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To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our liking, knowledge which in fact we do not possess, is likely to make us do much harm. A major part of the knowledge problem that congress faces, and, for that matter, any of us, is whats seen and whats unseen. Contributing to the difficulties in solving the problem is that no person ever has all the available knowledge that exists when making an economic. Lange and his endorsement of a planned economy, it was included among the. This article is an introduction to complexity theory, which will be discussed using the example of economic science. Hayeks interest in the division of knowledge was best articulated in his 1937 paper, economics and knowledge and his 1945 paper, the use of knowledge in society. Here are two of hayeks greatest essays in one volume. The pretence of knowledge, nobel prize in economics documents 19742, nobel prize committee. Hayek uses polanyis concept in many writings, but remains short of approving its implications. The pretense of knowledge, aggregate demand and the libor. The pretence of knowledge main steps to write a superb essay. In honor of the 40th anniversary of the awarding of the nobel prize to f.
A collection of articles examining hayeks theories through a libertarian lens from, a resource on the theory and history of liberty. Competition as a discovery procedure pdf coping with ignorance economics and knowledge the use of knowledge in society the pretense of knowledge nobel prize lecture banquet speech nobel prize, 1974 the mythology of capital pdf reflections on the pure theory of money of mr. Hayek, the pretence of knowledge, nobel memorial lecture delivered in stockholm 11 december 1974, reprinted as ch. Hayek pretense of knowledge pdf united pdf comunication.
Hayek, most notably concerning his thoughts and discussion on how knowledge cannot be scientifically calculated for use within a centrally planned organisation, which is argued in his. The pretence of knowledge 1974 this item may be available elsewhere in econpapers. A freemarket monetary system and pretense of knowledge. The breakdown of the traditional mechanistic worldview. Dec 25, 20 i confess that i prefer true but imperfect knowledge, even if it leaves much indetermined and unpredictable, to a pretence of exact knowledge that is likely to be false. Hayek s nobel prize lecture delivered at the ceremony awarding him the nobel prize in economics in stockholm, sweden, december 11, 1974. The book begins with hayeks best essay on money, which is also his most radical. Lecture to the memory of alfred nobel, december the pretence of knowledge edit. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a freemarket monetary system and the pretense of. Oct, 2014 hayeks greatest contribution to economics was to show that society is far more complex than we realize, with little pieces of knowledge dispersed among millions of individuals. While teaching and researching at the london school of economics, hayek became one of. In the case of social security, whats seen are the beneficiaries with.
The second essay is the pretense of knowledge, his shocking nobel speech that explained why the very idea of government in our times is unintellectual, presumptuous, and untenable. The pretense of knowledge mises wiki, the global repository. In his first few sentences, he described the thenprevailing economic condition in words appropriate to today. The use of knowledge in society, world scientific book chapters, in. A freemarket monetary system and the pretense of knowledge. New studies in philosophy, politics, economics and the. He is as critical of socialism as he is of interventionism. Jul 29, 2010 the pretence of knowledge was the title of economist friedrich hayeks 1974 nobel speech. Hayek accepted the nobel prize in 1974, he gave a brilliant, insightful speech, the pretence of knowledge.
A freemarket monetary system and pretense of knowledge source. A freemarket monetary system and the pretense of knowledge kindle edition by hayek, f. If economics is a science, it is more like biology than physics. Hayek, don boudreaux and i have a column today in the wall street. Hayeks methodology of sciences of complex phenomena. And yet the people whose efforts, skills, and specialized knowledge, and the detailed. The essential hayek that becomes agreeable only after having read more than just a few pages. The pretense of knowedge is the title of the speech delivered by friedrich hayek upon receiving the 1974 nobel memorial prize in economic science. The pretence of knowledge was the title of economist friedrich hayeks 1974 nobel speech. Hayeks greatest contribution to economics was to show that society is far more complex than we realize, with little pieces of knowledge dispersed among millions of individuals. This article explains you what pdf a is, the differences between pdf and pdf a and the tool which can save pdf as pdf a. Hayek, mises and classical liberalism linkedin slideshare. A download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Hayek proposes that the problem of a rational economic order is how to secure the best use of resources known to any member of society for ends whose relative importance only these individuals know. Still, even hayeks popular works, such as th e road to serfdom, are quite academic. Hayek was deeply influenced by mises, and this shows here in the area of money. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a freemarket monetary system and the pretense of knowledge. Biologists try to understand the relationships in a complex system. The second essay is the pretense of knowledge, his shocking nobel speech that. But if the reader will trust my judgment, i can attest that becoming more than passingly familiar with hayeks works yields generous intellectual dividends. First, no other article explains the economic problem as clearly. Hayek that entrepreneurial knowledge is situational and commonsensical, not scientific in this essay, i present a personal essay based on the work of freidrich a. Hayeks nobel prize lecture delivered at the ceremony. Download a freemarket monetary system and pretense of knowledge written by friedrich a. But hayek packed that insight into a very dense web of obscure.
A simplified pretence of knowledge neil chilson medium. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. The particular occasion of this lecture, combined with the chief practical problem which economists have to face today, have made the choice of its topic almost inevitable. But they cant tell you what will happen with any precision to the population. Sign up for email updates and receive the ebook the middle of the road. Lecture to the memory of alfred nobel, december 11. Hayek and the pretense of knowledge washington post. A freemarket monetary system and the pretense of knowledge is a perfect way to introduce yourself and others to f. Hayeks nobel prize lecture delivered at the ceremony awarding him the nobel prize in economics in stockholm, sweden, december 11, 1974. Hayek on tacit knowledge article pdf available in journal of institutional economics 602.
Ucla economist armen alchian remembers the excitement of reading hayeks essay and stopping fellow economists in the hallway to ask if they. Reception the use of knowledge in society was a sensation among economists, setting off a train of work in the economics of information and other areas, including the work of a number of future nobel prize winners, as noted by nobel winner leonid hurwicz. From mises wiki, the global repository of classicalliberal thought. A download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc. Haughty pretense of knowledge would be someone with no background in. I have downloaded and will read it is the most important topic in climate science. A freemarket monetary system and pretense of knowledge by. Hayek explains that for society to make the best use of all available resources, decentralization is essential, along with a price system that communicates information to.
A freemarket monetary system and the pretense of knowledge quotes showing 14 of 4 if man is not to do more harm than good in his efforts to improve the social order, he will have to learn that in this, as in all other fields where essential complexity of an organized kind prevails, he cannot acquire the full knowledge which would make. View citations in econpapers 25 track citations by rss feed. You may also find other free books that interest you. The pretense of knowledge is a phrase coined by friedrich hayek pictured. Download this document for philosophy of science at maastricht university for free and find more useful study materials for your courses.
Hayek gave as part of his acceptance of the nobel prize in economics entitled the pretense of knowledge. Oct 16, 2016 hayek explains that for society to make the best use of all available resources, decentralization is essential, along with a price system that communicates information to all market participants. I confess that i prefer true but imperfect knowledge, even if it leaves much indetermined and unpredictable, to a pretence of exact knowledge that is likely to be false. Tweetruss has this excellent essay in todays wall street journal. In this context, a short historical overview is intended to demonstrate why the traditional mechanistic worldview persistently remains a part of economic science and how it led to the development of the theory of complex systems, which, for example, can be subsumed under chaos. A freemarket monetary system and pretense of knowledge by friedrich a. The chicago school of economics, hayeks luck and the 1974 nobel prize for economic science robert leeson on 9 august 1974, richard nixon resigned to avoid impeachment. This paper discusses the knowledge problem in terms of both the use and generation of knowledge. Hayek, nobel prize, gunnar myrdal, pretence of knowledge, austrian economics. Hayek, business cycle theory, spontaneous orders, economic methodology, ignorance, pretense of knowledge 3. Hayek conveys the need to remove government control over world currencies as well as the transcript of a lecture f.
The pretence of knowledge nobel prize lecture, december 11, 1974. If you want to learn as much as possible about economics from just one article, read friedrich a. The pretense of knowedge is the title of the speech delivered by friedrich hayek upon receiving the 1974. Hayek friedrich hayek 1899 1992 was an economist and philosopher, author of seminal works that changed intellectual history, who won the nobel memorial prize in economic sciences for his pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena. This is analyzed in the context of hayeks failure to respond to the keynes challengethe claim that markets fail to produce relevant knowledgeby suggesting that in the aftermath of the general theory he was not wellpositioned to address that problem. I address these questions and follow the change in hayeks works from skills and techniques of thought in the 1930s to the use of tacit knowledge in the1960s.
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Last week I came across this tweet about the term ‘BIPOC’:
It reminded me of when I raised the question of what term people preferred to use when referring to people of color: BIPOC, POC, non-white, or some other term. I raised this question because even then there were mixed feelings about the use of ‘BIPOC’ when discussing the experiences of people of color.
I was genuinely surprised at the results (most people preferred ‘POC’) and the discussion it prompted.
I’ll admit that when I first created this blog, I wasn’t 100% clear on how the term should or had been used. It was a new and thought-provoking term that I thought was more politically correct and inclusive than POC (which I now realize is part of the problem).
Like most people, I didn’t do my research and just made the switch without really understanding the significance of (and problems with) the term.
When I asked POC studying the ancient world on Twitter last December to share who they were and what they studied as a way of signal-boosting historically excluded groups in the field, one individual claimed that using the term ‘BIPOC’ in my call for contributors was ‘insulting’:
Even now, it seems like the animosity toward the term remains.
So, I figured that, since I continue to use the term in conjunction with this blog, it was time to set the record straight:
What does ‘BIPOC’ mean?
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How should (and shouldn’t) it be used?Continue reading “BIPOC, POC, or Black?: A Note on Terminology”

