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MA Documentary Film

Start date
September 2019
Course length
1 year 3 months full time (45 weeks across a four-term model)

Course summary

Learn the entire documentary film making process on this comprehensive course, which integrates theory with practical experience of making your own short films.

About this course

MA Documentary Film develops specialist skills in production, directing, camera-operating, sound recording and editing, as well as teaching you how to pitch and compete for funding and commissions.

You will benefit from the extensive industry experience of your tutors, who are practising documentary filmmakers, academics and award-winning directors.

Four reasons to apply

  • Practical skills – train on high-end equipment from the start and use it while making your first films.
  • Critical skills – study documentary history and theory, learn to analyse films through group screenings and discussions. Get feedback from industry professionals.
  • Industry skills – practice writing effective treatments, train in pitching ideas, search out work placements in production companies, meet well-known producers and directors doing special sessions.
  • Networking skills – be part of information-sharing about filming opportunities with former students, tutors, industry contacts.

BAFTA UK Scholarship Programme

This course is part of the BAFTA UK Scholarship Programme. UK applicants to MA Documentary Film can apply for the BAFTA scholarship. Each successful BAFTA scholar receives up to £12,000 towards their annual course fees, as well as mentoring support from a BAFTA member, and free access to BAFTA events around the UK. Find out more and apply via the BAFTA website. (Applications close on Monday 11 June 2018)

Open evenings

The next Open Evening for this course will be on Thursday 6 December.

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Showreel 2016

Watch the MA Documentary Film 2016 showreel

Student Voices: Jill Damatac Futtur

Watch an interview with Jill Damatac Futtur

Student Voices: Kagweni Micheni

Watch an interview with Kagweni Micheni

Degree Shows 2016: Screening at Bertha DocHouse

As part of London College of Communication's Postgraduate Shows 2016 MA Documentary Film held an event at the Bertha DocHouse.

Behind the scenes: Degree Show 2015

Behind the scenes look as MA Documentary Film students prepare for their final year show.

USIZI by graduate Giulietta Verdon-Roe

USIZI by graduate Giulietta Verdon-Roe, nominated for Learning on Screen Award 2014.

Miss July (Trailer) - Directed by Victoria Burns

Miss July (Trailer) - Directed by Victoria Burns

Documentary (Trailer) - Directed by Thomas Grimshaw

Documentary (Trailer) - Directed by Thomas Grimshaw

Halfway at Sea (trailer) by graduate Leila Hussain

Leila's film was shortlisted for The Grierson Awards.

Latest news

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Lens-Based and Audio-Visual

Find out about the workspaces and studios that support Lens-Based and Audio-Visual practice.

The Digital Space, London College of Communication.
Image © Ana Escobar

The Digital Space

The Digital Space is an open-plan, creative hub with computers set up with specialist software.

A close-up of a monitor in the TV studio.
Image © Vladimir Molico

Film and Television

Find out about the resources on offer to Film and Television students.

Course details

Get to grips with the entire documentary film making process on this comprehensive course, which blends theory with practical experience.

MA Documentary Film leads on exploring the full range of the documentary genre and modes of production that have brought about recent innovation.

The digital revolution means new ways of directing, producing and showing documentary films in broadcast, independent and web 2.0 media. You will learn the entire process – taking on the roles of producer, director, camera operator, sound-recordist and editor.

What can you expect?

You can expect to be grounded in documentary direction, camerawork and editing - the key artistic and technical skills for a successful production team. Each year students take their work from LCC onto the competitive British and international documentary filmmaking circuit.

You will enhance your career prospects gaining valuable skills, vision and opportunities including guidance on pitching for funding and commissions.

In return, you’ll need to be committed and passionate about your study and practice and be ready with strong ideas. You will also need to be open to constructive and supportive criticism so that you’re able to push boundaries in your thinking, writing and reflection, alongside the making of your films.

The course culminates in you making a short documentary film (15-20 minutes). From identifying characters, stories and locations to shooting and editing with a particular visual style, you will be the complete author of your work.

Artistic, investigative, observational and activist film ideas are all welcome. These can be developed for the context that suits your work best – from broadcast to independent or gallery exhibition.

MA Documentary Film explores the traditions of international documentary film while offering modern documentary production facilities at LCC. Training includes shooting and directing on high-definition cameras and editing in Adobe Premiere. Practice is integrated with the theory so that filmmaking is critically and conceptually analysed within the historical and practical context of documentary film.

What are our graduates doing?

Holly Cocker (2010): 'I'm currently running my production company Markthree Media from Sheffield. We've recently made two episodes in the new series of CBBCs My Life; one on homelessness in London that was shot entirely with iPhones by kids and one on orphanages in Moldova, presented by a lad with Down's Syndrome.

We've also made a documentary about young with parents in prison for Radio One and are working on films for BBC Three and Channel 5.'

Chloe White (2011): 'I run the production company Whalebone Films. We are an award-winning production company based in London and Hastings. We work primarily in non-fiction, short-film format and our repertoire includes documentaries, animated content, educational, promotional and fundraising films. We've just finished a short film for the Guardian on climate change and Christianity in the USA and we're working on a feature – 1001 Days.'

Uzma Hussein (2014): 'I've been working as an Assistant Producer, in casting, developing storylines and second camera assistant on a number of BBC and Channel Four documentaries. In 2015 I was nominated for the Limelight Film Awards, in the documentary category. In the same year I also worked with Sean McAllister, who won the Grand Jury prize at Sheffield International Documentary Festival.

My role involved story development, direction in sound design and some editing. Currently I'm working with Brian Hill on a documentary-musical themed around Asian immigration to the UK, to be broadcast in summer 2018 as part of the BBCs British Asian Season.'

Hanna Aqvilin (2016): 'I've been filming in New York and Japan as Assistant Producer on a documentary project I initiated with True Vision Productions, to be shown on BBC Two This World. My graduation film Faye Presto, Queen of Close-up won best documentary at Fastnet Film Festival and has since been shown in 16 festivals, winning prizes in four of them.'

Ansiq Li (2016): I'm working for the International Department of China Intercontinental Communication Centre in Beijing. I am producing Modern China: How We Made It – a three episode documentary to be broadcast on Discovery in 2018. I have two projects with Lion TV and BBC called China On Stage and Lines Through China. My graduation film LAOGA was shortlisted for the Fastnet Film Festival and showed at film festivals in Japan, Egypt and China.'

Niels Ladefoged (2010): 'I was the Creative Producer of Free Speech Fear Free, directed by Tarquin Ramsay. It won the American INSIGHT Free Speech Award in Philadephia and it will be released in Germany and France and will appear on Amazon Prime and Netflix (in German-speaking countries).

I co-founded newsPeeks. As well as directing independent documentary films, I am a freelance video journalist and a camera operator.'

What does industry say about our course?

Donna Howard, Digital Learning Associates: 'We came to the LCC Documentary Filmmaking screenings and were really excited by the work we saw. It was fantastic to see that each person was empowered to seek out the stories they wanted to tell – big or small – and it was clear that the students had developed confident, distinct approaches to telling them. We'd love to have voices like those of your filmmakers on board.'

Ria Gibson, Operations and Content Manager for BAMM Global: 'We continue to be impressed with the level of quality coming from  MA Documentary and Photojournalism courses at LCC.

We have a long successful history of using graduates for ongoing freelance work, for both fieldwork and editing. They come with that special combination of both technical skills allied with intelligent thinking to help create human stories that have more insight.'

Course units

Each course is divided into units, which are credit-rated. The minimum unit size is 20 credits. The MA course structure involves six units, totalling 180 credits.

Autumn, Term One

Units summary:

  • Documentary Process and Practice (20 credits) - This unit introduces documentary film making to equip you with the core skills of documentary film production.
  • Documentary History and Theory (20 credits) - This unit seeks to position documentary production within a historical context.

Spring, Term Two

Units summary:

  • Documentary Process and Practice, (continued)
  • Documentary Practices: Taster Film and Pitch and Critical Context (40 credits) - This unit further develops skills in camera work, producing, directing and editing, now in a more exploratory and individually authored context.
  • Collaborative Unit (20 credits)

Building upon your study in the first unit, you will have the opportunity to study the ramifications of contemporary theoretical debates, documentary history and theory in relation to a chosen approach and research methodology.

