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If you're curious about leading a Jane's Walk, The Calgary Foundation and The City of Calgary invite you to attend a "how-to" session. You will receive step-by-step instructions on how to bring your ideas and neighbourhood to life through a walking tour. You then may want to offer to design and lead a free walking tour as part of the 2015 Calgary Jane's Walk festival (May 1, 2, 3, 2015). But attending this workshop does not commit you to volunteering for the festival.
Jane's Walks can be done in any neighbourhood and on a variety of themes. For inspiration: Check out the 2014 program to see the range of walks volunteers offered in Calgary last year. Or watch the video that the Calgary Public Library produced from one their Jane's Walks last year.
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Whether E.L. James writes it or not, you better believe the sequel Fifty Shades Darker is coming. After just under a month in release, the erotic drama Fifty Shades of Grey has now passed the $500 million mile-marker at the worldwide box office. That's a pretty astounding feat for an R-rated film, let alone one that suffered poor reviews and steep drop offs at the domestic box office (the movie actually has some great stuff in it, I swear). No matter, director Sam Taylor-Johnson's adaptation of the self-published book is a bona fide hit, and Universal Pictures is likely in the celebrating mood.
So far, Fifty Shades is the highest grossing film of 2015 worldwide by a large margin, with The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water trailing behind with $237.3 million, Paddington sitting at $230 million, and Kingsman: The Secret Service standing at a respectable $212 million. The incredibly expensive Jupiter Ascending, meanwhile, has only earned $124.6 million worldwide.
But Fifty Shades should enjoy its reign while it lasts. Disney will unleash Cinderella on audiences next week in the wake of positively glowing reviews, and the following week will see the sci-fi sequel The Divergent Series: Insurgent opening around the globe. Whether those two stand a chance at surpassing $500 million is unknown (Cinderella probably does), but if they don't, April's Furious 7 certainly will. The previous installment in the franchise hit $788.6 million worldwide, and it's been on an upward trend for the past four movies in a row. And then of course we have Avengers: Age of Ultron coming on May 1st, and I'll eat my hat if that doesn't hit the $1 billion marker.
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It is positive as it enhances and strengthens the helpful and suitable behaviours—this gives more focus on the positive behaviours in dealing with challenging behaviours. PBS is likewise preventive as it proactively anticipates when things may go wrong and avoid it from happening.
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These components are divided into values, theory, and process.
- PBS is about improving the quality of life of the young individual and of those around him or her. It takes place within the context of inclusion and participation in roles valued by the community and society as a whole.
- PBS works through constructive practices which develop and build skills and not through aversive and restrictive practices.
- Practitioners work in partnership with the child or adolescent and those people who are important to him or her, such as family.
- There is an understanding that all behaviour is for a reason, thus challenging behaviour serves a function for the child or adolescent with special needs.
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- PBS is a data-driven approach, where decisions at every stage are based on facts and research.
- A formal assessment is made to create a clear plan of action.
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- PBS should ensure the child or adolescent is actively supported in the long term to maintain their quality of life.
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- Conducting a Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA) during the initial session, and delivery of an FBA report
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The PBS practitioner will conduct an initial assessment of the child's behaviour profile. An investigation of the child's challenging behaviours through data collection will be done and the information will be reviewed to know the function of the behaviours. The strengths and abilities, quality of life, and needs for support will also be assessed to help identify which services may be helpful in the child's situation.
The process of the Functional Behaviour Assessment includes:
- Interview with the Parents or Caregiver
- Observation of the Child
- Completion of assessment tools such as the Challenging Behaviour Attributions Scale (CHABA), Disability Distress Assessment Tool, and other instruments
- Review of reports provided by other professionals such as doctor, psychologist, school teacher, child care teacher, or other therapists.
The PBS practitioner will then create a Behaviour Support Plan (BPS) based on the initial assessment. The BPS will include:
- Setting event strategies and antecedent strategies
- Behaviour teaching strategies, i.e. replacement skills
- Consequence strategies, e.g. reinforcement
- Safety plan in case of emergency behaviour management
The behaviour strategies included in the plan will be employed during sessions with both the parent and the child. Should the child negatively respond with the presence of the parent, the practitioner will work with the child first, then eventually includes the parent in the sessions.
Timing of sessions whether bi-weekly or weekly will be dependent on different factors such as the severity and nature of the challenging behaviours, and the young person's age.
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Ministry of Education Singapore. (01 Nov 2018). Overview of Support for Children with Special Education Needs. Retrieved from https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/special-education/
The Statistics Portal. (Nov 2016). Number of Children with Disabilities Attending Mainstream
Secondary Schools in Singapore as of November 2016, by Gender. Retrieved from
Teng, Amelia. (05 Nov 2016). Schools a must for special needs children. Retrieved from https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/children-with-moderate-to-severe-special-needs-to-be-part-of-compulsory
Autism Spectrum Australia. (Dec 2015). What is Positive Behaviour Support? Retrieved from https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/sites/default/files/Aspect%20Practice%20What%20is%20Positive%20Behaviour%20Support.pdf
Autism Spectrum Australia. (Dec 2015). What is Challenging Behaviour? Retrieved from https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/sites/default/files/Aspect%20Practice%20What%20is%20Challenging%20Behaviour.pdf


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Phoebe, Prisca, Epaenetus, Andronicus, Ampliatus, Aristobulus, Narcissus, Tryphaena…
Those are just some of the names Paul mentions in Romans 16 as he closes his letter to the Christians in Rome (Don't worry – I can't pronounce most of them either).
I love this list of seemingly random, hard-to-pronounce names because it reminds me that Paul, probably the best known and most influential Christian of all time, needed a team. He wouldn't have had nearly the same reach, influence, or impact, on his own. He needed a cast and crew.
If Paul didn't do ministry alone, we can't either. The Church is most effective when we function well as a body, contributing our gifts, time, and talents.
For those of us in a leadership role: let's take our cues from Paul. Go out of your way to acknowledge and honor those who are faithfully serving and advancing the mission. Paul's ability to list their names and their roles on the team is a great example. It communicates that he cares about the ministry, his team, and what they're doing.For those in the cast and crew: take your cues from Paul's team. Your role – no matter how small or seemingly insignificant – is indispensable to work of the ministry and furtherance of the Gospel. Keep going!
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Dear Canada Post and Pharmaprix,
Let me begin by pointing out that I am a strong proponent of Canada Post. When all about are calling to dismantle the service I steadfastly disagree. However.
Recently I ordered some items to be delivered by Canada Post to my apartment. I was able to track the package very well and was pleased with the promptness of the delivery. Unfortunately I was not at home to receive the package, but as I expected there was a card telling me when and where to go to pick up my item. Very nicely done indeed.
