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Getting your first tattoo is almost a rite of passage. Unfortunately, no one teaches you about getting a tattoo in school.
If you're getting ready for your first piece of body art, then try these top 30 things to do before getting a tattoo below first.
Consider also reading up on how to tip your artist, how aftercare is handled, and so on. Truthfully, there are a lot of things to learn and fully understand before heading to the tattoo shop.
1. Shave
Want to get under the needle faster? Take a minute to shave the area that you're going to have worked on. Yes, your artist is going to do it anyway but it's always better to do this on your own time.
2. Brush your teeth
You're going to have a perfect stranger in your personal space for a good bit of time. If you want to make his or her life better, brush your teeth. The artist didn't do anything to deserve your bad breath.
3. Take a Shower
No one wants to deal with B.O. in a tattoo parlor. Make everyone happy by taking a shower directly before you go in. As a bonus, this should get rid of some of your nervous sweat.
4. Do your research
What do you know about getting a tattoo? Unless you're an expert, it's time to hit the internet. Look up information about reactions to tattoos, healing regimens, and how your body might be impacted.
5. Test your pain tolerance
For some, a tattoo is the most painful thing in the world. For others, it's a relaxing process. Test your own pain tolerance with the tip of a needle. Can you stand that? If not, you're going to be in for a very bad time.
6. Test your range of motion
You should always know how your body moves when you stretch. Move around the body part that you're having tattoed to figure out what's going to hurt during the healing process.
7. Check the law
Different states have different laws about tattoos. Figure out when you're allowed to get one (probably not when you've been drinking) and if you need a parent's consent (if you're under 18). It's better to find out before being turned away at the shop.
8. Talk to your boss
Your tattoo can have a huge impact on your career. Check with your boss or with HR to see if your place of work has any rules about tattoos. These rules have largely been relaxed over the last decade, but it never hurts to check.
9. Talk to someone in your field
You might also want to ask someone else in your field about your tattoo. If having ink is a no-go in their office, you might want to reconsider your choice. Always double check before you impact your career prospects.
10. Talk to your partner/spouse
It's also a good idea to get some input from the most important person in your life. If that person hates tattoos, you're going to be shoving a reminder of your lack of care in front of that person every day. Have a quick conversation about what you're going to do before stepping foot in the shop.
11. Search for meaning
Double check to make sure your tattoo means what you think it means. The last thing you want is something spelled badly in a foreign language or something that has a bad meaning in prison. The internet is your friend in this search.
12. Be sure
Seriously, make sure you want a tattoo. They can be removed, but it's a long and painful process. Don't put yourself through this if you aren't sure you want ink.
13. Sketch something
Do you have a basic idea of what you want? If so, try sketching it out. Even if you aren't an artist, it will give you a good idea of what might go on your skin. Go wild with the sketch, especially if you are looking for something abstract.
14. Talk to an artist
If you can't draw, make sure to talk to someone who can. Have a professional sketch something out for you. Bonus points if this professional is actually a tattoo artist – they tend to have a better idea of what works and what doesn't.
15. Look at good tattoos
Take some time to look at good tattoos online – see these tattoo ideas. Figure out what makes them look good and how you can apply those same concepts to your own artwork. Don't be afraid if they look detailed – you may have to go back more than once.
16. Look at bad tattoos
Take some time to look at bad tattoos. This will not only help you figure out what to avoid, but stop you from going someplace with a bad reputation .
17. Look up artists
Once you've got your sketches, start looking up local tattoo parlors. Find a place with a good rating and with well-regarded artists. Don't be afraid if the outside looks sketchy, but make sure the inside is in good shape.
18. Get referrals
Never go in blind. Always make sure your artist has a good portfolio and that he or she comes recommended by others. If you can't get a recommendation in person, make sure you can get one online.
19. Ask for a quote
Once you've got an artist, get a quote on the price. You shouldn't be trying to find a bargain tattoo, but you don't have to pay top dollar for every piece of art.
20. Look at specials
If you really don't care about your tattoo, look at specials. Some shops have specials on dates like Halloween or Friday the 13th. You can also get special tattoos to celebrate causes close to the hearts of the artists.
21. Buy healing products
Your tattoo is going to need a fair bit of aftercare. Go ahead and buy the products you need now to avoid the markup at the shop. Don't cheap out on this – your skin will thank you later. Too make life easy, get an aftercare kit like this one from Tattoo Goo.
Read our guide to tattoo aftercare to find out what you need.
22. Look at your schedule
You'll also want to look at your schedule before getting your tattoo. As you need to avoid extreme temperatures and direct sunlight, you'll probably want to avoid any beach vacations in the near future.
23. Schedule a day off
If this is your first tattoo, you'll probably want to schedule a day off for the day after the ink is done. This will give you a little time to deal with the pain of healing and get used to the aftercare routine.
24. Go to sleep
This is something you should definitely sleep on. Never get a tattoo on the spur of the moment.
25. Get a ride
Have someone else drive you to the shop. A little emotional support is a good thing. Having a ride home is even better.
26. Psych yourself up
Finally, psych yourself up before you go in. Everyone there knows you're nervous, but don't let it shake you. This can be a lot of fun – and it's worth it in the end.
27. Eat a big meal before
Of all things to do, eating a big meal before going in the chair is without question, the most important! It's fairly easy to get lightheaded while getting a tattoo, and getting tattooed on an empty stomach only makes things significantly worse. In fact, there are numerous studies out there that show how a full stomach can actually lower your sensitivity to pain, thus making getting tattooed less painful! It makes sense when you consider just how irritable most people get when their hungry. Every little thing bothers them to death!


