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Commission Charges Information Guide
The following information guide identifies the applicable steps to configure your candidate assignments to have commission based charges/rates applied for invoicing.
For example, Etz will reference Commission rate charges in the Candidate Assignment space as either Provider Fees (%), Administration Fees (%) or On-Cost Fees (%) which could be applied on top of the base labour cost of the candidate. Etz provide extensive options within this space to enable the agency to have the ability to use this function and configure custom Commission Rate Codes and apply them as needed in an automated and repeatable way.
1. Deciding to setup Commission Rates to apply to my Candidate Assignments and Invoices, where should I go to start and configure for this charging mode?
Rate Code Entry [found under the Reference Data menu item]. To enable the automated application of Commission based rate codes and charges to candidate assignments and invoices, the agency must first create a list of all the respective commission based rate codes in your Etz software instance.
Above is an example of the creation of an 'Administration Fee of 1.5%' as a Commission Rate Code for use. It is vitally important that the Rate Code Type is declared as 'Commission' else the rate code will not be available for later application in the Assignment Candidate record.
2. What are some further examples I can think about when considering Commission based rates to apply to my Assignments and Invoicing?
Below are some very generic forms of Commission based rates codes to help further explain how this Etz function can be applied in your Agency operations for other forms of client billing.
Etz provide a very flexible function at the 'Rate Code Entry' point so your agency can create any Commission rate code that meets your current business operations and customer agreements.
3. Are there any further tips to consider in the Rate Code Entry space?
Yes. There are a couple of configuration tips to you can consider they are:
a. Rate Code Description
The Rate Code description will appear in the drop box for selection when applying the Commission to the Candidate Assignment record. Furthermore, this Rate Code description will appear on the Sales Invoice, so if you would like these transaction lines to flow through as your client needs to see them, so be sure to apply the appropriate description [generic of detailed] when first creating the Commission based rate code for use.
b. Invoice Index
When creating a new Rate Code Entry there is a cell entry available [Invoice Index] where a numeric value can be entered. This Invoice Index value enables the Etz software to appropriately order the placement of the chargeable Rate Codes on the invoice for the customer. Please see the above Rate Code Entry screenshot to understand how the Invoice Index values (highlighted right-hand column) have been utilised against the sample Commission Rate Codes in the table.
4. Having the Commission based rate codes setup, how do I apply them to an individual 'Candidate Assignment' for invoice automation?
Go to Assignment Entry [found under the Reference Data menu item].
Either Add new assignment or choose to edit [select the pencil icon] for an existing candidate assignment record already setup. For this example, we will utilise the existing Tony Smith candidate record who is assigned to MACROSOFT [the Client].
Go to Costing tab [found within the Assignment record].
Then prepare to adjust the Pay and Bill rates as required. Generally Commission rate (%) charges for your Sales Invoices are calculated off a base rate (cost/agreed rate with your client). Here you can configure your Pay and Bill Rates to be the same ready for the Commission (%) to be applied ready for the Sales Invoice.
Go to Commissions tab [found within the Assignment record].
Important Note: If this Commission tab is unselect able (greyed out), please immediately speak with your Agency Admin. to have this function approved and enabled for agency use.
Select the Add Commission button to commence applying new commission based charges against your candidate assignment (which automatically calculate and present on your Sales Invoice).
Configuring the Commission settings.
Ref. A [Commission Rate Code] – Please select your applicable commission charge from your list of commission based rate codes already entered into the software. If your commission code does not appear here, please go to the start of this document where is describes how to add a new rate code.
Ref. B [Commission Type] – Please select who is designated to pay this commission rate. In this example I will state the 'Client Pays' so this will track to the Sales Invoice. Further into this Knowledge Base document I will describe the other options, such as ' Candidate Pays'.. and where you could use this method.
Ref. C [Add Commission Rule] – Select this button when you are ready to create the rule for final configuration, such as applying the designated percentage (%) rate to charge.
Configuring the Provider Fee of 22% commission example.
Ref. D [Rate Code] – By default 'Gross Across Timesheet' will be selected. This means that the commission rule (as constructed) will be applied to the baseline costing equation of Labour(hours) x Labour Bill Rate$ in a gross form. For this example, [Gross Across Timesheet] has been selected to drive simple outcomes for this Knowledge Base article.
Ref. E [Rule Type] – For this example, 'Percentage Margin' has been selected to calculate the defined 'Percentage' value against the gross timesheet value as a margin on top. There are a number of differing Rule Types for selection, the additional variants will be described in further Knowledge base articles to be published.
Ref. F [Percentage] – To match our Rate Code description of 22%, the value of 22.00 has been declared in this cell for calculation on the gross timesheet value. This cell can be updated with any value the Agency wishes to declare and apply. As mention previously in the earlier Support reference point in this document, Rate code descriptions can be kept very generic, thus enabling the varied percentage to be adjusted on the fly at the candidate assignment level. Etz provide many opportunities to adjust this rate code description information prior to the Sales Invoice creation.
Ref. G [Update] – Select this button when satisfied with the configuration. Rest assured, if you need to edit or adjust this rule or values… this can be done after the initial update with a minimum of fuss.
The Commission Rule is Set
The commission rule for applying a 'Provider Fee of 22%' has been configured ready to apply to the candidates timesheet hours and gross values as calculated. Automatically these commission values will be seen and validated in the 'Online Validation' section by the Agency User responsible for validating this candidate timesheets prior to Sales Invoice creation.