I checked and double checked the pickup location as I live equidistant from two such outlets and have in the past made the mistake of going to the wrong one. Having ensured that I was headed in the right direction off I went. The missed delivery card clearly indicated that my package would be available for pick up the next day after 1:00 pm. But I knew from experience that sometimes you can actually get the item late on the day the delivery was attempted, so as I was going to be close to the postal outlet anyway I thought I would take a chance.
The post office where I was instructed to get my package is located in a Pharmaprix store, a national retail chain called Shoppers Drug Mart in the rest of Canada, in a local shopping mall. I made my way to the back where Canada Post is located and I waited in line. After ten minutes or so it was my turn and I went up to the lady, presented her with my missed delivery card, explained that I knew I was early but just took a chance. She pointed to a pile of packages strewn on the floor and told me it was in there but had not yet been processed. No problem, I went home, I was early anyway.
The next day I returned at approximately 2:45 pm and stood in line again. After several customers I took my place at the counter with my missed delivery card and ID in hand only to be shown yet again the pile on the floor and be told once more that the package had yet to be processed. Good-natured and patient fellow that I am I said I would come back later. They assured me it had not vanished and even gave me a telephone number to call to see if the package was available.
Around 5:00 pm I did in fact return and once more stood in line and repeated the process. This time it was … well… the very same response. My package had still not been processed, and was somewhere on the floor. I pointed out that it was now my third attempt to pick up my package and was told to bear in mind that it is Christmas. I informed the clerk that it was in fact December 1st and that things would only be getting busier as the month wore on.
On Saturday, three days after the delivery attempt, I returned to the Canada Post outlet in Pharmaprix with my missed delivery card. There were about a dozen people waiting in line and one person working. That one person was frantically sifting through the large pile of packages on the floor looking for a customer's item.
When I finally got to the counter and presented my card yet again the employee confirmed that it had been processed. Hallelujah! She went into the back and returned empty handed, unable to locate my item. I gave her an idea of size and shape and, with the postal gods looking down on us she was able to find and give me my package. I mentioned to her that she was very patient and that her colleagues had not bothered to look through the infamous pile, opting instead to tell people to come back later.
I don't know who is responsible for these outlets in stores; whether the workers are Canada Post employees or Pharmaprix, but there needs to be some serious attention paid if the promised service is to be delivered. The counter was understaffed on all my visits, causing a line to form unnecessarily. If the postal service really wants to 'deliver the Internet', they need to have a long talk with Pharmaprix.


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Local officials are asked to help on health care push
WASHINGTON — The White House is recruiting mayors, county commissioners and other local officials to promote and carry out President Barack Obama's health care law in states like Texas and Florida where governors are hostile to it.
The effort comes as the administration intensifies its campaign to publicize new health insurance options and to persuade consumers, especially healthy young people, to sign up for coverage when open enrollment starts Oct. 1.
To bring people into the insurance market, the White House is using techniques it used to mobilize voters during Obama's re-election campaign, with a particular focus on Hispanics, who are much more likely than other Americans to be uninsured. About 7 in 10 Hispanic voters nationally and 6 in 10 in Florida voted for Obama last year, according to exit polls by Edison Research.
White House officials say the law will provide 10 million uninsured Hispanics an opportunity to get affordable insurance. They account for 40 percent of the 25 million uninsured Americans expected to gain coverage in the next three years.
Texas and Florida refused to set up regulated marketplaces, known as exchanges, for the sale of subsidized insurance, leaving the task to the federal government. And they have refused to expand Medicaid to provide insurance for low-income people who do not already qualify.
Florida led legal challenges to the law, which was eventually upheld by the Supreme Court. Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, a Republican, said that expanding Medicaid would be like "adding a thousand people to the Titanic."
But many local officials said they would help people take advantage of the law.
The chief executive of Dallas County, Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins, a Democrat, said: "The exchange is a tremendous opportunity to reduce the number of uninsured. It's important that we move aggressively, as soon as possible, to get information to our citizens in a format they can use."
The White House said the administration had no choice but to bypass the governor's office in states where Republican governors were balking. "Mayors are very, very involved," a White House official said. "State legislators are very, very involved."
Susan Hepworth, a spokeswoman for the Republican Party of Florida, said: "It's no surprise that the Obama administration is launching a public-relations campaign to pump up their base about the implementation of Obamacare. It's so incredibly unpopular that no amount of town halls or forums will stop the bleeding. This is their attempt at triage."


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Earlier this week a video appeared on the Internet that demonstrates the existence of a vulnerability in iOS 9.3.1 (and of course all previous iOS 9 versions) that allows unauthorized users to access your pictures and contacts on a locked iPhone, without knowing or being forced to enter any code. The vulnerability was discovered by Jose Rodrigues, who found something similar last year.
The procedure begins by accessing Siri on a locked iPhone, but unlike other methods, this is relatively simple. Basically, you ask Siri to look for email addresses on Twitter. Once found, using the 3D Touch will open a quick menu where you can create a new contact or change an existing one. Therefore you gain access to agenda. If the Contacts app ever received permission to access photos on that iPhone, just choose an existing contact and select "change picture", you can access the entire photo library without much effort.
Therefore, if you are an iPhone user and want to avoid such a situation, don't allow Siri and Contacts to access the Pictures. Also, as an additional safety measure, you can set that Siri can not be activated if the iPhone is locked. Just check the phones Privacy and Touch ID and Passcode settings and make the necessary adjustments.
The vulnerability affects only iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, terminals equipped with 3D Touch, feature only available on them. Also, the phone must have an active Twitter account and Touch ID enabled, and if the fingerprint scan failed 5 times, so the access code becomes mandatory, then the operation fails.
One of the easiest solutions would be disabling Siri from Settings – Privacy – Twitter and/or in Settings – Privacy – Photos.
Apple has not commented about the existence of such error, but definitely will address and fix it.
iOS 9.3.1 is available for only one week to the public and is the first major update after the release of iOS 9, 9.3 at the end of March. The purpose of this update was to fix an error that led to the sudden closure of certain applications that try accessing some links.


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Federal officials caught in 'snarky' exchange with public over coal mine...
Clearly U.S. Forest Service (USFS) officials and opponents of coal mine expansion in western Colorado won't be exchanging Christmas cards this holiday season. Instead, shovelfuls of coal and snark to spare will be dumped in their respective stockings.
Coal mine methane capture plan sparks cautious praise, feasibility questions
Plans by a Denver-based company to capture and convert to energy methane gas spewing from a coal mine in western Colorado came as a surprise to environmentalists who have been urging such action for years and won praise from at least one potential customer, the Aspen Skiing Company. Holy Cross Energy, a Glenwood Springs-based electric co-op stretching from Aspen to Vail, is working with Denver-based Vessels Coal Gas to recover coal mine methane at Oxbow Mining's Sanborn Creek Mine in Gunnison County, according to the Vessels website.


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Mark E. Artz '10 passes the ball during MIT's game against Brown University on Sept. 25. The Engineers lost 15-7.
