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Thailand's Army Chief Cautions Anti-Government Protesters
BANGKOK – Thailand's Military chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday strongly urged all parties involved in the ongoing political crisis to enter into talks to end the conflict, and maintained the military's desire to remain impartial, according to reports.
Following a spate of bombings over the past four days targeting rally sites of the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), including a lethal attack on a rally in Trat on Saturday and a fatal grenade explosion at Ratchaprasong in the heart of Bangkok on Sunday, Gen Prayuth appeared on the army-run television station to make his position clear.
After assiduously seeking to remain neutral in Thailand's three-month power struggle, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, the army chief, repeatedly called for adherence to the Thai Constitution.
"I strongly hope to see the problem resolved by peaceful means and to see no more conflict," Gen Prayuth said in a statement read out on the television station.
"What will be urgently undertaken is to see that all sides hold talks" to prevent further violence that would severely damage the country, he said.
His statement comes amid worrying signs of mounting political violence, with some speculating that the army might decide to intervene after standing back and watching the police ineffectively enforce the Centre for Maintaining Peace and Order's attempts to ensure security.
But Gen Prayuth made it clear that the military option is not a solution to the ongoing crisis, and it could prove to be a setback as violence might increase if there was military intervention, according to reports.
"If we use the wrong means, or the full use of military force, how can we ensure that the situation will end peacefully?" the chief said.
"The army is never afraid of performing our duty but we are concerned about more losses and injuries to people because many sides do not understand and oppose the army," he said.
He said the army, police and civil servants are not taking sides in the conflict and that the army would not sit idly by and watch the attackers walk free.
In his address, General Prayuth issued a stark warning about the fragility of the nation, saying it would "permanently stop functioning" if the situation were not urgently addressed.
"If there is any further loss of life," he said, "the country will definitely collapse, and there won't be any winners or losers."
The general cited military intelligence that there were many armed groups and said that the situation was more complex than a political standoff four years ago.
Although he said the military and the police did not support either side, General Prayuth used the word constitution nine times in his 10-minute speech and underlined that it was still in force. The protesters, who are seeking to banish Ms. Yingluck and her family from Thailand, say they want to set up an unelected "people's council" that would replace Parliament.
Surachart Bamrungsuk, a professor at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok who is an expert on the Thai military, said General Prayuth's speech was "a signal to the elites who are pushing for a coup."
The message, Mr. Surachart said, was "that the military is not getting involved and that the military is trying to obey the law."
"It's also a signal directly to the demonstrators," he said.
The protesters, led by a former deputy prime minister, Suthep Thaugsuban, appear to have powerful backing and financing, and they remain defiant despite declining numbers of supporters in the streets.
Even as General Prayuth was urging the government to stop protesters from invading government offices in his speech on Monday, hard-core elements of the protest movement invaded the Foreign Ministry and ordered staff members to go home.
Gothom Arya, one of Thailand's leading constitutional experts, said in an interview on Monday that the army chief's speech suggested "he's leaning a little toward the government" but that other forces remained opposed to the government.
"Roughly speaking, the law is on the government's side," Mr. Gothom said. "But the people who are enforcing the law, especially the judiciary, may have another idea."
Gen Prayuth also said there is a link between the ongoing violence and the 2010 protest rally, and that more evidence and information was being gathered to verify this.
He did not elaborate on this comment, but he was evidently referring to the "men in black" who launched lethal attacks against soldiers and supporters of the Democrat Party-led government at the time of the 2010 protests.


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Ontario school bus drivers support possible strike, should negotiations collapse Français
Mar 07, 2012, 08:46 ET
TORONTO, March 7, 2012 /CNW/ - School bus drivers employed by multinational operator First Student have overwhelmingly supported a strike mandate after more than six months of fruitless negotiations.
CAW Local 4268 represents approximately 750 school bus drivers who provide services for school boards and customers in various locations across southern Ontario. Some or all of the customers may see service interruptions if the parties fail to come to a tentative agreement later this month. The strike mandate expires on March 30, so notice may be given prior to that date, at any time.
"The employer, school boards and other customers constantly come up with new procedures, policies and job requirements that add even greater time and responsibilities beyond the route times for drivers," CAW Local 4268 President Debbie Montgomery said. "The issue is not with the new procedures or regulations, but the fact that the time they require is often not compensated."
"Drivers are expected to fulfill various tasks before, between and even after their routes. This practice has become so widespread that driving a school bus is now partially volunteer work - instead of regular paid employment. I don't think this is a reasonable way to treat the people with whom we entrust our children."
Negotiations have been ongoing since October 2011 and the union has been in a legal strike position since December. The CAW was hopeful that an agreement could be reached, but to date, there is little sign of this happening.
School bus drivers operate large commercial vehicles with a load of up to 70 children and assist students with special needs to attend programs or schools, all on a tight schedule. Many times, school bus drivers have multiple routes or destinations built into their schedule.
"Driving a school bus is a full time commitment for a part time job," said CAW National Representative Len Poirier. "We are trying to enshrine a higher level of respect and dignity for these drivers. It's very troubling that the industry requires so much of these drivers, yet the pay scale is often close to minimum wage."
Poirier said there is another round of meetings between the two sides set up for early March. Should the negotiations continue to fail to produce a settlement, the union will set a strike deadline before the end of March. In addition to these negotiations another 120 members in CAW Local 4266 in Cornwall and Kingston are also in a similar position as they have rejected one tentative agreement and continue with negotiations.
"We will be working hard to try and find a resolve to this impasse but at the end of the day, these drivers have a huge responsibility and the employer, customers and the public need to recognize them," said Montgomery.
First Student is operated by First Group, the largest provider of school bus services in the home to school market.
CAW members currently in a legal strike position provide services in the following communities for these customers:
Bowmanville: Durham Catholic, Durham Public, STSCO (Kawartha Pineridge (KPR) and Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland County (PVNC)) and the French Catholic Board.
Thornhill: Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board and the French Board and 1 Private School (Island).
Owen Sound: Three boards through one transportation consortium: Bluewater District School Board, Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board, Conseil Scolaire de District des Ecoles Catholiques du Sud Ouest
Hawkestone (Mississauga): Peel District School Board (English Public), Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (English Catholic), Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest (French Public), Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud (French Catholic)
Lindsay: Trillium Lakeland District School Board, Durham Catholic School Board, Transit run for the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Port Elgin and Kincardine: Contract services to the Bruce Power Nuclear Plant, Bluewater District SB and Bruce-Grey Catholic District SB
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please contact CAW National Representative Len Poirier (cell) 519-635-0795, CAW Local 4268 President Deb Montgomery (cell) 416-220-6549 or CAW Communications Director Shannon Devine (cell) 416-302-1699