5. What if I have more than one (1) Commission based calculation for an assignment… How do I manage and configure this for the Sales Invoice?
Please select the Add Commission button to add a new commission set for the Candidate Assignment which is in addition to existing commission rules. Etz's leading architecture enables multiple commission based rules to automatically calculate and apply for your client based Sales Invoices.
6. What if I have setup complex commission charges where I have multiple commission rules that need to exclude other gross commission values?
This is where Etz continue to deliver added value for our customers (over and above the regular functions of our competitors) this is by tackling the complex configurations with our off-the-shelf user configurations. Etz recognise that not all Recruitment Agencies operations are exactly the same, nor should they be. Etz have ensured that our user functions and configurations can be adjusted very easily as needed to cater for very complex business rules (out of the box) as we are all about automation at any level.
Steps to Action: Advanced Configuration of the Provider Fee of 22% commission.
Ref. W [Commission Rate Code] – As set in the previous example, the 'Provider Fee of 22%' has been selected as the foundation commission code for this Candidate Assignment.
To simulate a complex commission example, we are excluding other pre-calculated commissions from the core 'Provider Fee of 22%' commission fee, namely the 'Administration Fee 1.5%' and 'On-Costs of 20%'.
Ref. X [Add Commission Rule] – Select this button to add further commission rules.
Ref. Y [Rate Code] – The 'Administration Fee 1.5%' has been selected as a sub rate code with the commission rule. To exclude this rate code and any commissions it may have pre-calculated if utilised in this Commissions space for this candidate. The following need to be actioned:
• The [Rule Type] needs to be set as 'Flat Margin'
• The [Percentage] needs to be set as '0.00'
• The [Amount] needs to be set as '0.00'
Ref. Z [Rate Code] – The 'On-Costs of 20%' has been selected as a sub rate code with the commission rule. To exclude this pre-calculated commission rule if utilised by following the same configuration settings as per the above 'Administration Fee 1.5%'.
The Outcome Achieved
The above commission rule configurations will have the Provider Fee of 22% calculate against the gross timesheet value, excluding any other commission calculations applied.
7. What if I have a commission based assignment charge that I want setup and automated, but here the 'Candidate Pays'… Does Etz cater for this function?
Yes. Etz have the flexibility to declare the [Commission Type] as either:
• Client Pays
• Candidate Pays - Will use this selection in the below example.
• Direct to Supplier
To further demonstrate a pertinent example of when the Candidate commission rule could be utilised by an Agency with a 'Candidate Pays' commission type, below I have created a commission rule set whereby the candidate is paying the Agency for Insurance.
Ref. H [Commission Rate Code] – An Insurance Rate Code has been setup prior and is selected.
Ref. I [Commission Type] – This option is configured to have 'Candidate Pays' selected.
Ref. J [Rate Code] – In this instance, we are wanting the commission rule to apply to the entire timesheet.
Ref. K [Rule Type] – The 'Percentage with Max Margin Per Unit' has been chosen to have the rule applied to all candidate hours(units) submitted for pay.
Other Rule Types available are:
Ref. L [Percentage] – This is the declared portion (as a %) of the summed units that you need the calculation to apply against. Applying 100, means that you are wanting ALL hours(units) to be charged at the rate declared in the [Amount] field.
Ref. M [Amount] – This is the rate at which the Agency will charge against the summed hours(units). For this example an amount of $0.60 is the amount for calculation.
The Outcome Achieved
The above commission rule example and configurations will have Candidate Insurance calculated and deducted from their timesheet pay. This will be calculated by the total number of hours worked and submitted by the candidate for the timesheet period then charged at $0.60 per hour.
This could also be presented as:
Candidate Hours Worked: 45hours
Insurance applied to (% of) Hours Worked: 100%
Candidate Charge for Insurance per Hour: $0.60
45hours x 100% = 45hours x $0.60 per hour = $27.00
Under this Insurance commission rule the candidate would have $27.00 deducted from their pay to cover the 45hours worked.
8. Seeking to maximise automations with Sales Invoice creation and innovation, what could a complex bundle of commission charges look like with this function?
Below is a sample multi-commission rule (bundle) which uses both Client and Candidate Pays commission types. All Client Pays commission charges will appear on the Sales Invoice ready for billing after final validation by the Agency.


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Some ten hours after the last Japanese bomber turned away from the bomb-blasted, burning ruins, and damaged, or sunken ships of Pearl Harbor, General MacArthur's Far East Air Force on the Philippine island of Luzon was largely caught on the ground and nearly destroyed by a series of Japanese air attacks. This tragedy occurred in spite of him being alerted well in advance by military communications. After the passing of some 70 years William H Bartsch's excellent account of the events leading up to that raid attack cuts through the many webs and layer's of historical obfuscation, denial and outright lies, regarding this completely unnecessary, shameful and damnable page of history. He rightfully places the blame where it so rightfully belongs. In doing so Bartsch relies upon the recorded personal accounts of many Japanese, Filipino and American eye witness participants who were on the scene, as well as a number of written historical records.
