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From Wired, a look at past scourges of technology and media and the scurrilous effect they have had on susceptible souls.
"The indecent foreign dance called the Waltz was introduced ... at the English Court on Friday last ... It is quite sufficient to cast one's eyes on the voluptuous inter�twining of the limbs, and close com�pressure of the bodies ... to see that it is far indeed removed from the modest reserve which has hitherto been considered distinctive of English females. So long as this obscene display was con�fined to prostitutes and adulteresses, we did not think it deserving of notice; but now that it is ... forced on the respectable classes of society by the evil example of their superiors, we feel it a duty to warn every parent against exposing his daughter to so fatal a contagion."
I went to a new fitness class a few days ago called Bodycombat. The aim of the class, I think, is to vent your frustrations onto the piece of air directly in front of your torso while flailing about in the name of cardiopulmonary exercise.
It was slightly terrifying the way the instructor would call out "Chin! Chin! Chest! Groin!" as we went through the sequence of punches. As they say in the brochure, this is not a self-defense course, so I was somewhat disturbed by the emphasis on harming humans. I looked around the class, between painful gasps for air, and wondered how many of the women (it's an all female gym) were deriving anger management from the experience and how many were getting more riled up about the world. Images of road-raging SUV drivers kept flitting through my mind.
I thought I would enjoy the class more. After all, I'm a big fan of action films. I practise vampire-staking moves when I think no one's looking.
But it wasn't until last night as Richard and I watched Resident Evil: Apocalypse (as he said, "A plot worthy of a video game") that it became clear.
I was thinking how hard Milla Jovovich must have worked to get her body to look that tough and lean for the filming (not that she normally looks like a big slob), and it hit me like a rocket launcher. I shouldn't be imagining beating up real people during a Bodycombat class, it's zombies! We should all be preparing for the battle to come. Judgement Day, The Apocalypse, the End of the World. There'll be vampires to fight on every corner and how are you going to be prepared? By taking a self-defense course? No! We need to strike out now at our imaginary foes, Chin! Chin! Chest! Groin!
I'm quite looking forward to this weeks class now.
...would perhaps have sold me, but there is no way I'm buying a rose with the name Ian Thorpe. (scroll halfway down) Unless it was an underwater rose.
And if you think that the naming of roses is unimportant, just know that my mum once bought one just because it was called Buffy.
The Future Was Then! Join us at the classic Sun Theatre for a night of style and comfort, fine food and conversation, flying cars and alien opera singers (and all for the price of a movie ticket). Pre-show refreshments will be served and the bar open from 8pm. Everyone is invited to come along and make new friends or revive old aquaintances. The screening commences at nine. Whether you have been to a Continuum event in the past, want an inside scoop on this year's convention, or simply want to get some friends together for a fun night out, this special event should not be missed.
Please do RSVP, as we need a rough idea of attendence before the night.
I can't hear you, I have a banana in my ear!
I state quite confidently that this is the best entry I've made in five years of weblogging.
Got back from Conjure yesterday with my brain functioning at the level of "stuff!" "cool!" "sleep!" and "where do we keep the coffee?" It's slightly better now. It was a great con. Loads of people with ideas, cool people, weird people and at least a couple of guys who are all three.
As for the individual panels, I focussed on the science and tech ones, rather than the fannish and fantasy side. I'm still processing a bunch of ideas, so ask me about them sometime if you're interested.
The Masquerade was suitably dorky, the bar tab was a pleasant surprise, the Ditmars needed dancing boys (congrats to the nominees and winners anyway), and it all ran super smoothly. I had a great time, thanks to Kate Eltham and the whole Conjure team.
Gary Kemble at the ABC has blogged a lot of the con at Articulate.
Brislandia is a nice enough city. I'd visit again. Good food, crap beverages. Mostly I saw the inside of a couple of hotels, but Southbank and the Roma St Parklands are green and happy places.
Off to Brisbane/Conjure for the next week. I will attempt to stay in touch email and blog-wise, but if I fail I promise I'm not being intentionally rude. Not this time anyway.
Just yesterday I was discussing my world-class procrastination skills with Richard, and today I discovered an article with a goodly collection of whys and wherefores (and whynots and useful tools).
I think I'd better print some of these out in a large font and stick them all over the house.
When a wedding has both The Ghost making a speech and Jon von Goes as celebrant, you know you must be at the coolest wedding Melbourne has ever seen. Congratulations Roxy and Nick, it was a fantastic night. Loads of love and best of luck for the future.
Seeing as I am already married, should I die before JVG does, I would like to request his services as celebrant at my funeral. I won't be able to hear them, being dead 'n' all, but I'd like to know you were having a good time.
Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three neat events, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.
1919 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists. Which led to James Bond movies, Rockys I-V and Bowling for Columbine.
1922 - DeWitt and Lila Wallace publish the first issue of Reader's Digest. I hope they're sorry.
1924 - The Royal Greenwich Observatory begin broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal or the "BBC pips".
Also - Apollo 14 lands on the moon, Chaplin releases the last silent film, Modern Times and The Battle of Khe Sahn gives Jimmy Barnes something to sing about.
1908 - Daisy and Violet Hilton, British conjoined twin actresses. Appeared as themselves in Tod Browning's cult-horror film Freaks.
Also born on Feb 5 - Jennifer Jason Leigh; Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark; William S. Burroughs and Bobby "My Prerogative" Brown.
1578 - Giambattista Moroni, Italian painter. Had the misfortune of being an Italian painter at the same time as Michelangelo.
It's half-past one am. I'm on Abbey watch as she's been sick every twenty minutes for the last four hours. Can't listen to music or podcasts - have to keep ears open for telltale coughing. Brain doesn't function well at this time. I'm afraid I'm going to end up bidding for crazy things on ebay or submit a mountainous order to Amazon.


