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Fresh Graduates Of These Courses Enjoy The Highest Starting Salaries
4 min read	By eCompareMo on March 16, 2017
As the demand for tech-related jobs has remained unparalleled over the past few years, companies are bullish on luring in top-notch talents with competitive salaries. However, it seems there's a new boss in town that offers a more attractive paycheck for fresh hires.
Find out what which industries pay fresh grads good money—and other salary metrics you might find helpful—and see if you're right on target.
New rulers
The 2017 JobStreet.com Fresh Graduates Report reveals that law-related jobs for fresh-off-the-boat students offer the best salaries this year. The shift came in quite as a surprise as IT-related vacancies for new grads were the top last year.
The average salary offering for legal-related job postings is at P27,124. This is a huge leap from last year's third place at P21,132.
The second placer was a few thousand pesos down below legal jobs. Healthcare-related jobs, which were at third place last year, offer an average of P23,216 this year.
Meanwhile, journalism jobs saw a good increase this year at P21,777 from last year's P19,808. IT graduates, which were the most generous master for quite some time now, became less appealing based on the movement of the industry's entry-level salary. From last year's P22,498, it went down to P21,703.
Meanwhile, other industries that joined the top 10 highest-paying jobs for fresh graduates are the following:
Education: P21,457
Actuarial science: P21,048
Training and development: P20,838
Banking/financial services: P20,092
Public relations: P20,055
Advertising/media planning: P19,960
While a drop in earnings is visible in IT-BPO jobs, a report by the BusinessMirror says that it's not actually a decrease in earnings but rather in the pay-hike level.
"Don't think that their salary dropped. It's the pay-hike level that actually decreased," Philip Gioca, JobStreet.com Philippines country manager, said in a BusinessMirror article. "Before, they increased by nine percent. Now, the increase is only five percent."
"I think the supply of IT-BPO related graduates list are a lot, and the industry has stabilized. It is more united now in terms of what is the minimum number or percentage increase across, so that it can regulate more of the entrance and exit of employees," Gioca added.
Fresh breed
Aside from the shift in average salaries for new workers, the report revealed that employers are also on the prowl with a different set of eyes. While 80% of companies are more than inclined to give fresh grads a job, they now demand for something new from potential applicants.
Last year, employers surveyed by JobStreet.com said that fresh grads with rock-solid internship and part-time employment would outshine other employees.
This year, however, they changed the tune as they look more at the applicants' "attitude, field of study, and asking salary as the prime factors…when considering a fresh graduate."
In addition, willingness to learn, personal grooming, and effectiveness as a team player are also a big plus for them. Gone are the days where analytic skills, English language proficiency, and problem-solving abilities are the traits they look for applicants.
As for the educational background, the JobStreet.com Fresh Graduate Report revealed that the top three schools where employers harvest their new employees are the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, University of the Philippines, and University of Santo Tomas. Meanwhile, performance among new hires are highest among UP graduates, followed by graduates of PUP on second place and Ateneo de Manila University at third.
For industry-specific vacancies, companies in the BPO, retail, manufacturing, and real estate are keener on hiring PUP graduates. Meanwhile, UP graduates are the top pick for IT and education sectors. For employers in the materials and construction industry, their biases will lean on graduates of the Technological Institute of the Philippines.
In the report summary, Gioca said that the changing attitude among employers shows the dynamic nature of the job market. "More than any time in recent history, the changes in attitude and preferences in employment have become rapid and constant. Jobseekers should equip themselves with further knowledge should they want a distinct advantage in this highly competitive field," he said.
Still the same kings
While IT-related jobs have been overtaken by other industries this year, tech industry workers are still the most handsomely paid employees in the Philippines. According to JobStreet's 2017 Salary Report, junior executives and supervisors from the IT field are still the most attractive jobs at an average of P37,034 and P68,723, respectively. For managers, corporate strategy fields are still the king at P125,976 while IT follows suit at P91,100.
"From the data we have gathered, we can really see the uptrend and upward mobility of professions as indicated by their respective industry's increase in salary. This also shows how current companies are expanding as they are more inclined to invest in their employees," said Gioca in the 2017 report.
The BPO industry, a multi-billion machinery that employs more than a million people in the Philippines, is still one of the biggest employers in the country. For fresh grads, it has the lion's share of job vacancies at 66%.
However, the offshore talent industry is no longer just interested in customer support jobs; more specialized sectors are now sought by BPO companies.
New departments such as healthcare and financial services are now welcoming both fresh graduates and seasoned workers. The sector, which employed 1.2 million Filipinos in 2015, aims to grow much bigger than before. For instance, Rappler reported last year that healthcare outsourcing had the fastest growth rate among all the BPO subsectors at 30 percent.
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Démocratie Libérale (DL; deutsch "Liberale Demokratie"; voller Name  Démocratie Libérale, Républicains Indépendants et Républicains) war eine rechtsliberale Partei in Frankreich. Sie ging 1997 aus der Parti républicain hervor und verschmolz 2002 in der Union pour un mouvement populaire (UMP). Der Vorsitzende der Partei war Alain Madelin.

Geschichte
Als Vorläufer der Démocratie Libérale kann der Club Idées Action angesehen werden, den der damalige Minister für Unternehmen und Wirtschaftsentwicklung Alain Madelin 1994/95 ins Leben rief. Diesem gehörten z. B. Claude Malhuret, Dominique Bussereau und Thierry Mariani an. Die Parlamentswahl im Mai/Juni 1997 brachte einen Sieg der linken Parteien, ein Anwachsen der rechtsextremen Front National und eine massive Niederlage der Mitte-rechts-Parteien. Die rechtsliberale Parti républicain (PR) beschloss daraufhin am 24. Juni 1997 ihre Umbenennung in Démocratie Libérale. Damit sollte die Partei wieder breiter aufgestellt werden. Tatsächlich traten der DL auch Politiker wie Dominique Bussereau, Jean-Pierre Raffarin und Charles Millon bei, die die PR bei der Spaltung 1995 verlassen hatten.

Die Partei gehörte zunächst – wie ihre Vorläuferin PR – dem bürgerlichen Parteienbündnis Union pour la démocratie française (UDF) an, verließ dieses jedoch am 16. Mai 1998 nach einem Streit um die Strategie bei den Regionalwahlen: Die DL befürwortete, dass sich bürgerliche Kandidaten notfalls auch mit den Stimmen der rechtsextremen Front National zu Regionalpräsidenten wählen ließen; während die zentristische Komponente der UDF, die Force démocrate, dies kategorisch ausschloss. Am 25. Mai folgte der Austritt von 30 Abgeordneten der Nationalversammlung aus der UDF-Fraktion. Sie gründeten unter dem Namen Démocratie Libérale et Indépendant (DLI) eine eigene Fraktion. Ein Teil der DL-Mitglieder optierte aber, in der UDF zu bleiben (z. B. François Léotard, Gérard Longuet, Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres) und gründete dazu den Pôle républicain indépendant et libéral (PRIL).

Bei den Europawahlen 1999 bildete die Partei eine Allianz mit dem gaullistischen Rassemblement pour la République (RPR). Sechs Kandidaten der DL zogen in das Europäische Parlament ein (darunter Alain Madelin, Françoise Grossetête, Tokia Saïfi), wo sie in der konservativen Fraktion EVP-ED saßen. Trotz dieses Bündnisses mit der Partei von Präsident Jacques Chirac kündigte Madelin im November 2000 seine Kandidatur bei den anstehenden Präsidentschaftswahlen an. Im Vorfeld der Wahl verweigerten 33 der 43 Abgeordneten der Partei ihrem Kandidaten hingegen die Unterstützung und forderten zu einer Wahl Chiracs auf.