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Efficient tabular data ingestion and manipulation with MonetDBLite
We present "MonetDBLite", a new R package containing an embedded version of MonetDB. MonetDB is a free and open source relational database focused on analytical applications. MonetDBLite provides fast complex query answers and unprecedented speeds for data availability and data transfer to and from R. MonetDBLite greatly simplifies database installation, setup and maintenance. It is installed like any R package, and the database fully runs inside the R process. This has the crucial advantage of data transfers between the database and R being very fast. Another advantage is MonetDBLite's fast startup with existing data sets. MonetDBLite will store tables as files on disk, and can reload from these regardless of their size. This enables R scripts to very quickly start processing data instead of loading from, e.g., a CSV file every time. MonetDBLite leverages our previous work on mapping database operations into R (now achieved through dplyr in the MonetDB.R package) as well as previous work on ad-hoc user defined functions for MonetDB with R. The talk will introduce the package, demonstrate its installation, and showcase a real-world statistical data analysis on the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) dataset. We show how MonetDBLite compares with its (partial) namesake SQLite and other relational databases. We will demonstrate that for statistical analysis workloads, MonetDBLite easily outperforms these previous systems, effectively allowing analysis of larger datasets on desktop hardware. MonetDBLite has been submitted to CRAN and will hopefully be accepted by useR! 2016.


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Today’s Games (All times are Eastern):
|9:00 PM||Memphis Grizzlies||San Antonio Spurs||Grizzlies|
After being demolished 105-83 by the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, the Memphis Grizzlies will try to rebound in Game 2. If the Grizzlies can recover from that Game 1 debacle and win Game 2, they will earn an all-important split on the road and snatch home-court advantage from the Spurs.
The Grizzlies will have to shore up their defense, particularly around the three-point line, if they hope to head home to Memphis with a 1-1 split. Memphis allowed San Antonio to hit a franchise playoff-record 14 three-pointers in Game 1. The 42 points that the Spurs scored behind the three-point arc represent 40% of San Antonio’s Game 1 offense. With San Antonio getting so many wide-open three-point attempts, one would think that the Grizzlies probably did a decent job of defending the paint. However, looking at the shot chart, one would find that the Spurs made a host of shots right at the front of the rim en route to their 30 points in the paint.
Although Memphis failed to adequately protect either the paint or the three-point arc, the Grizzlies did do a decent job of defending San Antonio’s mid-range jumpers. The bulk of the Spurs’ misses came from between six and 20 feet from the rim. The Grizzlies have been one of the best defensive teams in the NBA all season long and I fully expect their defense to have a much greater presence in Game 2 than it did in Game 1.
San Antonio got—and converted—so many wide-open three-point opportunities because of its excellent ball movement. The Spurs had 28 assists on 40 made field goals and all 14 of their three-point baskets were assisted.
Defensively, San Antonio’s bigs did a great job of neutralizing Memphis’ big men. Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph combined to make just eight of their 24 field goal attempts (33.3 percent), and the Spurs limited the duo to a combined total of just 17 points and 14 rebounds.
If San Antonio can find—and make—open shots and neutralize the effectiveness of Gasol and Randolph like they did in Game 1 tonight, the Spurs will give themselves a great chance to take a 2-0 series lead.
|Memphis Grizzlies 83||San Antonio Spurs 105||Grizzlies||Spurs|
Random NBA Fan’s Record in Sunday’s Games: 0-1
Random NBA Fan’s Record for the Playoffs: 46-22

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Retail sales in the US increased last month due to a rise in consumer demand, according to data from the National Retail Federation (NRF).
The figures are based on data from the US Census Bureau and show that overall retail sales rose by 0.7% seasonally adjusted from July.
Retail sales for the month, excluding automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants, were up by 2.3% seasonally adjusted from the previous month and 12% unadjusted year-over-year (YoY).
During the month, sales in clothing and clothing accessory stores increased by 0.1% month-over-month seasonally adjusted and 36.6% unadjusted YoY.
Sales in grocery and beverage stores rose by 1.8% month-over-month seasonally adjusted and 4.8% unadjusted YoY.
Online and other non-store sales also increased by 5.3% month-over-month seasonally adjusted and 10.6% unadjusted YoY.
NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay said: “The increase in August retail sales reflects the continued strength of the American consumer and the resilience of our nation’s retailers.
“In spite of the ongoing challenges of the global pandemic, concerns about the Delta variant and supply chain and workforce constraints, the retail industry continues to do what it does best – serve customers and support communities while keeping team members and associates safe and healthy.
“We maintain our confidence in the historic strength of consumers and fully expect a record year for retail sales and a strong holiday season for retailers.”
Sales for the first eight months of the year increased by 15% over the same period of last year, the NRF reported.
The organisation expects US retail sales for this year to grow by between 10.5% and 13.5% compared with last year, increasing to between $4.44tn and $4.56tn.
Last month, the NRF released data showing a slight decline in retail sales in the country in July amid an increase in Covid-19 cases caused by the Delta variant.
Overall retail sales in July were found to have fallen by 1.1% seasonally adjusted from the previous month.


