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Jamie and the First Class

Jamie and the first class formed in 1999 and have since performed over 1000 shows, toured over 30 countries, released three albums with over 500,000 downloads. The band specialise in performing at private events, weddings and festivals.

Fronted by singer Jamie Goddard, the band have enjoyed 15 years of success. They continue to perform all over the world at festivals, cruises and private events.

Jamie and the first class perform at a wide range of events, festivals, weddings ,anniversaries and theatres. The band have a repertoire of over 200 songs from the 1950s to the present day. Jamie and the first class peformed their 1980’s tribute show on two of the biggest cruise ships in the world The Anthem of the Seas and The Independence of the Seas.

Jamie formed the band in 1999 with his best friend Mike Bennett on bass, his brother Martyn and his Dad also called Martyn. After a few warm up gigs the band perform for a huge Millennium ball in Bray on Thames on the 31st December 1999.

The success of the Millennium Ball leads to a string of private shows and the band start working all over the UK.

The band perform at the prestigous Cliveden for the first time where they enjoy regular shows for the next three years.

The band perform at Old Trafford Football ground and a New Years Eve performance at Thames Lodge in Staines leads to the band being signed up with Prestige Promotions and 1311 Events.

The highlights of the year include excellent performances at The Grosvenor Park Lane, Brocket Hall and Camden Ballroom. Jamie performed to 10,000 people at the 210 FM Roadshow in Aldershot.

The boys perform at the Hammersmith Palais for the first time and are asked to become the resident band until 2007. Jamie releases his debut solo album Moving on and embarks on a tour of schools to promote the album.

The band enjoy their first tour overseas starting in Gdansk ending in Warsaw Poland.Jamie and the first class guitarist Neil Thom is featured on the front page of The Stage newspaper. The bands debut album Late for School is released worldwide and enjoys a huge success. The bands version of Louie Louie is included on a TV show in USA and has been downloaded* over 10,000 times.

The band are heavily publicised and the boys embark on a large 68 date tour of the UK. Schools Out is released as a single and a follow up album is released a month later. Middle East tour includes performances at The Double Decker in Dubai, The Club in Abu Dhabi and The Three Monkeys in Eilat.

Jamie and the first class perform ‘Angel’ by Shaggy with Ali G at a private party in Sloane Street, London. Mobile Phone is released on single and the band performed a string of Universities including Reading, Liverpool, Southampton, Essex and Oxford.

The band are featured on an Israeli TV show from their tour in 2006. Mobile Phone is used for various adverts across the world for Nokia and Samsung aswell as a VH1 end of year special in the United States of America.

Jamie is signed up to Warner Music and achieves Gold song writing status. Jamie’s songs are used for various advertising campaigns in Germany and America on TV and radio.

The band perform at the UKIP conference in Torquay and embark on a 53 date summer tour. The band are featured in the Wedding of the Year 2010. The band’s third album ‘Still Crazy’ is released.

Jamie and the first class perform on Europe’s largest cruise ship The Independence of the Seas and tour all around Europe. The band’s third album Still Crazy is released on the band’s 12th anniversary and embark on a 35 date tour.

The boys enjoy a 46 day summer tour of Europe and the UK. Jamie sings with string quartet “Escala” at The London Guildhall for the Toyota anniversary celebrations. The boys enjoy 32 dates at Butlins.

Jamie and the band are selected to be the band for The Angry Birds Go launch in Oxford. In December they perform at the Nokia Christmas party . In the summer they enjoyed another 30 Butlins  dates and a further 100 shows all over Europe.

Jamie and the band bought in the New Year in Prestatyn (picture below) aand had a busy with over 100 show dates. The highlights included the Rotary District Conference and the Oxford Brookes Winter Ball at Oxford Town Hall.

Jamie and the band welcomed Andy and Dan to join them on their adventures. The highlights included a performance at the 270 Theatre on board The Anthem of the Seas and the tour to Eilat in Israel.

‘Enter four men dressed as schoolboys, who gave us everything from Johnny B Goode to The Kaiser Chiefs song I Predict A Riot. The name of the band is Jamie and the First Class and their specially constructed set will have hit the mark with those looking to engage the services of a group of overgrown, fun-loving and musically gifted schoolboys. Very professional and prepared for anything, Jamie and the First Class should find that their journey to West Yorkshire was well worth it.’

Mark Ritchie The Stage 2006 IMA showcase Frontier Club Batley

“Closing out an absorbing afternoon in Bedworth was live band attraction Jamie And The First Class. We Will Rock You they sang and these guys certainly were well worth sticking around for. As the name suggests there is a scholastic aspect here as all four guys in the band were dressed as schoolboys. Songs from Queen and The Kaiser Chiefs, all played completely live, were belted out by four guys with the image, the musicianship and the punchy approach to pull off the impression of a slightly anarchic and edgy band, who provide such a powerful force on our thankfully still burgeoning live band scene.” Mark Ritchie The Stage Showcall Showcase – Bedworth Civic Hall

“There can’t be many better ways to end a showcase session than with a band like Jamie & the First Class, who are a bit like Busted on Red Bull. Complete in school blazers festooned with buttons, these are indeed a class of mayhem-making musical ragamuffins but with the undoubted ability to turn their hand to covers as wide ranging as Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Proclaimers through to Buggles and The Clash. Very loud, they’re just a great sounding young band who could probably gig every night of the year if they wanted – and they probably do. But that wouldn’t leave them any time for their homework.” Derek Smith, The STAGE Showcall Showcase, Stardust Coalville near Leicester

“Having stormed Showcall’s Thursday session just a few weeks ago, it was no surprise that top young band, Jamie & The First Class did likewise here. This manic outfit makes you smile an awful lot and really revives enthusiasm for live music. Here, their normal on-stage antics were a little hampered by lack of space but when ripping through covers from The Clash, Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Proclaimers they cut an attractive image and make for great, if raucous, listening.” Derek Smith, The Stage

Hi Jamie & Harriet

Just a quick e-mail to say thank you for Saturday night! We had an amazing day and I hope you had a good time playing too.We have had so many comments of how good you guys were, which is always really nice to hear.Sorry I didn’t get to thank you in person but it was all a bit of a blur at the end to be honest.If we get any good photo’s that I think you might like to see I will pass them on.Please pass on thanks to the rest of the band.

