings. Roulette now presents more than 120 experimental performances each year and continues to support the work of artists, particularly composers, who boldly challenge disciplinary boundaries and create compelling art. In 2018 alone, Roulette will award $87,000 to eleven extraordinary musical artists of promise for the creation of new and adventurous work.
In addition to his work at Roulette, Staley is an accomplished trombonist and improvising musician. He has released numerous albums, played on many records, and is a member of the Tone Road Ramblers, a new music ensemble formed in 1981. Long-time collaborators include Sam Bennett, Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, Shelley Hirsch, Wayne Horvitz, Ikue Mori, Zeena Parkins, Elliott Sharp, Davey Williams, John Zorn and choreographers Pooh Kaye, Debra Loewen, and Sally Silvers.
The American Composers Forum will present Staley with the Champion of New Music Award at an event at Roulette on September 25, 2018. His fellow 2018 awardees are pianist, writer, and producer Sarah Cahill and flutist, composer, and educator Nicole Mitchell.
**Photo credit: Doron Sadja
March 27, 2018 BlogcastJim Staley
A Break during a 1979 gig at N.A.M.E. Gallery in Chicago
Left to Right: David Means, Jim Staley, Barb Malone, John Fonville, David Weinstein, Dan Senn. Photograph by Denise Senn.
August 26, 2017 Secret BlogBarb Malone, Dan Senn, David Means, David Weinstein, Jim Staley, John Fonville
A Mumbo Jumbovian Trio
April 16, 1988 at Roulette's original Tribeca loft.
"The trombonist [Jim Staley] with Bill Frisell on guitar and Ikue Mori on drums in a mumbo jumbovian trio."
Listen to the trio's piece "Spectacular Bid" from Jim Staley's 1986 album "Mumbo Jumbo"
July 19, 2017 Secret BlogBill Frisell, Ikue Mori, Jim Staley
February 11, 1981 — Rushing Roulette
July 11, 2017 Secret BlogDavid Weinstein, Jim Staley
"The Exoskeletal Shadow of Laminated Desire"
Jim Staley / Sally Silvers / John Zorn, NYC Roulette 1990
"The Exoskeletal Shadow of Laminated Desire" performed on Saturday, April 21, 1990 at the original TriBeCa loft by a trio of Jim Staley, trombone / didjeridu; Sally Silvers, dance; and John Zorn, reeds.
June 15, 2017 Secret BlogJim Staley, John Zorn, Sally Silvers
The Stephanie and Irving Stone Festival of Improvisors (1985) ft. Bill Frisell + Jim Staley
https://ubusound.memoryoftheworld.org/tellus_15/Tellus-15_06_Frisell-Staley.mp3
Excerpts from The Stephanie and Irving Stone Festival of Improvisors recorded at Roulette on November 8, 9, 10, 1985.
Bill Frisell – Electric Guitar
Jim Staley – Trombone
May 18, 2017 Secret BlogBill Frisell, Jim Staley
Recently Composed Music
Recently Composed Music — Sunday, May 11 (1980s?) at 8:19 PM at Market House Music Hall, Oswego, NY
John Fonville – Flute
John McCullough – Percussion
May 11, 2017 Secret BlogJim Staley, John Fonville, John McCullough


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Home Music Music Release Music Release: Little Mix (ft. Stormzy) - Power "is exhaustingly draining."
Music Release: Little Mix (ft. Stormzy) - Power "is exhaustingly draining."
Etan Musni 11:38 PM Music, Music Release
Little Mix (ft. Stormzy), Power
Little Mix are continuously promoting their latest album Glory Days and releasing updated versions of some of the songs in that album. After collaborating with Machine Gun Kelly on the song, No More Sad Songs, the ladies that won X Factor UK are being assisted by UK rapper Stormzy in this uptempo single entitled Power.
Power. The term could be very well attributed to the girls. Vocally, they are powerful vocalists. They can manage to sing ballad and uptempo tunes with that bombast and fierceness and power is very much evident on the song with the same title.
Power successfully relies on Little Mix's vocals, giving the song the oomph that it desires and the loudness that it requires. That, however, is where the single also struggles, from the get go as Perrie opens the song, it is already showcasing vocal power that at the end of every verse and the song, it already feels exhaustingly draining.
Power lacks dynamics. More so, the track fails to feel accessible. The upbeat quality and production isn't giving a memorable impression and the rap verse felt unnecessary. Power is an overwrought vocal showcase.
Power feels like a wasted opportunity for the girls who are trying to penetrate the US radio. Why are they not pushing Ooops, the girls collaboration with Charlie Puth?
Do you agree with my thoughts about the song?
Download the song below:
Music Release: Little Mix (ft. Stormzy) - Power "is exhaustingly draining." Reviewed by Etan Musni on 11:38 PM Rating: 5
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This cigarette case measures 4'W x 7'L x 16″D and contains 247 adjustable pullout pusher shelves. Each shelf can approximately 10-12 packs, equaling a capacity of almost 3,000 cigarette packs! It also comes equipped with two fully sliding steel doors with tubular cam locks on each.