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An army firefighter is a soldier who has chosen the job of firefighter as his or her military occupation. Trained in battle tactics and weapons handling during basic training, the army firefighter receives firefighting training after basic training and continues to be trained throughout his or her military career. Military bases are susceptible to fires due to the use of exploding ordinance on firing ranges as well as from the daily operations of a military base that is often equal to or larger than the size of the closest civilian town. The dangers of fighting a fire on a military installation are commonly increased for the army firefighter as compared to that of a civilian firefighter.
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UFC 129 Betting Odds Update
The odds for the upcoming UFC Welterweight title fight between Georges St-Pierre and Jake Shields in Toronto at UFC 129 have moved around a bit over the last few days, and 5Dimes is offering far better MMA odds on this fight than the other online sportsbooks right now.
St-Pierre is still handicapped as a heavy favorite to retain his title in the Octagon at UFC 129, but the cheapest line available at 5Dimes has dropped from -440 late last week down to only -390, and most books still have him at -500. Underdog lines on Shields have shifted from a +350 line at 5Dimes earlier last week to a top payout of +325 at Bovada.
We'll take the cheaper price on St-Pierre all day long and still fully expect him to completely out-class Shields for as long as the fight lasts. St-Pierre will be ready on Saturday night and will show MMA fans what a complete fighter can do against a one-dimensional grappler like Shields.
If Ontario native Mark Hominick is to become the next UFC Featherweight champion he will have to overcome the big underdog MMA odds that are predicting he has little chance against Jose Aldo. For the simple reason that Aldo is one of the most complete fighters in the world, we also think that he will be safe money at the new 5Dimes price of -440. If you think Hominick can land a heavy strike and somehow get the upset it will now pay +350 at Bovada.
Randy Couture believes that he will match up well in the Octagon against the elusive Lyoto Machida in a three-round fight. The lines in this fight have not moved very much since last week, and oddsmakers at Bovada continue to offer the cheapest favorite line on Machida at -325. A Couture upset has climbed a bit and now pays a 5Dimes underdog price of +275. We think that this matchup will not fit well for Couture, who will likely have a tough time getting his hands on Machida.
Former WEC Lightweight champion Benson Henderson will make his Octagon debut against another hometown underdog in submission specialist Mark Bocek. Henderson is still one of the best in the 155-pound weight class and continues to come in at a bargain price of -125 at 5Dimes. The best upset line on Bocek is a +115 price at Bovada, but we'll opt for the former WEC champ in this one.


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August 9, 2016
During my spring break, I traveled to Istanbul to visit my brother who is studying abroad there. I really enjoyed having the experience of learning about a country that is so different from my own, and I found its rich and complicated history fascinating. However, my trip was speckled with a sight ...
UI offers Rosetta Stone to help international, study abroad students
March 10, 2016
Mareesa Nosalik, sophomore in FAA, is required to study Italian, French and German as a vocal performance major.When she found out the University offers free use of the language software program Rosetta Stone, she said she was thrilled. "I'm very excited to use this software because it's difficult ...
University study abroad program looking to INSPIRE
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February 10, 2016
Lily MasHayekstaff writerUniversity students looking to study abroad now have the opportunity to partake in an award-winning international program.The University's INSPIRE program, a transnational partnership between the University and three research universities in Stockholm, Sweden, has been awarded the 2016 Andrew H...
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February 9, 2015
As a three-year-old boy watching the TV series, "Sea Hunt," Brad Knop became fascinated with breathing underwater. "It was on every week, and Lloyd Bridges was the diver in it, he was whom the plot was about," Knop said. "I knew I wanted to be a diver, and he was my inspiration. ... That'...
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December 30, 2014
I've been waiting for what seems like forever to have the chance to drop everything and find my way studying abroad in Europe. Now that my trip to Verona, Italy, is less than a week away, I figured it would be a good time to start thinking practically – packing practically that is. Notorious for an...
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January 22, 2014
"We're fighting for the crumbs," said Faeza Meyer, a resident of Cape Flats, a neighborhood that covers 32 acres within the city of Cape Town, known as the "slums" of South Africa. When I visited the area over winter break, I noticed that the houses are in close quarters to each other and compos...
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From learning art history in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to entering the media outlets of Cape Town, South Africa, the students, faculty and staff aboard the MV Explorer see the world while sailing down the Atlantic Ocean. With 20 to 25 disciplines incorporated into the curriculum, a 9,000-volume librar...