Madelin erreichte beim ersten Durchgang der Wahl im April 2002 insgesamt 3,9 % der Wählerstimmen. Nach der Gründung der UMP am 23. April desselben Jahres unterstützten 39 von 43 Abgeordneten in einer Erklärung die Gründung des konservativen Parteienbündnisses, unter dessen Namen die Kandidaten der DL bei den Parlamentswahlen im Juni antraten. Mit Jean-Pierre Raffarin ernannte Chirac im Mai 2002 einen Politiker der DL zum Ministerpräsidenten. Allerdings stimmten im September 84,3 % der Mitglieder für eine Auflösung der Partei, was deren Integration in die UMP, die im November 2002 zur offiziellen Partei wurde, zur Folge hatte.

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Historische Partei (Frankreich)
Gegründet 1997
Aufgelöst 2002

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Q: How can I extract values from a text file? I created an input text file whereby different user input can be used each time the text file is updated.I am trying to analyze a simple truss and the input file consists of properties of the truss.I am able to read the file but the code is not extracting the values from the text file.The text input file is below;
nodes = {1:[0,10], 2:[0,0], 3:[10,5]}
elements = { 1:[2,3], 2:[1,3] }
densities = {1:0.284, 2:0.284}
stiffnesses= {1:30.0e6, 2:30.0e6}
areas= {1:1.0, 2:2.0}
degrees_of_freedom = { 1:[1,2], 2:[3,4], 3:[5,6] }
restrained_dofs = [1, 2, 3, 4]
forces = { 1:[0,0], 2:[0,0], 3:[0,-200] }

I am trying to integrate the values above from a text file into the code below;
import numpy as np
from numpy.linalg import norm
from scipy.linalg import eigh
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# read input file
def setup():
    # define the coordinate system
    x_axis = np.array([1,0])
    y_axis = np.array([0,1])
    filepath = 'input.txt'
    with open(filepath) as fp:
       line = fp.readline()
       cnt = 1
       while line:
           line = fp.readline()
           cnt += 1

    ndofs = 2 * len(nodes)

    # assertions
    assert len(densities) == len(elements) == len(stiffnesses) == len(areas)
    assert len(restrained_dofs) < ndofs
    assert len(forces) == len(nodes)

    return {  'x_axis':x_axis, 'y_axis':y_axis, 'nodes':nodes, 'degrees_of_freedom':degrees_of_freedom,   \
              'elements':elements, 'restrained_dofs':restrained_dofs, 'forces':forces, 'ndofs':ndofs,     \
              'densities':densities, 'stiffnesses':stiffnesses, 'areas':areas }

def plot_nodes(nodes):
    x = [i[0] for i in nodes.values()]
    y = [i[1] for i in nodes.values()]
    size = 400
    offset = size/4000.
    plt.scatter(x, y, c='y', s=size, zorder=5)
    for i, location in enumerate(zip(x,y)):
        plt.annotate(i+1, (location[0]-offset, location[1]-offset), zorder=10)

def points(element, properties):
    elements = properties['elements']
    nodes = properties['nodes']
    degrees_of_freedom = properties['degrees_of_freedom']

    # find the nodes that the lements connects
    fromNode = elements[element][0]
    toNode = elements[element][1]

    # the coordinates for each node
    fromPoint = np.array(nodes[fromNode])
    toPoint = np.array(nodes[toNode])

    # find the degrees of freedom for each node
    dofs = degrees_of_freedom[fromNode]
    dofs.extend(degrees_of_freedom[toNode])
    dofs = np.array(dofs)

    return fromPoint, toPoint, dofs

def draw_element(fromPoint, toPoint, element, areas):
    x1 = fromPoint[0]
    y1 = fromPoint[1]
    x2 = toPoint[0]
    y2 = toPoint[1]
    plt.plot([x1, x2], [y1, y2], color='g', linestyle='-', linewidth=7*areas[element], zorder=1)

def direction_cosine(vec1, vec2):
    return np.dot(vec1,vec2) / (norm(vec1) * norm(vec2))

def rotation_matrix(element_vector, x_axis, y_axis):
    # find the direction cosines
    x_proj = direction_cosine(element_vector, x_axis)
    y_proj = direction_cosine(element_vector, y_axis)
    return np.array([[x_proj,y_proj,0,0],[0,0,x_proj,y_proj]])

def get_matrices(properties):
    # construct the global mass and stiffness matrices
    ndofs    = properties['ndofs']
    nodes    = properties['nodes']
    elements = properties['elements']
    forces   = properties['forces']
    areas    = properties['areas']
    x_axis   = properties['x_axis']
    y_axis   = properties['y_axis']

    plot_nodes(nodes)

    M = np.zeros((ndofs,ndofs))
    K = np.zeros((ndofs,ndofs))

    for element in elements:
        # find the element geometry
        fromPoint, toPoint, dofs = points(element, properties)
        element_vector = toPoint - fromPoint

        draw_element(fromPoint, toPoint, element, areas)   # display the element

        # find element mass and stiffness matrices
        length = norm(element_vector)
        rho    = properties['densities'][element]
        area   = properties['areas'][element]
        E      = properties['stiffnesses'][element]

        Cm = rho * area * length / 6.0
        Ck = E * area / length

        m = np.array([[2,1],[1,2]])
        k = np.array([[1,-1],[-1,1]])

        # find rotated mass and stiffness element matrices
        tau = rotation_matrix(element_vector, x_axis, y_axis)
        m_r = tau.T.dot(m).dot(tau)
        k_r = tau.T.dot(k).dot(tau)

        # change from element to global coordinates
        index = dofs-1
        B = np.zeros((4,ndofs))
        for i in range(4):
            B[i,index[i]] = 1.0
        M_rG = B.T.dot(m_r).dot(B)
        K_rG = B.T.dot(k_r).dot(B)

        M += Cm * M_rG
        K += Ck * K_rG

    # construct the force vector
    F = []
    for f in forces.values():
        F.extend(f)
    F = np.array(F)

    # remove the restrained dofs
    remove_indices = np.array(properties['restrained_dofs']) - 1
    for i in [0,1]:
        M = np.delete(M, remove_indices, axis=i)
        K = np.delete(K, remove_indices, axis=i)

    F = np.delete(F, remove_indices)

    return M, K, F

def get_stresses(properties, X):
    x_axis   = properties['x_axis']
    y_axis   = properties['y_axis']
    elements = properties['elements']
    E        = properties['stiffnesses']

    # find the stresses in each member
    stresses = []
    for element in elements:
        # find the element geometry
        fromPoint, toPoint, dofs = points(element, properties)
        element_vector = toPoint - fromPoint

        # find rotation matrix
        tau = rotation_matrix(element_vector, x_axis, y_axis)
        global_displacements = np.array([0,0,X[0],X[1]])
        q = tau.dot(global_displacements)

        # calculate the strains and stresses
        strain = (q[1] - q[0]) / norm(element_vector)
        stress = E[element] * strain
        stresses.append(stress)

    return stresses

def show_results(X, stresses, frequencies):
    print ('Nodal Displacments:', X)
    print ('Stresses:', stresses)
    print ('Frequencies:', frequencies)
    print ('Displacment Magnitude:', round(norm(X),5))
    print

def main():
    # problem setup
    properties = setup()

    # determine the global matrices
    M, K, F = get_matrices(properties)

    # find the natural frequencies
    evals, evecs = eigh(K,M)
    frequencies = np.sqrt(evals)

    # calculate the static displacement of each element
    X = np.linalg.inv(K).dot(F)

    # determine the stresses in each element
    stresses = get_stresses(properties, X)

    # output results
    show_results(X, stresses, frequencies)

    plt.title('Analysis of Truss Structure')
    plt.show()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

A: Executing code from an input file is a big security risk and a bad habit. If you insist on doing it, 'exec' will run text input as code.
However, a cleaner way would be to read the file as data into a dictionary, then use the dictionary elements instead of actual variables, and you're returning the dictionary already. Something like:
filepath = 'input.txt'
d = {}
with open(filepath) as fp:
    for line in fp:
        (key, val) = line.replace(" ", "").strip().split('=')
        d[key] = val
print(d)

ndofs = 2 * len(d['nodes'])
assert(...)
assert(...)
assert(...)
return(d)

The multiple cleanups are there to take your input file as is. If you can clean it up a little (no '=', more consistent spacing) that line can be simplified.

