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Note on the work on the indicator framework for the post-2015 development agenda
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During recent months, the FOC has focused its activities in supporting the OWG. Added July 2014
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The NC Department of Transportation may be one step closer to replacing the Outer Bank's aging Bonner Bridge. Monday a federal judge denied a motion to stop the project.
Federal Judge Louise Flanagan issued that ruling in a 42-page document Monday morning denying the Southern Environmental Law Center's claims on behalf of the Defenders of Wildlife and National Wildlife Refuge Association that a new parallel bridge over the Oregon Inlet should not be built based on environmental concerns.
"This is a great day for residents and millions of visitors to the Outer Banks, and an historic day for North Carolina. We want to thank Judge Flanagan for her ruling," said State Transportation Secretary Tony Tata. "We've spent millions of dollars of taxpayer money keeping the existing bridge open and we know it stands on borrowed time. With this ruling, we are prepared to move as quickly as possible to replace this lifeline bridge."
"I'm proud of the hard work and collaboration that NCDOT and multiple state and federal agencies and local leaders have done to protect this vital way," said Governor Pat McCrory.
The ruling clears one of two legal hurdles the department faced in moving forward with construction of a new bridge. NCDOT is now working with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources to resolve a petition at the state level stemming from a similar complaint from the SELC.
Once that petition is resolved and those permits are secured, NCDOT immediately will move forward with construction of the new bridge. The contract to build the bridge was awarded in August 2011.
NCDOT has already spent more than $56 million in necessary repairs, inspection and maintenance on the 50-year-old bridge since beginning the process to replace it more than two decades ago.
Starting next week, weather permitting, the department will begin the first of two additional repair projects on the bridge. The two projects, which total $2 million, are both scheduled to begin this fall and are necessary to keep this critical lifeline open until the department can replace it. At this time the Bonner Bridge remains safe for travel. NCDOT teams are constantly monitoring the bridge and if safety ever becomes a concern the bridge would be closed immediately.
Beginning Monday, Sept. 23, NCDOT will close a one-lane section of the bridge between a half-mile and mile-long so crews with Coastal Gunite Construction Co. of Cambridge, Md. will be able to access girders and the underside of the bridge deck to make concrete repairs. As a part of this $388,910 project, crews will apply concrete patches to areas of the bridge to protect exposed steel. These areas were identified for priority maintenance during the last regular two-year inspection of the bridge that took place in 2012.
The second repair project, totaling $1.4 million, includes repairs to the supplemental supports of the bridge and is scheduled to begin later this month.
NCDOT awarded a $215.8 million contract to PCL Civil Constructors Inc. in August 2011 for the design and construction of a new bridge. Design work began immediately and construction of the new bridge was originally set to begin in early 2013.
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19 U.S. Code § 1413 - Implementation and evaluation of Program
(a) Overall Program plan
(1) In general
Before the 180th day after December 8, 1993, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to the Committees an overall plan for the Program. The overall Program plan shall set forth—
(B) a description of each of the existing components of the Program listed in section 1411 (a)(1) of this title; and
(2) Additional information
In addition to the information required under paragraph (1), the overall Program plan shall include a statement regarding—
(A) the extent to which the existing components of the Program currently meet, and the planned components will meet, the Program goals set forth in section 1412 of this title; and
(b) Implementation plan, testing, and evaluation
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For each of the planned components of the Program listed in section 1411 (a)(2) of this title, the Secretary shall—
(C) evaluate the component in order to assess its contribution toward achieving the program goals; and
(D) transmit to the Committees the implementation plan, the testing results, and an evaluation report.
In developing an implementation plan under subparagraph (A) and evaluating components under subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall publish a request for comments in the Customs Bulletin and shall consult with the trade community, including importers, brokers, shippers, and other affected parties.
(2) Implementation
(A) The Secretary may implement on a permanent basis any Program component referred to in paragraph (1) on or after the date which is 30 days after paragraph (1)(D) is complied with.
(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 30 days shall be computed by excluding—
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(B) evaluate the results of the user satisfaction survey on a biennial basis (fiscal years) and transmit a report to the Committees on the evaluation by no later than the 90th day after the close of each 2d fiscal year;
(C) with respect to the existing Program component listed in section 1411 (a)(1)(G) of this title transmit to the Committees—
(i) a written evaluation of such component before the 180th day after December 8, 1993, and before the implementation of the planned Program components listed in section 1411 (a)(2)(B) and (C) of this title, and
(D) not later than the 90th day after the close of fiscal year 1994, and annually thereafter through fiscal year 2000, transmit to the Committees a written evaluation with respect to the implementation and effect on users of each of the planned Program components listed in section 1411 (a)(2) of this title.
In carrying out the provisions of this paragraph, the Secretary shall publish requests for comments in the Customs Bulletin and shall consult with the trade community, including importers, brokers, shippers, and other affected parties.
Source(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 413, as added Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 631(2),Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2189; amended Pub. L. 104–295, § 21(e)(15),Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3531.)
