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"Absolute hero" Kristine Bartlett wins New Zealander of the Year!
Posted on February 22, 2018 by E tū - Uncategorized
E tū is thrilled for our equal pay hero, Kristine Bartlett who tonight was named New Zealander of the Year.
It's a huge honour and richly deserved, says Yvette Taylor, E tū Equal Pay Coordinator, who was with Kristine at tonight's event to announce the winner.
"Kristine picked up the fight for equal pay on behalf of her workmates and she's travelled this road for many years, helping win pay equity principles through the courts and seeing that through to an historic settlement for care and support workers.
"She has been a huge role model for women fighting for pay equity."
Yvette says Kristine is also a trail-blazer for working women everywhere, by showing the power of standing firm and fighting for something they believe in.
"Kristine is the first to say she didn't win equal pay for care and support workers alone. She has always paid tribute to her union and the many women who stood with her.
"It is rare that a working woman like Kristine, paid near- minimum wage, takes the national stage, captures the national imagination and goes on to achieve this prestigious title.
"It says much about Kristine's qualities – her determination, commitment and stamina, all dedicated to winning a better, fairer pay deal for working women.
"She has won a place in the hearts and minds of women, with the name Kristine Bartlett now synonymous with the fight for equal pay."
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described Kristine as an "absolute hero" when presenting the award. We wholeheartedly agree!
Yvette Taylor E tū Equal Pay Coordinator, ph. 027 431 8486
IDEA ratification meetings 2018
Posted on February 13, 2018 by E tū - Community Support
Dear IDEA support workers and admin members,
Over the next few weeks union members are invited to attend a series of ratification meetings to receive and vote on the results of the current bargaining for a new collective.
For most members pay has already been sorted through the magnificent victory of the July 2017 equal pay settlement. But there is more to work than the hourly rate and this year we faced real pressure from IDEA to cut existing right such as sick leave and access to stress leave.
At the same time, we have also pressed IDEA to recognise the need to make sure staff are not disadvantaged because of service reviews and to work with us to restore the margins for staff with 'responsibility' roles.
Your bargaining team will be reporting in detail on the results and member rostered to work at the time of their meeting will be paid to attend and vote on the offer.
Click here for the list of meetings which will be updated on the E tū website as details are finalised. Do take the time to attend our meeting and share your voice and your vote!
For more information contact E tū union support on 0800 1 86466 and if we don't already have your cell number let us know so we can send you text updates.
Employment relations changes "off to a flying start"
Posted on January 25, 2018 by E tū - Politics
E tū, the biggest private-sector union in New Zealand, is pleased with most of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill announced by the Government today.
E tū National Secretary Bill Newson says that the process is "off to a flying start", with many improvements for working people and their unions.
Bill says the changes recognise the pressing concerns about the personal and economic cost of low wages and inequality.
"This Government has made fixing inequality a top priority. Wages are a huge factor in this, so strengthening the rights of workers and their unions is critical," Bill says.
"We see this bill as a big leap forward towards a fair and equitable society."
Bill says the changes restore many of the rights that were taken away by the last Government.
"We can celebrate some big wins for all workers, such as the restoration of statutory rest and meal breaks and the restoration of reinstatement as the primary remedy to unfair dismissal."
Bill says working people will also be in a better position thanks to strengthened collective bargaining and union rights.
"Unions will have improved access to workplaces, making unions more available to their members and prospective members. It's also great that employers will be required to pass on information about active unions – people need to know about the best vehicle for their voice in the workplace. Paid time for union delegates to represent their colleagues will be a much-deserved recognition of the important work that union delegates carry out.
"In short, what we are seeing is the reversal of much of National's damaging industrial relations policies, along with some exciting new initiatives."
However, E tū is disappointed that 90-day trial periods could remain for employers with 20 or fewer workers.
"There isn't a majority in parliament in support of scrapping the 90-day 'fire at will' law in its entirety, which is disappointing," Bill says.
"This is the nature of a coalition government under MMP. It's now our task, as part of the wider labour movement, to improve this part of the bill.
"We'll be there at select committees to explain why any 'fire at will' law is both unfair and unnecessary."
Bill Newson will be available for media interviews this afternoon.
For more information or comment:
Bill Newson – 027 538 4246
100 jobs at Juken's Gisborne mill on the chopping block
Posted on January 23, 2018 by E tū - Manufacturing and food
Juken New Zealand Ltd (JNL) has announced a proposal to nearly halve its workforce at their East Coast mill in Gisborne.
E tū represents production workers at the mill. E tū Engineering Industry Coordinator Ron Angel says the move would be a big blow to the community.
"As the only significant wood manufacturer in the area, the livelihood of many family relies on jobs at the mill," Ron says.
"E tū and FIRST Union will be working hard to save these jobs, but the company is very serious about this proposal."
The company is entering the consultation period today.
"Once such a consultation begins, it's very difficult to save the jobs that are on the chopping block. This could be the start of some real hardship for many East Coast families."
Ron says that this proposed downsize, as well as recent news about the likely closure of ABCorp's Christchurch plastic card manufacturing plant, demonstrates the need for urgent action from the Government to save our manufacturing industry.
"The Labour-led coalition Government has made a strong commitment to protecting working families and helping with decent regional employment opportunities.
"After nine years of a National Government that treated Kiwi workers as an afterthought, we expect the current Government to step up on these issues as a matter of priority."
FIRST Union President Robert Reid will represent the unions in the media.
For more information or comment, please contact:
Robert Reid – 021 535 933
Dozens to lose jobs as Christchurch card plant set to close
About 50 workers are set to lose their jobs after a prominent plastic card manufacturer has proposed moving operations to Australia.
ABCorp have informed workers of their intention to close their plastic card manufacturing plant in Christchurch by as early as 30 March, after a three-week consultation process.
E tū spokesperson Joe Gallagher said the workers are shocked by the news. While a final decision has not yet been made, the future doesn't look good.
"It's really come out of the blue for them and the short consultation period makes us think that the company's mind is made up," Joe says.
"Most people will have cards in their wallet that were made at this site. They produce bank cards, ID cards, loyalty cards and a lot more. It's a real shame that these good kiwi-made products are just the next product to have production moved off-shore."
Joe says that while the company may offer employment at other sites, this would be unrealistic for most workers.
"Families can't just up and move to New South Wales. The company has indicated that they may help people find other jobs – we expect them to take the commitment very seriously."
Joe says that these and other types of jobs could be saved by the Government taking a better look at local procurement, particularly as the closure comes after the company has lost a number of local contracts.
"Our new Government has made a strong commitment to New Zealand workers and their families. We'd like to see a Government-led commitment to local procurement in manufacturing and in fact, across all industries."
For more info or comment:
Joe Gallagher – 027 591 0015
Moe mai ra Jim Anderton
Posted on January 7, 2018 by E tū - General
E tū is saddened by the passing of Jim Anderton, our former Deputy Prime Minister and a huge figure in the Labour Movement.
E tū Assistant National Secretary John Ryall says that Jim's legacy is a better New Zealand for working people.
"He was bold, hard-working, and courageous. He was known for standing up for what was right, even when it was hard," John says.
"Workers can thank Jim and the movement he led for policies like four weeks annual leave, the introduction of paid parental leave, and the creation of Kiwibank.
"Jim spent his political career fighting for working people and their families. He had an intrinsic respect and passion for everyday workers, the outcome of which was a powerful voice for workers in parliament, in government, and on the streets.
"The values Jim applied to politics were in many ways exemplary for the wider Labour Movement, particularly as he was so aspirational for a better world.
"The E tū family passes on our condolences to Jim's wife Carole and their loved ones."