Summer, Term Three

Units summary:

  • Documentary Practices:  Taster Film and Pitch and Critical Context (continued)
  • Documentary Practices: Ethics and Methodologies (20 credits)
  • Major Project (60 credits)

This term allows you to develop your own specialist interest in documentary through the completion of a Major Project, involving the production and direction of an individually authored documentary film, accompanied by a research dossier, a proposal and a treatment.

Autumn, Term Four

Units summary:

  • Major Project (continued)

If you are unable to continue or decide to exit the course, there are two possible exit awards. A Postgraduate Certificate will be awarded on successful completion of the first 60 credits and a Postgraduate Diploma will be awarded on successful completion of the first 120 credits.

Learning and teaching methods

The above programme outcomes are taught using the following learning and teaching methods:

  • Workshops
  • Lectures
  • Screenings
  • Tutorials
  • Self-Directed study
  • Peer review

Assessment methods

The above programme outcomes are assessed using the following assessment methods:

  • Essays
  • Presentations
  • Taster Tape
  • Pitches
  • Critical and Evaluative Reports
  • Documentary Film
  • Research Dossier

Course structure

The information outlined is an indicative structure of the course. Whilst we will aim to deliver the course as described on this page, there may be situations where it is desirable or necessary for the University to make changes in course provision, for example because of regulatory requirements or operational efficiencies, before or after enrolment. If this occurs, we will communicate all major changes to all applicants and students who have either applied or enrolled on the course.

Please note that due to staff research agreements or availability, not all of the optional modules listed may be available every year.

In addition, the provision of course options which depend upon the availability of specialist teaching, or on a placement at another institution, cannot be guaranteed. Please check this element of the course with the course team before making a decision to apply.

Webpage updates

We will update this webpage from time to time with new information as it becomes available. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact a member of the course team.

Ken  Kirby

Ken Kirby

Course Leader, MA Documentary Film

Iris  Wakulenko

Iris Wakulenko

Associate Lecturer, MA Documentary Film

Katerina  Loukopoulou

Katerina Loukopoulou

Associate Lecturer, MA Documentary Film

Zadoc  Nava

Zadoc Nava

Associate Lecturer, MA Documentary Film

Nancy  Platt

Nancy Platt

Head of Production, MA Documentary Film

How to apply

Opportunities for all

We are committed to making university education an achievable option for a wider range of people and to supporting all of our students in achieving their potential both during and after their courses.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. If you have a disability (e.g. mobility difficulties, sensory impairments, medical or mental health conditions or Asperger’s syndrome) we strongly encourage you to contact us on or +44 (0)20 7514 6156 so that we can plan the right support for you. All enquiries are treated confidentially. To find out more, visit our Disability & Dyslexia webpages.

Entry requirements

An applicant will normally be considered for admission if they have achieved an educational level equivalent to an honours degree.

Applicants should have a proven interest in documentary films and a keen desire to make documentary films. You should know what kinds of documentary interest you and why you have an ambition to deepen your involvement in documentary film study and production.

Successful applicants have generally made their own videos and have some experience of filming, but we can also consider candidates without a production background who demonstrate exceptional film ideas and directing potential. We often have applications from mid-career photographers or producers in related fields.

Your experience is assessed as a learning process and tutors will evaluate that experience for currency, validity, quality and sufficiency. Your educational level may be demonstrated by:

  • Honours degree;
  • Possession of equivalent qualifications;
  • Prior experiential learning, the outcome of which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required;
  • Or a combination of formal qualifications and experiential learning which, taken together, can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required.

Language requirements (International/EU)

All classes are conducted in English. If English is not your first language, we strongly recommend you let us know your English language test score in your application. If you have booked a test or are awaiting your results, please indicate this in your application. When asked to upload a CV as part of your application, please include any information about your English test score.

  • IELTS 7.0 (or equivalent) is required, with a minimum of 6.0 in each of the four skills.
  • If your first language is not English, you can check you have achieved the correct IELTS level in English on the Language Requirements page.

For further details regarding international admissions and advice please visit the International Applications page.

Selection criteria

Offers will be made based on the following selection criteria, which applicants are expected to demonstrate:

  • Evidence that you have knowledge and awareness of documentary film culture, practice, directors, films and debates
  • Evidence of an understanding of what goes into making a good documentary idea and a keen desire to make your own authored documentary films

Please provide a CV detailing your education, qualifications and any relevant work or voluntary experience. If English is not your first language it is important that you also include in your CV details of your most recent English language test score.

Personal statement advice

You will be asked to complete a personal statement describing why you want to study on MA Documentary Film. An awareness of and interest in current developments in documentary film is expected. Knowledge of film and media history and theory is not a requirement but we expect candidates to show an interest in studying such questions.

The personal statement is a very important part of your application and should demonstrate to the course team that you are interested in documentary film and that you have thought very carefully about why you wish to study on the course.

Ensure that your personal statement it is well written, clear and free of any spelling mistakes. It is your chance to impress the course team by showing a strong interest in the subject, demonstrating what you feel you would bring to the course, your appreciation of what the course can offer you and how you feel it might help you in the future. This can be demonstrated through work experience, previous studies and your personal experience.

Study proposal/project proposal advice (200-400 words)

Your application should be accompanied by an original documentary film idea/treatment (essential).

Portfolio and interview advice

Applicants will be asked to submit a short example of existing documentary film production work, with a clear note of your role in each production, as part of their application.

Your existing documentary film work is a way for the course team to assess your particular understanding of the documentary form. Note, we cannot advise you on specific content.

It is important to recognise that these ideas will inevitably develop and change across the year of study on the course and only serve to inform your application at this stage.

We ask for moving image or single images of the work that you would like to be considered.

Please note: you can submit text only by pasting into the ‘image title’ section, and as many website links or links to media assets as you need to – but please note these links in your CV only.

Applicants are usually interviewed by the course team before a place can be offered. Interviews will take place at LCC, or via Skype/telephone.

Deferring an offer

If you are offered a place for 2019/20 but wish to defer to 2020/21, information on how to do this and who to contact can be found in your offer letter. Additionally, International applicants should pay the deposit in order to defer. In all cases, deferred places will be held for one year.

Making a deferred application (during 2018/19 for entry in 2020/21)

Home/EU applicants are permitted to make a deferred application. International applicants are not permitted to make a deferred application.

Making your application

We ask all applicants to complete an online application and upload additional digital items, via the Apply now link, below. Before you apply, we recommend you take some time to read the course Entry Requirements section to learn about the application process and additional items you would need to supply.

All applications will be considered by the course team who will consider key elements when making a decision on your suitability to join the course:

  • First, they will look at your qualifications and transcript (or projected results)
  • Then they will review your personal statement especially your documentary film study proposal or ‘treatment’ and links to your documentary work (portfolio)

There is no requirement for an academic or professional reference.

Required information for all postgraduate course applications

You will need to enter the following information in the online application:

  • Personal details (including full name; date of birth; nationality; permanent address and English language level)
  • Current and/or previous education and qualification details
  • Employment history
  • CV
  • Personal statement

Before submitting your application, you will need to agree to the terms and conditions for how we process your data – these are explained in the application form. Once you have submitted the online application, we will send you a confirmation email.

Please note, if you’re an international applicant we will ask you for copies of certain documents (for example, English language qualification/certificate and copies of any previous UK study visas).

Extra information required for applications to this course

You will be asked to supply:

  • Portfolio
  • Study proposal

After you have submitted your application, the course leader will then review your work and may invite you to interview or interview you via Skype, and will then make a decision on your application.

The admissions team will be in touch soon after that to let you know the outcome and to guide you through the next steps.

Start your application now

Applications are accepted and offers made, throughout the year. Early application is advised.

Apply now

The online application can be saved as you fill it out, so you don’t need to complete it all at once. You will also have the chance to review all the information and make any necessary amendments before you press submit.

As you progress through the application process we will send you emails with important information, so do check your inbox regularly (and junk folder, just in case).

After you apply

Successful applicants will be guided through the rest of our admissions stages and towards enrolment on the course.

Fees & Funding

Home / EU fee

£10,890 (2019/20).

UAL alumni receive a £1,000 discount

Course fees may be paid in instalments

International fee

£19,930 (2019/20).