Bartsch also maintains that had the US Far East Air Force not been helplessly caught on the ground, the overall military campaign outcome in the Philippines would probably have been the same. However, the fighting there would have lasted much longer, while costing the Japanese tens of thousands of additional troops, and much more time and material than during the actual historical campaign. The history of Philippine-American relations is a complex tale, starting with the Philippines being seized by the US from the Spanish during the Spanish-American War of 1898. Following that war the Americans quickly went from being seen as the "Saviors of the Philippine People", to becoming just another thuggish colonial power seeking to strip, rob or remove whatever natural resources or mineral wealth that could be found in the islands. This quickly resulted in an insurrection that took decades for the US Army to finally put down with the promises of eventual independence to the Filipino people. With the end of the insurrection America found herself being a colonial power for the very first time in its history, and was forced to look after its new colony's defense and protection. As a result, by the end of the First World War the US had constructed a large number of extensive coastal artillery fortifications on the fortified islands of Manila Bay, making it one of the heaviest defended island fortresses in the Far East. Unfortunately, during the next 20 years, Luzon's overall defense was allowed to atrophy and languish by a parsimonious, penny pinching and isolationist minded US Congress. Those few US military aircraft were based in the islands were sometimes decades into obsolescence, and more of a danger to their own crews than any potential enemy.
With the drums of war echoing across Europe and Asia throughout the 1930's, and with the Japanese invasion of China, little attention was initially paid to their warlike actions by the isolationist US Congress. It wasn't until virtually the eleventh hour that serious considerations were made towards the modernization of US military forces in the Philippines. It took the Japanese seizure of neutral French Indo-China in July, 1941 to provoke the US Congress and Military into taking decisive action. What began as a trickle of military supplies and manpower into the Philippines soon became a flood as the US Military tried to buy time in order right the many military wrongs of the previous 20 years. Much of the military equipment sent to the Philippines was of WWI vintage, but it was all that was available until the newly re-vitalized and ever expanding US Defense industries began supplying modern equipment to its rapidly growing military. Still, some US Army Air Corps Generals like Henry "Hap" Arnold visualized a "Philippine Switzerland" protected by hundreds of the newest and best US bomber and fighter aircraft available, and he soon began making plans towards sending factory new Boeing B-17 bombers to the PI as soon as flight routes and air fields could be set up along the way, and in the Philippine Islands.
On Friday September 12, 1941 the first of the 35 B-17's sent to the Philippines under Major Emmettt "Rosie" O'Donnell began arriving at Clark Field, Luzon PI after having flown there in a long series of island flight hops from the US. The only other bombers then based in the islands were some 15 already obsolescent B-18, twin engine bombers recently arrived via ship, along with a number of even more obsolete Keystone bi-plane bombers nearly 20 years out of date. The best and newest "pursuit plane" fighters then based there to protect the newly arrived bombers consisted largely of elderly P-26 "Shooting Star" aircraft, the very first all-metal monoplanes in the US Air Corps' inventory and also 10 years out of date. General Arnold quickly remedied this by sending some 94 modern P-40-B and later E models of fighter planes along with 22 export version Seversky P-35 fighter planes by transport ship to the Philippines, along with pilots fresh out of flight school. This was envisioned to be the first shipments of hundreds of additional aircraft destined to be shipped or flown into the PI during the coming weeks and months. The newly arrived consignment of US fighter planes were by no means a match to the highly maneuverable Japanese Zeros they would eventually face in battle; nonetheless, they were the best planes then in existence in the US military inventory.
On December 8, 1941, many of these US fighter planes, and 12 of the 35 B-17 bombers then based on Luzon at Clark Field and Iba Field, were largely caught on the ground and destroyed when Japanese bombers and fighter planes struck at midday while US pilots, aircrews and air corps ground personnel were at lunch. In one savage, decisive stroke, the Japanese easily destroyed half of General MacArthur's Far East Air Force. This was largely attributable to a peacetime US military being suddenly thrust into a war with little to no preparation time to divest itself of clinging peacetime "red tape" procedures. At the center of this controversy was the US Supreme Commander in the Philippines himself, General Douglas MacArthur. In spite of several hours prior warning regarding the Pearl Harbor attack, and after a number of unsuccessful attempts by his own commanding Air Corps General Lewis Brereton to gain clearance to launch an immediate aerial bombing attack upon the strategic Japanese island of Formosa; Mac Arthur was clearly shocked and overwhelmed by the sudden tragic turn of events, and the equally sudden, tragic change in the strategic balance in the Pacific. It appears that Mac Arthur froze and lost his nerve at this key moment and was unable to think clearly, bringing about this horrendous military debacle.
To sum up, Bartsch writes:
"Unlike the case of the Pearl Harbor attack, no official investigation was ever conducted to determine the cause and allocate responsibility for the Clark and Iba Field's disaster, despite the enormity of loss no less than in Hawaii. At any rate, MacArthur had become a hero to the American people for his resistance to the Japanese onslaught in the Philippines (largely attributable to his self glorifying communiqués of course) Such an action would have been seen by the American public as a mean-spirited attack to "tarnish the reputation of the heroic American general."?
In the end, MacArthur was exonerated of any wrong doing and nearly became the Republican nominee for president in 1952.
The book is 568 pages in length and published by Texas A&M University Press. It can be found on Amazon or at Barnes and Noble in either hard cover for $40.00 or paperback cover for $32.00. I found the book to be the best, clearest, and most concise historical work on the subject since Louis Morton's book "The Fall of the Philippines" some 50 years ago. This work is one of a trilogy of books Bartsch has written detailing the US air war in the Far East during the first months of the Pacific War. I have read his other book "Doomed at the Start" and I greatly look forward to reading his third book ?Every Day a Nightmare: American Pursuit Pilots in the Defense of Java 1941-42" in the near future. Bartsch is a fine historian and an excellent writer. He has that rare quality of being able to carry the reader along with him as he details the events of his narrative in a manner designed to hold the reader's interest from start to finish.