Silver Fern Farms reduce already inadequate offer after industrial action
Posted on January 3, 2018 by E tū - Manufacturing and food
Nineteen maintenance workers at Silver Fern Farms Takapau are very disappointed that instead of improving their offer after today's strike action, the company has made the offer even worse.
Before the workers took industrial action, the company had offered a 1.5% increase as back pay for the nine months prior, followed by 2% increase at the time of settlement.
This low offer came despite the company sending out a memo to staff just two weeks ago that stated that "the Company will post a reasonable profit this year and… that the Takapau plant has a large part to play in achieving that."
The workers rejected the low offer and voted to take strike action to demand an offer that appropriately recognised their hard and important work.
However, the company has now withdrawn their offer of back pay, apparently demonstrating no desire to give the workers the modest increases they are requesting. The workers have also been suspended for the duration of their industrial action.
E tū organiser Laurel Reid says that the workers are not deterred.
"The 19 maintenance workers were unwavering out on the picket line today, even under a thundery sky, with every intention of continuing to fight for fair recognition of their hard work," Laurel says.
"The company are playing hardball – that much is clear. But we won't back down until a fair offer is on the table."
Media are invited to the picket line tomorrow.
For more information or comment: Laurel Reid – 027 591 0024
Silver Fern Farms workers to strike as pay offer "just not good enough"
Posted on December 29, 2017 by E tū - Manufacturing and food
Nineteen maintenance shift workers at Silver Fern Farms have voted unanimously to strike for three days from 3 January as the company has refused to give them a fair offer in negotiations.
Bargaining has been going on for over a year and the company's tiny offer has only increased from 1% to 1.5%.
E tū and Silver Fern Farms entered mediation earlier this month, however the company have refused to improve their disappointing offer.
E tū delegate Brendon Illsley says the offer is "just not good enough".
"We keep the plant running, from plumbing to fixing machines – anything that needs to be done.
"We work long hours and the morning shift starts at 5am. There's also a lot of overtime at this time of the year.
"We're not asking for much, but 1.5% is too little – we're not trying to be greedy."
E tū organiser Laurel Reid says that it was quite clear from the employer's response early in the process that there would be problems.
"Silver Fern Farms did not take our claims seriously, from bargaining to the recent mediation," Laurel says.
"Industrial action is always a last resort, but these workers need a fair deal and peace of mind over the Christmas season."
E tū Organiser Laurel Reid – 027 591 0024
Parliament's cleaners and caterers win the Living Wage
Posted on December 19, 2017 by E tū - Living Wage, Politics, Public and Commercial Services
The cleaners and caterers that keep parliament tidy and healthy are going to be paid the official Living Wage by 2020.
Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard made the announcement yesterday, to a gathering of E tū members and Living Wage community representatives.
Mr Mallard announced that catering staff would be paid the official Living Wage (currently $20.20) from July 2019, and cleaners would follow by the beginning of 2020.
There will also be steps towards the Living Wage, with both cleaners and caterers having a pay rise of half the difference between their current rate and the Living Wage in July next year.
Jan Logie from the Green Party and Tracey Martin from NZ First spoke in support of the decision.
Parliamentary cleaner and E tū member Eseta Ailaoa also spoke at the event, explaining that the wage will allow her to do things that weren't possible before.
"This will make a difference. I will be able to save so money for myself and my kids to go on holiday," Eseta said.


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The amount of alfalfa weevil damage being reported this spring is unusually high. Occuring much later than normal, it is being seen in standing first-cut, but also more notably in 2nd- cut regrowth. Scout your fields. If larvae are above threshold levels and are still healthy and active, spraying may be warranted to prevent further damage.
There is beginning to be some significant yield responses in Ontario when applying sulphur (S) to alfalfa. In field trials, the yield response observed to applied S has sometimes been dramatic, while in others there is no response. Tissue sampling of alfalfa is a useful diagnostic tool in predicting whether there will be an economic response to applying S.
The season so far has been challenging for many farmers that rely on producing forage. The frequent rains have been quite unrelenting. Saturated soils and even flooding has occurred. Considerable quality hayage and baleage has been made, but making quality dry hay without rain-damage or mould has been challenging. Much of the first-cut dry hay making was delayed with advanced maturity.
Alfalfa frost damage can sometimes occur in the spring after growth has started, resulting in damaged growing points. Some wilting can be visible about 24 hours after frost or some yellowish or brownish discolouration 3 or 4 days later. The top of the stems will typically bend over with a "shepherd's hook". Damage is often minimal and plants will grow out of it, but some yield loss and development delay can result. Thin alfalfa stands are more susceptible to frost damage.
Forage crops in Ontario generally over-wintered well, but there are scattered reports of some alfalfa winter injury, winterkill, and alfalfa heaving. Some thin stands have been observed in the higher risk area of the Ottawa Valley. Alfalfa winter injury does not necessarily kill alfalfa plants, new crown buds have to be formed, resulting in uneven growth and reduced yields. Some fields harvested in the fall are showing delayed green-up and growth this spring.
Frost heaving can significantly damage alfalfa plants, leaving stands with much less yield potential. Plants may initially appear undamaged, but taproots are typically broken and unable to pick up enough nutrients or moisture, and stands eventually die.
Frost heaving of alfalfa happens when repeated freezing and thawing pushes the tap root and crown out of the soil. Heaving occurs through-out the winter season heave cycle (similar to fence posts), as well as resulting from the "jacking" action of the spring freeze-thaw cycles.
Quality Seeds Ltd is excited to announce the launch of its newest alfalfa variety "Boost HG". Boost HG is a non-transgenic low lignin alfalfa that was developed by conventional plant breeding using Hi-Gest® Low Lignin Technology.
It is sometimes difficult to know what to do when winterkill completely takes out your alfalfa stands, or you have a winter injured stand that is thin, patchy and unhealthy. There are many options that can be considered, depending on the calendar date, timing, urgency for feed, and forage yield and nutrient quality requirements. If winterkill is identified early enough in the spring, the best option is to simply replace the winterkilled stand by seeding a new forage stand in a new field in the crop rotation.
It's springtime and we are anxious to get on the land and get our new forage seedings in the ground. There are a few common mistakes made that limit the success of new forage seedings and future yields and quality.
Many alfalfa-based stands are simply too old, resulting in huge losses of forage yield. Alfalfa yields are usually at their maximum during the first year or two following the establishment year and then decrease. By the third year, yields have often declined by about 15-20%, and possibly 35% by the fourth year.
Frost seeding red clover into winter wheat as a cover crop has proven itself to have many agronomic benefits, including improving providing nitrogen (N), soil tilth, increased soil organic matter, reduced erosion and increased yields of the corn crop following in the rotation. The N credit and increased corn yields make the economics of the simple practice easy to justify. With a projected 1.2 million acres in Ontario of wheat and tighter supplies of red clover seed, farmers should book their red clover seed early.
Aphanomyces root rot dramatically reduces alfalfa vigour and yields. There are many slowly drained fields in Canada and the US that show symptoms of this soil-borne alfalfa disease. Aphanomyces can be managed by the use of the Race 2 resistant "Foundation APR" alfalfa variety, newly available from Quality Seeds.
Aphanomyces root rot is caused by the fungus-like pathogen Aphanomyces euteiches. Similar to phytophthora root rot (Phytophthora medicaginis), it is considered a major cause of disease in alfalfa seedlings, particularly in wet, saturated, poorly drained soil conditions.
The window for summer seeding alfalfa is approaching or soon closing depending on where you are located. Summer seeding alfalfa-grass mixtures can be a good way to establish new fields so that full season yields can be harvested the following year. The challenge following wheat is getting the volunteer wheat controlled and the new seeding done in a timely manner. Competition from volunteer wheat can be a significant problem.