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American streaming video company VidAngel has recently launched an episode-based online series that shows the life of Jesus Christ through the eyes of those who encountered Him.
Titled The Chosen, the online series is reported to be a multi-season show that attempts to recreate the time of Christ during the 1st-century Middle East. Its first season, now available for streaming online, captures the lives of Jesus' followers––like Nicodemus, Matthew, and Simon––before they met Christ and found their true calling.
"We believe if you see Jesus through the eyes of those who actually met Him, you can be impacted and changed in the same way," says director Dallas Jenkins in an interview.
"The best way to do that would be in the format of a multi-season show, where we can really take the time to get to know and identify with the characters, and dig deeper into these great Gospel stories," he added.
Also Read: Three must-see documentaries that feature the story of Pope Francis
When asked about the actors who will be portraying the roles of the characters in the series, Jenkins says that the production prioritizes authenticity of casting more than their actor's scope of influence or following.
"We're not looking for celebrities," he says. "We're also making sure we're as authentic as possible to the location and time period, so the only Caucasians are the Roman soldiers."
Also Read: The film that shows a different side to Saint Mary Magdalene
Team Effort
With Jenkins' promising vision for The Chosen, VidAngel saw the need to make the online series a reality. However, with their limited budget, the streaming company had to come up with creative ways to raise funds and gather support for the production.
"They had the idea of raising the money through crowdfunding, which I thought was ridiculous," Jenkins said. "But I had nothing to lose, and I thought these guys were some of the smartest I've come across. So, we agreed to jump into the deep end together," he added.
So far, VidAngel was able to break records by raising more than $10 million worth of funding from 16,000 investors. While the amount seemed to be enough to support the first season of the series, Jenkins says that they still need more funds to sustain the upcoming seasons.
This is why they put up the episodes of The Chosen for sale online.
The first half of season one, now available for streaming, can be accessed for a minimum amount of $30. It comes with a free pilot episode to give viewers an idea of what the series is about.
Want to know more about The Chosen? Watch the official trailer below:
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Our column on "The Culture of Personal Irresponsibility" received some unexpected support today from a columnist at the Chicago Sun-Times, the same newspaper that published the column which prompted our original posting.
Columnist Greg Couch agrees that nobody is to blame for St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock's death by automobile accident but Josh Hancock. Couch writes,
Josh Hancock, a St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, is dead. He drank, drove and died. Presumably, the drinking started after a game in the clubhouse. So the push is on to ban clubhouse beer, a tradition. Teams are making a statement about Hancock's death to find reasons and solutions. It's a nice gesture.
But here's the thing: Clubhouse beer didn't kill him.
Josh Hancock killed himself. He chose to drink, chose to drive. And he died.
I've railed against the locker-room culture plenty of times. It's hurtful and hateful. But culture holds hands with personal responsibility.
And personal responsibility comes first. It's true that Hancock's decision was comfortable because of the culture he works in. So it's important to analyze that culture.
But in this case, people are so uncomfortable criticizing a dead man that they've decided to focus on the culture as if Hancock were the victim.
He was, I guess, but it was a self-induced crime.
As Couch points out, the locker-room culture of today's athletes—like the culture as a whole—is often vulgar, narcissistic, and openly exploitative.
But if it is so, I would add, it is because our culture does not sufficiently teach and enforce the value of personal responsibility for our actions. If athletes and others knew that they would have to pay for their misdeeds with something more than an openly insincere apology—say, by losing their lucrative position for a significant period of time—they would be more likely to behave properly, or at least not to misbehave egregiously on a regular basis.
Hancock is not a victim of anybody or anything. He made his own choices, and his drunken driving could easily have killed others. He was a menace to himself and others.
As Couch notes,
Yes, the culture is there. But La Russa spoke to him, someone tried to get him to take a cab. And he made his own decisions. . . .
We all have to look out for each other. But one man was responsible for himself, old enough, at 29, to know the dangers of drinking and driving.
He made his own calls, followed his own path.
They led to a tow truck [into which he crashed his car in a fatal accident].
Taking beer out of baseball clubhouses is a phony response. It is simply another pretense that circustances, not people's decisions, are responsible for the harm caused by people's actions. What is even more absurd about such bans is that clubhouse beer had nothing to do with causing Hancock's death, which occurred nearly seven hours and a couple of tavern visits later.
That means, of course, that the bans are symbolic—and what they symbolize is entirely wrong, as noted above. The premise is in fact the real problem: undermining people's sense of personal responsibility doesn't protect them from "mistakes" that "circumstances" somehow force them to blunder into; it exposes them to self-destruction through indulgence of their own passions.
Identifying players who have alcohol problems and requiring them to get help in kicking the habit if they want to play in the big leagues would be a much more direct and actually effective solution. Big, powerful corporations like Major League Baseballe should not allow their employees to become public menaces.
In this regard, the National Football League's decision to suspend Pacman Jones for a year for a variety of offenses against morals, manners, and human decency is a good step in the right direction. The move came in the wake of prolonged criticism of the vile behavior of many NFL players, and was clearly a response to negative publicity.
That, however, is not a knock against what the NFL did but a very positive thing. That the NFL received negative publicity for the wanton misbehavior of its players is good, and that it responded with some sanctions that send a strong message to those players, are both just right.
The key thing to watch will be whether the NFL will continue to monitor its employees' behavior and impose sanctions that show it stands for decency, self-control, morality, and manners.
It will be equally interesting to see whether other sports leagues and other prominent institutions follow suit. Don't hold your breath.


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Miss Horne – Year 3
A very warm welcome to Year 3.
We are excited to begin the new school year at Arreton St Georges Primary School. Teaching your child is a tremendous responsibility and we will do our best to ensure that each student has a safe and motivating learning experience. This website, alongside class dojo, is to keep you informed about the things we have been learning about and about any upcoming events. If you have any questions or queries please, don't hesitate to contact me. We look forward to working with you all and thank you for your support.


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Leap of Faith (The Royal Academy of Sport for Girls #2)
Author(s): Laura Sieveking
Welcome to the Royal Academy of Sport for Girls - the most prestigious sports school in the country!
Turning down her place at the Royal Academy of Sport for Girls is one of the hardest things Chloe Humphries has ever done. Months later, she is still devastated, until an unexpected letter arrives offering Chloe a full scholarship to attend! With a nervous heart, Chloe sets off with her beloved horse, Honey. However, starting two terms later than her classmates was never going to be easy, especially with the Academy showjumping competition looming.
Can talented showjumper Chloe overcome her fears and find a way to outshine her rivals?
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Ever since she learnt to hold a pen, Laura Sieveking has loved creating stories. She remembers hiding in her room as a six-year-old, writing a series of books about an unlikely friendship between a princess and a bear. As an adult, Laura has spent the vast majority of her career working in publishing as an editor. After several years, she decided to put down her red pen and open up her laptop to create a series of her own. The Academy series is a combination of all Laura's favourite things - writing, friendship and sport, and take her back to her happy childhood memories of gymnastics training and competition. Laura lives in Sydney with her husband and two children.
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Children of God
Unabridged Audiobook
Written By: Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Narrated By: Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK
Date: June 2010
Duration: 5 hours 20 minutes
A beautiful book of illustrated Bible stories, retold by the world's best-loved cleric.
Nobel prizewinner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, re-tells over fifty of his favourite Bible stories for an audience of young readers.
From classics such as the stories of Noah and the calming of the storm, to less-known stories such as Naboth's Vineyard or Ruth, the Archbishop makes these time-honoured stories come to life in his own inimitable voice.
The book has a truly international flavour, with illustrators from around the world contributing their interpretations of the stories. The result is a glorious, and great value, package that will inspire a generation of children - and their carers.


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As we continued to sail south, my brother Lee and I decided to put a message in a bottle and drop it overboard. We wrote a note with our names and home address and asked that if anyone found the bottle, that they contact us. We placed it in a bottle, sealed it with a cork and threw it overboard, watching it as we sailed away. Our bottle probably sunk as we never did hear from anyone.
We had to go through a lifeboat drill. We heard the alarm and had to go topside as quickly as possible, put on our life jackets and stand in front of the proper lifeboat. My Mother was afraid that my little sister Elaine, who was only two, would run off and fall overboard, so whenever she was on deck, my Mother had her on a harness. My brother Lee and I thought that this was quite hilarious and we would point and giggle whenever she was topside. We managed not to get too excited when she showed up for the lifeboat drill with her "leash". The hatches were all secured until the drill was over, the all clear was given and we went on having fun.
We all went topside the morning we were heading into Hawaii. The Hawaiian Islands are magnificent when approached by sea. Huge green mountains jutting from the turquoise sea like giant emeralds. As you get closer to the islands you notice waterfalls, too many to count. It was love at first sight. We all stood and stared as we came closer and closer to Honolulu.