Love Ellie & Shawn x

Wedding at Kentwell Hall in Suffolk 2015

Just a few lines to send my thanks for arranging for Jamie and The First Class to play at our Conference last Friday. They were absolutely brilliant and really set the Conference jumping and indeed set the atmosphere for the whole event. They were the right choice for the Conference, from the first note to the last, they had the delegates on the floor from the word go. Please pass on my sincere thanks

The South West, Rotary Event in Exeter 2014

Dear Harriet, Jamie, Stuart and the team

Thank you so much for performing at Abbie and James’s wedding. You were all simply amazing and you made the party go with a swing. Everybody has mentioned in their letters the wonderful band and you were just fantastic. Dancing all night long. Thank you for agreeing to play and in such a gracious way.  We hope you will play again for us if we have another do? Good luck with all your events and would love to know when you are in the North again. Ali and Roger

Wedding at Fell Foot Park, Cumbria 2014

It was great to work with you all on Thursday evening – VERY happy ANGRY BIRDERS!! You did a great gig and they loved the show, hope we get an opportunity to work with you all again soon. Angry Birds go launch, Oxford 2013

Hi Jamie, Harriet, Stuart, Ben and Mike! Thank you all so much for being a part of our Christmas Party!  Wow, what a night we all had! I had told everyone how amazing you would all be, and the feedback was all about how much they loved you performing! The staff at the venue also commented on how fab you all were, so I’m sure you are on their list of bands to book! I’m still aching from all the mad dancing, but that’s just a sign of a good night lol!￼ Thank you from all of us at Nokia UK! We wish you all wonderful and Merry Christmas, and here’s to an amazing 2014. Sarah, Nokia Christmas party, Cambridge University 2013

We wanted to send you a quick e-mail to thank you and the band for doing SUCH a brilliant job last Saturday – we (and all our guests) thought you were absolutely brilliant (I think my mother is now your number one fan!!).  I hope you enjoyed yourselves.  We thought you were brilliant! Arabella, Wedding at Welington Barn, Wiltshire 2013

Just wanted to say huge thanks to you, Harriet and the band for making the event last night such a huge success. What is clear is my team never get tired of your band as the act – just brilliant! Margaret, Centresoft. October (We have booked the band six times since 2006!)

Thank you so very much for the best performance ever and for making David’s party so memorable. You are so popular in and we all love you. We look forward to seeing you both very soon. David Self, Sloane Club, 60th Birthday Party, Chipstead, 2013

I don’t think the dance floor was anything other than full, all night. A great tribute to the band and testament to the crowd, as the atmosphere had remained buzzing all night. The band rocked, they played brilliantly all night…was there no end to their repertoire! Andrew Pearce 40th Birthday party, Windsor 2012

Everyone there said you were a brilliant band & by far the best band they’d ever heard play a wedding. It was awesome! Ben Falk, Wedding, Bourne End, 2010

Hi Jamie – just received your Christmas card. I’m touched that you remember us as it was a few years ago (2009!!). Having said that, people I work with STILL talk about that event as being one of our best. I’m so pleased you are enjoying more success – I can totally understand why that has happened. May your success continue! Regards, Helen Tomblin, CMS Cameron McKenna

Your First Class band was exactly that “FIRST CLASS” You were BRILLIANT and made the wedding party go with such a bang! We cannot thank you enough! John and Jackie Hamilton, Cookham Dean 2009

For us it was perfect. The band was excellent and much admired by all, thank you SO much you really made the day! Hope to see you soon.

Dan & Nou Clarkson, Wedding at Lilliebrook Manor, 2004

Thank you so much for playing at our wedding – you were incredible! Everyone has been saying how great you were, you really made the night perfect for me! Thanks a million. You’re brilliant!!  Jo Bates, Wedding, Norfolk, 2009

A massive massive massive thanks for making our wedding so totally brilliant. Everyone loved the band so much! Jo Britten – Head of Network Development BAA, 2006

“I have seen Jamie and his bands perform on a number of different occasions (having recommended him for friend’s celebrations) and used him at my own daughter’s wedding. Jamie never fails to get the audience up and dancing. He has always been reliable, turning up as arranged and being set up and ready to rock and roll in good time. He is a great front man with masses of enthusiasm and always sensitive to the needs of the audience. I would strongly recommend him and the band for any big event.” Mark Irwing, various events between 2007 – 2012

Thank you for making the Summer Party at Danehill so enjoyable. There wasn’t one person who didn’t enjoy your sound, old and young. You were all fantastic. Good luck with all your future work, you sound as though you’re very busy. Love and Thanks again, Vanessa & Mike 2011

I just wanted to say thanks again for last night – the band was fantastic and I had lots of comments from guests about how great you were! Thank you so much for letting Colin get up and sing his song with the band, it was a great touch! Matt Tyson, 40th Birthday 2011
Just back from our honeymoon and wanted to thank you and the band again for making our wedding night at South Lodge so amazing, you guys are a class act. Jamie & Kerry, 2011

Taken from Your Surrey Wedding Magazine for ‘The Wedding of the year’ “Our favourite part of the day was our first dance. We had a live band called Jamie & the 1st Class who were absolutely brilliant. We couldn’t choose between 2 songs so they sang both! We went with Wherever you Will Go by The Calling & Good Riddance (Time of your life) by Green Day. We were very lucky to have such a perfect day”

Victoria Clegg and Ryan Salt, at Albury Park, 2010

We would like to thank you for an absolutely fantastic evening on Saturday at. A great time was had by all end everyone said how brilliant they thought the band were. Thanks again for everything and hope to see you all perform again in the future.

Jeanette & Ryan Wedding, Wokefield Park, 2010

We have been speaking too many of our guests since the wedding & without prompting they all said the band were brilliant. I see by how busy you are on website the word keeps spreading about how good you are and we would just like to thanks for making our our wedding day even better. Regards, Gordon & Hannah, 2010

When searching on the internet for a band for our wedding ‘Jamie & the First Class’ were miles ahead of anyone when listening to their demos. Without a doubt they sound even better live and rocked the whole night away with everyone getting up on the dance floor. We had so many comments afterwards as to how good the band were and what a fantastic end to a great day. Ian & Melissa Clarke, 2010

Thank you so much for giving us such a fantastic night. All the guests loved you & keep telling us how great you are. Thank you for learning the other songs for us. I’ve never seen a dance floor packed like that before! Donna & Des Taplow House Hotel, 2010

Huge thanks for an absolutely fantastic performance at our wedding. You provided just the right atmosphere for the day and everyone had a brilliant time boogie-ing away to their songs. I think there were quite a few of us who danced to every single one of them & enjoyed them all immensely! One of my favourite memories of the whole day was dancing euphorically with a huge smile on my face to one of the final songs; I was looking around the packed dance floor at all my friends who were dancing equally euphorically with huge smiles on their faces and thinking ‘it doesn’t get better than this!’. So many people have said to me how brilliant they thought the band were and I will certainly recommend them to anyone who is looking for a band in the future. Anna Da Costa, 2010

They were truly amazing. Jamie’s vocals were sublime and quite frankly I couldn’t take my eyes off him all night. They played songs that appealed to all ages and really got the party started. They were so professional from start to finish and all my guests were very impressed. Lesley Coyle, Wedding, Formby Hall Golf Club, 2006

A huge thank you from the entire family you were absolutely fantastic! We had a great day and the music was out of this world. You had everyone on the dancefloor all night. Everyone has commented on how good the band was and asked for your details! We wanted to say thank you for an amazing night’s entertainment. All the very Best Errmal & Kate, Royal Berkshire Hotel, Ascot, June 2009

Just a quick note to say how amazing the boys were at the Beaufort Polo Club, they were fantastic & the dance floor was packed from start to finish, the songs they played were brilliant!. So many people have written to me saying how much they loved them and how good they were. A few friends have already asked for their details for their weddings. Charlotte, Beaufort Polo Club 2009

Jamie and the band got the dance floor crowded on their first number and it stayed that way throughout the evening. Dancers of all ages thought the band was fantastic. You made it effortless!’ Kerry Brooker, Society Corporate Event, Old Trafford 2004