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Britney Spears had a nice visit with Sean and Jayden on Saturday morning, also with them was her father, Jamie. Everything about Britney has been positive lately, good for her!
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mhm … looks like brit have a little preggo belly ? could it be ? good question …
Cute boys! Its time for her to spend some time with her sweet boys!
My son has that green shirt. Nice to know they shop at Target.
The picture of her with the stroller is a 180 from the pictures of her walking with the nanny last year. She looks focused, healthy, and plugged in. Good for her. Although, I do wonder why she never, ever pushes the stroller or their little cars. But beggers can’t be choosers! I’m just glad to see her interacting in a healthier way.
Anybody seen her new appearance in the show? *I won’t have the chance, though, since we don’t have American channels here in Estonia* I can’t believe she’s lost her weight so quickly! (especially after reading about her gaining weight from medical treatment). Anyway, I’m SO glad for her, hope she’ll get better & better! Way to go, Brit!
The episode airs airs March 24…I’m sure a lot of people will tune in, so we’ll let you know. Brit seems to have done a complete turn around since that scum Sam Lufti is out of the picture.
Not a fan of Britney but I hope she really is changed for the sakes of her boys. Just for humor: From the angle of the second pic, it seems like the boys are trying to “run away” 🙂
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Josh Duggar & Anna Duggar Welcome Baby No. 5: Mason Garrett
Adam Levine & Behati Prinsloo Celebrate Daughter’s Birthday
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Ryan Dorsey & Naya Rivera’s Son Turns 2
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Roughly half of the world’s population lives in resource-rich countries, and yet the same number survives on less than $2.50 per day. How can this be? Partly, the answer lies with irresponsible resource extraction. Giant corporations move in to communities, suck up their oil, gas, or minerals, make shifty deals with corrupt governments, and leave behind a big mess.
Rivers are polluted, air quality destroyed, and a way of life for people who survive on those natural resources is often irrevocably destroyed. But what if there was a better way? What if companies try to lessen their environmental impact and regenerate the landscape? What if they voluntarily ensure that communities also benefit from the wealth obtained? Cue the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).
Launched at the 2002 World Summit for Sustainable Development, EITI is a voluntary coalition made up of governments, companies, civil society groups, investors and international organizations.
It was founded to promote greater revenue transparency in the extractive industries, such as oil, gas and mining. Entirely voluntary, no one organization or country is required to join.
Currently 37 countries are signatories of EITI, 18 of which are deemed compliant. But what does it mean to be EITI compliant?
The EITI has a robust yet flexible methodology, known as the EITI Standard, that ensures that a global standard is maintained throughout the different implementing countries. The EITI Board and the international Secretariat are the guardians of that methodology. Implementation itself, however, is the responsibility of individual countries. The EITI, in a nutshell, is a globally developed standard that promotes revenue transparency at the local level. The EITI Rules establishes the methodology countries need to follow to become fully compliant with the EITI.
Great emphasis has been placed on creating a framework that encourage countries to report how much money they are receiving from companies in the oil, gas and mining sector, and on requiring companies to report their earnings as well – all in an effort to reduce corruption, tax evasion and other social ills that plague so many resource-rich developing countries.
Now the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is encouraging EITI to take this voluntary initiative one step further.
Leaning on research conducted in the oil and gas rich Caspian Sea region and focusing on Azerbaijan, which is EITI compliant, Kazakhstan, an EITI candidate and Turkmenistan, which has expressed an interest in joining EITI, IIED published a report that encourages even more efforts to ensure that extractive industries work for the environment and local people.
“Countries in the Caspian region have considerable natural wealth in the form of oil and gas deposits that can provide the basis for great improvements in national development, so long as there are strong institutions, greater transparency and accountability, and enforcement mechanisms in place,” says co-author of the report, Professor Ingilab Ahmadov of Azerbaijan’s Khazar University.
IIED has made a handful of recommendations that could help EITI signatories ensure greater governance and accountability. These include prioritizing capacity building in host communities, developing self-evaluation criteria that operates on a competitive ranking system that would motivate member countries to improve their reporting and results, and strengthening their own minimum requirements.
Natural wealth for everyone
“Natural resource wealth should translate into tangible benefits for citizens,” says IIED’s project leader, Dr Emma Wilson. “The EITI is just one of a growing number of initiatives that aim to ensure greater transparency in how governments and companies share the wealth in sectors such as oil, gas and mining.”
“The EITI has had a promising start,” Wilson continues.
”But there is clear potential for it to move beyond transparency and push also for greater accountability and enable civil society to make use of the information it generates to hold governments and companies to account.”
Critics will find all kinds of opportunities for signatories to subvert the system, however the EITI initiative suggests that despite the preponderance of companies that only care about the bottom line, bullies who freely commit ecocide, at least a handful of organizations and countries appear committed to finding a better way.
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We are developing the technologies according to our client’s and customer’s needs. We focus on direct impact on our fountains design where natural light and natural ventilation for most of the fountains. A wonderful way to revitalize your garden is to install a water feature such as a fountain. Installing a water fountain in your garden looks very ambiance. All above mentioned services provided by our team worker.

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Another week, another attack on teachers and our working conditions from Wilshaw and Gove.
This time, reported in today’s ‘Independent’, Wilshaw is lecturing Headteachers on the importance of making their staff work even longer hours to support students with extra-curricular activities.
Nobody would deny the importance of extra-curricular opportunities for our students, especially in working-class areas where families don’t have the cash to fork out on the activities other families might be able to pay for. Most teachers already ‘go the extra mile’ to do what they can to support their students both in, and out, of lesson times. To suggest otherwise, as Wilshaw implies, is another outrageous slur on the teaching profession. But how much more can they expect from teachers?
The reality is that teachers are already working over 50 hours a week, even according to official figures. The supposed right to a ‘work-life balance’ is already denied most teachers . Most colleagues are already working most evenings and weekends as it is - and for no extra pay, of course.
It’s not just the overall hours, it’s the incessant pressure of school life, with ever-increasing demands and little time for any kind of break during the working-day.
The mental exhaustion being suffered by every teacher – particularly wearing now at the end of a long term – is not good for education and not good for teachers’ health. Teachers should be working LESS, not more!
But while Wilshaw wants us to work even longer, he also wants us to get less for doing so! The Independent points out that Wilshaw was also encouraging Heads to use their ‘freedoms’ to deny teachers an annual pay rise if they’re not fully meeting the excessive demands placed on them. This is, of course, exactly what Gove is calling on the School Teachers' Review Body to recommend as new ‘flexibilities’, perhaps even CUTTING teachers pay by pulling them back down the pay spine if they don't make the grade.
The Independent editorial, without any evidence to back its claim and without an explanation as to how we are meant to find any extra hours in the day, states “teachers must do more”. But it goes on to state that “even the best can only achieve so much”. Perhaps this final note of caution is some recognition that bullying teachers to do even more, when they are already on their knees, may not cow them into submission as Gove assumes. Instead, it may inspire a revolt from the classroom as teachers say ‘enough is enough’ and demand proper resourcing for teachers, schools and students - instead of cuts and attacks.
A big YES vote in the NUT ballot for strike action and non-strike action can give Gove and Wilshaw’s attacks the firm reply they deserve. The NUT – and NASUWT – now need to give teachers the confidence to take action together to stand up for teachers – and demand LESS workload, not more, for the good of education and our students.
I was one of those many classroom teachers that 'did more'. I ran after school activities ranging from extra lessons to help students with coursework or learn additional subjects to fishing trips and, sometimes, residential trips.
Each time I 'did more' it improved the learning experiences of my working class students, opened up opportunities for them and, crucially, helped me to develop better relationships with students.
Doing more at school, of course, meant I ended up doing less at home. It meant marking work and preparing lessons late into the evening and at weekends, cutting into my time with my own children.
My headteacher never failed to acknowledge any extra work that teachers did as an optional extra for which she, on behalf of our students, was very grateful.
However, some headteachers take the attitude of Wilshaw, asking teachers what clubs they will run when they are being interviewed for a post, boasting that in 'their' school they 'make' all 'their' teachers do after school clubs.
It is essential that teachers clearly retain the right to decide for themselves how much more they will do, weighing up their commitments to their students and to their families. Teachers who are able to do more should be the loudest in demanding this right. Some of our colleagues are not able to do more. And they shouldn't have to. Looking back, I think I probably tended to do too much.
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around the great city of Cambridge.
It was the site of a Roman camp and Saxon settlement and John Bunyan is said to have preached at the village cross.
It possesses a number of old, thatched cottages.

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Do not be disheartened. Dentistry has a solution!! Teeth Whitening Treatment is a fast, safe and effective way to add some sparkle to your smile before a special occasion- a wedding, a job interview or a business presentation.
In essence your teeth are made up of two layers.
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As we drink liquids like coffee, Tea, red wine or intake cigarette smoke, foreign material collects and forms a layer on top of the outer enamel layer. This is known as pellicle film. This pellicle layer can be scraped away to some degree and some of it can be brushed away. However it won’t all be removed and as it sits on the porous enamel it penetrates deeper into the tooth. Once this film gets deeper into the tooth, no amount of brushing can remove it.
Teeth whitening use bleaching agents usually in the form of hydrogen peroxide and carbamide peroxide. These bleaches break stains into smaller pieces, which make the colour less concentrated and your teeth brighter.