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About a decade ago, we invested time in finding out how various stakeholders, including our employees, viewed our group, and what the reasons for its continued growth were. The year-long study revealed that it was our values that were the common thread that bound people across a diverse set of businesses, geographies and functions. While we had always lived by our values, we then went on to articulate these as 'Knowledge', 'Action', 'Care' and 'Impact'. From these values was born our Gyan Mudra logo, which is now our group's signature.
Why are values important? At their heart is the desire among people to live by virtues which their kin can be proud of, and to leave behind a legacy for them.
One of the biggest lessons I'd like to share is that Values create Value. Let me cite a few examples from our own businesses.
Almost a decade ago, we decided to enter into manufacturing of bottles for the cosmetics and perfumery industry. Until then, this market had been dominated by European companies. We acquired deep expertise in the field with a combination of world-class technology and learning from the best-in-class plants globally. Today, we are among the top three players globally in this business. One in every two nail polish bottles sold in the world is manufactured by us.
This quest of pursuing Knowledge (Gyan in Sanskrit) is evident across many of our businesses. Take, for instance, the Decision Resources Group (DRG), our health care information management business. In our DRG today, 75 per cent of analysts have PhDs and other advanced degrees. It is a highly skilled workforce across the globe, catering to the research and information needs of the global health care industry. Almost all the top 50 global pharma companies have been customers of DRG for over a decade, a testimony to its expertise and domain understanding.
The 1990s were the decade when export of Indian pharma products rose. At that time, we were in a dilemma as to whether to follow the example of other Indian pharma companies in exporting generic versions of patented medicines, or whether to stay true to our commitment in letter and spirit to our multinational partners whose Indian subsidiaries we had acquired. We had assured our partners that we would not copy and export any of their brands, and that we would maintain quality. We chose to honour our commitment and forego our exports income. We set up a new state-of-the-art plant at Pithampur, MP, to maintain and improve the quality of our output.
Our investment in our plant then was almost equivalent to the sales of Nicholas Laboratories, which we acquired in 1988. One could argue that these two steps had a negative impact on our sales and profitability, but we lived up to our core value of integrity. It paid off in the long run when multinationals exiting India looked to us as their preferred partner for collaboration as well as for sale of their businesses, despite us not being the highest bidder in many cases.
In 2010, when we sold our Indian branded generics business, Abbott Laboratories, realised the value of our business built on the foundations of integrity, and hence paid us the highest multiple till date in the Indian domestic formulations business. Thus, the short-term loss we incurred by adhering to our values paid us dividends in the long term.
The way we conduct our business at Piramal Realty provides several instances of our commitment to trusteeship towards customers and partners. The realty business in India is marred by lack of transparency in various aspects, which eventually result in delayed delivery of constructed units and disgruntled customers. In contrast to prevailing market practices, Piramal Realty has adopted the practice of never-launching units for sale until it has acquired a thorough understanding of the time regulatory approvals. This has resulted in loss of opportunity and additional costs in the short term, but is creating far greater trust and transparency with customers.
This trust-based approach has also resulted in Piramal Realty becoming the partner-of-choice for Indian and global design firms, and architects, as well as marquee global investors like Warburg Pincus and Goldman Sachs. We also offer Piramal Assurance - a buy-back guarantee, giving the customer more trust in the organisation.
Values creating value is not restricted to our business, but also permeates the work of Piramal Foundation. In line with our purpose of Doing Well and Doing Good, Piramal Foundation drives initiatives in the areas of youth leadership and education, health care and clean drinking water. The foundation today operates at scale with significant impact: the health care programmes reach 70,000 lives every day; our education and leadership programmes reach 550,000 schoolchildren; the mid-day meal scheme reaches 50,000 students daily; Piramal Sarvajal caters to 360,000 individuals daily. We also continue to support other organisations such as Pratham - the largest NGO in primary education in India, ISKCON on their mid-day meal programme, Chinmaya Mission and Parliamentary Research Services, amongst others.
We took a contrarian approach and started our financial services business in 2012, at a time when the macroeconomic situation was weak. We started out with structured financing to the residential real estate industry. Through successive innovations, we expanded our product suite to provide financial solutions to a diverse spectrum of sectors from real estate to infrastructure, manufacturing and services. We entered the retail housing finance market to offer our solutions to individuals as well as small businesses. We entered into partnerships with marquee global names such as Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Ivanhoe Cambridge. We read the signs of NPA distress in banks, and formed a joint venture with Bain Capital Credit to solve the distressed financing challenges plaguing the industry today.
In less than five years since we started, we are today one of India's leading non-banking finance players with assets under management of more than `33,000 crore, and NPAs of barely 0.2 per cent.
Has pursuit of this path of values created monetary value for the group and its stakeholders? I will let numbers speak. We have always given above par returns to our shareholders and capital providers - `1 lakh invested in Piramal Enterprises in 1988 would be valued at `21 crore today - a CAGR of 29 per cent, putting us in the top decile of companies by shareholder return in every time frame - one year, three years, five years and so on, in BSE 100 Index.
So, values have created value, and I believe will continue to do so. With a global workforce of over 15,000 people comprising more than 40 nationalities across diverse businesses spanning health care, financial services, real estate development and information management, we continue to focus on cascading and integrating our values into our day-to-day working. We have hard-wired our values into our formal and informal mechanisms by articulating the six Piramal Success Factors as Thinks Big, Serve Customers, Commit and Deliver Results, Display Humility, Collaborate, and Empower and Develop, forming the basis for recruitment, skilling, continuous learning, performance assessment and progress within the organisation.
By Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Piramal Group and Shriram Group


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By MATTHEW LEVINE
Staff Writer
Currently there is no hotter team than Chelsea and no striker banging in the goals for fun than Diego Costa.
The Blues get their sternest test of the early season and put their perfect four wins from four games up against Manchester City. Not only has Costa been fantastic to start the season, so has also fellow Chelsea new boy Cesc Fabregas. He continues to pull the strings and provide crucial assists from midfield. Jose Mourinho has his team playing an attractive brand of soccer that is atypical of the style the Special One likes to deploy.
Away at the Etihad Stadium, it wouldn't be a shock to see Chelsea use a more pragmatic approach and look to hit City on the counter with Eden Hazard or Andre Schurrle.
Chelsea have shown they can concede goals. Seeing three fly past against Everton and another two against Swansea, City should be able to capitalize. Sergio Aguero is always lurking in the box and players like Jesus Navas and David Silva are capable of playing the Argentinean into dangerous areas.
The game could very well boil into a midfield battle. Players like Fernando and Yaya Toure will need to keep Fabregas in checks.
What To Look For
1. Can Arsenal cool hot Aston Villa start?– Aston Villa has finished seasons towards the bottom of the table in recent years. However, they're quick start has them at second in the table.
Showcasing a strong defense to start the campaign, Villa has 10 points from four games. American goalkeeper Brad Guzan has kept three clean sheets so far. While Aston Villa hasn't scored too many goals so far, they will look to capitalize on an hurting and somewhat inexperienced defense from Arsenal. The Gunners once again showed their defensive naivete during a midweek Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund. If Arsenal come out with a similar approach, Gabby Agbonlahor could be vital in Villa counter attacks.
Arsenal have only won once – their opening fixture – to start the season. Inability to score often enough and conceding the first goal far too often, the Gunners have some work to do. Mesut Ozil is still a passenger in the Starting XI and will need a bit better play from Aaron Ramsey as well. Fiery players Alexis Sanchez and Jack Wilshere have started the season brilliantly and it's time now for their teammates to follow the lead.
2. Man United on the uptick?– After scoring four goals with several new faces, it's easy to anoint Manchester United as being back. However, one big victory over Queens Park Rangers tells very little. They will need to find a level of consistency before they are back in contention for a Top Four place let alone a title.
Up next for the Red Devils is Leicester City, who have given teams problems thus far. Everton and Arsenal while they've gotten a win against Stoke City. Leonardo Ulloa has been the Foxes star man with three Premier League goals already. He will be the one to cause the United defense trouble.
However, with a potent attack with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao in some combination, this will be a difficult match for Leicester. If the Red Devils can get another win under their belts it will continue to go towards their overall confidence and a more positive outlook after a slow start.
3. Newcastle Nightmare– Sitting at the bottom of the table, manager and club in turmoil is the current predicament of Newcastle United. Things need to turn around and quickly for Alan Pardew's men or he could very well see himself out of a job.
Next up for the Magpies is Hull, who have had a modest start to the season with five points. Newcastle are coming off a 4-0 thrashing against Southampton as they looked completely out of sorts.
A match against Hull last season sparked a Newcastle spiral. It was the same game of the infamous headbutt by Pardew on David Meyler.
Could this in turn work the other way and spark the Magpies to renewed form? They will have to hope so or they will continue to dig a deeper hole at the bottom end of the table.
4. Swansea-Southampton early Top Four clash– Both Swansea and Southampton have both gotten off to a flying start – to the surprise of many.
Southampton is the bigger surprise after their summer exodus, but manager Ronald Koeman has them confident and playing well. They recently scored four goals against Newcastle. They're getting strong play from new signings such as Graziano Pelle as well as familiar faces like Morgan Schneiderlin. They've also scored seven goals in the last two games.
The Swans started a perfect three wins in three games before suffering a loss to Chelsea in the past weekend. However, one loss shouldn't damper what play of Swansea this season. Manger Garry Monk has done a great job entering his first full season.
While it's not expected both of these sides remain in the Top Four, they both could be poised for very big seasons if early results continue.


