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| Morty
(マツバ Matsuba)
|Ecruteak City
|Gym Leader
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|Pokémon Adventures
Morty is the Ecruteak City Gym Leader in the Gold, Silver and Crystal Chapter of Pokémon Adventures.
Morty's expertise lies in controlling Ghost Pokémon.
Morty has a kind personality, as he is shown to do things on other people's behalf. Morty also uses his location abilities for the greater good, as he assists the Ecruteak City townspeople to find lost items. He has exhibited great honour for the legendary Pokémon Ho-oh, who is one of only two Pokémon that can not be detected by his ability, the other being Suicune.
Despite being proficient in using Ghost-type Pokémon in his Pokémon battles, Morty has a unique ability to sense the location of items, people and Pokémon by merely touching his forehead with two fingers. However, there are only two known Pokémon which can elude Morty's tracking, one of which he has searched for since he was very young, Ho-oh. Morty has described his ability as being able to find only what is meant for other people.
Morty is identical in appearance to his game counterpart.
Gold, Silver and Crystal Chapter
Morty appears at a rural town, whereupon he successfully uses his tracking ability to discern the location of a woman's long-lost Girafarig. The woman thanks Morty for reuniting the pair. She then asks Morty whether he can see all things, to which Morty reveals that one Pokémon has been able to elude his vision, the rainbow Pokémon. Morty reveals to the woman that he was tasked by a man called Eusine to find the legendary Pokémon Suicune, but admits that he cannot find it either. However, she brings a radio before Morty, as a region-wide broadcast announces that Suicune has reawakened. Morty is surprised at this revelation, telling his Misdreavus and Gastly to follow him. As the trio run through the forest, Morty is enveloped within a deep mist, as he tells his Pokémon to remain alert.
Morty uses his Gastly to disperse the mist, as Suicune rushes from the trees and into the village. However, Suicune finds itself unable to move, as Morty reveals that his Gastly set out minimal electrical waves throughout the surrounding area through Thunderbolt. Morty resolves to capture the immobile Suicune, as he throws his Poké Ball at the legendary Pokémon. However, the Poké Ball passes right through Suicune, as Morty is immersed in a bright light. Morty discovers that Suicune has disappeared, and has instead been replaced with four versions of himself. He wonders what is going on, eagerly touching his reflection. To Morty's shock, the illusion shatters like fragments of glass, as he realises that Suicune fooled him by using Mirror Coat. Morty notices that his Misdreavus has been paralysed due to Suicune's attack, and attempts to search for it with his ability. However, he is unable to find its presence, and cedes victory to Suicune.
Morty then calls Eusine, informing him of the situation. Later, Lt. Surge approaches Morty, after hearing of his talents with finding things. He presents Morty with fragments of clothing from both Gold and Silver respectively, asking whether Morty will be able to find them. Morty states that he can, and discerns that they are at the Whirl Islands. After the Gym Leader tournament is held, Morty faces off against Lt. Surge, a battle which ultimately ends in a draw. After the battle, Morty asks for Lt. Surge to shake his hand to show his sportsmanship, but he smacks it away.
|Misdreavus is one of Morty's Pokémon, used first in the conflict against Suicune. However, it was incapacitated by Gastly's Thunderbolt after Suicune used Mirror Coat. Later, it made an appearance during the Gym Leader tournament, where it was pitted against Lt. Surge's Magnemite. However, Misdreavus was able to pull off Destiny Bond before it fainted, declaring the battle a draw. Misdreavus' Moves: Destiny Bond, Psybeam, Spite, Pain Split.
|Misdreavus ♂
|Gastly is used in the conflict against Suicune. In the battle, Morty used his Gastly to send out electrical waves via its Thunderbolt attack, which managed to paralyse Suicune. However, Suicune used its Mirror Coat to negate the effects of this attack, redirecting it to Morty's Misdreavus instead. Gastly's Moves: Thunderbolt.
|Gastly ♂


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38 U.S. Code § 7328 - Medical preparedness centers
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(a) Establishment of Centers.—
(1) The Secretary shall establish four medical emergency preparedness centers in accordance with this section. Each such center shall be established at a Department medical center and shall be staffed by Department employees.
