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Mead Park Garage gets a 90-day demolition delay. See photos of the interior
Grace Duffield
Published 5:39 pm EDT, Monday, August 13, 2018
Defenders of the building also said similar buildings were in nearly every town in Connecticut at one time, and it is unknown how many still exist. This is on the second floor, where you can see the roof caving in. — Grace Duffield photo. less
Defenders of the building also said similar buildings were in nearly every town in Connecticut at one time, and it is unknown how many still exist. This is on the second floor, where you can see the roof caving ... more
The Mead Garage at 64 Richmond Hill Road has gotten a 90-day reprieve from demolition. After years of Town officials discussing the demolition of the garage, its fate for the next three months was not clear until after a vote following a two-hour discussion by the Historic Review Committee a their meeting Aug. 9.
At least one committee member, Ed Vollmer, seemed to be on the fence. After hearing discussions of architectural significance — pro and con — he voted in favor of requiring a 90-day delay before the Town chief building official may issue the demolition permit to the Town of New Canaan. Vollmer voted with committee members Rose Rothbart and Marty Skrelunas to delay. Members Laszlo Papp and the Chairman Mike Farrell voted against the 90-day stay.
"This concept of historical significance, doesn't really hold that much for me personally," said Vollmer. "However, the concept of a 90-day delay is not unreasonable," he said.
The Town filed an application on July 25 to demolish the Mead Park garage. According to Town ordinance, if someone files a complaint against a demolition, the Historic Review Committee has the responsibility to determine if the "architectural, historical or cultural importance of the structure" should warrant a 90-day delay. One such complaint was filed by Mimi Findlay a member of New Canaan Preservation Alliance.
Findlay and other audience members described their view of the building's cultural significance, historical implications and architectural features. They also say is it distinguished by being on Connecticut's Registrar of Historic Places. The importance of their examples were questioned during the meeting — including the inclusion on the registry.
The building is in disrepair
Director of Public Work Tiger Mann represented the Town to request for the demolition. He reviewed the recent history and attempts to demolish this building, including that the Town budgeted money for its removal in the 2004-2005, then again in 2010-2011, and once again in 2018-19 budget.
The Town is encouraging more use of Mead Park and spent $1.2 million to dredge Mead Pond as supported other projects of beautification, he explained. The garage does not help make the park attractive to visitors, Mann said.
"The building is in disrepair, uninhabitable," and "it would be quite a substantial amount of money" to fix it up. "Given the fact that we have 50-plus buildings in town" the town wants to reduce that number and "sell or demolish the ones that we are not using," he said. This is a building that is "no longer of use to the Town and we'd like to demolish it," he said. "It serves no purpose for the town" because "it has basically been in disrepair since 2009-10."
Findlay addressed the meeting and said New Canaan townspeople used kerosene that was delivered to this building for lighting and heating their homes and cooking their meals during the early 20th century, she said. The kerosene was delivered by horse and wagon from this building, she explained.
Findlay said that inside the building, one can still see where the horse stalls were, where windows were at end of stalls "there has been very little change in this building," said Findlay.
She also described what she called a "very strange" architectural detail in the bricks. In most cases, on the sixth row of bricks there is a header and a stretcher of brick "until you get up to about 12 feet, then suddenly it changes to all headers every six rows," she said. "Was it for decorative reasons or because a new workman did not know how to lay a stretcher and a header," she questioned.
The window rails "are very thin, so we think they are the original windows;" the "sills are blue stone" and there is a Mussoorie, or decorative feature outside below the eaves, she noted. Some of these details show that the architect tried to make the industrial building appear residential, which makes it architecturally significant for an industrial building, said Findlay.
Defenders of the building also said similar buildings were in nearly every town in Connecticut at one time, and it is unknown how many still exist.
New Canaan Preservation Alliance Treasurer Skip Hobbs said, "No question this building is historical." It has been judged so by professionals who specialize in historic architecture, he said.
Hobbs added, during World War II, "knitting for the troops was done in this building."
Since then it has many community uses including band practice, an arts studio and town storage, according to those in attendance.
Dismal swamp
Farrell was not impressed with the architectural quality of the building. He said that the building was constructed at the edge of an area, that at the time, was known as the 'DIsmal Swamp," which was what Mead Park was called before it was converted. The garage was built by Standard Oil, which used poor quality buildings for such enterprises, he explained.
"The building was constructed with local materials and, of what I would say, of minimal quality and cost." He said the unusual brick formation was evidence that "the quality of construction is not distinguished and it the lowest quality of construction."
The building actually preceded Mead Park, explained alliance member Charlie Robinson, audience member and proponent of saving the building. During the New Deal, the government had "make-work projects" which created a park out of the swamp, he said. At that time the people who designed the park saw fit to keep the building, he noted.
One of 75,000
Farrell said, "Attention has been called to the fact that this building was approved for inclusion in the Connecticut Register of Historic Places. I think it is appropriate that we consider this in perspective." The Connecticut Register of HIstoric Places, includes "some 75,000, that is 75,000 entries, which exist in files in Hartford."
Planning and Zoning Commissioner John Flinn, who is a neighbor of the building, said it is an eyesore to the neighbors and visitors to Mead Park.
Flinn said one of the issues is that it blocks the vista of the park. "It is an eyesore now, as such it really diminishes the neighborhood itself in its current state" and traveling east from Weed Street, "all you see on the right is this barn, you don't see the park." Neighbors signed a petition to get rid of it years ago, he added.
Flinn said, "The park is beautiful, and if it (the garage) were not there I think you would see the beauty of that park and it would enhance the whole area." He added that the vacant structure could be a danger to young mothers and children since it could conceivably harbor vagrants.
Some people suggested that the building could be used for athletic storage or other non-profit organizations.
Flinn said that the building is in a residential area and it is not fair to neighbors to increase activity in the area.