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Police surrounded a grain store south of the valley after a worker was shot and killed Tuesday morning.
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A strong minimum wage is a job killer? Nice try.
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As I've previously promised, after the articles about Sulamith Wülfing and about John Bauer, the time comes for an article about Theodor Kittelsen.
His depictions of Scandinavian folklore creatures are said to be equally cannon to the trolls portrayed by the definitely more famous John Bauer. But, unlike Bauer, Kittelsen didn't focus just around trolls (which are, you must admit that, most of Bauer's creations - although his sudden death at young age is probably the cause).
Despite from what wikipedia says, from all the mythological creatures he painted, Kittelsen seems to be especially fond of nøkken (see the picture next to his selfportrait above and the ones including pale white horses), which is one of my most beloved creatures, too, actually. Every time I stumble upon a gallery with Kittelsen's illustrations, I can't miss the fact that the most recurrent theme in his pictures is the mentioned monster.
I'm afraid that you'll start noticing this from now, too. Sorry.
Early life
At the age of 11, Theodor started working for the local watchmaker, which was obviously partly caused by the circumstances after his father's death, but it was nothing unusual to see children working, even very hard, in the 19th century. Six years later a chance for a lighter life appeared: his manual talent was noticed and 17-years-old Kittelsen started attending to Wilhelm von Hanno's drawing school in Olso (which was called Christiania back then).
The man who discovered Theodor's talent, Diderich Aall, supported Kittelsen all the time. This helped the young artist to start studies in Munich. However, after 1878 the financial support ended and Kittelsen had to earn money on his own, so he started working as a draftsman for some German newspapers.
And later
In 1889 he married Inga Dahl and moved to Skåtøy island, which was close to Kragerø, and later they settled in Hvisten around 1899. Their new home, along with artist studio, was called Lauvlia. Kittelsen spent his artistic golden age there, illustrating Norske Folkeeventyr (Norwegian Folktales) from Jørgen Moe and Peter Christen Asbjørnsen.
At the age of 51, Theodor was made Knight of the The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, but it was the last such bright event in his life. Two years later, when his health was getting worse and worse, he was forced to sell Lauvlia. He moved to Jeløy island and spent the rest of his life there. He died on the 21st of January, 1914, 3 months before his 57th birthday.
And much later...
His beloved home and studio, Lauvlia, was transformed into a private museum, where you can see a lot of his illustrations, but also other pieces made by Kittelsen, as Lauvlia is decorated by his own murals and woodcarvings.


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How to Facilitate Consensual Definitions with Structure and Focused Listening
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To build an operational definition that the group can live with, in its own words, and with its own understanding use the following method. Since narrative descriptions alone may fall short of the entire meaning, we also want to support the definition with illustration and examples.
To provide support to a group that needs to consensually arrive at the definition and meaning of something, whether concrete or abstract. This FAST tool supports consensual understanding around terms and phrases but is not robust enough to develop rich definitions for complex ideas like processes.
When a term or phrse requires further definition or understanding, it may be best to start with a dictionary definition(s). However, do not use dictionary definitions alone. Rather, offer them as stimulus for the group to draft their own operational definition. Additional steps are:
- First identify "WHAT THE TERM OR PHRASE IS NOT".
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Like clockwork, a year after the announcement of the LS 80, Panasonic launches the follow-up, the new Lumix DMC-LS85, aka LS85.
Panasonic shows megapixel-restraint by keeping this camera at 8mp 1/2.5", instead of jumping to higher megapixelations. This is a smart choice considering the market and price for this camera.
At the same time, the camera jumps from a 3X lens in the LS80 to a 4X lens in the LS85 (33-132mm eq), while the starting price drops from $150 to $120. You can already pre-order it at Amazon for that price, in your choice of black, pink or silver.
Battery-wise the camera CIPA-promises to be very frugal, with over 200 with standard AA alkalines, and 550 with rechargeable NiMH. These of course are the measurements provided by Panasonic in the specifications using CIPA measurements.
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A Simple Way to Spot Conservative Accounting in the Insurance Industry
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An investor's ultimate dream is to discover a great company that the market undervalues because it uses conservative accounting. However, few investors actively seek these opportunities because, well, accounting is boring. However, there are certain instances in which it is easy to determine how conservative a company has been in accounting for its performance. Accounting for insurance loss reserves is one such estimate that investors can easily evaluate.
Investors should always be wary of insurance reserve estimates. Determining the proper reserve requires a high degree of judgment on the part of management and actuaries. Furthermore, there is a significant time lag between initial liability estimation and actual payment on policies, so it may be several years before investors realize that management has been too aggressive. As a result, the only way to get comfortable with today's estimates is to judge how good the company has been at estimating its liabilities in the past.