UAL alumni receive a £1,000 discount

Course fees may be paid in instalments

Additional costs

In addition to tuition fees you are very likely to incur additional costs such as travel expenses and the cost of materials. We strongly suggest you read the information on our Additional Costs page.

Find out about the accommodation options available and how much they will cost.

Scholarships and awards

BAFTA UK Scholarship Programme

This course is part of the BAFTA UK Scholarship Programme. Applicants to MA Documentary Film can apply for the BAFTA UK scholarship Programme, which is open to British citizens in need of financial assistance. Each successful BAFTA Scholar receives up to £12,000 towards their annual course fees, as well as mentoring support from a BAFTA member, and free access to BAFTA events around the UK.

To find out more about the scheme and apply visit the BAFTA scholarship website. (Applications close on Monday 11 June 2018)

Home / EU and International students

A range of scholarships, bursaries and awards are available to postgraduate students at UAL.

Postgraduate loans of up to £10,000 are available for eligible UK and EU students. A full list of eligibility criteria and information on applying can be found on the postgraduate loans webpage.

Funding opportunities available for this course:

Scholarship search

Careers and alumni

Graduates go into a range of film-making options such as production and academic research. Alumni of this course have also gone on to associate producer roles and commissions in broadcast and independent sectors. Much depends on individual focus and aspiration.

Many former students are now building strong reputations for their work on the course. Alana McVerry is a producer at VICE after making documentaries for the BBC; Leila Hussain is making short documentary features all over the world for CNN; Anahi Aradas has made films for BBC World and Victoria Burns won a Mead Fellowship to make a one-hour observational documentary on the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre.

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Chapter 76 I also tried feeding the Roc

A scarlet-haired girl was eating the food I made deliciously.

“Tastyyyyyyy! This, this is really tasty! What is this, this tasty food?! —Wa–It is my eggs isn’t it?!! Why do I have to eat my own eggs—-”

“Here, try having the cream one next.”

As I put it into her mouth, her anger turned into amazement.

‘Master, should we not confirm what this girl is first?’

No, that can come after omelet.

After that, Shiro, Kuro, a mysterious girl and I ate omelet together.

I had made two more new dishes in the middle so I ended up using three eggs altogether. It would probably be equal to 20,000 normal eggs. When that is divided among 4 people, it scares me to think about the calorie.

Leaning back on the sofa, she dozed off while patting her big belly.

“Ouhh, I can’t eat anymore…”

“Ahh, I had my fill. It sure was delicious..—-Wait, that’s not itttttt!!!” the girl said, standing up with her big belly.

“Why am I just fitting in normally?!”

She is retorting to herself…

“Who is this person?”

“Now that you mention it, she was here before I realized.”

Shiro and Kuro said. You only noticed it now?

“I am the legendary bird God, Roc!”

The scarlet-haired girl shouted, dishevelling her hair.

Looks like the Roc can also take human shape like Shiro and Kuro.

I had bound her by chains but if she just makes her body so small like that, she could easily get out of it.

By the way, her appearance was of a girl aged 14-15, just like Shiro.

She is probably still a young chick.

“Give my eggs back!”

“No, like, you just had them yourself.”

“Sh-shuuuutt up!!”

The girl made a regretting face and fell to her knees.

“In the first place, that egg was unfertilized so it would be a waste to leave it like that.”

“But I had named it and was caring for itt!!”

You had named it too……?

“It’s okay, the eggs are now part of our blood and flesh.”

“Yes, yes, they are continuing to live inside of us.”

“That’s not the problem here!! Rather, who are you people!? Being all familiar with me, the bird God!”

“Nn, we’re comrades who ate the same food.”

“Those were my eggs, you know!?”

The little girl changed back to her real form as if to display her anger.

Oi, if you transform inside it would be too tight.

“bird meat…*gulp*”

“Let’s make her into teriyaki!

“Kuueeeee?!! (You plan on eating me, too?!!)”

Even the legendary bird looks like food to Shiro and Kuro now.

“Kuee, kue, kueeeeee!! (I will burn you all up!!)”

The Roc started spitting out flames.

“Oi, stop it. Do you plan on burning down the whole cottage?”

I used knocking on the Roc once again.

“How is a human suppressing me so easily?! It is weird!!”

As I just restricted her movements and didn’t take away her consciousness, she was still able to keep shouting while on the floor. By the way, she had returned to her human form.

“Nn, because he’s Karuna.”

“I, too, realized recently that you can’t think of this guy as a human.”

“Or rather, what are you guys?!”

To answer the Roc’s question, Shiro and Kuro transformed into dragon form.

“Dragon Gods?! The famous black and white dragons who are always on bad terms?!”

She said with her eyes wide open in shock.

Shiro and Kuro then returned to their human form.

“Nn. But now we are Karuna’s pets.”

“Yes, we are happy being this guy’s pe—-Wrooonnggg!! I don’t remember being his pet!!”

“Kuro, there’s a sausage remaining, if you want it, give me three rounds and a woof.”

“Alright, good girl. Here, you can have it.”

“Woof, woof!”

Kuro came happily biting into the sausage.

“You’re completely his pet, aren’t you?!

Yes, see? I have trained Kuro so well.

“Rest assured, Kuuko.”

“What is that name?! Don’t call me by weird names!”

“I will train you properly too so that you can’t live without me.”

“So, Kuuko? Do you want it?”

“I-I want it… I want more….”

Teasing her like that, I put that in her mouth.

“Nnnnn! Tastyy!”

Kuuko said happily.

“What is this tasty food?! Eh, it is called pudding?! Wow! To think my eggs would be this delicious!”

As the second stage of the Roc’s egg cooking, I tried making some pudding.

Also using the queen minotaur’s milk. The two super high-class ingredient displayed amazing synergy, creating an ultimate taste.

Kuuko easily surrendered with this.

“If you can make such delicious food, I can lay as many eggs as you want!”

Eggs can be used in many dishes.

If I can use the Roc’s eggs, my recipes will grade up even further.

“We won’t eat Kuuko?”

Shiro asked while licking her lips with her tongue.

“St-stop that, okay?!”

“Let’s try.”

I tried taking some meat from her like I did with orc lord.

As the time is suspended when I take the meat, the person feels no pain and can’t even confirm.

“Hmm? What just happened…..?”

Watching Kuuko be confused with a side glance, I started cooking right away.

Teriyaki, fried bird, tandoori bird… etc, etc.

I would have made some oyakodon (bird and egg on rice) if I had some rice.

Unfortunately, I have yet to acquire rice in this world.

“Tastyyyy!! What is this?! Ehh, my meat?!! This is cannibalism!! But it is tasty so I guess it is okay.”

Roc bird’s meat is quite tasty.

The three’s ratings of it are pretty good as well.

Much better than the normal bird meat and can rival the juicy Nagoya Cochin meat. And it is also a bit elastic so one can feel the food being chewed.

And with this, I was able to acquire some delicious bird meat.

“So, what happened to your battle, Kuro?”

“Eh? What battle? More importantly, what will you be making next?”

Kuro had completely forgotten her initial objective.

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Experimentation Of A Novel Composite Phase Change Material For Thermal Comfort Improvement And Energy Saving In Buildings

Authors : Boussaba Lisa . Makhlouf Said . Foufa A. Amina .

This study focuses on the preparation of a novel composite phase change material (PCM) for an application of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage in buildings. The aim of this application is to improve thermal inertia in buildings. A good thermal inertia, involves the improvement of thermal comfort and energy saving. The experimented materials’ components are selected for their availability, safety and low cost. Paraffin with a melting temperature range close to 30°C is selected as a PCM; it is composed of microcrystalline wax and liquid paraffin. The matrix is prepared from plaster, graphite powder and cellulose fibers. The PCM is introduced in the matrix following the immersion method. Several samples are prepared; thereafter they are subjected to a thermal treatment at 50°C for 30 min on a filter paper. The purpose is to identify the performance of each sample to retain the PCM without leakages. Thermal and physicochemical characterizations are performed to study the composites’ properties: Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) is used to observe its microstructure; X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) identifies the crystallographic structure of the composite-PCM while Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) reveals the chemical compatibility between its different components. Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) are performed for thermal characterization. The thermal performance of the composite-PCM is verified experimentally using thermocouple measurements connected to a temperature recorder apparatus. The measurements are done simultaneously on two pellets; the first contains PCM while the second does not contain PCM.