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When we were in Israel in June, 2012, we went to Cana of Galilee, just north of Nazareth. There is a Byzantine Christian Church in Cana erected in the 6th century. Cana is the site of the biblical story about the Wedding at Cana the place where, according to the gospel of John, Jesus performed his first miracle:turning water into wine when the wine ran out at a wedding feast. If I were going to do a miracle I might have chosen something less dangerous, more dignified.
Our group of pilgrims went into the convent garden to read the story aloud and to hear our professor tell us about its historical, cultural context.
Here is what we learned about wedding customs in the Palestine of Jesus.............
A whole village celebrated a marriage. It would have been a Tuesday, the third day of the week, the day set for marriages. The festivities lasted 2 weeks. So maybe they would need all that wine!
Many guests at a wedding celebration were not invited. Were they crashers? No. All first-line members of the family were automatic guests. You had to expect your Uncle Oswald at your wedding, whether you liked him or not. AND, each family member brought 15 additional guests with them!
Mary, Jesus' mother, was not an invited guest because she was a family member. Jesus as well, and he would have brought his disciples at least, and maybe a few anonymous women. Today we have problems with wedding costs and guest lists disputes. It can be a real hassle and expense, but in that day the custom of hospitality set the rules. Y'all come, for days and days.
But.............women and men had separate parties. Let's say the women drank too much wine and Mary, a family member, was approached with the news. Since all family members were responsible for the hospitality. Mary would be expected to provide more wine. She would have to go home to get more, or to the store. Instead she went to Jesus.
In going to her son, Mary transgressed a social boundary.
Jesus was surprised to see Mary on the men's side. "Woman," he said, "what are you doing over here?" He isn't rude, just astounded. His mother had broken a strong social tabu.The plot thickens. We can begin to see why this is a miracle story, a reversal of expectations.
Jesus had a choice: come out as who he understood himself to be, or send his mother away in disgrace for breaking a rule which, socially, was like breaking the sound barrier. He took care of the wine shortage with a miracle. He followed his mom's sense that now is the hour he should come out, show his true powers. She knew him well.
This story suddenly was no longer about water into wine, or even about the symbology of divine abundance, or the sanctity of marriage, but about daring to defy, to break down the gender barrier completely—far more dangerous, far more costly, and far more holy even than hospitality. Mother and son defied custom. This is radically prophetic they did together, out of mutual respect and love—and their knowledge of the divine hope, not for wine but for social change.
My jaw dropped open. This old story came alive for me in new ways, just by knowing its culture and custom. Never heard a Cana sermon with this radical prophetic message.
What Mary started is how social transformation begins.
It reminds me of the transformation that Chief Justice Margaret Marshall started in 2003 when she delivered her landmark court ruling that allowed same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.
Mitchell cited higher values: "a public celebration of the ideals of mutuality, companionship, intimacy, fidelity, and family." Marshall's words are read at many same-sex marriage ceremonies. They are gospel to many, even those who claim not to be religious.
But here it is in our ancient scriptural text and in the 21st century in another setting and culture entirely: God's bold, ongoing spiritual work of transformation toward oneness.
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An objective look at LGBT issues, fiction, book publishing, pop culture, and romance novels that may or may not be erotic romance, by a real gay author using his real name, proudly.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Count Them: 10 Gay Myths and Then Some...
When I came across "Purple Gloves," and saw this post I knew I was going to link to it today. It's a list of ten things that so many think are true, but in reality are only myths about the LGBT community.
Starting with #1, you can't go wrong:
1. Most gay men are effeminate – Though I have many gay friends who consider the compact mirror the biggest thing since sliced bread, most gay men I have met are actually not feminine at all. However, being fem (and obvious) has its perks since these guys do tend to get hit on a lot (especially by married men); this has led to "straight-acting" guys dropping their wrists and being extra perky in bars and clubs to catch the eye of someone who isn't sure whether his advances would be entertained (or rewarded with a bottle over the head). I'm don't think this even needs to be said but not all effeminate men are gay.
There are nine more myths listed in the post that range from "Gay Men are Possessed by the Devil," to "All Gay Men Really Want to be Women." And each one knocks down another myth with an excellent example.
"Purple Gloves" is a blog written by this person:
Random musings and mutterings of an West African gay man
Some people choose painting or gossip.
Some would rather balance their books or watch their plants grow.
Others plot how to take over the world!
We all have different activities which we involve ourselves in as a form of expression, or to clear our minds.
This is mine.
He reminds me of a blogger I interviewed once a long time ago when I was a staff member at bestgayblogs.com. The post to which I'm linking isn't the only one there of significance. I read a few others I liked just as much. It looks to be a current blog, too. This post, "Glimmer of LGBT Hope in Kenya's anti-AIDS Fight," was written on July 6.
So treat yourselves to a change and read something different. This week has been particularly vicious on the Interwebs. I promise this blogger will be a nice break, and you'll realize how insignificant a lot of the things that happened this past week really are.
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- T.D. McFrost said...
I have a gay bud and he isn't effeminate AT ALL. Like not even a tensey bit. He's more man than I am because he does a whole heap of manly stuff like Ninjitsu, Dirt Bike Racing, Construction and fixing cars.
He gets hit on by girls A LOT and though he's not interested, he'll play along just to make them feel special.
I think our society needs to be exposed to more guys like him. I totally don't care that he's gay or not (why should I, he's my browski?) but I often forget his sexual orientation to begin with.