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Virginia State Regulations
State Regulation of Private Schools (Revised July 2009) is the last full report.
Accreditation, Registration, Licensing, and Approval
Accreditation is optional.
The board of education does not accredit private schools but recognizes accreditation by the Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE), a private umbrella organization that approves the accreditation processes of its association member organizations. The Board authorizes accreditation by VCPE member organizations. Va. Code §22.1-19.
State law only guarantees that private school course credits will be recognized if they were completed at a state-recognized accredited school. Va. Code §22.1-19.
Registration has no requirements.
Licensing is optional.
Licensing by the Virginia Board of Education is mandatory for private schools serving students with disabilities unless otherwise approved or accredited. Va. Code §§22.1-320 and 22.1-323.
The license of each school that continues to operate as such shall be renewed on or before the anniversary date set by the Virginia Department of Education. Every license that has not been renewed in accordance with these provisions shall expire and a new license shall be obtained from the board before such school may continue to operate, for which an original application must be submitted. The application shall be accompanied by such information deemed necessary by the board. Va. Code §22.1-328.
Licensing for preschools is mandatory unless the school qualifies for an exemption from the state. Va. Code §63.2-1717.
Approval is optional.
Approval of the licensing application satisfies the licensing requirement for private schools serving students with disabilities. 8VAC20-670-40.
Teacher certification is not required by the state; however, an approved accrediting association may set its own requirements for teacher credentials.
Length of School Year and Days
Virginia's compulsory attendance laws require children to attend school ─ public, private, denomination or parochial ─ during the period of each year the public schools are in session and for the same number of days and hours per day as the public schools. The length of the school term for public schools is at least 180 days or 990 teaching hours. Va. Code §§22.1-254, 22.1-98.
The state does not require a specific curriculum for private schools.
Recordkeeping and Reports
Every teacher in every school in Virginia must keep an accurate daily record of attendance for all children enrolled. The record must be open for inspection and may be admitted into evidence for prosecutions of violations of the compulsory school attendance laws. Va. Code §22.1-259.
Schools must record each student's immunizations on the school immunization record provided by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) for the student's permanent record. The record must be kept open for inspection by VDH and the local health department. Within 30 days of the start of school, private schools must file a report with the local health department stating the number of students admitted with documentary proof of immunization, the number of students admitted with a medical or religious exemption, and the number of students conditionally admitted. Va. Code §22.1-271.2.E.
For admittance to a school, a student or the student's parents must submit documentary proof of immunization, an affidavit stating the immunizations conflict with the student's religious tenets, or certification from a physician that the immunization is detrimental to the student's health. Conditional admittance is allowed if a student's immunizations are incomplete and she submits a schedule for completion within 90 calendar days. The state health commissioner has the authority to exclude children from school who are not immunized in the event of an outbreak, potential epidemic, or epidemic. Va. Code §§22.1-271.2, 32.1-47.
The state health commissioner has the authority to inspect dining accommodations of private schools upon presentation of credentials and consent by the owner or custodian. Va. Code §§35.1-1.9.a (includes school cafeterias in the definition of "restaurant"), 35.1-5 (gives VDH the right to inspect).
Employees of private schools who have reason to suspect that a child is abused or neglected must report the matter immediately to the local social services department of the county or city where the child resides or where the alleged abuse occurred or to the Virginia Department of Social Services' toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline. Va. Code §63.2-1509.
It is a criminal offense in Virginia to distribute any controlled substance, imitation controlled substance, or marijuana on the property of a private elementary or secondary school, within 1,000 feet of the school, or on any school bus. Va. Code §18.2-255.2.A.
Virginia's criminal code prohibits 1) the willful discharge of a firearm, unless justifiable by law; 2) brandishing a firearm in such a manner as to reasonably induce fear of being shot or injured; and 3) possession of a stun weapon, taser, or weapon other than a firearm, in any private or parochial elementary, middle or high school or within 1,000 feet of the school. Va. Code §§18.2-280B, 18.2-282A, 18.2-308.1.
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may refuse to grant a liquor license if the location of the applicant would adversely affect the operations of a private or parochial school. Va. Code §4.1-222.A.2.c.
The governing board of a private school must furnish protective eye devices, free or at cost, for students, teachers, and visitors participating in specified vocational or industrial arts shops or laboratories. Va. Code §22.1-275.
All applicants for full-time, part-time, permanent and/or temporary employment at an accredited private or religious K–12 school are required to submit to fingerprinting and to provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded along with the applicant's fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the FBI for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information as a condition of employment. This is not a requirement for non-accredited schools. Va. Code §22.1-296.3.
Local school districts may, though are not required to, enter into agreements with private schools to provide students transportation to and from school. Va. Code § 22.1-176.1.
School bus drivers hired by parochial and private schools in Virginia must meet the qualifications and provide the same documentation required of public school bus drivers. Va. Code §§22.1-180, 22.1-178.
School buses transporting pupils to and from private or parochial schools may not discharge pupils in a manner that the child must cross a highway with two or more roadways separated by a physical barrier or unpaved area, or a highway with five or more lanes with the center lane a flush median marked for turning traffic only. Va. Code §46.2-918.
"With the approval of the local school board and the publisher, any private school within the school division that so requests may purchase from the local school board's contract with the publisher. Such private school shall be fully responsible for ordering, purchasing, and receiving shipments of books to be provided from the publisher pursuant to this section. The local school board shall be immune from any civil liability as a result of a private school purchasing from the local school board's contract." Va. Code §22.1-241.D.
Private school students are not required to participate in state administered tests unless the student is a child with a disability who has been placed by a local school division or is placed for non-educational reasons by a Comprehensive Services Act team that includes the school division. Virginia Administrative Code, 8 VAC 20-81-150.A of the Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia.
A school division may publicly place a child with disabilities in a nonsectarian private school approved by the Virginia State Board of Education or another licensing agency if the school division is unable to provide a free appropriate public education for the child. Va. Code §22.1-216.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §1400 et seq. does not require Virginia to place handicapped children in nonapproved private schools. Schimmel ex rel. Schimmel v. Spillane, 819 F.2d 477 (4th Cir. 1987).
Private educational institutions that accept state funds may not deny admission, full and equal access, or the enjoyment of any educational or extracurricular program to an otherwise qualified person with a disability. Va. Code §51.5-42.
Students with special needs are eligible to participate in state tax-credit scholarship program. Those students with a current individualized educational program and whose family's annual household income is not in excess of 400 percent of the current poverty guidelines can be considered. Va. Code §§58.1-439.25, 58.1-439.28.
A trained, unlicensed person who has successfully completed a Virginia Board of Nursing approved medication administration training (MAT) may administer patient-specific drugs in a private school setting. If written authorization from a parent or guardian is obtained, the school's trained staff member may administer epinephrine according to the prescription label to the specific child for whom the medication was dispensed by a pharmacy. Va. Code §§54.1-3005, 54.1-3408.O.
Both registered and licensed practical nurses who work in Virginia private schools are authorized to administer prescription medications with parental consent. Va. Code §§ 54.1-3408, 54.1-3000.
As of October 1, 2013, the administration of medications to children with diabetes who require insulin and/or glucagon, and children with diabetes or a seizure disorder who require emergency rectal medications must complete the appropriate MAT course for each particular medication. Without the approved proper training, the administration of the medications to children with these conditions would violate the Virginia Drug Control Act. Va. Code § 54.1-3400 et seq.
Effective July 1, 2013, any person seeking a first-time teaching license or license renewal to provide emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and use of an automated external defibrillator must submit written documentation that shows successful completion of a training or certification program that includes all three topics. Va. Code §22.1-298.1.D(4). [Note: This provision applies only to teachers seeking initial licensure or licensure renewal from the Virginia Department of Education.] Online training or certification that meets the standards of instruction for these topics may be accepted to meet this requirement. For license renewal, individuals must seek approval of activities for renewal from their school heads of accredited nonpublic schools in Virginia. Virginia Department of Education's Attachment A, Memo No. 156-13; June 7, 2013.
There is no state policy at this time pertaining to technology with private schools.
There is no state policy at this time pertaining to professional development with private schools.
Reimbursement for Performing State and Local Functions
There is no state policy at this time pertaining to reimbursement for performing state and local functions with private school.
Property owned by nonprofit institutions of learning and used primarily for educational purposes is exempt from state and local taxation. Va. Const. Art. X, Section 6(4).
Fairfax, Arlington, Dinwiddie, and Prince George counties are authorized to tax admission charged for attendance at private elementary and secondary school-sponsored events, including events sponsored by school-recognized student organizations. Charlotte County, Clarke County, Madison County, Nelson County, and Sussex County are authorized to levy a tax on admissions charged for attendance at any spectator event; however "spectator event" is not defined. Va. Code §§58.1-3817, 58.1-3818.
Public Aid for Private Education
Constitutional Provisions: Under Virginia's constitution, no appropriation may be made to any school not owned or exclusively controlled by the state or a political subdivision; provided, the General Assembly may make appropriations for the elementary and secondary education of Virginia students in nonsectarian private schools. Va. Const. Art. VIII, Section 10.
Programs for Financial Assistance for Attendance at Private Schools: The Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits Program was established in 2012 and allows individuals, business entities, and corporations to receive Virginia state tax credits for charitable contributions to state-department-of-education-approved scholarship foundations beginning in the taxable year 2013. These foundations provide scholarships to eligible students for attendance at eligible nonpublic K-12 accredited schools located within the Commonwealth. An assurance by the scholarship foundation is made to the state department of education that any scholarships awarded for qualified educational expenses are made to students whose family's annual household income is not in excess of 300 percent of the current poverty guidelines or to eligible students with a disability. The amount of tax credit for individuals and corporations is equal to 65 percent of the amount contributed (minimum of $500 donation). Tax credits may not exceed $50,000 in a taxable year for individuals and married persons. This $50,000 limitation does not apply to businesses, including a sole proprietorship. Tax credits are awarded to donors on a first-come, first-served basis by the date received. The total amount of tax credits allowable for each fiscal year is $25 million. Va. Code § 58.1-439.25 et seq.The Neighborhood Assistance Act Tax Credit Program for Education was created by the 1981 General Assembly and allows individuals and businesses to make donations to approved 501(c) (3) neighborhood organizations for scholastic instruction or assistance to low-income individuals or eligible students with disabilities. Those making donations may receive tax credits equal to sixty-five percent of the donation that may be applied against their state income tax liability. The donation range for individuals is $500 to $125,000 while the minimum for businesses is $615.39 with no maximum. Neighborhood organizations are approved for a twelve-month period (July 1 – June 30) and must reapply each year to participate by meeting six criteria. Va. Code § 58.1-439.18 through 58.1-439.22, and 58.1-439.24.