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Regulation of Money Service Businesses | Political economics
Steven T. Benjamin	December 18, 2021
The flow of illegal funds is a challenge for the global community. A study conducted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) indicates that the total volume of proceeds from crime amounts to 3.6% of the world's gross domestic product (GDP), of which 2.7% (or $ 1.6 trillion) is laundered by various means. .
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has estimated the volume of money laundering globally to be around 2.5% of global GDP. In order to reduce this volume, efforts are being made to prevent criminals from accessing legitimate financial systems so that resources are used to create more income to overcome the challenges of unemployment, health and education, etc.
In this regard, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has established standards to guide member countries in formulating laws and regulations to counter this threat. The main challenges concern the movement of illicit funds. Technology now offers many ways to facilitate the transfer and movement of funds. As a result, there are threats of their misuse.
Criminals are always looking for ways to transport the proceeds of crime. The banking industry is trying to enforce basic requirements for customer onboarding, implementing "know your customer" and due diligence requirements, but some challenges remain.
Another very attractive industry for criminals to use as a channel for the movement of illicit proceeds is the Money Service Businesses (MSB). The biggest challenge in the world is the exploitation of unlicensed ESMs which play a vital role in facilitating criminals wanting to inject illegal funds into the legitimate financial system. Criminals identify and use system failures to ignore due diligence. In addition, offering online money transfer services without having a physical presence is another challenge. These channels are difficult to monitor and offer criminals the opportunity to evade filtering requirements aimed at preventing money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism.
Pakistan also faces the problem of unlicensed ESMs. It is one of the countries that did not have formal laws to monitor money laundering activities until 2007. Likewise, there was no mechanism available until June 2004 to monitor shipments. funds made through alternative transfer systems, in particular unregistered exchange bureaus. People were free to choose between traditional banks and an unregistered alternative transfer system. As there were no rules or mechanisms to regulate this activity, transferring money through alternative channels was not treated as a crime.
the Report on the international drug control strategy (INCSR) pointed out that although it is illegal to operate a hawala unlicensed in Pakistan, the practice remains widespread due to poor enforcement and the lack of sanctions against illegally operating companies. Without license hawala/monday operators are common in border regions and are widely used to transfer and launder illicit money across neighboring countries. A common method of transferring illicit funds is fraudulent commercial invoicing.
Newspaper articles have highlighted the operation of unlicensed exchange bureaus facilitating the illegal transfer of foreign currency abroad. Given the circumstances, Pakistan has a responsibility to combat the illegal operations of unlicensed bureaux de change and must take strict action against the main drivers of the movement of illicit proceeds. The government should design a mechanism for registering MSBs and renewing their licenses. Rules should also be introduced to establish a threshold for the transfer of funds by MSB officers so that their activities can be closely monitored.
Pakistan is struggling to comply with the FATF action plan. The global regulator has expressed concerns about controlling the risk of terrorist financing. Pakistan Mutual Evaluation Reports released by Asia Pacific Group uncover anomalies in MSB regulation.
Pakistan is struggling to comply with the FATF action plan. The global body has expressed concerns about the control of the financing of terrorist financing. Pakistan's Mutual Evaluation Reports (MERs) published by the Asia-Pacific Group have highlighted anomalies in the regulation of ESMs. The report also raised questions regarding our understanding of the role of public and private sector officials in combating money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT).
Considering the fact that there is a high proportion of undocumented savings, performing the due diligence process can be complex and time consuming. In this regard, regulators have a responsibility to equip their staff with advanced professional skills so that they can play an effective role in regulating this sector. Regulators should also ensure that people in this industry are aware of their responsibility to comply with regulations. For this, the publication of comprehensive guidance can be an effective method. This will help them comply with the Foreign Exchange Manual and the 2010 Anti-Money Laundering Act on a daily basis.
The most important factor to monitor, investigate and report is the detection of suspicious transactions and the reporting of cash transactions. As global regulators focus on reducing the threat of money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing, governments are required to have comprehensive AML / CFT / CPF policies and guidelines on a risk management approach to identify, assess, manage and mitigate these risks.
The mutual appraisal report pointed out that there is no obligation for foreign exchange dealers and licensed exchange offices in Pakistan to report all cash and negotiable instruments in foreign currency valued above $ 10,000. Pakistan amended its 2010 anti-money laundering law in 2020 and attempted to address various concerns raised in the MER. However, the detection and reporting of suspicious transactions requires specific expertise. Therefore, regulators should publish appropriate guidelines highlighting the different scenarios, typologies and red flags so that the quality and authenticity of the reports can improve.
The complexity of international transactions must also be addressed. Regulatory frameworks in various jurisdictions differ in threshold requirements and criminals always exploit loopholes. Effective monitoring requires authorities to improve communication with their counterparts in other countries and to execute cooperative memoranda of understanding so that appropriate controls can be implemented. It cannot be done informally or by other government agencies. This will require more formal arrangements. Local agencies should be legally empowered to coordinate and exchange information with other agencies to facilitate data collection to aid financial investigations.
The only way forward is for regulators to ensure that each of the MSBs adopt the risk-based approach, implement an AML / CFT program, properly train their staff, and implement internal controls and tests. Regulators must ensure that all ESMs meet licensing requirements. In addition, all licensed ESMs should apply customer due diligence and monitor and screen their transactions to reduce potential risks.
Pakistan's next assessment is scheduled for February 2022. Progress in all areas will be assessed with reference to strategically important AML / CFT gaps. Pakistan should focus on compliance in every sector so that it can say goodbye to the embarrassment it has faced since June 2018.
Abdul Rauf Shakoori is a United States-based business lawyer and expert in white collar crimes. Huzaima Bukhari is High Court Attorney and Assistant Professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
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From a Generalized 1/4 Line or other applicable formations. 一般化された 1/4 Line または他の適切な formation から. Från en generaliserad 1/4 Line eller andra tillämpliga formationer. Z formace Generalized 1/4 Line a dalších vhodných.
Outsides Rally as the Centers Step And Cross Fold (Interlocked Little) and Peel & Trail. Outsides は Rally をし, Centers は Step And Cross Fold (Interlocked Little) をして Peel & Trail をします. Outsides Rally medan Centers Step And Cross Fold (Interlocked Little) och Peel & Trail. Outsides Rally, Centers Step And Cross Fold (Interlocked Little) and Peel & Trail.
A Generalized 1/4 Line ends in a Tidal Line. This is a 2-part call for the Centers. 一般化された 1/4 Line からは Tidal Line で終わります. Centers にとっては 2 パートのコールです. En generaliserad 1/4 Line slutar i en Tidal Line. Detta är ett 2-delars call för Centers. Generalized 1/4 Line končí v Tidal Line. Pro Centers má tato figura dvě části.
On Interlocked Scoot & Rally [C3B] the Outsides 1/4 to the handhold unless directed otherwise. Interlocked Scoot & Rally [C3B] では, Outsides は指示がなければ, 使った手の方へ 1/4 向きを変えます. På Interlocked Scoot & Rally [C3B] gör Outsides 1/4 mot handfattningen såvida inget annat sägs. Při Interlocked Scoot & Rally [C3B] se Outsides točí o 1/4 za rukou, za kterou dělali Scoot Back, pokud jim není řečeno jinak.
Historically, callers have called Interlocked Rally from Twin Diamonds, in which case the Outsides were expected to 'go As You Are' (i.e., omit the 1/4 Right). This usage is typically frowned upon today. It is our opinion that the caller should explicitly state something like 'Outsides go As You Are' or 'Centers Start A' so that the outsides do not start with a 1/4 Right. 歴史的に, Twin Diamonds からの Interlocked Rally では, outsides には 'go As You Are' (すなわち, 1/4 Right をせずに) が期待されているということがありました. この使い方は, 今はひんしゅくを買うものです. 私達の意見では, コーラーは 'Outsides go As You Are' や 'Centers Start' のように, はっきりと言うべきです. そうすれば outsides は 1/4 Right で始めないでしょう. Historiskt, har caller callat Interlocked Rally från Twin Diamonds, i vilket fall Outsides förväntades 'go As You Are' (dvs, uteslut 1/4 Right). Denna användning ses typiskt med ogillande idag. Det är vår åsikt att callern explicit skall säga något som 'Outsides go As You Are' eller 'Centers Start A' så att Outsides inte börjar med en 1/4 Right. Historicky calleři dříve callerovali Interlocked Rally z formace Twin Diamonds, a chtěli po Outsides jít tak, jak byli ('go As You Are') (tzn. vynechte 1/4 Right). Toto použití je dnes chybné, caller musí explicitně říct 'Outsides go As You Are' nebo 'Centers Start A'.
Interlocked Rally But anything [C3B]: Centers Replace the Peel & Trail with the anything call. Interlocked Rally But anything [C3B]: Centers は, Peel & Trail を anything call で Replace します. Centers Replace the Peel & Trail med anything callet. Centers Replace the Peel & Trail with the anything call.
See also 次も見てください Se också Viz také Rally [C3A].