I've also heard gay men have sex everyday. And my favorite: "Homosexuals choose to be gay!" I don't think people can defy nature and switch their sexual preference. It's like a chicken trying to be a duck.
- July 16, 2012 at 5:15 AM


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I live in Wales and to be honest the Lingua Franca of Wales is defiantly English, now I've run media and political campaigns in both English and Welsh (and once en Espanol but that is defiantly a tale for another time) and if anything I've learned its that Welsh just costs money and takes time.
The Welsh Language costs the taxpayer millions of pounds to accommodate but its spoken fluently by around 8% of the population. Now my local council (Torfaen) has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on the provision of Welsh language services and has had one request for dealings in Welsh, and this came from the Welsh Language Commissions mystery shopper.
The reason of the Welsh Language Commission was set up was to provide guidance and support for businesses, charities and government bodies in relation to their legal position for the use of the Welsh Language. Except from what I see it doesn't, in recent months I emailed the commission asking for guidance on what the legal position is for the use of Welsh Language in the production of political campaign literature…3 months later I'm still waiting for an answer. But my specific case aside this is not the only time that the Welsh Language Commission has dropped the ball when it comes to doing their duty. In recent times the WLC has issued new standards for public bodies with a whole system of fines in place for breaches, which is great public sector bodies should be held accountable over their use of language but surely some guidelines would be nice, a few little clues as to how to implement the new standards? Nope, these are being left entirely open to interpretation, but watch yourself, you get it wrong and you pay the price.
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How To Prepare For Autumn Zen is not a to-do list but a to-be state of mind. No instructions. No rules. Just a little autumn Haiku and sprezzatura. This image is a departure for me but its simplicity speaks volumes or not. I've been struggling with simplicity lately in my creative work. My mind wants empty white space, chanting less is more, less is more, less is more while my inner gypsy wants more. More jangly gold bracelets. More layers and flourishes with velvet skirts and over-stuffed ruffled edges. Writers edit for excess. Painters edit with color and form. Design of any kind is a Goldilocks balance of not too much, not too little but just right. We all know when it's balanced because we don't notice what's wrong.
It appears effortless, a Sprezzatura, the art of making the difficult look easy.
We see it glossy magazines, on runways, book jacket design, a TED talk, on dinner plates and marvel at how simple, how deceptively simple well executed perfection is, when it is. We may even dare to think. I could that or it's so simple, why didn't I think of that? It's not simple. The designer may have gone through hundreds of variations based on thousands of hours of experience to get it just right. We don't see the sweat and agony of practice until blistered and bruised but only the bravura performance onstage or online.
The pared down to its essence, it's core simplicity, of a haiku poem is Zen. In this case, nine simple words to describe an entire season. The more I look at the image, the more cluttered it feels. Okay, it's back to the drawing board or a place of acceptance, a temporary truce. It's healthy to be Zen about it. There are enough tortured artists slitting their wrists over their aaaart. Most creatives are satisfied in the short term, enough to get a piece of work out there but it's temporary. Anyone truly creative will tweak until it's showtime and then say they could do better, will do better even if they rocked it.
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I actually don't mind that George Lucas spruced up and modified the Star Wars prequel for the Blu-Ray releases. CGI dates poorly, after all, and the prequels are extremely reliant on it. On top of that, whereas the original trilogy was made at a time when the prospect of redoing the special effects at a later date was simply unthinkable, the prequel movies came out in the wake of the Special Editions.
Plus, of course, there's the fact that the impact of the prequels was rather different to that of the original movies. The original Star Wars changed the direction of cinema and revolutionised the use of special effects; the prequel trilogy instead changed the direction of fandom, and not in an especially positive way. Cast members – and Lucas himself – have had to suffer enduring abuse for what the movies have wrought.
This is largely undeserved. Ahmed Best and Jake Lloyd in no way deserve the abuse that's been rained down on them for their roles as Jar Jar Binks or baby Anakin, for instance; it's pretty evident from most behind-the-scenes featurettes and stories that George Lucas was wholly in control of the production process and was the final decision maker, so if the blame lies anywhere it's with George.
At the same time, there comes a point where piling on George becomes tiresome in its own way. Sure, there's aspects of the movies which are unconscionable and which he richly deserves to be called out for; the reliance of The Phantom Menace on a range of crude racial stereotypes as a means of providing cheap, lazy characterisation for alien species was abhorrent at the time, and only feels more and more dated and disturbing as time goes by. There's really no debate needed on that – if you can't see that the Trade Federation are based on thinly-veiled stereotypes about Japanese business culture, or that Watto draws on cartoonish antisemitism, I'm not sure what I can say at this stage to persuade you.
However, two of the three prequel movies are perfectly cromulent family entertainment – not excellent, often not even good, but functional at what they do. The remaining one is an utter mess, but still, overhyping how bad the prequels are does everyone a disservice: it lets the really unforgivable errors and mistakes off the hook whilst casting aside the redeemable bits.
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Everything You Need to Know About Rosary Meditation
Buzzle Staff
Mar 4, 2020
Here is an explanation of the meditative process of praying with the rosary.
People of many faiths all over the world utilize beads while praying or meditating. Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims have all used beads as a form of prayer and meditation for centuries.
But the most well-known prayer beads is probably the Christian Catholic rosary. Catholic tradition claims that the rosary was revealed to St. Dominic during a vision in the 13th century.