Home Schools
Parents providing home instruction are in compliance with the compulsory attendance law if they meet all requirements of the Code of Virginia governing home instruction. Va. Code §22.1-254.
Instruction in the home of a child or children by the parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge of such child or children shall not be classified or defined as a private, denominational, or parochial school. Va. Code §22.1-254.
Parents may also teach their own children under the "tutor" provision or the "religious exemption" provision of the compulsory attendance law. A tutor must have a valid Virginia teaching license in any area. Va. Code §§22.1-254.A, 22.1-254.B.1.
Initial and Renewal Applications
A parent who elects to home instruct must 1) notify the school division superintendent no later than August 15 of the intent to do so for the coming school year; 2) provide a list of subjects to be studied for the coming year; and 3) provide evidence of having met one of the criteria to permit home instruction. Va. Code §22.1-254.1.
Parents who move into the school division or begin home instruction after the school year has begun must notify the school division superintendent of their intent to provide home instruction within a reasonable amount of time. After doing so, the parents have 30 days to present the required information to the school division office. Va. Code §22.1-254.1.B.
Parents, guardians, or other persons in charge of a child being home instructed or exempted from school attendance must ensure that the state immunization requirements required of a child enrolled in and attending school are being met. Va. Code §§22.1-254, 22.1-254.1, 22.1-271.4, 32.1-46.
Parents are permitted to provide home instruction in lieu of school attendance if they meet any one of the following four conditions. The teaching parent 1) holds a high school diploma or higher credential certificate (a high school equivalency examination approved by the board of education [formerly known as a GED] will not satisfy this requirement); 2) meets the qualifications for a teacher prescribed by the board of education; 3) enrolls the child or children in a correspondence course or distance learning program; or 4) provides evidence that he or she is able to provide an adequate education for the child (parents' instructional plan includes content of "reasonable scope and sequence"). Va. Code §22.1-254.1.
Assessment and Diplomas
Annually by August 1, the parent is required to submit to the local superintendent evidence of the child's home instruction accomplishments or academic achievement. The parent may either present evidence that the child has attained a composite score in or above the fourth stanine on any nationally normed standardized achievement test or provide an evaluation or assessment that, in the judgment of the division superintendent, indicates that the child is achieving an adequate level of education growth and progress. The latter option includes but is not limited to "(a) an evaluation letter from a person licensed to teach in any state, or a person with a master's degree or higher in an academic discipline, having knowledge of the child's academic progress, stating that the child is achieving an adequate level of educational growth and progress; or (b) a report card or transcript from a community college or college, college distance learning program, or home-education correspondence school." Va. Code § 22.1-254.1.C.
The local school board is required to notify families of homeschooled students about Advanced Placement (AP) and Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude (PSAT) tests as well as the availability of financial assistance for low-income and needy students who may be interested in taking these exams. Va. Code §22.1-254.1.F.
Those homeschooled students 16 years or older who have completed their homeschool instruction may participate in the state's program of testing for general educational development (GED) and earn a high school equivalency certificate or a diploma. Va. Code §22.1-254.2.A.2.
Public School Access
Local school boards may permit part-time enrollment of home-school students. Students may be allowed to enroll in classes in English, mathematics, science, history, social science, foreign language, career and technical education, health education, physical education, or fine arts. Va. Code §22.1-253.13:2.N.
Participation in certain interscholastic activities such as varsity sports is governed by policies of the Virginia High School League (VHSL). Other extracurricular activities are governed by policies of the local school board. Virginia Administrative Code, 8 VAC 20-131-200.
Children who are taught by their parents under the religious exemption provision of the compulsory attendance law are not eligible to enroll in a public school on a part-time basis. Va. Code §§22.1-254.1, 22.1-253.13:2(N).
Information and Legislation
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Virginia Department of Education (VDOE): Home Instruction
VDOE: Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits Program
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Title 22.1: Education
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Nieman Lab has an excellent piece about the 10-year-old Ohio rape victim, and why a newspaper could only find one person to verify the girl's abortion
July 14, 2022 July 14, 2022 Jeff Epperly
I was going to ignore this story because it keeps getting more awful by the day in terms of the terrible people who are turning out (again) to look like idiots (Glenn Greenwald, the "fact checker Glenn Kessler at the Washington Post, Jonathan Turley, etc.).
There is a piece up at Nieman Lab by Laura Hazard Owen that gives a nice run-down of the major moving parts of this terrible story, and looks at whether journalism, in the odd way it is currently constituted, is ready to report on a right-wing America where people are afraid to talk to reporters because the weight of the MAGA social media and legal world might come raining down upon them.
First, some of the moving parts, including discussion of Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the Indianapolis OB/GYN who took the call from the panicked Ohio doctor who was trying to help a pregnant 10-year-old rape victim get help outside of his state — a state that had just banned nearly every abortion not involving the emergency saving of a mother's life
This situation was reported by two women reporters at the Indianapolis Star. Then the right-wing media machine began its work to discredit the factually accurate story. They got help from the Washington Post's fact checker Glenn Kessler.
Says Nieman Lab:
The debate over the [abortion] story's veracity started with a Washington Post "Fact Checker" column. In "A one-source story about a 10-year-old and an abortion goes viral," the Post's Glenn Kessler wrote:
The only source cited for the anecdote was Bernard. She's on the record, but there is no indication that the newspaper made other attempts to confirm her account. The story's lead reporter, Shari Rudavsky, did not respond to a query asking whether additional sourcing was obtained. A Gannett spokeswoman provided a comment from Bro Krift, the newspaper's executive editor: "The facts and sourcing about people crossing state lines into Indiana, including the 10-year-old girl, for abortions are clear. We have no additional comment at this time."
Kessler notes that Bernard "declined to identify to the Fact Checker her colleague or the city where the child was located" and that after "a spot check," he was unable to find evidence that the rape had been reported in Ohio. He wrote:
This is a very difficult story to check. Bernard is on the record, but obtaining documents or other confirmation is all but impossible without details that would identify the locality where the rape occurred.
Kessler doesn't appear to consider the professional, non-nefarious reasons that a doctor might have for declining to share the names of her colleagues, or why she might be loath to (plus, due to privacy laws, legally prohibited from) disclose the name and address of her patient who was raped to a national newspaper.
"An abortion by a 10-year-old is pretty rare," Kessler notes. (Oh, that "by.") "The Columbus Dispatch reported that in 2020, 52 people under the age of 15 received an abortion in Ohio." Definitions of "rare" may vary, but if 52 under-15-year-olds got abortions in Ohio in 2020, that's one a week — and it's just abortions that were reported, during a pandemic when a lot of abortion clinics were closed.
It goes on from there, but Nieman Lab ends up questioning whether American journalism, especially men in journalism, are ready to confront a world where women's bodies and their health care have been criminalized in so many ways that the last thing they will do is go on the record with a reporter about the fact that doctors and patients are being turned into felons.
It's important to note that nearly all the heroes thus far in this contemptible saga are women, and the villains are men. Glenn Kessler of the Washington Post, in particular, is so far removed from the realities of what the striking down of Roe means for women, that he could not even begin to conceptualize why his "fact checking" story was so far off the mark.
The Wall Street Journal also jumped on the bandwagon trying to discredit the 10-year-old rape victim story with this July 12 editorial, to which they later had to add an editor's note verifying the story's accuracy after the actual rapist was arrested.
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What Defines an Executive? The clothes… the job title… the voice?
I've noticed that recently, this blog has received a LOAD of hits interested in 'articulation' – that is – how to communicate in a way that gets your point across effectively. What was weird is that I'd just finished reading a book when I checked the stats: The Articulate Executive in Action: How the Best Leaders Get Things Done by Granville N. Toogood.
It got me thinking about what the persona of an Executive is. One conclusion is that Executives, in my experience, are very capable of talking about something so you understand it, in order to be influenced. Isn't this essential when influencing and supporting others when making business decisions – of which involve huge sums of money and resource?
When I read this book, I began to think about how important communication skills are at the highest level. Just imagine if an executive lost his company $billions because they were misunderstood? There are some great examples in the book that show this really does happen. But most Executives who reach the top of their game are amazing speakers. Their voices are melodic and balanced. Their command of language is eloquent and appropriately applied, depending on their audience. Are successful Executives born with this skill, is it trained, or is it developed over time?
It's easy to think that many Execs are born with it. But that just isn't true.
On reflection, 'being articulate' is a great skill to have, but it doesn't replace or diminish the need to produce business results. So it's really a skill that gives us a ticket to the game – it doesn't give us a touch-down. Nevertheless, to play as an Executive, we still need the ticket!
How Do We Become Articulate?
You know, this entirely depends on many factors of your situations – there is no magic formula. One method I know works in most cases is PRACTICE. That is, put yourself in situations where the objective is to convince and influence, as often as you can. The more you do it, the more you will learn. You won't get it right first time. Or the second. Or the third. Eventually, your confidence will increase. And that's the key. Confidence. The people we meet every day who can't articulate well have one underlying characteristic – one evidence by mumbling, and repeating, and broken sentences – it's lack of confidence. This might be YOUR starting point, as it was mine; but over time and with lots of practice, you'll overcome it, like me.
I do recommend the book I mentioned: The Articulate Executive in Action: How the Best Leaders Get Things Done, if you consider yourself an already confident speaker, and you want to learn how to make the next leap up. It's a business book in a business context, so it won't tell you how to articulate yourself from first principles, but it's a very good book if you're looking to step up the career ladder quickly by several rungs. Look out for the 'POWER formula' (no it's not a food supplement for body builders!) and you might also like the specific and deliberate use of humor as an articulation tool, too.
If you're starting out in your career then I recommend this fantastic book, too: How to Develop Self-confidence by Dale Carnegie – it's where I started on my journey, and it's one of the most important books I have ever read!
Update: I am also told (by Jim Michael of Truro, UK) that this book is brilliant too; Speak Like a CEO: Secrets for Commanding Attention and Getting Results: Secrets for Communicating Attention and Getting Results .
Nice post Simon! Good articulation isn't a strength of mine but I want to learn. Thanks for the tip on the book!
I think you do just fine Asif!
Thanks for this blog about articulation. I think we can 'sell' this subject on our career website. You're always in a better position during a job interview when the words just come flying out of your mouth.
What do you mean by POWER Formula? is it a book? could you elaborate more on this please….