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Team Captain for both the contest in Lithuania for the 34th WGC, and the 10th FAI Jr WGC in Pochiunai, Lithuania.
Fernando Silva transitioned to gliders in 1978 and started racing in 1996. He has served as Competition Director for the Georgia-Tennessee-Alabama club race series as well as Weatherman at Regional and National contests. He is the 2015 US National Champion in the 15-meter Class.
Fernando recently retired as a partner of a global management-consulting firm where he led strategic planning and corporate finance teams in North America. Since retiring, he served as Team Captain of the US Team for the 2014 World Gliding Championship in Finland, and currently serves as Team Captain for the 2016 WGC in Lithuania. He is a member of the Mid-Georgia Soaring Association
Team Captain Fernando Silva said, 'We are excited to bring a team combining two WGC veterans with four WGC first timers! Last year, we sent four pilots to the Pre-Worlds in Benalla and we also sent three Juniors to Narromine. Everyone reported stories of great hospitality, easy-going but professional organization, and superb flying conditions. Personally, I am looking forward to meeting friends from WGC 2014 Räyskälä and WGC2016 Pociunai where I learned a great deal from the many veteran team Captains I met.
Fernando was Team USA Captain at Räyskälä and Pociunai and he is the 2015 USA National Champion in the 15m Class


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Lynne White, regional sales manager at Velas Resorts for Western Canada, with Susie Grewal, ACV area sales manager for BC, Markus Bill, owner at Prime Travel, Pretty Jaswal, BC regional wedding & sales director at Champagne Weddings & Travel, and Martha Dela Torre, ACV area sales manager for BC.
Nazir Hirj and Laura Whiteman of Around the World Travel/HB Travel Corporation.
Rodrigo Diaz de Riviera, Canada's West Coast director at the Mexican Tourism Board with Chris Rollinson, co-president at Escapes.ca.
Allan Siripawa of TSI Travel and Sonya Orr of TTI Canada.
Bee Prangchan, director of partner relations at Uniglobe with Pedro Luna, Velas Resorts sales manager.
Not a plate was left uncleaned on Wednesday night, as Velas Resorts and Air Canada Vacations hosted a select group of travel professionals at Vancouver's famous Blue Water Café.
Representatives at the 'Ultimate Escape to Luxury' event presented Mexico tourism industry updates, information about ACV's new 'Ultimate Escape' brochure and Velas's five uber-luxurious resorts as agents dined on dishes like Smoked Sockeye Salmon Terrine and Sorbet with Fresh Berries. It was a fittingly impressive menu for a brand that prides itself on its culinary offering.
Rodrigo Diaz de Riviera, Canada's West Coast director at the Mexican Tourism Board, kicked off the presentations with some high praise indeed: "BC for us is fundamental," he enthused. "There's almost half a million Canadians going down to Mexico every year just from BC. And properties like Velas, which add a little bit of the Mexican touch, they are the Rolex of the all-inclusives."
Martha Dela Torre, ACV's area sales manager for BC, revealed that the supplier has increased its capacity from Western Canada by a whopping 14% this year. She also had some high praise for the Velas brand.
"We are privileged to be partnered with Velas Resorts. All of their properties have qualified to be in our Ultimate Escapes brochure. As you know, our big Sun Collection brochure has over 700 resorts to choose from. We have extracted 43 for the Ultimate Escapes brochure—and all of Velas's properties made the cut. It's phenomenal."
Pedro Luna, Velas Resorts sales manager, and Lynne White, Velas Resorts regional sales manager for Western Canada, then walked the group through an update on the company's five luxurious properties: Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit, Grand Velas Riviera Maya, Grand Velas Los Cabos, Velas Vallarta and Casa Velas.
Luxurious highlights include a lazy river at Velas Vallarta and the designer 'handbag bar' at Casa Velas—but the real showstopper at Velas Resorts has to be the cuisine.
"Food is what Velas Resorts is about," said Luna. "We don't compete with any other resort; we compete with the best restaurants from all over the world. Whenever you have a nice meal we want you to think of Velas Resorts."
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Hailing from the UK, Vickie Sam Paget is a travel and tourism storyteller located in Vancouver, BC. When she's not on the road, creating engaging travel content or gazing at the North Shore Mountains, you can usually find her curled up with a good book or sipping a pint of the good stuff in her local Irish bar.