The rosary has a specific number of beads strung together, often with a crucifix attached. The beads can be made of wood, berries, or metal. Most rosaries are blessed with holy water and prayers.
Practitioners begin with making the sign of the cross while touching the crucifix, then recite a series of "Hail Mary" prayers (in groups of 10, or decades), divided by the 'Our Father" prayer, while meditating on important events in the lives of Jesus and Mary, called "the mysteries." A typical full rosary includes five decades.
There are four types of mysteries: the joyful mysteries, the sorrowful mysteries, the glorious mysteries, and the luminous mysteries. Each mystery has a particular day of the week during which one can focus on them individually. The joyful mysteries focus on events such as the angel of the Lord visiting Mary to tell her she would bear a son.
The sorrowful mysteries consist of events like Jesus' pleading with God to be spared, and his death on the cross. The glorious mysteries include Jesus' resurrection and his ascension to Heaven. The luminous mysteries consist of events such as Jesus' baptism, and him converting water into wine at the wedding in Cana.
A person praying with the rosary touches one bead while reciting one prayer, then moves on the next bead with the next prayer, to keep track of the order without being distracted.
Ideally, meditations on the mysteries provide a deeply contemplative experience, and a way to get closer to God.
Catholic children learn the rosary prayers early on, and memorize them easily. The hope is that the repetitious nature of the "Hail Mary" prayer will occupy one's conscious mind, allowing the spiritual soul to focus on the mystery stories and the connection to God.
Some find it relaxing and reassuring when they automatically remember the words of the prayers, even years later, and can slip back into a meditative state. The rosary can also function as a familiar touchstone when its physical presence reminds one of a safe time: childhood and home, or a neighborhood church.
People who have grown up in the Catholic Church but later felt disconnected from God say that a return to the rosary meditation can offer them the solace of a reunion of sorts with God, combined with an adult's perception of the power of meditation to calm one's soul, regardless of how that meditation is performed.
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The facial bone frames, distribution of soft tissues, as well as facial ageing process can be very different in Asians. The need of a different approach with Asian faces is highlighted in this video.
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Otterburn is a small village in Northumberland, on the banks of the River Rede, near the confluence of the Otter Burn, from which the village derives its name. It lies within the Cheviot Hills about 16 miles (26 km) from the Scottish border. On the outskirts of the village you'll find the site of the famous Battle of Otterburn in 1388. Today you'll find a small, but vibrant community at the heart of the picturesque Redesdale Valley. Otterburn definitely has a sense of its own past, and one of its chief attractions is Otterburn Mill which contains a museum outlining the history of weaving and wool milling in the area. The village itself has a selection of local shops and pubs and there is a good selection of accommodation including hotels, B&Bs and cottages.
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Where's the Anger
A comparison from the Jerusalem Post between Pearl Harbor a year later, and 9/11/01 a year later.
Here's a timely quote:
One conclusion, however, is already indisputable. Had it responded to Pearl Harbor as it did to September 11, the US would not have won World War II, and conversely, only by displaying the same selflessness, unity, and determination they showed 60 years ago, can Americans now triumph over terror.
History rarely repeats itself, but for freedom's sake, Americans must assure that it does.
Much of the answer lies in William Bennett's book Why We Fight. He makes the case that anger has become politically incorrect, even in a just cause. Worth reading.
William Bennett's website is worth a look too.


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Popular Twitch streamer 'Novaruu', formerly associated with ICE_POSEIDON's 'Cx' streaming network, became emotional during a March 25 stream as she explained how things had unraveled both personally and as part of Cx.
The Cx network was headed by Paul 'ICE_POSEIDON' Denino, an IRL streamer who is as controversial as he is popular, which brought together other streamers for the common goal of growing their audiences.
The network had built up a large following across Twitch, YouTube and its own website, almost operating like a reality TV show for live streamers.
However, after Denino's home in Los Angeles was raided by the FBI (reasons for which are still unclear), it was announced that the Cx network would likely be ceasing operation.
ICE_POSEIDON explained that he plans to move out of LA, and will "remove everyone from the network" or even "might just shut the whole thing down."
Novaruu, who was often seen as part of the Cx group, explained the tough spot she was now in with its impending shutdown, becoming emotional on stream.
Continuing, Novaruu went on to explain how she had been viewed as a "leech" by some fans, accused of only associating with the network, and streamers like MitchJonez, to boost her own following.
"I was just having fun and making friends, half the time I wasn't even on people's streams. I was trying to hang out with people and actually make friends, because I literally know no one in this country."
Novaruu also often featured on the 'Rajj Patel' show, a popular series on Twitch which typically invited on multiple streamers for different topics, talk shows, and a 'Twitch Dating' show.
The future of the Cx network and its members remain in the balance, as the fallout from ICE_POSEIDON's ongoing controversies continues.


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Geekbuying Black Friday: TV Boxes with Android 9.0 Sale (Promo)
Recently, we wrote about the Black Friday promotions prepared by Geekbuying – Geekbuying Black Friday main promo page here. It's been a few days until the grand finale, and in between Geekbuying store tempts us various promotions and hot deals on Black Friday. Now on Geekbuying Black Friday Sale, there is a promotion for TV Boxes, Smart Wearables, and Gadgets – Black Friday TV Boxes Sale promotion page.
As we mentioned on Geekbuying Black Friday sale in addition to TV Boxes & Mini PCs, we find various gadgets and smart wearables. But let's focus on TV Boxes. TV Boxes which showed up on Black Friday sale prepared by Geekbuying runs on new Android 9.0 Pie (nice!). On the Black Friday promotion, you will find two TV Boxes with Android 9.0 Pie called: X88 MAX+ and A5X MAX TV Box, both models are powered by the popular Rockchip RK3328 SoC.