Social Data & Tools: Prizes for Academics We felt inspired by the recent #DataGrants experiment sponsored by Twitter that generated more than 1,300 proposals from 60 countries and resulted in six extremely interesting awards. One thing is clear: many more grants of social data licenses are needed to fuel academic research. Texifter is sponsoring social data and tools prizes for academics as a simple contest with 12 winners a month this summer. In addition to social data access, we understand that many academic researchers also need "point & click" web-based tools to simplify the data access and management tasks involving social media APIs and jSON.
One grand prize per month of 10 Historical Twitter Days and credit for 1,000,000 Tweets plus one year of Enterprise access to DiscoverText. Up to one hour of free consulting on research design and social data cleaning.
Two nearly grand prizes per month of 5 Historical Twitter Days and credit for 500,000 Tweets plus six months of Enterprise access to DiscoverText. Up to one hour of free consulting on research design and social data cleaning.
Three prizes of six months of Enterprise access to DiscoverText plus 100,000 credits to capture day-forward Twitter data via the Gnip PowerTrack.
Three prizes of six months of Enterprise access to DiscoverText plus 50,000 credits to capture day-forward Tumblr data via the Gnip PowerTrack.
Three prizes of six months of Enterprise access to DiscoverText plus 25,000 credits to capture day-forward Disqus or WordPress data via the Gnip PowerTrack.
Rules to Enter This prize drawing is designed to promote experimentation with the free historical Twitter estimation tool we have in beta known as Sifter. The application provides search and retrieve access to every undeleted Tweet in the history of Twitter.
Create a free account on Sifter: https://sifter.texifter.com/Home/Registration.
Indicate you are an academic and show your affiliation using a URL during or after the registration process.
Send us a copy of your CV via email (info@texifter.com). You only need to do this once even if you enter every month.
Use Sifter to generate at least one Gnip historical PowerTrack for Twitter estimate spanning no more than 10 historical Twitter days and returning no more than 1,000,000 tweets. Estimates are free and we encourage experimentation with sampling and PowerTrack operators. Create as many estimates as you like.
Every user with a valid estimate =<10 Twitter days and =<1,000,000 tweets during a calendar month this summer will be entered into the drawing for a social data research grant prize.
Every month, for at least the next three starting with June 2014, we will hold a new drawing.
A single user can only win one prize per month, but can enter the drawing every month. We will do a drawing at the end of each month limited to just the first 100 eligible entries to increase the chances of winning a prize to better than 1 in 10. Remember to visit Sifter early in the month before all 100 entries are taken.
After the drawing each month we will publish a list of the 12 winners and their academic affiliations on the Texifter blog.
Social Data and Software Terms of Service All contest-related social data will be stored in DiscoverText. Use of the data is governed both by the publisher and Texifter Terms of Service. The Future Need for Tools and Data is Great This small contest cannot satisfy the pent up demand students and faculty have for tools and data. We do think that these prizes can equip a researcher with sufficient data and advanced analytic tools to run a successful pilot study, or to complete a graduate thesis proposal. It is our hope to grow the social data research grant program over time. If it helps to drives new awareness of the research ecosystem, Texifter would be happy to be a part of the innovative energy pouring into academic research studies of the impact and uses of social data. Project Outputs We will invite all of the contest winners to write about their project on the Texifter blog. This is optional, but we have had some great guest research posts lately about school bullying, elections, and reusable learning objects. We hope these software and social data research grants will lead to more reports of innovative teaching and research efforts.


