By Douglas Crockford ISBN: 978-0596517748 Every JavaScript developer with a pre-existing working knowledge of JavaScript should read this book. JavaScript is a powerful and varied language, but it was developed in a hurry and there’s plenty wrong with it. This book outlines the good bits of the language and highlights the bad bits and the bits you should just avoid. There’s also a fair amount about the author’s JSLint project in the appendices. This book was written in 2008 and probably needs updating. It’s hard going in places and the diagrams did little to nothing to help my understanding. I’ve come away still wondering about new and constructors, but I know I just need to review them again when I need them and it’ll get clearer. I’m still not sure which function declaration syntax is best, but I’m not sure it matters too much. Click here to read the blog on our site.
With rising energy costs a main driver and the commitment to offering the people of Watton and surrounding areas top class facilities, Watton Sports Centre has commissioned Clean Energy to undertake a renewable electricity and heating evaluation. With part funding from RevActive, the evaluation will enable the sports centre to make an easy and fully informed decision on how to invest in renewables and reduce energy costs.
Land owners and farm estates have a lot to gain from impartial and independent advice and Clean Energy is pleased to join the CLA to provide services to its members. Impartiality and careful thought is the key to ensuring renewables are integrated into the countryside and that the financial and carbon saving benefits are realistic. With comprehensive experience in this area, Clean Energy looks forward to working with CLA members to ensure their renewable energy needs are met.
Contact us if you are a farm or estate and we will be pleased to help you.
A renewable technology evaluation considering a wind turbine and solar PV system has been completed on behalf of a West Norfolk farm. A 50 kW solar system and 11 kW wind turbine were evaluated in terms of suitability and financial viability with a return on investment identified of 8.8% for the solar PV and 10.9% for the turbine. The return on investment reflects the changes to the Feed in Tariff scheme which will come into effect from July and October respectively.
If you want to achieve an excellent return on investment, contact us to find out how more.
To ensureGreat Yarmouth Borough Councilprovide the best support, the Economic Development Unit and enterpriseGY team would like to know how your company is performing to ensure that we are better placed to support businesses in the Borough.
If you could take the time to complete the short questionnaire below it would be very helpful. All responses will be confidential and used only to measure the current business climate in the Borough, to improve the services that we offer and to identify gaps and opportunities.
The survey has now closed – thank you for all your responses. A short summary will be posted soon.
With the first quarter of 2012 behind us we look into how the insolvency market has performed based on the statistics recently released by corporate research specialists Hardman & Co.
Corporate Insolvency
The increase in corporate insolvencies for the first quarter of 2012 (512 more cases (+8.8%) than during the last quarter of 2011) was to be expected and reflects the normal seasonal upturn in the post Christmas period. However, the 6,316 new corporate insolvencies in the first quarter of 2012 was also a 4.2% increase on a year-on-year basis and follows three quarters in which numbers reduced quarter-on-quarter.
It is the fifth successive quarter that there has been an increase in corporate insolvencies on a year-on-year basis. However, the rate of growth has decreased in each of the last two quarters. The Insolvency Insights report released by Hardman & Co suggests this may be due to a “benign enforcement environment” which they believe may see the number of corporate insolvencies remain depressed.
Conclusion
It would seem that despite Britain’s slipping back into recession in the first quarter of this year, what Hardman & Co describe as a benign enforcement environment combined with low interest rates may enable many companies to survive in the near future, suppressing growth in the number of corporate insolvencies. However, the future is very uncertain and should interest rates increase or creditor support wain the industry could see a sharp rise in the number of corporate insolvencies.
We would urge the management of any company struggling to meet its liabilities to seek advice. The eventual failure of a business that has traded on in spite of insolvency can have repurcussions for the personal wealth and liberties of those involved in the management of them. Leathes Prior are non-appointment taking insolvency and restructuring specialists who offer advice to the management of struggling businesses with a view to protecting them against the pitfalls of trading in difficult circumstances.
At the invitation of Jess Asato, MP for Lowestoft, Co-Chair of the East of England All Party Parliamentary Group and member of the Education Select Committee, representatives from the Norfolk & Suffolk Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) went to Westminster yesterday to debate what the future direction of the skills landscape in Norfolk and Suffolk could look like, particularly in light of forthcoming devolution.
The Norfolk and Suffolk LSIP puts the employer at the heart of the local skills system and is delivered collaboratively by the Norfolk and Suffolk Chambers of Commerce. Joining them in Westminster to consider the current skills landscape and the future landscape, were business leaders, key stakeholders from colleges/providers and the public sector. Plus a range of cross-party MPs from both counties.