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'Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow." That was Christ Jesus' instruction to his disciples in his Sermon on the Mount. He spoke in Aramaic. But today there are Bible translations in so many other languages, which carry his message around our world.
To consider something means to think carefully about it. And that was clearly Jesus' intention; he wanted his followers to do more than just look at the flowers. He wanted them to think carefully about what they were seeing when they looked.
"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow," he said; "they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these" (Matt. 6:28, 29). The magnificence of Solomon, who had been king of the Jewish people before Jesus' time, was proverbial. So for Jesus to indicate that the glory of the wildflowers was greater even than that of Solomon was no small thing.
Jesus, who would come to be known as the master Christian, was speaking to a select group of his followers - and to all generations. Today the complete Sermon on the Mount is found in the book of Matthew (see Chaps. 5-7). It is a timeless message. It tells truths directly applicable to all of us, wherever we may be.
I am sitting on a hillside in New Zealand now, thinking of those words of Jesus' and considering a small blue flower that's growing among the tussock grass. It is telling me that in order to fulfill our individual purpose in life, we don't have to hustle and bustle and push and strive to be the greatest, the biggest, and the best. That we are known by God, who created us. That our purpose is to express God's great love, goodness, and wisdom.
In this quiet place far from roads and beaten tracks, this one flower, by its very existence, is informing me that our expression of God is not dependent on the presence of an audience or the approval of friends, relatives, or employers. Wherever we are - on city streets, on high mountains, at sea, in the air - we are able to express the nature of God and express it well. This holds true whether or not anyone else is present.
We express the love of God by having a loving nature. We express the peace of God by being at peace within ourselves. And we express the joy of God in our lives by being happily aware of the unlimited goodness in God's universe.
Mary Baker Eddy, who discovered the Science underlying Jesus' teachings and healing works, wrote in her primary work on Christian Science: "If we look to the body for pleasure, we find pain; for Life, we find death; for Truth, we find error; for Spirit, we find its opposite, matter. Now reverse this action.
Key to the Scriptures," Pgs. 260-261).
This instruction, which describes the healing approach of Jesus, proved effective in my life at a time when I was seriously ill and not getting any better. I relied on prayer for healing. At a particularly low point, some flowers growing outdoors caught my attention. I thought of Jesus' advice to consider the lilies.
Flowers in quantity seemed too much for me to cope with. Nevertheless, I found that I could focus on one flower. So I did that. I considered the good and true qualities of one flower. Some of them are beauty, freshness, and innocence. These are spiritual qualities because they have God as their source. My sense of good increased. Progressively, I began to see more good around me - in the other flowers. In other people. And in myself. My health improved, and before long I was back to a normal state of physical well-being.
Science and Health states on its first page that "the time for thinkers has come" (Pg. vii). It goes on to explain how good thinking (spiritual understanding) and doing (obedience to moral and spiritual law) bring good results (healing). Practice proves Christian Science to be true. It's worth considering.


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Repetition and masked form priming within and between languages using word and nonword neighbors
Dijkstra, A.F.J.; Hilberink-Schulpen, B.J.H.; Heuven, W.J.B. van;
If access to the bilingual lexicon takes place in a language independent way, monolingual repetition and masked form, priming accounts should be directly applicable to bilinguals. We tested such an account (Grainger and Jacobs, 1999) and extended it to explain bilingual... View more
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Jewish World Review June 16, 2009 / 24 Sivan 5769
America's fatal attraction
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Excuse my mastery of the obvious, but I have to believe the greatest obstacle to America's return to policy sanity is the electorate's cultish adoration of Barack Obama.
If it weren't for this disturbing phenomenon — not to discount a healthy dose of blind partisanship — it is inconceivable that the majority of people would tolerate Obama's dismantling of America's free market system, his returning America to a pre-9/11 mindset against terrorists, his increasing usurpations of power, and his corrupt ties and practices, from the public funding of ACORN to the summary dismissal of the case against the Black Panthers to his firing of inspector general Gerald Walpin apparently for uncovering corruption by Obama's friends.
I don't quite understand how people, especially religious people, can place their trust for salvation in a fellow mortal, but history shows they do, and present-day America shows they are. From MSNBC's Chris Matthews' admitting Obama sends a thrill up his leg to audience members' fainting at his speeches to young girls' kissing his statue like brainless bookends, the trend continues unabated.
Even some not entranced by his supposed charisma are indirectly affected by it, evidenced by their unbounded willingness to give him the benefit of every doubt. They are impervious to his narcissism, indifferent to his megalomaniacal pursuit of power, ceaselessly forgiving of his childish scapegoating of the previous administration, and oblivious to his extremism.
The mainstream media are his biggest institutional enablers, drooling over his every utterance, irrespective of his many contradictions, his assaults on the Constitution and our liberties, and his spate of broken promises.
"So what?" you say. "The MSM are ends-justify-the-means liberals who believe exactly as he does. Of course they ignore his unprecedented expansions of government, his deceit in furtherance of accomplishing a radical liberal agenda of which they approve, his opportunistic breaches of promises, and his nose thumbing at the Constitution."
True, but there's more to it than that. The media's fixation with Obama transcends their shared ideology, and I'm not just referring to Evan Thomas' deification of Obama. Did you see the CNSNews.com interview of Chris Matthews (sorry to bring him up again)? I knew he was a Kool-Aid drinker, but this was embarrassing.
When the correspondent asked Matthews whether Obama still sends a thrill up his leg, he replied: "I have a feeling about my country. When he talked about it, I was inspired."
Then came the scary part. Asked whether the press should give Obama more scrutiny, he said: "I think we have to question the numbers … the amount of money that's been printed and the size of the deficits and the addition to the debt, and that's pretty scary. These are huge numbers. We're going to have a debt by the end of the first term that's equal to our entire economy. Think about that. That has to be paid off … (with) tremendous costs to the taxpayer. … It's scary."
The long quote is helpful to illustrate that Matthews fully appreciates — intellectually — the danger to America's solvency that Obama's policies represent. Despite that, he added this non sequitur: "I love my country, and he talks about my country … in a way that inspires me, and he thrilled me. I'm very proud of that. … I mean it. … I hope it continues."
So Matthews is scared that Obama is spending the country he says he loves into bankruptcy but hopes he keeps talking in a way that inspires him. Can this be explained rationally?
Of course not. But that's the point. Cultish attraction destroys logic, reason and sound judgment.
Nor can rational thought explain the serial applauses from Obama's American Medical Association audience as he told them he is going to place the square peg of socialized medicine into the round hole of improving quality and decreasing costs — all without diminishing patient choice or physician authority.
Then consider the American Jewish community, which still overwhelmingly supports Obama despite his egregious displays of disrespect toward Israel, its history, its moral position and its fundamental right to national defense. And there are large segments of the Christian community — Catholic and evangelical — that either lie to themselves about Obama's depraved, militant position in supporting even partial-birth abortion or compartmentalize it into artificial irrelevance.
And how about rank-and-file Democrats who consider themselves fiscally conservative? Partisan loyalties notwithstanding, how can they sit by idly as they watch Obama's spending horror show unfold? How can they delude themselves into believing this obscene and insane spending — guaranteed to financially, and maybe politically, enslave our children — can ever be justified?
At some point, the spell will dissipate. The question is whether that will happen in time to prevent irreversible damage to this nation.