What is a Virtual Administrator?
How many hours will I need?
How do I know if the VA is working if I cannot see them?
How do I know how much time a VA is spending on my work?
What does a VA charge?
Sometimes known as Virtual Assistants, VAs are professional, independent contractors that offer administrative services remotely to most types of business or industry. The majority of VAs tend to have a niche they serve or a particular service in which they specialize.
NO payroll, taxes, vacations, benefits or overhead for an employee. NO purchasing equipment or software or dealing with the cost of expensive upgrades.
We can handle most tasks in a fraction of the time it would take for others, we can actually give you back precious time that you can spend growing your business or spending with your family.
You only pay for the actual time used in a task - not coffee breaks, personal time, sick leave, vacations or employee time surfing the internet.
We are not employees, we are independent contractors, so the service we provide is often tax deductible.
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Starting out you may only need a few hours help to keep you focused and on track. Why go through the hassles, headaches and added cost of hiring an employee for a few hours here and there?
Virtual Administrators allow you to choose blocks of time granting you the flexibility that suits your business both now and in the future. You only pay for the actual work you need done. You can start out small, maybe 5 hours a month and increase if and when you're ready.
Remember that your VA is a business owner and as such will treat your projects as if they are their very own projects. A VA has a huge stake in how they perform their work. If a VA does not perform work or satisfactory work then the VA's own business reputation is damaged and therefore is highly motivated to complete all projects in a timely and professional manner.
At Inbox CyberFox Virtual Office Services, we take pride in the services that we provide and guarantee all work will be handled in a timely and professional manner.
We use a time tracker to track our time and it provides us with reports that can be sent to each client telling the time spent on the project, the project category, and the project description.
VA's take precautions to ensure that your information is secure by utilizing software programs that are installed on their computer to ensure your projects are secure.
We also sure that your information is sent via secure means and automatically backed up onto a secure online server. We use this server to send and receive the information.
All information is confidential and your VA should provide you with or at least be willing to sign a Non-disclosure agreement/confidentiality agreement ensuring the confidentiality of your documents.
We have a standard Non-disclosure agreement that is signed by all parties involved. This would include you the client and myself, as the owner of Inbox CyberFox Virtual Office Services.
VA's have different rates for different types of projects, and often offer some sort of pricing packages. Offshore VAs often charge a small amount but you often get what you pay for and the security of your information could be in question. You should never choose a VA based on rates alone, often the rates will reflect the experience and education of the VA.
We have a standard hourly rate of $35.00, but also offer per project rates, discounts and different pricing packages. To learn more about our other rate options please visit our rates page.
Each VA will have a different turnaround time depending on how many clients and projects they have going at the current time, but will able to let you know the turnaround time before the start of a project.
We generally have a standard turnaround time of 1 – 3 business days for basic tasks. If the task requires more time you will be notified prior to the start of the task.