Luckily, insurance companies disclose data that makes evaluating past reserve estimates easy to do. Each company publishes a table in its 10-K called 'Loss Reserve Re-estimates' or 'Analysis of Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses Development' or something to that effect. This is what the table looks like in Progressive's (NYSE: PGR) 2011 10-K (click to enlarge):
The most important data in this table are the initial estimate of the insurance liability net of reinsurance ('Liability for Unpaid Losses and LAE - Net') and the difference between the original estimate and the current estimate ('Net Cumulative Development Favorable/(Unfavorable)'). By dividing the latter by the former, we can calculate in percentage terms how conservative management's original estimate was.
The following table calculates the degree to which five companies erred in the original calculation of insurance liability. A positive percentage indicates that the company overestimated its liability, while a negative percentage indicates that the company originally underestimated its liability.
The Progressive Corporation
Progressive consistently overestimates its future liability on policies it underwrites. As a result, the company routinely reduces its reserve for insurance losses. In addition, management targets a combined ratio of 96, but has come in well below that target in all but one year over the past decade. This consistent outperformance on policy underwriting is likely why the company's original estimates nearly always prove too conservative.
The Allstate Corporation
Allstate (NYSE: ALL) consistently underestimates its future liabilities. While this is concerning, the biggest underestimates were for policies written during 2001 and 2002; payments on these policies spiked in the middle of the decade, causing liability estimates to increase. Allstate's estimates in subsequent years have been more accurate.
American National Insurance Co
American National Insurance (NASDAQ: ANAT) is even more conservative than Progressive in estimating its future liabilities. On average, its original estimates are 8.7% greater than currently estimates. As a result, investors can trust that ANAT is not under-reserving for the policies it writes today.
The Hartford Financial Services Group
The Hartford (NYSE: HIG) had a rough first-half of the decade when it underwrote policies that far surpassed its original loss estimates. So far, its estimates for the latter-half of the decade have been more accurate.
The Travelers Companies
Travelers (NYSE: TRV) also fell victim to poor underwriting in 2001 and 2002, but has since made more conservative estimates.
Looking at reserve revisions is not a perfect way to judge underwriting performance, nor is it an indication of whether a company is a good investment. But, when looking over long periods of time, reserve revisions can give investors insight into how conservative or aggressive management is in its assumptions about underwriting performance. From the data discussed above, it appears that Progressive, ANAT, and Travelers are more conservative than Allstate and The Hartford. Investors should combine this information with traditional measures of value to determine which insurance company represents the best investment.
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Pollen cones and foliage, Bear Creek Summit, Nevada [C.J. Earle, 5-Jul-1985].
Pinus albicaulis
Engelmann 1863
Common NamesWhitebark pine, whitestem, alpine whitebark, pitch, scrub or creeping pine (3); white pine (4); pine à blanche écorce (11).
Taxonomic notesSyn: Apinus albicaulis (Engelmann) Rydberg. Belongs to subsection Cembra , the stone pines, so called for their large, wingless seeds.
Description"Trees to 21 m tall; trunk to 1.5 m diam., straight to twisted and contorted; crown conic, becoming rounded to irregularly spreading. Bark pale gray, from a distance appearing whitish to light gray and smooth, in age separating into thin plates. Branches spreading to ascending, often persistent to trunk base; twigs stout, pale red-brown, with light brown, often glandular pubescence, somewhat roughened by elevated scars, aging gray to pale gray-brown. Buds ovoid, light red-brown, 0.8-1 cm; scale margins entire. Leaves 5 per fascicle, mostly ascending and upcurved, persisting 5-8 years, 3-7 cm x 1-1.5(-2) mm, mostly connivent, deep yellow-green, abaxial surface less so, adaxial surface conspicuously whitened by stomata, margins rounded, minutely serrulate distally, apex conic-acute; sheath 0.8-1.2 cm, shed early. Pollen cones cylindro-ovoid, ca. 10-15 mm, scarlet. Seed cones remaining on tree (unless dislodged by animals), not opening naturally but through animal agency, spreading, symmetric, broadly ovoid to depressed-ovoid or nearly globose, 4-8 cm, dull gray- to black-purple, sessile to short-stalked; scales thin-based and easily broken off; apophyses much thickened, strongly cross-keeled, tip upcurved, brown; umbo terminal, short, incurved, broadly triangular, tip acute. Seeds obovoid; body 7-11 mm, chestnut brown, wingless, edible. 2 n =24" (11).
Foliage has sweetish taste and odor when crushed (4).
RangeUS and Canada: At montane to timberline elevations (1300 to 3700 m) in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming; in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia; in the Cascade Mountains of Washington and Oregon; and in certain isolated intermountain ranges of eastern California and Nevada (4,11). See also (15).
Although two reliable dendrologists, G.B. Sudworth (1917) and N.T. Mirov (1967), include Utah in the distribution of Pinus albicaulis , more recent workers have not found it to occur there (11).
Big TreeDiameter 268 cm, height 21.0 m, crown spread 14 m, in Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho (10). Also, height 27.4 m, dbh 119 cm, in Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA (13).