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Umarsara es una ciudad censal situada en el distrito de Yavatmal en el estado de Maharashtra (India). Su población es de 21752 habitantes (2011). Se encuentra a 1 km de Yavatmal y a 146 km de Nagpur.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2011 la población de Umarsara era de 21752 habitantes, de los cuales 11138 eran hombres y 10614 eran mujeres. Umarsara tiene una tasa media de alfabetización del 94,93%, superior a la media estatal del 82,34%: la alfabetización masculina es del 97,46%, y la alfabetización femenina del 92,31%.

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Picking the ball up 25 yards from goal after a free kick was worked to the edge of the box, Hector cut inside his man with his left foot, and then smacked home right-footed with absolute venom to send the Pittodrie crowd into raptures.
Dons boss Derek McInnes said with a smile after the game, "That wasn't in the scouting report when we looked at it!
"It was a great strike, and it's good to see players chipping in from all over the pitch."
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The 21-year-old is gaining great experience with the Dons, and it was in fact his first start in a month, having been on the bench for two games before not making the 18 against Motherwell last weekend.
He tweeted after the game, "Thanks for the comments, it's been crazy week, football can be a funny game but happy with my goal, assist and clean sheet. Fans were on fire!"
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Craigie P: @EASPORTSFIFA Michael Hector from Aberdeen should get an inform this week! A goal, an assist and a clean sheet from at Centre back!
Go here to watch his goal on YouTube.


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package ghidra.program.database.module;

import java.io.IOException;

import db.*;
import ghidra.util.exception.AssertException;
import ghidra.util.exception.VersionException;

class FragmentDBAdapterV0 extends FragmentDBAdapter {

	static final int V0_VERSION = 0;

	static final int V0_FRAGMENT_NAME_COL = 0;
	static final int V0_FRAGMENT_COMMENTS_COL = 1;

	static final Schema V0_FRAGMENT_SCHEMA =
		new Schema(V0_VERSION, "Key", new Field[] { StringField.INSTANCE, StringField.INSTANCE },
			new String[] { "Name", "Comments" });

	private Table fragmentTable;

	/**
	 * Gets a version 0 adapter for the program tree fragment database table.
	 * @param handle handle to the database containing the table.
	 * @param create true if this constructor should create the table.
	 * @param treeID associated program tree ID
	 * @throws VersionException if the the table's version does not match the expected version
	 * for this adapter.
	 * @throws IOException if database IO error occurs
	 */
	public FragmentDBAdapterV0(DBHandle handle, boolean create, long treeID)
			throws VersionException, IOException {

		String tableName = getTableName(treeID);

		if (create) {
			fragmentTable = handle.createTable(tableName, V0_FRAGMENT_SCHEMA,
				new int[] { V0_FRAGMENT_NAME_COL });
		}
		else {
			fragmentTable = handle.getTable(tableName);
			if (fragmentTable == null) {
				throw new VersionException("Missing Table: " + tableName);
			}
			int version = fragmentTable.getSchema().getVersion();
			if (version != V0_VERSION) {
				throw new VersionException(VersionException.NEWER_VERSION, false);
			}
		}
	}

	@Override
	public DBRecord createFragmentRecord(long parentFragmentID, String name) throws IOException {
		long key = fragmentTable.getKey();
		if (key == 0) {
			key = 1;
		}
		DBRecord record = V0_FRAGMENT_SCHEMA.createRecord(key);
		record.setString(V0_FRAGMENT_NAME_COL, name);
		fragmentTable.putRecord(record);
		return record;
	}

	@Override
	DBRecord getFragmentRecord(long key) throws IOException {
		return fragmentTable.getRecord(key);
	}

	@Override
	DBRecord getFragmentRecord(String name) throws IOException {
		Field[] keys = fragmentTable.findRecords(new StringField(name), V0_FRAGMENT_NAME_COL);
		if (keys.length == 0) {
			return null;
		}
		if (keys.length > 1) {
			throw new AssertException("Found " + keys.length + " fragments named " + name);
		}
		return fragmentTable.getRecord(keys[0]);
	}

	@Override
	void updateFragmentRecord(DBRecord record) throws IOException {
		fragmentTable.putRecord(record);
	}

	@Override
	boolean removeFragmentRecord(long childID) throws IOException {
		return fragmentTable.deleteRecord(childID);
	}
}

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Location of Doboj East within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Doboj East (Doboj Istok/Добој Исток) is a town and municipality located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was created after the Dayton peace agreement in 1998 by seceding from the municipality of Doboj.
It consists of the local communities of Lukavica Rijeka, Stanić Rijeka, Klokotnica, Velika Brijesnica and Mala Brijesnica.
Doboj East is situated between the municipalities of Gračanica and Doboj, on the left side of the Spreča river, in the Spreča valley, surrounded by the Trebava mountain. It is mainly a rural municipality, densely populated and has a high birth rate.
The area of present-day Doboj East was populated since the Middle Ages, and according to some written documents the first time Brijesnica Mala and Klokotnica were mentioned is in 1528. and Lukavica Rijeka and Stanić Rijeka in 1533.
The main industries in Doboj East are agriculture, textile industry and food industry.
Most tourists come to Doboj East for hunting, fishing and adventure tourism.
This page was last edited on 30 December 2018, at 03:16 (UTC).


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Die Bahnstrecke Lelle–Pärnu ist eine estnische Bahnstrecke. Sie hat die russische Spurbreite von 1520 mm und ist nicht elektrifiziert. Eigentümer der Strecke ist Eesti Raudtee und Betreiber der Strecke ist Edelaraudtee.

Geschichte

Pärnu erhielt seinen ersten Bahnanschluss 1896, als eine Schmalspurstrecke in 750 mm Spurweite zwischen Valga und Pärnu eröffnet wurde. Nach der estnischen Unabhängigkeit 1918 entsprach diese Anbindung nicht mehr den Verkehrsbedürfnissen, da sie für die Verbindung von Pärnu zur Hauptstadt Tallinn einen erheblichen Umweg bedeutete. Im Anschluss an die bereits 1901 eröffnete in 750 mm Spurweite ausgeführte Strecke Tallinn–Lelle–Viljandi eröffnete die Eesti Raudtee daher 1928 die Strecke von Lelle nach Pärnu. Statt früher 16 Stunden benötigten die Züge zwischen Tallinn und Pärnu nur noch sechs Stunden.

Von 1959 bis 1974 wurde das estnische 750-mm-Netz schrittweise durch den damaligen Betreiber, die Sowjetische Staatsbahn SŽD, eingestellt oder auf die russische Breitspur von 1520 mm umgespurt. Zu den umgespurten Strecken gehörte die Strecke von Lelle nach Pärnu. 1971 wurde die umgespurte Strecke in Betrieb genommen, 1976 erfolgte eine kurze Verlängerung durch eine Neubaustrecke zum heutigen Personenbahnhof.

Betrieb in den 2010er-Jahren
Zuletzt verkehrten pro Tag und Richtung nur zwei Züge von Lelle nach Pärnu. Je ein Zugpaar verkehrte am Morgen, das andere am Abend. In Lelle bestand zeitnaher Anschluss an Züge in/aus Richtung Tallinn. Die Fahrzeit von Tallinn nach Pärnu betrug etwa 2 h 15 min, je nach vorgesehener Umsteigezeit in Lelle. Somit wurde Tallinn aus Pärnu rund 30 min. schneller erreichte als zu Edelaraudtee-Zeiten (Stand August 2014).