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If you're a sole proprietor, then the only consensus you need is your own. However, if you're a partnership, limited liability company (LLC), or corporation, you'll have to reach a consensus with your business partners on how and when to dissolve. Make sure that everything is in writing (this cannot be stressed enough) and follows whatever guidelines are applicable to your articles of incorporation, bylaws, and other organizational documents.
Just as you would seek experienced counsel when starting a business, you should do the same when shutting one down. Dissolution is a multi-tiered process. Everything must be identified, addressed, and resolved. This includes canceling licenses and permits, as well as filing legal and tax documents with courts, creditors, and government authorities.
State law will generally require dissolving businesses to pay employees for any work performed up until the closing date as well as for any unused vacation, sick, or personal time. State law will also govern possible notice provisions under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) which requires at least 60 days advance notice to those who work for companies with 100 employees.
Although your business may be dissolved, you may be legally required to maintain records for a certain number of years depending upon the applicable federal and state law.


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To meet the U.S. Department of the Navy objectives and increase efficiency, the NAVSEA Warfare Centers established the SeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) vehicle.
AbleVets Contract Number: N00178-16-D-8526 (PoP 30JUN16 to 4APR19)
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Services to be provided under this contract are categorized into 22 functional services areas:
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Accenture Federal Services, LLC Accenture is a $35B leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. With approximately 425,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. We also support every U.S. cabinet-level agency and 30 of the largest organizations in the federal government.
Adapt Forward, LLC Adapt Forward, LLC is a professional services consulting firm focused on cybersecurity and related technical solutions. Adapt Forward's key leadership has supported cybersecurity for the Federal Government since 1998, specifically in support of the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Unique expertise is in the establishment, capability/process improvement, and certification of security operations in the Computer Network Defense/Cyber Service Provider construct. Significant activities included in this umbrella include Functional Policy, Plans and Programs Oversight, Incident Response, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Network/System Forensics, Network Security Monitoring, Vulnerability Management, Vulnerability Assessment (Incl. Penetration Testing and Red Team services), Tool Development/Tuning, and Risk Management. Adapt Forward's personnel meet certification requirements to fulfil all IA/CND/Cyber workforce roles and include other relevant qualification such as PMI certified Project Management Professionals.
ARES Solution, Inc. System and Software Engineering, T&E, IV&V, in support of SPAWAR Navy Cryptologic programs. Supported Combat DF, ADAS, TSTAR, COBLU, and BGPHES (Over 5 years old). IT support services in support of DOJ, SSA and USDA providing Networking, Infrastructure, Training, and Help Desk support.
Ouverture Consulting Services, LLC dba Black Rock Engineering and Technology Cybersecurity support with focus on system buildout and configuration, hardening, patching, testing, documentation, reporting, project management, and training. Systems Engineering to include buildout, configuration, web development, programming, penetration testing, troubleshooting, change management, desktop support, remote support.
The Cameron Bell Corporation (Gov. Solution Group) GovSG is a Small Business with over ten years of experience as a high tech engineering services company supporting SPAWAR Atlantic, Pacific and HQ and their customers such as NAVAIR, NAVSEA, NAVSUP, TRANSCOM, and DISA. Via our multiple SPAWAR prime contracts and numerous subcontracting experiences, we have partnered with various small business, mid-size and large contractors. GovSG has demonstrated experience in information assurance, networking, system of systems integration, core services development, cloud computing, enterprise services, data center operations, engineering and architectural design, and software open source development. We have experienced and certified engineers in the areas of design, development, testing, engineering and deploying security standards, open standards, Service Oriented Architecture, and Agile Development methodologies, information assurance, and network architecture.
ECS Federal (KSH Solutions, Inc.) Competencies include acquisition/procurement lifecycle support, Agile software development services, assessment & authorization, business intelligence and analytics, business process reengineering, program and project management, and Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Support, among other areas.
Grove Resource Solutions Inc. (GRSi) GRSi is currently performing systems engineering, software integration, cybersecurity support under both DIACAP and DIARMF requirements, CM, logistics and test support for SSC LANT clients.
KBRwyle Technology Solutions, LLC KBRwyle Technology Solutions, LLC is a subsidiary of KBR, Inc. KBR is a global technology, engineering, procurement and construction company serving the government services industries. KBR employs approximately 25,800 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries. KBRwyle diverse capabilities include expertise in Department of Defense (DoD) DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP)/Risk Management Framework (RMF), Computer Network Defense (CND), Network Operations (NetOps), Host Based Security Solutions (HBSS), Network Engineering and, Portal Management, Project Management, and Information Assurance (IA) Support. KBRwyle provides an innovative multidisciplinary cyber solution capability to a wide range of clients and industries, enabling our customers to meet Federal (National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST]), DIACAP/RMF, or specified (Federal Information Security Management Act [FISMA]/Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA]) regulatory standards. Our security engineers are capable of providing a holistic cyber security approach for our clients that include the integration of policy and procedural development, resource management, innovative cyber technologies and tools, robust cyber-ready qualified workforce, and extensive cyber operational experience. KBRwyle's cyber security teams constantly receive exceptional performance marks from our clients and have been instrumental in establishing new benchmarks for overall client cyber readiness. KBRwyle has extensive experience executing audit and compliance solutions for Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Systems Center – Atlantic (SSC-LANT) and organizations under the newly formed Defense Health Agency (DHA), including Navy Medicine Information Systems Support Activity (NAVMISSA), Enterprise Cybersecurity (ECS), National Capital Region Medical Directorate (NCR-MD), White House Medical Unit (WHMU), Infrastructure and Operations (I&O), Army Medical Research and Material Command (AMRMC), Air Force Surgeon General (AFSG), and Air Force Medical Support Agency (AFMSA). Currently KBRwyle, ensures compliance on two LAN networks and 100 Programs of Record / Platform Information Technologies (PORs/PITs)
Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. LCE is a Charleston, South Carolina-based leader in engineering and information technology (IT) solutions and capabilities that supports critical IT and cyber mission needs. Since 1976, LCE has provided solutions and services that deliver lasting solutions for private industry, public entities, government organizations, and the military. With offices in Charleston, SC; Washington, DC; San Diego, CA; Philadelphia, PA; and Norfolk, VA, LCE is strategically located to deliver cost-effective capabilities. LCE solves its Government customers' business problems with cost-effective application of IT solutions specializing in net-centric and cyber engineering, software testing, information assurance, system administration, and network defense. We provide full SDLC support for software development, integration, implementation, and operational support.
Mandex, Inc. Focused principally in the areas of Information Technology (IT); Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems; Networks and Information Assurance (IA) Fully Qualified Navy Certification Agent, MCEN Validator; Electronic and Physical Security Systems; Electronics (hardware and software) Design, Development, Integration, Assembly, and Test; Systems Engineering; and Research and Development (R&D) Program Management and Administrative Support
PSI Pax PSI Pax, Inc., established in 2006, is an Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) that provides agile program, business, and financial management; systems modernization and integration; data analytics and business intelligence; cyber security; IT support services; and supply chain management to customers including, NAVAIR, NAVSEA, SPAWAR, NAVSUP, intelligence agencies, Social Security Administration and the State of Maryland.
Spinvi Consulting, LLC Spinvi is an 8(a) certified, technology consulting firm specializing in delivering strategic enterprise life-cycle support for the acquisition, design, deployment and sustainment of infrastructure technology components. Spinvi's support to Federal Government customers spans large-scale enterprise programs in the areas of Program and Technical Management, Infrastructure and Operations, Cloud and Virtualization, and Information Assurance.
System High Corporation System High brings over eleven (11) years of expertise and experience providing advanced security, program protection services, and IT support to highly technical Acquisition, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E), Science and Technology (S&T) organizations, and fast paced operational missions. We work hard to provide innovative solutions to keep security off the critical path of all supported programs. System High has over 250 highly trained professionals dedicated specifically to security and engineering related services. Ninety percent of our employees hold Top Secret security clearances with SCI and/or SAP accesses. Our services encompass all program security disciplines (Personnel, Physical, Operations, Information, and Industrial security) as well as Cybersecurity, Information Assurance (IA), and Systems Administration, along with Proactive Protection (P2) and Technology Protection for many of the nation's most sensitive programs. We train in risk management and critical thinking techniques that result in educated employees who are able to thoroughly comprehend compliance related policy and guidance. We also train them to think beyond what is written to achieve what we call "beyond compliance." We encourage our personnel to embed themselves into their assigned programs and missions while implementing our P2 Methodologies. Designed for complex Acquisition and RDT&E/S&T programs requiring the utmost secrecy, our P2 approach is thoroughly documented, repeatable, tested, and proven.
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The title is a joke, don't get too upset.
We've had a change of government now and we've seen a few changes in some social agendas. Part of me likes to think there could be more coming (like a push for an R18+ rating for interactive entertainment) but I imagine nothing really worthwhile is going to be done.
With that in mind, where do you think we sit on gay marriage? Think it's going to crop up again anytime soon? Is it something that the Rudd government could turn around and push for, or are they going to play it a little safe with the ultra conservative voters?
Where do you stand on gay marriage? Is it something you would get behind if public support was called for?
Answers on a postcard to the usual address.
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CitizenD
I stand behind it. Safest place to be around 'those people'.
What is best in life? Troll the forums, see the threads derailed before you and hear the lamentations of the moderators.
taint
They are going to play it safe because they don't want to anger the religious groups and their 'donations'
Me, I don't care, gay or not. It's not my issue or place to tell you what you can and can't like, except if you are bi, that just means you are horny. Let them get married, then they can deal with the same relationship issues as everyone else
Am for it. See no reason why people who are in love shouldnt be able to have that love recognised in an official fashion.
I also think the legal rights for gay couples are not on a par with the legal rights of hetero couples (this is slightly less true in some states of Australia which have more progressive laws about civil unions etc).
I don't see why they should be denied the opportunity to marry.
The Twitter
It's been said before: "Legalise gay marriage; why should only hetero couples suffer?"
hokoyo
I am pro gays, the more gay men the more women for ugly men!
I am the old bloke on the black and yellow cbr1krr
Dramallama
They'll let white trash crack whores get government abortions in booths on Hay st before letting her brother and boyfriend, who've been together for 5 years, have a civil union or marriage equal to any hetero couple could have.
Then again, I also said a white woman would be president of the USA before a black man, back in '04.
This is general advice only and does not take into account your individual objectives, financial situation or needs (your personal circumstances). Before using this advice to decide whether to purchase a product you should consider how appropriate it is in regard to your personal circumstances.
Hired_goon
Geez, Cam, I read the title and thought this was your big "coming out" announcement.
Not a fan of gay marriages, but I'm old school and boy on boy brings out my hating side. It's wrong.
But Have no problem wirh chicks getting hitched and showing their love openly.
But that's a standard male view isn't it.
But then it brings up the should gay married couples be able to have/adopt children scenario. Again, My answer is no.
To be old and wise you must first be young and stupid.
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Sorry, no matter how much you try, you can not ignore yourself.
Barfridge
Adoption should be based on ability and capacity to care for a child, not wether a couple has a complimentary set of genitalia.
There's no control on reproduction, but there is lots of control on adoption, so it's a fairly weak soapbox to be standing on. I'd rather have an educated and committed gay couple raising a child than Shazza from Rocko getting knocked up again so she can get a new plasma with her babay bonus.
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Originally posted by barfridge View Post
Fucking Amen. Pun intended. I'd like to hear what the against has to say to that reason and logic.
Fuckin' A.
Number one lamentation in my book of grudges about gay adoption .
Originally posted by Taylor View Post
Again, my old school view.
Growing children have different needs. Two blokes adopt a girl. When puberty hits are they going to instruct her on how to insert a tampon??
A solid family usualy has a male and female to bring a child up with views from both sides of the coin. This is the start that a child needs to have a normal stable life.
Unfortunately, in this fucked up world, it is hard to find the benchmark for normality as the sanctity of marraige is now part of our disposable world. There are more Shazza's than we need already in this world, so the concept of stable is hard to find now,
And you were expecting me to say it's wrong bringing up a child when the parents have rectum sex which gives the child the wrong impression on life didn't you.
Originally posted by Hired_goon View Post
Nah mate, and don't take this the wrong way, pun intended again, but I had no idea about my parents having sex or anyone else having any form of sex until I was old enough to understand it all anyway. I don't think a gay couple will be any more likely to throw sex in the face of their children than any other deranged hetero couple.
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Two blokes adopt a girl. When puberty hits are they going to instruct her on how to insert a tampon??
When girls first get their period...tampons arent used inthe first place...unless they have been sexually active. PAds are the first port of call so to speak.
As for rectal sex.....straight couples do it to. Pretty much all porn shown these days is a guy goin for the shit plunge....so that arguments a little shaky.
Im for gay marriage....and I hope it is legislated here in Oz in my lifetime. I know many gay and lesbian people who are the most loving, adjusted people I know....even more so than some striahgt couples. Your sexual preferences dont govern your morals, how you love a child or how you treat another human being.
Rudd wont make it legal....he's a conservative....and as has been mentioned the church have a tight grip on all politics in this world....which I hope oneday will be outlawed. The church is responsible for so much hate, anger, predjudice, war, killing...all in the name of the Lord. Hypocracy at its best.
Originally posted by Red_is_Best
hahah I hate it when they do that and you make some noises like you had it done just last year, then they give you that look, like you are a bad vagina owner and you should take better care of it!
akeracat
Heres a hint on this one.... mothers don't instruct their girls on how to do it, every box of tampons comes with instructions and diagrams...
How many men have rectum sex with their female partners..... . How much porn shows men having anal with women???????????
Or is that okay if its a female but not if its a male???????
Whats a wrong impression?????
oh dammit cols you got in first....
prejudice is against gay males is weird....why do straight males they think cause a mans gay they want a piece of their arse....yet run away from women cause they think they aren't attracted....
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Chinese artist Guan Xiao (b. 1983, Chongqing) works with multiple media including video and sculpture. She received her BA in Directing at the Communication University of China in 2006 and is known for juxtaposing the past and future, primitive and classical, crude and high-tech and combining the various elements into a distinct and unique formal aesthetic. She practices from the standpoint that the internet's openness provides a kind of flat surface on which to work, with a lack of hierarchy in the contemporary visual world. Guan Xiao: "(my world is) a flat and mixed situation where (I use) a particular visual language to re-weave all various materials to discuss the possibility of 'watching' and 'practicing' from a variety of perspectives".
Guan has exhibited internationally including at the OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, Shenzhen, the V&A Museum, London; the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, Seoul; the Shanghai Art Museum and the Art Museum of Nanjing University of Art. To name but a few: Degeneration, ACAF, Sydney, 2014; Don't You Know Who I Am? Art After Identity Politics, M HKA Museum, Antwerp, 2014; Film Section, Basel Hong Kong, Agnes B Cinema, Hong Kong, 2014; Die 8 Wege, Uferhallen, Berlin, 2013; and OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, Shanghai, 2013; Difference Engine, Magician Space, Beijing, 2013; Video Unchained, AIKE-DELLARCO, Shanghai, 2013; China Design Now, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2007; and Floating - New Generation of Art in China, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, 2007.
Her work also features in the book The Future Will Be…China, by Hans Ulrich Obrist. Her solo show Survivor Hunting, The Magician Space, Beijing, 2013 was recommended by Frieze.
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Q: YUI Dialog, callback after form submit is successful I have a dialog popup that that posts a form using the YUI library and this is working so far. But how do I call another function after the form has been submitted successfully. I basically need to pull a field from the database table row that was just created by the form submit.
Here is my code so far:
 var callback = {