The group took the opportunity to review the current local skills landscape – its complexity, the potential for duplication, and the continued existence of skills gaps. They also took into account the large number of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) such a Sizewell C, National Highways schemes and Reservoirs, as well as Offshore Wind that all have the potential to displace regional skills talent and leave large future skills gaps in some sectors.
All agreed that there was an urgent need to continue to gain even more collaboration across all sectors and that, as a region, we needed to be able to clearly articulate the skills ask to all the mayoral candidates for the Mayoral Combined County Authority. Simplification and a clear direction of travel for the skills landscape would also help support employers understanding of the system and how to access it better.
Commenting on the discussions and the need to gain local political support, Dean Pierpoint, the Skills Director for the Norfolk & Suffolk LSIP, said: “The role of Suffolk and Norfolk Chambers and the LSIP is to develop and draft the next iteration of the LSIP for 2026/2029. We need to ensure that both our MPs and the Mayoral candidates are clear about the growth opportunities and the needs of our local skills system and we thank Jess Asato for bringing us all together in Westminster to debate a collaborative way forward.”
Also in attendance at the meeting was John Dugmore, Chief Executive of Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, commenting on the need to gain further support for the LSIP and the local skills landscape. He said: “Ensuring that our local skills system works effectively for both employers and learners is critical if Norfolk and Suffolk are to seize the opportunities ahead. This was a timely and proactive discussion, providing a valuable forum to engage with political leaders and share insights from businesses. As we move towards the next stage of the LSIP, we look forward to securing parliamentary support, shaping a clear future for skills across Norfolk and Suffolk.”
University of East Anglia: Doctorate in Education (EdD)
Application Deadline: 17 August 2012
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Monday 28th May 2012 – Isle of Man now within easy reach from your local airport.
Flybe’s franchise carrier Loganair and Norwich International Airport officially marked the inaugural flight to the Isle of Man on Saturday.
The flights will operate once a week on a Saturday during the summer 2012 season and will finish on 22nd September 2012. Flybe and its franchise partner Loganair will also offer a choice of convenient connections between Norwich and the Isle of Man on other days via Manchester to enable passengers to find flights to suit their travel plans.
This is East Anglia’s first non-stop service to the Isle of Man and is designed to offer an easy and convenient link for those holidaying, visiting Friends or relatives.
The flights have proven to be extremely popular and with flights on several dates throughout the summer fully booked the airline responded to this demand and extended the summer timetable earlier this year.
Andrew Bell, Chief Executive of Norwich International Airport, said “It is fantastic to be able to offer the Isle of Man for the first time from Norwich International and we are delighted that the destination is proving popular with both the local holidaymakers and business travelers of East Anglia.”
The grant of an injunction by the Irish High Court against a former Yoga Therapy franchisee serves as a stark reminder of the advantage of having professionally drafted post termination non compete restrictive covenants within a franchise agreement.
Yoga Therapy claimed that after terminating the franchise agreement (which contained non-compete provisions) in October 2011, its former franchisee, Ms Henkel Murphy, had been poaching its students by using confidential information which gave her an unfair competitive advantage which was damaging the franchisor’s business. The franchisor also claimed Ms Murphy was using source material belonging to the yoga centre to teach her students.
Under the terms of the court order, Ms Murphy is prohibited from operating yoga training courses in respect of students enrolled by her during the operation of the franchise agreement.
Leathes Prior Velo Club (LPVC) upped the ante this year with each rider completing the Norwich 100 Cycle in aid of the British Heart Foundation.
The route starts in the Close in Norwich and heads North out of the city to Reepham and then up to the coast at Morston before turning East onto the “Hills of Doom” running along the coast to Cromer. From there the cyclists continue round the coast to Horsey before turning Eastwards via Wroxham and back to Norwich.
LPVC’s Peloton Romeo (Mike Barlow, Aidan Tidnam and Ed Savory) blasted round in just under 6 hours with Peloton Juliet (Catherine Hepworth and Polly Langford) completing in 6 and a half hours.
The firm’s heroic triathlete, Paula Lawn (a Norwich 100 miler last year), opted for the Norwich 50 followed by an 8 mile run.
After the cycle Mike Barlow, the firm’s Managing Partner, commented: “I have fought some tough litigious battles in my time. The ride was harder but just as satisfying. The real difference is that I don’t tend to waddle out of court!”