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Philly gal and esteemed photographer Zoe Strauss was accepted as a nominee member of Magnum Photos, a photography collective founded by heavy-hitters Robert Capa, David "Chim" Seymour, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and William Vandivert in 1947. In two years, Strauss can elect to become an associate member, and two years after that a full member.
Strauss recently wrapped up a decade-spanning retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. "I think that Zoe's a major contemporary artist who happens to live in Philadelphia," said Peter Barberie, curator of photography at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Magnum membership supports Barberie's claim. A similar retrospective is currently on display at the Bruce Silverstein Gallery in New York.
Strauss recently came under fire after flipping the bird under a portrait of Ronald Reagan during a recent White House trip.
ArtPlace, a new collaborative grant program dedicated to fostering creative spaces, has awarded 47 grants, totaling $15.4 million. Three of the grants were awarded to Philadelphia organizations.
The Asian Arts Initiative received $450,000 for the Chinatown North Social Practice Lab, meant to encourage local and national artists to create performance and visual art that will engage the Chinatown community.
The University City District received $375,000 to create a permanent public art installation at the Porch right outside of 30th Street Station. The UCD is no stranger to public art. The org is currently presenting Heart and Soul, in which eight playable pianos were transformed by local artists and placed around the University City (including the Terry Adkins-designed piano currently residing at the Porch).
The centerpiece is the U.S. premiere of Back to Back Theatre's experimental work "Food Court," dealing with bullying, body image and the abuse of power. The piece, like all of Back-to-Back's work, is acted out by a troupe of actors with what the company describes as "perceived intellectual disabilities." It's set to a score by the Necks, an avant-jazz group hailing from Australia. Back-to-Back appeared in the 2009 Live Arts with "small metal objects."
Here's a trailer of the piece from a 2009.
Maurice Sendak, 83, who became one of the 20th century's great children's book authors by recognizing in his young reader an often under-estimated sophistication for appreciating the joy and messiness of being human, died Tuesday.
Mr. Sendak's themes encompassed matters both dark and light - in not only books, but also set design and art direction for opera, ballet, TV and film - and were so diverse in tone as to suggest more than one author. And yet his creations and their aesthetic were his alone: cross-hatched figures with fangs and horns, a cherubic lad who sips chicken soup with rice through the months of the year, an objectionable boy named Pierre who only would say, "I don't care!"
In both his portrayal of the terrors of being a child and the deep flaws of adults, Mr. Sendak was a throwback to an earlier era in children's literature, when 19th century books like like Heinrich Hoffmann's "Der Struwwelpeter" lacked the sweetness and justice of a well-ordered world.
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Please note the special date this month.
We meet once a month to socialize with other vegans, spread the plant-based word, and to share a meal and our recipes. Please join us this month when our presenter, Evan Gregoire will discuss Saving Veggie seeds for higher nutritional content and explain why we need to take control of our veggies all the way down to producing and buying higher quality seeds with adapted varieties that will yield more nutritional content.
Evan is a master gardener, a farmer, a world traveler and a seed saver. He has been farming for 15 years in the Williamette Valley, mainly concentrating on producing food the way mother nature intended. He owns Portland Seedhouse, an organic vegetable seed company in Portland, his farm is in Ridgefield, Wa.

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The International Pagan Music Association (IPMA) is an organization who’s time has come. Pagan and alternative music has been around for as long as there has been music. There are many organizations that promote and honor musicians in the general public however there has never been a specific award for pagan and alternative music. The IPMA is committed to support, proselytize, publish, research, and promote pagan and alternative music and esoteric arts, sciences and concepts.
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Facebook FeedThe International Pagan Music Association (IPMA) Facebook Group. For Pagan Music Posts and fans only. Being a member here does not make you an official member of IPMA, for that you must join at ipaganma.org1 1 View on FacebookDoug Barrett shared a link to the group: International Pagan Music Association.December 14th, 2017 at 11:48am4 1 1 View on FacebookMelissa AndersonDecember 14th, 2017 at 11:48amIPMA winners get their own feature cover page...Forever in Print a $4,000 cover and back....13 1 7 View on FacebookMelissa Anderson posted in International Pagan Music Association — with Doug Barrett.December 14th, 2017 at 11:48am2 1 2 View on FacebookMelissa Anderson shared her post to the group: International Pagan Music Association.December 14th, 2017 at 11:48am7 View on Facebook12 1 View on FacebookMelissa Anderson shared a link to the group: International Pagan Music Association.December 14th, 2017 at 11:48amWe Welcome the wonderful Band from Austria, now living in Crete, as a Member of IPMA
View on FacebookDoug Barrett shared Chronilus's event to the group: International Pagan Music Association.December 14th, 2017 at 11:48amChronilus is coming to Redmond, WA for New Year's Eve, with special guests William Pint & Felicia Dale, masters of seafarer's music! Special party for ALL the sober folk, celebrating the venue owner's 20th year of sobriety. How cool is that?

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Detroit bankruptcy over; emergency manager resigning
DETROIT — The city of Detroit's historic Chapter 9 bankruptcy will end Wednesday, setting in motion a sweeping plan to slash $7 billion in debt and reinvest $1.4 billion over 10 years to improve city services.
Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr told reporters that the final paperwork required to allowed the city to emerge from bankruptcy will be completed by the end of the day.
Judge Steven Rhodes approved the city's restructuring plan in November, giving the city the authority to implement the grand bargain to help reduce pension cuts, preserve the Detroit Institute of Arts and start improving basic services.
The end of the bankruptcy also marks the end of Orr's tenure. His resignation will take effect when the city emerges from bankruptcy by midnight.
"I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity and very fortunate for the outcome on behalf of the city," Orr said. "The reality is the city is moving forward and that gives me a great deal of pride and satisfaction. But it truly is bittersweet. I've grown a great deal of fondness for the city."
Gov. Rick Snyder appointed Orr in March 2013 to take over the city's operations. Orr, a Washington, D.C., bankruptcy attorney with Jones Day, authorized the bankruptcy on July 18, 2013, and led restructuring talks with creditors.
"It's truly historic," Snyder said Wednesday. "This has been an extremely difficult and hard process for many people but people worked together. We've got an outstanding outcome, far better than people's expectation. And now most importantly we have the city poised for a new chapter — a new chapter about the growth of the city of Detroit after decades of decline."
Mayor Mike Duggan welcomed Orr's exit. The mayor and City Council will regain control of the city following Orr's exit, but they will report to a state oversight board called the Financial Review Commission. Duggan and Council President Brenda Jones are members of the commission.
The commission will have the power to reject Detroit's spending and borrowing over the next decade.
"We're better off today than we were 18 months ago," City Council member Gabe Leland said.
The consummation of the bankruptcy plan will allow the Detroit Institute of Art to spin off as an independent institution. The city-owned museum's assets will be transferred to the nonprofit that operates the museum.
Detroit bankruptcy mediators, led by U.S. District Chief Judge Gerald Rosen, raised $366 million in 20-year pledges from a group of national and local foundations to help fund the grand bargain. The DIA pledged $100 million from its own roster of donors, which includes the Detroit Three automakers. And the state of Michigan committed $195 million upfront to help resolve the bankruptcy.
Retirees voted to accept the grand bargain and corresponding pension cuts, which vary in size depending on the individual. Police and fire retirees get the smallest cuts, with just a reduction in their annual pension increases. Civilian retirees get cuts of at least 4.5% per month. Pension cuts are expected to take effect in March.
The city is also slashing retiree health care insurance by about 90%. The plan of adjustment creates two new Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) groups to manage health care benefits for retirees who still qualify for payments from the city to offset their costs.
The plan of adjustment projects the city will free up about $1.7 billion over 10 years to invest in police, fire, blight removal, information technology and other services, but that figure is pegged to expectations of an improved government bureaucracy. It includes $483 million in anticipated new revenues from higher bus fares and parking fees, for example, as well as $358 million in cost savings.
The rest comes from the improved cash flow from the city's reduced debt load. With less debt, the city can spend more on services.
"There's no check for $1.7 billion," Duggan said. "So basically it's money that we're going to have to earn as we produce."
Duggan acknowledged that the plan of adjustment could shift as the city encounters fiscal realities.
"It's a road map," he said. "It will get adjusted as we progress. It's a framework that says if we execute really well we'll be able to provide the kind of services that people in a city our size expect."
Orr's departure comes about 21 months after his appointment in March 2013. When he accepted the job, he severed ties to his law firm, Jones Day, which the city ultimately hired to handle the bankruptcy case.
Asked whether he would consider returning to Jones Day, Orr demurred. He said he would "take a little time and decompress" after the bankruptcy and plans to consider his next steps in early 2015.
Judge Steven Rhodes will have a hearing Monday on some administrative steps to complete the bankruptcy process.