(2) The Under Secretary for Health shall be responsible for supervising the operation of the centers established under this section. The Under Secretary shall provide for ongoing evaluation of the centers and their compliance with the requirements of this section.
(b) Mission.— The mission of the centers shall be as follows:
(1) To carry out research on, and to develop methods of detection, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of injuries, diseases, and illnesses arising from the use of chemical, biological, radiological, incendiary or other explosive weapons or devices posing threats to the public health and safety.
(2) To provide education, training, and advice to health care professionals, including health care professionals outside the Veterans Health Administration, through the National Disaster Medical System established pursuant to section 2811(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11 (b)) [1] or through interagency agreements entered into by the Secretary for that purpose.
(3) In the event of a disaster or emergency referred to in section 1785 (b) of this title, to provide such laboratory, epidemiological, medical, or other assistance as the Secretary considers appropriate to Federal, State, and local health care agencies and personnel involved in or responding to the disaster or emergency.
(c) Selection of Centers.—
(1) The Secretary shall select the sites for the centers on the basis of a competitive selection process. The Secretary may not designate a site as a location for a center under this section unless the Secretary makes a finding under paragraph (2) with respect to the proposal for the designation of such site. To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure the geographic dispersal of the sites throughout the United States. Any such center may be a consortium of efforts of more than one medical center.
(2) A finding by the Secretary referred to in paragraph (1) with respect to a proposal for designation of a site as a location of a center under this section is a finding by the Secretary, upon the recommendations of the Under Secretary for Health and the Assistant Secretary with responsibility for operations, preparedness, security, and law enforcement functions, that the facility or facilities submitting the proposal have developed (or may reasonably be anticipated to develop) each of the following:
(A) An arrangement with a qualifying medical school and a qualifying school of public health (or a consortium of such schools) under which physicians and other persons in the health field receive education and training through the participating Department medical facilities so as to provide those persons with training in the detection, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of injuries, diseases, and illnesses induced by exposures to chemical and biological substances, radiation, and incendiary or other explosive weapons or devices.
(B) An arrangement with a graduate school specializing in epidemiology under which students receive education and training in epidemiology through the participating Department facilities so as to provide such students with training in the epidemiology of contagious and infectious diseases and chemical and radiation poisoning in an exposed population.
(C) An arrangement under which nursing, social work, counseling, or allied health personnel and students receive training and education in recognizing and caring for conditions associated with exposures to toxins through the participating Department facilities.
(D) The ability to attract scientists who have made significant contributions to the development of innovative approaches to the detection, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of injuries, diseases, and illnesses arising from the use of chemical, biological, radiological, incendiary or other explosive weapons or devices posing threats to the public health and safety.
(3) For purposes of paragraph (2)(A)—
(A) a qualifying medical school is an accredited medical school that provides education and training in toxicology and environmental health hazards and with which one or more of the participating Department medical centers is affiliated; and
(d) Research Activities.— Each center shall conduct research on improved medical preparedness to protect the Nation from threats in the area of that center's expertise. Each center may seek research funds from public and private sources for such purpose.
(e) Dissemination of Research Products.—
(1) The Under Secretary for Health and the Assistant Secretary with responsibility for operations, preparedness, security, and law enforcement functions shall ensure that information produced by the research, education and training, and clinical activities of centers established under this section is made available, as appropriate, to health-care providers in the United States. Dissemination of such information shall be made through publications, through programs of continuing medical and related education provided through regional medical education centers under subchapter VI of chapter 74 of this title, and through other means. Such programs of continuing medical education shall receive priority in the award of funding.
(f) Coordination of Activities.— The Secretary shall take appropriate actions to ensure that the work of each center is carried out—
(1) in close coordination with the Department of Defense, the Department of Health and Human Services, and other departments, agencies, and elements of the Government charged with coordination of plans for United States homeland security; and
(2) after taking into consideration applicable recommendations of the working group on the prevention, preparedness, and response to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies established under section 319F(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6 (a)) or any other joint interagency advisory group or committee designated by the President or the President's designee to coordinate Federal research on weapons of mass destruction.