OldestThe oldest established date is a crossdated tree at 882 years, sampled by Brian Luckman in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta. I sampled a stand in the Independence Mountains of Nevada that probably contained comparably-aged trees, and I suspect that arid mountain ranges of the Great Basin contain trees exceeding 1000 years.
DendrochronologyThe species has not proven particularly useful because of poor latewood definition and low interannual ringwidth variation, and so has not been extensively sampled except for ecological research.
EthnobotanyInterior Salish peoples harvested the seeds by removing the cones and roasting them overnight. The seeds were crushed to make a flour. The fibrous roots were used to sew bark together and to weave watertight containers. The western world values whitebark pine for its aesthetic qualities and for its value as wildlife habitat (9).
ObservationsSeen widely throughout the US portion of its range. Have found particularly fine stands atop the Little Belt Mountains of Montana, at elevations above 1500m in the eastern Cascade Range of Washington, and near timberline in the Independence and Jarbidge Mountains of Nevada.
RemarksWhite pine blister rust ( Cronartium ribicola ), an introduced fungal disease, has decimated formerly extensive stands of this and certain other white pines. Mortality has been especially severe in portions of the range north of 45° latitude or west of 120° longitude (5).
Whitebark pine, like other stone pines, has coevolved with nutcrackers (in this case, Nucifraga columbiana ). The nutcrackers rely on stone pine seeds as their principal food source "for at least 9 months of the year and for raising the young. In addition to special adaptations on gathering, transporting, caching, and finding again the hoarded seeds, the whole annual cycle of the nutcracker's life (time of breeding and moulting), its mating system, and its habitat use are adjusted to the use of pine seeds" (7). Moreover, since the whitebark pine's cone do not open, seed hoarding and caching by the nutcracker and related corvids (e.g., jays) constitute the only reproductive mechanism available to this pine (7).
The seeds are also an important food source for certain mammals: "Whitebark pine seeds are an important high-quality food for bear populations that occupy ecosystems with continental climates south of the United States - Canada border. Availability of pine seeds affects human-bear conflict and bear mortality. In most areas bears acquire whitebark pine seeds by excavating red squirrel ( Tamasciurus hudsonicus ) food caches... Bear use of pine seeds is restricted to stands > 100 years old, and can persist for an additional 200 to 300 years" (8).
Citations(1) Arno & Gyer 1973 .
(2) Elias 1987 .
(3) Peattie 1950 .
(4) Little 1980 .
(6) Schmidt 1994 .
(7) Tomback et al. 1990 .
(8) Mattson and Reinhart 1994 .
(9) Parish et al. 1996 .
(10) American Forests 1996 .
(11) Robert Kral at the Flora of North America online .
(12) Hoff, R.J.; S.K. Hagle and R.G. Krebill. 1994. Genetic consequences and research challenges of blister rust in whitebark pine forests. P.118-126 in W.C. Schmidt and F.-K. Holtmeier (eds). Proceedings -- International Workshop on Subalpine Stone Pines and their Environment: the Status of Our Knowledge. General Technical Report INT-GTR-309. Ogden, Utah: U.S. Forest Service Intermountain Research Station.
(13) E-mail communication from Robert Van Pelt, who measured this tree; 18-Mar-1998.
(14) Image available online from the Library of Congress as part of the exhibit, "The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920;" the URL for this site keeps changing -- go to the Library of Congress and search.
(15) Robert S. Thompson, Katherine H. Anderson and Patrick J. Bartlein. 1999. Atlas of Relations Between Climatic Parameters and Distributions of Important Trees and Shrubs in North America. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1650 A&B. URL= http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/pub/ppapers/p1650-a/pages/conifers.html , accessed 22-Jan-2000.
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KSL has pulled an NBC series off its schedule three times in the past two seasons. First "The Playboy Club," then "The New Normal," then "Hannibal."
They joined the list of NBC and CBS shows Channel 5 has refused to air over the years.
Trying to predict what shows KSL will object to isn't easy, because the station's programming decisions are so inconsistent. Big, gay "Will & Grace" is OK; big, gay "New Normal is not. Superviolent "Revolution" is OK; superviolent "Hannibal" is not.
After watching the pilots of five of the six new shows NBC will premiere this fall, I'll go out on a limb and rank them last to first in terms of their likelihood of being pre-empted.
(These are not reviews; pilots change before they air. And the pilot for "Dracula" has not yet been made available to critics — although the promo clip features sex, violence and gore.)
5. "The Michael J. Fox Show" • Fox pretty much plays himself in this comedy. He's an ex-anchorman who retired when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Now he wants to go back to work, and his family wants him out of the house.
There are some sex jokes, but, c'mon, it's Michael J. Fox! Surely KSL can't give him the hook.
4. Welcome to the Family • Dumb blonde and supersmart Latino boy have to put their college plans on hold and tell their parents that she is pregnant. And their fathers (Mike O'Malley of "Glee" and Ricardo Chavira of "Desperate Housewives") don't like each other.
There's some sex talk, but what network TV show doesn't have sex talk?