A huge thank you for providing the best wedding entertainment ever . We have honestly never heard so many compliments from wedding guests regarding the band – the fact you had the dance floor packed from start to finish was testimony to that. The boys were superb. Nickie & Graham, Bloxham, 2003

Just wanted to personally write a note to thank you and the band for playing our wedding. We had a fantastic time and so many people commented on how much they enjoyed the band so you will get some more work no doubt. Thanks again Amanda, Wedding, The Grosvenor, 2001

Thank you very much for all your services which I found extremely professional and helpful. Jamie and the first class were an incredible band that gave us exactly what I was looking for: a lot of fun and great music round it with a great entertaining performance. They were all are great people which made it all more enjoyable for me and my friends. I am sure you made a few friends in Poland. Thank you very much again and wish you great success, Miguel Choy, Wedding in Poland, 2005

Just a quick note to say thanks for the sterling job you did at The Bull Hotel. You really made the party and everyone I spoke to mentioned how fantastic the band was. I will definitely be recommending you in the future, Thanks again Natalie & Gary, Wedding, Bull Hotel, Gerrards Cross, 2002

Just a quick note to say thank you so much for all your help, and for providing us with such wonderful musicians.
Jamie & The First Class was exactly that – just brilliant! They played so many of our favourite songs, they had everyone up dancing immediately, & everyone just wanted them to go on and on! They were brilliant, great fun, & incredibly professional. I would definitely book them again, & encourage anybody else to do the same! Without exception, all of our guests commented on how brilliantly they thought the reception was, with such brilliant music and fantastic band. Jo & Eddie 2004

Thanks to you and the rest of the band for an amazing performance. Having seen you perform before we knew you were going to be good but it’s the positive comments from our friends that really says what an excellent show it was. I’ve even had one mate saying to me that when he gets married he’s definitely booking you… and he’s still single! Jamie Richards Wedding, Grande Hotel Torquay 2007
I thought you were all brilliant, great musicians, vocals & so much energy! Tracy Jacobs, Stoop Stadium, Essential Entertainments, 2008

We’d like to say thank you for Saturday, you were great & the highlight of the day! Everyone loved you and kept telling me how great you are! Sorry about Mandy not leaving you alone & once again

THANK YOU SO MUCH XXX Wedding at Taplow House Hotel, 2010

The performance: was excellent, everyone commented on how good First Class were, they had everyone up and dancing from the start – Thank you Fay Simmons, Wedding, Church Gate Hotel 2003

The band was excellent – everyone loved them and they really rounded off a great day.
Victoria Anne La’Porte, Wedding at The Four Pillars Hotel, June 2005

Jamie is a true professional. He built his career starting out touring pubs and bars around the UK developing into a well known artist / musician and songwriter. We’ve hired Jamie & his group on numerous occasions for corporate events & have always been very pleased. Good luck Jamie.. keep doing what you do.”

Alex Cheema, SVC Water,Bray, 2013

This is their repertoire list. It’s one of the longest lists on our website. Because they play a lot of songs. Fancy something not on the list? Get in touch with us and let us know. They are happy to learn songs on request as long as it fits in with their instrumentation and style. They’ll see how it sounds in rehearsal and let us know.

  • All shook up – Elvis
  • C’mon Everybody – Eddie Cochran
  • Do you wanna dance – Bobby Freeman /Cliff Richard
  • Everyday – Buddy Holly
  • Hound Dog – Elvis
  • Oh Boy – Buddy Holly
  • Jailhouse Rock – Elvis
  • Johnny B Goode – Chuck Berry
  • La bamba – Ritchie Valens
  • Love potion No9 – Clovers
  • Rock around the clock – Bill Haley
  • Summertime blues –Eddie Cochran
  • That’s alright – Elvis
  • That’s amore – Dean Martin

  • 8 days a week – The Beatles
  • All day and all night – The Kinks
  • All over now – The Rolling Stones
  • All or nothing – The Small faces
  • Apache – The Shadows
  • Beggin- Franki Valli
  • Born to be wild – Steppenwolf
  • Brown eyed girl – Van Morrison
  • Build me up buttercup – The Foundations
  • Can’t take my eyes – Andy Williams
  • Can’t Explain – The Who
  • Daydream Believer – The Monkees
  • Day Tripper – The Beatles
  • Do you love me – The Contours
  • Don’t know much about history – Sam Cooke
  • Foxy Lady – Jimi Hendrix
  • Get off my cloud – Rolling Stones
  • Gimme some loving – Spencer Davis Group
  • Hard days night – The Beatles
  • Hard to Handle – Otis Redding
  • Help – The Beatles
  • Hi ho silver lining – Jeff Beck
  • Hey Baby – Bruce Channel
  • Hey Jude – The Beatles
  • Honky tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones
  • I’m a Believer – The Monkees
  • Itchycoo Park – Small Faces
  • Jumpin’ Jack flash – The Rolling Stones
  • La Bamba – Ritchie Valens
  • Lazy Sunday – The Small Faces
  • Let it be – The Beatles
  • Let’s do the twist – Chubby Checker
  • Light my fire – The Doors
  • Lola – The Kinks
  • Louie, Louie – The Kingsmen
  • Midnight Hour – Otis Redding
  • Miserlou – Dick Dale
  • Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
  • My Generation – The Who
  • My Girl – Temptations
  • Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
  • Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater
  • Really got me – The Kinks
  • Satisfaction – Rolling Stones

  • 20th Century Boy – TREX
  • Alright now – Free
  • Ain’t no sunshine – Bill Withers
  • American pie – Don Mclean
  • Ballroom Blitz- The Sweet
  • Brown sugar – Rolling Stones
  • Come up & see me – Steve Harley
  • Crazy little thing called love – Queen
  • Don’t stop me now – Queen
  • Easy – The Commodores
  • Handbags and gladrags – Rod Stewart
  • Hot love – TREX
  • Is this love – Bob Marley
  • It’s only rock ‘n roll – Rolling Stones
  • I love rock ‘n roll – Joan Jett
  • I shot the sheriff – Eric Clapton
  • I want you back -The Jacksons
  • Jean Genie – David Bowie
  • Get it on – TREX
  • Good times – Chic
  • Long train running – Doobie Brothers
  • Maggie may – Rod Stewart
  • No woman no cry – Bob Marley
  • One love – Bob Marley
  • Play that funky music – Wild Cherry
  • Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
  • Roadhouse Blues -The Doors
  • Rock ‘n roll – Led Zeppelin
  • Rocking Robin – Jacksons
  • Schools out – Alice Cooper
  • Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate
  • Stir it up – Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • Stuck in the middle – Stealers Wheel
  • Sweet home Alabama – Lynard Skynard
  • Teenage kicks – The Undertones
  • The Wall – Pink Floyd
  • Tiger Feet – Mud
  • Video killed the radio star – Buggles
  • Wait in vain – Bob Marley
  • We will rock you – Queen
  • Wish you were here – Pink Floyd
  • Wonderful tonight – Eric Clapton
  • Your song – Elton John
  • You’re my best friend – Queen
  • You to me are everything – The Real Thing