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I had experienced culture shock once before when I travelled to Japan. I do not know if I can quite compare that experience with my time in India thus far. The magitude of the population is truly overwhelming. From the minute I stepped off of the plane in New Delhi, I was surrounded by people – lots and lots of people. India is very full in nearly every way possible – full of different languages, religions, and smells. It’s truly an experience to be here. I cannot very well describe my time here, but I will try.
On the first day we travelled to many historic sites in India, to include: Jama Masjid, Red Fort, and the Humayan Tomb. Jama Masjid is a very large mosque located in the center of the city. All of the women in the group were forced to dawn long dresses, and we all took off our shoes. I suppose we were really emersing ourselves in the Indian culture. The mosque was ellaborate and very well maintained, but other sites demanded my attention. Young, scarcely clothed children grabbed at my hands begging for money, as their mothers could not feed them. It was my first real experience with some of the people here. Not to say everyone in India is in need, but this really impacted me. After we left the Jama Masjid, we travelled across New Delhi to the Red Fort, which should come with a map. We stayed with our tour guide for majoroty of the visit, but when left to our own devices, many of us got a little turned around. Our last stop was the Humayan Tomb, a “knock-off” of the Taj Mahal, which was also massive. All of the sites are very incredible, it all feels very surreal while there. When leaving the sites, the group was immediately approached by merchants, as we are all clearly easy targets. Yay for Americans!
That night, I took my first stab at real Indian food. I very much enjoy American-Indian fusion, but this was quite different. Firstly, the buffet was frightening, and I had no clue what was what or which thing to eat with which. Secondly, I’m not too lucky, and I struck out with my first plate. I tried tid bits of others, but I decided to hang it up and settle with granola. I figured I had a lot of time to be adventurous.
We departed the hotel for the American Center early the next mornig. The group encountered a great deal of securtiy, and I was chastized for my iPad. Oops. While there, I learned a great deal about the current political practices of India as well as the corruption. Mr. Craig O’Connor answered all of our questions very honestly, as he spoke about how difficult it truly is to operate and thrive in India. Those with power continue to exploit those with none. Great changes must be made, and he remains quite hopeful. As do I. After a better lunch experience, we made our way to Indiabulls, a financial services company. A few young entrepreneurs from New Delhi left India to learn the ropes of big business and continue their education. Years later, they all returned to India to create Indiabulls. Now, a billion dollar company, Indiabulls has risen to the second most competitive financial services company in India. The speakers were all very excited about the future, as profits were estimated to rise continuously. After a long trek back to the hotel, some of the group and I gave way to Western food. I thoroughly enjoyed my Americanized cheese pizza that night.
Overall, I have really enjoyed myself. I can really appreciate the various cultures present in India. I am really drawn to the people’s ability to coexist well amongst their differences. I cannot fathom a street with seven different religious insitituions on it in the U.S. I mean, I can fathom it, but it would in no way be peaceful. At first, I thought India was quite chaotic, but as I watch the people communicate with one another, it seems it all works just fine. That is all I have thus far, but I’m sure a great deal will happen before I head back to the states.

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Sculpture Near Main Gate to Dachau
Dear Commons Community,
Sawsan Chebli, a Berlin state legislator of Palestinian heritage, has proposed that all German residents including immigrants be required to visit a Nazi concentration camp memorial. Her proposal comes as a result of recent displays of anti-Semitism among new immigrants to Germany. As reported by the New York Times:
“Her idea received a significant boost yesterday when the leaders of Germany’s Central Council of Jews and the far larger World Jewish Congress agreed with her.
“People who have fled to us who have themselves had to escape or been expelled can develop empathy in such memorials,” the council’s president, Josef Schuster, told Deutschlandfunk radio.
The World Jewish Congress, a leading advocacy organization that represents Jewish communities in 100 countries, also welcomed the idea.
“This proposal is an encouraging and effective method of educating people of all backgrounds about the Nazi attempt to wipe out the entire Jewish population of Europe and the dangers such hatred can yield,” Ronald S. Lauder, the organization’s president, said in an emailed response to a request for comment.
“More than any other country, Germany has faced up to the crimes of its past in an honest and straightforward way, and has made it clear at the highest levels of government that the memory of the Holocaust must never be forgotten or diminished,” Mr. Lauder said.
Ms. Chebli, who suggested the required visits in an interview published Sunday in the newspaper Bild am Sonntag, was not immediately available for comment. Nor was it clear whether the German government would move to make such visits mandatory for immigrants, who are currently offered courses on German language, culture and history.
But the suggestion reflected a growing concern that Germany’s absorption in recent years of more than a million immigrants, many fleeing war and mayhem in the Middle East and Africa, had inadvertently created potential incubators of anti-Semitism in the country most saddled with the legacy of Nazis and the Holocaust, which killed about six million Jews.
Sensitivities about the Nazi past are extremely strong in Germany, one of Israel’s strongest supporters. German law includes strict prohibitions on Nazi propaganda and Holocaust denial.
Government authorities have sought to make Germany a safe place for Jews, who number about 200,000 in the country. Despite the recent rise of the nativist far-right Alternative for Germany party and the neo-Nazi tone conveyed by some of its leaders, Germany is still regarded as one of Europe’s more tolerant societies.
Student trips to former Nazi concentration camps, where Jews were enslaved and mass-murdered before and during World War II, are regular elements of German school curriculums.
Ms. Chebli raised the idea of helping sensitize new immigrants to the history of Nazi crimes — through concentration camp visits — as part of assimilating them into a German society that values tolerance and opposes discrimination.
“I think it would make sense if everyone living in this country would be obliged to visit a concentration camp memorial site at least once in their lifetime,” including new arrivals, she was quoted by Bild am Sonntag as saying. “Concentration camp visits should become part of integration courses.”
I visited the Dachau concentration camp memorial outside of Munich in the late 1990s and I must say I have never forgotten the experience. The extent of the brutality of the place, the images, and the three memorials built by Jews, Catholics and Protestants on the grounds are among the most moving displays I have ever seen in my life. The photographs on this post are from my visit.
Entrance to the Jewish Memorial
Interior of the Jewish Memorial

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Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern removed her senior cabinet minister Iain Lees-Galloway from her cabinet due to an affair with a former employee. This decision has been taken at a time when the eyes of the ministers have become more vigilant due to the general elections in September. Ian Lees-Galloway was the Minister of Immigrant Affairs of New Zealand. As soon as the PM came to know about him that he had an affair with a former employee of a government organization that came under his department, the PM removed him from the post.
PM Ardern told the media that, Ian Lees-Galloway’s post was that of a minister, he could not be saved because his role was that of a controller in the behavior of employees and relationships at the workplace. According to the news agency AFP, Ardern said, “In the last 12 months, the minister has shown that he was lacking in judgment, because of this relationship, he has given rise to allegations of misuse of his own office.”
The PM said that she is not giving any moral judgment on Lees-Galloway. At the same time, “He did not keep in his practice the ideals I expected him as a minister, the minister is in charge of setting a culture and scale on the workplace.”
The PM said that she wants to improve the parliamentary culture, so that she can gain public confidence. Investigations have also been ordered to find out if Ian Lees-Galloway used taxpayer money for the affair.
According to the agency’s report, news of the minister’s affair with the former employee was reported to the PM Ardern’s office by Leader of Opposition Judith Collins, who appealed to the public to question the PM on allegations related to this objectionable, unparliamentary behavior. Ian Lees-Galloway, married and father of 3 children, has issued a small statement admitting that he has behaved ‘completely inappropriate’, and has also apologized for degrading his family.