Kelly E. Schulte '12 spikes the ball during the women's volleyball team's 3-0 win over Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Tuesday evening in Rockwell Cage.
Daniel E. Klenk '09 swam the 200 yard butterfly at the MIT Invitational this past Saturday. The men's team came in first out of seven teams, and the women's team finished third.
Christian W. Therkelsen '11 gains control of the ball during Wednesday's men's soccer game versus Brandeis. The Engineers won 5-0.
Captain Jennifer A. Chao '09 swims the 200-yard butterfly for the Engineers during the meet on Sunday Jan. 18 versus NEWMAC rivals Coast Guard Academy and Springfield College. Chao took first place in both the 100-meter and 200-meter butterfly. The men's team topped both Coast Guard (179-117) and Springfield (197.5-100.5) while the women's team was split, winning against Coast Guard (199-100) but falling to Springfield (143-157).
Captain Jennifer A. Chao '09 swims the 200-yard butterfly for the Engineers during the meet on January 18, 2009 versus NEWMAC rivals Coast Guard Academy and Springfield College. Chao took first place in both the 100-meter and 200-meter butterfly.
Grad Ring Committee chair Shahriar R. Khushrushahi G describes elements of the new Grad Rat to an audience of graduate students. The design was unveiled Wednesday evening in Walker Memorial.
Marin Soljacic '96, assistant professor in the Department of Physics, is one of two MIT faculty members to receive a 2008 MacArthur Fellowship, or "genius grant." Soljaic discovered a method to wirelessly transmit 60 watts of power over 2 meters using strongly coupled magnetic resonance. His work holds important implications for understanding optical physics and the development of devices such as wireless transmitters.
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A PRETTY teenager is scarred for life after her bitter former boyfriend attacked her with a pint glass.
Jade McKenzie, 19, had been in a relationship with Joe Cairns but split from him after he had been involved in a serious motorbike smash.
Following the crash, Jade said Cairns became controlling and the pair split in April this year.
But when Cairns saw his ex dancing with other men in Bubbles nightclub in Ashington, he saw red and thrust a pint glass towards her to try to swill her with beer but the glass hit her in the face.
Jade needed 14 stitches in her lip and chin, had to have plastic surgery and has been left with a permanent scar on her face.
Today, as Cairns was spared prison on a suspended jail term, the victim told of the effect the attack had on her.
From her home in Ashington, Northumberland, she said: "I can't believe he did that. I have to live with the scar on my chin, I have to cover it up with make-up. I'm really conscious of it now. The glass went through my skin.
"I helped him through his bike accident but then I got betrayed. I stayed with him through all of that. He was controlling but I just put it down to the way he was feeling after the accident, but it got to the point where I'd had enough and I realised it was just the way he was. I had put up with enough, he deserves everything he gets."
Newcastle Crown Court heard Cairns had been involved in a serious motorbike accident, which had a significant effect on him. Jade claimed his behaviour towards her changed and she ended the relationship.
While on the night out on Front Street, Ashington, earlier this year, the former couple encountered each other and began arguing.
Later that night they both ended up at Bubbles Bar in the town and trouble flared again.
Jade, who works for Creating Careers, at Quorum Business Park, Longbenton, said: "He just started following me all night – we were split up but he kept following me from bar to bar. I was just trying to get out of his way. He came into Bubbles and he just started shouting at me. I just told him where to go and the next thing I know he hit me in the face with the glass.
"I just remember people cleaning me up after that. The bouncers just took me outside and I phoned the police. I didn't expect him to do that. I was just so shocked.
"I didn't feel it at the time, I just didn't know what had happened. I think I must have blacked out. I must have been in a massive daze when it happened."
Emma Dowling, prosecuting, said: "She had to have plastic surgery and the injury has left a permanent mark on her face. She is self conscious about it and puts make-up on to try to cover it up as best as she can."
Cairns, 22, formerly of Park House, Ashington, and now living in Chester-le-Street, admitted unlawful wounding. He was given a nine-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, with supervision and a two-year restraining order aimed at keeping him away from the victim.


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PNCH still not able to hold a penny today, however it did recover about 90% of yesterday's loss. Many investors find the delay in the release of the 10-K disturbing, and given that it has not been released going into the weekend, and the shareholder meeting, speculation is running rampant. Many cite frustration at the CEO for the failed promises regarding the K release date, and are getting nervous thinking something is just not right here.
We stand by our 4/8 post here in thinking the results will be released AT the meeting. We won't go so far as to say Steve planned it this way, however we have to admit, the timing suggests such. Of course we could be wrong, and the report will be released on Monday, however that just makes no sense. Its just crazy to think Steve will stand up there at the shareholder meeting and say something to the effect of… the K is great and you can read all about it on Monday. There are those that say he can't release it at the meeting, but we think he could if he wanted to. Given that the originally scheduled meeting was scheduled as a "shareholder" meeting, but later changed to a "public" meeting, we believe the public announcement of the meeting being "public", and the ability of the public to attend… the event meets the standards of being public in order to release company information. And even if he wanted to eliminate any improprieties regarding the release, he could hit the send button on the filing minutes before the meeting.
Regardless of the release date of the 10-K… we still have concerns that the run-up to the release was in fact, non-existent. See last night's post here for details.
However, and in spite of the above, we also believe that long-term, PNCH has great potential. PNCH has real product, and is moving quickly in building the business. Revenues will follow… and the PPS will follow also.
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A $1 billion Chinese blockchain fund launched in April has denied a report that local government will pull out its originally planned funding support following a recently leaked recording involving a former partner of the fund.
A news report from China Business Journal on Thursday said the Hangzhou city government has required Xiong'An (or Grandshores) Blockchain Fund to stop promoting itself by using the name as a government-backed fund.
The report said the local government has decided it will not pour in new capital anymore, making a notable withdrawal from the original plan made in April where the government agreed to back 30 percent of the fund. So far the government has allocated 30 million yuan (or around $4 million) for the project, the report said.
Citing an anonymous source close to Li Xiaolai, a well-known Chinese crypto investor and a former managing partner of the fund, the report indicated the government's decision came after a recording of Li's private meeting was leaked early this month which brought negative impact on the company and the government…
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- Miss Jennie Crackles (business studies and ICT teacher) returned from maternity leave on 9th May 2016.
- Dr Mark Smith (science teacher) will be leaving the school at the end of August 2016, in order to take his career in a new direction.
- Miss Rebecca Newman (science teacher) has tendered her resignation with effect from 31st August 2016, in order to take up the offer of undertaking a fully funded PhD. The PhD is a network PhD run by York, Sheffield and Leeds Universities. It is working in partnership with the CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) programme. She will also have a desk at Nairobi University. The project is funded by White Rose (ERSC). The research itself takes place in the Taita Hills, Eastern Arc Mountains Kenya. It would be great to see if there is any way in which her work could link in with that of the school.