Summer seeding alfalfa and alfalfa-grass mixtures can be a good way to establish new fields so that full season yields can be harvested the following year. It is typically done after winter wheat or spring cereals are harvested, and also during years when alfalfa winterkill necessitates the quick establishment of new stands. Summer seeding of alfalfa forage mixtures can be a viable alternative to spring seeding.
There are many poor newly established alfalfa stands in Ontario this year due to multiple factors, including a very dry May following by an extremely wet June. Fields where excessive rainfall ponded on heavier textured, poorly drained soils were especially affected. Brillion seeders can work well, but drills generally work better in extreme soil conditions, such as too loose or too wet. 2015 was one of those years. Some of these fields will require reseeding or overseeding to enable an acceptable forage stand and future yields.


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Well Link Life Insurance brings the feels with first corporate brand marketing campaign
Well Link Life Insurance has officially launched its first corporate brand marketing campaign, 'Link to the World for Freedom of Wealth'.
The Hong Kong campaign will include the integration of TVCs, programme sponsorships, bus ads, MTR ads at major high traffic stations, and social media posts online.
Rather than take a standard "doom and gloom" approach of insurance ads that exploit fears of impending unfortunate and unforeseen events, Well Link Life's campaign is going for heartwarming. Positioning the brand as a positive force for brighter futures, it's aimed at being appealing to a wide age range and will heavily focus on the themes of family and inter-generational connections.
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The centrepiece to this is the TVC which first aired last night on local broadcaster TVB Jade and tells the story of a father and son running a family-owned fishery business. After years of working with his dad, the son tells his father his plans to aggressively expand the business but says that their current financial situation will make it impossible. And so (you guessed it) the father gives his son the Well Link Life insurance policies to make it happen.
Is it hokey? Oh most definitely. The ad is a total mush fest of sepia tones, soft music, and hand-holding. But it's the kind of narrative example that people will relate to and illustrates how Well Link Life's various financial planning services can apply to the real-life stories of potential customers.
We'll admit the bridge imagery is a little much (Get it? It's symbolic of the insurance taking you where you want to go and a bridge across generations! Get it?) - but for a first outing, it's a solid effort. It plays on your feels and it'll make you want to give your dad a call.

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Providing the highest standard of dance instruction
for professional dance careers
Tampa Bay Ballet was founded in 2008 by Lindsay Clark as the official school of the professional ballet company, Tampa Ballet Theatre. Tampa Bay Ballet's mission is to provide the highest standard of dance instruction for students to give them a strong foundation for their professional dance careers.
Tampa Bay Ballet's syllabus combines Cecchetti, Vaganova, and American techniques with a focus on principles such as correct posture, placement and coordination. Our training curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate guidelines, consistent with child/adolescent development, sports psychology, nutrition and training. We do offer classes in other disciplines such as jazz, modern, and character. We believe these techniques will ultimately improve our students' ballet technique and performance quality.
Ballet originated in Renaissance Italy, but developed in France. Characterized by light and graceful movement, the style requires mastering a precise set of formalized steps. We offer classical ballet for all ages three to Adult. Our classes emphasize proper technique, artistry, and musicality. A placement class is recommended to determine which level is most appropriate for each student. The syllabus we follow combines Cecchetti, Vaganova, and American techniques.
Recommended for ages 3-4 years. Students learn basic movement and coordination in a fun way to develop a joy and love of movement.
Beginner Ballet
Recommended for ages 5-6 years old. Students learn how to perfect basic ballet positions while still in a fun and entertaining environment.
Ballet I
Recommended for ages 7-9 years. Students learn the basics: positions of arms and feet, body directions, and movement directions. Barre work is introduced to help prepare students for future levels.
For ages 9-11 years who have strong understanding of previous levels. Students expand knowledge to an intermediate level and are ready to learn more complicated steps and combinations.
For students ages 11-13 years who have mastered Ballet II material. With instructor's approval, students may join a pointe class and purchase pointe shoes.
Ballet IV
Intermediate-advanced level for ages 12-17 years. Students are introduced to advanced adagio and allergo steps, while still maintaining the basics.
Ages 13 and above with classes offered from Beginner to Advanced. Instructors adapt to your level and help you improve.
By Audition Only. For advanced students ages 13 and above who are studying for a professional ballet career. Scholarships applications are available prior to the start of the fall academic season.
For Trainees and Men/Boys with approval. Pas De Deux, or partnering, is a dance duet in which two dancers, a male and a female, perform ballet steps together. This allows dancers to be able to perform steps they could not do alone.
Pointe work was developed in the 19th century for the female dancer to look weightless and sylph-like. To master pointe, a strong basis in ballet techinque is necessary. A dancer's age, strength, and alignment are considered before being placed en pointe. Dancers en pointe must attend at least two ballet classes a week. With Instructor approval. Classes are offered from Ballet III to Adult.
Boys and Men need a class to work on techniques unlike what girls perform. Young boys will focus on learning the jumps and turns that only men perform as well as begin to gain arm strength to prepare for partnering.
With approval, this class involved perfecting jumps and turns that only men perform. Men will master these steps and build more strength for partnering.
Jazz dance emerged as a mix of many African American and European social dances that became popular during the early 20th century. Developing at the same time as jazz music, the style is truly an American creation which has changed over time. Today it has many sub-styles from street dance to theatrical dance. Jazz can often be recognized by its use of popular music, syncopation, and isolated movements. Adds performance quality and increases strength of legs and arms to ballet dancers.
Ballet II-IV
Modern technique evolved as a reaction to the strict form of ballet. While there are many styles of modern from Graham to Limon to Horton, all consider expression of the whole body, often in an unrestricted way. As with ballet, flexibility, strength, and coordination are important elements. These elements combined with spatial awareness assist the dancer to discover dynamic and expressive movement.
Ballet IV-Trainee
Contemporary is a style of dance marked by a blending or fusion of modern, ballet, and jazz. Often this style combines principles to create a different aesthetic experience for dancer and audience member alike. Today we think of the style as relates to choreography seen on popular television shows, but it is consistently morphing style influenced by each individual choreographer's vision.
Ballet I - IV
An integral part of the classical ballet repertoire, Character dance takes inspiration from traditional folk or national dances from countries such as Hungary, Russian, Poland, Italy, and Spain. The form combines ballet terminology with stylized movement and music to create a theatrical experience. Many classical ballets incorporates character dance. A good example is Swan Lake, which traditionally contains a csardas, mazurka, tarantella, and flamenco within Act III.
Tap dance can be recognized by the use of tap shoes to produce a rhythmic sound that is combined with movement. Tap shoes have a metal "tap" placed on both the toe and heel of the shoe; which, when struck on the floor create a precussive sound. Improvisation, or creating something spontanesouly, is often another aspect of tap. Though are several variations of tap dance, many recognize tap dance from Vaudeville or Broadway shows. Helps the dancer build musicality and flexibility of the ankles.
Conditioning for dancers is an important aspect of their training to help ensure the body is healthy, strong, and ready for the demands dance places on it. Depending on session, we offer a variety of conditioning classes including Yoga, Pilates, and Stretch & Strengthen. Each discipline helps the dancer develop a strong core, body awareness, muscle tone, and balance in the body.
For all ages and abilities looking for individualized attention. Privates are considered up to two students and start at $50 per hour.
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Biogen to Acquire from Pfizer First-in-Class Phase 2b Ready Asset for Cognitive Impairment Associated with Schizophrenia
March 12, 2018 • News Release
PF-04958242 is an AMPA receptor potentiator designed to facilitate neurotransmission
Biogen will pay $75 million upfront plus potential milestones of up to $515 million and royalties
Represents Biogen's first program in neuropsychiatry, a strategic emerging growth area
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) announced today an agreement to acquire from Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) PF-04958242, a first-in-class, Phase 2b ready AMPA receptor potentiator for cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia (CIAS). The purchase will include an upfront payment of $75 million with up to $515 million in additional development and commercialization milestone payments, as well as tiered royalties in the low to mid-teen percentages.