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Hedge funds have previously only been open to large or institutional investors, or to the public through fund of hedge funds products.
They differ from other funds through their ability to take advantage of investment opportunities not open to standard funds – meaning they can make large returns in falling as well as rising markets.
And now the FSA has said it will consult next year on including hedge funds among the products that can be marketed to retail investors.
"Given the reality of the contemporary retail market, it seems sensible to permit the marketing of funds of hedge funds through an authorised, onshore vehicle," said Clive Briault, FSA managing director for retail markets.
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HR Director: How did you first enter the HR profession?
Anne Heyes: It was totally accidental. I was planning to be a professor of English literature at Oxford University. That was my career goal. I was doing my master's in English lit and studying the complete works of Shakespeare, but I needed money to support my study. I applied for a job with the public sector and was placed into the payroll area of Telecom. My boss thought I was a bit wasted there and talked to the training and development team who ran the graduate program. I was accepted into the program and that exposed me to the operations of the whole organisation. I quickly realised that I could always pursue my love of English lit as a hobby. I switched to a master's of commerce and kept climbing the ladder in HR.
HRD: You've been involved in large-scale change initiatives, including the mergers of Myer/Grace Bros and Westpac/Bank of Melbourne. What would be your number one tip for other HR professionals undertaking a change assignment?
AH: The best way to approach major organisational change is to separate out the business-as-usual functioning from the transition planning. I think it's very hard for people when they're distracted by the urgent, reactive stuff to lift their head out of the daytoday to think creatively and innovatively about what's possible for the future. By separate out, I mean having your business-as-usual people doing what they're doing, and then having a transition planning team. That team needs to comprise some people who have deep knowledge of the business, as well as those with limited knowledge but who may bring their experience from other organisations to bear – but it always needs to be rooted in the reality of deep expertise around the business and how it works.
I think that way you get a quicker transition because you can ensure that everything is ready to switch over on your planned cut-over date, without having any detrimental impact on either the day-to-day functioning of the organisation or compromising the planning you're doing for the future.
HRD: You've been at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service for 10 years in your current capacity as executive director, human resources. The organisation is also undergoing change – what's happening?
AH: In the post-HIV era and following a period of greater understanding of the importance of protecting the nation's blood supply, the government decided we needed a national organisation. Eight different entities needed to merge. All of them were a bit different in terms of the level of investment they had previously had, their technology, the processes, the employment arrangements, the training, even the products that were offered.
We've had to implement national systems to drive efficiency through standardisation. We've reviewed all the work and roles of almost everyone in the organisation and redefined them so we can drive efficiency, putting in place national systems and frameworks. We found there were a lot of savings to be gained by examining the differences between the eight entities, identifying best practice, and replicating that best practice across the nation.
HRD: What's been the biggest challenge for HR in terms of this change?
AH: A few things. We went through everything in the organisation, from clarifying definitions of roles, to re-engineering processes and redesigning organisational structures. Each of those areas has had significant ripple effects. Once we standardised job roles, for example, it was easier to implement standardised recruitment processes.
When we looked at training, we found that in different states they might take 30 days to train someone compared to 10 days in another state – but when we examined the quality and effectiveness of that training, the cheaper, quicker training was better. Why waste time and money when we don't need to?
I started off with over 50 industrial agreements, and we've been rationalising that to get commonality and standard clauses to simplify and drive equity across the organisation, but also make it easier for payroll to process. That's been complicated and time-consuming.
It's been a huge project, but we're now very close to having completed all the major surgery on the organisation.
HRD: Can you outline why people join your organisation, and secondly, how you have emphasised this as a 'hook' in your employment branding?
AH: People are attracted to our organisation and stay because of our mission. It's a compelling mission because we contribute to saving lives. Often people are motivated because they've had an incident with family or friends where a loved one has been saved because of the generosity of our amazing donors who come in and donate their blood. We then test it, manufacture it and distribute it. People find that a very compelling proposition – it gives a lot of meaning to their day-to-day work.
However, it's a two-edged sword. We've had some past employees who may have joined because they were attracted to the mission, who identified with a not-for-profit organisation and embraced our humanitarian values. However, they might not necessarily have understood our need to operate along the same lines as a for-profit organisation. We actually think it's even more important that we be efficient and use every dollar well to improve the supply of safe, high-quality blood at the lowest cost. Our product is bought by government, and there are scarce dollars in the health system. Every dollar we save can go back into that health system. We need to use the same disciplines as any commercial organisation, and sometimes we need to make difficult decisions, including downsizing and, unfortunately, redundancies.
It's been a sensitive message to get across in our employment branding, but we don't want people to join our organisation and misunderstand what we're offering. We offer a meaningful career which will present continuous challenges and ongoing professional development, but our commitment to humanitarianism does not mean we shy away from constantly driving continuous improvement.
HRD: What is the biggest HR-related challenge you are currently facing, and how are you navigating this challenge?
AH: In every organisation I've worked in, it's been similar: convincing line managers that it is their responsibility to manage people. HR does not manage the people for them. We obviously try to support them in that by giving them as much guidance as possible, developing good strategies, good tools and systems, and developing them to increase their capabilities to manage people. But it's a continual challenge, particularly in organisations like ours with a lot of technical experts, including doctors, nurses and scientists, where people management skills have not been their primary training.
HRD: What are you most proud of in your career?
AH: The change I've contributed to here at the Red Cross Blood Service, which I believe is a truly sustainable change that will have a lasting impact on the organisation. I feel as if I've been very fortunate in the trajectory of my career. I've now worked at all levels of government – local, state and federal – and in a number of large corporate commercial organisations. Now I've arrived at the right time in my career to help an organisation with such a compelling mission, and I'm fortunately in a position where I can use all that experience in a meaningful way.
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service is owned by the Australian Red Cross. While the two are different organisations, one is an aid-based humanitarian organisation and the other is involved in the collection, testing, manufacture and distribution of blood – they both share common DNA. Both entities share a common mission and shared values reflecting the power of humanity to make positive change.
AH: …the whole-of-organisation impact you can have.
AH: …line managers trying to avoid their responsibility to manage their own people.
HRD: What's the best piece of advice you have ever received?
AH: I attended the retirement function of a colleague who had been a people manager responsible for 20,000 people. At that event, he said something that really resonated with me. He said his job was to make hard decisions but to implement them kindly. In my experience, when undertaking organisational change, people do understand the need for change. Even though they might not like it or agree with those decisions, they can at least understand and accept it. What they can't understand or accept, and nor should they, is when organisations do it with a lack of respect.
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Loss of of their love, guidance and financial income deprives their children and communities profoundly.
Christmas is a most sacred holiday. During this holiday season, our parents show us how much they love us and cherish family through celebrations, gifts, special food and traditions.
What do children experience when they have lost a parent? The holidays become times of missing out, sadness and painful memories. They never learn family traditions nor how to celebrate holidays, birthdays or other of life's milestones.
Since 1999 in Virginia, suicide has increased. Men are three times more likely to die than women. Loss of of their love, guidance and financial income deprives their children and communities profoundly.
We feel great sympathy for parents who lose a child to this senseless tragedy. Suicide is the leading cause of death for 10- to 34-year-olds. Yet, adults have coping skills and family and social support.
What do children have? Children have grieving adults who can give little or no comfort for their loss and dreadful, everyday memories of this unexplainable tragedy. Holidays are intense reminders of their loneliness.
Handguns cause 58 percent of suicides in Virginia; a suicide attempt with a firearm has an 85 percent chance of success.
Remember all of the orphaned children, young and old, at this holiday season and keep the good people with handguns and children safe from harm.