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Delivering bad news is more important than delivering good news because the messenger becomes so much a part of the message — more so than when good news is delivered.
The context and the news itself temper the advice I give — different news and different situations require different methods and sensitivities. Overall, here are some tips for delivering bad news.

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  2. That said, deliver the bad news during a good time of day and in a quiet place. Don’t tell someone bad news at midnight when they’re exhausted. Don’t wake them up at 5 a.m. to tell them what you just learned — unless it’s a death or a birth. Don’t tell them in the middle of a family dinner. Don’t tell them as they’re about to walk into an important meeting — unless it’s a death or a birth.
  3. Be factual. Don’t talk about your feelings. This isn’t about you. Get your ego out of it, and just state the facts.
  4. Listen. Again, this isn’t about you. No one’s asking your opinion or advice. Deliver the news. Sit there and listen to the person react.

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In spite of the adolescent behavior of both varsity coaches at Tuesday’s Basalt-Aspen soccer game, the ladies of the Aspen team continued to play with the skill and sportsmanship parents and fans have come to appreciate.

Aside from the one player who was red-carded (from my viewpoint for following the example of her coaches), the girls continued to try to stay focused on the game despite the interference from their own coaching staff.

To continue to compete in the face of the humiliation brought on by these two obnoxious and rude individuals showed a spirit and determination that might well be studied and taken to heart by the coaches.

I hope the inappropriate behavior of the coaches will not adversely affect the team and their continued participation in this soccer season.

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Aspen set a new traffic record on July 3. More cars were driven to and from Aspen in a single day than ever before – one thousand more than last year.

That’s good news for commercial interests that stand to profit on sheer volume, but it makes you wonder if sheer volume is something to cheer or a bellwether for traffic problems.

Traffic problems in Aspen? Too late. We already have air pollution, congestion, road rage and parking angst. When a record number of cars crosses the Castle Creek bridge in one day (32,439 vehicles to be exact), it stands to reason that things will get worse.

So how bad can it get? Ponder that question the next time you’re stuck in a traffic jam. Despite a valleywide bus service that now reaches Rifle, more cars are being driven into Aspen than ever before.

The record traffic count this year shows that Aspen is still a favored destination, which is more good news for the commercial sector. The growth of tourism means stronger retail and lodging sectors, plus a boost in sales tax receipts, which are vital to the financial health of local governments and their employees.

If you’re an optimist about growth, you say “The more, the merrier!” Still, the growth of traffic has a ripple effect that isn’t merry at all if you appreciate peace, serenity and a rural ambiance in this valley, which is fast disappearing.

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The more cars moving to and from Aspen, the greater the impact – more pavement, more parking, more noise, more dependence on foreign oil, more particulate air pollution and more stress.

The four-laning of Highway 82 is part of that picture. By expanding the swath of asphalt bisecting the Roaring Fork Valley, even higher traffic volumes will be possible in the future. Should we cheer? Not before looking at the ripple effects.

Last year the Rio Grand Trail was graded and topped with crushed fine gravel. Long sections were paved. “They ruined the trail,” complained one biker friend who disdains the gentrification of the Rio Grande into a suburban pathway.

But only curmudgeons and malcontents contest the sacred notion of “progress.” Highway 82 doubles in size and bikes roll on pavement instead of dirt. It’s called urbanization, and it’s spreading.

Riding my mountain bike up Express Creek to Taylor Pass recently, I was passed by at least 30 dirt bikes, most of which roared by at breakneck speed. We now have a motorized theme park ambiance in the great outdoors where power toys rule and the rest of us just have to cope.

Dirt-bike terrain elsewhere has been routinely curtailed by the Forest Service due to conflicts with other, more sensitive users. As a result, dirt bikes and ATVs are concentrating in the Taylor Pass/Richmond Ridge/Pearl Pass area.

On any given weekend, the throb of two-cycle engines fills the air as dirt bikers and ATVs rip over rocky roads and entrench braided trails. Dirt bikes and ATVs are doing to the high country what jet skis have done to waterways and snowmobiles have done to Yellowstone. It’s called desecration.

Never mind the sensitivity issues of noise and air pollution. This argument holds no weight with participants in manly, motorized sports who have yet to hear of global warming or realize our dependence on Middle East oil. Power toys are intrinsically American.

It is no wonder U.S. foreign policy is leaning toward an attack on Iraq. We want their oil for our recreational fun and we’ll do anything to get it, even if it means sending our children into battle for a fossil fuel crusade to the vaunted SUV.

New traffic records over the Castle Creek bridge, four-laning Highway 82 (and squandering $65 million on the highway entrance to Aspen), paving the Rio Grande bike trail, the concentrated roar of dirt bikes in the high country all point toward rampant vehicular growth and a deep addiction to oil.

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Origin Story of the Rivalry Between Facebook and PHP

Back in 2010 Facebook developers announced that they had been working on a solution to the rising costs of running Facebook’s cloud servers. Due to the ever-growing resource demands being placed on Facebook, they needed to develop a solution that would not require them to make substantial changes to their source code but would still offer optimized performance.

Their solution was “HipHop for PHP” (HPHPc), which translated the PHP codebase of Facebook into heavily optimized C++ and then compiled that code with g++. The project’s success was considerable–Facebook boasted that they were able to reduce CPU usage on their web servers by around 50%, translating to a significant reduction in the overhead cost of running their servers.

Because of this success, Facebook open-sourced the project with the goal of showing the web community how easy it was to enhance website performance without having to make major changes to their codebase. Facebook developers often stated during presentations that PHP’s interpreter needed optimization and that that was one of the primary reasons behind their development of the Hip Hop Platform.

PHP’s development team may have taken this criticism by Facebook to heart when they began development of the next generation of PHP; the result of PHP7’s development (which began in 2014) has produced in significant performance upgrades when compared to PHP 5.X. They started by analyzing PHP’s performance on popular platforms such as WordPress, Drupal, and phpBB. By focusing on enhancing performance on these popular web platforms, the development team was able to make small but numerous changes to the existing source code. After over a year of finding, improving, and testing these changes, they found they were able to considerably reduce the source code of PHP, resulting in a faster and more lightweight programming language.

The Goals and Features of HHVM

After the success of HPHPc, Facebook decided to invest in developing HPHPc more to push for a more substantial increase in performance and a greater reduction of resources necessary to run one of the internet’s most high-traffic websites. Their next step was to create a virtual machine to execute the HPHPc code, a VM that came to be called the HipHop Virtual Machine (HHVM).

HHVM is a virtual machine that executes programs written in PHP or Facebook’s own Hack programming language. It works by taking PHP or Hack code and converting it into untyped bytecode and metadata, using their own Abstract Syntax Tree to convert PHP and Hack into bytecode that they call HipHopByteCode (HHBC).

HHVM then analyzes the HHBC and converts it into a typed Intermediate Representation(IR). HHVM then converts the IR into x64 machine code and executes the program off the x64 machine code.

Summary of HHVM Execution Flow:

PHP source–(parse)–> Abstract Syntax Tree–(emit)–>Bytecode–(analyze)–(intermediate representation)–(codegen)–> x64 machine code.

Why Does HHVM Use C++?

It may be confusing to some as to why you would convert PHP code to C++ code. Facebook argues that C++ gives developers a much-needed balance between performance and maintainability, noting that C++ offers many convenient features, such as:

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  • multiple inheritances
  • templates
  • macros
  • reinterpretcast vs. dynamiccast
  • plain old data vs. constructors/destructors
  • raw pointers vs. references vs. smart pointers
  • stack allocation vs. malloc vs. new

One important thing to take away from these features is that you have to know what your bytecode will look like at compile time to be able to properly customize HHVM to optimize your code.

The Goals and Features of PHP 7

PHP 7’s development team sought to improve the performance of their source code with the end goal of having the ability for any website to update to PHP7 to see a substantial increase in performance without having to make any changes to the site’s current code.

They boast that, with the source code streamlining, the decreased memory usage, and the inclusion of an Abstract Syntax Tree to boost the performance of the PHP parser, users can see as much as a doubling in performance compared to PHP 5.x. The addition of a secondary file-based cache for OPcache also further augments the OPCache introduced in PHP 5.3.x.