- Mr Christopher Johnson (mathematics teacher) has secured a new teaching position at South Holderness Technology College.
- Mrs Cadence Knights (HLTA for mathematics) will not be returning from maternity leave, following the birth of her third child. Her husband has secured a new position in Norfolk and the whole family will be relocating at the end of June 2016.
- Miss Rebecca Brigg will be taking maternity leave from the end of July 2016 until Easter 2017. Mrs Jenny Mackey, Assistant Curriculum Area Leader, (ACAL for science) will temporarily take over the leadership of The Science Faculty and Mrs Sophie Bell and Mr Andrew Milson additionally become the Acting ACALs for science.
- Miss Jenna Strain (PE teacher) has been offered the opportunity to undertake a sabbatical year at the English School in Dubai. I have agreed to a twelve-month sabbatical. Miss Lucy Holt will, therefore, stay with us for another twelve months.
- The Board of Governors have decided that in line with the school's September re-branding and redefinition of responsibilities, members of the leadership team will be known, from that time, by the titles of Principal; Vice Principal; Assistant Principal; Deputy Assistant Principal and Associate Assistant Principal. The team and their titles will, therefore, be as follows:
Mr Paul Eckersley Vice Principals
Mrs Joanne Carter-Mills; Mr Stuart Lewis & Mrs Amanda Lumb
Assistant Principals
Mr Carl Cousins & Mr Matthew Sinclair
Deputy Assistant Principals
Miss Vicki Gorton; Miss Gail Smith & Mrs Caroline Young
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Miss Samantha Johnson
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Mrs Samantha Sheard
- From September 2016 Mrs Elizabeth Roberts (Head of Year 9, from September 2016 and CAL for drama) will be going part-time and reducing her hours to 0.84FTE.
- Mrs Henna Iqbal (history teacher) will be taking maternity leave from 24th September 2016 until May 2017. Miss Sarah McCabe has been appointed as her temporary replacement.
- Mr Josh Lewis and Miss Jo Tattersall have been appointed as full-time permanent teachers of science, together with Mrs Lola Brackenbury, as a 0.6FTE temporary teacher of science, for two terms in the first instance, to cover Miss Rebecca Brigg's maternity leave.
- We have appointed a new ICT Technician, Mr Chris Daniel as a replacement for Mr Tom Harland, who will be taking over from Mr Malcolm Hemingway (ICT Manager) when he retires in August 2016.
- Mrs Caroline Young will be the new SENDL to replace Mrs Susan Caddy who retires fully in August 2016. Mrs Young will sit on the school's SLT as a Deputy Assistant Principal. Mrs Helen Fenton, teacher for SEND, will also retire at the same time.
- Miss Elizabeth Crawford will be taking on the newly created post of Assistant SENDL.
- We have appointed three additional Acting Teaching & Learning Coaches, Mr Will Khambatta (English teacher); Miss Rebecca McClintock (D&T teacher) and Mrs Helen Metcalfe (KS3 English Progress Co-ordinator to join the T&L team, together with Miss Katie Levitt as part of her role as the Co-ordinator for More-Able Students, until December 2017 in the first instance.
- We have appointed two new full-time permanent mathematics teachers, Miss Charlotte Cole and Mr Terry Katebe. They will take up their posts on 1st September 2016.
- We have decided, given the importance attached to the subjects that make up the 'E. Bacc. measure' to re-design the composition of the faculties, together with re-naming them in line with these changes. We will be establishing an E. Bacc. Faculty that will contain the following subjects:geography, history, MFL, RE and sociology. Mrs Sarah Wardell, in addition to her duties as the Assistant AIM Co-ordinator, will take on the role of Head of Faculty for one year in the first instance.
The Faculty of Pure and Physical Sciences will still contain computer science, but be renamed The Science Faculty.
The Global Languages Faculty will be renamed The Mathematics, Business & Enterprise Faculty.
The English and Social Sciences Faculty will now only additionally contain media studies so will be renamed The English & Media Studies Faculty.
The Performance and Creative Arts Faculty will be unchanged.
- Mr Simeon Birchall (science teacher) has been appointed as the Acting Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Co-ordinator until August 2017 in the first instance.
- Miss Laura Cant currently the CAL for music will be returning from maternity leave on 21st July 2016. On her return she will be stepping down from her curriculum area leader's role and Mr Lanzillotti will become the permanent CAL for music; a role he has been undertaking in a temporary capacity during Miss Cant's absence.
- Miss Zoe Martin has been appointed as a temporary teacher of English to cover the remainder of Mrs Rowena Pickering's maternity leave.
- Mr James Dyke (English teacher) has been appointed as the Acting Ensuring Progress at KS4 Co-ordinator in Mrs Rowena Pickering's absence.
- Emma Elgie (PSTM) has be deployed on a temporary full-time basis until the end of term within the behaviour and safeguarding team to support the work of Miss Jane Holman (School Social Worker) with regard to helping and counselling students engaging in risk taking behaviours. The situation will be reviewed in September with a view to retaining the hours and the deployment.
- Mrs Lisa Cawkwell (ASSM) who was seconded to the Personal Support Mentoring Team will return to her ASSM from 1st September 2016 unless Mr Gill's (PSTM) return to work, following a major operation is delayed beyond that date. Mrs Monika Thornton will continue as an additional ASSM on a permanent basis.
- We have reorganised the lower school curriculum and there is now no longer a need for a designated TLR for the role of Personalised Block Co-ordinator. The current post holder is Miss Katie Levitt and given that Miss Gail Smith is no longer in a position to discharge her defined responsibilities in respect of the more-able, we have asked her to take on the sole co-ordination of more-able students.
- The leadership and management within mathematics is changing slightly in so far as designated members of staff, in addition to other responsibilities within the faculty, will be taking on the remit for particular year groups and the progress that individuals are making in mathematics. The allocated year groups are as follows:
Mr Spence Year 7
Mrs Thacker Year 8
Miss Walmsley Year 10Mr Jones Years 9 & 11
- Miss Sarah Carmichael (temporary GSSM) has been appointed permanently to the position of GSSM as the replacement for Mrs Iryna Durham.
- Mrs Caroline Coates who is leaving to take up a TAs post at Manor C of E Academy in York.
- We have advertised for a replacement GSSM for Mrs Claire Dugher (GSSM) who is leaving to undertake a PGCE at Leeds Trinity University and St Wilfred's Secondary School, together with an additional GSSM to support the late arrival of a student who is in receipt of an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP).
- We are currently reviewing the support afforded to Pupil Premium (PP) students and I will communicate any changes in due course.
- Miss Rebbecca McClintock (D&T teacher) Miss Laura Cant (music teacher) are both getting married this summer and their respective married names will be Cooper and Stephenson.
I am sure you will wish to join me in thanking all those staff who are leaving for all that they have done for both the students and the school, but a special mention must go to Mr Hemingway, Mrs Caddy and Mrs Fenton.