Allerdings konnten aus Richtung Pärnu nicht mehr alle Bahnhöfe zwischen Lelle und Tallinn sinnvoll erreicht werden, da die Züge in Richtung Tallinn, an die Anschluss in Lelle bestand, nicht an allen Bahnhöfen halten. Dies ließ sich gemäß Fahrplan nur durch sehr lange Umsteigezeiten umgehen. 2014 kam es zuweilen vor, dass in Lelle die Züge aus Richtung Viljandi schon so voll waren, dass Fahrgäste zurückbleiben mussten.

Betriebseinstellung
Ab dem 9. Dezember 2018 wurde der Personenverkehr auf der Strecke vorläufig eingestellt und soll erst mit der Fertigstellung der Rail Baltica wieder aufgenommen werden. In der Zwischenzeit müssen Reisende in Rapla oder Lelle auf Busse umsteigen.

Der Staat hat beschlossen, kein Geld mehr in die Instandhaltung der Strecke Tallinn–Pärnu zu investieren. Nach Aussagen des Betreibers Edelaraudtee aus dem Jahr 2017 hätten 17 Millionen Euro investiert werden müssen, um die Zugverbindung zwischen den beiden Städten aufrechtzuerhalten, wobei die mögliche Höchstgeschwindigkeit auf der Strecke dann noch immer nicht mehr als 80 km/h betragen hätte.

Trotz des Ausfalls der Zugverbindung verbessert sich das Angebot für die Reisenden, die nach der Stilllegung drei Busverbindungen täglich gegenüber zwei Verbindungen mit dem Zug angeboten bekommen. Der Morgenbus fährt früher ab, so dass die Reisenden früher in Tallinn sein können. Weitere Verbesserungen ergeben sich in Tori und in Sindi, wo der Bus Haltestellen in den Orten anfährt. Fahrgäste, die aus der Stadt Vändra in beide Richtungen reisten, mussten früher in den nahegelegenen Stationen in Viluvere oder Eidapere in den Zug einsteigen. Jetzt hält der Bus am Busbahnhof mitten in der Stadt. Gleiches gilt für Tootsi, wo sich der Bahnhof zwei Kilometer vom Dorf entfernt befindet.

Die Strecke der Rail Baltica soll voraussichtlich bis 2025 fertiggestellt sein und 2026 ihren Betrieb aufnehmen.

Literatur
 Herman Gjisbert Hesselink, Norbert Tempel: Eisenbahnen im Baltikum. Verlag Lok-Report, Münster 1996, ISBN 3-921980-51-8

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Bahnstrecke in Estland
Spurweite 750 mm
Spurweite 1435 mm
Kreis Rapla
Kreis Pärnu


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If you have $10,000 and you want a high energy speaker and band the agent can take those numbers as give you a set of options that might work for you that you had never even considered. Now the hard work of matching the line item budget is in their court and all you have to do is sit back and decide on the best option for your event.
3. Bid things you know nothing about.
How much do you know about pyrotechnics? What about marching bands? In the events business, we run across a lot of unique vendors that we don't always work with on a day to day, or even year to year basis. You may have no idea how their pricing structure works, or if there are special consideration that you need to account for to make their job possible. In this situation, I would bid as much as possible. What you are trying to gain here isn't the best price, its information about the service you want to procure. Price is a small fraction of that information. Get on the phone and ask questions about the vendor, how do they do their work, what do they need, how much they cost. If they ask you for a budget, you can honestly tell them you have no idea what a decent price would be because you are unaware of the price ranges in their industry.
This allows them the opportunity to really open up about when they do. Don't be afraid to shoot for the stars. When we bid out our website I did so because I hadn't built a website in 10 years. HTML coding and web building didn't need to account for mobile or tablet use when I built my first website and I was painfully unaware of what was happening in the industry. Yet, I was getting emails every day about SEO this and optimization that. I knew I needed to do something.
So I called around to places I thought would be on my budget and then I went online and looked up who did the websites that would be laughably out of my budget. But I wanted to know, what did the crème de la crème of websites cost, and what would I get for that money.
Being upfront and honest with the folks I was talking to helped. I'm not here to waste anyones time, and I'm looking for free information, so being concise with my questions really helped. In the end I knew I was never going to be able to afford to spend Coke money on our site. But knowing what that money buys helped me to compare the vendors we were seriously looking at to see who came closer to that level of service in the budget we had.
Bidding is a game. The bidder is going to hide information from the vendor in an effort to get the best possible price they can. They then make a decision based on information that may or may not be related to the price and let the winner know and leave the losers hanging.
Instead of playing coy with the price, try being open and honest about what you want, how much money you have to spend, how much money you would like to spend.
Maybe you have $10,000 but only really want to spend $8,000 to account for additional costs elsewhere and need $12,000 worth of product to bring your vision to life. By letting a select and trusted group of vendors know that information you may be surprised by the information you get back. You will save yourself time by not having to go through each bid with a fine tooth comb.
So does bidding work? As with any tool it depends on how you use it.


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Q: Open a ppt file from excel, loop through the presentation, and make separate presentations based on textbox value I have several ppt files I need to spilt into smaller files.
I am opening the ppt files from excel
Each file has a customer textbox. At each change in the customer textbox I'd like make ppt files based on the customer. Here's what I have so far I'm unsure about the lines that add the files to the new presentation. Any help is greatly appreciated
Sub differentpptfiles()

Dim pptApp As PowerPoint.Application
Set pptApp = New PowerPoint.Application

Dim pptPres As PowerPoint.Presentation
Set pptPres = pptApp.Presentations.Open("myfile.pptx")

Dim slide As PowerPoint.slide
Dim currentValue As String

For Each slide In pptPres.Slides
' Check the value of the text box
Dim textBoxValue As String
textBoxValue = slide.Shapes("Customer").TextFrame.TextRange.Text

' If the value of the text box has changed, create a new presentation
If textBoxValue <> currentValue Then
    ' Create a new PowerPoint presentation
    Dim newPres As PowerPoint.Presentation
    Set newPres = pptApp.Presentations.Add

    ' Add the slide to the new presentation
   ' newPres.Slides.AddSlide 1, ppLayoutTitle
' not sure what should go here

    ' Save the new presentation with a unique name
    newPres.SaveAs "C:\Users\name\Desktop\PowerPoint Loop\My Presentation " & currentValue & ".pptx"

    ' Close the new presentation
    newPres.Close

    ' Update the current value of the text box
    currentValue = textBoxValue
End If
Next slide

End Sub

Ive tried the posted code. I think where I need help is below the line
    ' Add the slide to the new presentation

A: First copy the range Slides.range you need to put in the new presentation to the clipboard like
pptPress.slides.range().copy

Then you paste it into the slides collection of the new presentation
newPress.slides.paste

Slides.paste


Our company is one of the largest wheelbarrow and tool cart manufacturing bases in the world, producing and exporting products to over 80 countries. We produce great quality and innovative products, and due to our volumes we offer competitive prices globally.
With over 16 year's experience in global hardware manufacturing, we have recently expanded and launched our direct business throughout Oceania under the brand Tilbury HT. Our global manufacturing parent has worked for many years with blue-chip brands around the world, supplying quality, price competitive products. Our range includes Wheelbarrows, Concrete Mixers, Hand Trucks, Platform Trolleys, Garden Carts, Shelving, Wheels and a range of specialist products.