    success: function(result) {

        form = result.responseText;

        dialog = new YAHOO.widget.Dialog('dialog1', {
            width: '400px',

            fixedcenter : "contained",
            visible : false,
            draggable: true,
            effect:[{effect:YAHOO.widget.ContainerEffect.SLIDE, duration:0.2},
                    {effect:YAHOO.widget.ContainerEffect.FADE,duration:0.2}],
            modal:true
        });

        dialog.setHeader(titleval);
        dialog.setBody(form);

        var handleCancel = function() {
            this.cancel();

        };
        var handleSubmit = function() {

            date_box = dialog.getData().date;
            reason_box = dialog.getData().reason;
            hours = dialog.getData().date_start_hours;
            mins = dialog.getData().date_start_minutes;
            format = dialog.getData().format;
            ampm = dialog.getData().date_start_meridiem;
            username = dialog.getData().user;

            //basic validation
            if(date_box == '' && reason_box == '' ){

                document.getElementById('error1').style.display = "";
                document.getElementById('error2').style.display = "";

            }else if(date_box == '' || !isDate(date_box)){

                document.getElementById('error1').style.display = "";
                document.getElementById('error2').style.display = "none";

            }
            else if(reason_box == '' && !isDate(date_box)){

                document.getElementById('error1').style.display = "";
                document.getElementById('error2').style.display = "";

            }
            else if(reason_box == ''){

                document.getElementById('error1').style.display = "none";
                document.getElementById('error2').style.display = "";

            }
            else{

                 this.submit();
                 update(date_box, hours, mins, format, ampm, reason_box, username);
            }

        };
        var myButtons = [{ text: "Save", handler: handleSubmit, isDefault: true },
                         { text: "Cancel", handler:handleCancel }];

        dialog.cfg.queueProperty("buttons", myButtons);
        dialog.render(document.body);
        dialog.show();

        document.getElementById('call_id').value = id.value;
        eval(document.getElementById('script').innerHTML);
        eval(document.getElementById('script2').innerHTML);

    }

}

var connectionObject = YAHOO.util.Connect.asyncRequest ("GET", "index.php?entryPoint=Reschedule&call_id="+id.value, callback);

A: I believe this page contains the answer:  http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/container/dialog/
Scroll down to the section titled "Submitting Form Data".  It shows how to configure callbacks.