In addition, I know you will want to wish all our new staff the very best of luck in their new posts.
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Donald Pollock, professor of communications emeritus, told the stories of significant life events that led him to his position at the University of La Verne in 1991, where he would spend the next 28 years of his life, and shared the lessons he learned along the way at his final lecture Tuesday in the Executive […]
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Communications students take home media awards
University of La Verne students and recent graduates earned several honors from the Hometown Media Awards in August, and the San Bernardino Valley College Film Festival in May.
Film festival features flicks of 909
The lights in the Benson Auditorium dimmed, and the audience silenced in anticipation. Sixteen short but brilliant films were about to play, representing the talented local filmmakers at this year's 909 Film Festival last Friday night.
Student films inform, inspire
To showcase the skill and creativity of University students, the Cultural Arts Society of La Verne collaborated with professors to put together the 2013 ULV Student Film Festival last Thursday.
Stüssy brings in customers
Stüssy clothing was brought to the University of La Verne Dec. 1 in the West Dining Room as an outlet sale to raise funds for the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
Esteemed professor and dean Donald Clague dies
Dr. William Donald Clague, esteemed professor and administrator at the University of La Verne, has died of natural causes. He was 90.
Seminar teaches acting techniques
Screaming, weeping and laughter could be heard echoing from the Jane Dibbell Cabaret as students attempted to submerge themselves in the meaning of sad and silly.
'Blood Wedding' evokes passions
The theater arts department debuted Federico Garcia Lorca's challenging play "Bodas de Sangre," or "Blood Wedding," last weekend, and the production was explosive.
Spanish classic 'Blood Wedding' to come to ULV
The Spanish tragedy "Blood Wedding," will be brought to life in the Dailey Theater at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, as well as Nov 12-14.


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LETTER | The impending imprisonment of two individuals under repressive and draconian legislation is signalling a deep concern for the freedom of expression and assembly in Malaysia.
The Sedition Act 1948 has been used to stifle the rights of religious figure Wan Ji Wan Hussin, while activist and cartoonist Fahmi Reza has been again found guilty under the draconian Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
"Despite repeated calls to both the old and new government to repeal or amend repressive legislation, we are seeing individuals fall victim to these laws, indicating that the fight to enlarge the space to exercise one's freedoms is far from over," said Amnesty International Malaysia executive director Shamini Darshni Kaliemuthu.
The Shah Alam High Court today rejected Wan Ji Wan Hussin's appeal against his conviction under the Sedition Act for making seditious remarks against the Selangor sultan in Facebook posts in 2012.
"The restrictions on the right to freedom of expression imposed in the Sedition Act are phrased in an excessively broad and vague manner, potentially resulting in both an overreach of the law and potential for abusive application of the law.
The law should have been abolished by now, as per Pakatan Harapan's manifesto," Shamini said, adding that the government should move to abolish the law immediately.
Last Friday, the Court of Appeal decided to uphold Fahmi Reza's conviction under the Communications and Multimedia Act for uploading a clown-face caricature of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak on his social media account.
"Satire is not a crime. Fahmi, like Wan Ji, should not have been charged in the first place under the BN government. Now that Fahmi's conviction has been upheld, we see that opportunity for expressing dissenting views is still not fully realised." Shamini said.
Article 19 of the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) states that everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice.
Amnesty International Malaysia is also concerned with the possible questioning of Umno leader Lokman Noor Adam under the Peaceful Assembly Act.
"According to the UN Human Rights Committee, a requirement to notify the police of an intended demonstration in a public place six hours before its commencement may be compatible with the permitted limitations laid down in Article 21 of the ICCPR," Shamini said.
The role of the police should be to facilitate an assembly, and to ensure order and provide protection for the rally participants.
Questioning Lokman for not providing a notice to the police clashes with his right to organise an assembly. While we may not agree with reasons for a public assembly is called, Amnesty International Malaysia will always support the freedom of individuals to assemble and express their opinions.
Article 21 of the ICCPR states that the right of peaceful assembly shall be recognised.
No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those imposed in conformity with the law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, public order, the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
"The Sedition Act, Section 233 of CMA as well as the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 have historically been used to stifle dissent, particularly given the laws' broad scope, vague definitions of offences, and harsh penalties.
"Harapan has promised to abolish or amend these laws in their election manifesto and thus far, there has been a lack of attempt to do so. Those in power must move swiftly to correct the injustices of the past."
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VCI report on the business situation of the industry in Q1 2019
Weak dynamics in German chemical business
Production increase by 0.5 percent over the previous quarter ++ Drop in chemical prices by 0.3 percent ++ Decline in the industry's sales by 1.1 percent ++ Outlook: 2019 will be a difficult year for the chemical. industry.
The German chemical-pharmaceutical industry started the year 2019 in a difficult economic environment with weak growth – according to the most recent quarterly report published by the German chemical industry association VCI. Production in Germany's third largest industry increased slightly in the first three months of this year, compared with the 4th quarter 2018. Plant capacity utilisation improved minimally too, while there was a drop in chemical prices. Consequently, sales did not keep up with the previous quarter. The demand for chemicals was low in Germany, because customer industries cut back production. With stagnant global industrial output, the picture abroad was similar for the industry. This phenomenon also made itself felt in Europe, the industry's most important foreign market.
VCI President Hans Van Bylen on the situation of the chemical-pharmaceutical industry: "At the beginning of the present year, our industry developed somewhat better than in the previous quarter. All the same, we keep expecting a difficult year for the chemical industry."
The VCI maintains its forecast for 2019 of a drop in chemical production by 3.5 percent. Producer prices should rise by 1 percent in the course of the year. The industry's sales are projected to decline by 2.5 percent to 197.9 billion euros.
In the 1st quarter 2019, chemical production increased by 0.5 percent against the previous quarter and was 6 percent lower than one year earlier. Excluding the pharmaceutical sector, the industry's production was 2.5 percent down on the previous year. Plant capacity utilisation went up to 84.1 percent from January to March 2019.
Producer prices
In the period under review, prices of chemical-pharmaceutical products fell by 0.3 percent against the previous quarter but were still 1.6 percent higher than one year ago.
In the 1st quarter 2019, the industry's sales dropped slightly against the previous quarter, i.e. by 1.1 percent to 48.3 billion euros. Thus, they fell 3.8 percent short of the relevant level 2018. With a decline by 2.6 percent, domestic business was clearly weaker than foreign sales. The latter went down by 0.2 percent.
From January to March 2019, employment in the chemical-pharmaceutical industry was constant, compared with the previous year. At present, the companies have 462,500 staff.
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The full version of the VCI's latest quarterly report (VCI-Quartalsbericht 1/2019, in German language) is available in the download section at the top of this page. Additonal material there: Executive summary of the report in English language, table with the final key figures for the overall year 2018 and VCI forecast for 2019as well as the two main charts of the report as jpg files in high resolution (indicators for 1st quarter 2019; development of chemical production excluding pharma 2015 to 2019).