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Muffin Break in Auckland has no menu available, but can choose from many other options such as SAMOSA or ONION BHAJI from Sagar Indian Restaurant. Wellsford Inn offers many options including Ham Steak and Aged Rump Steak. Beachcomber Cafe includes a wide range like Museli or Health kick. Sweet Corn Fritter and Seafood Corn Fritter from . Lorne Street Cafe & Restaurant offers Vikki Lane Bar & Kitchen and Eggs on toast any style.


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With the hull flipped,
the gelcoat and fiberglass issues could be addressed.
The problems were a mystery,
and the main reason the 1970 boston whaler was a good deal.
dried scum, and more paint,
in that order.
or just beer engineering.
The algae scum was stronger than the spray paint.
The boat had pox and cracks,
a mix of 60's chemical technology limitations,
years of abuse,
and sitting in the water with no bottom paint.
The hull had been out of the water long enough
to dry out the internal foam.
is to sand the gelcoat down to the green fiberglass,
coat with resin,
and build up with a new protective gelcoat layer.
but not from me.
This would be a test of 21st century resins.
Any flakey spots were sanded/ground down,
and even hammered,
until only the strong remained.
using epoxy resin and FG cloth.
A thinned resin coat seeped into the fibers and cracks,
bonding and sealing any section questionable.
The epoxy fairing compound smoothed things out.
due to moisture turning the catalyst brown.
A polyester based green autobody filler was used for this.
This method has been strong for car repair,
should be ok for a boat.
The second primer layer was much smoother.
The bow section needed a ton of bondo sculpturing,
over the built up fiberglass base.
A tough decision was made that changed the trajectory,
towards my typical ways of doing things.
I raided my stash of excess work boat paint.
a little bumpy but nice and thick.
Better than owing a painter friend at this point.
than I can live with a little orange peel.
switching the a-frame and cherry-picker sides.
as the boat had a mind of it's own.
and on the boat.
If this is all that happened,
this hull will be bulletproof enough for our use.
the trailer just dug right in.
Fiberglassed and smoothed over,
only you readers will ever know.
The sides and now had been sanded.
Good old stick welder.
Cool to see an idea become a reality.
float it in the water,
and mark the real waterline.
figure out the controls,
and whatever else is on the std list...


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by Weir, Alison, 1951-
Young and damned and fair : the life of Catherine Howard, fifth wife of King Henry VIII
How to be a Tudor : a dawn-to-dusk guide to Tudor life
Sister queens : the noble, tragic lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile
Elizabeth and Mary : cousins, rivals, queens
Elizabeth : the forgotten years
Foundation : the history of England from its earliest beginnings to the Tudors
The Tudors : the complete story of England's most notorious dynasty
Queen of Scots : the true life of Mary Stuart
Edward VI : the lost King of England
Fatal throne : the wives of Henry VIII tell all
1st American ed.
> King of England,
> Kings and rulers
> Henry VIII, 1509-1547.

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It's pointless not to compare Ziggy Marley to his father
Bob. Their appearances are eerily similar, and if you've only heard
one sing, it's no great stretch to imagine the voice of the other. But
while Ziggy is often dismissed as Marley-lite, in reality, after some
early missteps, he's simply picked up the mission handed to him, helping
reggae to grow and expand as a pop-form in a way that his dad died too
early to witness.
Marley was still in his early teens when he released his first two
albums with the Melody Makers, a band that included several of his
siblings, and they were both deservedly dismissed as juvenilia. His
youth still shows on
Conscious Party and
One Bright Day, but both records demonstrate a knack for pop
hooks that many reggae artists exhibit but are seldom recognized for.
Jahmekya is Marley's first real album as a grown up, and his
social concerns are suddenly more believable, less pro forma. On
Free Like We Want 2 B and, in particular,
Joy And Blues, both commercial flops in relation to some of his
earlier work, Marley succeeds in expanding his vision so that his music
nearly transcends reggae--world music through the eyes of a Jamaican
who's seen enough of the planet to know his rightful place on it.
Questions & Answers:
Can Ziggy ever compare to his father?
Well if looks count, then you only have to see that looking at Ziggy
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Thanks Brittany for sending these pictures to add to my quilt history. I made this little lap quilt for my brother, Jared, about 4 years ago. No pattern needed here. Just choose what size blocks you want and piece them together to resemble an American flag. You don't have to be too technical - just think of it as "folk art."
For the quilting, my neighbor, Melinda Raven, just did a meandering loop & star pattern in a variegated thread color.
I try to make labels for most of my quilts. To do so, I just print out the label on the computer, tape the paper up on a window (or you could use a light box), tape light colored fabric centered on top of the paper and then trace. Then, just embroider over the words using two strands of embroidery floss with a simple stitch. Be sure to include information like who it is for (if it is a gift), who it was created by, the year it was finished, and possibly the city and state. Then using a hidden whip stitch attach the label to the quilt. I've done it before with the seams of the label hidden underneath and also on the outside of the label with a frayed edge. Whatever you prefer. You can make the label in whatever shape you like.

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Longtime producer Rednek gave us a few minutes to chat about what’s been happening for him lately and some of his roots in the music scene.
Follow Rednek here
Soundcloud - http://soundcloud.com/theofficialrednek
Twitter - http://twitter.com/officialrednek
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/OfficialRednek
Forthcoming material from Rednek
Coercive - Never Look Down (Rednek Remix)

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I have zero idea of what to my game about and all the good ideas are already taken.
Maybe like a dungeon escape game?
That’s a good idea, Thx!
a game where you are stuck in a building filled with evil creatures, and you have 10 hours to escape
Multiplayer race car game with different tracks to unlock and power ups. with different cars which have different abilities .
lots of ideas even 3d and pc games unfortunately no time…


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All we need to tell you about this one is that you’re in for a serious treat. STILL UNITED features some of the gnarliest footage we’ve ever witnessed and it’s all coming your way very soon. Look for the DVD in stores around mid-March. We’ll have UK premiere info for you next week too.
“After two and a half years of travelling, riding and filming in ten different countries, we’re stoked to celebrate our 10th anniversary and present you with the trailer for STILL UNITED, our first full length project since the epic NORA cup winning THIS IS UNITED. With some serious long term commitment from everyone involved filmer/editor Peter Adam has put together an amazing piece of work with a raw, uncompromising, feel-good approach and way too many highlights to mention. Our crew are picky filming for a full-length and this one is all about quality over quantity. STILL UNITED features: Jeff Kocsis, Christian Rigal, Geoff Slattery, Corey Martinez, Alax Valentino, Nathan Wiliams. Plus: Jack Birtles, Harry Mills-Wakley, Sebastian Anton, Dan Boiski, Ian Morris, Jimmy Rushmore, Fernando Laczko, Tom Deville and Nico Terrez.” – unitedbikeco.com