(g) Assistance to Other Agencies.— The Secretary may provide assistance requested by appropriate Federal, State, and local civil and criminal authorities in investigations, inquiries, and data analyses as necessary to protect the public safety and prevent or obviate biological, chemical, or radiological threats.
(h) Detail of Employees From Other Agencies.— Upon approval by the Secretary, the Director of a center may request the temporary assignment or detail to the center, on a nonreimbursable basis, of employees from other departments and agencies of the United States who have expertise that would further the mission of the center. Any such employee may be so assigned or detailed on a nonreimbursable basis pursuant to such a request.
(i) Funding.—
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated for the centers under this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2007.
(2) In addition to any amounts appropriated for a fiscal year specifically for the activities of the centers pursuant to paragraph (1), the Under Secretary for Health shall allocate to the centers from other funds appropriated for that fiscal year generally for the Department medical services account and the Department medical and prosthetic research account such amounts as the Under Secretary determines necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this section.
[1] See References in Text note below.
Source(Added Pub. L. 108–422, title III, § 303(c)(1),Nov. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2386; amended Pub. L. 110–387, title IX, § 901(a)(8),Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4142.)
References in Text
Section 2811(b) of the Public Health Service Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was redesignated section 2812(a) of the Public Health Service Act by Pub. L. 109–417, title I, § 102(a)(2), title III, § 301(a)(3),Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2832, 2853, and is classified to section 300hh–11 (a) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
The text of subsecs. (a) to (h) of this section consists of the text of section 7325 (a) to (h) of this title, as duplicated in this section by Pub. L. 108–422, § 303(c)(1)(B), which was based on Pub. L. 107–287, § 2(a)(1),Nov. 7, 2002, 116 Stat. 2024.
2008—Subsec. (i)(2). Pub. L. 110–387substituted "medical services account" for "medical care account".
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the National Disaster Medical System, including the functions of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response relating thereto, to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, see title III of Pub. L. 109–295, set out in part as a note under section 300hh–11 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and section 301(b) ofPub. L. 109–417, set out as a note under section 300hh–11 of Title 42.
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the National Disaster Medical System of the Department of Health and Human Services, including the functions of the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness [now Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response] relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see former section 313 (5) andsections 551 (d), 552 (d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
Enhancement of Medical Preparedness of Department of Veterans Affairs
Pub. L. 108–422, title III, § 303(a), (b),Nov. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2386, provided that:
"(a) Peer Review Panel.—In order to assist the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in selecting facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to serve as sites for centers under section 7328 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (c), the Secretary shall establish a peer review panel to assess the scientific and clinical merit of proposals that are submitted to the Secretary for the selection of such facilities. The panel shall be established not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 30, 2004] and shall include experts in the fields of toxicological research, infectious diseases, radiology, clinical care of veterans exposed to such hazards, and other persons as determined appropriate by the Secretary. Members of the panel shall serve as consultants to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Amounts available to the Secretary for Medical Care may be used for purposes of carrying out this subsection. The panel shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
"(b) Proposals.—The Secretary shall solicit proposals for designation of facilities as described in subsection (a). The announcement of the solicitation of such proposals shall be issued not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and the deadline for the submission of proposals in response to such solicitation shall be not later than 90 days after the date of such announcement. The peer review panel established under subsection (a) shall complete its review of the proposals and submit its recommendations to the Secretary not later than 60 days after the date of the deadline for the submission of proposals. The Secretary shall then select the four sites for the location of such centers not later than 45 days after the date on which the peer review panel submits its recommendations to the Secretary."
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A personal message from Lee Schlichtemeier USPA Southwest Regional Director
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Oct 24, 2012, 12:54 PM
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A personal message from Lee Schlichtemeier USPA Southwest Regional Director
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To the USPA Members of the Southwest Region:
Within the next few days you will be receiving the November issue of Parachutist magazine. The November issue of Parachutist is the biennial Election Issue and I would like to point out several items that will be of interest and importance to all of you.