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Humphrey is back in his tenth adventure in the beloved middle-grade series!
So many secrets are flying around Room 26 that Humphrey can barely keep track. Mrs. Brisbane knows a student is leaving, but Humphrey can't figure out which one. (Even more confusing, Mrs. Brisbane seems unsqueakably happy about it.) The class is studying the Ancient Egyptians, and some of the kids have made up secret clubs and secret codes. Even Aldo is holding back news from Humphrey.
Humphrey's job as classroom pet is to help his humans solve their problems, but all these secrets are making it HARD-HARD-HARD!


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Football season isn't supposed to be over this soon at Wayne. But Pickerington North made sure of it Friday night.
The Panthers rolled into town with James Weirick – a dual-threat quarterback who was much more than a just a threat – and a pass rush that controlled Wayne's offense. The Panthers outgained the Warriors 459-121 and forced five turnovers in a 41-20 victory in the first round of the Division I, Region 3 playoffs.
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But early in the third quarter Wayne was suddenly down only 27-20.
"I'm proud of our kids, and we came out in the second half and we had a shot," Wayne coach Jay Minton said. "Especially after they beat us up pretty good in the first half."
Warriors junior quarterback Rashad McKee ripped off a 49-yard run – the Warriors biggest play of the night by far – and finished the 70-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Austin Mullins with 10:38 left in the third quarter.
The defense forced a quick punt and the Warriors were on the move again. But a fumble in the backfield stopped that drive. On the next possession, McKee was intercepted and Nick Giardina returned it 15 yards for a touchdown and a 34-20 lead. The Panthers had the momentum and scored again before the quarter ended.
"That's a heck of a football team, and we knew what we were up against," Minton said. "I felt like we had a shot at it, but give them a lot of credit."
The Warriors had some good moments like the touchdown to start the second half, an 80-yard touchdown drive in the first half and Justin Harris' 37-yard interception return after the Panthers had jumped to a 13-0 lead. But the offense struggled to find rhythm otherwise.
"We just didn't play very well — that's the bottom line," Minton said. "You have to play well in big games as we have in the past. This year we just didn't."
The Wayne defense made stops, but Weirick's ability to extend plays was evident. He rushed for 161 yards on 20 carries and passed for 194 yards.
Wayne (7-4) lost in the first round for the first time since 2012. The Warriors were not as deep as they have been in recent years, and they were banged up on both lines. Sophomore center Jacob Padilla did not play last week because of a leg injury, but played Friday on, as Minton said, one leg.
"In his heart he wanted to go out there desperately," Minton said. "He wanted to go out there for the team."
The Warriors lose 20 seniors, but the offense will return several linemen, McKee and several other skill players. Minton expects the defense to be its usual self. But there was pain in this season ending so soon.
"Years like this are tough to swallow, but every once in a while you have to have one," Minton said. "You never want to admit you're rebuilding."


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Battle Of Chancellorsville. Early in the evening on April 29, 1863, Major General James Ewell Brown Stuart rode up to the Chancellor farmhouse, a well-known inn 11 miles west of Fredericksburg, Virginia, to confer with fellow Major General Richard H.
Anderson and Brigadier General Carnot Posey, who commanded a brigade in Anderson's division. The trio and their staffs met to discuss the not unexpected news that a large body of Union troops had crossed the Rappahannock River and was threatening to outflank General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. As the eight Chancellor women started to set the evening meal for the group of Confederate officers (all but one family slave had fled to the Yankees across the river), a messenger arrived informing them that the enemy was beginning to cross at United States Ford. Battle of Chancellorsville (April 30-May 6, 1863) Summary & Facts. Chancellorsville. Battle of Chancellorsville - American Civil War. My TV provider is not listed.
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Born to an inventor father in Virginia, Cyrus received limited formal education but, displayed a knack for mechanics and soon learned the skills of his father, who used to conduct numerous experiments with farm machinery. When his father abandoned the work to build a reaper, Cyrus took over the project and after making several changes to the original design, in 1831, he was able to construct the first commercially successful mechanical reaper. However, over the next few decades, he faced the threat of competing inventors but was able to improve its mechanism, thus making his machine a success and maintaining his market position.
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His invention, the McCormick 'Virginia' reaper, revolutionized farming by combining many steps involved in harvesting crops into one machine. McCormick's reaper could cut more wheat in a day than a half-dozen farmhands. The machine's speed increased crop yields, decreased the number of farmhands needed and helped turn the Midwest into the nation's breadbasket. Beginning in 1831, 22-year-old Cyrus McCormick continued his father's failed quest to produce a mechanical reaper design. Agriculture. Contest Rule Book. National History Day. National History Day in Wisconsin.


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Spewing venom against India once again, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has described the Indian Army's 'cold-start doctrine' as an 'irrational' strategy, and said that Islamabad would respond to it 'immediately' and proportionately' if New Delhi acts on that policy.
Speaking during a seminar in Islamabad, Qureshi said that the India Army is trying to dominate the region, which was evident from its policies.
Qureshi stressed that the nuclear imbalance between India and Pakistan was adversely affecting the regional growth and development, The News reported.
The foreign minister also said that he has made it clear to his Indian counterpart SM Krishna that Islamabad wants economic cooperation with New Delhi, and in order to succeed in that aspect, a resolution to issues like Kashmir, nuclear deterrence and balance in traditional armed forces were vital.
Qureshi said that India should look to do away with its 'cold-start doctrine' and cooperate with Pakistan for the well being of people of both the neighbouring nations.
India's 'cold-start doctrine' involves joint operations between all the three services and integrated battle groups for offensive operations. A key component is the preparation of India's forces to be able to quickly mobilise and take offensive actions without crossing the enemy's nuclear-use threshold.
Since the most significant aim of this new war doctrine is to strike offensively without giving away battle indicators of mobilization, it is imperative that all strike formations, headquarters, armoured divisions and armoured brigades are re-located from their existing locations in central India and Punjab to forward locations.


