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Support for Start Ups in Hampshire | Business Networking Link

Do you have a great idea for a new business? Are you excited by the prospect of seeing it through ? from start up to success?

For any new start up business there is certainly plenty to take into consideration in terms of financial planning, projections and forecasting.

However, if you are truly equipped with the burning desire to succeed and have the commitment to turn your ideas into action, it can be done!

A great idea is to enlist the help and support of those who are already experts in the areas you are seeking to gain knowledge in.

Every budding entrepreneur can benefit from the guidance and knowledge of a trusted mentor or advisor.

Obtaining advice on how to turn your great idea into a successful and profitable business venture can be truly invaluable. Many of today?s successful entrepreneurs will attest to the fact ? Richard Branson among them.

A good mentor will take time to help you study your idea in detail, bringing their expertise and experience to bear. The opportunity to evaluate your proposals in a constructive and realistic way can provide you with great insights into how best to move forward.

For example, you may be deciding how best to structure your business?

Whether you plan to operate as a sole trader, partnership or limited company, your mentor will be able to point you in the right direction to obtaining the help and advice you need.

You will also benefit from finding out how to complete registration procedures, via Companies House and the Inland Revenue. Each department has its own friendly accessible customer service helpline dedicated to supporting you. So why not approach each organisation directly to find out as much as you can in advance of launching your new start up?

You will no doubt be seeking to establish a good working relationship with your bank, with a view to possibly borrowing funds. If so, do not be afraid to seek help and advice from your local branch Business Manager, who will be able to supply you with useful literature on the subject.

Taking time to prepare your business plan will enable you to gain perspective on how best to roll out your ideas, both logistically and financially.

The two-way process of mentoring allows a relationship between yourself and a more experienced contact that can guide you through taking tough decisions as well as providing insights on how to improve and refine your business ideas.

Who knows? Maybe one day, long after your own start up enterprise has succeeded, you may have the opportunity to share your wealth of skills, experience and expertise with others!

Here at Tidy Design we wish you every success!

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Les Mis?- the Movie. On Further Review

Many years ago, when I was in high school I read Victor Hugo?s famous novel Les Miserables. Then about ten or so years ago I saw the musical in the West End in London. And now comes the movie. First it should be said that unlike Django and various other non-Christmas movies, Les Miserables is a very appropriate movie to release on Christmas. Both the novel and the musical are deeply rooted in Christian themes and ideas as even those who are not all that familiar with Christianity can recognize them, from the opening ?look down? theme of the musical to the ?I dreamed a dream? high point in the middle to the concluding thrust of ?to love is to touch the face of God?, this movie is most certainly a film (and musical) brimming to overflowing with Christian motifs. Indeed even the main characters Jean Valjean and Javert represent, respectively grace and law, or mercy and justice.

There are various ways to evaluate Les Miserables, but when it is made into a film as a musical then that certainly changes the way it needs to be evaluated. For one thing, this adaptation is more like opera than the average musical, for the average musical has lots of ordinary dialogue or speaking. Not so this musical. Everything, or nearly everything must be sung. So, let?s talk about that for a moment. One of the great complaints about opera is that this approach is taken to such lengths that when some one is fatally stabbed in a opera, instead of screaming or dying rather quickly they sing, and sing, and sing, which of course gives the whole scene an air of unreality. The question becomes? can you suspend your disbelief long enough to enjoy the music. For make no mistake, the point of a musical is in large measure the music, and it?s appreciation. The persons involved in the writing and scoring of this are Claude-Michel Schoenberg and Alain Boblil, and one may be forgiven for their not being household names like say Rodgers and Hammerstein or Lerner and Lowe when it comes to musicals. Nevertheless, as music there are some very very fine individual numbers (?I dreamed a dreamed? being the largest standout number? here very effectively delivered with the appropriate pathos by Anne Hathaway who knew she could sing like that!). There is a raw edge to the singing not least because the actors were filmed singing while acting. The singing is not dubbed in, and the result of that is that those actors who are not professionally trained singers (for example Russell Crowe) come off less well than others. Hugh Jackman however is a revelation. The real problem is that this is a very very long movie, by musical standards (only really eclipsed by something like the Sound of Music) and it is very difficult to maintain the conceit of this being a drama for so long when all the characters do is sing while fighting, or sing, while loving, or sing while running etc. This disconnect is one reason various of the less music-loving of the reviewers have not given this movie its due. It is a remarkable achievement.

Let?s talk a bit about the characterization given us by the actors. I found most of the performances to be quite good, and true to the novel and the stage musical as well. But casting Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen as the rapacious Thernardiers who are the comic relief is brilliant. In various scenes they nearly steal the show (especially when we get my father?s favorite tune from the musical? ?The Master of the House?). I have no complaints at all about the female leads either? Anne Hathaway is excellent and so is Amanda Seyfried as Cosette.

As for the storyline itself, any complaints should finally be lodged with Hugo. He really does drag things out, like the movie, and it is really true that Javert just won?t give his manhunt a rest, even when Valjean spares his life. One problem in the film comes when certain lead characters suddenly become deathly ill, for no apparent reason, and too quickly are seen leaving the earthly scene.