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Items to Share: 28 June 2015
Can inclusive education do more harm than good? [theconversation.com] 'Recently, a teacher expressed his misgivings about the "inclusion at all costs" ideology of modern education. Despite being well supported by his school and hugely in favour of inclusive practice, he outlined his difficulties in managing a young fellow with Down Syndrome whose behaviour in the classroom was extremely difficult, and increasingly dangerous. This resulted in children and staff leaving the school, citing concerns about their safety and psychological health. [ ] The article attracted derision from many, but also a sigh of relief from other teachers and a surprising number of parents of children with a disability.
More Physics Clangers | e=mc2andallthat By the examiners. '[T]hose who call for rigour should display rigour.'
The crisis in non-fiction publishing | Books | The Guardian 'When it comes to high-calibre non-fiction, risk-averse trade publishing houses are producing too many copycat 'smart thinking' books that promise more than they deliver. But praise should be given to the university presses.'
Which Reasoning Style Best Describes The Way You Think? [io9.com] Duck! Bullsh*t incoming!
BPS Research Digest: Is dyslexia associated with exceptional visual-spatial abilities?
It's not PowerPoint's fault, you're just using it wrong [theconversation.com] Up to a point...
Sir Ken Robinson versus Nick Gibb: The Battle of the Subjects | @katie_s_ashfor
Why universities should get rid of PowerPoint and why they won't [theconversation.com] 'An article [...] recently argued universities should ban PowerPoint because it makes students stupid and professors boring. I agree entirely. However, most universities will ignore this good advice because rather than measuring success by how much their students learn, universities measure success with student satisfaction surveys, among other things. [...] Overreliance on slides has contributed to the absurd belief that expecting and requiring students to read books, attend classes, take notes and do homework is unreasonable. [ ] Courses designed around slides therefore propagate the myth that students can become skilled and knowledgeable without working through dozens of books, hundreds of articles and thousands of problems.'
The impossible world of MC Escher | Art and design | The Guardian
The Internet Accused Alice Goffman of Faking Details In Her Study of a Black Neighborhood. I Went to Philadelphia to Check. [3quarksdaily.com]
Negotiation Tactics: 31 Techniques and Strategies [nickkolenda.com] Substantial (7k words) and practical article.
Items to Share: 9 — 21 June 2015
Why the 'false growth mindset' explains so much | David Didau: The Learning Spy '...Dweck then dropped a bombshell. She's identified a phenomenon she calls the 'false growth mindset'. Because we've unanimously agreed that having a fixed mindset is egregious and a growth mindset makes you a better all-round human being, no one wants to fess up to being 'fixed'. When asked, we tend to say, "Yes of course I have a growth mindset," because the alternative is to say, "No, I'm afraid I'm a terrible person." It seems reasonable to suggest teachers are at least as prone to this as anyone; we tend to know more about the perceived benefits of growth mindset than most other people and so there's a huge social pressure to fall into line. But just saying you have a growth mindset does not (quelle surprise!) mean you actually have one. What you actually have is a false growth mindset. This goes some way to explaining why schools are so bad at allowing teachers to behave in a way consistent with the growth mindset....'
And see also: 20 psychological principles for teachers #12 Goal setting | David Didau: The Learning Spy ' [...] Trouble is, the evidence appears to be vastly overstated. King and Burton argue that goals only works in the narrowest of circumstances: "The optimally striving individual ought to endeavor to achieve and approach goals that only slightly implicate the self; that are only moderately important, fairly easy, and moderately abstract; that do not conflict with each other, and that concern the accomplishment of something other than financial gain" otherwise, research indicates that "goal investment, goal structure, and goal content may all lead to negative outcomes."...'
And: It's the shape of the bell curve, stupid! David Didau: The Learning Spy Useful thoughts on effect sizes.
By freeing prisoners from cycle of crime, education cuts re-offending 'Teaching inside a prison takes patience. Not because the students are difficult or dull, they are not. On the contrary, you are unlikely to meet a more highly motivated and interesting group of adult learners. It does take time, however, to have your fingerprint scanned, to pass barefoot and beltless through the metal detectors, to have your personal identification, criminal history and biometric data checked. [ ] A prison teacher also needs to be flexible. When visiting incarcerated students, be ready to roll with the unexpected. If you arrive on a family visits day, or during an emergency lockdown, or when students can't make it to the education block, your own sense of time warps and stretches.'
Cheating with essay mills: an extension of students asking each other for help? [theconversation.com]
Giving Bad Whiteboard | Sam Shepherd '[H]ere, in proper controversial style, is a list of the things that I try to remember when I am freestyling on a whiteboard. You can call them "dos and don'ts" if you like, or God forbid, good practice. But I'll stick with "stuff I try to remember".
Give students diagrams before the lecture - Futurity 'Giving students illustrative diagrams that show relationships among key concepts before a lecture can boost their learning and recall, say researchers.' Big deal!
More than sums: Hannah's Sweets – a great time to be a maths teacher! Excellent commentary on the "notorious" GCSE question.
Average Master's thesis lengths charted by discipline - Boing Boing (US data of course)
What does the word 'engagement' mean to you? An interview with Roger Kneebone, National Teaching Fellow | The Higher Education Academy [From the HEA] 'In this post Roger Kneebone (HEA National Teaching Fellow) talks to Jenni Carr about his use of simulations in learning and teaching and the relationship between public engagement activities and learning and teaching. [ ] Roger is Professor of Surgical Education & Engagement Science at Imperial College London (r.kneebone@imperial.ac.uk).'
The Semmelweis Reflex: Why does Education Ignore Important Research? | chronotope
How to design a metaphor – Michael Erard – Aeon 'Can metaphors be designed? I'm here to tell you that they can, and are. For five years I worked full-time as a metaphor designer at the FrameWorks Institute, a think tank in Washington, DC, whose clients are typically large US foundations (never political campaigns or governments). I continue to shape and test metaphors for private-sector clients and others. In both cases, these metaphors are meant to help people to understand the unfamiliar. They aren't supposed to make someone remark: 'That's beautiful.' They're meant to make someone realise that they've only been looking at one side of a thing.'
Crowdsourcing the Serengeti: how citizen scientists classified millions of photos from home 'Snapshot Serengeti's success demonstrates the enormous potential for citizen science to help researchers tackle bigger questions than ever before. Camera traps provide a way to collect the ecological data necessary to answer bigger questions about the world around us, but citizen science is what provides a way to turn this data into new scientific knowledge, enabling research at a scope and scale otherwise impossible.'
Seven Books Bill Gates Thinks You Should Read This Summer [farnamstreetblog.com] 'Bill Gates is out with his annual summer reading list and, while longer than last year's, it's a great place to kick off your summer reading. [ ] "Each of these books," Gates writes, "made me think or laugh or, in some cases, do both. I hope you find something to your liking here."'
Items to Share: 7 June 2015
Yes, I know it's late! So?
Gallery Critique | Class Teaching '[Peer assessment is] not always that useful. In fact, it can often be damaging and compound misconceptions. Gallery critique, where students spend an extended period of time reading and assessing the work of their peers, as well as giving high quality feedback, seems to be a far more purposeful alternative.'
Desperately Seeking Sir: Empathy, Behaviour, Excuses and Reasons 'I have taught two children that were killed by other children. One was stabbed and one was shot. I have taught children who have killed other children. I have taught a number of children that have been stabbed. I have taught a number of children who have stabbed other children. I have taught one child who said he 'couldn't remember' how many people he'd stabbed. I have taught children who have been convicted of rape. I have taught children who have been abused. I have taught a child who believed a small person lived inside their head and gave them instructions. I have taught a number of children who have battled suicidal thoughts. I have taught one child who attempted suicide but did not quite succeed. I have taught children who have had to be educated in high security units. I have taught children who have had to be forcibly committed to mental health institutions. I have, by necessity, wiped the arse of a child with severe special needs when taking him on a day trip to a theme park as he had made a bit of a mess of it...'
Fail again. Nicky Morgan on Academies | SurrealAnarchy 'So on, somehow on marches 'Academisation', all business values and managerialism, being brought into an education sector that is itself falling for business values and managerialism without the need to be turned into academies but we're sick of the either so we'll try the other… Whether it works or not… But what works is our mantra, that Blairite creed: "What counts is what works…" has now turned into "What counts is what we say works…" which it always was but…'…
Learning Styles are NOT an Effective Guide for Learning Design - The Debunker Club 'Special Note: This Month (June 2015) the Debunker Club is targeting the Learning Styles Myth in a special debunking effort'
I'm a liberal professor, and my liberal students terrify me - Vox [US] 'Things have changed since I started teaching. The vibe is different. I wish there were a less blunt way to put this, but my students sometimes scare me — particularly the liberal ones. [ ] Not, like, in a person-by-person sense, but students in general. The student-teacher dynamic has been reenvisioned along a line that's simultaneously consumerist and hyper-protective, giving each and every student the ability to claim Grievous Harm in nearly any circumstance, after any affront, and a teacher's formal ability to respond to these claims is limited at best.'
Closing the feedback loop | The Higher Education Academy 'Getting students to engage with feedback can be a challenging task and in this post Leah Marks [...] shares her experience of a method for encouraging students to use the feedback. To encourage students to engage, they were asked to write feedback reflections and assignment grades were witheld until this was done. Increased engagement with feedback resulted in improved writing and students found the reflective approach helpful.'
Cognitive Load Theory and its implications for instruction | Filling the pail
All academic metrics are flawed, but some are useful [theconversation.com] 'Why are bean counters so fixated on counting? Why are universities overrun by metrics? Are we heading for a world where we know the cost of everything and the value of nothing? [ ] Is an obsession with metrics really corrupting science?
The Hydra | Esse Quam Videri On the surprising acceptance of spurious junk "research" in apparently respectable policy debates...
Making a difference in education: What the evidence says | British Politics and Policy at LSE 'Research suggests that who teaches you matters much more than what school you go to. Yet a major proportion of educational spending has gone on fostering Academies and Free Schools. The Academies formed up to 2008-9 have been evaluated, and found to have positive results; but improved outcomes were mostly confined to better-achieving students, with little or no benefit to the lowest achieving. At the time of writing, there was no comparable research on Academies founded after that, though an Ofsted survey of 2012-13 found half those inspected 'requiring improvement' or 'inadequate'. There has been little research on Free Schools or primary Academies, though DfE data do not show them to be providing more progress than local authority primaries.'
'Cheeky Nando's' – Lingua Franca - The Chronicle of Higher Education '[W]hat I'm really getting is that slang can go wonderfully deep — with intricate, subtle, and sometimes hilarious notes of class, gender, and group identity. And also that "cheeky Nando's" won't be coming to America any time soon.
Offline: What is medicine's 5 sigma? [Editorial in the Lancet] 'The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness. As one participant put it, "poor methods get results". '
Consciousness Began When the Gods Stopped Speaking: Julian Jaynes' Famous 1970s Theory Long introduction to Jayne's maverick and intriguing "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind"
The Spy Who Billed Me | Atlas Obscura 'It might be incongruous to think of spies having to account for expenses, like any old suit on a business trip, but in reality, people working for intelligence services do have to keep track of the money they're spending, file expense reports, and even hound their company (the Company, in this case) to reimburse them. "They're the same as the reports any businessman would submit after meeting a client," says Chris Lynch, former FBI and CIA counterintelligence officer and author of The C.I Desk. "Meals, miles, parking, small gifts, other expenses, receipts if they had them, some kind of 'certification' if they didn't."
Items to Share; 31 May 2015
A Don's Life: Exams, and dumbing down 'Students aren't smarter, but they work harder. And we probably teach them better too. But dumbing down?? No.' But Mary Beard teaches at Cambridge...
The Education Myth by Ricardo Hausmann - Project Syndicate 'In an era characterized by political polarization and policy paralysis, we should celebrate broad agreement on economic strategy wherever we find it. One such area of agreement is the idea that the key to inclusive growth is, as then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair put in his 2001 reelection campaign, "education, education, education." If we broaden access to schools and improve their quality, economic growth will be both substantial and equitable. As the Italians would say: magari fosse vero. If only it were true.'
A Small Victory in a Bigger Battle – The End of Graded Observations in FE Inspections | Perspectives on professional development 'If, [...] attaching a grade to a one-off, episodic event like a lesson observation is no longer deemed fit for purpose, this inevitably raises the question of why stop at observations? Why not extend the removal of grades to the inspection process as a whole? There is a strong case for moving towards an assessment framework that simply operates on a 'good enough/not good enough' basis.'
The Trick of Teaching - HuntingEnglish We know a great deal about the human memory, but there is still so much more to know. Much of what we learn is counterintuitive and unveils the idosyncratic of our mind and memory. One such quirk is that when students expect to teach new material that they remember it so much better.
SEDA - Blog Post: Motivating Students is not Magic One of a series of pieces commissioned by Graham Gibbs. (See side-bar for links to others)
Stress levels of teaching professionals in FE are increasing due to constant change | Teacher Support Network 'A degree of stress is to be expected in any professional role but this survey clearly suggests there is now a very serious cause for concern in further education. It has pinpointed some of the prime causes of stress and it's now for colleges to respond to those challenges and work with us to start to reverse this worrying decline in wellbeing' (by Sally Hunt of UCU)
The case against inquiry-based learning | Education in Chemistry Blog 'Writing recently in The Irish Times, William Reville, emeritus professor of biochemistry at University College Cork, stated that newer teaching methods employed in the UK and Ireland are 'sharply inferior to the older teaching methods they supplanted'. His article highlighted a 30% difference between educational scores in China, where whole-class teaching is employed, and those locally, where child-centred methods are used.'
Laurie Taylor on academics v administrators | Times Higher Education 'Managers and administrators who once had a mute background presence are now a noisy part of the daily life of every scholar. Their ranks continue to swell even though the UK is already one of the very few countries in the world where non-academic staff already outnumber academics [...] No wonder that my weekly [...] column is no longer stuffed with professors and readers but with directors of corporate affairs and human relations and the heads of research excellence framework strategy, overseas recruitment, research impact, fundraising, external relations and brand management. No wonder that what used to be a mildly patronising relationship between dons and their administrative servants has now become more and more like a battle for control.'
And in similar vein: Bureaucracy: why won't scholars break their paper chains? | Features | Times Higher Education 'We spend more and more time assessing what we do, and fewer and fewer hours doing it - just to give administrators something to do for their gold-plated salaries
Evidence Based Educational Leadership: Do all good ideas need to be researched? - A response to David Didau An interesting rejoinder from Gary Jones to a recent post, leading to a stimulating exchange in the comments...
'Cheeky Nando's' – Lingua Franca - The Chronicle of Higher Education 'Humility is always a good thing. I got a dose of it recently, courtesy of a BuzzFeed article posted to Facebook by a friend of mine, an Anglo-American journalist. The article was called "Americans On Tumblr Are Trying To Find Out What A 'Cheeky Nando's' Is And Are Struggling" and concerned a meme that had become popular in England.'
Players with more Time | More Intelligent Life 'Slowing time is linked to a state of flow, or being in the zone. Playing cricket for Kent one July morning in 2003, I made 149 runs in about three hours. I scored faster than ever before, but felt in no hurry to get anywhere, even to a hundred. I felt the rhythm of the ball in sync with the downswing of the bat. My mind revved at the same pace as the game. There was no sense of rush (the ball arriving too soon) or impatience (wanting it sooner). There was a suspension of ambition that was rare for me. The innings didn't feel like a stepping-stone, even though it turned out to be, but an end in itself. I felt very clearly, that high summer's day, that my job was not to get in the way—to be the conduit rather than the agent. [ ] The match was not rushing forwards, opportunities were not slipping by, and I understood, just that one time, a line from Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress": "Though we cannot make our sun/Stand still, yet we will make him run." '