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FD's global CEO Ed Reilly acknowledges in a matter-of-fact-way: 'My wife reminded me recently that since I started my new job in January, I've been home for a total of five nights.'
Far from attempting to garner sympathy, he is merely outlining the scale of the job he has taken on.
Reilly, a polished 58-year-old New Englander with carefully combed hair and equally precise speech, took the top global role at FD after long-time CEO Charles Watson stepped down.
Having spent his career across the Atlantic, Reilly has found himself charged with pulling together FD's entire collection of operations across the world into a remodelled, integrated and coherent offering.
The agency is in the middle of an evolution, even changing its name to take the moniker of its parent management consulting firm FTI. At the core of this journey is the metamorphosis of a London-based financial comms specialist into a global issues management consultancy.
'Most of the client issues we face do not reside in one geography,' explains Reilly. 'With today's technologies and the global-isation of business, clients are demanding a seamless service across the world.'
Global reach is the key ethos that runs through the agency, with building operations in the expanding markets of Asia Pacific and Latin America to grow a fully integrated global service a priority.
Last week, three MDs quit the agency, with a well placed source blaming FD's loss of focus on UK financial and corporate comms (PRWeek, 17 June). But Reilly is convinced the strategy will pay dividends.
'Financial comms is becoming more broadly defined and there has been significant convergence between financial comms, public affairs and high-end corporate comms work,' he says. 'Flying under the flag of a well-known professional services firm in FTI will ultimately be hugely beneficial to us.'
Reilly is committed to solidifying the agency's global reach and, above all, approaching comms work from a management consulting position.
He maintains an energy that belies his long days and longer commutes - 'I'm based en route,' he jokes. But he seems actively to play down his past political experiences to concentrate on the present.
Reilly became involved in political organising and activism when studying philosophy at the University of Massachusetts and, via a stop with the Marine Corps during Vietnam, developed a career in government and then political comms.
His campaigning saw him get involved in various State and Presidential runs, including joining the inner circle of former Democrat Presidential nominee John Kerry.
US Senator for Massachusetts Kerry commented: 'Ed's work is almost always done behind the scenes, without limelight or fanfare, which especially in Washington is an enormous asset. He serves the cause not the headlines.
'I've valued Ed's perspective and counsel on a variety of issues because of his innate ability to see the playing field clearly, coupled with his understanding of the unique political and socioeconomic landscapes that shape the business environment from one area of the world to the next. In short, he gets it, whether it's government or business or foreign policy.'
Lord Malloch-Brown, who recently joined Reilly at FTI as chairman of Europe, Middle East and Africa, worked with Reilly during the 1980s at pioneering international consulting firm Bozell Sawyer Miller Group. He describes him as a 'brilliant strategist and an operator who can get things done'.
Malloch-Brown says of their first contact: 'I drafted him in at short notice to work with me on an election in Chile, where a pollster we'd assigned got cold feet at Miami Airport about the possibility of getting his head blown off by General Pinochet.
'I called up my American colleagues and said find me a pollster who does stress conflict well, and they found Ed.
'If you're going to make your business in war zones and failed states, make sure your pollster is an ex-Marine.'
Senator Kerry, who served in Vietnam himself, notes Reilly is 'very much a Marine to this day'. He adds: 'He's a drill sergeant who renders order out of chaos, but also knows how to motivate people. He earns the respect of his peers with a rare degree of intellect, passion and knowledge.'
Despite Reilly's lack of European roles, he nonetheless has a bulging contacts book that would be the envy of any City PRO. 'He's a gregarious marketing guy,' Malloch-Brown comments.
But Reilly is more strategic-thinker than uber-connector and has dedicated the majority of his career to the integration of politics, comms and professional services.
'The intersection of business and market issues with politics and public policy is a vital place for senior leadership teams of global companies,' he says.
Senator Kerry added: 'Ed is a terrific, creative, and savvy advisor for a lot of people in business and government and the area in between the two. He sees opportunities and realities that other people can't grasp.'
Reilly sold his Westhill Partners business to FD in 2005 - 'I've spent most of my life as a small business guy' - but still retains a steely-eyed determination to change the culture of comms from within. 'It's what gets me up in the morning,' he says.
Talking about his time away from the job, Reilly discusses his devotion to the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots, and unwinding with his family, friends and the Pennsylvanian countryside.
'It's nice to be able to take things a bit slower sometimes,' he says. 'And to take a few moments to get down to the bottom of my briefcase too.'
And so speaks a man of determined focus. It always comes back to the job.
2011 Global CEO, FD
2009 CEO Americas, FD
2008 President and COO, FD
2005 MD, Business consulting practice leader, FD
1998 Founder and CEO, Westhill Partners
1989 Vice-chairman, Bozell Sawyer Miller Group Worldwide
1985 CEO, KRC Research
What was your biggest career break?
When renowned US pollster Ned Kennan, a brilliant innovator in the field of public opinion research, invited me to New York to run his business.
Have you had a notable mentor?
David Sawyer, the founder of the political consulting firm Sawyer Miller, who had a strong commitment to empowering and investing in young talent. He taught me that a substantial portion of a business leader's responsibilities should be to identify, recruit, retain and develop rising stars.
What advice would you give to someone climbing the career ladder?
Don't lose focus on providing excellent client service. This is challenging, as you increasingly take on management responsibilities, but being a trusted senior counsellor is at the core of our business. It's important that every client, employee and referral source sees that as the hallmark of your leadership style.
What qualities do you prize in new recruits?
The ability to commit to something larger than themselves, and the ability to work well under pressure against tight deadlines.


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The L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival featured a Trespassers In Blue denim parade. This would be the one fashion show I would love to attend – ALL denim! How did I miss it?! Included in the show were Lee, Mossimo, Superdry, Mooks, and Wrangler. The rocker chic ripped denim look that has been so popular lately was in full force. Check out some of our favorite looks below. (Source: FashionIsIng.)
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The Cycle to Work Scheme was introduced a decade ago now (2009) to encourage greater usage of bicycles for journeys to and from work.
It's a great way of keeping fit and beating traffic. And in Tramore and Waterford there aren't the same dangers as in heavily congested large cities and towns.
The scheme offers significant savings for the purchase of a bicycle and related equipment — up to 48% off the retail price, depending on your tax rate — and is very easy to access, providing your employer is offering the incentive.
This means that a bike and accessories with a retail price of €500 may only cost you €260 after the tax savings. The maximum benefit allowed is €1,000.
The scheme also offers savings for employers who operate it as their employers contribution of PRSI will reduce.
- The employer can purchase a bike along with safety accessories for their employee without the employee being liable for benefit-in-kind tax.
- Typically the employee will repay the employer with a salary sacrifice over the following 12 months.
- The value of the bike plus accessories is limited to €1000
- Bikes will be owned by the employee
- The cycle to work scheme can only be availed of once every five years
- The employer will be exempt from paying the PRSI on the value of the bike/accessories
- The employer cannot claim the VAT on the purchase
- Typical savings are up to 51%
Cycling accessories
In addition to bicycles, the scheme covers a range of equipment, such as:
- Bicycle helmets conforming to EU standard
- Bicycle lights
- Mudguards
- Locks
- Pumps, puncture repair kits, tool kits etc.
- Reflective clothing, reflectors, and cycle clothing; panniers
- Luggage carriers & straps
- Cycle clips, bells, mirrors, etc.
How do I pay for the bicycle?
Usually your employer pays the supplier for the bicycle and sets up a 'salary sacrifice' arrangement from your salary over an agreed time frame (which cannot be more than 12 months). This generally means that you visit the shop, select the equipment you wish to buy and have the shop invoice your employer directly for the cost. Note that the tax exemption does not apply if you pay for the bicycle and are reimbursed by your employer – they must pay for the bicycle.
The repayment for the bicycle and equipment is then deducted from your gross salary (this means before income tax, PRSI, pension levies or Universal Social Charge are deducted). These deductions can be made weekly, fortnightly or monthly depending on your salary payment arrangement.
Your employer can also buy the bicycle on your behalf and not require you to pay for it. In this instance, you will be exempt from benefit-in-kind taxation to a cost of €1,000. If the cost of the bicycle exceeds this amount a benefit-in-kind charge will apply to the balance.
How often can I use the scheme?
You can only avail of the scheme once in a five-year period. This applies even if you do not purchase equipment up to the €1,000 limit. The tax year in which the bicycle or equipment is provided counts as the first year. So, if you used the scheme in 2014 (regardless of the month) you would be entitled to the relief again during 2019 (from January).
Qualifying journeys
You must use the bicycle and safety equipment mainly for qualifying journeys. This means the whole or part (for example between home and train station) of a journey between your home and your normal place of work. Employers do not have to monitor this but you will be asked to sign a statement saying that the bicycle is for your own use and will be mainly used for qualifying journeys.
If you are an employee or employer and have any further questions, please feel free to to call in and talk to Maurice, or contact Tramore Cycle Services via this website /Facebook/phone and we will reply directly.