Contact: VCI Press Dept., Phone: +49 69 2556-1496, E-Mail:
The VCI represents the politico-economic interests of around 1,700 German chemical companies and German subsidiaries of foreign businesses. For this purpose, the VCI is in contact with politicians, public authorities, other industries, science and media. In 2019 the German chemical industry realised sales of over 198 billion euros and employed around 464,000 staff.
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TORONTO – November 15, 2017 – BDO IT Solutions, an award-winning Microsoft Dynamics Gold Certified Partner specializing in industry-specific technology, advisory and implementation services, today announced a new strategic alliance with NeoSystems to deliver safety and compliance solutions. This union leverages NeoSystems' QHSE (Quality Health Safety Environment) solution, ITRAK, with BDO's deep energy and natural resource expertise and customer base.
NeoSystems' ITRAK provides a world-class solution that leverages customers' investments in Microsoft technologies such as Azure, Dynamics 365 and Power BI, with industry best practices in safety and compliance. ITRAK includes an advanced suite of QHSE/EHS controls that can be configured to specific needs to mitigate operational risk, stay safe, efficient and compliant, in the face of increasingly strict regulations.
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The partnership between BDO and NeoSystems unites two prolific and respected solution providers of Microsoft's technology suite in the energy and natural resources industry space.
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BBNaija's Khloe Also Attempts To Break The Internet in a Bikini Photoshoot or Victoria Secret angel maybe?
Big Brother Naija season 3 housemate, Khloe has shared photos from a bikini photoshoot on her social media.
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In the photos, Khloe is clad in a black bikini, a pair of wings and thigh high boots. She captioned one of the photos thus,
I used to draw an angel when I was young
Imagining that she was flying so high
A little girl with wings same as hers
Following the angel everywhere
The little girl keeps on flying
Quickly, eagerly, ambitiously
A strong wind strikes the girl
Causing her to nearly fell
She looked where the angel was
She sees nothing but dust
From dust is a shadow of a bird
A sweet soft voice speaks in her head
Don't cry, just keep on trying,
Fly high, soar high, don't stop on dreaming.
The girl got the urge flying back to the sky
The angel flew with her with pleasing smile
As I look closely on my drawing
I was the little girl, wandering
Infront was the graceful angel telling me not to stop flying
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Bird and Denis Island are coral cays surrounded by white sand beaches. From the closed lagoons, on the eastern side of the islands, to the shallow sea grass and coral areas, on their western side, Bird and Denis offers a wide variety of marine environments. Their waters are home to outstanding marine life: hawksbill sea turtles resting under the surface, inoffensive juvenile blacktip reef sharks sneaking out the rocks, spotted eagle rays darting above the seagrass, sea anemones hosting couples of skunk clownfish, and a wide variety of other species (angelfish, triggerfish, butterflyfish…).
Bird Island and Denis Island, like the other islands of the granitic bank of the Seychelles, enjoy a tropical climate and pleasant temperatures all the year round. Unlike other groups of islands in the Seychelles (Aldabra or the Farquhar islands), they are not in the path of cyclones.
Snorkeling is possible all year round, with average water temperatures of 82°F/28°C. From October to March, rains are more frequent (with a peak in January), the temperatures are highest (+/-86°F/30°C) and there is most humidity. From April to September there is a cooler and dryer period, but it is also windier (+/-75°F/24°C). As the wind has a certain amount of importance in snorkeling, you should remember that the prevailing wind is north-westerly from October to March and south-easterly from April to September. The inter-seasons (March to May and September to November) are the best periods for snorkeling.
More than 220 spots have already been published on Snorkeling Report, but there are still many spots to be added! You too can contribute to populate the map by sharing your favorite snorkeling spots around the world. The more snorkelers will contribute, the easier it will be for you, and other snorkelers, to find sites and enjoy the underwater world!
Frequently sighted around Bird and Denis Islands
Commonly seen on all spots
Regular sightings in Denis Island, even in the shallow areas
At Denis Island; rare elsewhere in the Seychelles
On all spots
Reef and lagoon with turtles, rays and sharks
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Tackling Low-Value Care Will Take a Group Effort
March 19, 2019
Paying for treatments that don't offer real value for patients is a pervasive problem in the United States, with as much as $340 billion being spent on this low-value, or unnecessary care alone. Eliminating low-value care and its costs to our health care system has taken on even greater importance with health care spending reaching nearly 18% of GDP.
During a briefing with partners of the Going Below The Surface Forum, three leaders in the effort to reduce low-value care in the United States explained why this has been such a tough challenge to tackle.
Daniel Wolfson, Executive VP and COO, ABIM Foundation, heads Choosing Wisely, a national effort that helped to kick off the conversation about low-value care more than 7 years ago. Choosing Wisely works with organizations representing medical specialists, particularly those that develop clinical guidelines, as a way to better target low-value care yet ensure that quality, safety, and doing no harm are top of mind. To date, Choosing Wisely and its partner organizations have developed more than 550 recommendations, but it's hard to change "how physicians have been wired," said Wolfson.
Choosing Wisely has had success at the state level, where they have seen the most progress, Wolfson noted. A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Director, University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, concurred, pointing to work that he and colleagues had undertaken in Virginia. Their analysis of the Virginia All-Payer Claims Database revealed more than $586 million in unnecessary costs associated with 44 types of low-value care that included labs, medications, imaging exams, diagnostic procedures and other treatments. Fendrick is working with other states, including Washington State, to similarly identify wasteful services and reduce spending.
Some of the services identified as wasteful are based on Choosing Wisely's recommendations, as well as on efforts led by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which examines preventive treatments based on data and clinical evidence. USPSTF rates preventive treatments from A to D, with D ratings reserved for treatments that are considered low-value or unnecessary and should not be utilized or reimbursed under Medicare. An important caveat, Fendrick said, is that many of the USPSTF recommendations are based on clinical nuance. That means for certain patients, tests or treatments are useful and/or beneficial to their care.
"I'm always asked what my three favorite high-value care and low-value care examples are," said Fendrick. "For low value, they are colonoscopy, coronary stents and back surgery. For high value, they are colonoscopy, coronary stents and back surgery. Clinical nuance matters."
Eve A. Kerr, MD, MPH, Director, Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, agreed. At her organization, she has been leading efforts to assess the opportunities to reduce low-value care, focusing on treatments or interventions that are "never do, never repeat, repeat infrequently, or rarely do." She said the challenge is to target the root causes of low-value care, and to always evaluate whether those efforts are working or have unintended consequences. Encouraging collaboration among health care colleagues also is vital in these efforts, Kerr said.