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Academy Award, Christian Bale
Give the guy a break, people.
In Actor, Film on 2011/02/27 at 4:19 pm
So I've got this problem. Basically, I'm a hypocrite. I disown every award ceremony there is, claiming they're all popularity contests (which in fact they are), but then as soon as they're on the tube I can't help myself of watching the entire thing. The Globes were first, then The BAFTAs and now tonight – The Oscars. It might also have something to do with the fact that my favorite actor since I first saw him gutting people open as Patrick Bateman – Christian Bale – is nominated in all of the award shows and is in fact winning every single time. Exception being The BAFTAs where The King's Speech took home every award there was, especially with the three leads – Firth, Bonham-Carter and Rush who all won in their categories.
Now, Bale has had a tough break with the masses. I know it's weird that I'm talking about him like he's my godson or something, but c'mon, I've loved this guy's talent for as long as I can remember. Before all the media frenzy, way back when I had to explain to people who he actually was. So after The Dark Knight – or Batman Begins for those who were truly paying attention – people started noticing him. After watching BB in general people were turned on by the guy. After watching TDK people were turned off. The raspy voice. You know what I mean. Here's when Bale became an easier target for his acting ways than Leno with his wussy jokes. Everyone made a big deal out of it, or at least those who hadn't even seen BB since the unorthodox voice was there to begin with. Funny how people kept picking on the guy for this, saying: "I can't even concentrate on the movie itself whenever Batman opens his yap" when not a single person was distracted by Rorschach in the film Watchmen (released a few months afterwards) when he used the same raspy voice for his character. So, strike one. Then Terminator Salvation comes out, a movie that becomes a big hit on theatres worldwide. The film itself is only average, solely worth seeing for the action sequences and visual effects (excluding the recreation of a very visibly fake Arnold in the end). But this wasn't the only thing people were scratching their heads over, again Bale had made some choices that people apparently weren't responding that well too. So much that critics were actually applauding co-star Sam Worthington for his work on the film. If you've seen Salvation, you know something's terribly wrong by even uttering such a thing. And so, strike two.
Then. Then the infamous rant. For this you've got the three most common responses:
one – "I've lost all respect for this guy", two – "He was in character the entire time" and three – "Well, if my Director of Photography was such a noob I'd get in his face too". Now this is a matter I can't really put my finger on. Do we all have a bad day sometimes? Yes. Would I get upset if someone was doing their job poorly? Yes. Would that excuse my actions in form of a verbal barrage? No, not really. But consider this: I no longer have any privacy (something that has shifted very recently). I bring my work home. My work happens to be an on-the-brink soldier suffering from constant anxiety and survival of the fittest-undertones. In the extreme measure. It's no secret Bale's a method actor, so was Bobby De Niro. And he was also famous for his behavior, but no one would talk about it because, well – it's Robert De Niro for Christ's sake. So no, it doesn't excuse the incident, but honestly, we have to take under consideration that if we all judged our friends, family or ourselves for that matter in the same way there wouldn't be anyone left in our social network. (And this would be strike three, for those of you who're counting.)
Tonight Bale's on the line for an Oscar, and he's gonna win it, as we all know. So this is what I ask: watch his work. Watch Empire of the Sun and weep. Watch American Psycho and laugh. Watch The Machinist while anxiety-ridden. And then watch The Fighter and see why this attempt of an unofficial tribute was even written. As for me, I'm off to watch Rescue Dawn – another token of Bale at his best. As always.
2010 summary, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Graduation, Grunge, Joan Holloway, Mad Men
"If you won't say a few words, I will."
In Director, Fashion, Film, Life on 2011/01/01 at 10:09 pm
Thought I'd be clever and do a summary when the year just started, not when it just finished. But the idea doesn't strike me as that bright now that I think about it.
Oh well, let's begin shall we?
Eventwise
It's been an interesting year, and I'm referring to my personal experiences which come to think of it sounds ridiculously pretentious, and sort of is, really. But for the moment being, let's roll with it and be realistically aware next time. So, what's happened? I graduated. It was the only thing I could think about in the entire spring semester (so I didn't have to deal with school anymore and could relax on Sundays instead of worrying sick of how many irregular verbs there are in French for the exam on Monday). So that was a big deal. And I said goodbye to a lot of people, greeted many new as well, and also formed stronger relationships with old friends while watching other friendships fade out bit by bit. I realised that I wasn't in the same place anymore, that I had changed and it felt like these people hadn't. I could't look at them in the same way anymore. So in the end, it felt like the right thing to do. I decided then also to take a sabbatical [year] and not start school right away. The motivation was gone, as you could tell, and I knew it wouldn't be a good idea. This coming from a straight A student (well, almost anyway). So for the last six months I've been traveling, socializing while being perfectly comfortable with it, working (kinda) and you guessed it – relaxing. And to tell you the truth? It's been fucking great.
Filmwise
Oh, it's been a good year indeed. Or at least, not a year with too many disappointments. Actors and directors that are dear to me have done exceptionally well and had wonderful successes. Mr Nolan dazzeled us all with his dreamproject Inception which I may add was his first ever film to make, but with technology not well-advanced and no money backing him up ten years ago he decided to "practise" as he called it with other works in the meantime. And what works they were. I just checked the list of most successful films (compared in profit) and Inception made a whopping 825 million dollars worldwide and ranked in at fourth place, beating even that Twilight-nonsense! And as for Mr Bale, he had a stumble with critics over Terminator Salvation, but has had the chance now to redeem himself with the boxing-epic The Fighter, which I didn't see coming at all. I watched the trailer (mistake, as always) and was not exactly encouraged. But nominations are rolling in and it's looking good at the The Golden Globes, possibly The Emmy's – and dare we say it – The Oscar's as well. People, this guy's been in the biz for almost 30 years (and been a fine actor throughout) and not had any recognition of this sort whatsoever. It's about damn time. Okey, I just realised that I've only talked about my two favorite men in showbusiness but these times call for celebration, or in this case, appreciation of the best sort! I'll probably do a more proper review of 2010's films sooner or later.
Fashionwise
Everyone went dissing on the '80s for fifteen years or so and then in 2010 it made a monster comeback. We all realised color isn't such a bad thing after all. Even I, who wear black most of the time, widened my gaze a bit and started embracing reds, blues and mustard-yellows like never before. Alright, now it sounds like I dressed in a different color every day but that would be taking a tad too far. For inspiration we watched films like Heathers and Desperately Seeking Susan. But this happened in early 2010, if not a continuum from late 2009. So by the time we'd seen every color of the rainbow there is, history repeated itself and we went back to basics, just like twenty years ago. Yes, the decade I was born in and that has a special place in my heart (corny but true) – the '90s were all over the place. Now we looked for inspiration in shows like Beverly Hills – 90210 and Twin Peaks. Suddenly minimalism was coveted and the brand Céline was leading the way. I found myself cutting away armsleeves (wait, isn't that '80s ?) and rediscovering Wayne's World, but if anything I went back to my roots regarding music. All of a sudden shredding was awesome again and grungebands like Pearl Jam, Nirvana and The Breeders became favorites. And they still are. But I wouldn't say that I left one trend and went for the other, instead I understood that I could wear whatever I want basically and ended up with different kinds of combinations. I'd have big hair and wear a t-shirt one day and be elegant and neutral the other. But I wasn't going to give up my body-hugging dresses and close-fitting skirts for anything, and that's how we end up at the third (and most welcoming) trend of the year: Mad Men (which is late '50s/early '60s basically). Thank God for Joan Holloway and those curves. While the other two trends were bright or nostalgic, I have to be honest and say that I enjoyed this one the most.