Missing teeth is more than a problem when it comes to our appearance or when it comes to chewing our food properly. It's a serious health concern, and that's why the work of a periodontal and dental implant center in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills can literally be a lifesaver. Dr. Peiman Soleymani of Beverly Hills Periodontics & Dental Implant Center wants the public to be aware that missing teeth can be associated with some very serious systemic health issues, including bone loss, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.
While dentures and bridgework are preferable to leaving missing teeth alone, and are helpful in a number of ways, only dental implants actually prevent systemic issues, including bone less which can lead to more lost teeth. To most patients, the most attractive aspects of obtaining dental implants in Los Angeles and elsewhere is that they look, feel, and function in pretty much exactly the same way as natural teeth. Fortunately, the body also treats them the same way, leading to a number of important benefits. Dr. Soleymani and his team have performed countless dental implant procedures on patients, who consistently report being delighted with the appearance and performance of their new teeth.
Of course, gum disease often precedes tooth loss, and one of the best ways to avoid losing teeth in the first place is to work with a Beverly Hills and Los Angeles periodontist who can treat such issues as gingivitis before they become severe. Dr. Soleymani has helped countless patients to restore the health of their teeth and gums and he is ready to help you. Whether you need to replace missing teeth or are concerned about your oral health, the best thing to do is to contact us today and schedule an appointment.


SPONSORED STORY - Registrations are now open for the 25th National Conference on Incontinence, to be held at Adelaide Convention Centre, in Adelaide from 9-12 November 2016.
As the premier event for health professionals involved in promoting and managing incontinence, this year's scientific program covers a wide range of topics and health sectors impacted by continence.
Ian Milsom, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Chairman of the Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Sweden. This position is combined with the position of consultant gynaecologist at Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
Alexander von Gontard, a child psychiatrist and paediatrician, and director of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany. He is chairman for Child Psychiatry at Saarland University and has researched and published extensively on enuresis, urinary and faecal incontinence in children.
Elizabeth Mueller Professor, Division and Fellowship Director, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Departments of Urology and Obstetrics/Gynecology, Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. She has a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Certificate in BioMedical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She was one of the first urologists to be trained in the accredited American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology/American Board of Urology joint fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.
Katherine Moore is a Professor Emerita in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta Canada and a Visiting Professor Faculty of Health Sciences Continence and Skin Health Technology Unit, University of Southampton UK. Her clinical expertise is in urology. Until recently she held an Adjunct appointment with the Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and worked in advanced practice in outpatient urology and geriatric incontinence clinics.
Rebekah Das is a physiotherapist from Australia currently practicing in India in the field of continence and pelvic floor rehabilitation. Rebekah has taught in postgraduate and undergraduate physiotherapy programs at the University of South Australia since 2001 and continues in an active research role as an Adjunct at the University of South Australia. She also serves as a physiotherapy committee member for the International Continence Society (ICS).
The multidisciplinary program, makes the conference a must for all clinicians working in a variety of specialities and areas of health care, as well as companies seeking to showcase their products and services.
Each year the Continence Foundation of Australia offers scholarships to registered nurses and physiotherapists working in continence care in rural and remote areas of Australia to attend the conference.
Find out more about the 2016 National Conference on Incontinence and how to register.


A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve paperless enrollment and efficiency for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs, and for other purposes.
Paperless Enrollment for School Meals Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) to receive special assistance payments for free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs that are based not on applications for such meals, but on estimates of the number of children eligible for such meals. Requires such estimates to be derived from recent data, such as survey, welfare, or tax data. Permits schools and LEAs from high poverty areas to receive special assistance payments for free or reduced price meals that are not based on applications, if they directly certify a specified minimum percentage of their students as eligible for free meals due to such students' eligibility for certain other public assistance. Reimburses such schools and LEAs pursuant to a formula that factors in the percentage of students directly certified as eligible for free meals. Requires schools and LEAs reimbursed on the basis of estimates or certifications to provide free meals to all their students under the school lunch and breakfast programs and cover, from nonfederal sources, the costs of serving such meals that exceed the assistance received under such programs.


Now turn off the flame and cover the pot with a small plate to keep warm.Let it rest for around 3 minutes to let the grounds settle to the bottom. Then pour and enjoy. Be sure not to pour the coffee at the bottom of the pot as you will be serving the grounds.
This video will give step by step instructions on how to make Turkish coffee.


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Q: eclIpse 3.7 disable DTD validation (validation *of DTDs*) I have some DTD's checked into my tree that use entities. All of them get endless red (x) marks for 'DTD problem' from Eclipse indigo. I can filter them out of the problems view, but I can't see a way to get rid of the red (x) marks from the package explorer?

A: Turn off the DTD Validation from the Validation preference page (or Validation property page on the project), make sure a build is done, then remove any leftover messages from the Problems view.
Of course, you've made sure that those aren't real errors?