The Major Difference Between HHVM and PHP 7

While HHVM and PHP7 have the same goal of improving the speed and performance of executed PHP code, they both have vastly different ways to accomplish these improvements. One noteworthy difference between the two is the inclusion of the “Just in Time” (JIT) compiler in HHVM. The PHP 7 development team attributed this inclusion as the reason many early benchmarks showed HHVM outperforming PHP 7. So while much of PHP7’s efforts focused on optimizing the source code of PHP, they were also able to include an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) in the source code for the language. With the inclusion of the AST, PHP7’s development team has set up for the inclusion of a JIT compiler in a future version of PHP 7. A JIT compiler should allow PHP7 to significantly outperform HHVM in any non-Facebook application.

Who is the winner?

Despite the rivalry between PHP’s and Facebook’s development teams, both acknowledge that performance will widely vary from system to system. Because both projects are open source, they encourage community feedback to help them further develop and optimize their code. Developers with a large PHP code base now have the potential ability to increase the performance of their PHP code base with HHVM. For those who mostly handle small websites that don’t quite have the resource requirements of Facebook, the optimization and performance updates that PHP 7 brings will help enhance user experience so websites will be able to run as fast as those with any large code base do.

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Each ordinary member of the committee is given a role for the year and they include organising the events such as Superteams, rugby, football tournaments and more social events, mini bus maintenance and allocations, health and safety, marketing and publicity, club kit, website development, first year and intra mural sports. We also have five sports executive members; two VPs who organise intra mural and the Blues Sports Ball, a Treasurer and a Blues Secretary.

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Eversheds Sutherland is about to get just a little bit bigger, as the firm has just received permission to merge with Singapore’s Harry Elias Partnership.

The Singapore Ministry of Law gave its blessing to the pair on Valentine’s Day, according to The Asian Lawyer. The approval came hot on the heels of the launch of the transatlantic merger between UK firm Eversheds and US firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan at the start of the month, creating the global giant now known simply as Eversheds Sutherland.

The merger, which has been in the works for almost two years, will create Eversheds Harry Elias, a law firm which will have more than 90 lawyers in Singapore and Brunei. Eversheds will own 33% of the resulting firm, the maximum it is allowed to own under Singaporean law.

Eversheds will have full access to all aspects of local law practice, something the firm could not do in the six years is has been in the country. Under Singaporean law, foreign law firms need to have a joint law venture (JLV), a local alliance, or a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QLFP) license to practice local law.

Eversheds and Harry Elias first talked in March 2015, the report said. Eversheds had plans to expand in Asia while Harry Elias also wanted to become a bigger player in the region. This ultimately led the firms to seriously discuss a merger.

After looking into forming a JLV and a local alliance, Eversheds decided it wanted a full-on merger.  The merger, however, had to face its share of challenges, including the launch of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) in November 2015 to oversee all local and foreign lawyers and law firms. The LSRA was cautious about approving the deal, but they did want it to succeed.

The potential Singapore merger is said to have had a positive effect on the discussions between Eversheds and Sutherland, as the US firm also lacked an outpost in Singapore.

There are only nine QLFPs in Singapore – Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Gibson Dunn & Crutcher; Jones Day; Latham & Watkins; Linklaters Singapore; Norton Rose Fulbright; Sidley Austin; and White & Case. There are eight joint law ventures in the country – Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow; Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore; Duane Morris & Selvam; Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee; Kennedys Legal Solutions; Pinsent Masons MPillay; RPC Premier Law; and Simmons & Simmons JWS. There are seven formal law alliances – Clifford Chance Asia; Herbert Smith Freehills Prolegis; HFW AsiaLegal; Ince Law Alliance; Reed Smith Resource Law Alliance; Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance; and Withers KhattarWong.

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Political relations

Germany and Ireland have traditionally enjoyed friendly relations. Since Ireland joined the European Community (now the European Union) in 1973, the two countries have also cooperated closely at European level.

In 1990, during its Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Ireland made a significant contribution to the completion of German reunification.

The close and trustful relations between the two countries have been  underlined by bilateral visits. These include the visits to Dublin by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel in March 2014, by then Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble in October 2014 and by then Federal President Joachim Gauck in July 2015. High-level visits to Germany by Irish Government officials include, most recently, the visit by then Taoiseach Enda Kenny in April 2017 and the visit by then Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Charles Flanagan in July 2016.

Economic relations

Economic relations between Germany and Ireland go back a long way. The German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce was established in 1980. The more than 300 German companies that have set up business in Ireland employ over 20,000 people.

Germany is one of Ireland’s largest trading partners, ranking third in 2015 among the destinations for Irish exports and taking approximately 9.3 percent of Ireland’s total exports. In terms of imports, Germany ranked fourth among the countries of origin, supplying some 6.6 percent of Ireland’s total imports. (These figures are taken from the Germany Trade and Invest report on Ireland’s economy “Wirtschaftsdaten kompakt: Irland”.) According to Federal Statistical Office figures, German exports to Ireland were worth approximately 5.8 billion euros in 2015, putting Ireland in 36th place among Germany’s export destinations. During the same period, German imports from Ireland were worth around 11 billion euros, giving Ireland a ranking of 21st among the countries of origin. Germany’s main exports to Ireland are motor vehicles, chemical products, electronic goods and machinery. Germany’s imports from Ireland primarily include chemical products, electrical and electronic goods, food and services.

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Cultural relations between Germany and Ireland are very close and largely maintained without any government involvement. There are town twinning arrangements and exchange initiatives.

As Germany’s official cultural institute, the Goethe-Institut has a branch office in Dublin. In 2015, 1177 participants took advantage of the broad range of language courses it offers.

Ireland’s seven universities and 14 institutes of technology (comparable with Germany’s universities of applied sciences) maintain a number of partnerships with German universities. There are seven German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) lectors and a DAAD German language assistant working at Irish universities. A Centre for Irish-German Studies was established at the University of Limerick in 1997. Every year, the Federal Foreign Office and the Educational Exchange Service (PAD) of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (KMK) invite the five Irish secondary school students who have achieved the best results in German nationwide in their Junior Certificate to visit Germany. A further 24 secondary school students also travel to Germany as part of a language promotion programme.

St Kilian’s German School in Dublin is an international school at which subjects are taught using the Irish curriculum. After obtaining the Bilingual Leaving Certificate or the Leaving Certificate in combination with the German Language Certificate II (DSD II), graduates of the school can apply directly to study at German universities and other higher education institutions. The close cooperation with the Lycée Français d’Irlande (LFI) on the Franco-German Eurocampus, which includes joint instruction in some subjects, serves as a global model.
The Lutheran Church in Ireland has international members in its congregation and is headed by a pastor sent from Germany. For decades, it has been actively engaged in the ecumenical movement in Ireland.

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Speech by Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier at the Business Forum on Architecture, Planning and Construction, Berlin, 18 February 2014

18.02.2014 - Speech

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My distinguished colleague, Dorothee Bär,
Uwe Beckmeyer,
ladies and gentlemen,
and since we’re fortunate to be joined today by as many as six heads of associations, whom for simplicity’s sake I’ll address as esteemed Presidents,

let me bid you all a warm welcome to this Business Forum on Architecture, Planning and Construction here at the Federal Foreign Office. Many of you I know from my time at the Federal Chancellery, my first term as Foreign Minister or, more recently, from my four years as chair of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag. So now I’m back at the Federal Foreign Office helm, I’m delighted also to join you here at today’s forum. Initiated by my predecessor two years ago, this is where the construction industry meets the world of politics and diplomacy face to face.

As some of you may know, encounters like this with people in your line of business are something I really appreciate – not just because they’re important from an economic and political viewpoint. But also, I must confess, because they always make me feel a little envious of the work you do. As a teenager I dreamed of becoming an architect myself. In the end I chose law as the safer option for earning a living. But I continue to enjoy architecture and count a number of architects among my close friends. Today these friends tell me I should be glad: “You can just enjoy contemporary architecture. We have to earn our living with it!”

Anyone strolling through Berlin’s city centre is bound to come across the name of Andreas Schlüter. Schlüter was Master of Works to Frederick I, the first king on the Prussian throne. He introduced the baroque style to Berlin and designed the legendary Amber Room. Tsar Peter the Great immensely admired Schlüter’s work – including the Amber Room, which Frederick William I even gave him as a gift a few years later. So great was Schlüter’s fame that the Tsar invited him to St Petersburg to design fine buildings for his new capital.