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Broken Britain: Cleaning up Cleveland, the UK's crime capital
By John Johnston
Red Wall seats need help to help themselves through the levelling up agenda
By Ian Levy MP
Winter 2022 edition of Order! Order! magazine published
By Association of Former Members of Parliament
Summer 2022 edition of Order! Order! magazine published
Spring 2022 edition of Order! Order! magazine published
Tory MPs Remain "Uncomfortable" After Liz Truss U-Turns To Save Leadership And Economy
Liz Truss' premiership remains in the balance after corporation tax u-turn and sacking Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng (Alamy)
Caitlin Doherty
@_CaitlinDoherty
Liz Truss' premiership remains in the balance after a bruising day in which she sacked her Chancellor and u-turned on another central policy from the controversial mini-Budget.
The Prime Minister ditched her commitment to scrap the rise in corporation tax and removed Kwasi Kwarteng from Number 11 after he was called back early from a trip to the United States on Friday, as the pair had come under increasing pressure to change course following turmoil in the markets.
Truss vowed to carry on and insisted her "mission remains the same", and that it was because her plans "went further and faster than markets were expecting" that they had become untenable.
Last months' fiscal statement – where Kwarteng said the government would borrow tens of billions of pounds to fund sweeping tax cuts – was followed by the sharp fall of the pound, rising interest rates, and two major interventions from the Bank of England.
But many Tories who have been "frustrated" with her performance as Prime Minister so far did not seem especially appeased by Friday's concessions by Truss.
One Tory peer who has previously said they "cannot support" her leadership told PoliticsHome expressed a continued discomfort with Truss's approach.
"Trashing the Conservative Party and turning it into an ideological and extreme faction means that many of us who have been members for many years and used to the success of Conservatism resting on pragmatism, non dogma and a one Nation Policy are inevitably uncomfortable at the moment," they explained.
A senior Conservative MP said you "couldn't make it up" when asked to reflect on Friday's events.
Sir Christopher Chope, who was insisting as recently as Thursday that Truss would not u-turn on key parts of the "mini-Budget", described the Conservative Party as a "laughing stock" after Friday's press conference.
He told Times Radio he is in "a state of despair and utter disbelief" following the corporation tax u-turn.
"What is happening now is that we are seeing a Conservaitve parliamentary party out of control, the hyenas are on the hunt, and I am therefore very pessimistic about how we're going to be able to recover the position," the MP for Christchurch added.
Hard to understand why the Prime Minister has sacked her Chancellor - a good man - for promoting the policies upon which she was elected.
Good, though, that in Jeremy Hunt there will be an experienced pair of hands on the financial tiller.
— Sir Roger Gale MP (@SirRogerGale) October 14, 2022
But despite the continued unhappiness with Truss herself, a number of backbenchers were pleased to see senior figure Jeremy Hunt appointed as Chancellor to replace Kwarteng.
One told PoliticsHome that it was a "good call" in the circumstances, while Sir Roger Gale, who was one of the first to call for Boris Johnson to step down in the summer, described the former health secretary as an "experienced pair of hands on the financial tiller".
However, one 2019 Tory MP told PoliticsHome they felt the move could taint any chance of Hunt going for leader should Truss leave Number 10.
They described the afternoon's press conference as "very disappointing because both country and party need answers".
"I'm personally a big fan of Hunt and suspect he accepted because he wants to put country above party, but it's too little, too late," they continued.
"It could also damage any future leadership chances for him if the end is protracted and he is tainted by it all."
Today's announcement marked the second major u-turn from last month's "mini-Budget", with Truss and Kwarteng having already scrapped the plans to abolish the top rate of 45p income tax.
Hunt is due to deliver the medium-term fiscal plan at the end of the month, and will be expected to lay out further details of Truss's forthcoming spending plans and policy costings.
Following reports that MPs had been invited to a Zoom call with Deputy Prime Minister Thérèse Coffey late on Friday afternoon, loyal Cabinet ministers tweeted displays of support for Truss.
Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan suggested her boss had "listened and acted decisively" to ensure that the plan to "protect jobs and grow the economy goes ahead".
While Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said that "we will get through this storm".
Levelling up Secretary Simon Case tweeted simply: "The Prime Minister has my support".
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Lermeloïta és un mineral de la classe dels fosfats que pertany al grup de la kieserita.