The GBTS Forum intends to make an impact by helping to call further attention to low-value care and building on Wolfson, Fendrick and Kerr's efforts. Forum members plan to examine concrete actions that the health care sector could take to reduce this type of wasteful spending. They recognize that it will take many organizations, working together, to make a real difference, but they are excited about taking these next steps.


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A reigning theme in my life for the past almost-five months has been success and its sometimes elusive meaning. The irony that my last blog post was about resolutions, goals, and the value of little moments does not escape me.
If you had asked me when I was sixteen, I might have told you that I planned on having a doctorate degree by the time I hit thirty. I expected I would eventually have an office with my name on the door. I expected to wear power suits, drive a ridiculous car, and kick life squarely in the ass. I was a mess on the inside but – by golly! – when I got the hell out of my shithole town, everything was going to be different. My classmates expected me to succeed, my teachers expected me to succeed, and most of all, I expected myself to succeed.
Obviously my definition of success was pretty superficial. I had no idea what it meant to be successful on the inside. While I'm aware of this now, sometimes I still hold myself up against the old superficial standard.
I am turning thirty in September. This imminent milestone has caused me no small amount of panic and self reflection. I think it is an understatement to say that my twenties did not go as planned. It's unfair, however, to say that my twenties were a waste. Every blunder – every moment of unimaginable pain – lead me to freedom. Every time I said "I've had enough", I was really saying "I AM enough". Leaving my twenties, I have a clear sense of who I am as a person. I also have a loving and happy marriage. These two things, in and of themselves, make my twenties immeasurably valuable.
All of that being said, I must also acknowledge that knowing yourself can be a double edged sword. I have learned what I DO want and who I really am…but I have also realized how much time, energy, and money I have wasted on a career path I definitely DON'T want. I'm not going to lie…it stings. But sitting around beating myself up is unproductive. I must revert to looking for the positive. The bright side is that all the wasted tuition and all the wasted moments in positions I loathed brought me to this beautiful place of BECOMING. So now I can either sit around and tell myself a myth about being stuck or I can do something about it. I told myself the same tired myth for a long time until the Universe recently gave me a good smack on the head and said (affectionately) "Here, Stubborn Pants, THIS is why you're not stuck".
The specific message from the Universe doesn't really matter; what matters is that a piece of information serendipitously popped up and I became suddenly aware that I DO have choices. The challenge from the Universe then became: "Are you brave enough to make a different choice? Or will you continue to tell yourself the myth of imprisonment? You always have liked the easy way".
Touché, Universe. Touché.
I like to frame the Universe (coincidence, fate, serendipity, divine intervention…whatever you want to call it) as having a bit of an attitude. Why? Well, when someone or something says "You can't do this, Autumn", my natural reaction is to put two middle fingers in the air and say "Watch me".
The old Autumn would now proceed to blather on about all of her grand plans. Growing, mature, dignified Autumn does not do that anymore. G.M.D. Autumn is thoughtful, cautious, and practical. G.M.D Autumn will quietly, un-obnoxiously explore her options and try to discern the best road for herself and her little family.
I owe this improved attitude to a recovery group I participated in for almost 8 months. It helped me break my pattern of jumping from one thing I hate to the next (all while expecting different results…see the definition of insanity). It brought to light my affinity for plowing into new ideas full force and then quitting.
Success is becoming less and less of an end and more of a means. It is a slow and plodding thing. It is never the vision I have in my head. When I examine life in retrospect, it usually ends up being more fun that way. It's all a delightful, imperfect surprise.


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July 23, 2012
The Ellettsville, Indiana,
Roll Call: Members present were Dan Swafford, Vice President; Dianna Bastin, David Drake and Phillip Smith. Scott Oldham was absent. Sandra Hash, Clerk Treasurer; Darla Brown, Town Attorney, and Rick Coppock, Bynum Fanyo and Associates, Town Engineer, were also present
Approval of Minutes
Dan Swafford entertained a motion for the approval of the minutes for the regular meeting on July 9, 2012. Dianna Bastin so moved. Phillip Smith seconded. Motion carried.
Accounts Payable Vouchers
Dan Swafford entertained a motion for action to pay Accounts Payable Vouchers. Phillip Smith so moved. David Drake seconded. Motion carried.
Resolution 10-2012 Transfer of Funds
Sandra Hash explained this Resolution is to transfer funds in the Planning Department. From the Computer Software fund $150 will be transferred to Printing and $225 from the Computer Software fund will be transferred to Fleet Insurance.
Dan Swafford entertained a motion to adopt Resolution 10-2012. Dianna Bastin so moved. Phillip Smith seconded. Roll Call Vote: Dan Swafford – yes; Dianna Bastin – yes; David Drake – yes and Phillip Smith - yes. Motion carried 4-0.
Resolution 11-2012 Amending Resolution 01-2012 Changing the Permanent Cash Transfer to a Temporary Loan
Sandra Hash explained in January she asked to permanently move $8,000 from the Rainy Day Fund to the Fire Debt Service. The revenues increased in 2012 so rather than make it a permanent transfer it should be a temporary loan. The money will go back to the Rainy Day Fund.
Dan Swafford entertained a motion to adopt Resolution 11-2012. David Drake made a motion to adopt Resolution 11-2012. Dianna Bastin seconded. Roll Call Vote: Dan Swafford – yes; Dianna Bastin – yes; David Drake – yes and Phillip Smith - yes. Motion carried 4-0.
on First
2012-18 to Amend Chapter 93 of the
Darla Brown, Town Attorney, explained this is a proposed amendment to §§93.15, 93.16 and 93.17 regarding public health nuisances and the weed or tall grass statute. The changes she and Connie Griffin suggested are as follows:
1. Adding a definition in the statute for weeds and rank vegetation. They are making it clear in Section 1 that the definition applies throughout Chapter 93. Whereas, the way it reads currently is the definitions just apply to §93.16 and not §93.17.
2. They made some changes and incorporated the language from the new statute which allows the Town to serve homeowners with service by certified mail one time and then to post a continual notice of abatement at the residence. This saves the Town the cost of having to send certified mail letters constantly. They'll just serve certified mail once and the notice of abatement gets posted so that's the purpose of Sections 3 and 4.
3. Section 6 simply changes to make §93.17 consistent with §93.16. This has been changed from a Class E ordinance violation at $25 a day to a Class D ordinance violation at $100 a day. This is consistent with the previous section.
4. A new section, 93.17(G), is added to tell citizens that they can appeal the written rule notice sent under §93.17.
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Lowers also lives at
on Second
2012-14 to Amend Chapter 36 of the
Darla Brown,
Town Attorney, explained this is the
second reading on an ordinance that was introduced at the last meeting. The Town Council passed a resolution back in
June which set forth their plan for the Town of
Dan Swafford entertained a motion to adopt Ordinance 2012-14. Dianna Bastin made a motion to approve Ordinance 2012-14, Chapter 36. Phillip Smith seconded. Roll Call Vote: Dan Swafford – yes; Dianna Bastin – yes; David Drake – yes and Phillip Smith - yes. Motion carried 4-0.