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Table of Contents
1.1 Compare and contrast different organizational structures and cultures.
1.1.1 Organizational structures.
1.1.2 Organization Cultures.
1.2 Explain how the relationship between an organization’s structure and culture can impact the performance of the business.
1.3 Discuss the factors which impact individual behavior at work.
2.1 Compare the effectiveness of different leadership styles in different organizations.
Difference between management and leadership.
Nature of managerial authority.
A proposed framework for leadership in Greenscape.
Organizational culture in Greenscape.
2.2 How organizational theory underpins the practice of management?.
Scientific Management Theory.
2.3 Evaluate the different approaches to management used by different organizations.
3.1 Discuss the impact of different leadership styles on motivation in organizational change.
3.2 Compare the application of different motivational theories with the workplaces.
3.3 Evaluate the usefulness of motivation theories for managers.
4.1 Explain the nature of groups and group behavior within organizations.
4.2 Discuss factors that may promote the development of effective teamwork in organizations.
4.3 Evaluate the impacts of technology on team functioning.
Organizational behavior is the process of study which examines how organizational structures impact the behavior within the organizations (Mullins, 2007). As Huczynski et al (2010) discuss, organizational behavior can be investigated through multiple levels and viewpoints including within the organization, and outside the organizations. Consequently, organizational behavior is divided into two categories: Macro organizational behavior, and Micro organizational behavior. Micro organizational behavior includes individual as well as group dynamics in organizational settings. Macro organizational behavior includes the overall organization with its adaption, strategies, structures, and contingency ideas. This report discusses different issues of an organization’s behavior including its structures and cultures.
The finding of this report is from tutors’ lectures and notes, different texts books, journals, websites, etc.
In the first section, relationships between organizational structures and cultures have been discussed based on Bsoco Plastic. The next section examined issues on management and leadership following the case study of Greenscape. Then, different motivational theories have been evaluated based on the Fancy Footwear case study. Finally, the report has focused on effective teamwork in organizations based on a case study of Britannia Home Manufacturers.
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1.1 Compare and contrast different organizational structures and cultures
1.1.1 Organizational structures
Organizational structure is a group of strategies and policies which share value to meet a particular organization’s objective (Huczynski, 2010). Different organizations practice different organizational structures: Matrix, bureaucratic, enterprise, individual, and hybrid.
According to Mullins (2007), in an individual structure, decision-makers directly interact with the team members to make decisions as soon as possible. This structure is based on consumers and products. This structure is related to strategies. Enterprise structure includes different skills within functional departments. This structure is related to employees and technologies. This structure can be formed on the basis of functions. The bureaucratic structure follows top-down structures dividing divisions and departments. This structure base on departments and locations. This structure is related to the environment. Matrix structure combines individual and enterprise structure. This structure is formed based on department and activities. This structure is related to human resources, strategies, environment, and technology.
1.1.2 Organization Cultures
Cultures of organizations are the style including shared value, self-image, norms, and symbols, etc (BPP, 2010). Culture can be divided into power culture, role culture, task culture, and person culture. In power culture, the owner controls the whole organization. In role culture, organizations are authorized by responsible managers. In task culture, organizations are controlled by a team of workers where there is no specific responsible person. In-person culture, an individual is subordinate and responsible for the particular task of the organization (Mullins, 2007).
Bosco Plastic Ltd would be successful using decentralize rules and procedures because it will improve decision-making, use of specialization, as well as economy of scale. It will also reduce the overall overhead costs. The decentralized management will also provide consistent strategies and prevent sub-unit. In my opinion, specific empowerments, as well as a delegation to groups and/or sub-units, are important to enjoy a measure of independence and autonomy in Bosco Plastic…………………..


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It is not right for Australians to be forced into a guessing game, and it’s not right for Australians to not face this year with certainty and stability. So in the interests of certainty, in the interest of transparency, in the interest of good governance, I have made the date clear today. J Gillard, January […]
Turnbull’s waiting until he is drafted really comes from him having no other choice.
It’s all looking so eerily familiar.
If the left’s last hope is disruption from the Liberal right, so Abbott is helped by the phoney polarities of the left. The pas de deux continues.
The problem Abbott faces is that there are real barriers to implementing his program but behind him is a party of which some sections are determined to make sure he does.
Rudd’s problem was that he did not clarify why he was distinct from the party that had dumped him and the institutions that had blocked his return, which would have given the “New Way” slogan any meaning.
The debate showed how much Rudd, rather than maintain the aura of incumbency he so well established when he returned, has needed to take up the negativity himself. Shouldn’t the ads be doing that?
In failing to make its anti-political attack on the Coalition, Labor is seeing it rebound and they being the “political” operators.
Could it be that the RBA had more influence over election timing than Sussex St?
The common theme running through the message is a new way economic policy is being viewed, namely that government is not responsible for the state of the economy, rather just for protecting the electorate from the worst of it.


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Twenty-plus Ranchers who were born in Texas or “got there as fast as they could” brought their Texas pride and enthusiasm for a Texas Club to the Lone Star Roundup on Thursday, March 21. The roundup was held in the Escondido Room at the Ranch House Grill and Brewery.
Attendees plotted the cities and towns where they were born or lived in Texas on a Texas-sized (of course) map. Residents hailed from four regions of the state, including the Panhandle, Gulf Coast, Hill Country and the Northeast Prairies and Lakes.
Plans are underway to form a Texas Club and plan future events. If you were born in or lived in Texas and are interested in participating, please contact Ranch residents Judy Dodson, Linda Zoellner or Janelle Authur.


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Murugi Munyi has revealed getting the surgical procedure known as liposuction was a gift to herself as she turns 32.
The mother of 3 says she got the surgery as she does not plan on getting other kids.
Sharing her experience with Massawe Japanni, Munyi explained, "After my third child my weight went to 120, I knew I had to do something.
I consistently joined a gym for a whole year and lost weight, I got to 88 kgs."
Munyi says despite losing the weight, she noticed her belly was not budging.
"I got to 88kgs but noticed that there were some parts of the body that can never be the same. It was starting to make me feel discouraged, Being in front of the camera., my belly was something that was always on my mind.
I had to think of how to 'swallow' and hide it. Going through with the liposuction was a birthday gift to me as I turn 32."
Asked how much the surgery cost, Munyi responded, "It was just under Ksh 600, 000. It was quite affordable.
There are hospitals where the surgery can cost Ksh 1 million. Getting lipo in Africa is still a taboo but in the US and the UK it's very common."
The outspoken YouTuber says doctors got 8.7 litres of fat from different parts of her body namely the back, love handles and stomach.
She is still in recovery and vows to suffocate us with her 'after' photos once she is completely healed..