Característiques
L'ermeloïta és un fosfat de fórmula química Al(PO₄)·H₂O. Va ser aprovada com a espècie vàlida per l'Associació Mineralògica Internacional l'any 2022, i encara resta pendent de publicació. Cristal·litza en el sistema monoclínic. És l'anàleg AlP de la kieserita, i és l'equivalent poc hidratat tant de la variscita com de la metavariscita.

L'exemplar que va servir per a determinar l'espècie, el que es coneix com a material tipus, es troba conservat a les col·leccions mineralògiques del Museu d'Història Natural de la Universitat de Santiago de Compostel·la, amb el número de catàleg: cm64083.

Formació i jaciments
Va ser descoberta al mont Ermelo, situat entre els municipis de Moaña i Bueu, a la província de Pontevedra (Galícia, Espanya), sent l'únic a tot el planeta on ha estat descrita aquesta espècie mineral.

Referències

Minerals fosfats
Minerals d'alumini
Minerals monohidrats
Minerals descoberts a Galícia
Minerals pendents de publicació

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Leave the A2 at the Danson Interchange. Head towards Danson on the A221 until you get to a T-junction. Go left onto the A207. We're just along the road on the left opposite the Harvest petrol garage.
Nearest rail station: Bexleyheath and Welling.
Buses servicing the nursery: 89, 486, 96, B16.


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Q: ajax post to php not actually writing to the mysql table $(document).ready(function() {
    $('#save').click(function() {

        var rows = [];

        for (i = 1 ; i < document.getElementById("schedule").rows.length ; i++) {
            var name;
            var tuesday;
            var wednesday;
            var thursday;
            var friday;
            var saturday;
            var sunday;

            name = document.getElementById("schedule").rows[i].cells[0].firstChild.value;
            tuesday = document.getElementById("schedule").rows[i].cells[1].firstChild.value;
            wednesday = document.getElementById("schedule").rows[i].cells[2].firstChild.value;
            thursday = document.getElementById("schedule").rows[i].cells[3].firstChild.value;
            friday = document.getElementById("schedule").rows[i].cells[4].firstChild.value;
            saturday = document.getElementById("schedule").rows[i].cells[5].firstChild.value;
            sunday = document.getElementById("schedule").rows[i].cells[6].firstChild.value;
            monday = document.getElementById("schedule").rows[i].cells[7].firstChild.value;

            rows[i-1] = "name=" + name + "&tuesday=" + tuesday + "&wednesday=" + wednesday + "&thursday=" + thursday + "&friday=" + friday + "&saturday=" + saturday + "&sunday=" + sunday + "&monday=" + monday;
        }

        for (i = 0 ; i < rows.length ; i++) {
            $.ajax({
            type: "POST",
            url: "save-schedule.php",
            data: rows[i],
            success: function () {
                alert("POST successful");
            }
            });
        }
    });
});

The javascript array is working correctly and showing the correct format and the ajax success function is executing. It shows the alert "POST Successful" but then after checking the mysql table it is empty.
<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "";
$password = "";

$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password);

if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}

$conn->select_db("little_caesar");

$name=$_POST["name"];
$tuesday=$_POST["tuesday"];
$wednesday=$_POST["wednesday"];
$thursday=$_POST["thursday"];
$friday=$_POST["friday"];
$saturday=$_POST["saturday"];
$sunday=$_POST["sunday"];
$monday=$_POST["monday"];

$conn->query("INSERT INTO schedule (name,tuesday,wednesday,thursday,friday,saturday,sunday,monday) VALUES('$name','$tuesday','$wednesday','$thursday','$friday','$saturday','$sunday','$monday')");

$conn->close();
?>

this is the save-schedule.php any help would be great! Thanks in advance!