AMPA receptors mediate fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the central nervous system, a process which can be disrupted in a number of neurological and psychiatric diseases, including schizophrenia.
PF-04958242 has previously demonstrated an acceptable safety profile and treatment effect trends across multiple domains of cognition in Phase 1b clinical studies. Biogen aims to initiate a Phase 2b trial in the second half of 2018.
"As pioneers in neuroscience, Biogen continues to explore new ways to treat serious diseases where there are few or no options, such as CIAS," stated Michel Vounatsos, Biogen chief executive officer. "Given the significant unmet patient need and Biogen's ability to apply its scientific expertise in this area, we are enthusiastic to advance development of this asset as we continue to expand our neuroscience pipeline, including in our emerging growth areas such as neuropsychiatry."
Worldwide there are greater than 20 million people living with schizophrenia and it is estimated that the majority of them live with some degree of cognitive impairment attributable to the disease. Cognitive impairment is increasingly recognized as one of the greatest unmet needs in the effective treatment of schizophrenia.
"When cognition is impaired, you lose the ability to make sense of the world. Things we often take for granted in our daily lives, including processing information, planning and remembering, all become difficult or impossible," said Michael Ehlers, executive vice president, Research & Development at Biogen. "Cognition can be impaired in multiple neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, including schizophrenia. And we know that the extent of cognitive deficits in patients with schizophrenia is a strong predictor of daily functioning. We look forward to quickly pursuing development of this potential innovative therapy to treat such a devastating disease."
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the expiration of the applicable waiting period under the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 in the United States.
Biogen expects the deal to close in the second quarter of 2018.
At Biogen, our mission is clear: we are pioneers in neuroscience. Biogen discovers, develops, and delivers worldwide innovative therapies for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. Founded in 1978 as one of the world's first global biotechnology companies by Charles Weissman, Heinz Schaller, Kenneth Murray, and Nobel Prize winners Walter Gilbert and Phillip Sharp, today Biogen has the leading portfolio of medicines to treat multiple sclerosis; has introduced the first and only approved treatment for spinal muscular atrophy; and is focused on advancing neuroscience research programs in Alzheimer's disease and dementia, multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology, movement disorders, neuromuscular disorders, pain, ophthalmology, neuropsychiatry, and acute neurology. Biogen also manufactures and commercializes biosimilars of advanced biologics.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements, made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the potential benefits and results that may be achieved through the transaction with Pfizer, risks and uncertainties associated with drug development and commercialization, the potential benefits, safety and efficacy of investigational drugs including PF-04958242 and the anticipated completion and timing of the transaction. These forward-looking statements may be accompanied by such words as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "possible," "will" and other words and terms of similar meaning. You should not place undue reliance on these statements or the scientific data presented. Drug development and commercialization involve a high degree of risk, and only a small number of research and development programs result in commercialization of a product. Results in early stage clinical trials may not be indicative of full results or results from later stage or larger scale clinical trials and do not ensure regulatory approval.
These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such statements, including, without limitation: risks that the transaction will be completed in a timely manner or at all; uncertainty as to whether the anticipated benefits of the transaction can be achieved; risks of unexpected costs or delays; uncertainty of success in the development and potential commercialization of PF-04958242, which may be impacted by, among other things, unexpected concerns that may arise from additional data or analysis, the occurrence of adverse safety events, failure to obtain regulatory approvals in certain jurisdictions, failure to protect and enforce our data, intellectual property and other proprietary rights and uncertainties relating to intellectual property claims and challenges; product liability claims; and third party collaboration risks. The foregoing sets forth many, but not all, of the factors that could cause actual results to differ from our expectations in any forward-looking statement. Investors should consider this cautionary statement, as well as the risks factors identified in our most recent annual or quarterly report and in other reports we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements are based on our current beliefs and expectations and speak only as of the date of this press release. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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Welcome Attorney JohnPatrick Brown!
Nash Bean Ford & Brown, LLP, a law firm with a focus on estate planning, is pleased to announce the addition of attorney JohnPatrick Brown.
Mr. Brown will work out of the Moline and Geneseo offices of the firm.
Mr. Brown was admitted to the bar in 2017. He is licensed to practice in Illinois and Iowa state and federal courts. He received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Iowa, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law. At Iowa, he was a research assistant for former U.S. Representative James Leach, was managing editor of The Journal of Corporation Law, and worked on the recruiting staff for Hawkeye Football. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association, the Appellate Lawyers Association, the Rock Island County Bar Association, and the Scott County Bar Association. JohnPatrick is proficient in Spanish.
JohnPatrick practices in several areas of law. In addition to the firm's existing practice areas of estate planning and real estate, JohnPatrick concentrates on appellate practice, landlord-tenant law, probate litigation, and general civil litigation.
Established in 1857, Nash Bean Ford & Brown, LLP, has focused its practice on estate planning matters since 1995. The firm has helped thousands of families in the Northwest Illinois area meet their long-term financial and non-financial goals. For more information about setting up an effective estate plan to protect your family and pass on your legacy or about the law firm of Nash Bean Ford & Brown, LLP, and its services, please call 309-944-2188, email info@nashbeanford.com or visit their website at www.nashbeanford.com.


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TIBCO Software,'s CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call, Sep 22, 2011 Transcript
TIBCO Software, (TIBX)
Q3 2011 Earnings Call, Sep 22, 2011
Sydney L. Carey - Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
Vivek Y. Ranadivé - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Murray Rode - Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President
James Derrick Wood - Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP, Research Division
Nabil Elsheshai - Pacific Crest Securities, Inc., Research Division
Mark R. Murphy - Piper Jaffray Companies, Research Division
Tim Klasell - Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc., Research Division
Kash G. Rangan - BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division
John S. DiFucci - JP Morgan Chase & Co, Research Division
Steven R. Koenig - Longbow Research LLC
Brad A. Zelnick - Macquarie Research
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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Kristen. Welcome to TIBCO's Third Quarter 2011 Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Today's call is being recorded and will be available for playback from TIBCO Software's website at www.tibco.com. In addition, replay will be available through InterCall for one month following today's call, by dialing (800) 642-1687 from the U.S. or (706) 645-9291 internationally. The confirmation code is 96124467. The following conference call includes forward-looking statements, which represent TIBCO Software's outlook and guidance only as of today and which are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, forecasts of revenues, operating margins, operating expenses, outstanding shares and earnings per share for future periods. Our actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Additional information regarding the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are discussed in the Risk Factors section of TIBCO's most recent reports on forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. TIBCO assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this call, whether as a result of new developments or otherwise. This conference call also includes certain financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, as we believe that such information is useful for understanding our financial condition and results of operation. For a presentation of the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and a reconciliation of the differences between non-GAAP and GAAP financial information, please see our website at www.tibco.com. The presenters on this call are Vivek Ranadivé, TIBCO's Chairman and CEO; Murray Rode, Chief Operating Officer; and Sydney Carey, Chief Financial Officer. I would now like to turn the call over to Vivek.
Vivek Y. Ranadivé
Well, thanks, Kristen, and hello, everyone, for joining us today. I'll begin the call with summary remarks on our third quarter performance and comment on the environment at large before turning it over to Murray and Sydney to will discuss the details.
Once again, we delivered a strong performance in Q3, with healthy growth in both revenue and profits. For the third quarter, total revenue came in at $229 million, up 24%. License revenue came in at $91 million, up 29%. Non-GAAP operating profit grew by 28%. Operating margins expanded 80 basis points to 25.2%, and non-GAAP fundings per share came in at $0.23, growing, once again, by more than 30% over the same quarter last year.