  • 500 Miles – The Proclaimers
  • Another one bites the dust – Queen
  • Baggy trousers – Madness
  • Beat it – Michael Jackson
  • Beverley Hills Cop theme tune – Axel F
  • Billy Jean – Michael Jackson
  • Careless Whisper – George Michael
  • Crazy thing called love – Queen
  • Don’t stop believing – Journey
  • Don’t turn around – Aswad
  • Faith – George Michael
  • Fight for your right – Beastie Boys
  • Footloose – Kenny Loggins
  • It must be love – Madness
  • Living on a prayer – Bon Jovi
  • One step beyond – Madness
  • Paradise city – Guns n Roses
  • Power of love – Huey Lewis
  • Red Red Wine – UB40
  • Should I stay or should I – The Clash
  • Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
  • Sweet child ‘o mine – Guns n Roses
  • Town called malice – The Jam
  • Video killed the radio star – Buggles
  • Walking on Sunshine – Katrina & Waves
  • Walk this way – Aerosmith
  • We are the champions – Queen
  • We built this city – Starship
  • With or without you – U2
  • Word up – Cameo
  • Under pressure – Queen

  • Alright – Supergrass
  • Angels – Robbie Williams
  • Could it be magic – Take That
  • Dance the night away – Mavericks
  • Don’t cry – Guns n Roses
  • Don’t look back in anger – Oasis
  • Girls and Boys – Blur
  • Good Riddance – Green Day
  • Hard to handle – Commitments/ Black Crowes
  • Hush – Kula Shaker
  • Ice Ice baby – Vanilla Ice
  • I don’t wanna miss a thing – Aerosmith
  • I’ll be there for you – Rembrandts
  • Insomnia – Faithless
  • Just looking – Stereophonics
  • Kernkraft 400 – Zombie Nation
  • Let me entertain you – Robbie Williams
  • Little respect – Wheatus
  • Losing my religion – REM
  • Knockin on heavens door – Guns ‘n Roses
  • Mrs Robinson – Lemonheads
  • Ordinary World – Duran Duran
  • Parklife – Blur
  • Place your hands – Reef
  • Roll with it – Oasis
  • Sweat – Inner Circle
  • Teenage dirtbag – Wheatus
  • The one and only – Chesney Hawkes
  • Under the bridge – RHCP
  • Whatever – Oasis
  • Wonderwall – Oasis
  • Word Up – Gun
  • Would I lie to you? – Charles and Eddie
  • You and me song – The Wannadies

  • All the small things – Blink 182
  • America – Razorlight
  • Angel – Shaggy & Raywon
  • American idiot – Green Day
  • Are you gonna be my girl – Jet
  • Beautiful girls – Sean Kingston
  • Beggin – Madcon
  • Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke
  • Billionaire – Bruno Mars
  • Chasing cars – Snow Patrol
  • Chelsea Dagger – Fratellis
  • Forget you – Cee Lo Green
  • Happy – Pharrell Williams
  • Have a nice day – Stereophonics
  • Hey Ho – The Lumineers
  • Get Lucky – Daft Punk
  • Good on the dance floor – Artic Monkeys
  • I need a dollar – Aloe Blacc
  • Insomnia – Faithless
  • I’m yours – Jason Mraz
  • I predict a riot – Kaiser Chiefs
  • It must be love – Paolo Nutini
  • I want you to want me – Jason Derulo
  • Lady – Moloko
  • Last night – The Strokes
  • Locked out of heaven – Bruno Mars
  • Mr. Brightside – The Killers
  • Moves like Jagger – Maroon Five
  • Read all about it – Emeli Sande
  • Sandstorm – Darude
  • Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
  • Shut up and dance – Walk the moon
  • Take me out – Franz Ferdinand
  • Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus
  • Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
  • Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars
  • Use somebody – Kings of Leon?
  • Valerie – Amy Winehouse / Mark Ronson
  • We are young – Fun
  • Wherever you will go – The Calling
  • Why does it always rain on me – Travis
  • Yellow – Coldplay

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Microcephaly: Zika, pesticides, and profits

via Microcephaly: Zika, pesticides, and profits.

Article from GMWatch –

Microcephaly: Zika, pesticides, and profits

The epidemic that put Latin America on high alert has left open questions about its causes and the accumulation of economic interests that have converged around the scourge

The potential causes of the reported microcephaly outbreak in Brazil are once again under the spotlight with the publication of an article (below) by Roberto Rovasio, former lead researcher at Conicet, the Argentine government’s main research institute.

The most widely promoted explanation for the microcephaly cases is that they are caused by the Zika virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes.

However, not everyone agrees that the Zika virus is the only, or even the chief, suspect. Dr Rovasio names several potential causes or contributing factors. These include the pesticides that are being sprayed to combat mosquitoes, as well as the lack of sanitation, and of piped water supplies and regular waste collections, in affected areas.

His message reinforces a recent article by the Argentine journalist Dario Aranda, which GMWatch translated and published. The article quoted doctors and researchers denouncing the extent of the chemical warfare against mosquitoes that’s being promoted by the chemical industry, abetted by its allies in government. This strategy, the researchers say, puts at risk the health of the population while failing to reduce mosquito-borne diseases.

‘Experts’ quoted by the Science Media Centre have rejected any consideration of one particular pesticide, pyriproxyfen, as a possible contributor to some of the microcephaly cases and is keen to keep our attention firmly on the Zika virus as the only potential cause.

That’s in spite of the fact that there is still no definitive evidence of a causative link between the Zika virus and microcephaly, and many other potential causes cannot yet be excluded – a fact made clear by another of the Science Media Centre’s chosen experts.

Dr Melissa Gladstone, Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Neurodisability, University of Liverpool, responded to the latest in a series of studies offering circumstantial evidence of an association between Zika and microcephaly by saying, “Unless direct links are made and/or full investigations of babies are undertaken to exclude other causes and to identify Zika infection in infants, it will be difficult to entirely link Zika with microcephaly.”

Dr Rovasio’s article sets out to redress the imbalance and to address these potential “other causes”. It raises a whole series of different issues that Dr Rovasio feels require proper investigation.

We certainly agree with Dr Rovasio that the potential role of pesticides should not be dismissed out of hand, and with Dr Gladstone that at the present time other causes of microcephaly than Zika should not be excluded from full investigation.

Microcephaly: Zika, pesticides, or profits?

By Roberto Rovasio, former lead researcher at Conicet*
La Voz, 14 March 2016
English translation by GMWatch

* The epidemic that put Latin America on high alert has left several open questions about its true causes and the accumulation of economic and political interests that have converged around the scourge

In the Lancet, one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world, Brazilian scientists, based on reports from the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Ministry of Health of Brazil, have published a paper supporting the causal relationship between prenatal infection with the virus Zika and the frequency of microcephaly in northeastern Brazil.

In Brazil in 2015, cases of microcephaly numbered less than 200 per year. However, in the second half of 2015, 4,783 newborns suspected of having this birth defect were reported. Only in Pernambuco, reported cases went from 29 in October 2015 to 1,306 in January 2016. Of the suspects, 1,103 were clinically studied: 404 (36.6 percent) were confirmed as having microcephaly and 387 had brain abnormalities, while the Zika virus was detected in only 17 children.