The reason I mention this eminent architect is not just because German architecture has long been internationally renowned. That’s something of course you all know! The other reason is because I want to highlight the close links between architecture and politics. It’s a striking fact that architecture – especially large-scale urban planning, infrastructure and construction projects – and the world of politics have always been highly interconnected. This close connection may have both positive and negative effects. The revival of Berlin’s historic city centre is certainly a positive example. Major transport projects in Stuttgart and here in Berlin or a concert hall in Hamburg point in the opposite direction, I’d say.

In due course this political dimension also overshadowed Andreas Schlüter’s career. He fell out of favour with the king, was finally dismissed from his posts and ended up in pretty precarious circumstances.

Since then times have changed, thank goodness! Your fortunes and careers, ladies and gentlemen, no longer depend on royal whims. But you do need a political environment that provides the stability required for your business to thrive and policies that actively promote Germany’s export industry.

At the start of our conference I’d like to say a few words about these political tasks, focusing first of all on two issues right now high on our external economic agenda.

The first is urbanisation. In 15 years’ time there will be 5 billion people living in cities, the UN estimates. For your line of business that obviously spells huge opportunities. The amount of new housing being built every year in China, for example, is more than Germany’s entire housing stock. Annual growth exceeding our entire stock – I find that mind staggering.

What kind of political support can we offer in this situation? First and foremost, the Federal Foreign Office can open doors and provide contacts – especially when, as in your case, many of your clients are in the public sector. That’s where our over 230 missions abroad with their expertise and local networks can help.

But at the strategic level the Federal Foreign Office can do even more. For often we don’t want to simply sit still and wait until individual entrepreneurs come to us about some tendering process. The worldwide urban boom doesn’t involve just bricks and concrete, it’s a multifaceted challenge for business, policy makers and researchers. Let me give you a good example of what I mean from Oman. In 2007 RWTH Aachen University founded there the German University of Technology in Oman. Among other things, it teaches urban planning and architecture. On its Muscat campus the students have just finished work on an “Eco House” built to the very latest standards. An increasingly urban world needs precisely this kind of attention to sustainability. In an era of climate change and scarce resources, it’s the only way the urban boom can be made manageable at all.

Urbanisation is a phenomenon that concerns virtually every branch of industry: civil engineering, public transport, energy systems, security, health care etc. That brings me to something rather complex and technical on which you’ll be focusing in this morning’s workshops: consortium solutions. The idea here is to think in terms of value chains. The aim is not just to sell a particular product but, in a rather more complex process, to come up with a whole package designed to tackle a specific problem. One such problem is, for example, how to manage traffic flows in fast growing cities. So we get companies round a table that can each provide some part of this complex value chain: their business is building buses, digging tunnels or creating software for traffic guidance systems. Working in collaboration, these companies develop a package solution. In this way they can enter large markets that individual companies, especially medium sized ones, would otherwise find it very difficult to access.

Our other major policy priority in this domain is to open up markets. And when I mention markets, I also have to talk about TTIP, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Linking the European and US markets amounts to linking the two largest, strongest and most innovative economies in the world. We already trade over 2 billion euros worth of goods and services across the Atlantic every single day. If tariffs are abolished and common rules agreed, just think what that will mean in terms of exports, new jobs and also lower consumer prices!

For your industries, too, TTIP will open up new markets. For America’s infrastructure is in need of wholesale renewal. Anyone who’s driven around there has painful memories of the state of the roads. Another of our TTIP objectives is to open up public procurement also to German companies. That’s something of particular interest to those of you here who represent medium sized companies. For at the moment companies with no representation of their own in the US have no access to public sector clients. TTIP should change that.

However, you will have noticed as I have that criticism of TTIP is getting ever louder. Some of this is due to genuine anxieties. We take such anxieties seriously. Where the health and safety of European consumers is concerned, our position is quite clear. There will be no tampering with Europe’s high standards.

I would even go a step further. Some critics allege that TTIP is a deal being done behind closed doors for the benefit of large corporations. The opposite is the case, in fact. It’s small and medium sized companies which stand to gain most from free trade without special rules and privileges. So clearly the European Commission should negotiate with maximum openness and transparency.

That brings me to my last point. Let me share with you a few more fundamental thoughts about the relationship between foreign trade and investment policy and foreign policy. No one knows better than you how interconnected our economy is with the rest of the world. Almost no other country’s prosperity depends so much on a free, fair and rules based global economic system that functions in a reliable and predictable fashion.

But such a system is anything but God given! If you consider the hot spots around the world; if you see how close to our own borders these conflicts are getting, take Ukraine, for instance – such violence, looming civil war, these are things no one imagined were really possible nowadays right on the EU’s doorstep; if you realise these threats are far too big and far too complex for any one country to deal with on its own – see Syria and the danger of state authority eroding across the entire region – it’s clear that we Germans can’t simply rely on other countries to keep the system going from which we so greatly benefit.

At the Munich Security Conference two weeks ago Federal President Gauck pointed out that “Germany is globalised more than most countries and thus benefits more than most from an open world order.” He added: “Germany derives its most important foreign policy goal in the 21st century from all of this: preserving this order and system and making them fit for the future.”

So the foreign policy we intend to pursue will not be confined to commenting on crises happening around the world. It will mean earlier, more decisive and more substantive engagement on Germany’s part.

From the crisis here in Europe we and also you in the corporate sector have learnt at least two things: firstly, how much our own prosperity depends on the prosperity of our neighbours – even now 60% of our exports go to Europe, only 6% to China – and, secondly, that Germany is a bit too large, a bit too interconnected to stand aloof from world affairs.

So as you see, whether you can carry on your business safely and on a long term basis has ultimately a great deal to do with big foreign policy issues. And that also takes us back to Andreas Schlüter. His greatest achievement once stood just a stone’s throw from here, on Schlossplatz. Schlüter designed major parts of Berlin’s royal palace, whose story is in a sense symptomatic of Germany’s chequered history. Today it’s a building site full of excavators and cranes. You’ll have seen what’s going on there when you arrived, some of you may even be involved in this work. The so called Schlüterhof is to be re erected, too. But how and when this is all going to be finished – now I have to disappoint you, of course – is something about which I’d rather not make any firm predictions here.

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Israel Revisited

Guaranteed Dates | 10 Days
April 30 – May 9, 2019
Return to Israel to discover off-the-beaten-path treasures in the Jewish Homeland.

Together with our expert staff we’ll make new discoveries in the ancient city of Jerusalem and the modern metropolis of Tel Aviv. We’ll explore the beautiful terrain of the lush Carmel Mountain and the rugged Negev Desert, and we’ll tap into the innovative spirit that defines nearly every aspect of Israeli society today.

Israel Revisited is scheduled to coincide with the national holidays of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day), and Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day). Together we’ll observe the national siren where the entire country stands in honor of those who have been lost, and we’ll experience the authentic joy of celebrating Israeli independence, dancing in the streets of Tel Aviv.

On Israel Revisited you’ll broaden your perspective and gain a fresh appreciation for a country small in size but big on wonders.