I've spoken to you before about the tipping point our business has hit, and the evidence continues to mount. This past quarter marked the seventh consecutive quarter we've grown license revenue by more than 20%, the seventh consecutive quarter we've grown earnings per share by more than 30% and the 13th consecutive quarter where we've beaten consensus EPS estimates.
Once more, our vision of the Two-Second Advantage is really hitting home. The idea simply is that it's far more valuable to have a little bit of the right information just a little bit beforehand than all the information in the world after the fact.
Certainly, it's true that these are uncertain times we live in and lots of questions abound. Government struggle to do more with less. Banks continue to grapple with managing risk, and businesses of all types complete ferociously to build loyalty from a savvy retail consumer. Markets will rise. Markets will fall. But some changes are unstoppable. The shift from desktop to lapstops [laptops], the shift from landlines to cell phones, the shift from transactions to events. A transaction is an agreement between parties, whereas an event is simply when something happens.
The threats and opportunities of hard time require a software platform that is engineered from the ground up to operate in realtime and to handle the volume and velocity of events. Such a platform must do 5 things. One, it must detect relevant patterns and correlations amidst a wave of big data and events. Two, it must provide powerful analytic capabilities, so that anyone can interpret what is happening when it counts. Three, it must have the automation ability to initiate corrective action and support flexible composite application. Four, it must scale elastically on-premise and off. And five, it must provide a natural means for collaboration between humans and machines. Only TIBCO has a complete and integrated platform to detect, harness and make sense of the threats and opportunities that lie in events.
So as it turns out, if you're actually selling something that people want today, you are in pretty good shape. This is a time and this is a market of separation, haves from have-nots, 21st versus the 20th century, winners versus losers. While the old companies will fight to hold on to their dying businesses, there's no denying the underlying shifts that compel this world and our opportunity forward. Namely, the explosion in data volumes, rise of the cloud, and push not merely for Software as a Service, but software as a self-service.
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In Texas some necks are red. Some necks are German. And a select few necks are both. While my experience with German-Americans is limited, I am married to one and so feel entitled to make sweeping generalizations. The chief of which is that German-Americans are the practical, hardworking sort of folk that know a spade from a shovel.
Having originated from Middle America (or Germany itself) and transmogrified in the hill country of Texas, these mythic German settlers have become a sort of super redneck. Let's just say that if Crawford Texas was a wee bit further south and west (that is to say a wee more German) then George W. would have figured out a way to increase military spending, bring world peace, cut taxes and balance the budget all while discovering a better-adapted wine grape, and all in his first term.
But alas, these super rednecks of German heritage (let's call them ROGHs) prefer a behind the scenes sort of benevolence, and so few have heard of them.
But these ROGHs brought the people of Texas more intensive and diversified farming practices, cultural refinements such as the piano, several quality newspapers, a distaste for slavery, a preference for hard and precise work, zydeco music, good beer, written language, fire and the wheel (well, those last three might have already been here). They were the forerunners of Texas' modern day hill country rippie (redneck-hippie) and Austin's non-sweetened-tea-swilling, liberal Dixie-Chick-loving Democrat.
While both of these groups have their flaws and neither completely embody the robust German Texan heritage that birthed them, there are still a few purebred ROGHs never-you-minding about their business and continuing to render Texas a simultaneously more profitable and sustainable place to live and raise future generations.
So the next time you pass by Schlitterbahn on the way to the beach or tip back a Shiner Bock take a moment to salute the illusive yet indispensable Texas super-redneck, the ROGHs still living among us.


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Cathy Layzell, Craig Smith, Heidi Fourie, Jordan Sweke, Kirsten Beets, Kirsten Lilford, Kirsten Sims, Linsey Levendall, Paul Senyol, Pierre le Riche.
The works are now officially available for sale.
Call 082 679 3906 for enquiries.
An exhibition of paintings by Jordan Sweke.
I feel a connection with nature.
Urged to question, yet a feeling of ambient omniscience.
More to be seen with eyes closed. Landscapes of thought.
The landscape around me is presence in excess. Everything is balanced and delicate.
My reflection is less important when fish swim beneath the ripples.
We think that equilibrium happens at ease, independent of us. But effort exists there. Fragility and symbiosis. A part of ourselves that we are neglecting.
Do we serve the earth as it serves us?
Good artists are curious. This has been a stalwart of both my own teaching practice and that of my teachers. Why? Because curiosity involves an exploration, a humble finding and thinking. In many ways this is the 'antidote' that Sweke seeks: the curiosity of looking through the binary lens into the world between.
I use the time watering my garden with my bathwater as a meditation. I am always amazed how far the bathwater stretches. If it has been a decadent soak I can water just over half the flowerbeds: irises, hydrangea, plectranthus, aloe, nasturtiums, vying for sunlight beneath the bougainvillea and banana leaves.
The natural environment has returned to our concerns, not as prime time sensationalism but a deeper more civic responsibility. Research is being conducted not only into the science of environmental change and what daily steps can be taken to combat that, but also why science, a purported 'objective' study, cannot be consumed with the same objectivity by leading politicians and international corporations.
Curiosity, particularly "science curiosity" according to the researcher above, is identified as the space where a less polarized and more complex understanding of the world can develop.
The mournful croons of 1991 pop hit Acid Rain by South African Wendy Oldfield have matured into hard hitting debates around conservation, with fines imposed for negligent mining practices and a movement to cut down alien trees (there is a heated debate about the removal of pines from Tokai's forestry to make way for indigenous fynbos). In many practical ways our society is grappling with antidotal means of addressing our relationship with natural environments. What remains key in these activities is the fact that society and environment are linked by relationship.
The human condition is defined by a connection to environment. Kastner  notes in his preface to a Phaidon volume Land and Environmental Art (1998) that the environment remains "the biggest of the big pictures" against which human activity plays itself out. Beyond the "bloom and rot" of our lives we also aspire to mark, inscribe and gesture in and on the landscape. We hold a curious drive to translate and transgress space. Culture's continued fascination with land is a testament to the way it functions both as mirror and lens to the human condition.
Sweke's embodied approach to art and the environment owes much to this historic cultural legacy of the artist faced with the natural world. The Romantics foregrounded their subject of the sublime in nature, 1960s Land Art pushed the gallery boundaries even further – toppling the modernist end-game. There were also individual artists making quieter body-land reflections such as Ana Mendieta, Richard Long, Hamish Fulton and Strydom van der Merwe. Sweke's work foregrounds a personal experience of natural spaces in both his photography and paintings that begin with a walk or a hike away from the urban centre. He brings this experience back into his paintings in the energy and immediacy of mark making on a flat painted surface. Embracing the caustic flatness of a canvas surface, he reanimates the lived experience through a limited palette of expressionist marks that, in their simplicity, evoke a sense of space beyond the painted surface.
Grappling with this exaggerated sense of flatness in his painting is the site where Sweke begins to unravel the boundary between binaries. Balance/imbalance, abstraction/representation, positive/negative, void/object, depth/flatness: the viewer is left in the unsettling space between. And this space between sight and painted object is relentless. Sweke has given himself strict colour parameters (French Ultramarine, Burnt Umber and Titanium White) in which to articulate this tension. En mass his installation forces a more subtle engagement with form and illusion.
Sweke's gallerist tells the story of friends that hiked in Machu Picchu, Peru. Overcome by the sight of the landscape at the summit of their peak they promptly burst into tears. Their fellow travellers sought comfort in the mediation of the sight through their camera phones. The natural sublime remains an experience beyond language. Despite its mediation by technology we are continuously left overwhelmed by the intimate complexity of such a relationship and its profound affect on our condition as human beings.