3. "Ironside" • In this remake of the 1967-75 series, Blair Underwood ("The Event") plays a police detective who is paralyzed in the line of duty but heads a team that solves crimes while ignoring police procedure.
There's lots of violence — beatings, shootings, blood — but it's a police show. And KSL tends to let most of these go. Even "Law & Order: SVU."
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1. "Sean Saves the World" • Sean Hayes ("Will & Grace") stars as a gay man/single father raising his teenage daughter from a very brief marriage. To a woman. Duh.
On the one hand, this is the sort of gay character KSL is most comfortable with — an apparently sexless clown.
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Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment (Patient)
General Information About Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many immature lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell).
Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (also called acute lymphocytic leukemia or ALL) is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. This type of cancer usually gets worse quickly if it is not treated. It is the most common type of cancer in children.
Normally, the bone marrow makes blood stem cells (immature cells) that develop into mature blood cells over time. A blood stem cell may become a myeloid stem cell or a lymphoid stem cell.
The myeloid stem cell develops into one of three types of mature blood cells:
The lymphoid stem cell develops into a lymphoblast cell and then into one of three types of lymphocytes (white blood cells):
In ALL, too many stem cells develop into lymphoblasts and do not mature to become lymphocytes. These lymphoblasts are called leukemia cells. The leukemia cells do not work like normal lymphocytes and are not able to fight infection very well. Also, as the number of leukemia cells increases in the blood and bone marrow, there is less room for healthy white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. This may lead to infection, anemia, and easy bleeding.
This summary is about acute lymphoblastic leukemia. See the following PDQ summaries for information on other types of leukemia:
There are subgroups of childhood ALL.
There are different subgroups of ALL based on the following:
See the Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Subgroups section for more information.
Family history and exposure to radiation may affect the risk of developing childhood ALL.
Anything that increases your risk of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Having a risk factor does not mean that you will get cancer; not having risk factors doesn't mean that you will not get cancer. People who think they may be at risk should discuss this with their doctor. Possible risk factors for ALL include the following:
Possible signs of childhood ALL include fever and bruising.
These and other symptoms may be caused by childhood ALL. Other conditions may cause the same symptoms. A doctor should be consulted if any of the following problems occur:
Tests that examine the blood and bone marrow are used to detect (find) and diagnose childhood ALL.
The following tests and procedures may be used:
Certain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options.
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If leukemia recurs (comes back) after initial treatment, the prognosis and treatment options may depend on:
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State worker says management sought to silence his criticismBy Peter Hirschfeld
Vermont Public Radio | April 26,2014Labor disputes between state workers and their employer generally play out behind closed doors, where union representatives and administration lawyers exchange testimony in confidence.
But John Howe, a counselor at the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, has chosen a different route. And Thursday afternoon, his union colleagues marched with him as he walked to the Montpelier hearing room where he was to be interrogated about the alleged workplace violations that led to his placement on paid administrative leave last month.
The only way to actually change the playing field, to make it fair for management and labor, is to be vocal about it and expose the process, Howe says.
Last month, the state began its investigation of Howe. But on Wednesday, Howe struck back, suing the state in Vermont Superior Court in Chittenden County. Howe says his supervisors launched a campaign of retaliation after he criticized management practices at the department where he works. Howe has also decided to try his case in the court of public opinion.
The allegations against Howe include allowing a nonstate employee to authorize public expenditures and to use his state-issued cellphone. But Howe and his union lawyers say the charges are frivolous, manufactured as punishment for his testimony earlier this year about the use of contract workers at the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Howe works as a counselor at the department, where he tries to get indigent and disabled clients jobs, shelter and medical care.
Howe says hes been an employee in good standing for 18 years, earning an excellent rating in his most recent performance review, as well as a $500 merit bonus. But he says supervisors brought the hammer down on him shortly after he testified before lawmakers about what he says is an increasing reliance on low-wage labor for duties formerly performed by betterpaid government employees.
Im making public statements, Im going public, and increasingly severe disciplinary actions are taking place around me, Howe says. I believe theyre investigating to find whatever they can to eliminate me and silence me.
Kate Duffy, the commissioner of the Department of Human Resources, says the administration encourages and appreciates employee testimony at the State House, critical or not.
Let me just say first and foremost: We support union activity, Duffy says. We support employees going to the Legislature and sharing the information that they have. Retaliation for those activities is completely inappropriate.
But Duffy says its troubling to see Howe and the union going public with claims of retaliation for which shes seen no hard evidence.
Simply because some things have happened, you cant just assume that theyre all causally related, Duffy says. We dont even know whether his managers knew about the activity that he was engaged in.
But Howes union lawyers say the circumstantial evidence is damning. Rebecca McBroom, associate general counsel at the Vermont State Employees Association, is representing Howe in his civil case.
Well, one thing that youre always looking at when youre deciding whether there is retaliation for protected activity is the timeline, McBroom says. And that is, has someone engaged in protected activity and then (faced) continuous adverse action by their employer or intimidation tactics by their employer.