First, with regard to the election of USPA Directors for the first time in 8 election cycles my name will not be on the ballot for USPA Southwest Regional Director. After almost 16 years as your Southwest Regional Director, I have decided not to seek reelection to that position. It has simply been long enough. There is no issue, no person(s) or anything else that has caused me to make this decision except time. It is time to allow someone else to become your representative.
Second, Jack Pyland, IV, has qualified to run on the ballot as the next USPA Southwest Regional director. Many of you know Jack personally as I do. I fully support Jack's candidacy and hope you will vote for him this election cycle. Jack has the qualifications and desires to represent the membership's and the organization's best interests and I wish him the best.
Third, there will be a 'beauty contest' vote also on the ballot. This will be a membership non-binding vote on whether or not to create a special instructional rating for Wingsuit instructors. The proposal is on the USPA website (even though it is a little hard to find). I hope you will vote 'No' on this issue. This vote will not institute the rating but will give a semblance of guidance to the next USPA Board of Directors with regard to developing this rating. My reasons for asking for a 'No' vote for this issue is as follows:
The issue of whether or not to create a Wingsuit instructor rating was not the idea of USPA Headquarters or the USPA Board of Directors. It was a request by a faction of the Wingsuit community to the board.
The issue has not been staffed by USPA Headquarters. Therefore, no cost/benefit analysis or resource requirements have been examined by the USPA Headquarters department (Safety & Training) that would be called upon to institute this rating. And, again, it was not requested by USPA Headquarters (Safety & Training), the staff who would be called upon to institute this rating.
There is no measurable evidence that this rating would have usefulness with regard to the safety of Wingsuit flight.
Most importantly, this represents an entirely new direction for the USPA instructional system to embark upon. Specifically, there currently are no 'advanced ratings' for the average skydiver. If this proposal is instituted, it represents the first additional requirement for formal instructional training beyond licensure. It is the proverbial 'camel's nose under the tent.' It opens the door for additional training requirements for licensed skydivers to participate in other skydiving disciplines such as freeflight, formation skydiving, canopy formations, canopy piloting, etc. While we would all argue that additional experience and preferably training is desirable for these activities, you need to picture a world where you would be required to receive that training from a USPA-rated instructor (in that specific discipline) before being allowed to participate. This expansion of bureaucracy and rules (beyond BSRs) represents an unnecessary and complicated intrusion into the choices that are currently available to skydivers.
This issue and even placing this non-binding poll on the ballot was very contentious at the Safety & Training Committee level and at the full Board of Directors level. The issue was extensively debated and original motion modified several times and the final motion that allowed this non-binding membership vote passed the full board by a plurality, not a majority. Several board members abstained on the final vote and if they had voted, there may have not been sufficient votes to carry even this motion.
Again, I ask you to vote 'No' on this issue if you want the freedom of choice of skydiving disciplines that you currently enjoy to continue, if you feel this proposed instructional rating is unwarranted and unnecessary or if you feel that this issue should be more adequately evaluated by the proper and time-tested methods of developing USPA instructional programs.
Thank you.
Lee Schlichtemeier
USPA Southwest Regional Director
Oct 26, 2012, 8:39 AM
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It is my understanding that there was a point and counter point published with the opinion poll. I was asked not to make this a who can gather more votes via social media competition. Below is the point and counter point as printed on the USPA.Org web site.
The USPA Board of Directors is considering the adoption of a new wingsuit instructor rating program. After much discussion, the board decided to seek the opinions of the membership at large by adding a non-binding poll question to the board election ballot that will be disseminated in early November. The new rating system documentation outlines the details of the instructional rating hierarchy. If the proposal is eventually adopted by the board, the Basic Safety Requirements would require any USPA
member making a first wingsuit flight to be trained by a USPA Wingsuit Instructor. Currently, the BSRs require wingsuit jumpers to have at least 200 skydives and a USPA license, but there is no training requirement. The results of the poll will be provided to the board at its March 2013 meeting in Daytona Beach, Florida. Following is a point/counterpoint provided by two board members who have differing positions on the
issue. Rich Winstock is a National Director and serves as the chairman of the Safety & Training Committees subcommittee reviewing the wingsuit instructor rating issue. Scott Smith is the Western Regional Director and serves as the chairman of the Competition Committee. These are their opinions.