The Antidote is at its heart a restrained response to an overwhelming emotion felt by the artist in the natural sublime. Sweke's translation of this experience attempts to situate his viewer in a similar experience of the sublime – what the Romantics have described as awe, terror or danger. Current conceptions of environmental relationships may be turning to the civic, which, while progressive, are also in danger of putting that relationship back into a stable and comprehendible space. Sweke attempts to disrupt any containable readings of The Antidote to place the viewer in a space of curious engagement, to evoke something of that indescribable feeling of the immensity of the natural in relation to ourselves and to gateway an articulation of binary thinking into the world between expression and experience.
 Title taken from a line in 2014 short story by Jordan Sweke titled Does our ruin benefit the earth?
 Chris Mooney. 2016. 'Researchers may have finally found an antidote to biased thinking about science' in The Washington Post [online] 3 August, 2016.
 Jeffery Kastner. 1998. Land and Environmental Art. Phaidon: New York.
Natasha Norman is an artist, lecturer and arts writer based in Muizenberg.
A group exhibition of young South African painters including Kirsten Lilford, Jordan Sweke, Zarah Cassim, Alice Toich, Daniel Nel, Heidi Fourie, Alexandra Karakashian, and Mia Chaplin.


Coupled with the early bedtime, we had a nice morning with a late wakeup and time for a relaxed breakfast.
Some of us will be leaving for Eilat and Petra this afternoon but first we all went to the Ayolon institute – a secret munitions factory built before the war for independence. This amazing story of secrecy and daring is very interesting to be able to walk through personally.
First we watched a movie giving an overview of the story, and then it was time to go below and learn the secrets.
We learned all about the job of making and testing the bullets as well as keeping everything hidden from the 'giraffes' upstairs.


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Replacement of Initial Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) for Asylum Applicant - We received an approval notice for a replacement of an initial Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) or Work Permits for a client (hereinafter "Y"), who is a native and citizen of Nigeria. Y's work permit is based on his pending asylum application which is based on their religion. Y's initial work permit was to his house but he never received it so he had to file for a replacement. The replacement card was mailed to our office to ensure that it was not stolen or misplaced.
Based on Marriage Petition - A client, (hereinafter "Z"), who is a native and citizen of Serbia. Z's work permit and travel document eligibility is based on her pending adjustment of status application and marriage petition filed by her U.S. Citizen Spouse. Z and her husband are now waiting for their marriage interview to be scheduled so that Z can get her Conditional Green Card.
Based on VAWA Petition - A client ,(hereinafter "X"), who is a native and citizen of Jamaica. X's EAD & Travel Document is based on her pending adjustment of status application and Violence Against Women's Act (VAWA) petition that she filed as an abused spouse of a U.S. Citizen. X has already established a prima facie case and is now waiting for a decision on her VAWA case.
A client, (hereinafter, "S"), who is a native and citizen of Trinidad & Tobago. S's EAD is based on her pending application for Cancellation of Removal for Non-Permanent Residents. S had her Individual Hearing a couple of years ago and is now waiting for a visa # to become available so she can officially receive the approval for her Cancellation of Removal Application.
We also received an approval notice for a renewal work permit (EAD) for a client, (hereinafter, "W"), who is a native and citizen of Mali. W's work permit (EAD) is also based on his pending adjustment of status application and marriage petition filed by his U.S. Citizen Wife. W is also in Removal/ Deportation Proceedings as a result of entering the United States using fraud or misrepresentation. As a result, W had to file an I-601, Waiver of Inadmissibility. W was not initially in Removal Proceedings when his wife filed for him, but after receiving his EAD and Travel Document, W was driving a truck in upstate New York and missed the last exit in New York and accidentally drove into Canada. Upon his attempt to re-enter the country a few minutes later, U.S. Customs & Border Patrol (CBP) noticed the fraud and misrepresentation in the system, as W already had his marriage interview and admitted to it. As a result, he was detained and placed into Removal Proceedings.
W's case serves as a good lesson. Even if you are issued a Travel Document from USCIS, it is crucial you consult with an immigration lawyer BEFORE you leave the country, as the mere issuance does not mean that you are going to be allowed to re-enter the country. W did not leave the U.S. on purpose, but he certainly would have been more careful had he known the consequences (W was planning to travel abroad a few weeks after this incident occurred and would have had the same issue upon re-entry).
Prima Facie Case Established for Violence Against Women's Act (VAWA) Self-Petitioner - We also received a notice that a VAWA Prima Face Case has been Established for a client, (hereinafter "U"), a native and citizen of Mali. U filed a for a Green Card as a VAWA Self-Petitioner based on the abuse and extreme cruelty that he has suffered at the hands of his U.S. Citizen spouse (VAWA is not just for women!).
A Prima Face Determination does not mean that U's VAWA petition will ultimately be approved. What it does mean is that U has presented some evidence of each element of a VAWA claim to move on to the next stage of adjudication. It is a necessary first hurdle that VAWA petitioners must get over. It also allows U to apply for certain public benefits while her petition is pending, which can be very helpful for spouses who had to flee their marital home.
A client, (hereinafter, "V"), who is a native and citizen of Mali entered the U.S. in 2010 with a B-2 Visa. V's applications were approved after he and his wife attend a Stokes Interview.
A client, (hereinafter, "R"), who is a native and citizen of Cote d'Ivoire entered the U.S. in 1995 with a B-2 Visa. This was R's second marriage and second marriage petition that was filed on his behalf. R almost had a major problem due to an alien relative petition that was filed on his behalf 20 years ago by a person who alleged to be his father. At the time, R did not speak English and fell prey to a typical scam where someone offers to fill out immigration forms for you claiming you are eligible for some type of immigration benefit. Fortunately for R, at the interview, I was able to convince the USCIS officer that fraud/ misrepresentation had to be ruled out because the petitioner in this case filed as R's father but was only 4 years older than R! Due to the impossibility, it was clear that R really was innocent with regard to the filing and he received his Green Card without the need and expense of filing an I-601 Waiver of Inadmissibility for fraud/ misrepresentation.
A client, (hereinafter, "Q"), who is a native of Hong Kong and citizen of Australia entered the U.S. with an E-3 Visa. Q's marriage petition and green card were approved after her and her husband's interview and she receive a Conditional Green Card.
I-824, Action on an Approved Application/ Petition - We also received an approval notice for a client, (hereinafter, "P"), who is a native and citizen of Germany. P is in the U.S. and applied for a renewal of his E-2 Treaty Visa. After his E-2 renewal was approved, P had to leave the country but learned that he did not check the box on the E-2 renewal application that issued him a new E-2 Visa.
Visas are entry documents that literally allow a person to enter the United States, whereas E-2 is a legal immigration status that allows a person to remain in the U.S. lawfully provided he or she abides by the terms and conditions of the immigration status. Even if you are in valid immigration status within the U.S., you still need a physical visa based on that status to re-enter the country in that immigration status. Many people are unaware of this and fail to request a physical Visa upon renewal.
So, P came to us for help and we filed an application with USCIS to transfer his approval to the U.S Consulate abroad where a new Visa was issued in his name. Now, if P has to leave the country, he can go to the U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany to pick up his new E-2 Visa (within the validity dates) and re-enter the country without a problem. P's case presents another great example of how complicated immigration filings are and why it is highly recommended to contact an experienced immigration attorney before spending time and money on filings!
N-400, Application for Naturalization Approved - Finally, we received an approval notice for a Naturalization Application for a client, (hereinafter, "O"), who is a native and citizen of Montserrat. O received his Green Card based on an Alien Relative Petition filed by his Parents. O is now a proud U.S. Citizen!


Guitar Tuner is inevitable for most guitar player. It plays an important part in our guitar life as a guitar tuner will keep our guitar play feels right. However, using a guitar tuner isn't that easy, so in this article, I'll be creating tutorial list of how to use a guitar tuner that covers widely from built in guitar tuner to a mobile device guitar tuner.