Howe and McBroom say the states actions are designed not just to silence Howe, but to send a message to other state workers who might otherwise alert lawmakers or the public to waste, inefficiency or incompetence in state government.
The waste comes because state workers cant point out that theres waste and abuse in the system, Howe says. They can see it. But because of the culture of the government the culture of silence they cant speak out.
Howe is asking a judge to stop the states investigation of him. Howe is also seeking compensatory damages. Duffy says the state is continuing its probe into alleged wrongdoing by Howe, as well as Howes claims of retaliation by his supervisors.MORE IN Vermont NewsGoddard College is getting national attention for its choice in commencement speaker for the... Full StoryWESTON As Pope Francis prepares to gather the worlds Catholic bishops at the Vatican this... Full StoryFather speaks out Full Story
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- RICHARD'S POOR ALMANACK: On this day in 1776, as Nathan Hale is hanged by British military authorities for spying, he utters his famous last words — or does he? In 1975, Sara Jane Moore attempts to kill President Gerald R. Ford in San Francisco.
- TOMORROW'S HEADLINES TODAY: Patrick McArdle reports and the theft of an $89,000 shotgun, police release a video of the Monday Castleton robbery, O'Gorman reports a lawsuit by a local man claiming his vehicle unlawfully seized, police leave him in cold.
- RICHARD'S POOR ALMANACK: Giles Corey of Salem, Mass., is pressed to death during the Salem witch trials; on this day in 1952, film comedian Charlie Chaplin, while traveling to England, is denied re-entry into the United States by U.S. attorney general.


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Mamas worry. It's our job! We worry about our kids health, happiness, safety, futures... Everything! But don't let the worry turn negative. Here's some help!
Does worrying mean there is a problem?
Some worrying is normal. In fact, worrying can be a necessary part of problem-solving because it alerts and motivates us to take action. But when does worry become excessive, and can it be harmful to you and your baby?
Worrying about everything or classifying all problems as catastrophic indicates your worrying may be out of control. Similarly, worrying about unrealistic or low-probability events such as SIDS can become consuming. Some of this worry can be combated by taking control and doing what you can to prevent accidents—such as putting babies to sleep on their backs in safety-approved cribs, in the SIDS example. Once this is done, however, you should strive to let these fears go.
- Worrying about past events rather than trying to solve current problems can be problematic. The past cannot be changed; try to focus on the here and now.
- Sometimes worrying becomes the end rather than the means to an end. This is superstitious worry—when a parent thinks he or she must worry about the child or that not worrying tempts fate.
- Vacillatory worrying—when parents are unable to make a decision unless they are positive they're making the right one—may pose problems for parents. An example of this type of worry is a mother who can't decide whether to get her infant daughter immunized against influenza. The doctor advises immunization, but the mother is troubled by statistics showing a small percentage of infants becoming ill from the shots. While the mother looks for more conclusive evidence, her physician runs out of vaccine. In the end, a decision is made for the mother—before she can make the right choice on her own.


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Attempting the "winged" look
How you're doing it: You adore the cat-eye look, but it takes hours to meticulously apply liquid liner to your lids. In the end, your eyes don't even match.
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- Look like a pro.
Hanging a picture
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- Put toothpaste on the part of the frame that you want to hang it from.
- Place the picture frame against the part of the wall where you want to hang it.
- Hammer in the nail where the toothpaste has transferred over to the wall.
- Marvel at how great it looks.
Cleaning your blow-dryer vent
How you're doing it: You notice that your blowouts are taking forever, so you attempt to pull strands of hair out of the vent with your fingers, only to chip your nail polish. And the dryer is still clogged.
Smarter strategy:
- Buy a new toothbrush. Seriously.
- Brush the hair out of the back of the vent with the new (or old) toothbrush.
- Be amazed by how fast your hair dries.
Recycling eye shadow
How you're doing it: You're not! When your favorite shadow gets crumbly, you throw it away, even though you still love the color.
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- Combine your crumbled eye shadow with about 20 drops of clear nail polish on a paper plate or in a silicone baking cup.
- Mix it really well.
- Paint your tips.
- Rock the signature color.
Keeping track of your keys
How you're doing it: Each time you need to unlock anything, you're wasting five minutes sorting through your keychain, trying to figure out which key goes with what lock.
Smarter strategy:
- Pick some fun nail polish colors.
- Paint your keys.
- Tell people you thought of it.
French braiding your hair
How you're doing it: You've finally mastered the French braid, but as soon as you finish it off, the top gets loose and hair falls in your face.
Smarter strategy:
- Begin the braid by tying the starting point with a clear rubber band.
- Keep braiding.
- You can cut the rubber band out at the end -- or leave it in.
Charging your cell phone
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RE 11-12: Ales Hemsky
In the close-to-40 seasons that the Edmonton Oilers have been in existence, there have been precious few with the ability to delight like Ales Hemsky on his sorties.
Ales Hemsky is a ridiculous hockey player, speed and skill and touch and energy and style and enthusiasm. Elan.