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Careers in Music: Various Ways to Rock (And Get Paid)
January 29, 2014 by Matthew Johnson
Whether you're a musician or a technician, a booker or an agent, a producer, an engineer or a critic, there are countless opportunities to work in the music industry available to anyone with the drive and desire as well as a little luck. If a job doesn't exist, you could probably even make one up and find someone somewhere that will be willing to pay you, as long as you have something original and worthwhile to offer. The following jobs are already established and highly desired positions that are in their own ways integral to the production, performance, criticism and use of music. Whatever your interest in the music industry may be, there's probably a career out there waiting for you.
These are the people we most likely to think of when we think of music as a profession. It is very difficult to break into any music job, but breaking in as a performer, then succeeding in one of these high-profile areas is incredibly tough.
Band Member – This is probably what most people think of when they hear "music career". It's probably the most difficult career to succeed at but potentially the most lucrative. Folks in bands may never make a penny in their lives but do it because they are passionate. While potentially glamorous, a working musician must travel quite often and depending on the type of music they play, the performance venues may leave a bit to be desired. Some musicians are highly trained, others can barely play and with the continuing popularity of recording software, almost anyone can call themselves a "musician" these days. Whatever your experience or ability, this is the easiest part of the business to break into, but the most difficult to succeed at.
Session Musician – These are musicians and vocalists for hire. They may be called upon to play a live concert or on a recording session if an artist has no backing band at the time or are in need of a specific instrument to be played. These versatile musicians are usually employed by recording studios and brought in to play when needed, then move to the next job.
Orchestral Performer – A classically trained performer may may hired to play in a city's symphony orchestra. These highly technical players have a steady yet demanding job and get to tour the country and the world, in addition to dressing fancy every night. This is a highly competitive position but one that comes with great privilege and respect. A downfall of playing in the symphony is that highly talented players, the best in the world, in fact, may be overshadowed by other players or the overall ensemble.
Arranger – The primary role of an arranger is to, of course, arrange a piece of music based on the needs or requirements of a performer, a group of performers, a conductor, producer or music director. They make sure that every aspect of a music piece is well harmonized, from the instruments down to the tempo. The music that an arranger works on may either be an original or an already existing music piece. They also should be able to play several instruments, have a good grasp of music theory, be able to read and write music as well as be original and able to collaborate readily.
These folks may either be responsible for your favorite (or at least most hummable) song, or, in the case of being a critic, making these songwriters develop a complex about their writing. These folks may not be in the spotlight but they are important parts of the machine that is the music business.
Music Critic/Journalist – Often derided by musicians because of the sometimes negative things critic say about them, this job is very desirable in the music industry. These guys write about music in all forms: concert reviews, album reviews and artist interviews among others. It's important that a music writer's personal opinion not get in the way of writing an objective and fair piece. Some music writers are hired by actual publications or may work freelance, on a concert-to-concert basis.
Songwriter – These guys come up with the lyrics and/or melody of a song and may collaborate with one or several other songwriters to do the job. Their job is to not only come up with a song but to have it be successful. Once they have written and demoed a song, a songwriter may contact music publishers, bands, producers, labels or managers to get their song heard and hopefully recorded. If anyone is interested in buying the song, the writer may sell it outright or sell the rights to it. Most songwriters don't get much recognition after selling their song.
Jingle Writer – These writers provide short and catchy melodies and lyrics for television and radio. This is one music related profession that exists outside the music business. The jingle writer usually works for an advertising agency and must be able to quickly whip up a snappy tune, in addition to being a proficient musician and arranger.
These behind-the-scenes wizards take the music from their embryonic stages to the listeners ears. Whether they provide the instrument that made the song or turned the knobs to make that song special, these highly-trained professionals are some of the unsung heroes in the music industry.
Record Producer – Another high-profile and much sought-after job, the record producer is responsible for an album getting made, which means a lot of things. They help find songs for the artist to record, they locate a studio to record in and book time there, they work with the engineer and arranger and they find backing musicians. Once the recording begins, the producer acts as a liaison between band and engineer as well as injecting their own opinion and expertise as to how certain songs should sound.
Recording Engineer – The person holding this technical position is responsible for manning the soundboard and the other electrical equipment used in a recording studio. The recording engineer is responsible for achieving a specific sound desired by an artist and will tweak the recordings according to what is desired.
Instrument Making/Repair – Another unsung hero is the instrument maker and repair person. Some of these names evoke romantic thoughts of music and its history in addition to changing the face of music: Stradivarius, Fender, Moog. Without these people, musicians might still be beating on hide skin drums. While not explicitly members of the music industry, they are absolutely integral to its survival and held in high esteem by those with more run-of-the-mill music jobs.
Representation and Promotion
The business side of the music industry may not be as glamorous as the other aspects, but without these people, there would be no concerts or recordings (or at least they would take longer to put together). Sometimes seen simply as "suits" and viewed as money grubbing and unethical by some artists, these folks are integral to the "business" part of the music business.
Concert Promoter – The main duty of a concert promoter is to put together concerts. This can mean finding the funds to finance a concert (including their own), planning the logistics and financial details of a show, securing talent as well as a venue and promote the concert.
A & R – The artist and repertoire coordinator works for a record label and is responsible for finding and acquiring new talent to be signed by a music label. A & R guys used to scour local concerts for the next big thing, and while that's still the backbone of this position, the Internet has increased the avenues from which an A & R person can find new talent. This person may also headhunt bands and artists, luring them from other labels as well as finding songs for their artists to record.
Tour Manager – This person solves all of a band's problems that may pop up while on tour. He or she must make sure that all the equipment and people show up on time no matter what. A good tour manager may need to fill a lot of shoes: musician, security, publicist, photographer, lighting engineer. They also collect any money the band earns and keep track of any records.
Talent Manager – This person (or company) is responsible for the day-to-day business affairs of a band or performer and guides their professional career within the music and entertainment industries. They help the artist with bookings, promotion, business deals, recording contracts, etc. The duties of a manager may overlap with those of a press agent, promoter, booking agent, business manager, tour manager and sometimes even a personal assistant. Anything that may bring a wider audience to the performers as well as keep them in the audiences' good graces the manager is responsible for.
The music industry isn't all about performing and business. The following careers are more about teaching, preserving and helping. Besides the actual performers, it could be argued that the people with these jobs are the most important to society as a whole and do the most good.
Music Therapist – These folks work in conjunction with nurses, doctors, teachers, psychologists, physical therapists, etc. to restore a patient's health by using music as therapy for people with physical, mental or emotional disabilities or illnesses. The music therapist helps patients by planning musical activities for groups or individuals or teaching disabled people how to play an instrument. Music therapists are also responsible for selecting pieces to be used as background music in certain rooms in a facility to evoke a reaction.
Ethno-musicologist – This person researches music, musicians, instruments and music producing processes. They look deeply into different cultures and their music-making practices and capabilities. The ethno-musicologist involves themselves in the culture, doing the best they can to get a feel for beliefs and customs as well as the role of music.
Music Educator – This may refer to countless numbers of jobs that help develop musical skills, acquire knowledge and teach appreciation. They may work at any number of levels. In academia they may work in elementary and high school, college, graduate school, and outside of an educational setting, may find work in music stores, as conductors or any other medium that uses music in an educational role.
Even though independent radio is dying and terrestrial radio is being taken over by satellite there are still positions that will be necessary to operate the radio format. Until the robots completely take over, these people will be necessary in providing listeners a distinctly "radio" experience.
Music Director – The main responsibility of a music director is to select the music that will be played at a radio station. They usually begin their career as a disc jockey (DJ) and may even maintain an on-air presence once they are promoted to this position. Other responsibilities of the music director include dealing with marketing and promotional issues, screening music to be played and training DJs. These guys answer to the program director.
Program Director – The PD, along with the music director, help choose what music is played on the station as well as scheduling programming, performing on-air, hiring and firing talent and keeping the ratings of the station as high as possible. Many stations across the country are popping up that have no format and electronically program almost any type of song under the sun, thus rendering this position obsolete in some places.
Disc Jockey – The DJ is the person most associated with radio programming. They are the on-air personalities who introduce songs, do the news, take calls, etc. and must possess a likable and unique personality that listeners can enjoy and identify with. Successful DJs usually become minor celebrities, keeping a high public profile. Unfortunately, some radio stations have gone with an automatic DJ that simply mentions the station name and the song title and artist.
If you're considering a career in music, hopefully we could help you narrow the choices down a bit. As you can see, there are many avenues for a person interested in the music business to consider. They run the gamut from performer to non performer and from highly technical to no training necessary. These obviously are not all the jobs available to someone interested in this line of work but they are some of the more popular and well-established ones around. And remember, if you truly have something worthwhile and original to offer, it's not completely unheard of to blaze your own trail and forge a new career. Good luck out there!
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Criminal Conviction Disclosure
The university understands that accessing education is key to enabling people with criminal records put the past mistakes behind them, so they can become positive members of society; and so we welcome applications from ex-offenders.
Having a criminal conviction will not necessarily prevent an applicant being successful in securing a place at the university although there may be requirements for some courses and careers – this is highlighted as part of our online course information. Suitable applicants would not be refused a place at the university because of offences which are not relevant and do not make them a risk to staff or other students.
Details of the lawful justification for processing this data can be found in the Student Information Policy Zone
When Should I Declare?
For courses that are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974):
If you are applying for a course that is 'exempt' from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and requires a placement, the university will require applicants (for 'exempt' courses, only) to complete a confidential declaration in relation to any convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings that are not 'protected' (i.e. eligible for filtering) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended 2013). A criminal record check will also be made with the Disclosure and Barring Service for any course that involves a placement in an establishment frequented mainly by children or vulnerable adults.
Courses within the following subject areas are classed as 'exempt' and therefore require declaration as above:
All Teacher Training and Initial Teacher Education
Adult Nursing
Sport Rehabilitation
Sports Development and Coaching
Sports Science and Coaching
Physician Associate
Applicants should note that for some courses where a placement is optional then a DBS check will be required prior to commencement.
Further advice and guidance on whether your cautions and convictions are eligible for filtering can be found on the Nacro website by clicking here. Alternatively, you can contact Nacro Resettlement Advice Service on tel: 0300 123 199, or by email at helpline@nacro.org.uk.
For all other courses:
It is a requirement to declare any convictions that are considered relevant and 'unspent' under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, as a condition of your application to the university; however, you are not required to declare any 'spent' convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings for the vast majority of courses available at the university. For further confidential advice on whether your convictions are 'unspent', please contact Nacro Resettlement Advice Service on tel: 0300 123 199, or by email at helpline@nacro.org.uk or visit the Nacro website at www.nacro.org.uk
Applicants whose circumstances change in the period between application and enrolment must declare such changes to the Admissions Team prior to enrolment so that these can be taken into consideration.
In the first instance only FORM A – Initial Disclosure Form should be completed and returned to ccr@bolton.ac.uk
What Is A Relevant Offence?
Offences against the person, whether of a violent or sexual nature;
Offences involving the unlawful supply or use of controlled drugs or substances;
If the course involves regular contact with children or vulnerable adults, the university would consider it a high risk to enrol anyone who has been convicted at any time of any the following offences: murder; manslaughter; rape; other serious sexual offences; grievous bodily harm or other serious acts of violence; serious class A drug related offences; robbery; burglary; theft; deception or fraud.
What Happens Once I Have Declared A Conviction?
In the event that relevant information (whether in relation to previous convictions or otherwise) is declared by an applicant during the application process or obtained through the DBS check, the university will carry out a risk assessment in accordance with the Student Admissions Policy which can be found in the Student Policy Zone
It will consider the following (non‐exhaustive) factors before reaching a decision on whether to permit the applicant to commence study:
whether the conviction or other matter revealed is relevant to the or course in question;
the nature and seriousness of any offence or other matter revealed;
the length of time since the offence or other matter occurred;
whether the applicant has a pattern of behaviour or other relevant matters;
whether the applicant's circumstances have changed since the offending behaviour and whether there have been efforts made not to reoffend; and
the circumstances surrounding the offence and the explanation(s) offered by the applicant.
Where these factors present a conflict to the university's duty of care and associated fiduciary duties, the university reserves the right not to make an offer to study (or to withdraw an offer to study made in advance of a criminal conviction declaration and not disclosed prior to enrolment) where it considers it has lawful basis to do so.
The Risk Assessment Process
It is important that suitable applicants are not refused a place the university because of offences which are not relevant and do not make them a risk to staff, students or the wider community. The process therefore includes an initial assessment by the Director of Student Recruitment and Admissions including checking whether a conviction is spent, relevant, exempt or filtered before moving to a three stage Risk Assessment process as follows:
Stage 1 includes completion of a Hazard Matrix which is reviewed by the Director of Student Recruitment and Admissions, the Safeguarding Champion in Student Recruitment and Admissions, the relevant Head of School and any potential placement provider.
This may recommend approval to proceed or move to Stage 2.
Stage 2 includes asking the applicant for a Disclosure Statement which includes contextual information and requests for further information from 3rd party organisations involved in the applicants' rehabilitation.
This information will be reviewed by the same panel as in Stage 1. This may recommend approval to proceed or move to Stage 3.
Stage 3 includes a full risk assessment carried out by the university Counsellor which would include interviewing the applicant. During this stage the documentation must be reviewed by the original review panel in Stage 1 and the Registrar, PVC (Academic) and Head of Student Services.This may recommend approval to proceed or recommend that the application is rejected on grounds of high risk.
Appeal – an applicant may appeal the decision via the Complaints and Appeals Process for Applicants, the final stage of which includes a review by an external appeal officer nominated by the Vice Chancellor.
Disclosure Forms
For information and transparency you may review all forms and process documents used by the university in carrying out a Risk Assessment.
In the first instance only A – Initial Disclosure Form should be completed and returned to ccr@bolton.ac.uk
Form A Initial Disclosure Form
Form B Risk Assessment Hazard Form
Form C Applicant Disclosure Statement
Form D Risk Assessment Interview Record
Form E Outcome of Risk Assessment
Form F Appendix 1 Example Interview Questions
Form G Panel Decision
Further Advice And Guidance
For further confidential advice on when to declare, whether your convictions are 'unspent' and how to complete a Disclosure Statement please contact Nacro Resettlement Advice Service on tel: 0300 123 199, or by email at helpline@nacro.org.uk or visit the Nacro website at www.nacro.org.uk
If you need any advice on the university's process please contact ccr@bolton.ac.uk or telephone 01204 903394