2012-15 to Amend Chapter 23 of the
Darla Brown, Town Attorney, explained the purpose of this ordinance is to set forth changes to the Ellettsville Town Code regarding purchasing procedures. It specifically discusses the Town's new procedures in order to comply with the contracting relative portion of the state anti-nepotism statute.
Dan Swafford entertained a motion to adopt Ordinance 2012-15. David Drake made a motion to adopt Ordinance 2012-15. Phillip Bastin seconded. Roll Call Vote: Dan Swafford – yes; Dianna Bastin – yes; David Drake – yes and Phillip Smith - yes. Motion carried 4-0.
2012-16 to Amend Various Sections of Chapter 152 of the
Darla Brown, Town Attorney, explained this is the ordinance in which the language was passed by the Plan Commission in its June 8, 2012 meeting. It suggests various changes to be made to the Town Code regarding development plans.
Dan Swafford entertained a motion to adopt Ordinance 2012-16. Phillip Smith made a motion to adopt Ordinance 2012-16. David Drake seconded. Roll Call Vote: Dan Swafford – yes; Dianna Bastin – yes; David Drake – yes and Phillip Smith - yes. Motion carried 4-0.
Old Business
Agreement between
the Town of
Fire Chief Jim Davis thought this was voted on last March. This is the contract to purchase the vehicle and it needs signatures. Dan Swafford asked if this had been voted on. Sandra Hash replied yes, they agreed to purchase the vehicle in a couple of payments. This is to finalize the loan.
Dan Swafford entertained a motion to sign the loan documents. Dianna Bastin made a motion to have Scott Oldham sign the agreement. Phillip Smith seconded. Motion carried.
Supervisor Comments
Griffin, Director of Planning, advised
she was approached by
Dan Swafford asked Darla Brown, Town Attorney, if she had looked at the agreement. Ms. Griffin advised she had not yet looked at the agreement. Ms. Brown commented she's received an email from Ms. Griffin about the generalities but hasn't looked at it. Mr. Swafford asked if this needs tabled until she has time to look at the agreement. Dianna Bastin stated it should be tabled until the Town Attorney has had time to review it. Mr. Swafford advised the Town Attorney will need to look over the agreement before a decision is made. He asked Ms. Griffin if this is a class project where one or two students may work in the Town or come to her office. Ms. Griffin replied they will be conducting most of their work outside of the office. They will work in I.U. facilities. Mostly, they will be looking at maps and things of that nature. The time in her office will be limited. Stipulations can be set such as emails. She doesn't anticipate it being a strain on the Planning Department. It is an opportunity to work with students and find out how it goes. Mr. Swafford commented from past experiences the students have been super and brought a lot to the Town for little or no money. It has been a great asset for the Town. Ms. Griffin stated this is a little different than the SPEA interns. This will be of no cost to the Town.
Dianna Bastin received a copy of the agreement and read it. Is it time sensitive or can Darla Brown review it? Is this for the fall? Ms. Griffin replied it is for the fall and there's time for Ms. Brown to review it. It's a simple document and once it's been reviewed then they can get a signature if there are no additional conditions. Ms. Brown stated if she looks at the contract and there aren't any problems, Connie Griffin could sign it unless Town Council prefers to have it on the agenda for the next meeting. Ms. Bastin commented the signature page has a place for Scott Oldham to sign it. Ms. Griffin can bring it to the next meeting for Mr. Oldham's signature.
Jim Ragle, Street Commissioner, is requesting approval to replace two pickup trucks. They have two trucks in bad shape and they've about patched everything they can on them. One truck is a 1995 and the other is a 1998. Mr. Swafford asked if the funds are in their budget. Mr. Ragle replied yes, except for the stormwater which will be made in two payments. They would rather make it in two payments than to have to take it out all at once. The money is in place in the Local Roads and Streets fund. A mild winter really helped their budget. Quotes for the trucks were provided to Town Council. Mr. Swafford asked if the trucks have mainly rusted. Mr. Ragle responded they've patched floor boards and beds. They both have over 90,000 miles and most of those miles were from plowing snow. This is what he needs the trucks for. Mr. Swafford asked if he ever put the rhino lining in a truck. Mr. Ragle answered no because salt gets under it. Mr. Swafford asked if salt would get in a spray lining. Mr. Ragle said no, if it got cracked the salt would get under it.
Dan Swafford entertained a motion to adopt Ordinance 2012-16. David Drake made a motion to authorize the Street Department to purchase two new pickup trucks pursuant to the quotes they received. Dan Swafford seconded. Roll Call Vote: Dan Swafford – yes; Dianna Bastin – yes; David Drake – yes and Phillip Smith - yes. Motion carried 4-0.
Mr. Ragle commented there was a little storm damage on Thursday, July 19, 2012. It took them a couple of days to clean it up.
Farmer, Ellettsville Utilities,
reiterated the Utilities Department request for customers to practice water
conservation. They're using 30% more
water than the normal daily average while they're meeting demand. It's stressing the tank levels and they're
having a hard time keeping them up to where they would like them to be all the
time. People shouldn't be irrigating
during the heat of the day. They've
asked customers to irrigate if they have an odd numbered address on an odd
numbered day and vice versa for even numbered days. Spread out irrigation as much as possible. They aren't even into the normal high demand
months of the year which are August, September and October. With that, high temperatures continuing and
students coming back to
Dan Swafford asked if Mr. Farmer could do a press release and give
it to the Express and the Journal. Mr.
Farmer replied they have been doing that weekly. They have also been sending notice to high
domestic users and businesses. In
addition, they have made personal phone calls to some of the bigger users. They're trying to get the word out. They've had weekly meetings with the City of
Dianna Bastin receives weekly calls and updates as the utility liaison. She wants to tell people common sense things such as don't power wash their house and to really conserve. Everyone is doing a really good job of not issuing a water ban like so many other communities all around us. The managers are doing a good job. It's hard to talk to somebody about the tanks because they panic. If anything big happens they need the water to be there. She reiterated not to power wash houses as well as cars but water flowers and gardens.
Sandra Hash,
Clerk-Treasurer, wanted everyone to
know Marilyn Skirvin from the Bloomington Area Economic Development Corporation
contacted her and left magazines for anyone who is interested. It's their marketing tool and they want to
help market Ellettsville as well as
Privilege of the Floor
Jacobs, along with his wife, owns
property at
Dan Swafford advised this is the Town Council's responsibility to make a decision. Mr. Jacobs is not being targeted. He has seen the list of violations and it is numerous so it is just not him. If he wants any further information he needs to submit his request in writing to Town Council and they will try and answer to the best of their knowledge.
Dianna Bastin made a motion to adjourn. David Drake seconded. Motion carried. Dan Swafford adjourned the meeting at 7:39 p.m.