Ales Hemsky's injury history suggests he will not have a long NHL career playing at the highest levels. He's like a sports car built for milder climates and smoother blacktop. Maybe he belongs on the Bonneville Salt Flats, but in our town he breaks down a lot.
Among the frustrations endured by Oiler fans since 2006 spring, the cruelty of not having 83 every game night is especially mean spirited of the hockey Gods.
A healthy Ales Hemsky is a hopeful thing.
NHL Prediction for 11-12: 57, 17-37-54 (.947)
- You have him playing 10 more games this season than a year ago. Yes, the early word on his health is positive. I'm guessing he'll play a little more this season.
- I see you've finally given in and stopped projecting more than 1/1. If he played with a pair of forwards with talent and in their prime I'd bet on it again. I've been strong on Hemsky for a decade, it's too late to stop now. I suspect everyone remembers 2005-06? That's the last time this man played on a team devoted to winning hockey games.
- So, who will he play with? In the RE after the season, I said: I'd hope that the Oilers would work hard on finding a legit replacement for Penner on that Gagner-Hemsky line. In-house options include MPS and Hartikainen but my hope is that they hold back the kids a little with a mid-level acquisition with NHL experience and an idea about how to play. MacArthur or Upshall, someone like that. Nothing earth shattering, just pushing back the depth chart so it might be Hall-MacArthur-MPS-Hartikainen-Reddox. They acquired three left wingers this summer. I think the Oilers might use several combinations. My sincere hope is that they pair him with Gagner and try Smyth or Taylor Hall on LW.
- What about Paajarvi? No. Gagner and MP don't have chem. That may change over time, but the Smyth acquisition gives them options.
- What about playing Hemsky with Horcoff or Belanger at center? I'm sure they'll all be tried, but if Gagner is your top offensive center then I think Hemsky should be playing with him.
- Then Horcoff and Belanger get the kids? Yeah. Hall-Eberle and Paajarvi-Omark go to Horcoff and Belanger.
- Think it'll happen? I think there's a chance, although the temptation will be there to have Horcoff and Smyth (plus Belanger) team up for a tough minutes road line.
- Gagner with Hemsky and Smyth could be a tough minutes line. Let's hold that thought until we get to Gagner.
- What about Ryan Jones? What about Ryan Jones?
- He could score a lot of goals with Hemsky. The idea isn't to optimize Ryan Jones, it's to optimize Ales Hemsky.
- Any wild cards? Well, Hemsky did well with Dustin Penner, so I'd like to see Hartikainen get a chance on a line with 83 during TC.
- Right. Hartikainen is all the rage but Jones is dirt. No, but Hartikainen might be a guy who can play top 9 minutes and chemistry is a funny thing. Maybe they mesh. Also, you want to know where the big Finn can play when injuries hit.
- Anything else? Sure. If the Oilers got NHL average goaltending and Ales Hemsky was healthy all season I think there's a chance they could see a playoff position at the deadline.
- Neither of those things will happen. I'm not going to bet against Hemsky. There's a better chance he'll stay healthy than NK supplying average goaltending.
- Will they trade him? Yes. He'll go at the deadline unless signed.
- Why? The heart of the cluster is many years younger. It's the same reason Ryan Smyth won't hang around unless he's willing to take a discount. Hall is the heart of this club, not Smyth and not Hemsky.
- Would you trade him? No. I'd keep Hemsky as the "Daniel Alfredsson" of the group. But the Oilers have never really thought that way. The Oiler way dating back to Gretzky was trading them off before they cost too much. Even with his injury history I'd sign Hemsky long term and send Kevin Prendergast a thankyou card. Helluva draft pick, an absolute killer.
- But it ends with Taylor Hall. We'll see. I think they Oilers will need to be a contender soon or a kid like Hall is going to get frustrated. And if they keep drafting number one overalls, then the expensive one is the player who will go.
- Thanks, Captain Rain Cloud. I'm just saying every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Trade Dustin Penner, get younger. Trade Ales Hemsky, get younger. Sooner or later you have to stand and deliver or someday Taylor Hall will be too far from the center of the cluster.
- Hemsky hung in there and was a good soldier. Remember that when they trade him.


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We are thankful for the assistance and recommendations made by the Federal Monitor in the latest Quarterly Report regarding the Negotiated Settlement Agreement (NSA). The Oakland Police Department remains committed to making the necessary adjustments to bring the remaining tasks into full compliance. The progress demonstrates the dedication of City leaders and the men and women of the Oakland Police Department to move this City forward.
Click here to read the 18th Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor for the Oakland Police Department, released July 29, 2014
What's New at OPD?
Want to read more about the work we're doing and the things we celebrate? Check out our Police Community News page or go to our Facebook site. To access OPD's official Facebook page, authorized by the Oakland Police Department, log onto to Facebook.com and "friend" Oakland Police Department, Oakland CA - or click on the Facebook link to the left (under Connect).