The following is our projected itinerary, subject to reasonable change based on local considerations

DAY 1 > TUESDAY: Welcome in the Carmel Mountains

  • Arrive at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport on your self-booked flight
    An airport VIP greeting and complimentary transfer to our Carmel Mountains hotel is included for all arriving by 4:15pm this day
  • Welcome dinner and tour at the historic Carmel Winery in Zichron Yaakov

OVERNIGHT: Beit Maimon Guest House, Zichron Yaakov
Meals Included: Dinner

DAY 2 > WEDNESDAY: A Young Nation of Immigrants

  • Celebrate the pioneers who risked it all for a new beginning in the Land of Israel at the First Aliyah Museum
  • Experience how Israel absorbs its immigrants of today at Yemin Orde Youth Village – including a shared lunch with the student community
  • Atlit Detention Camp – Learn about the challenges faced by Jewish refugees arriving on the shores of Israel following the Holocaust
  • Ein Hod Artists’ Colony – Explore this picturesque village of artists and craftspeople in the Carmel Mountains
  • Evening: Take part in a local ceremony commemorating the start of Yom HaShoah – Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day

OVERNIGHT: Beit Maimon Guest House, Zichron Yaakov
Meals Included: Breakfast & Lunch

DAY 3 > THURSDAY: The Land and History of the Galilee

  • Tour of a spice farm and gourmet market at Beit Lechem HaGlilit, a restored Templar Colony in the Galilee
  • Experience the rich Jewish history of the Galilee at the Beit Shearim catacombs and at Tel Meggido overlooking the Jezreal Valley
  • Ascending to Jerusalem, stopping for a shecheyanu at the Haas Promenade
  • Check-in to our accommodations in Jerusalem, and continue for dinner at Ima Restaurant, a gourmet Mediterranean restaurant in Mahane Yehuda market quarter

OVERNIGHT: Prima Royale Hotel, Jerusalem
Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner

DAY 4 > FRIDAY: Returning to the Old City

  • Enter the Old City and visit the Western Wall complex with the option to tour the Kotel Tunnels or the Southern Wall Excavations
  • Continue on to the heart of the Jewish Quarter at Zion Gate – Explore the restored Hurva Shul and view the Temple Mount from the Aish HaTorah rooftop
  • Return to our accommodations and prepare for Shabbat in Jerusalem
  • Shabbat dinner is included at our accommodations joined by Lone Soldiers in the IDF

OVERNIGHT: Prima Royale Hotel, Jerusalem
Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner

DAY 5 > SATURDAY: Shabbat in Jerusalem

All touring today is on foot

  • Morning Option #1: Attend Shabbat services in Jerusalem
  • Morning Option #2: Explore the layered history of Jerusalem through the ages at the Tower of David Museum, and follow the path of the Rampart Walls around the Old City from Jaffa Gate to Zion Gate, including a visit to David’s Tomb on Mount Zion
  • Shabbat lunch is included at our hotel
  • Afternoon: Walking tour of Jerusalem’s historic Rehavia neighborhood, viewing the Prime Minister’s residence and the President’s residence along the way
  • Free evening and dinner on own

OVERNIGHT: Prima Royale Hotel, Jerusalem
Meals Included: Breakfast & Lunch

DAY 6 > SUNDAY: The Jerusalem Foothills

  • Morning Options
    • Yad VaShem World Holocaust Remembrance Center – Option to tour the main museum complex or tour the Yad VaShem art museum and archives
    • View the Chagall Windows at Hadassah Hospital and visit Yad L’Kashish, the landmark initiative to empower the elderly of Jerusalem
  • Explore the geo-political contours of Jerusalem on a guided tour with guest educator, Avi Melamed
  • Depart from Jerusalem, and head south to the Negev Desert, stopping en route to visit Latrun Fortress, the site of a key battle for Jerusalem in the 1948 War for Independence
  • Arrive to the Ramon Crater, check-in and dinner at our accommodations in this thriving desert town by the edge of the crater

OVERNIGHT: Isrotel Ramon Inn, Mitzpe Ramon
Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner

DAY 7 > MONDAY: The Desert Blooms

  • Morning Options:
    • Learn about the geological phenomenon of the crater at the Ramon Crater Visitor Center
    • Go for a morning hike in the wilderness of the Ramon Crater floor
  • Learn about the enduring legacy of Paula and David Ben Gurion at Sde Boker, and tour of the Ben Gurion University desert agriculture research facility
  • Off-road jeep tour in Nahal Tzin with a professional geologist
  • Sample the fruits of a desert winery at the Boker Valley Vineyards Farm
  • Evening: Experience a traditional Poike Pot dinner and bonfire in the desert wilderness

OVERNIGHT: Isrotel Ramon Inn, Mitzpe Ramon
Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner

DAY 8 > TUESDAY: Innovation & Adaptation in the Desert

  • The Salad Trail – Experience (and taste) the wonders of Israel’s desert agriculture revolution
  • Travel to Sderot – Visit a fortified playground and look out across Israel’s frontier with Gaza
  • Tour of Israel’s world-leading desalination plant in Ashkelon, and learn how Israel has addressed its persistent water challenges through innovation and conservation
  • Arrive to Tel Aviv, and check-in to our beachfront accommodations with dinner included
  • Evening: Attend a ceremony marking the start of Yom HaZikaron, Israeli Memorial Day

OVERNIGHT: Herods Hotel, Tel Aviv
Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner

DAY 9 > WEDNESDAY: Yom Hazikaron – Remembering the Sacrifice

  • The Rabin Center – Recount the story of the State of Israel though the lens of Israel’s most famous soldier-statesman – and stop at the Yitzhak Rabin Memorial in Kikar Rabin
  • Save a Child’s Heart – Meet children who have come to Israel from around the world seeking life-saving treatment and care
  • Explore the ancient port city of Jaffa, and then travel up the Tel Aviv coastline on a bicycle tour from Jaffa to the stylish Tel Aviv Port (walking tour alternative available)
  • The rest of the afternoon is free to explore Tel Aviv on your own
  • Evening: Join in Tel Aviv’s local Yom Haatzmaut celebrations!

OVERNIGHT: Herods Hotel, Tel Aviv
Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 10 > THURSDAY: Yom HaAtzmaut – Celebrating Independence

Late check-out is included up till 6:00pm today

  • Option #1 – Day tour to Masada and the Dead Sea
  • Option #2 – Celebrate Israel’s Independence Day with the people of Tel Aviv
    • Beit HaTfusot – Explore the Diaspora Museum on the campus of Tel Aviv University
    • Discover the graffiti art of Tel Aviv’s Florentine neighborhood
  • Tree planting ceremony, wrap-up session and closing dinner at Neot Kedumim Biblical Reserve
  • Evening – Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for overnight flights onwards

Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner

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Benefit from our no-hidden-costs approach so that you can enjoy your experience to the fullest. With the exception of one meal a day and gratuities, Israel Revisited is an all-inclusive package.

  • Airport Transfer
    A VIP airport greeting and a private transfer to our arrival hotel is complimentary for anyone arriving to Ben Gurion Airport by 4:15pm on the first day of the program
  • Deluxe Hotels
    4-star centrally located accommodations with porterage included
  • Guide and Program Leader
    A licensed Israeli guide accompanies the group on 24 x 7 basis, and an additional program leader joins groups of at least 25 participants
  • Touring Bus
    Luxury private air-conditioned touring bus with a dedicated Israeli driver
    Saturday in Jerusalem is a walking tour day without a bus
  • Two Meals Daily
    Includes tax/gratuities at restaurant meals
  • All Programming
    Site entrance fees and all touring experiences noted in the itinerary
  • All Applicable Taxes
    Additional VAT (tax) applies for Israeli citizens at group hotels

What’s Not Included

  • Flights to/from Israel
  • Local medical insurance (optional)
  • Travel insurance (optional)
  • Meals not marked as included in itinerary
  • Hotel incidentals
  • Israeli staff gratuities (suggested $100/adult traveler)

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Sign up at least four months in advance to lock in your spot and receive a $100/person discount. All payments are fully refundable up to four months in advance, so your savings are absolutely risk free.

Land Package: $2,550/Person
Double room hotel occupancy rate
Single Room Supplement: $800/person

Sign up for Israel Revisited by completing the online registration form

  • To reserve your spot, a $250/person deposit is due at the time of registration
  • The deposit is refundable up to four months prior to the program start date, after which it is non-refundable
  • The balance is due no later than two months prior to the program start date, after which it is non-refundable
  • Cancellations must be made in writing, and we encourage you to obtain our group-discounted travel insurance policy
  • A late registration fee of $50/person applies for enrollments within two months of the program start date
  • Payments may be made by check or credit/debit card, however, a 3.5% processing fee applies for credit/debit card payments (does not apply to initial $250 deposit). Note: credit card fees are not refundable
  • Authentic Israel reserves the right to deny acceptance on the tour according to its discretion

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Who staffs the tour?

Israel Revisited is led by a licensed Israeli guide who accompanies the group on a 24/7 basis. Our staff are charismatic educators eager to share the beauty of Israel. Each group is also assigned a deluxe touring bus with a dedicated driver.

How active is the touring?

Israel Revisited is an active tour designed for adults. Our days are full of experiences designed to provide you with the full flavor of Israel. Although the program does not have age guidelines, the itinerary involves a good amount of walking and some long days. Participants may take a break from the active schedule at their own discretion.