First of all, let's talk about what is a guitar tuner. Guitar Tuner is a device that detects and displays the pitch to open strings of guitar. Mostly, a guitar tuner would use a needle dial, LED, or LCD display — to determine if the pitch is lower, higher, or equal to the desired pitch.
There are tons and tons of guitar tuning technique. As for this post, I'll be covering how to use a guitar tuner in Standard Tuning.
There are a tuner for your guitar. You can't just buy some random tuner for your classical guitar, you can't just buy any guitar tuner for your ukulele. There are several tuners available in the market.
In general, guitar tuner is divided into two division. The first division comes for guitars with no plug-in jack. This division usually comes with a non-electric acoustic guitar, ukulele, and classical guitar. For this division, there are clip-on tuners that use high-sensitivity vibration sensor.
The second division comes for the electric guitars. In this division, there are wider types of guitar tuner; but mostly all of them are using input-jack from guitar as their input. The reason is that unlike non-electric guitars, electric guitars tend to have lower resonation compared to non-electric guitars.
This guitar tuner division, however, are not working for acoustic guitar. Acoustic Guitar can use tuners from both division. Moreover, there are also electric acoustic guitar that even doesn't need any tuner since they have their own built-in tuner already.
This is basic skill on how you're tuning your guitar with whatever your tuner is. The first thing you need to know is the note for each strings in the guitar. From top (the thickest string) to the lowest (thinnest) string, this is the note that you need to remember. This is taking assumption that you're not a lefty.
Now that you know what the note says, next step is is to follow the string into its respective tuning pegs. To do this you just need to follow through your string up to the head of the guitar. Then, try to turn the pegs, note that the note will be getting higher as the strings get tighten up and lower as the strings get loosen.
Then using whatever tuner you have in hand, try to pick the string one by one and turn your peg until the color in the tuner turns into green (usually). Also notice the note in the tuner will change respectively as you turn the peg. Try to match the note in the tuner with the default note for each string, as stated in above.
Using clip-on tuner is pretty basic, with all the basic knowledge that you already have in tuning guitar, do these three simple steps.
Clip the tuner in the head of your guitar. Make sure that the tuner doesn't touch any peg or strings of the guitar. The tuner position is different from capo position. It's not like capo where you clip the guitar strings and strum it.
Once you turn on the tuner, try to pluck the top string (E note) first. Use the basic knowledge of your guitar tuning technique by turning the peg upside down.
When the LCD or needle in the tuner hits the center and the screen (usually) changes color, stop and pluck the next string.
And that's it, repeat this step until you finally tune your guitar correctly. This video might help you if you don't get what I mean.
There are some guitar makers that have their own tuner, built right into the guitar. If you have this kind of guitar and you don't know how to use its tuner because well, maybe you don't know where the manual book is, or perhaps left the manual book in the store, I have three simple steps to help you with your new guitar.
Make sure if your guitar have the battery attached. Most guitar with built-in tuner usually needs extra juice to power the tuner. The battery position could be right beside the tuner, and also could be below the body.
Look for the button to turn on the tuner, turn it on until the LCD showing something.
Then, do the basic technique for tuning the guitar, pluck one string, match it with the LCD display, and so on.
Now, as you know, Chromatic is different with a non-chromatic tuner. That's because non-chromatic tuner only detect a certain note. A chromatic tuner on the other hand, can detect all the note. So in terms of accuracy and usefulness, I'd suggest you're using a chromatic rather than a non-chromatic tuner. Moreover, chromatic tuner also can be used for tuning other string instruments like violin, cello, or even ukulele.
To use this chromatic tuner, I have some tips that you can use (three tips also).
Chromatic Tuner comes with two input, microphone and jack input. Unless if you're sure that your room is really quiet, I'd recommend to plug in a jack with the tuner and the guitar.
Once you've turned on the tuner, try to pluck any string. If the tuner responds, go through the basic guitar tuning technique.
Also make sure that your chromatic tuner is listening on standard tuning calibration, 440Hz. If you're asking what's this? It servers as general tuning standard for musical pitch (taken from Wikipedia)).
There are wide variety of Korg Tuner out there. It has clip-on tuners, chromatic tuner, pedal tuner, and still many more. If you have one of Korg tuners, you can check the tutorial for using clip-on tuners and using chromatic tuners in the early section of this article.
For tuning violin, you need to know four notes. From the string that has nearest position from your face to the furthest. Anyway, this order is using standard tuning like always.
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Kyron Stokes
Title: Associate Head Coach
Email: kystokes@oru.edu
Alma Mater: Oral Roberts '12
Twitter: @ORUCoachStokes
Kyron Stokes is in his eighth season with the Oral Roberts University women's basketball program and in his second as Associate Head Coach after four years as an Assistant Coach. In his position, Stokes shares responsibility for all aspects of the Golden Eagle team, including recruiting, scouting and player development. Stokes was named to the inaugural Women's Basketball Coaches Association's 'Thirty Under 30' list in 2015.
During individual sessions, Stokes works primarily with ORU's backcourt players. Under his leadership, three of ORU's top four scorers in 2013-14 hailed from the freshman class. He also played a major role in recruiting 10 new players to the ORU roster in the last two off-seasons. Stokes joined the ORU women's basketball staff as Director of Operations on June 6, 2012, He tasted postseason glory in his first season on the Golden Eagle bench, as Oral Roberts won the 2013 Southland Conference Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
Stokes averaged 4.8 points per game over his 77-game collegiate career, and he was a member of two 20-win teams for the ORU men's program.
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In 2014 the church had 95 members and was a member of the Midwest Mennonite Fellowship. The ministerial team included Bishop Paul M. Martin, Minister Edwin Biehn, and Deacon Douglas Diefenbacher.
Thiessen, Richard D. "Moorefield Mennonite Fellowship (Moorefield, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 2015. Web. 25 Apr 2019. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Moorefield_Mennonite_Fellowship_(Moorefield,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=131719.
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Donald 'the Scholar' Gunn / Adam 'Mulbuie' line
Donald 'the Scholar' Gunn / Adam 'Mulbuie' line, being the second son of William 'bheg' / 'beag' Gunn
being another possible 'Chief' line
The descendants of Donald the Scholar's main line goes like this, according to the trees.
Donald the Scholar has two sons
1. Adam 'Mulbuie' 1st son
2. William settled in Achanaichan 2nd son. I will deal with this William next time around.
3. Adam 'Mulbuie' had William
4. William had Adam
5. Adam had William
6. This William had three sons (order not known)
· John who had son Alexander 'Osclay' who had sons Alexander, William, James, George, John, Robert and Adam. (see next post.)
· Alexander 'Dunbeath' who had son Donald 'Dunbeath' who had son Alexander 'Dornoch' who had son Donald.
· Adam who had two sons, the Reverend William Gunn Golspie (who had one son Adam who died without issue in Jamaica) and the Reverend Robert Gunn Latheron dead in 1819. Had a numerous family died 1819 (son Reverend Thomas Gunn Free Church Madderly 1868 who had son Robert London 1869, further son William Gordon Gunn M.D. who had 3 sons-abstracted from the rough copy-Cecil, Gordon and ?) Biographies of those in bold are below.
Now, worth noting that Thomas Sinclair, page 120-121 records the following (the Sinclair material is not from the 'Appendix' section where he might have seen the above material. He uses 'Milbuie', but the charts have 'Mulbuie'.)
'...the elder line, Adam in Milbuie, William, Adam (with brothers John and Alexander), Adam, William (with brother Alexander in Dunbeath father of Alexander Dornoch), Adam, Rev. Robert (with brother Rev. Thomas) William (with brother Rev. Thomas, having a son Robert) and Gordon
Mark Rugg Gunn see page 270 which has a lot in common and some 'errors'.