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Diverse Internet of Things trials are forming a sea of noise that often obscures the business opportunities available, according to Gartner, Inc.
During Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, being held here through April 3, analysts are exploring the four fundamental usage models, enabling business and IT leaders to clearly see how to take advantage of this next wave in Internet evolution.
"As the Internet of Things grows rapidly, it is linking millions of assets, including devices, people and places, to deliver and share information, enhancing business value and competitive advantage, and creating new business opportunities," said Hung LeHong, vice president and Gartner Fellow. "In this early and emergent phase of development, entrepreneurs are experimenting across such a diverse range of sectors, applications, business models and technologies in their efforts to uncover value. This creates confusion and makes it difficult for others to easily identify the potential in their own geographies, industries and business sectors."
Mr. LeHong said that although the Internet of Things has a very wide applicability, some enterprises may be too quick to dismiss the value of the Internet of Things in their enterprises because the examples of what other enterprises are doing don't match their own environments.
"A recycling company or vending machine operator, for example, may not find any applicability for the Internet of Things when reviewing how a hospital is connecting its patient-monitoring equipment to the Internet of Things. However, on closer inspection, these companies will discover that the reason the hospital has connected its equipment is to cut costs on nurses' rounds to monitor patients, explained Mr. LeHong. "Any company operating remote devices has opportunities to use this same model. Remote assets that require manual rounds for the purposes of emptying or replenishment, such as recycling bins or vending machines, can benefit from the same approach the hospital took. The underlying commonality is the business case to reduce the costs from doing the rounds by connecting assets to monitor status."
Despite their diversity, Gartner believes that all current examples can be simply categorized into four basic usage scenarios, each of which presents clear business opportunities for end-user organizations.
Manage — Looking at the Status of the Asset to Improve Utilization
This model is essentially involved in the optimization of asset utilization within an environment. As various assets (which could be a device or piece of equipment, or a location, such as a meeting room or a parking space) are connected and are able to provide up-to-date status information, then utilization can be optimized through appropriate systems to match assets with needs. The assets may be simple and report very limited data (occupied or vacant, for example), or they could be very complex (such as a jet engine) and involve multiple sensors reporting real-time streams of data, which may amount to terabytes per hour — but this does not detract from the essential value model.
Monetize — Charging for Usage of the Asset on an Incremental Basis
This is a specific business model that is about the monetization of a physical asset by accurately measuring usage. It enables a (potentially very expensive) capital asset to be used as the basis for a usage-based service. This brings business opportunities to replace capital expenditure with operating expenditure, more-accurate plotting of product life cycle and more-effective preventive maintenance. An example is monitoring engine hours, actual load, fuel usage and so on of a piece of equipment to bill usage against actual wear and tear. By combining this information with location, speed and time information, the enterprise can accurately assess additional charges to reflect the risk. This could apply to a "pay as you drive" vehicle insurance service, a clear example of the application of this use case to physical objects not actually owned by the enterprise itself.
Operate — Using the Asset to Control Its Surroundings
This model builds on the well-established realm of "operational technology," which is technology used to manage the equipment and processes inside manufacturing plants. Operational technology is increasingly moving away from the proprietary and isolated architectures of the past to exploit more mainstream technology, software and architectures and, in doing so, coming in some cases under the CIO's and the IT department's purview. Simple examples to control a valve, but in a more complex example, the data from thousands of sensors might combine weather and atmospheric conditions with water flow, pressure and depth information to manage entire water supply or irrigation systems. It will reduce the need to physically visit the remote device, and avoid hazardous environmental conditions around the device.
Extend — Providing Additional Digital Information or Services Through an Asset
A physical supply chain ends when a product or asset is shipped. However, when that asset is connected, a digital supply chain continues to exist in which digital services and products can be delivered to that asset. In effect, the physical asset is extended with digital services. Simple examples might be automatic (perhaps subscription-based) downloads of firmware to a device to provide new capabilities or rectify newly identified faults. Owners of a connected automobile may download the ability to upgrade or extend the driving mode of the car. More-complex examples might be the provision of advisory information (such as imminent part failure, and excessive wear or overheating of a device) to avoid the costs of failure through preventive action. Media content is a digital product that could be sent to any connected asset, such as streaming movies to a train seat.
"Although much of the spotlight today is on the Internet of Things, the true power and benefit of the Internet comes from combining things with people, places and information systems," said Hung LeHong, vice president and Gartner Fellow. "This expanded and comprehensive view of the internet is what Gartner calls the Internet of Everything."
The Internet of Things will be discussed in more detail at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2014 in Dubai, April 1-3.
About Gartner Symposium/ITxpo
Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is the world's most important gathering of CIOs and senior IT executives. This event delivers independent and objective content with the authority and weight of the world's leading IT research and advisory organization, and provides access to the latest solutions from key technology providers. Gartner Symposium/ITxpo events are key components of attendees' annual planning efforts. IT executives rely on Gartner Symposium/ITxpo to gain insight into how their organizations can use IT to address business challenges and improve operational efficiency. For more information, please visit www.gartner.com/technology/symposium/dubai/. For the full agenda, visit http://events.gartner.com/en/symposium/eu/symposium/symme2/eventsagenda/index and click on the Agenda Builder button.
Follow news, photos and video coming from Gartner Symposium/ITxpo on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/GartnerSymposium, and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Gartner_inc and using #GartnerSym.
Members of the media can register for the event by contacting Sony Shetty, Gartner PR, on +91 9820900036 or [email protected]


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US representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley says that the US is no longer prioritizing the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Ambassador Haley said yesterday US cannot necessarily focus on Assad the way that the previous administration did.
"Our priority is no longer to sit there and focus on getting Assad out," Ambassador Nikki Haley told a small group of reporters on Thursday.
"Our priority is to really look at how do we get things done, who do we need to work with to really make a difference for the people in Syria."
Earlier in the day, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the future of President Assad "will be decided by the Syrian people."
Under President Barack Obama, the US said Assad must go and backed the rebels fighting against him. But US resources shifted after the rise of the so-called Islamic state. Speaking during a visit to Turkey yesterday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Mr Assad's long-term future will be decided by the Syrian people.
A representative for the Syrian opposition called Mrs Haley's announcement unfortunate, adding that American representatives are sending contradicting messages. They clearly said Assad has no role in the transitional period.
President Donald Trump has vowed to work more closely with Russia, which has been supporting Mr Assad with its military might during the Syrian civil war.