In one sense this film is one stop shopping? Do you like drama? Les Mis has it. Do you like romance? Les Mis has it. Do you like suspense? Les Mis has it. Do you like comedy? Les Mis has it (though not in liberal doses). It runs the full gamut from tragedy to triumph, from degradation to elevation. On top of all that, throw in a goodly dose of French history, the history of the French Revolution. Like I said, it?s one stop shopping with Les Mis.

But is the movie musical coherent enough to stand on its own two feet, if one knows neither the famous novel nor the stage musical? Here there is room for debate certainly (see again the reviews of some on Rotten Tomatoes). As for me, I would give this movie about a B or B+. It has a lot going for it. And it is a brave director who takes on such a daring and daunting task of filming a musical like this, to the tune of 2 hours and 38 minutes. I do believe that a shorter, more edited version of the stage production would have packed more punch on the silver screen, but it would be hard to decide what to cut.

Musicals as films are rare these days, especially those with decidedly Christian themes. I do indeed recommend this film to Christian families?..but perhaps wait until the DVD comes out, and then watch it in segments, perhaps leaving out a bit here and there unsuitable for younger audiences. Me personally, I?d say go see the play. It?s the better adaptation.

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Guardians of the Galaxy to Shoot This Summer in London

Jan 11, 2013 by Brian Gallagher

Guardians of the Galaxy will shoot in London this summer

With Marvel Studios' Thor: The Dark World wrapping up production, Captain America: The Winter Soldier is next in line, followed by Guardians of the Galaxy. Today, we have word that Guardians of the Galaxy will begin production this summer in the U.K.

The studio's Phase II ensemble will be shot at Shepperton Studios in London, which is where a bulk of Thor: The Dark World was shot. Other upcoming movies such as Maleficent and Jack Ryan have shot in the London studio, with The Muppets 2 slated to start production there later this year.

James Gunn is directing from his own screenplay. Nicole Perlman wrote the original draft. The production is currently focusing on casting, with a number of actors up for the Peter Quill (a.k.a. Star-Lord) role. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zachary Levi, and Jim Sturgess have all read for the part, but no announcement has been made yet. The story follows Star-Lord, Drax the Destroyer, Groot, Rocket Raccoon and Gamora as they dispense justice throughout the galaxy.

Guardians of the Galaxy comes to theaters August 1st, 2014. The film is directed by James Gunn.

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Is Distance Treatment the Wave of the Future? | World of Psychology

With advances in technology, distance learning on college campuses has exploded over the last decade.? And as time passes, the mental health community is taking note.

Students want to study when they want and how they want.? Distance learning makes education available to those who wouldn?t otherwise be able to get off of work, travel to class or spend hours in lectures. ?

That same increase in convenience and availability could?have a real impact for people seeking psychological treatment. Is distance treatment ready to take off?

People who must maintain jobs, care for children or aging parents, don?t have cars or access to public transportation or want to learn material that is not offered where they live can all benefit from distance learning.?These are often the same reasons people struggle to access mental health services.

And there is a large body of research that suggests distance learning and traditional classroom learning provide the same quality of education.?Distance learning is no longer considered a sub-standard educational option.

So, how can these benefits apply to receiving psychological treatment?

Treatment available online or at a distance could certainly help people with difficulties in getting to therapy sessions and incorporating treatment into a busy lifestyle.?It would also enable people to access specific treatment modalities not otherwise available to them.

And, according to the American Psychological Association, psychologists have begun using electronic communication such as email, Skype and various forms of videoconferencing to augment treatment.?But, while technology surges ahead, licensing laws and guidelines for providing safe and ethical distance treatment are still catching up.

A recent article reporting on the use of phone therapy in Monitor on Psychology suggests that talking on the phone with a therapist can provide the same, or even better, results for some.

In this study, conducted by University of Cambridge researchers, British adults with mild and moderate depression and anxiety disorders who received cognitive behavioral-based therapy via the phone benefited as much, if not more, than those who received face-to-face therapy.?Those with severe symptoms did not see the same results.

This study also found that telephone therapy was less expensive than traditional therapy and was conducted as part of a national initiative in Britain aimed at increasing people?s access to therapy.

The telephone is only one of many options for providing distance treatment. The number of mental health tools available is rapidly increasing.?And many in the field agree that it?s time for practitioners to embrace technology and what it has to offer in delivering interventions.

One-on-one treatment cannot be replaced.? Nor should it.? However, the need for treatment providers to meet the changing and growing mental health needs of the population has caused the ??? Insurance Trust and the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards to launch a task force to develop guidelines for tele-psychology practice.

So what are some of the alternatives to one-on-one therapy?? According to a cover story in the APA Monitor they include the following:

• Behavioral intervention technologies, such as those that deliver care via the Internet or mobile phones
• Computer programs for depression and other disorders, which typically teach principles of cognit?ve-behavioral therapy or some other evidence-based treatment

Although these treatment options are appealing and there is a growing body of research to suggest that many are effective, it is important to proceed with caution.? It is essential to ensure that individuals get the right treatment and that treatments offered have been studied and found effective.

Christy Matta M.A. is a trainer, consultant and writer. She is the author of "The Stress Response: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Free You from Needless Anxiety, Worry, Anger, and Other Symptoms of Stress."

Christy has worked in mental health since 1994, is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy(DBT) and has extensive training in Mindfulness. She is an experienced group leader and trainer in both Mindfulness and DBT Skills Groups. Christy blogs regularly for Psych Central at Dialectical Behavior Therapy Understood.

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