The "tween" social season (between spring and summer) has been so busy it would make most people's heads spin. It certainly has my brain buzzing.
Where do I begin? I'll just jump in with talking about Las Candelas, an amazing organization that raised $90,000 for emotionally disturbed children under the direction of Monica Sierra, who was president for the past two years.
The group volunteered nearly 400 hours to organizations Hathaway-Sycamores, Hillsides, Glendale Healthy Kids, Glendale YWCA and the Didi Hirsch Center.
The women of Las Candelas recently gathered to install the organization's new officers. Jeannie Flint is the new president; her board includes Ellyn Semler, J.C. Byer, Ginny Simpson, Patti Baker, Carolyn Beaton, Jeri Benton, Margaret Steenken, Anna Brewer, Cathy Keen, Ann Jones, Monica Sierra, Karen Whyte and Joan Anderson.
Nobody was lucky enough to make a hole-in-one at the Hathaway-Sycamores "Shot-at-a-Million" golf classic held in late May at the Angeles National Golf Club in Sunland. But it was a successful day that raised $100,000 for the organization that is one of Los Angeles County's largest, private nonprofit children's mental-health and welfare agencies.
More than 200 people took part in this year's event, including golfers who raised money by teeing off at 7 a.m. for the "Longest Day of Golf" or taking part in the afternoon "9-Hole Team Challenge.
The day concluded with a 19th Hole after party on the club's picturesque back patio, which overlooks the 18th green.
There were many great golf stories told as party guests sipped refreshing drinks and nibbled on tasty hors d'oeuvres. There was a silent auction with many tempting things to bid on. There were also fabulous prizes to be won, including a seven-night stay and airfare for two at the Fairmont Kea Lani Maui, as well as a three-night stay, along with airfare for two, at the Hilton New York hotel.
Randy Escanuelas, an emancipated foster youth at Hathaway-Sycamores, spoke to guests about his deep fondness for, and appreciation of, the foster family he has lived with for the past seven years.
Some of the La Cañadans enjoying the after party included David Hilton, Mark and Jennifer Jewell, Mary Pinola and Charlie Kenny, Jennifer and John Suh, Renee LaBran and Malcolm Boyd, Paulette and Bob Lang, Julie and Dave Battaglia, and Kyla and Rob Myers.
Music man Michael Feinstein made his debut June 1 as Pasadena Pops principal conductor.
The crowd was in the thousands as they came to witness what turned out to an absolute success — not only for Feinstein, but also for the accomplished musicians of the Pops orchestra.
Feinstein, who is a music scholar in addition to being a vocalist and pianist, entertained concertgoers with his insightful patter as he introduced each piece with a wealth of information about the composers. It whetted one's appetite to see what more he has up his sleeve for this summer season.
He also called upon vocalist friends to delight the masses — Cheyenne Jackson, Lari White and Marc Cherry.
Next up for the Pops is Bernadette Peters in concert on June 29 at the L.A. Arboretum. Feinstein will be back on the podium on July 13 in a program called "MGM Movie Classics."
More than 250 guests attended Five Acres' 125th Anniversary "Swingin' on a Star" Gala held at the beautiful Ambassador campus in Pasadena.
The event raised more than $200,000 for Five Acres vital services, which provide successful solutions for more than 6,500 children and families in crisis annually throughout Southern California.
Signature drinks and delightful hors d'oeuvres were served as guests added their names to silent auction items before they were seated for a sumptuous dinner.
The evening included a special video presentation of Five Acres alumni stories, a grand finale performance by Shelea Fraizer, who sang "Reach for the Sky,' composed by Tena Clark. A surprise fireworks spectacle painted the dark sky in bright colors in recognition of Five Acres' 125th anniversary.
Some of the La Cañada folks taking part in the festivities were Nishat Ahmed, Pamela Scott, Cathy and Paul Clement, Carol Swemline, Judith and Stanley Farrar, Anita and Michael Yagjian, Karen and Don Bishop and Rowena and Tom Bouquet.
The 16th annual "Big Night Out" fundraiser for the Aids Service Center of Pasadena was a huge success, with more than $200,000 raised to help improve the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS and providing prevention education.
The evening began with at the beautiful estate of Drs. Carmen Puliafito and Janet Pine with a bountiful array of foods and beverages. It was a time to also make selections at the silent auction tables.
From there, guests went to dinner parties throughout the Los Angeles basin hosted by ACS supporters.
Jan Ledgard hosted a party in the La Cañada Flintridge home of Steve Applebaum and Chien Fang. Their party was themed "Jazzy Night."
I went to a party hosted by Bill Miltenberger at his Hollywood Hills home. It was a fun evening with an exotic theme of "Garden of Allah" in honor of silent film star Alla Nazimova, whose home and apartment complex, built in 1919, was a famous party spot for the Hollywood stars, writers and musicians. Bill's home is near Sunset Boulevard where Nazimova's complex was located before it was torn down to make room for a strip mall.
It was a blending of themes at Bill's party — silent movies and the Flapper Era sprinkled with the spice of Morocco with belly dancers and Middle Eastern foods.
Bill was a gracious host as he enjoyed all the entertainment as much as his guests did. La Cañadans enjoying the ambience of the evening were Karen and Greg Barsamian and Boyd Smith.
JANE NAPIER NEELY covers the La Cañada Flintridge social scene in her bi-weekly column. Email her at email@example.com with news of your special event.


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Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Sergei Sergeyevitch Prokofiev was born in Sontzovka, near Ekaterinoslav in Ukraine, on April 23, 1892, and died in Moscow on March 5, 1953. He began sketching his Second Violin Concerto in the fall of 1934 and completed it in 1935, in response to a commission from a group of French musicians for a concert piece for their friend, the violinist Robert Soetens; it was his last non‑Soviet commission. The concerto received its first performance in Madrid on December 1 of that year with Soetens as soloist and Enrique Fernández Arbós conducting. In addition to the solo violin, the concerto is scored for flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, and trumpets in pairs, bass drum, snare drum, triangle, cymbals, castanets, and strings. Duration is about 26 minutes.
After fifteen years of living in the West, Prokofiev returned to Russia in 1933 and remained there, except for brief tours, the remaining two decades of his life. His Russian tour in 1927 had been a singular success; such works as the Third Piano Concerto, the Classical Symphony, and the suite from his opera Love for Three Oranges had attracted widespread applause. Later tours in 1929 and 1932 showed him, however, that his more demanding music would not have the same enthusiastic response, and when he finally decided to return for good, it was largely out of nostalgia. Prokofiev was essentially non‑political, and his choice of settling in a state so different from what he had become used to in the West brought a difficult period of readjustment.
At first he seemed to agree that it was necessary consciously to simplify his musical style for the new and wider audiences he was facing: “In the Soviet Union music is addressed to millions of people who had formerly had little or no contact with music. It is this new mass audience that the modern Soviet composer must strive to reach.” He sought to produce works of melodic character with clear formal structures. Within a few years, though, he insisted that audiences wanted great music, not simplification. Still, the best-known works of his Soviet period—Lieutenant Kizhe, Romeo and Juliet, the Second Violin Concerto, Peter and the Wolf, and Alexander Nevsky among them—seem to confirm that view. And those works achieved a widespread popularity.
Whatever his artistic aims, Prokofiev’s works were not always accepted at once by the public or by the musicians who acted as political functionaries for the arts and dominated critical discussion of new music. Many of his late works—especially the operas—were vilified and attacked as “formalist,” the Soviet buzz‑word for music that is neither immediately accessible to a broad general audience nor suitably propagandistic. During his lifetime Soviet critics attacked his biting, grotesque humor, while western critics complained that in Russia his music lost its bite. Both views are one-sided, since parodistic and witty elements appear in many scores throughout his lifetime, and he also showed a strong lyrical gift even in his early days as a "modernist" young composer. Only after Stalin’s death and his own (the two events occurred within hours of each other) did much of the later music attain a position of honor in the composer’s homeland; within a decade of his death, the derided operas were hailed as classics.
Prokofiev worked on the Second Violin Concerto at about the same time as he was writing Romeo and Juliet. The concerto was commissioned while he was on a visit to Paris, where a group of French musicians, friends of the violinist Robert Soetens, requested a concert work for their friend with the stipulation that he was to have exclusive rights of performance for one year after the premiere. Prokofiev began composing while still in Paris, recalling in his memoirs:
As in the case of the preceding concertos, I began by searching for an original title for the piece, such as “concert sonata for violin and orchestra,” but finally returned to the simplest solution: Concerto No. 2. Nevertheless I wanted it to be altogether different from No. 1 both as to music and style.
In mid-December Prokofiev found himself in Voronezh, on the banks of the Don, at the end of a concert tour, and there he wrote down the theme that became the first subject of the second movement. During the summer of 1935 he worked in a quiet, secluded house in Polenovo, a country retreat for the staff of the Bolshoi Theater in central Russia, which proved conducive to work. There he made rapid progress on both the concerto and the ballet. Part of the concerto was also composed on tour, and he completed it in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, in August.
During the winter of 1935‑36, Prokofiev made a concert tour with Soetens, playing one of his own violin sonatas as well as works of Beethoven and Debussy. It was during this tour that the concerto received its first performance; it was successful from the very first and was popularized in this country by Jascha Heifetz, who played it frequently following his performance of the American premiere in Boston.
From the very outset, with its opening phrase for the unaccompanied solo violin, Prokofiev emphasized the cantabile qualities of the instrument. The structure of the opening movement, a straightforward sonata form, is purposely kept clear, with articulations to set off the various sections and to mark, for example, the beginning of the second theme (in the classically expected key of B-flat), a lyric descending line over murmuring strings in contrast to the ascending (but equally lyrical) line of the first theme. The long‑breathed melody of the Andante assai, which here and there plays off the slight rhythmic jolt of 4/4 time against the accompanimental 12/8, has long been recognized as one of Prokofiev’s most glorious melodic effusions. The last movement, lively and dance‑like (with castanets occasionally lending it a Spanish flavor), is still rather more lyrical than virtuosic, though the various sections of its rondo shape have plenty of vigor.
© Steven Ledbetter (www.stevenledbetter.com)


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