X88 MAX+ Android TV Box now is available for $49.99 + free shipping
As we mentioned X88 MAX+ TV Box in addition to RK3328 SoC with Android 9.0 has 4GB RAM and 64GB eMMC, also supports Fast Ethernet, Dual Band WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0, USB Type-C, USB 3.0 and digital display on front panel.
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If you are looking for an alternative, another Android TV Box we also have several devices which we want to interest you on the occasion of Black Friday Deals prepared by Geekbuying team. If you do not have a Xiaomi Mi Box, or Xiaomi Mi Box S and you would like to purchase the latest Xiaomi TV Box, now the International Version Mi Box S is available for $64.99 + free shipping.
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Who should Pupil Premium funding benefit?
Senior leaders have mixed views about whether Pupil Premium funding should be centralised or used for the specific pupils entitled to it. For example, some use it to create a bespoke plan based on the individual student's needs, while others allocate the funding to a central pot and spend it on things which both disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils will benefit from, such as increasing staffing levels in order to provide smaller class sizes.
How are schools spending their funding?
Academic or pastoral?
Schools have identified a number of issues associated with closing the gap between disadvantaged and nondisadvantaged pupils (see case study: 'Closing the Gap – Disadvantaged Pupils'). While these issues have an impact on the academic performance of pupils, they are often rooted in social factors, which can be tackled through provision of pastoral care. The question for senior leaders, then, is how should they spend their Pupil Premium funding, and should it be used to intervene on a more academic level, or address more social issues such as low aspirations or lack of parental involvement?
'Money is predominantly spent on making group sizes smaller.'
Centralising the funds
Generally, schools centralise their Pupil Premium funding money, using it for such things as:
• Increased staffing
• School trips
• Resources, e.g. revision guides
Using the funding in this way allows many of the issues outlined in the case study: 'Closing the Gap – Disadvantaged Pupils' to be addressed.
'It is not spent in such a way as to make the particular student stand out, but might well be spent on an activity or trip that benefits the individual and others in their group … allowing for a greater benefit.'
'It is used to create smaller class sizes, which in turn has a benefit for these pupils.'
The upside of this approach is that both disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils can benefit from the funding. However, disadvantaged pupils are often prioritised to ensure that they don't lose out on their entitlement – for example, by being included in additional teaching groups or booster sessions.
'The funding goes into a central pot, though the SENCO and SLT are consciousthat the PP funding is not "lost" to the pupils that need it most.' 'Any ideas we have for a Pupil Premium grant student has to go to the pot coordinator and we have to officially apply with a lot of detail about how we expect it to be effective.'
Targeting individual pupils
Many schools will consider spending Pupil Premium funding on individual pupils, where a more bespoke intervention is required. However, evidence of impact is important, and members of staff often have to put together a strong case that the spending will be worthwhile:
'Staff can bid for ring-fenced funds for any pupils at the start of each year.'
'There is a central pot used for whole-school strategies, but most is allocated based on requests from staff to the Assistant Head teacher in charge of closing the gap.'
Is increased staffing the answer?
For the most part, schools are centralising Pupil Premium funds and using them to increase staffing. The benefits of this are that:
• More staff are available to provide both academic support and pastoral input, e.g. through 1:1 work, after-school tutoring, smaller class sizes
• Non-disadvantaged pupils can also benefit from increased staffing levels
'More money so specialists can be employed to spend time doing one-to-one or one-to-few work with pupils which shows the greatest impact on their progress and achievement.'
However, some Pupil Premium students would benefit from a solution targeted towards their own personal circumstances
– for example, working to raise their levels of aspiration, improving attendance, or to engage their parents more effectively. The difficulty with these solutions is that it is more challenging for teachers to provide evidence that investing in them will be effective, and it is therefore less likely that schools will grant individual funding to these areas
'Poor attendance often correlates with the most underperforming Pupil Premium students
About this research: SchoolZone consulted with 50 secondary schools in December 2016 to ask them what issues they faced in ensuring Pupil Premium funding was spent effectively, benefitting as many students as possible. Research was commissioned by SAM Learning, who provide a cost-effective framework for Targeted Intervention. Click HERE to find out more.


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The snow blower is a machine that is used to discard snow from a highway, rail track, or a driveway in order to allow access to traffic. Snow blowers are widely employed on highways and rail networks in order to remove the snow and allow the route to remain active at all times.
Regions experiencing high seasonal snowfall such as North America and Europe are driving the demand for snow blowers. The effects of global warming have led to extreme weathers and increased snowfalls, which in turn is driving the snow blower market. Increased consumer confidence and rise in disposable income has led to the utilization of snow blowers for domestic needs. Furthermore, snow blowers witness high demand for domestic usage in order to clear driveways, backyards, and porches. The compact design and simplicity of technology has led to an increased usage, which in turn is propelling the snow blower market. Emergence of snow removal business having dedicated fleet of snow blowers that are used for clearing mountain passes and saddles is further driving the snow blower market. Russia and the U.S witness the utilization of jet snow blowers, wherein a jet engine is used to clear and melt the snow. The jet snow blowers produce impressive thrust and heat and thus, are able to quickly clear rail tracks and highways covered with thick ice sheets.