The authors concluded that the number of Brazilian microcephaly cases had been overestimated, but accepted the increase in the annual rate, which they were quick to associate with the Zika virus, and declared that the country was facing an “epidemic of microcephaly”. In their view, the brain abnormalities found were “consistent with congenital infection” [infection during pregnancy]. We are obliged to correct that statement, because these malformations are compatible with almost any harmful agent (e.g. a pesticide) acting on the embryonic brain.

Nowhere in the article was any other possible cause of microcephaly mentioned, other than the Zika virus. This skewed vision might be expected, since some authors are molecular biologists, but others specialize in epidemiology and preventive medicine, and in this field the omission is more serious.

Similar events in the region and a treatment of the phenomenon from unorthodox angles drive us to investigate other avenues that have been suspiciously closed off in the national and international press.

Environmental health and other matters

In one of those avenues, the Brazilian Association of Collective Health (Abrasco) reported that in northern Brazil, a poor region with serious immunological conditions and precarious urbanization, where the alert was raised about microcephaly in October 2015, chemicals have been applied against the Aedes aegypti mosquito for more than 40 years without success.

Inadequate sanitation, poor garbage collection and lack of access to drinking water are highlighted in the extreme degradation of the health in that region.

It is reasonable to conclude, then, that pesticide sprays have been deposited in open containers (inadequate, but the major form of water reservoir in the region) for more than 40 years. Today pesticides are also sprayed in tank trucks for water distribution.

Brazil uses more pesticides than any country in the world. Between 2000 and 2012 usage rose 162 percent, with more than 800 thousand tonnes of the most powerful pesticides used in 2012 alone.

Many pesticides used in the region are banned in more than 22 countries and multinational companies import, produce, and sell pesticides in Brazil that are banned in their countries of origin. Since 2014, mosquito control is performed by applying the Ultra Low Volume method, an efficient spray system developed by the US Armed Forces.

The story began in 1968, when the organophosphate Temephos was put into drinking water in the northeast. This was later replaced with Diflubenzuron and Novaluron, which have known toxic effects on humans. Since 2014, Malathion, a potential human carcinogen and teratogen (producer of malformations) has been applied.

Currently pyriproxyfen pesticide is applied to drinking water. It is made by Sumitomo Chemical, a Japanese “strategic partner” of Monsanto. These agents cause hormonal deregulation and malformations in insects that prevent their development into an adult.

However, as with glyphosate, which causes abnormalities in embryos of “lower” species, some opinionated decision-makers argue that the experimental data (from the producers of agrochemicals) do not show that harm could also occur in human embryos.

If the statements of these “experts” were not so dramatic, pathetic and irresponsible, they would still be the products of ignorance, since it is now known that in many biological systems, mechanisms of gene regulation and epigenetics are almost identical in insects and in man (and woman).

To the agrotoxic panoply used against insect vectors, transgenic biotechnology has now been added. These systems, which are of doubtful effectiveness, imprecise, and have poorly studied results, are used without strict controls – and the threats they pose to fragile ecosystems such as northern Brazil and other areas of the planet are dismissed.

As a recent example, the company Oxitec, set up in 2013 in Campinas, Brazil, developed a transgenic mosquito, which it patented and marketed in 2014. The GM mosquito has already been released in northern Brazil, which led to a major dispute between groups of scientists and ecologists. Today it is known that neither the Aedes aegypti mosquito nor dengue have decreased in Brazil since the release of transgenic mosquitoes. No long-term studies were carried out and the influence of these mosquitoes on other insects from the area is unknown.

For example, if Aedes aegypti is removed, it could be replaced by Aedes albopictus (“tiger mosquito”), one of the most harmful invasive species in the world, which reproduces rapidly and is much more aggressive (but this would be part of the next chapter).

Human populations inhabiting the region were not consulted before the “treatment” went ahead.

Other actors in this scenario are vaccines. Just as an example, consider DPT (diphtheria-whooping cough-tetanus). According to the Food and Drug Administration (its English acronym is FDA), this vaccine is considered a biological agent whose safety in pregnant women has not been demonstrated.

However, it was given to all pregnant Brazilian women from 2014. This vaccine, like many others, should be considered potentially hazardous in terms of causing fetal malformations. But in announcing the causal relationship between Zika and microcephaly (without scientific evidence to substantiate it), the sequencing of the viral genome and the rapid generation of a vaccine were anticipated.

Who do you agree with?

As in our neighbouring countries, many epidemics are associated with insect vectors, followed by a lucrative strategy of pesticides-resistance-more pesticides. These same epidemics are often attributed to a virus, although this is not always [scientifically] demonstrated, but is quickly proposed in order to develop the vaccine panacea. However, the agenda of health policies rarely include the more laborious and unprofitable fight against poor social and environmental conditions, which is moved to a silent and subordinate position.

No doubt some of those health arguments are correct. But when the health solution is only based on combatting the insect vector with huge amounts of toxics, in actions applied unsuccessfully for over 40 years, or using modern biotechnology in dubious and uncontrolled interventions, it is legitimate to suspect that the tendency of many of those responsible for health is not in the public interest or that of the affected population.

Usually, those responsible and their partner agencies (accomplices?) are linked to powerful multinational suppliers of chemicals and GMOs to agribusiness, a model developed in the Northern hemisphere after World War II and introduced in our region from the decades 1950-1960. Also it is worth remembering that many of these companies are (or are derived from) producers of chemical agents of mass destruction used in the two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, the Middle East, and so on.

In sum, we have:

• An increased rate of microcephaly in poor regions with enormous health deficiencies.

• The “epidemic” was associated with the Zika virus, and confirmation is required from radiology and laboratory tests. Of the 4,783 investigated infants, the Zika virus was demonstrated only in 17 newborns. Since the ‘establishment’ [of the notion that the Zika virus causes microcephaly], other possible causes are not mentioned.

• The region where chemicals have been applied unsuccessfully for 40 years has been bombarded [with more chemicals]. The microcephaly cases appeared in Brazil in areas where the spraying of pyriproxyfen in drinking water has increased in the last 18 months. It is known that other pesticides used in Brazil and this region (Atrazine, Metholachlor) cause microcephaly.

• Multinational laboratories based in Brazil develop and sell transgenic mosquitoes to combat Aedes aegypti, with results that are doubtful or poorly understood. They work feverishly on anti-Zika vaccines to combat a disease that was traditionally benign, and, although it infected up to 75 percent of the regional population, had never caused microcephaly or serious health problems, dating back to the 1940s.

• On the threshold of the next Olympic Games in August in Brazil, we can expect to see planetary media coverage of Zika-microcephaly-mosquito-pesticides-vaccines, etc., with the timely appearance on the market of a magic vaccine (perhaps as miraculous as that for [‘swine’] flu H1N1) in combination with no less miraculous transgenic mosquitoes, which “saved” humanity from a global pandemic. In Brazil, already it is reported that 200,000 soldiers are ready to stop the “new plague of Zika”.

• The women of El Salvador and other countries have been asked not to become pregnant until 2018 and the population of Latin America and Africa have been asked to delay procreation, which makes one think of a convenient system of depopulation, or an innovative birth control method for the Third World.

• As a backdrop, when NGOs and scientists warn about the urgency to include in the discussion basic public health measures and better control of pesticides and GMOs, they are classified as “unscientific”, “anti-progress”, and ” antimodernity”.