In Support
Skydiving has been evolving at a record pace. Recently, Felix Baumgartner just brought our sport amazing positive coverage by pushing human limits. The skydiving community will continue to push the envelope in all disciplines because that is who we are and why we have come so far. Unfortunately, progress has not been without sacrifice, evident in the statistics and incident reports over the last 10 years. It is our obligation to recognize any unsafe trends, to ensure that new jumpers are given a path that is not only safe but has been time tested.
Gone should be the days of a wingsuiter teaching his buddy. Off landings, tandem flybys, general aviation issues and tail strikes are all increasing results of poor, non-standard instruction. Standardized wingsuit training is a forward-looking endeavor. Standards breed consistency, reduce risk and force those teaching wingsuiting to perform at already set standards. Standards provide a means of knowing all instructors are using the same information and not missing key elements during instructor sessions. Standardization will also ensure students are learning the same set of techniques and objectives. Three things DZOs and USPA should be concerned with:
Tail strikes
General aviation impact
Off landings
Proper training addresses each of these issues. There is some resistance to providing instruction for advanced skydivers, yet we already do this via tandem, AFF and all other instructor programs. Requiring first-flight courses taught by rated skydivers may be considered by some as advanced instruction, yet most anyone who has had a first-flight course realizes that this is more similar to AFF than it is to advanced skydiving. I consider a skydiver with 200 jumps putting on a wingsuit for the first time a student and he/she should be treated accordingly.
Wingsuiting has recently found itself in an insurance debate as well: Should aircraft underwriters
continue to insure a discipline with a high potential to damage aircraft and threaten lives? Standardized instruction will significantly mitigate the risk for tail strikes due to training methods that discourage poor exit methods and promote a positive safety culture in wingsuiting. Aircraft underwriters have made it clear that they support positive forward movement and standardized training.
The freedom of action for a wingsuiter far exceeds that of a "straight-down faller" and means that wingsuiters can wind up in unexpected places, at unexpected times, up to four minutes after the last jumper has exited. This can create problems for busy airports and busy DZs. Standardized instruction and proper flight-planning practices provide solid mechanisms to diminishing these issues. We dont see first-jump students dying under big canopies, but this does not indicate a need for less canopy training, Everyone agrees that the current push to standardize canopy training and the standard proficiency card is a benefit to all skydivers.
Wingsuiting is no different; breeding a safe and aware culture is important to the growth of the
discipline. A standardized first-flight course taught by a properly rated instructor will provide a
foundation for future jumps and decisions.
Rich Winstock
USPA National Director
In Opposition
This election you are being asked whether your dues money should be used for USPAs bureaucracy to adopt, administer and regulate a wingsuit instructor program. There wasnt enough support for the program to pass at the last USPA Board meeting, though the proposals supporters were able to get this non-binding poll on the ballot trying to get a mandate.
It seems they hope you read the materials and see what a good training program it is and vote yes. However the quality of this training program isnt questioned. I think the board is unanimous in agreeing this is a great program. Personally I refer people to it all of the time. But the question you are being asked is not about the quality of the training program.
USPA has never in its history regulated or administered an advanced training program. But now you are being asked if USPA should get in that business by taking over training for a discipline it knows little about. On the USPA staff, there are no active wingsuit jumpers, and the only two on the board oppose this proposal. Note that this program includes the following statement (para. A.3.b) which would require a change to the USPA Basic Safety Requirements (BSRs):
All general, non-method-specific student training may be conducted by any USPA Instructor,
but method-specific training and jumps (AFF, IAD, static line, wingsuit and tandem) require the instructor to hold that method-specific rating.