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If you want to claim for 'work from home' under the simplified expenses method, select Gear and choose Tax Profile. On this page, you can record the number of hours you work from home on the Business use of home office box. If you enter 25 or more, we automatically know the amount you can claim and record that amount in your tax report. If you want to claim the actual costs and not use the simplified method, then leave the Business use of home office box blank and keep categorising your bank transactions.
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The PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Vita both got new updates today, but they're not very typical.
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Support for Facebook features on the system has been discontinued.
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May 3, 2018 - Further underscoring the significance of awareness creation in achieving the energy reduction target set by the Dubai Demand Side Management (DSM) strategy, Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE), officially unveiled the 'My Energy, My Responsibility' campaign. The initiative seeks to encourage general members of the community to be responsible for their energy resources through cutting down usage, constant monitoring of consumption patterns and promoting energy efficiency behaviors.
The launch of the initiative, supported by the Dubai Government, mandated by DSCE and led by TAQATI - the dedicated Program Management Office for the DSM strategy featured a community-based video that provides useful tips to save energy in Dubai, as a well as a coordinated and unified campaign by Dubai government entities.
The joint campaign aims to encourage and support Dubai residents to adopt energy efficient practices and behaviors and brings Dubai Government's energy efficiency campaigns under one umbrella 'My Energy, My Responsibility' and includes collaborations and contributions from various government entities, including, ESMA, DEWA, Dubai Municipality, RTA, ENOC, Dubai Airports, Etihad ESCO, Empower and others. As part of this campaign, a one stop shop website is made available to the general community to provide information on energy efficiency, along with measures that can help them reduce their consumption. This information will also be available through social media platforms.
A recent survey commissioned by TAQATI shed light on the current awareness levels and the extent to which energy-conscious practices are being applied by communities in Dubai. The survey, which covered all key target segments for electricity and water, found that awareness amongst respondents of their consumption levels of water and electricity is generally low, indicating a need for awareness improvement on energy efficient practices.
Ahmad Al Muhairbi, Secretary General of DSCE said: "The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) remains committed to its vision to become a role model for electricity and water efficiency. DSCE designed the DSM Strategy to reduce electricity and water consumption in Dubai by 30 per cent by 2030, an ambitious target considering the current consumption rates. The 'My Energy, My Responsibility' initiative is a key enabling mechanism to enhance awareness amongst Dubai residents to achieve significant energy savings".


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Study shoots down sea louse laser
Technology & equipment Sea lice Health
by Rob Fletcher
The efficacy of a laser-firing device that has been designed to reduce sea lice pressures on farmed salmon has been called into question by new research.
The effect of the Stingray lice laser has been called into question
Innovative lice lasers developed by Stingray have been deployed by numerous salmon farming companies over the course of the last decade, but this newly published study – which took place at a commercial salmon farm operated by Bremnes Seashore in Norway – suggests they are not always effective.
The trial ran for 54 days, at a salmon site where snorkel cages were being used. At the start of the experiment, each cage held between 157,000-165,000 salmon with an average weight of 250-450 g. Every second cage was equipped with two Stingray lasers, as recommended for cages of this size and this number of fish, to undergo the continuous laser delousing treatment. The remaining three cages had no additional delousing strategies and therefore acted as controls. The lasers were installed at the location by Stingray's service team in cooperation with the fish farmers.
The laser delousing was used in combination with a preventive method (snorkel cages) and after 54 days the researchers notes that "there was no difference in infestation density of mobile salmon louse stages (pre-adult, adult male or adult female) in cages with or without laser nodes installed". By the end of the trial, they add, adult female lice numbers in all cages were close to the legislated trigger for mandatory delousing (0.5 adult female lice per fish).
On the positive side, the lasers appeared to have no effect on salmon welfare indicators such as skin condition or eye status.
The laser nodes delivered a large number of pulses relative to the number of lice in the cages, note the researchers, "indicating that a lack of lethality rather than a lack of target detection was the limiting factor. If all pulses had been effective, they should have removed between 4-38% of mobile lice each day."
Possible reasons for this highlighted by the researchers include "an imperfect detection system resulting in the targeting of non-louse objects… or because the laser pulse is not sufficient to remove a correctly targeted louse."
"Anecdotal reports from manufacturer testing indicate that each laser pulse is close to 100 percent effective, yet results from the present study are consistent with lice staying alive and attached," they add.
The researchers suggest a number of further options for assessing the efficacy of the lasers, including "further testing in a range of environmental conditions and cage types" to help to identify the potential drivers of poor detection and/or lethality.
Adjustments in management tactics of the laser delousing system at a site could also be explored, such as increasing nodes per cage or more frequent changes in depth distribution. Close-range pulses may be more accurate and attenuate less through the water column.
The publication has caused a backlash from Stingray who dismissed the findings as "imprecise" and pointed to the fact that they were being deployed in snorkel cages, rather than conventional ones.
However, Samantha Bui, from Norway's Institute of Marine Research, who led the study, explained to The Fish Site that: "This was a case study example from a single site, for a short period of time relative to the production cycle duration. Nevertheless, the lasers were tested in the approach that is used commercially and this did not delay the requirement for immediate delousing action. We feel that this work shows that publicly-available validation of technology such as these is required before widespread industrial adoption, particularly if it could have any negative welfare concerns."
The full article has been published in the Journal of Preventative Medicine, under the title Salmon lice survive the straight shooter: a commercial scale sea cage trial of laser delousing.
Rob Fletcher
Senior editor at The Fish Site
Rob Fletcher has been writing about aquaculture since 2007, as editor of Fish Farmer, Fish Farming Expert and The Fish Site. He has an MA in history from the University of Edinburgh and an MSc in sustainable aquaculture from the University of St Andrews. He currently lives and works in Scotland.
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There are a few pitfalls to being talented and creative, and City College student Anthony Mata, who illustrated the recently released children's book "Akiti the Hunter", is well versed with the problems that can arise for an up and coming artist.
Having so many potential clients end up being listless in the end can be disheartening for Mata. When he received a message on Instagram from someone saying that they liked his art work and wanted to hire him to do a children's book he all the right to be skeptical at first.
Bolaji Ajayi, a Bay Area resident, who, after seeing Mata's work online decided that he would be the perfect person to illustrate her story, "Akiti the Hunter" which is based on many Nigerian folktales.
After talking with her a few times Mata could tell that Ajayi was serious.
Mata and Ajayi worked together on the project from March until October 2014. It was their first time creating a children's book, despite this they had excellent rapport.
"I like working with clients like Bolaji, who are deliberate about their project all the way through. She was the perfect client," Mata said.
The main character in the book is Akiti, and Ajayi portrayed him in the classic hero archetype to make the character more attractive for young children. This detail caused Mata to envision how the main character Akiti would look on the page.
Illustrating the book was very rewarding work for Mata.
Another benefit is the change of pace and the more lighthearted content matter.
With Mata's recent work on "Akiti the Hunter" he hopes to find more work in the field of children's books, or in comic books.
"Hopefully this leads to more people who are serious about their work contacting me," said Mata.


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