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B&O Opens 50th Store in North America
Bang & Olufsen this week opened a store in Austin, Tex., that is its 50th in North America and its third in Texas.
The 1,168 square-foot store, which is located in Austin's 2nd Street District, will celebrate a grand opening this fall. It features B&O's BeoLiving concept, as well as the company's full line of products.
"Bang & Olufsen has long since been a purveyor of creating unparalleled, high quality, audio and video systems that are a pleasure to experience," Zean Nielsen, President of Bang & Olufsen America, Inc. said in a statement. "The 1818 Retail Opportunities LLC team has been a strong partner of ours for many years and we are proud to further expand B&O's tradition of excellence in design and technology in the Austin area."
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On 5 February 1941 the Air Training Corps (ATC) was officially established, with King George VI agreeing to be the Air Commodore-in-Chief, and issuing a Royal Warrant setting out the Corps' aims. Within the first month of its existence, the size of the old ADCC, now the ATC, virtually doubled to more than 400 squadrons and continued to grow thereafter. A new badge was designed for the ATC and, once approved by the King, was distributed in August 1941. The motto ' Venture Adventure ', devised by Air Commodore Chamier, was adopted by the ATC and incorporated into the badge. The new ATC squadrons adopted training programmes to prepare young men for entry to the Royal Air Force. Squadrons arranged visits to RAF and Fleet Air Arm stations as part of the cadets' training, where a flight might be a possibility. Such opportunities were not widely available, however, and many cadets were disappointed. One solution was to introduce opportunities for gliding, as a way to allow a cadet to get the feel of an aircraft in flight and to handle an aircraft's controls whilst airborn. After the end of the Second World War, gliding lessons became available. Prior to the 1980s, females were unable to join the ATC, although they were able to join an attached unit of the Girls Venture Corps (GVC) which had been formed in the early years of the Second World War, if one was available at that location. As of 2013, the GVCAC still exists, although in greatly reduced numbers due to competition from the ATC, and the two organisations no longer share a site. Before May 2008, cadets would spend a lot of time in the classroom before obtaining First Class classification, studying the following subjects: The Air Training Corps, The Royal Air Force, History of Flight, Initial Expedition Training, Basic Communications and Airmanship I. After a number of lectures and when the cadet felt ready, they would take a multiple choice examination, either on paper or on a computer. Some wings ran courses that would involve the cadet spending a few solid days learning and then awarded the appropriate classification if successful in their exams. In May 2008, HQAC decided to change the training programme for junior and second class cadets, sensing that new recruits were being deterred by exams.
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Legal move comes in response to agreement with city to transfer medical equipment.
MASSILLON A Massillon resident is taking legal action in response to the agreement between the city and Affinity Medical Center.
Scott Graber filed a civil suit Friday afternoon seeking to nullify the ordinances City Council passed that allowed Mayor Kathy Catazaro-Perry to move forward with the agreement with Quorum Health Corp.
Graber said in a news release he did not make the decision to take legal action lightly. He said Massillon acquired the land "under duress and by legislative trickery."
The city and Affinity Medical Center reached an agreement during a Feb. 1 hearing at Stark County Common Pleas Court. Under the agreement, the city will acquire $25 million worth of property and medical equipment.
City Council approved the agreement that evening during a special meeting in which members went into executive session to discuss legal terms.
Graber contends that going into executive session was an effort to shut the public out of the decision. He called the maneuver "the straw that broke the camel's back" and led him to file the suit.
During the meeting, council President Claudette Istnick asked those in the audience to stand if they supported the agreement. Nearly everyone stood.
Graber said Catazaro-Perry pressured council into approving the ordinance by having council vote "on short notice and basically with a gun put up to their heads with an ultimatum issued to approve it immediately or have the 'deal' withdrawn."
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Adherence to this code is required of all Stallholders, both Licensed and Casual.
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On Monday 19th October, SMSA signed an historic MOU with the Hobart City Council. This event is significant as there has not been a MOU in place since 2002!. The MOU is groundbreaking, in that HCC has agreed to reinvest an annual one percent of stallholder fees back into the SMSA.
This is recognition that there is need for a more professional business model for stallholder representation than what has existed for decades. We will now have funds to offer stallholders better representation through: – the employment of a Project Officer to take over some of the duties of the current Secretary, and further manage and develop communication.
- offer places for stallholders at training courses for small business people.
- make connections with other groups with similar interests as the SMSA, eg the Waterfront Business Community.
- approach UTAS to conduct qualitative and quantitative surveys to provide long overdue data on the economic value of The Salamanca Market.
In all, one small step for the SMSA, a giant step forward which will underpin our future relationship with HCC.
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Policies, Procedures & SafeguardsAugust 3, 2016
Contractors are heavily relied upon throughout New Zealand businesses, and can be viewed as a crucial part of the workplace. Sometimes, however, understanding the difference between a contractor and an employee can be a little confusing.
There have been notable concerns throughout workplaces when it comes to defining contractors, mainly due to the true nature of the employment relationship being hard to classify. In addition, the relationship between employer and contractor can change over time and if the negotiation and contractual proceedings are not updated, you could be in breach of the Employment Relations Act (ERA), resulting in possible penalties and back payment of unpaid entitlements. Sadly, the associated penalties for such an incident can be significant, impacting both the employer personally and the businesses.
It is important for all employers to know that regardless of the differences between employees and contractors, the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 applies to all classifications of workers.
What is a contractor?
A contractor is defined as being engaged under a contract for services, commonly called an independent contractor agreement, as opposed to an employee who works under a contract of service. Contractors are also defined as self-employed, invoicing the principal (or employer) for their services. An important difference to also note is that generally speaking, a contractor must pay their own tax and ACC levies.
Contractors do not fall under most general employment legislation such as the ERA and the Holidays Act 2003, meaning they do not need to have a written employment agreement, and are not entitled to minimum wage or other employment entitlements, such as paid statutory holidays or sick leave. In addition, there are no requirements for employers to keep time and wage records for contractors.
It is important to note that a contractor can raise the claim that they are in fact an employee, and ask the Employment Relations Authority to investigate, and make a determination on the status of the relationship. If the Employment Relations Authority finds that an employer has engaged someone as a contractor to avoid paying minimum entitlements they can hand down penalties, and the employer will have to pay the employee any outstanding entitlements.
How to identify an employee.
An employee is a person who falls under an employment agreement and works in return for a wage or salary.
All employees are entitled to the minimum employment rights under employment legislation, which includes pay (minimum wage or above) and access to holidays and other types of leave. Employers must ensure all employees have a compliant written employment agreement in place and that they keep a record of this, and other items such as wages, hours and all leave taken.
Employees also have the right to raise personal grievances for unjustified dismissal and unjustifiable disadvantage.
Tips to identify a contractor.
While the courts have established legal tests such as the Intention test, Control vs Independence test, Integration test and the Fundamental/economic reality test to assist in determining the difference between a contractor and employee, summarised below are some questions to consider when thinking about the relationship with your worker. Employers who answer yes to the following questions, and do not consider the person an employee but a contractor, should consider redefining the relationship.
Employsure is here to help you navigate the potentially confusing definitions associated with employment. Our advice line is available day or night, so feel free to contact us whenever engaging new staff to ensure you are meeting your obligations.