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Jean 'Binta' Breeze
JEAN 'BINTA' BREEZE was born in 1956 in Patty Hill, Hanover, Jamaica. A graduate of Rusea's High School, she enrolled at the Jamaica School of Drama in 1978, and between 1979 and 1981 lived as a Rastafarian in the Clarendon hills. She has worked with the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission as a cultural organizer in Westmoreland and, later, as a national coordinator for the literary arts.
She first visited London to take part in the International Book Fair of Radical and Third World Books, on the invitation of Linton Kwesi Johnson. She took part in a number of events and became well known for her searing poetry and her mixing of the political and the personal. In 1987 she earned a certificate in education at Garnett College, London.
From that first visit, Breeze soon made England her home and currently lives in both Jamaica and England doing a mixture of writing, performing and mentoring.
She is the author of eight books of poems and stories, including Riddim Ravings and other poems, On the Edge of An Island, The Fifth Figure and Third World Girl: Selected Poems. This year to mark her 60th birthday, The Verandah Poems, her latest collection was published by Bloodaxe books and she has been touring England with literature producers Renaissance One for much of the year giving readings from the book and running masterclasses. Her recordings include Riddim Ravings, Tracks and Riding on de Riddim.
A very powerful performer, she has been called a 'one-woman festival'. She has also become well known for her mastery of, and use of, the 'Dub' form as well as other forms of poetry. Her words carry powerful political and personal messages, and audiences relate to and are inspired by her work. She has presented her work throughout the world, including tours of the Caribbean, North America, Europe, South East Asia and Africa.
Living in Leicester for over a decade, she did community work with the city and elsewhere in the Midlands and she has been a Patron of the Showcase Smoothie and Soft Touch Arts, both social and charitable initiatives which support a range of people with lived experience of schizophrenia and mental illness. She is an honorary Creative Writing Fellow at the University of Leicester's School of English. She was awarded an M.B.E. in 2012 for Services to Literature.


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It only took a year, but Cortana is finally coming to Alexa speakers, and vice versa.
Last year in a splashy announcement in the New York Times, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed that their digital assistants, Cortana and Alexa, would be able to work on both Amazon and Microsoft platforms by the end of the year
By January of 2018 the collaboration had nothing to show for itself. There was also no word of it at Microsoft's developer's conference in May.
But today, finally, nearly a year after it was first announced, Amazon and Microsoft are claiming that their rollout of the digital assistant collaboration has begun.
A preview programme has begun, and according to a representative from Microsoft interested users will be able, starting today, to sign up for the programme and link the two services together. Which means controlling your smart home from your laptop, and finding out about your work calendar from Alexa. After you first say the clunky phrase "Alexa, open Cortana" or "Cortana, open Alexa."


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Columbia Faculty and Instructors are invited to the upcoming Cordial at the Libraries on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 5:00pm.
The Cordial is a happy hour where faculty and instructors are invited to meet and mingle with informational professionals from the Libraries, CCNMTL, and CDRS over wine and cheese. The Cordial is hosted at different libraries throughout the year, giving Columbia teaching staff a fun way to explore Columbia's libraries and information services.
The next Cordial is on Thursday, January 27 in the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary. The Burke Library is world renowned, containing rich collections for theological study and research with holdings of over 700,000 items including unique and special materials.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary
Please RSVP at http://bit.ly/cordialjan
Visit The Cordial Website for a complete list of upcoming events.


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news July 24th, billion state power network discovery, NBA before the Lakers star Kobe · Bryant in the Taobao open shop called KOBE INC, is now under the framework of all Kobe products.
it is reported that in August last year, Kobe participated in the occupation career by Ali pictures "MUSE" documentary film officially released, Taobao store is in on-line over the same period, the shops selling MUSE T-shirt is also designed for this movie, a stage of each T-shirt represents the Kobe occupation career, the price is 198 yuan. At the same time, Kobe also personally photographed as a model, shooting advertising map shop. read more
is no longer new sources of early adopters. When the mobile Internet has become our habit, WeChat users have begun to find new ways to play.
is the first step for any product that can gather popularity and glue users. Then we have to start thinking about how to make money. There are several ways to profit on the Internet, advertising, games, electricity providers.
is the most intriguing electricity supplier. WeMedia hosted the WeChat application industry summit, the whole afternoon we are talking about the new mobile providers. Black beans that the mobile provider has entered the "era". If micro-blog, WeChat to complete the information to the center, the people began to expand electricity supplier, electricity providers have to go to the center of the. read more
changes in the discussion of No. 6.1 Taobao customer rules recently Taobao customer circle, for the June 1st Taobao guest banned product search service debate, but no matter what, there should be people worry about joy. Perhaps we all think, if the ban to provide goods search service, then the rebate network is able to continue to do, the original rebate network should decide on what path to follow? Here hi push Taobao customer community and bad talk, Taobao customer banned product search service in the end it should be a read more
September 19th, the joint venture Alibaba business division of the various departments, the first two businesses in Guangzhou to start the 11 guarantees. It is reported that this year, with 11 double protection will be released simultaneously, and the "2016 pair of 11 for the white paper", the white paper on all aspects during the double 11 marketing play, activity rules, system support, full customer service service is analyzed, providing the system for businesses, the full range of big promotion. read more
Taobao search in
after the launch, the first innovative support multi commodity search is finally out! Break C2C platform single product search customary pattern, multi store comparison, a shop shopping experience products — the same store to buy out.
"where am I?"
when you enter the baby name in the search box, look down, it's here!
click, you can enter the name of the baby you want to click on the search, verify the miracle of the moment!
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a few months ago, I just graduated from high school, went to a computer training course to learn web design, for CSS, DIV and other web elements I am learning from scratch, relative to those made for web friends, my starting point is very low, but I do not give up on the pursuit of a Wangzhuan, 2011 classic quotations: Internet rumors would break the head broken and bleeding the road you want to walk, not law-abiding mediocre life if you fail, don't be depressed, bold smile. Then, a few months ago, I went to a moving company to start my career, I want to use their own labor, in exchange for the first station to do their own operating funds, this job can be said to be very hard, that was just graduating from high school, has not been fully physical development, physical strength there is no way and that is engaged in physical labor in adults, we mainly do is take the truck loaded with anti goods into the warehouse, a large sacks of goods about 150 pounds, I was always tired sweating to move to the warehouse in a bag. All this is my persistence in the past, a month later, I got my first salary 1500 yuan. At that time, I was very excited, and finally can start their own website production. read more
as the first E-Commerce Association of Jinan University, we are trying to grow, so it was held the first marketing contest, the following is a little experience:
learning. These days many students told me that, said Rice mall offer little advantage, we are opening new stores and to make a deal, the tiny probability. That's right, if any team can sell the first product in the first month, it's amazing. Since no return, why should we will continue the game? Please remember, we held the competition will not be so naive as to help you earn much from the Money, the main purpose is to hope that through this competition, we can on the electronic commerce of the most original marketing methods have a certain understanding of basic knowledge the site planning and promotion, in the hope that we can do more. Of course, if these are successful, the deal is certainly not a problem; read more
approved by the State Council, since April 8, 2016, China will implement cross-border e-commerce retail (business to consumers, that is, B2C) import tax policy, and adjust the tax policy.
that is, through cross-border e-commerce sites will be levied on goods purchased from abroad. According to this policy, a single overseas shopping allowance is 2000 yuan, the annual cumulative amount is $20000, beyond the tariff will be imposed.
cross-border shopping tax collection than traditional businesses low read more
Tencent science and technology news on November 1st, market research firm Nelson released the 2016 double 11 marketing hot report. The report said that this year the double 11 Chinese consumer enthusiasm unabated, 90% of consumers plan to participate in, 60% of consumers increased budget.
this report data collection period is September 26th -10 2, including the country's 31 provinces autonomous regions and municipalities. The following are five key data of this research.
1 shopping enthusiasm is high, the consumption is more planned, shopping cart is filled with an average of four days in advance. read more
NetEase Francisco November 7th message, according to foreign media reports, the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (Alibaba Group Holding Ltd) executive chairman Ma Yun said today that during this e-commerce giant double eleven "single day" Shopping Festival delivery may be affected by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Organization held in Beijing next week (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, referred to as "APEC") summit the influence of.
Ma Yun met with Canadian Prime Minister · (Stephen Harper) at the Alibaba headquarters in Hangzhou, () made the above statement. Earlier, according to Canadian media reports, the Canadian Prime Minister Harper, 5, left for China to launch an official visit for a period of five days. Harper will meet with government officials and well-known business representatives in Hangzhou on 7 and 8 days in, and will meet with Chinese leaders and attend the APEC meeting during the period of 8 to 10 days in Beijing. In recent years, private enterprises in Hangzhou and sustained economic growth, Harper met with Ma Yun, to emphasize the e-commerce platform for Canadian businesses, especially small and medium enterprises to increase the importance of export trade, hoping to sell a product to Chinese canada. read more