• As an “added value” to the alarm on Zika-microcephaly, a wave of clandestine abortions has begun in Brazil without confirmation of abnormalities, with its correlative of commodification and discrimination.

• A few days ago, the WHO committee on Public Health Emergency of International Interest recognized the traditional mildness of the disease caused by Zika virus, recommended seeking the yet unproven cause of microcephaly, recalled that the abnormality may be caused by other recognized viruses, chemicals and environmental toxins, and advised the identification of an animal experimental model that responds to “Koch’s postulates” [criteria to identify the cause of a disease], just as in other infectious diseases – and only in the long term, continue to discuss vaccine development.

• In the view of many scientists and environmental experts, the Zika virus is being used to conceal the horrendous damage caused by pesticides in a large-scale human experiment.

• To position the virus as a miniature terrorist opens the doors to a blind obedience to the dictates of the pharmaceutical-agrochemical-biotechnology industries, through their puppet governments.

• Experts also agree that the strategy of orientation towards economic interests has co-opted many ministries of health, agriculture, environment, and science and technology in Latin American countries (as in the United States), as well as the WHO, PAHO and other agencies, and its main objective is the prising open of new markets in periphery and dependent countries.

• Need I remind you that – among other examples – the purchase of the famous international flu vaccine to fight N1H1 “pandemics” exceeded the historical proportion of patients?

* The National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) is the main organization in charge of the promotion of Science and Technology in Argentina

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Understanding Supply Chain Performance Management Issues

Understanding Supply Chain Performance Management Issues

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Customer satisfaction is contributed by very many factors in the supply chain performance ranging from the product availability, on time delivery, appropriate quality and quantity among other factors. (Christopher,2016). Moreso, the productions/operations management is a critical focal point in the supply chain management as it is in this process that value addition on raw material takes place to produce the finished goods and services in a controlled manner and as the per the values of the organization.(Botta et.al,2013).Further quality management is an important aspect as this is what determines the ability of an organization to retain and attract new customers hence the value of quality control in the production process cannot be underestimated.More so the distinction between productions management and operations management varies in the nature of goods. This is whereby productions management refers to the management activities undertaken to oversee the production of certain products whereas operations management refers to the activities undertaken to see that various services are provided in the appropriate manner (Gillet & Sheehan 2016). More so,this essay involves an in-depth analysis and critique of a journal named ‘Special Issue of Production and Operations Management: Innovations and Sustainability’ written by Hau&Zhang,2017.

Review of the Selected Literature

According to Hau&Zhang(2017),the aspect of manufacturing management was highly practiced in the 18th  century with major advancements being undertaken in accordance with the current trends of in the technological sector as well as with globalization.More so, in the 18th century,Adam Smith is highly recognized for coming up with the aspect of division and specialization of labor.(Roe, 2015).This facilitated the work at hand to be divided into various sub tasks and the workers would be allocated the subtasks in accordance to their specialization.

Further, this not only reduced chaos and confusion at the workplace but also facilitated quality control.This is because with improved skill,an individual would get transferred to the sectors in need of the advanced skills hence acting as a great check on quality in the production process.Further, the journal defines the production process as a step-by-step value addition process that involves the conversion of materials from one formto another through mechanical or chemical process in an attempt to enhance the value of the product and increase its utility to the consumer.More so,according Tatham, & Mobley (2004),utility refers to the additional satisfaction derived from a product in comparison to another product, hence the production process in an organization should be carried out in adherence to the benchmarking results of a superior product. Further, according to Blecker (2013), benchmarking refers to the in-depth analysis of a process or product in an attempt to learn on the additional features that make it superior than your commodity. This facilitates continuous improvement which in the end not only retains the existing customers but also attracts new ones as a result of the utility derived from the products or services.

Besides, the journal states that the production/operations management process is made a success because of the interrelationship that takes place between various sectors.More so it the duty of the managers to ensure that there is a harmonious relationship in the various departments characterized with resource sharing,knowledge sharing as well as operating within the check recheck mechanism in order to reduce errors.According toPanneerSelvam(2012),errors and wastage are likely to lead to 80% of the losses incurred in the organization.This is in accordance with the Vilfredo Pareto Principle of the ‘vital few trivial many’ that states that a certain condition for example the incurring of losses may be as a result of only 20% of the prevailing factors hence the 20% factors should be closely monitored. In reference to the productions/operations management errors and wastage of both time and resources seems to make up the 20% percent that may lead to massive losses in the production process.

Besides the authors of the journal state that the sectors with greatest impacts in the production process are the inputs,the transformation process,the outputs as well as the continuous processes and resources such as quality, inventory and cost control. Further, the inputs refers to the materials, machines, information, capital as well as the human laborinvolved. (Vasey,2015).More so,the transformation process comprises of various processes among them being product design,process planning,production control as well as maintenance.

In my opinion, the transformation process is very vital in the production process as this is where major decisions on quality are made. Further, the presence of high quality inputs is rendered useless in the presence of a disorganized transformation process. Inaddition, according to Hau&Zhang (2017), the continuous processes are important all the way from the start to the end of the production process that is completed by the presence of quality goods and services. This is because the inventory, quality and cost control determine the sustainability of the process since without adequate funds or inventory, the production process is likely to come to a halt as a result of the numerous challenges that are likely to be experienced.

Characteristics of a production process

The authors of the journal come out clearly on the elements that should be clearly manifested in the production process. Firstly, according to Dickersbach (2005),the process should be an organized activity whose major objective should be the transformation of inputs into useful quality products. Further the process should exhibit high levels of interdependency with others sectors in the organization (Nejati 2013). This is because the lack of harmony among the organization sectors would easily lead to communication breakdown, which can lead to massive losses in an organization. Lastly, a feedback mechanism is very vital in the production process be it positive or negative feedback. This is because it is from the obtained feedback that the managers are able to control and improve on the current system.(Mertins,2016).In my opinion, the authors of the journal should have put into consideration the human factors that relate to the employees. Moreso, even in the most automated production processes, a few human personnel are involved in the process hence the aspect of the employees’welfare should not be underestimated.Among the factors that should be considered is motivation,remuneration,safety at work as well as the general health of the employees.

Further,according to Jones, (2012) employees are an invaluable resource in the organization whose contribution depends on how satisfied or dissatisfied they are with the way things are carried out.More so, the employees facilitate in the formation of an organization culture and with no doubt, a happy employee lot is evidenced in the organizationculture. Further where the employees are satisfied and well-motivated, there are few cases of job turnover,absenteeism as well as everyone is motivated to go that extra mile for the well-being of the organization.

Types of Production Systems

Further, the journal analyzes the various production systems often used by a majority of the organizations. More so, the job shop is one of the processes that involve the manufacture of few products and in accordance with the customers’ specifications with fixed completion time and cost. (Kros&Brown,2013).In my opinion,the process is costly and time consuming considering that the wear and tear on the resources suchas machinery is equivalent with when more commodities are being produced. On the contrary, the process may work to the advantage of the company by the production of high quality materials that facilitate the company to get many referrals from the satisfied customers and in the end the process becomes cost effective and gives the organization a competitive advantage as a result of the high-quality products.

Besides, batch processing is also a processing method whereby the products are produced in specific numbers or batches and stocked awaiting sale. (Monczka et.al,2015).Further, in continuous production, the facilities are arranged in a sequential order from the first operations to the finished products whereby the items flow through the set operations by the use of material handling devices such as conveyor belts among other transfer devices.