OPD and CHP Sideshow / Street Racing PSA Video Recognized by State Government Website - On Friday, July 25, 2014, the Oakland Police Department learned that a public safety address (PSA) created by OPD Public Information Officer Johnna Watson and California Highway Patrol Officer Sean Wilkenfeld had been placed on the State of California website (ca.gov). The selection of the PSA for posting on a statewide forum indicates that information regarding sideshows and street racing is pertinent to a vast audience. On the video, Officers Watson and Wilkenfeld speak plainly about the negatives associated with sideshow activity and street racing: endangering participants, bystanders and other motorists; attracting other criminal activities; and, for those who are caught participating in sideshows, losing your car (it will be towed) and going to jail. The video can be seen on the ca.gov website ("Latest Videos") or pulled up directly on youtube.
"What Does It Take to Be a Cop in Oakland?" – A Great Story on Local Public Radio - KALW radio reporter Kyung Jin Lee interviewed new and veteran officers on what it takes to be a cop in Oakland. The story is very positive about the Oakland Police Department. The 9-minute audio interview can be heard on KALW 91.7 FM. (It is recommended that you use Google Chrome or Firefox rather than Explorer to pull up the link).
OPD Honored at the TransVision Trans Pride Gala – On Friday, August 29, 2014, the Oakland Pride Weekend was officially started off in high style with the TransVision Trans Pride Gala at City Hall, sponsored by Mayor Quan and Council Members Kaplan and McElhaney. Among community partners being honored at the event, the Oakland Police Department received the Trans Community Partner Award for Improved Community Relations, Outreach, and Partnership. Mistress of Ceremonies and TransVision Program Manager Tiffany Woods presented the award to Police Chief Sean Whent, who accepted the award on behalf of the Department. TransVision, a program of Tri-City Health Center in Fremont, is an award-winning resource for transgender, transsexual women in Alameda County.
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OPD Arrests Homicide Suspect - The Oakland Police Department has arrested a 21-year-old male Oakland resident in connection with the Sunday morning homicide of Reginald Beamon. On September 14, 2014, at 6:16 AM, Oakland Police responded to the 8200 block of Bancroft Avenue in response to a 911 call of a person down in the street. Patrol units arrived on the scene and located the victim, Reginald Beamon, a 28-year-old Oakland resident suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. Emergency personnel arrived on scene and pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Investigators are not releasing the name of the suspect pending a review of the case by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.
This investigation is on-going and anyone with information is asked to contact the Oakland Police Department Homicide Section at (510) 238-3821 or the TIP LINE at (510) 238-7950.
OPD Arrests Home Invasion Robbery Suspect - On September 12, 2014 at about 5:28 AM, Oakland Police officers responded to the 3800 block of Patterson Avenue to investigate the report of a possible home invasion robbery. One suspect was taken into custody and one suspect fled the area on foot. Officers established a perimeter and performed a search for the outstanding suspect although were unable to locate that person. Officers remained in the area to canvass for possible witnesses or evidence. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the OPD Robbery Unit investigators at (510) 238-3326.
Citizen Reports Illegal Activity; OPD Makes Arrests, Recovers Guns and Drugs – A citizen called in to report that occupants of a vehicle in front of a local business were drinking and creating a public disturbance. When the officer arrived on scene, he detained two people in the vehicle and learned that they both had outstanding warrants. During the officer's preliminary investigation, he discovered codeine pills, morphine tablets and two illegally possessed firearms. He arrested one of the occupants of the vehicle. The Oakland Police Department thanks our community members for reporting potentially dangerous situations. The information you share with us allows us to safely remove dangerous persons and weapons from our streets.
OPD Arrests Robbery and Carjacking Suspect – On Saturday, August 30, 2014 at 4:15 AM, Oakland Police officers met with a citizen who told them that he had just seen one of the men who had robbed and carjacked him a week earlier. The victim directed officers to 55th Avenue and International Boulevard. The officers arrested the suspect and recovered an illegally possessed, loaded firearm.
OPD Arrests Driver for Possession of Firearm – On Saturday, August 30, 2014 at 2:27 PM, an Oakland Police officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop for a vehicle code violation. During the officers' preliminary investigation, they discovered that the driver was in possession of an illegally possessed, loaded handgun. The driver was arrested.
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918studio releases Throne fiction debut: Her Kind
LECLAIRE, IOWA — March 18, 2013 — 918studio announced today the release of a debut novel from author, professor, and small press publisher, Robin Throne. Her Kind, a novel was inspired by Anne Sexton's famous poem of the same name, and is an epistolary novel of an unassuming matriarch who chronicles a family migration from England to the new England to Iowa, and the settlement of the lost river village of Parkhurst (now part of historic Le Claire).
Throne was also named the recipient of the fourth David R. Collins' Literary Achievement Award March 16 at the Midwest Writing Center's Literary Banquet at the Outing Club in Davenport. Past recipients have included notable local authors, Sean Leary, Michael McCarty, and Connie Corcoran Wilson.
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