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It's no secret. I love ottomans to make a decorating statement in my projects. They are workhorses for almost all interior spaces adding function, style and storage too. After a day of multiple client appointments, I relish the thought of resting my body by sitting in my favorite chair. Plus putting my feet up on a bench or ottoman sounds like the height of luxury. Add a glass of wine and a good book, and I'm in paradise. (which is often the case). I have a variation of the ottoman below in my home.
Here are some ways to use ottomans and make a decorating statement:
- Use as a Coffee Table
Here's why I love this ottoman ~the tray becomes a carrier for beverages or a container for flowers and so on. The wide edge becomes a 'perch' for family and guests when entertaining. The rectangular shape suits a sofa well as this ottoman is 60″ x 30″. When centered in front of a sofa and opposite 2 chairs it anchors a conversation area.
2. Use for Conversation and Storage
An ottoman is an opportunity to create a hub. With added textile, the color, pattern and texture enhance the seating plus mood in the room. Now that I'm a grandparent, I know soft sided tables are ideal for little ones and prevent head bumps. A hidden benefit and decorating statement is storage.
3. Ottomans are Extra Seats
Frequently we need extra seats and some ottomans fit that description very well as ~small seats. They are especially useful since you can tuck them away for those occasions when you have extra guests. I am particularly fond of this one from Thomas O'Brien for Century Furniture and often use it in pairs.
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Soc Trang Wastewater Treatment Plant - Inauguration CeremonyCreated on 24 June 2013
On the 18th June, the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Soc Trang was formally inaugurated. The ceremony was successfully officiated by the Chairman of the Provincial People´s Committee, Mr Nguyen Trung Hieu and Mrs Jutta Frasch, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Vietnam. From the WMP, Programme Manager Hanns-Bernd Kuchta and the Component Managers Two and Three, Dr. Tim McGrath and Christopher Scharfe, attended.The Inauguration was also a celebration of the results of the technical cooperation by GIZ in Soc Trang, where the service company was supported to effectively carry out their operations. During the eight years of cooperation, GIZ and provincial partners developed a wastewater tariff aimed at O&M cost recovery, which was both innovative and new in Vietnam. Presently, GIZ support in Soc Trang includes the preparation of a provincial regulatory framework to promote the sustainable development of the sector.