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Recent cognitive models present translation competence as an open-ended process encompassing a number of mutually dependent, interacting sub-components, which seems to have resulted in a shift towards process-orientation in translator training and created a favourable climate for introducing social constructivist methods to translator education. This paper considers the emergence of a new translator training paradigm and the challenge it poses for e-learning, which by virtue of the key role played by ICT tools in the translation process is well positioned to become an established, integral part of process-oriented, constructivist translator education.
- translation competence,
- process-oriented translator training,
- constructivism,
- e-learning
De nouveaux modèles cognitifs représentent la compétence de traduction comme un processus dynamique constitué d'un certain nombre de sous-composants interactifs et interdépendants, ce qui semble avoir entraîné un glissement vers une formation en traduction orientée processus, et avoir créé un climat favorable à l'introduction de méthodes socio-constructivistes dans l'enseignement de la traduction. Cet article examine l'émergence d'un nouveau type de formation en traduction, ainsi que le défi qu'il lance à la formation en ligne, qui – en vertu du rôle clé des outils TIC dans le processus de traduction – est bien placée dans l'enseignement constructiviste de la traduction orientée processus.
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1. Introduction
Over the last decade or so, a considerable amount of time and attention has been devoted to debating the relative merits of product- and process-oriented translator training. Recent cognitive models present the acquisition of translation competence as an open-ended process embracing a variety of mutually dependent, interacting sub-components. The attendant focus on process-orientation raises important pedagogical issues, with key implications both for translator training in general and for the appropriate design and deployment of e-learning solutions in translation programmes.
2. Translation competence
Nowadays, most practitioners and theorists agree that translation competence – defined by PACTE as "the underlying system of knowledge and skills needed to be able to translate" (2000: 100) – goes beyond the skills normally associated with bilingualism and communication in a foreign language. Translation is a unique mode of language use (Neubert 1997: 23). Even superficial observations of the translation process show translators mobilizing very diverse, interdisciplinary skills and knowledge to accomplish their tasks: knowledge of languages, subject and real-world knowledge, research skills and qualities such as creativity and problem-solving strategies (Presas 2000: 28).
Cognitive models recently used to define (PACTE 2000; Neubert 1997, 2000) and evaluate (Orozco 2000; Adab 2000) translation competence postulate that it is made up of a number of continuously evolving sub-competences feeding into and off one another, each with a cluster of sub-components. PACTE for instance, identifies six such sub-competences. The first four are largely self-explanatory: communicative competence, comprising the knowledge system and skills needed for linguistic communication; extra-linguistic competence, covering general world knowledge, specific subject knowledge and cultural knowledge in the source and target cultures; psycho-physiological competence, "the ability to use all kinds of psychomotor, cognitive and attitudinal resources" (PACTE 2000: 102); and instrumental-professional competence, composed of knowledge and skills related to using the tools of the translator's trade and to the translation profession as a whole. The remaining two occupy central positions in the actual accomplishment of translational objectives. Transfer competence, recognized by both PACTE (2000: 102) and Neubert (2000: 6) as the one which integrates all the others and as the key distinguishing provenance of the translator, embodies the ability to bring about an adequate transfer from the source to the target text, establishing bridges or linking mechanisms between the translator's working languages (Presas 2000: 27). Finally, strategic competence encompasses all procedures used to solve problems during the translation process, and can thus be seen as the ability to control the interaction between all the other sub-competences to effect transfer.
Dynamic and open-ended, these models present translation competence as a process of building and rebuilding knowledge and skills. As they develop into fully-fledged professionals, translators both pick up sub-competences they never had before and actually restructure the new and existing ones in a way that best serves transfer competence, thereby demonstrating the acquisition and application of strategic competence (PACTE 2000: 103; Presas 2000: 29). Such a view is supported by Shreve, who suggests that translators' exposure to an increasing variety of translation situations leads to changes in the way they conceive of translation, with knowledge structures both becoming richer and being organized differently (1997: 124f.). This would account not only for non-professionals and professionals deploying appropriate problem-solving strategies differently (Fraser 1999), but also for the fact that professionals appear to have a far greater awareness of contextual and pragmatic issues: TAP research has shown that while learners and novices tend to concentrate on lexical and syntactic solutions to perceived problems, professional translators will check for stylistic and text-type adequacy and advanced trainees reflect on their audience (Kussmaul 1995: 82f; Fraser 2000: 59; Shreve 1997: 135). The corollary, Shreve argues, is that "professional translation […] can be acquired by only undergoing certain kinds of deliberately sought out communicative experiences" (1997: 125), a point equally stressed by Robinson (Robinson 1997: 94-123). Indeed, the centrality of experience for learning in general would seem to be borne out by the latest empirical findings in brain research: knowledge is dependent on our experience of the world (Spitzer 2002: 447); we learn because our brains are "rule extraction machines" (Spitzer 2002: 75, 2004: 71), inductively deriving rules, methods and strategies from the processing of examples provided by the world around us (Spitzer 2002: 76, 2004: 72).
3. Implications for translator training
The above carries clear implications for the training of translators. Firstly, it is important to make trainees fully aware of what the various sub-components of translation competence are and how they relate to one another in the translation process (Adab 2000: 227), of their workings and interactions in what Neubert calls the "complex interdiscipline of translation" (Neubert 2000: 17). Only then can they be expected to use them properly and purposefully. Secondly, if we accept that translation competence and its acquisition are dynamic processes, then the training of translators must necessarily be process-oriented and focus in large part on the development of procedural knowledge and procedural competence. Thirdly, trainees have to be exposed to as large and varied a range of authentic experiences of the translation process as possible.
There is nothing particularly new in this. The need for an integrated approach to translation studies and the concept of translation as an interdiscipline were already being discussed in the 1980s by Snell-Hornby (1988) and are now reflected in the structure and content of many translator training programmes. Process-orientated translator training has been advocated to varying degrees by a number of trainers (e.g. Gile 1994, 1995; Kiraly 2000, 2003; Kussmaul 1995; Neubert 2000; Robinson 1997), and with it the need to break away from a traditionally prescriptive and product-oriented translation pedagogy (Fox 2000: 115).
Likewise, the active involvement of students in authentic, experiential learning situations is a basic tenet of constructivist educational theories, according to which learning is essentially an interactive, collaborative, "socio-personal process" (Kiraly 2003: 29) whereby learners construct their own knowledge. The fairly widespread practice of having students complete collaborative, often genuine, project-based assignments as part of their courses, with instructors acting as coaches, represents an uncontroversial form of constructivism in translator training institutions.
Yet, as Kiraly points out (2000, 2003), there is ample room for the more consistent implementation of social constructivist approaches in translator training, with large parts of the curriculum still dominated by teacher-centred, transmissionist educational methods. He calls for "a much-needed paradigm shift in translator education" (2003: 27) from a positivist epistemology which holds that instructors, having acquired expert knowledge, have access to an objective truth which they must impart to their students, to one where students are expected to discover knowledge for themselves in a learner-centred environment by collaboratively participating in the authentic activities of professional translators (2003: 28f.). In doing so, Kiraly maintains, students will "move from the periphery of the community of professional translators into a position of full membership of that community" (2003: 29). Students must emancipate themselves from their instructors "if they are to emerge from the educational situation as self-confident translation experts, prepared to think for themselves, to work as members of a team, to assume responsibility for their own work, to assess the quality of their own performance and to continue learning once they leave the institution" (Kiraly 2003: 31). The goals of translator education must be to help students develop their own self-concept and to assist "in the collaborative construction of individually tailored tools that will allow every student to function within the language mediation community upon graduation" (Kiraly 2000: 49). The issue here, of course, is one of degree: Kiraly believes that learning should take place as a collaborative social process in all translation contact hours, not just in special project work assignments. In such an environment, the instructors would assume the role of facilitators working together with students on authentically situated tasks, supporting students as necessary in their search for solutions – Kiraly uses the constructivist term "scaffolding" (2000: 45ff.) – but with the ultimate aim of helping the trainees to help themselves.