A measles outbreak along the lines of what has hit southern Washington could conceivably develop in B.C.
Today, Vancouver Coastal Health reported that a third measles case has been diagnosed in Vancouver.
"Potentially affected people have been notified," the health authority stated over Twitter. "The person who 1st developed measles acquired it while traveling outside of North America.
"The cases are not related to outbreaks in the US or Europe."
Meanwhile, CBC News has reported that Vancouver Coastal Health has confirmed "multiple cases of measles at two French schools in the city of Vancouver".
As of this writing, there's no mention of the connection of the measles to these schools on the health authority's website, Twitter, or Facebook accounts.
The cases were reportedly found among people at École Secondaire Jules-Verne (5445 Baillie Street) and École Anne-Hébert (7501 Killarney Road).
According to Vancouver Coastal health, measles is highly infectious, spreading through the air whenever an infected person coughs or sneezes.
"This virus can survive in closed areas (e.g. a bathroom) for up to two hours after an infected person with measles was there," the health authority states on its website. "So people who are in the same air space during this two hour period can become infected. It can also be spread through sharing food, drinks or cigarettes or kissing a person with measles"
It often appears as a rash on the face that spreads to the chest. In some instances, it can lead to brain damage and even death.
There have been 54 reported cases of the measles in Washington this year, with 53 of those occurring in Clark County along the border with Oregon.
There have also been four cases of measles in Oregon.
Late Friday (February 15), Vancouver Coastal Health revealed that there have been eight confirmed cases of measles in Vancouver this week.
One of the individuals visited the BC Children's Hospital Emergency Department while they were infectious. Those who were at the emergency department on the dates and times below could have been exposed.
1. January 21: 10 a.m. to 6:10 p.m.
2. January 23: 4:45 p.m. to 11:10 p.m.
3. January 24: 8:13 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.
4. February 1: 2:05 p.m. to 6:55 p.m.
"Most people in B.C. are immune to measles," Vancouver Coastal Health stated. "However, if you were at the emergency department during these times and do develop symptoms of measles, please contact your family doctor, or doctor at a walk-in clinic."


[Updated] "Good Morning America" reporter Claire Shipman on Friday worried that Al Gore's occasional kind word about John McCain might result in the election of the Republican. Interviewing the former vice president about his new energy proposals, the ABC correspondent fretted, "...And some Democratic eyebrows have been raised at your praise of John McCain. Democrats worried that maybe you're, you're going to help him get elected."
Shipman simply fawned over the Democratic politician and cooed, "Many people are also talking about the fact that you would make an incredibly effective environmental czar either for Barack Obama or John McCain. Is that the sort of job that would interest you?"
The MRC's Brent Baker covered the similarly fawning coverage on the July 17 newscasts of CBS and NBC.
Gore also appeared in the 7am hour of NBC's "Today" show. In contrast, reporter Anne Thompson actually asked Al Gore some tougher questions, such as the logical query, how does he plan on accomplishing his energy goals?
THOMPSON: I asked Gore if in watching Obama and McCain he feels a little bit like retired Packers' quarterback Brett Favre. Does he regret not running again, not getting in the game? He said, no. There are thing he misses about politics and things that he doesn't, but says his job now is to change people's minds about the climate crisis, Ann?


Subcellular Localization of Tobacco Salicylic Acid Binding Protein 2 in Plants.
Salicylic Acid Binding Protein 2 (SABP2) is a 29kDa protein present in extremely low amounts in tobacco leaves. SABP2 processes the mobile defense signal, methyl salicylic acid generated in plants resisting microbial infection. The precise localization of SABP2 in plants is not known. SABP2 has not been shown to have any targeting signal peptides. This study was designed to determine localization of SABP2 in tobacco plants. Biochemical and immunological studies using antibodies against SABP2 suggest that it is localized to the chloroplast, associating with chloroplast envelope membranes. Chloroplast import assays confirm that SABP2 is associated with the chloroplast envelope membrane. Solubilization and analysis of chloroplast membrane proteins show that imported SABP2 associates with the chloroplast envelope membrane by weak hydrophobic and/or ionic interactions. Cellular localization and understanding mechanisms of SABP2 import to the chloroplast will be important from a metabolic engineering standpoint to enhance plant natural defense against microbial pathogens.