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Economists try to quantify economic activity using a variety of metrics and indicators, but the most widely used tool in their arsenal is gross domestic product (GDP) and its spin-offs, including GDP growth and GDP per capita. GDP is the value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period. Notice the word 'finished'. This means that GDP is a measure of value added rather than just sales: it counts the value added by each firm in the process of manufacturing a product or delivering a service. So, GDP is an accretive measure. It assumes that, long ago, there was such a thing as zero GDP, and over time, economic activity has added to its value.
GDP is often calculated by summing up three types of consumption, namely, consumption by individuals, consumption by firms (investment), and consumption by governments (government expenditure). As long as these parties continue to consume, GDP continues to grow. The more we spend, irrespective of the usefulness of our spending, or the collateral consequences of our spending, the better off we are, at least according to GDP.
So GDP is not a measure of welfare. It measures economic activity in isolation, without measuring its effect on other spheres of life. This is easy enough to demonstrate with a banal example. Let's say that all our kidneys suddenly stopped working, due to an epidemic of renal disease. We would then need millions of new dialysis machines, so the manufacture of such machines would have to be ramped up immediately. This, coupled with dialysis performed at hospitals three times a week for a large portion of the population, would make GDP skyrocket. (Note that the value of properly functioning kidneys—i.e., of healthy people—does not enter into the calculation.) But, surely, we cannot argue that a nation afflicted by renal disease on a massive scale is now better off as a result of a higher GDP!
GDP may be a useful measure of economic activity, but clearly it is a terrible measure of the the welfare of a society, or the happiness of its citizens. In 1968, US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy remarked that GDP, while including cigarette advertising and new jails and the logging of redwoods, failed to celebrate the health of the nation's children, the quality of education, the beauty of poetry, or the integrity of public officials. He famously concluded that GDP measures everything "except that which makes life worthwhile."
Dissatisfaction with GDP as a measure of wellbeing has spawned various attempts at devising more intelligent estimates of national wellbeing. A few of these alternative indicators are described in the following infographic:
A New Indicator: The Gross National Reserve
What we need is a method to measure economic progress that, unlike GDP, includes the many facets of life that are not immediately quantifiable when economic activity is tallied, but are nevertheless fundamental to human welfare. We propose to create a new measure: the Gross National Reserve, or GNR. To discover how the GNR would be calculated, click on the following link:
GDP-based accounting methodology makes an unfair assumption that all accounts begin at zero. In the GNR model, we attempt to fix this shortcoming. We start with something called Global Accounting of Assets—a mammoth, one-time undertaking to compute the value of all the natural resources on earth. This quantity is the Gross Global Reserve (GGR), which can be broken down into separate values for each country (GNRs).
Once computed, the Gross Global Reserve (GGR) should never diminish. From year to year, it would either remain stable or increase slightly. This may seem odd at first. After all, natural resources like petroleum and natural gas are consumed and not replenished; and despite our efforts to conserve the natural environment, the sheer pressure of population growth is depleting natural landscapes and habitats continuously, and releasing vast amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. But economic activity itself can increase the GGR, just as it does the GDP in the First Dimension. Moreover, private enterprises as well as governments will be able to increase the GGR by undertaking activities like reforestation of denuded hillsides, cleaning up polluted waterways, restoring natural habitats and seeding them with endemic flora and fauna, and so forth. If enough such projects are done on a regular basis, it is possible to maintain each GNR (and thus the overall GGR) in balance, so that depletive and accretive activities offset each other. The aim is to make such balancing efforts mandatory for all organisations (private businesses as well as government departments), not by fiat but rather by enabling certain mechanisms that would naturally nudge enterprises in the right direction.
Enabling Mechanisms for GNR Economics
The first such enabling mechanism is the Utility Index, a scorecard-like tool that would allow for the evaluation of every enterprise (private or public) according to the impact it has on society. If GNR and GGR are just macroeconomic indicators, private enterprises may not feel especially incentivised to change their ways. They might see in GNR a useful tool, but aside from making adjustments to their CSR programmes, they would not be affected. As we shall see, however, each firm's contribution to GNR will affect their Utility Index, which will be the basis of a new system of taxation and economic incentives.
Another enabling mechanism is the novel method for participation in Global and Continental assemblies that was described in the page on sovereignty. Each country's right to vote on important resolutions at such assemblies would hinge on their score in the national scorecard (effectively the score achieved by each country's Head of State in his or her scorecard). Countries that allow their GNR to diminish would achieve low scores, and thus suffer a reduction in their voting rights.
The third enabling mechanism is the creation of a new financial instrument dedicated exclusively to accretive and depletive transactions in the GNR/GGR. To illustrate how such a meta-currency would work, and why it is necessary, let's look at the following example: the development of an industrial zone in a natural wetland area.
Accretive impact
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Building an industrial development zone
Added value of goods made annually
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$100 - $55
As the numbers suggest, the government has decided to go ahead with the project because it generates a net accretion to GNR even though it has some environmental side effects. Every year, the manufacturing companies operating in the new industrial park would have to collectively pay $55 million to reimburse the depletive impact of the industrial park. For the sake of simplicity, let's call this payout a "debit". This debit would flow into a collective account held by the interested level of government (in this case, the Regional government). Though levied in the cash currency (here, dollars), this sum, once deposited to the collective account, would be denominated as a different meta-currency that may be used only for GNR-accretive projects or transactions. What was a debit for the companies that had to pay the equivalent dollar sum now becomes a credit to the authority in charge of maintaining the account and distributing the funds deposited there.
The Regional government can now employ these credits to fund accretive activities in its jurisdiction, such as designation of new wildlife preserves, improvements to recycling and waste reduction programmes, retrofitting government buildings with energy-saving design and equipment, development of solar-powered public transportation, landscaping of new public parks, etc. The most important aspect of this scheme is that once converted into the new debit/credit meta-currency, these funds could be used only for activities that are designed specifically to increase the GNR. By dedicating a special financial tool to GNR accounting, the Second Dimension economic system ensures that the funds are used responsibly and transparently. As we will see later, debits/credits are just one of several new financial tools that will be needed in the Second Dimension and beyond.
GNR and the Spectrum of Demand
In the foregoing discussion we've seen how a balance-sheet approach like GNR could lead to a fairer accounting of our use of natural resources. It is sensible and intuitive; the only complex task would be the accurate computation of the intangible benefits of many of the natural resources that capitalist activity either consumes or degrades.
Now we can also connect the GNR principle with the ideas introduced in previous pages, especially the Spectrum of Demand model. Like the capitalist system, GDP metrics describe only one portion of the Spectrum of Demand. Like capitalism, GDP only values goods and services that are provided by a market economy in response to individual needs and desires. It ignores the wellbeing of communities and of nature.
The GNR model, on the other hand, covers much more of the Spectrum. Until now, we've discussed how it could lead to better valuation of natural resources. The concept of a national reserve, however, is not limited to natural resources. It is far more ambitious and comprehensive. In order to accurately reflect the health of an economy, it must include social goods and services as well—a vastly more challenging collection of previously un-calculated benefits. The inclusion of social benefits would propel GNR economics into the Third Dimension.
As Robert Kennedy siad, GDP fails to calculate the value of good education, of good health, and good governance, to name a few social benefits that we take for granted. The GNR approach would address this by assigning a value to each social benefit, each public and common good, and adding it to the GNR.
In the realm of education, for example, each school could be rated according to comprehensive criteria. For each student who graduates and either enters university or a vocational institute within one year, the school would be able to claim a certain credit to GNR. In public administration, each government department would be set annual goals, financial as well as operational. If those goals are met and measured according to transparent, measurable standards, the department would have added value to the GNR, whereas if they are not met, leading to unnecessary expenditure, delay, and inefficiency, then it would have depleted GNR. All government agencies and companies could also add to the GNR by ensuring employee satisfaction, measured through end-of-year surveys. Cities could add to GNR by creating public parks, or adorning their pedestrian zones with artwork, or improving public transportation. They could also generate GNR accretions for reductions in crime, and depletions for increases in crime.
There are, in short, many different ways in which accretions and depletions to GNR arising from intangible benefits could be calculated. The methods by which the value of these additions are computed may well turn out to be complex and require much initial work and debate. They may also be subject to frequent change as social and economic conditions evolve. But the need and purpose of such a system of accounting are clear. Ultimately, even the development of consciousness, at the very right-hand extreme of the Spectrum, could be brought into a GNR calculation, so that the-familiar Spectrum diagram would look like this:
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As the owner of a day care business, you'll enjoy any profits your company makes. On the other hand, you'll bear the burden of responsibility that comes with working with children, and the overall costs of running the business. How much money you'll make might depend on the size of your day care and the duties you take on.
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The state in which you live may require child care center directors to have a minimum of a high school diploma, or sometimes even a college degree. You also might have to pass exams covering safety and child development to license your day care. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, day care center directors earned an average salary of $43,950 as of May 2012, though those working in child day care centers, as opposed to working in schools or religious organizations, earned only an average of $40,880. When you have your own day care business, the way to advance might include expanding its offerings or the number of children you serve. You'll be required to hire more employees too, but you also can benefit from increased profits.