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Built in 1932 at the Crewe Works of the London, Midland & Scottish Railway it originally carried No. 5974 and was technically a rebuilt Claughton Class locomotive, although only the first two locomotives utilised the frames and wheels from the earlier London & North Western locomotives. It was renumbered in 1934 as No. 5506. These were the last locomotives to be built during Sir Henry Fowler's tenure as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the LMS, although only the first two had been completed by the time of his retirement. A total of 52 locomotives were built between 1930 and 1934.
Originally allocated to Crewe, No. 45506 had spells at Bushbury, Willesden, Carlisle Upperby and Crewe North before being withdrawn from Bristol Barrow Road on 17th March 1962. It was cut up at Crewe Works having run over 1.3 million miles in traffic.
The locomotive was named on Wednesday 15th September 1948 – during a ceremony held at London Euston station – by Field-Marshal Montgomery (by then Viscount Montgomery of Alamein) who commanded the Allied ground forces during Operation Overlord (better known as the D-Day landings in June 1944 during World War II). Dignitaries from both British Railways and the Royal Pioneer Corps attended a luncheon held at Euston Station Hotel, before proceeding to Platforms 6 & 7 where the naming ceremony took place. At the time No. 45506 was allocated to Carlisle Upperby depot.
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Artwork competition for 28 Brick Lane
Cass Projects and Tower Hamlets Council launched a competition to design artwork for the wall of 28 Brick Lane, a high profile site on the corner of Brick Lane and Chicksand Street.
Cass students were invited to submit concept designs responding to Tower Hamlets desire to reflect the cultural significance of the area, improving wayfinding and making connections between between Brick Lane and Petticoat Lane markets.
The shortlisted designs, by Architecture BA student Dan Stilwell (left image) and Architecture RIBA 2 MArch student Stavros Skordis (right image), were chosen by the Brick Lane Town Centre team and will be developed alongside the installers.
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Recently, Coca-Cola jumped in the obesity debate about beverages' role in this health crisis. Coca-Cola aired two ads addressing the issue head on. Some people were shocked. Why in the world would a soft drink company admit that high calorie drinks can cause obesity when they offer high calorie products?
Coca-Cola is using a public relations technique that can easily be applied to personal branding. They're publicly admitting their weaknesses, and providing examples of how they are working on those weaknesses (providing low calorie options like Coke Zero, etc.).
Basically, Coca-Cola has just answered the dreaded interview question, "What are your biggest weaknesses?" and done so with flying colors. When asked this question, it's easy to get caught up in making a cliché comment about being too much of a perfectionist or caring too much. While these can be good to bring up if they are your biggest weaknesses, it is okay to identify something that is an actual weakness. The most important note to remember is that the weakness you share shouldn't inherently hinder your ability to perform the job duties like applying for a programming position and saying that you're terrible at coding – and that while you identify this weakness you also provide examples of how you are working to overcome it.
If you're stumped on how to work on overcoming weaknesses, here are some steps to owning up to them, Coca-Cola Style.
- Sit down and make a list of your weakest areas. "I'm too much of a perfectionist," may win you brownie points in an interview, but it probably won't help you develop your professional skills. Your eyes are the only ones that need to see this list, so be honest.
- Choose the most feasible weakness to work on and provide three actions that you can implement daily to fix it.
- Keep your list at home, reflect each day, and write what you did that day to overcome or address that weakness.
- Go public—but not with a press release. This step will actually take care of itself. Once you start working on these weaknesses daily and keep yourself aware of what you need to tackle, your co-workers and boss will be able to tell a difference in your performance. If you don't already have a job, your personal progress is a great interview point to discuss.
It's important to recognize your real weaknesses and to show effort in correcting or improving those areas. Coca-Cola finally owned up to its biggest weakness. Are you up for the challenge?


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Wyn, Winnipeg's groundhog didn't see her shadow on Friday morning. She didn't even look for it.
Her laid back, fatigued demeanour told everyone what they needed to know, and possibly feared about winter: It will last another six weeks.
Wyn kept her head mostly buried in a cozy satchel as Sheila Smith, a volunteer and founder of Prairie Wildlife Rehabitational Centre in St. Adolphe, fed her strawberries and peanuts at Fort Whyte Alive.
Wyn successfully predicted that 2017's winter would last a little longer. She's now looking to go two-for-two in that department.
Smith said they've ditched the traditional shadow sighting in favour of something more behaviour-based.
Winter weather, particularly cloudy and overcast skies, don't allow for reliable shadow-sightings. But behavioural patterns, such as fatigue and general lethargy have replaced the unpredictable nature of the exercise with something a little more tangible.
For the second straight year, Wyn is still in a relative slumber. Sometimes she sleeps for two or three days, only waking for a quick bite to eat or a sip of water.
"She's been very tired," Smith said. "She is in a warm room — we don't hibernate her — but she can sleep and eat and drink whatever she likes. She chooses to sleep… that's an indication she wants to sleep a bit longer. Another six weeks before she will emerge and start doing her usual woodchuck stuff."
On Friday morning, besides feverishly nibbling on a strawberry, Wyn was comfortable with burying her head in the pouch Smith was holding her in, seemingly unaware of being the bearer of bad news during another cold spell in the city.
Wyn ended up at the PWRC in May of 2016 after a call from a fire station reporting that she was on their driveway. Wyn, who was only a week old at the time, unable to open her eyes yet, had been abandoned.
"She was a true orphan," Smith said.
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"We decided we'd keep her as an education ambassador," Smith said.