The case for a broader social constructivist approach to translator training is a persuasive one. Kiraly himself quotes a study by Johnson & Johnson[1] in support of his contention that co-operative approaches to learning are more effective at promoting learning achievement than competitive or individualized ones (2000: 37). Furthermore, collaboration is an indisputable fact of professional translation in the real world. Professional translators are commissioned by clients to translate texts for particular purposes and readerships within the target culture. 0ther agents will also be involved: Holz-Mänttäri's (1984: 106ff.) famous model of translational action identifies a functional network of up to six potential roles and actors in the overall translation process, only one of which is the translator. Working from this model, Risku and Freihoff make a plea for increased awareness amongst translators of their role as "co-operation partners" (Risku & Freihoff 2000: 49, 59). And since brain research tells us that we learn by acting (Spitzer 2002: 421), the argument in favour of students' active involvement in an authentically situated learning environment appears compelling. Seen from this perspective, a more widespread use of constructivist techniques in the training of translators would be desirable – not only in conventional face-to-face lessons, but also in the new environments offered by e-learning.
4. The challenge for e-learning
Trainers and practitioners have long identified the need to integrate training in the use of computer-based tools and resources into translation syllabuses and curricula (Kiraly 2000: 123ff.; Lee-Jahnke 1998; Massey 1998: 139ff.; Owens 1996: 35). It would therefore be reasonable to assume that translator training institutions have taken advantage of the opportunities presented by e-learning to offer a variety of online instruction modules and courses to their students. Yet, a survey conducted in 2001 showed relatively few courses of this sort, with a web search of 121 translation schools rendering only a handful of online programmes (Pym et al. 2003: 84), while a recently published report on an online symposium dealing with the subject brings only a limited number of offerings to light (Pym et al. 2003: 65-84).
This is all the more surprising because trainers who do tutor or moderate e-learning courses are apt to stress the benefits of teaching in an online environment where students must use the very tools professional translators handle every day of their working lives (Folaron 2003: 65; Schiavi 2003: 77). In Debbie Folaron's words: "Honing the necessary electronic skills inevitably becomes part and parcel of the course itself" (2003: 65). Moreover, given that the "translator's tools are very much a part of the translation process" (Kiraly 2000: 124), e-learning could provide precisely the kind of learning environments that process-orientation and constructivist approaches in translator training would require: "Knowledge-in-action is mediated by the tools we use; thus an important part of the education of any professional must entail practical training in learning how to use the everyday tools of the profession" (Kiraly 2000: 124).
In particular, e-learning can and does offer workable collaborative, authentically situated solutions for teaching instrumental-professional competence. This has been recognized by the institutions participating in "eCoLoRe" ("eContent Localization Resources for Translator Training"), a large-scale EU-sponsored international project launched in 2004 to support ICT training for translators. Other institutions have built appropriate online units into their standard translation curricula, such as the courses in revision techniques and electronic tools for translators at the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas (Rodríguez 2003: 72) or the "Tools for Translators" module at Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur. Nevertheless, such initiatives appear to be the exception rather than the rule, and the fact remains that e-learning is challenged to realize its potential as an integral part of process-oriented translator training.
Part of that challenge involves overcoming misconceptions and creating a more extensive awareness among instructors and learners of what e-learning platforms are capable of. By far the most widespread use of ICT in education is to disseminate information, distribute documentation and transfer assignments between teachers and students, which amounts to no more than an efficient, de-centralized form of classroom management. To equate this with e-learning, as many teachers seem to, is to reduce it to an electronic postal service and notice-board. Students, too, are inclined to misunderstand the new medium: when evaluating their course, participants in Zurich University of Applied Sciences' "Tools for Translators" module have repeatedly asked for content to be made available in printable handout form and for the various web pages to be numbered consecutively. Neither instructors nor students are conscious of the vast potential for constructivist, learner-centred exploration and discovery presented by hypertext linking, non-linear sequencing and ready online access to the vast resources of the extra-institutional world[2]. Yet, this is where e-learning has a distinct advantage over the traditional translation classroom, enabling courses to be designed which are embedded in a realistically situated environment and whose non-linearity authentically reflect the role-switching (Sager 1992: 112f.) typical of genuine working practices, as translators constantly shift attention between source text, target text and an array of resources.
It is equally important to design e-learning courses that are highly interactive and which permit a maximum degree of tutor-learner and learner-learner collaboration. Studies on learner drop-out rates show community-building through asynchronous and synchronous interactivity. A ready access to tutors and a strong identification between instructors and students proves to be a powerful motivational factor for e-learning participants (Frankola 2004), the latter point being supported by results from brain research indicating that learning will be most successful where a bond exists between learners and teachers (Spitzer 2002: 411ff.). Such insights have led to appropriately scaffolded collaborative assignments involving groups of learners and facilitators, the provision of online forums for both task-related and private interaction amongst participants, and the blending of online sequences with regular live or face-to-face interactive sessions being considered best practice in e-learning pedagogy (Folaron 2003: 65, 68; Horton 2000: 433ff.; Seufert 2001: 27, 57).
Once again, student evaluations of the "Tools for Translators" module at Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur[3], strongly support this perception: measured on a scale of 1 (low) to 6 (high), satisfaction with the learner-centred collaborative assignments, tutor-student interaction and peer interaction on the course averaged out at 5.20, 5.76 and 5.15 respectively. It remains to be seen whether the skills learned on this module lead to better translation performances inside and outside the institutional framework. The evidence suggests, however, that they should, with students equipped with the sort of collaborative ICT, resource-use and problem-solving skills they will need as they gradually begin to find their place within the professional community of translators.
5. Conclusion
Cognitive research on translation competence appears to have resulted, at least in the literature concerned with translation pedagogy, in a growing shift towards process-orientation in the training of translators. This, in turn, has created a favourable climate for introducing social constructivist methods to translator education, as trainers become increasingly aware of the need for students to work on realistically embedded tasks within a genuinely learner-centred environment. The widespread inclusion of collaborative, project-based assignments in translator training curricula is perhaps an early indication that changes are already under way. But the emergence of a new translator training paradigm poses a challenge for e-learning. Given the pivotal role of online, computer-based tools and resources in the translation process, e-learning solutions are extremely well positioned to become an established, integral part of process-oriented, constructivist translator education: collaborative, authentic, situated and purposeful. It is a challenge to which institutions must rise by adopting a coherent e-learning strategy and deploying the necessary resources to see it through.
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Johnson, D W. & R. T. Johnson (1991): Learning Together and Alone, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall. The cited work is a meta-study of over 500 research projects investigating the relative success of collaborative, competitive and individualized approaches to learning.
This is one area in which e-learning has developed a wholly new, unique activity unknown to other forms of instruction, the WebQuest. The WebQuest is described by its inventor, Bernie Dodge, as "an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet […]" (Seufert et al. 2001: 120f.).
The module has been consistently evaluated by questionnaire since its launch in November 2002. To date, the course has been completed by 73 students and evaluated by 45 respondents, a return rate of 61.6%.
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