What's the composition of the group?

 Israel Revisited groups generally range from 15-30 travelers. Average group size is 20 travelers.

How is this a Jewish experience?

Israel Revisited is a pluralistic Jewish travel experience open to all. Group meals are kosher, and there is no bus-based touring on Shabbat. The itinerary is designed for travelers of all backgrounds seeking a “second timers” experience in Israel through the lens of Jewish history and identity.

How all-inclusive is the experience?

In short, you’re responsible for arranging your own flights to and from Israel, and we take care of most everything else! The program covers two meals a day, all touring, a fantastic staff team, accommodations including luggage porterage, deluxe motor coach transportation and round trip airport transfers on the arrival day and on the last night of the program. You’ll be responsible for one meal a day, specialty beverages at group meals and staff gratuities.

How are special dietary needs accommodated?

Travelers be sure to note any special dietary needs as part of your registration. We will coordinate with our hotel and restaurant meal providers to arrange special accommodations as necessary. We make a good faith effort to accommodate food allergy considerations, however, we can not make absolute guarantees on behalf of our meal providing partners.

How do I get ready for the trip?

Detailed pre-trip material are distributed approximately three months prior to arrival. You’ll also be invited to a trip Facebook group to connect with fellow travelers before the program and stay in touch afterwards.

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Whether you’re ready to go or looking for more information, we’re here to help!
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Indian riders head to Japan for ARRC round three

1st Jun 2018 4:30 pm

The races will be held at the Suzuka circuit this weekend.

Idemitsu Honda Racing Team India riders, Rajiv Sethu and Anish Shetty, will heading to be Japan for the third round of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC), where they will hope for a strong performances in the Asia Production 250 class. This is the home race for the team’s third rider, Taiga Hada, and his local fans will be hoping to cheer him on to a strong result in the SuperSport 600 class.

Anish Shetty is in his rookie season this year and has impressed so far, taking two points-finishes at the previous round in Australia. Sethu has endured a rocky start to his second season in the class, suffering a wrist injury in a practice session for the Australian round, and missing both races. He makes his return this weekend, and will be looking to finally open his account, as far as championship points are concerned. Hada had a fantastic start to the season, with two top-10 finishes at the opening round in Thailand, and will be hoping to build on this tally.

The action shall take place at the legendary Suzuka circuit this weekend; it was last visited by MotoGP in 2003. The track is often troubled by inclement weather, pushing the riders to their limits. Strong performances for Sethu and Shetty this weekend will mean that they can carry the momentum into their home round at MMRT in two months’ time.

Practice, qualifying and race sessions can be viewed as live streams on the official ARRC Facebook page.

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India GST

India introduced its Goods & Services Tax (GST) on 1 July 2017

It replaced some 20 consumption taxes charged by the Centre and States, including: CENVAT; VAT; Service Tax; Excise Duty; Cessus; Octroi; and various duties.  The aim was to simplify compliance for companies, reduce double taxation caused by overlapping indirect taxes, broaden the tax base and boost the manufacturing sector.  It is a destination-based tax, meaning it is charged in the place of consumption.

Indian GST is a combination of the CGST (Centre or federal governments) and SGST (state).  The dual GST is levied with the sales price, collected by the vendor and then paid separately to the Centre and appropriate State(s).

Transactions between Indian states

There are 29 Indian states.  Where there are intra-state transactions, the Centre levies IGST (Integrated GST).  Where goods and services are provided by an out-of-state supplier, the supplier must levy IGST.  The customer is entitled to use the IGST credit in their regular GST return.

IGST also applies to imports into India.

Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN)

To help co-ordinate the submissions and reconciliations of taxable transactions, a not-for-profit institution operates an online portal for filings. Over 7 million tax payers were registered on GSTN at the launch of Indian GST in July 2017.

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India has confirmed the GST withholding rates for online marketplaces handling third party transactions. Tax Collected at Source (TCS) is a means of collecting income...

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Condé Nast will reportedly stop printing Teen Vogue

Condé Nast plans to shut down the print edition of Teen Vogue this year, per WWD, leaving it with a digital-only presence. Condé Nast will reportedly instill a hiring freeze, slash budgets and cut roughly 80 jobs of the 3,000 currently filled. Many of Condé Nast's other magazines, like GQ, Glamour and Architectural Digest will face a decrease in print frequency. Others, like Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, will not change.

Why it matters: It's a sign of the the tough times for the print industry in America, as most consumers migrate their reading habits online. Print ad revenue in the U.S. was down 17% between Q2 2016 and Q2 2017, per Standard Media Index. That's more than double what it was compared to the prior yearly loss of 8%. Magazine revenue was down 16%, compared with 9.6% the year before.

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Tillerson removes protection status for Central American migrants

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson notified Elaine Duke, acting DHS secretary, that Central Americans and Haitians living in the U.S. are no longer protected under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), as the countries' "conditions...no longer necessitate a reprieve for the migrants," the Washington Post reports.

Why it matters: There are more than 300,000 Central Americans and Haitians currently living in the U.S., and TPS recipients have "nearly 275,000 U.S.-born children," the Post reports.

The Trump administration has "repeatedly noted that the program was meant to be temporary," and have expressed desire to address the negative conditions in these migrants' home countries "in other ways," per WaPo. The DHS has until Monday, in some cases, to announce plans for TPS recipients:

  • By Monday: 57,000 Hondurans and 2,500 Nicaraguans.
  • By Thanksgiving: 50,000 Haitians.
  • By January: 200,000 El Salvadorians.
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O'odham Governor: Cartels Pushing Out Nation's Members in Mexico

Some communities on the Mexican side of the border no longer have Tohono O'odham, says Jose Garcia.

O'odham border fence The barrier running along the U.S.-Mexico border cuts across the Tohono O'odham Nation. (PHOTO: AZPM)

Members of the Tohono O'odham Nation living across the border in Mexico say they have increasing concern that drug cartel activity is forcing more people from their homes.

The nation was divided in the 1850s by the Gadsden Purchase, which left part of the tribe's territory in Mexico and most of it in the United States. Although the Tucson Sector of Border Patrol doesn't keep track of drug seizures on the nation's land, O'odham leaders say the drug cartels remain a problem.

"I've known villages that have evacuated all the families because of that," said Jose Garcia, the governor of the Tohono O'odham in Mexico. Garcia says the cartels are pushing out the indigenous population.

"There's some communities that no longer have O'odham there, and there's others that have almost no O'odham there. They have gone to other communities because of the cartels."

Garcia says even if they're displaced, the O'odham in Mexico remain connected to one another.

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Dear Insurance Adviser,
If someone wants to obtain health insurance coverage via Medicaid but is currently under a parent’s plan, what is the first step? Do you drop your existing insurance first to apply for Medicaid, or do you apply for Medicaid while you still have the other coverage?
— Heather

Dear Heather,
Under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, you can legally stay on a parent’s policy to age 26. You don’t have to be living at home to qualify. I definitely would not drop that coverage until new coverage is nailed down.

If you are turning 26 now and that’s the reason for the change, you will have an open enrollment period for obtaining your own policy. If your income is small enough, you can qualify for Medicaid by applying for insurance online through the health insurance exchange for your state. And even if you don’t qualify for Medicaid, the exchange might show that you are eligible for a significant amount of help with health insurance premiums.

If you are not yet age 26 but your parents want you off their policy for whatever reason, they should wait until late in the year, when Obamacare has an open enrollment period.

Medicaid rules and eligibility are set by each state. So, depending on which state we’re talking about, you may be able to apply for Medicaid directly, without going through an exchange.

I hope this helps. Good luck.

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We’ve spent some time today scanning in a whole lot more for you to view including some of the most recent commemoratives and definitives from 2007-2010, an almost complete range of stamps from 1970-1979 and a selection of First Day Covers from 1937 to the 1970’s. Of course with a collection as vast as this the project really is a labour of love and will take some time to complete but the good news is that it is underway!

Our aim is to get a scan of every stamp issued in Barbados online this year for you to use as research.

We’ve also taken the opportunity to add some more stamps to the ‘Products for sale’ section so if you want to buy barbados stamps don’t forget that we have vast stocks from 1860 to present day and can supply even the most recent stamps.