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Last but most certainly not least, in case you'd like to eat evening meal with a far more intimate setting by means of your family members, you can install this kind of carpet for wood stairs. That's a stair carpet installation terminology. The gap between this roundtable with one opposite is that because it's got the curved contour, this carpet can make it possible for one to get nearer to another other relative member. The other rationale is the fact that also as it does not have any edges. So this furniture is quite ideal for the little family members to eat dinner in serenity and joyous feeling. Absolutely, using a terrific setting , the food which you eat will probably taste better.
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Patten Screen Print
Patten Screen Print was established in 1987 as a service to businesses in the fields of manufacturing, electronics and engineering. We are situated just 5 minutes away from Junction 10 of the M4 motorway and have ample free parking.
Customer satisfaction has always been our priority. We have found that satisfied customers come back for more, which shows in our ever growing customer base, encompassing clients from a wide variety of industries.
Our area includes:
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We print onto metal, perspex, foamex, polycarbonate and many other substrates to numerous to mention.
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We are very excited to announce the arrival of our new Giclee art printing services.
Giclee printing was invented in the 1980s and has since become the reproduction method of choice of most galleries and fine artists. It uses the standard CMYK colour process but Giclee ink cartridges also provide additional tonalites of each colour, meaning you get a more accurate representation of your original image, and lightfast inks mean your image won't fade for at least 70 years.


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The Tale of Troy
Unabridged Audiobook
Written By: Benedict Flynn
Narrated By: Jan Fielden, Benjamin Soames
Date: June 1996
Duration: 2 hours 39 minutes
There was once a time, nearly four thousand years ago, when the tall towers of a city called Troy reached gleaming into the sky; when its proud king fought against an invading army in a desperate siege. The Tale of Troy was so important to the ancient Greeks that its author, Homer, became a kind of hero. Long after his death artists, thinkers and ordinary people still look to his tale for inspiration. This exciting version of the famous story is retold especially for eight- to thirteen-year-olds.


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HMD Global has partnered with TSMT Technology India Private Limited for the manufacturing of new Nokia branded phones in India. The information comes off the label on the packaging of Nokia 4.2. It has been a while since news broke out that FIH Mobile was uninterested in further manufacturing of most Nokia phones as they were encountering losses due to poor margins. So, such a move was certainly expected.
TSMT Technology India Pvt. Ltd. is a subsidiary of TSMT (Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp.). The company is based in Taiwan, and has several production bases, with 7 of them in China and 1 in India. One concerning thing about the company is that it does not list any experience in manufacturing or assembly of smartphones. So, it could be them venturing into something new; or else they did not keep their website updated.
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp is a worldwide leading LCD SMT (Surface-mount Technology) production solutions provider. It's scope of services covers the procurement and management of materials and components, process engineering design, SMT processing, quality assurance, logistics management and after-sales services.
With the expansion of our production bases, our products are diversified, ranging from the main boards of personal computer and mobile phone TFT-LCD. Along with the technology innovation, we provide a variety of services and becoming the engineer of "Global Information Revolution".
It is possible that TSMT is just one of the several ODMs which HMD will contract for the manufacturing. Earlier LoveNokia reported that the production sample of Nokia Wasp (codename) was manufactured by Huaqin Telecom Technology Company LTD. So, we can continue to speculate that there are more ODMs in the list.


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Cortez Restaurant & Bar
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|At the base of the Hotel Adagio (a redesigned version of the former Shannon Court hotel), this restaurant and bar appears quite modern in d�cor - with mobile-like colored light fixtures overhead. While the food is good here, the coffee is unforgivable. They use a two-group Elektra at the bar and Equator Estate beans (which are becoming a monotonous sign of brain death for any aspiring, high quality restaurant that knows little about coffee). They periodically grind in large batches (sometimes leaving the grinder going for a ridiculous10 minutes afterwards even), so the coffee is never served very fresh. But even so, they pull shots with the faintest of thin, pale crema rings around the rim of the full cup. It's watery, bland, and essentially flavorless - I had to search hard for something other than 'water'-flavored. While not the worst espresso in SF, this embodies much of what is so wrong with restaurant espresso today. With all the tools, expertise, and expense at their disposal, they squander it on perhaps the most expensively lame espresso in the city. There really is no excuse.


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Going down as one of the tracks of 2013, Robin Thicke follows up the summer worldwide smash Blurred Lines with another sexually charged single. Mr Thicke wants to Give It 2 U…
Directed by Diane Martel who also directed of Thicke's previous hit Blurred Lines and Miley Cyrus' We Can't Stop, the video is set on an American football field and Thicke is surrounded by hundreds of cheer leading girls and football players as he prowls them all, singing to them "Give It 2 U"
It's not only just full of girls, its also a non stop visual spectacular full of more props than you can shake a stick featuring cotton candy, signs with crude drawings, cardboard cutout crowd, confetti and wad of $100 bills as mascots!
We think Thicke's new track isn't as catchy as its predecessor, however will still be a chart hit due to the nature of the sexually charged track.
Check out the new video below that also features rappers 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar..!