A: Remove '&' symbol from ajax data change instead of , symbol like
rows[i-1] = "{name=" + name + ",tuesday=" + tuesday + ",wednesday=" + wednesday + ",thursday=" + thursday + ",friday=" + friday + ",saturday=" + saturday + ",sunday=" + sunday + ",monday=" + monday+"}";

A: Probably error from your MySQL username. Look your PHP code:
$username = "";

Are you sure your username is blank, because MySQL default username is 'root'.

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I cant think of the name of the place(s) that does this.
Its one of those things were you schedule an appointment, go into the location and "prepare" meals for your family. I know I heard of one in Clayton but I can't remember the name of it.
Hopefully that makes sense. The menus change every month, you prepare meals to stick in your freezer...etc.
Having a hard time finding it on Google..
Closest one to you is in Raleigh, Brier Creek. They just opened up recently. My wife and I live in Brier Creek but have not tried it out yet, maybe I will now.
There are a bunch of those types of businesses around...not sure which would be closer.
There might even be more but that is all I could find so far.
I have never done one of these but it seems like it would be alot of fun.
I found it quite fun!


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El condado de Barbour es un condado de Alabama, Estados Unidos. Tiene una superficie de 2343 km² y una población de 29 038 habitantes (según el censo de 2000). La sede de condado es Clayton.

Historia
El Condado de Barbour se fundó el 18 de diciembre de 1832.

Geografía
Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos el condado tiene un área total de 2343 km², de los cuales 2292 km² son de tierra y 51 km² de agua (2,18%).

Principales autopistas
  U.S. Highway 82
  U.S. Highway 431
  State Route 10
  State Route 30
  State Route 51

Condados adyacentes
 Condado de Russell (Alabama) - noreste
 Condado de Quitman (Georgia) - este
 Condado de Stewart (Georgia) - este
 Condado de Clay (Georgia) - sureste
 Condado de Henry (Alabama) - sur
 Condado de Dale (Alabama) - sur
 Condado de Pike (Alabama) - oeste
 Condado de Bullock (Alabama) - noroeste

Ciudades y pueblos

 Bakerhill
 Blue Springs
 Clayton
 Clio
 Eufaula
 Elamville
 Louisville

Demografía

Véase también
 Anexo:Condados de Alabama

Referencias

Enlaces externos


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Heavy Metal Icon DEE SNIDER to Release "For The Love of Metal Live" Album & DVD/Blu-Ray
May 19, 2020 By MovieDebuts
[Photo Credit: Stephanie Cabral]
"While live entertainment has been curtailed for now, we cannot let the spirit of live entertainment die within us. Any music I've ever loved and listened to, I always imagine what it would be like live. When I was young and couldn't go to shows, all I had was what I thought the bands would be like live. We must keep our desire to see and hear the great new music out there in concert, because that's its true habitat. Bands on stage with fans cheering them on in the audience is the way the rock gods intended it to be."– DEE SNIDER
It is abundantly clear that right now, music lovers around the world are craving the return of live concert experiences. This summer, legendary heavy metal frontman, actor and radio personality DEE SNIDER has just the thing to keep live music where it belongs – with the fans!
July 31, 2020 will mark the release of For The Love Of Metal Live – a larger than life live performance album and DVD/Blu-Ray collection hitting retailers via Napalm Records. Combined behind-the-scenes footage, various detailed interview clips, insightful personal commentary and electrifying live performances make this release an entertaining experience that every heavy metal fan needs in their collection!
The DVD/Blu-Ray and accompanying live album (available in various formats, see below) features audio captured from several DEE SNIDER festival performances worldwide – from the United States to Europe, Australia and beyond. In addition to tracks from Snider's solo catalog like "I Am The Hurricane" and "For The Love Of Metal", Twisted Sister favorites such as "I Wanna Rock" and "We're Not Gonna Take It", and even a cover of AC/DC's "Highway to Hell", the audio portion of For The Love Of Metal Live also features a brand new original studio track, "Prove Me Wrong" – a thrashing, confident metal hit.
"Prove Me Wrong" sees DEE SNIDER asserting himself as the absolutely unstoppable legend he is – excelling throughout his years, leaving any naysayers in the dust, and cementing his legacy as one of the greatest heavy metal frontmen of all time.
DEE SNIDERsays about "Prove Me Wrong":
"'Prove Me Wrong' are words that I've thought in my head since the day I began rocking. I had a monster chip on my shoulder and dared the world to knock it off… nobody ever could. At this point in my career I thought I'd let everybody in on what has kept be going all these many years. Prove me wrong!"
Watch a new lyric video and hear "Prove Me Wrong" HERE
DEE SNIDER – Prove Me Wrong (Official Lyric Video) | Napalm Records
Select audio editions and the DVD/Blu-Ray also feature additional bonus live material and personal footage, with the DVD/Blu-Ray including even more special bonus interview content. The interviews feature Snider himself discussing his famed PMRC hearing, opening for Motörhead and more. DEE SNIDER fanatics won't want to miss For The Love Of Metal Live!
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Influencer Marketing Has Evolved...Have You Updated Your Strategy?
In the past, it was just the media and celebrities that influenced consumers when it came to marketing. Now, with the rise in social media, everyone now has a voice and the potential to influence others.
But like with everything else, influencer marketing has evolved and the one size fits all approach that worked 4 to 5 years ago no longer is the case when it comes to identifying and engaging with influencers.
Now you have to be much more targeted and much more specific. That's because it's impossible for general influencers to be authentic voices on everything and anything!
This is where micro-influencers come into play. These individuals don't have millions of fans and followers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Instead they have a much smaller following. Maybe 10,000 max.
What's great about micro-influencers is they typically engage with a specific niche audience that views them as authentic and truthful. They may not reach the millions, but they can reach the eyeballs that truly matter for you and your brand. You can get even more specific and probably have even greater success by looking for what they call "nano-influencers". These users usually have 1,000 or less social followers and usually are much more willing to promote and advertise a product or service for little or no cost.
While these influencers' audience may not have the numbers compared to going after a huge influencer, these are the types of influencers that have huge viral potential. That's because many of these influencers are millennial's and very active on social media. If one of these millennial nano-influencers advocates something, before you know it there will be a friend or two that will become engaged as well.
Look for Influencers that are aligned with your brand and values. It isn't enough to just find a blogger or influencer that is passionate about your product and wants to represent you. Dig into their social media profiles and feeds and see if their demo matches yours. You can even use third party tools such as HypeAuditor and Indahash to get a better idea of who their demos are and if their following is real or fake.
How to they portray content across the board. An influencer maybe a wonderful writer and provide incredible written reviews. Their video skills though may be much less lackluster. Since this influencer will be associated to your brand, it is important that all their social channels live up to your brand standards.
Engagement is more important than reach. Just because an influencer has a nice size reach doesn't mean you should immediately target them. Instead look at their engagement stats. You know someone has true authority and authenticity if they are getting a lot of comments and shares on the content they are posting. Influencers with a large following with little or no engagement and response should be of a concern. It can potentially mean the content is not what the audience wants to see but more than likely their followers are bots and fake.
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