In my opinion,the batch processing is the most appropriate processing method for a majority of the organizations since the managers are in a position to control the production in accordance to the demand of the goods.More so,the managers have records of the weekly,monthly or semi-annually products that are sold out as well as the organizations capacity to hold the finished goods, thus making the batch processing the most suitable. On the contrary, the batch system should be keenly monitored, as it is likely to compromise on the quality of the products through the occurrences of errors and damages (JameelHershenson, Khan & Martin-moe2015). Further, the managers should also come up with innovative ways to compensate the customers who mistakenly purchase damaged products.Examples of such measures include the availability of warranties,compensation as well as equivalent discounts. This facilitates the organization to meet their customers’ satisfaction as well as retain them for continued business relations.

Critical Analysis

According to the authors of the journal,the goals and objectives in the production management process are centered on the right quality,quantity,manufacturing cost as well as delivery within the appropriate time.These objectives are achieved because of the interrelationships that take place in the manufacturing process.Further,in my opinion,the authors should have considered the aspects of employee motivation in the objectives since they are the people that facilitate work to be done in the organization. Further, the functions of management that are critical in organizations are carried out by the human personnel and are also implemented on people hence emphasizing on the great role of employees in organization. Inaddition, the functions of management are planning,organizing,directing,controlling as well as staffing.

More so,planning facilitates the laying down of the structures to be followed in accordance to the set goals while as organizing ensures that resource allocation is done in the most efficient and effective manner (Johnston &O’brien 2000).Further directing is concerned with the allocation of tasks amongst individuals while controlling acts as a check mechanism to ensure that the plans laid down during the planning stage are followed without failure. More so, corrective decisions are made where errors have been noted to return the situation to normality.In addition,staffing function ensures that the organization is equipped with the right personnel whose duties and responsibilities are in accordance with their skills. Further it through the staffing function that the managers are able to undertake other staff related functions such as disciplinary measures and firing in the extreme circumstances.

In my opinion, the authors of the journal give more emphasis to the production management whose end results are products with less attention offered to the operating system whose end results are services.More so, in the 21st Century and with increased re-innovations and globalization, the service industry has grown by a wide range with very many services being offered both online and offline. Further, the availability of internet has facilitated the online services that enable the availability of services such as online booking of planes, hotelreservations, booking of doctors’ appointments among others.

Besides,the authors of the journal state that various features are used to distinguish between the manufacturing operations and the service operations.Firstly,the products of the manufacturing operations are tangible whereas those of the service operations are intangible.Further, there is increased customer contact under the service operations in comparison to the manufacturing productions whereby contact with the customer is much limited. In my opinion, the aspect of the measurement of performance is also relevant in comparing the two sectors. This is whereby it is much easier to measure performance in the manufacturing operations since this can be done by the use of machines that check on the quality of the products and appropriate action undertaken in cases of great variance in the expectations.

Moreso, in the service industry, performance can only be measured by the gauge of the customer’s satisfaction which is a challenge to obtain the accurate figures on how far the customers got satisfied. According to Hayes (2008), questionnaires as well as open interviews would be appropriate methods to obtain data on the customers’ satisfaction. Besides, any negative comment from the customers should be taken with the seriousness it deserves as it is of great help to the organization. Otherwise, with globalization, not very many customers are patient to await the improvement of a product or service and instead switch to the available substitute products leading to the loss of market share by the company offering low quality services.

Further, the major assumptions made in the journal is concerning the major objectives of the operations management whereby the authors state that customer satisfaction and resource utilization are the major factors required to propel the service industry to success.In my opinion,the assumption is incorrect since in the currentworld of globalization,there are so many determinants of success with the management of global operations being a key factor.More so,an organization should be in position to keep track of its global image and the competitiveness of its products and services.

Further, the adaptation of the emerging technologies in an organization operations should be of major concern since without keeping in touch with the latest technologies, an organization is likely to wiped out of the market by losing a large number of its customers. Further, globalization has reduced the world to a global village hence it should be the organizations objective and responsibility to remove or minimize all the trade barriers that could possibly hinder them from penetrating the international markets.

Besides, the major strengths of the research work are that it covers extensively on the operations and productions management and provides great insight on the handling of customers.On the contrary,the authors give less attention on the effects of globalization in changing the traditional way of doing business. In my opinion, everyorganization should currently be working to its level best to fit into the new technologies since innovation is bound to continue and its impacts will be greatly felt by the organizations that put minimal effort to remain relevant in the global village set up.

According to Panneerselvam, (2005),the operations and productions management is a broad aspect that is concerned with the value adding process whereby inputs are transformed into finished goods and services in accordance with the policies of the organization. Further, order, interdependency as well as feedback system are the major characteristics of a production system.This facilitates the organization activities to be carried out in an efficient and effective manner and in harmony with all the departments.Further,the feedback system acts as a control mechanism as it facilitates the management to recheck itself depending on the feedback obtained from the customers.

Besides, theinputs, the transformation process as well as the outputs are the major features of the productions and operations management. Further, the types of production systems are three whereby there is the batch, job shop as well as the continuous production all depending on the needs of the customers as well as on the resources the organization.Precisely,productions management is concerned with the manufacture of products while as the operating system concentrates on the service industry with customer satisfaction being the focal point in the two sectors.Further globalization and technological advancement has led to radical shifts in the industries with much emphasis on the organizations to keep updated on the latest trends to avoid being overwhelmed byglobalization as well as to maintain or increase the market share.

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Due to the combination of the upcoming Ironwatch Issue 52 release, the (hopefully) imminent release of Ironwatch Magazine’s Annual for Year 1, and general turkey-day madness, The Storyteller for NaNoWriMo is not getting done to the full 50K target word goal.

I’m going to be trying to get the rest of Chapter Eight done (so ~32K words), and then that will be the temporary holdpoint; the whole outline I have worked out spans 12 chapters, but I have multiple other projects I need/want to get done first (Including finishing/releasing Hardwired on Wattpad).

I’m going to be laying out my plans for monthly projects on Friday, but the long and the short of it is that I want to keep laser-focused on working on a single project at a time, rather than scatter-brain it out over a dozen+ projects at all times and make little to no tangible progress on each. The next projects I’m working on will be:

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Jeff Schroedl, Hal Leonard VP of Pop & Standard Publications, comments, “For as popular as the concept of assembling bands is, it’s surprising how little is available to assist with bringing people together to play for the first time.”

He continues, “We’ve had Rock Band Camp on the drawing board for a long time, because we really wanted to be sure to get it right. We got feedback from lots of dealers and educators about the format they’d prefer – one band book vs. separate ones for each player – and we’re providing a useful resource with this new series.”

Each Rock Band Camp volume features five hit songs to keep players motivated to learn. Four volumes will be available at NAMM, and more are planned for release later in the year:

Classic Rock – Rock Band Camp, Vol. 1 (HL00121688)

Bang a Gong (Get It On) · The Boys Are Back in Town · China Grove · Free Fallin’ · Jet Airliner.

Today’s Hits – Rock Band Camp, Vol. 2 (HL00121150)

Home · Locked Out of Heaven · Radioactive · Some Nights ·Too Close.