Just like you were asked in the standardized tests you took in school, can you tell what doesnt belong in this group?
This isnt an argument about more regulation vs. less. The board implemented a BSR requiring 200 jumps before flying a wingsuit, and since then there hasnt been a beginner wingsuit fatality. Smart regulations work.
A big selling point for USPA taking over wingsuit instruction is the occurrence of tail strikes by
advanced wingsuit pilots jumping large wings. Some call this the new hook turn. A better way to
address this real concern would be to make a BSR prohibiting inflation of a wingsuit in proximity to the airplane.
This approach targets all wingsuit jumpers, especially those causing the problem. It makes everyone on the plane safer and satisfies concerns of insurers. (Contrary to rumor, the FAA hasnt even mentioned wingsuiting to USPAat all.) The rule would avoid over-regulation, launching the kind of educational campaign needed for drop zones to better coordinate wingsuit jumping. Instead, the proposal youre being asked about strictly focuses on how USPA should regulate wingsuit first-jump courses, only ONE jump, where smaller beginner suits are used and no tail strike incidents have occurred. In the three decades that USPA has been training students on square parachutes, students have been taught in the first-jump course (FJC) not to turn low. But that instruction in the FJC hasnt stopped skydivers with hundreds or thousands of jumps from hooking in to their deaths.USPA regulating wingsuit instruction is not the answer. Focusing on the real problem is.
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Both sides make good points. I'm still not sold on the rating part at all. I'm sold on the standards being set and those teaching WS following that guidance.
I'm not in favor of anymore reports from the local neighborhood citizens talking about watching something fall and hearing a screaming end over the lack of a simple and fundamental gear check, that ALL instructors should be preforming with any training or fun jump. We all should be checking each other regardless of ratings.
Clearly we don't need people going around and holding them self out as a "wing suit instructor" when they just made that up and if they have not proven to someone they can teach safely others to skydive in any method.
I don't think we need a new rating,I hold every instructional rating, I'm pretty sure I could follow the program and teach most of it..... exiting is exiting, different methods and ac's require different techniques. I've trained a lot of new camera flyers how to exit rear float on most models of Beech 18's & twin bo's, King airs too.... understanding how not to hit the tail is nothing new.
The rest of it, long flights in busy airspace etc. is an issue that is best proactively addressed now, but yet I think new BSR's are more in order then a new rating. I don't see why Instructional rated people & S&TA's couldn't cover the info in the sims, could done in a class format and with a test.
If there is really a need for stamp of approved instructor, it should be with the mfg's, like tdm. I'm thinking.
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I posted Dr Lee's email because it was not posted and several, including members that are running didn't know that Doc Lee was not running.
There is enough debate on the abomination (my opinion) of the WS instructor/examiner program on many other threads.
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There is enough debate on the abomination (my opinion) of the WS instructor/examiner program on many other threads.
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I think Lee summed things up quite nicely. I am sorry to see him go because we need cooler heads on the board.
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Board Agenda November, 2013
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November 21st at 5:00 PM**
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I Approval of Minutes
A. October 2013
B. Special October 2013
II Consent Agenda Items
Approval of Incoming Restricted Fund (Grants and Contract Education)
Approval of Contracts for Expenditures from Restricted Funds as required by Grant Funding or Contract Education
Approval of Contracts for Expenditures from Unrestricted Funds
Authorization for two (2) contract modifications totaling $393,251 for Special Services Contracts and Construction Contracts
Authorization for one (1) new construction related service contract that is not more than $60,000. Contracts not subject to the formal bidding requirements of the Public Contract Code.