There are a lot of similarities between these two family trees, but some differences. Can one really believe all these lines have died out which is what one is meant to believe if one agrees with the Family Convention? (I note the Rev. Robert Gunn seems to have had eighteen children.) The similarities in the trees suggest an underlying truth about the genealogy. (Update- they haven't see next post.)
The below adds further detail to some of the above lives and is from http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I91446&tree=Fasti which seems to be based on FASTI ECCLESIIE SCOTICANIE; THE SUCCESSION OF MINISTERS IN THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND FROM THE REFORMATION by HEW SCOTT, D.D. 1928 EDITIONsee http://www02.us.archive.org/stream/fastiecclesiaesc00scot/fastiecclesiaesc00scot_djvu.txt Note the 1928 source, one suspects it is more accurate than Sinclair. I have given both versions of their lives.
Rev. William Gunn MA b. c. 1751-28 December 1785.
He married Anne Henderson 9 July 1779 and she died 3 July 1841. They had three children; Cecilia Gunn 16 June 1780-14 November 1785, Adam Gunn 18 January 1782, Mary Gunn 14 November 1784.
His career was
EDUCATION: King's College, Aberdeen; Master of Arts, 1771.
OCCUPATION: Schoolmaster of Tongue.
CHURCH: Licensed by Presbytery of Tongue, 1774.
CHURCH: Minister of Golspie, of old Kilmalie, 1776; presented, February 1776; ordained, August 1776.
WILLIAM GUNN, son of Adam G., tacksman of Milbuie, Dunbeath ; educated at King's College, Aberdeen; M.A. (28th March 1771); schoolmaster of Tongue ; licen. by Presb. of Tongue 25th Oct. 1774 ; pres. by tutors of Elizabeth, Countess of Sutherland, in Feb., and ord. 15th Aug. 1776 ; died 28th Dec. 1785, aged about 34, one of the most popular preachers in the North. He marr. 9th July 1779, Anne (died senior annuitant of Ministers' Widows' Fund 3rd July 1841), daugh. of David Henderson of Stemster, and had issue — Cecilia, born 16th June 1780, died 14th Nov. 1785; Adam, born 18th Jan. 1782; Mary, born 14th Nov, 1784.
FASTI ECCLESIIE SCOTICANIE; THE SUCCESSION OF MINISTERS IN THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND FROM THE REFORMATION by HEW SCOTT, D.D. 1928 EDITION
Rev. Robert Gunn
Rev. Robert Gunn 1750- 29 November 1819, Reverend William Gunn MA born about 1751-28 December 1785, father Adam Gunn was a tacksman at Milbuie Dunbeath
Rev Robert Gunn married Mary Henderson on 6 June 1778 d. 8 November 1784 and has three children with her namely Cecilia Gunn 28 July 1780-26 February 1811, Adam Gunn 11 May 1783-5 August 1783, David Gunn 19 August 1784-5 February 1785. (But note http://graven-images.org.uk/library/henderson/page282.htm also has Mary Henderson marrying the Rev Robert Gunn. The Hendersons of Stemster being a Henry Gunn 'Crowner son' line.)
The Rev. Robert Gunn then married Louisa Clunes on 1 September 1787 d. 22 May 1794 and had Mary Gunn b. 30 September 1788, Gordon Gunn 26 December 1789-4 March 1790, William Gunn b 30 December 1790, Gordon Gunn b. 8 May 1792, John Hugh Gunn b. 14 March 1794.
The Rev. Robert Gunn then married Elizabeth Gunn on 31 August 1798 d. 6 November 1843 Dunbarton and has a further ten children; Reverend Thomas Gunn MA 11 October 1800-8 March 1886, Reverend Adam Gunn 7 August 1802, Louisa Gunn 26 October 1803-22 December 1854 Greenock Renfrewshire, Margaret Gunn 2 April 1805, Robert Gunn 5 April 1806-27 February 1818, James Gunn 29 August 1807, Cecilia Gunn 8 March 1811, Eliza Gunn 2 July 1813, William Gordon Gunn 14 April 1815, John Arthur Gunn 11 November 1816-7 March 1869
OCCUPATION: Tutor in the family of SINCLAIR of Dunbeath.
CHURCH: Minister of Latheron and Dunbeath, 1775.
CHURCH: Licensed by Presbytery of Caithness, 1775; ordained, 1775.
ROBERT GUNN, born 1750, son of Adam G., tacksman of Mulbuie, Dunbeath ; was tutor in the family of Sinclair of Dunbeath; licen. by Presb. of Caithness 27th Feb. 1775 j ord. 27th Sept. that year; died 29th Nov. 1819. He marr. (1) 6th June 1778, Mary (died 8th Nov. 1784), daugh. of David Henderson of Stemster, and had issue—Cecilia, born 28th July 1780, died 26th Feb. 1811 ; Adam, born 11th May, died 5th Aug. 1783 ; David, born 19th Aug. 1784, died 5th Feb. 1785 : (2) 1st Sept. 1787, Louisa (died 22nd May 1794), daugh. of Colonel Clunes, Crakaig, and had issue—Mary, born 30th Sept. 1788 ; Gordon, born 26th Dec. 1789, died 4th March 1790; William, born 30th Dec. 1790 ; Gordon, born 8th May 1792 ; John Hugh, born 14th March 1794 : (3) 31st Aug. 1798, Elizabeth Gun, Forres, who died at Dunbarton, 6th Nov. 1843, and had issue — Thomas, min. of Keiss, born 11th Oct. 1800; Adam, min. of Hope Street Gaelic Church, Glasgow, born 7th Aug. 1802 ; Louisa, born 26th Oct. 1803, died at Greenock, 27th Dec. 1854; Margaret, born 2nd April 1805; Robert, born 5th April 1806, died 27th Feb. 1818; James,born 29th Aug. 1807 ; Cecilia, born 8th March 1811 ; Eliza, born 2nd July 1813; William Gordon, born 14th April 1815 ; John Arthur, born 11th Nov. 1816, died 7th March 1869. Publication — Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Ace, xvii.).
Rev. Thomas Gunn 11 October 1800-8 March 1886
The Rev. Thomas Gunn married Helen S. Innes Gunn 11 January 1830 and had two children, Robert Gunn b. 31 August 1833 and Helen Innes Gunn 15 April 1843. His career was
EDUCATION: King's College, Aberdeen, Master of Arts, 1818; Edinburgh University.
OCCUPATION: Schoolmaster of Latheron, 1819.
CHURCH: Licensed by Presbytery of Caithness, 1827.
CHURCH: Minister of Keiss, 1829; presented, July 1829; ordained, September 1829.
CHURCH: Joined the Free Church, 1843.
CHURCH: Minister of the Free Church, Madderty, 1844-1886.
THOMAS GUNN, born 11th Oct. 1800, son of Robert G., min. of Latheron ; educated at King's College, Aberdeen, M.A. (March 1818) and Univ. of Edinburgh; elected schoolmaster of Latheron'in 1819; licen. by Presb. of Caithness 19th July 1827; pres. by George IV. 13th July, and ord. 29th Sept. 1829. Joined the Free Church in 1843; min. of Free Church, Madderty, 21st Aug. 1844-86 ; died 8th March 1886. He marr. 11th Jan. 1830, Helen S. Innes Gunn, and had issue — Robert, born 31st Aug. 1833 ; Helen Innes, born 15th April 1843.
Rev. Adam Gunn A.M. b. 7 August 1802 (father being Rev Robert Gunn and Elizabeth Gunn) worked as Minister of Hope Street Gaelic Church in Glasgow (in 1851).
Worth noting Mark Rugg Gunn's chart page 270 which in essence agrees with the above but is much more limited in detail.