Pop/Rock Hits – Rock Band Camp, Vol. 3 (HL00121819)

Don’t Know Why · Give Me One Reason · My Favorite Mistake · Rolling in the Deep · White Horse.

Rock Hits – Rock Band Camp, Vol. 4 (HL00121820)

Beautiful Day · Billie Jean · Clocks · Don’t Stop Believin’ · It’s My Life.

Rock Band Camp volumes retail for $14.99 apiece. For more information or to place an order, please stop call the Hal Leonard E-Z Order Line at 800-554-0626 or visit

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Attitude of Gratitude #1: The Best Aspects

I got so much out of September's Reflective Teacher Blog Challenge (it only took me two months to finish!), so I've decided to accept November's challenge. This month's theme is gratitude. Fitting, and particularly meaningful, not just for the season, but because I need to work on my cynicism. Not to become more bitter or sarcastic, but to polish my sandpapery side. To smooth out the rough edges that get in the way of being a better person, a kinder teacher. Here goes:

Day 1's question: What are the best aspects of being a teacher?

There are so many aspects that make being a teacher wonderful. I wake up excited to come to work. Yes, it's a job, yet I experience rewards beyond the rent check. Here are a few that popped up when I first read the question (and scanned some fellow bloggers' posts):

Watching and being a part of students' growth:  What a fantastic feeling to be part of students' journey, seeing them find and trust their own voice. I get to see (and support) them move from dependence to independence. Students often come to my class used to following formulaic, mechanistic ways of expressing themselves. When I'm at my best, I help realize they can deliberately select from a variety of forms and strategies they can choose from to say what it is they need to say. When I'm at my best, many students leave my classes as problem-solvers, not "fill-in-the-blank" regurgitators.

Following up on my own learning passions:  Luckily, as a writing teacher, I can pick the topics we study. So I get to stay relatively fresh on what's happening in the areas I most enjoyed when in graduate school: social justice, minority discourses, student development, and American literature.

Being member of a community with a higher purpose: I'm jazzed about being a part of a community of inspiring, passionate professionals - in my department, at my school site, in my professional development community (San Diego Area Writing Project), and now, as member of TeachThought's virtual community. I am honored to be among folks who make a positive difference.

Being a member of a profession devoted to reflective, relevant revision:The best teachers I know reflect on their purpose, their actions, and their effectiveness. They ask, "What I am doing that facilitates students learning?" They ask and assess students for their learning. They look twice and thrice at their practice and outcomes to see if learning actually happens, consistently making necessary changes. I'm constantly pushed to be better because of this exemplary practice.

There. A short burst of an attitude of gratitude. Perhaps my sandpaper exterior will be easier to burnish than I thought.


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Wabererʼs Q3 net income climbs 8%, revenues up 23%

Third-quarter recurring net income of listed road haulage company Wabererʼs rose 8% year-on-year to EUR 6.2 million, an earnings report released early Tuesday shows.  Revenues climbed 23% to EUR 182.3 mln, rising in part on Wabererʼs acquisition of Polish peer Link, state news agency MTI reported.

Direct costs increased faster than revenues, rising 27% to EUR 145.7 mln, while payroll costs were up 25% at EUR 28.2 mln and costs of subcontractors climbed 35% to EUR 41.9 mln, Wabererʼs noted.

Gross profit was up 11% at EUR 36.6 mln. Earnings per share came to EUR 0.34 for the period.

Speaking at a press conference after the release of the earnings report, CEO Ferenc Lajkó noted that Wabererʼs had delivered on its promise of double-digit revenue growth. Wabererʼs expects dynamic growth this year, supported by economies of scale, innovation and improved efficiency, he added.

"We continue to evaluate potential acquisition targets in neighboring countries," said Lajkó.  "In the meantime, we will continue to strive for greater efficiencies in our business and look to utilize the latest technology to provide optimal solutions for our clients and favorable results for our shareholders," he added.

Lajkó noted that Wabererʼs did not issue any revenue guidance for 2017 partly because the companyʼs shares were listed mid-year.


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Guidelines On How To Successfully Take Much Better Pictures

We all know that wedding iѕ the mоѕt significant make a differencе іn 1’s life timе. Aѕ a соnsеquence, hоw to mаkе а wedding сelebration become special iѕ fairly essential. Thе customized of wеddіngs are pretty different іn thе world. I wоuld like to ѕharе ѕоme different wedding сustoms about thе world wіth yоu іn thіѕ article, аnd I wish thаt you would enjoy reading іt.

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Order little individual portions of саkе frоm а nearby bakery іf the thought оf investing thе equivalent оf yоur honеymoon оn yоur cake dоеѕ nоt appeal tо уou. Numerous bakerіes will offer healthier choices, such as 100-calorie cupсakeѕ, fruit fillingѕ, meringuе toppings, оr gluten-free ingredients.

Of program, уоu wіll require а digital саmеra tо bе a photographer. A easy digital camera wіll not be enough although. Yоu need more advanced cаmеrаs lіkе DSLR and much more. If you adored this article and you simply would like to receive more info relating to selling a house kindly visit our website. You require tо purchase аll thе equipmеnts used bу a become photographer.

Imagеs whiсh are оffеnѕіvе, obsсenе, vulgar, оr dеgradіng often do not discover anу buyer. Consequently, avoid pictures thаt cаn оffend thе sеntiments of a affordable individual.

At some stage уоu may ask the query “Who оwnѕ the cорyright on mу wedding pictures?” In thе U.K. by law the copyright iѕ ownеd by thе photоgrарher оn thе understanding that they will supply yоu wіth аnу pictures уоu require. If yоu are in China, Asіa, Indіа аnd many othеr countries in the globe, copyright and intellectual home іѕ another ball sport аnd mine field!

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If thе day iѕ 'overcаst’ dоn't worry – I got mаrrіed оn a working dау lіkе this and the dерth оf colour аnd detail іn the photos arrived out beautifully. іn оthеr words уоu will have perfect natural lighting оn а day lіkе thіѕ.

A wedding dоesn't havе tо break the financial institutіоn to bе perfect. Thеre arе a lоt of locations exactly where you cаn cut costs. Thе money thаt уou conserve on уour wedding cоuld bе much bettеr spent оn thаt perfect honеуmoоn! Thаt iѕ one of the biggest factors to plan а cheap wedding.

Photography Points Of View

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Yоu could usually combine the twо аnd hаvе а become photographer consider pictures оf the сеrеmоny аnd thеn put toss away cameras оn thе tablеѕ at уоur reсерtіon and inquire your guests to take thе rесерtion and evening photograph’s.

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Flowеrѕ аre the main ornamental іn thе wedding chaреl. Try tо keep thе deсоrаtiоns easy and sophisticated as yоu dо not want the chаpеl to bе crowded with bouquets. Ask your brіde аbout her mоst favorite flоwer and whаt flowers ѕhe wоuld likе to havе in thе wedding ceremony venue. Yоu cаn еven gеt estimates аnd samрlе pictures from a wedding dесorаtіonѕ agency аnd hаve іt cheсkеd by your bride prior to choosing оn the strategy. Camеraѕ and videos alѕо should be planned аnd make sure that yоu employ а expert phоtоgraрher.