Authorization to contract with The Voorhees Group LLC for services related to the development of an Education Master Plan at a total cost not to exceed $125,000 for the period from November 22, 2013 through June 30, 2014
Authorization to Apply for Grant Funding – California State Preschool Program (CSPP) and General Child Care and Development Program (CCTR)
Amending signatories for District Bank Accounts – Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration
Procurement of Equipment, Supplies and Services, Etc., less than $3,000
Procurement of Equipment, Supplies and Services, Etc., more than or equal to $3,000
Acceptance of Gifts/Donations
Academic Employees (Faculty) Credit Program/Non-Credit Program,District Funded City College of San Francisco Temporary Hourly Assignments Academic Employees: General Fund, Unrestricted
Academic Employees (Faculty) Credit Program/Non-Credit Program, City College of San Francisco Temporary Hourly Assignments – Academic Employees
Initial Proposals of the District Chairperson Council for a Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement between the San Francisco Community College District and the District Chairperson Council - After Public Comment
III Information Items
III - A. Accreditation Update: Accreditation Liaison Officer Gohar Momjian
The College's standing committee on Accreditation has been meeting every two weeks and monitors the Roadmap to Success (located at www.ccsfforward.com) which contains the actions and improvement plans to meet the accreditation standards. Over the last month, the committee has delved into detail with each of those plans, identifying areas which have been completed, actions which have been delayed, and actions which should be revisited or redefined.
The College continues to be in the review process with the Accrediting Commission. The College must remain focused on completing its action plans, meeting improvement objectives, and making as much progress as possible in order for any decision to be reconsidered in the future. Below is a brief analysis of progress to date on each standard.
ACCJC Standard I: Institutional Mission and Effectiveness
-Program review ranked priorities for funding were included in the 2013-14 Final Budget;
-Moved forward into 5th year of annual program review, with changes in administrative procedures to directly connect planning with budget;
-Implemented program review improvements;
-Completed review of CCSF's mission and vision statements;
-Focusing on preparations to begin development of Education Master Plan
-Gearing up to conduct Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) of students
-Beginning discussions on College benchmarks of student success and annual indicators
ACCJC Standard II: Student Learning Programs and Services
-Assessment work continuing on Student Learning Outcomes, Institutional Learning Outcomes, Administrative Unit Outcomes, and General Education Outcomes;
-In the August 31 assessment reports, programs mapped their Program SLOs to Institutional Learning Outcome (ILO) #1 -- Critical Thinking. This Fall these programs are assessing these mapped ILOs as part of an ongoing assessment, which will be reported on during Spring 2014;
-The SLO Coordinators and General Education Outcomes (GEO) workgroups completed their final report on the Spring 2013 assessment of General Education Outcomes (Area C);
-Completed biannual progress reports for all courses, programs, and services provide updates on the previous 6 months of assessment work and planning for the next 6 months. 95-100% of all courses, programs, and services have outcomes that are undergoing assessment. Almost 50% of those are now in closed-loop continuous ongoing assessment.
-New one-stop enrollment and retention approach implemented in August by reassigning counseling and classified staff hours;
-Reorganization of counseling services under one program;
-Instituted student payment program via Nelnet that will recoup past unpaid student fees
-Conducted professional development / customer service trainings
ACCJC Standard III: Resources
-Completed hiring of 31 positions as stated in Spring 2013 reorganization, with remaining positions underway for a general counsel, internal auditor, controller, and chief technology officer;
-New Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration began duties on October 21;
-Permanent Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs began duties on November 1.
-Ongoing hiring processes to complete administrative positions;
-Many positions being filled with help from the San Francisco Mayor's Office, including director of payroll, four payroll clerks and an internal auditor;
-Complete technology assessment by Ellucian completed.
ACCJC Standard IV: Leadership and Governance
-Special Trustee who continues to make final decisions on behalf of District;
-Permanent Chancellor began duties November 1;
-Participatory Governance operational guidelines established.
Accreditation information and action plans are updated and posted on www.CCSFForward.com
III - B. Monthly Financial Report: Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration Ron Gerhard
Please find below a Budget Status Report for the Unrestricted General Fund summarizing the College's financial activity for fiscal year 2013-14 as of November 11, 2013. These summaries present expenditure activity both by functional activity as well as by major account classification as defined by the State.
Through November 11th, or approximately 36% of the fiscal year, the College has expended and encumbered 32.9% of the Unrestricted General Fund budget. Current activity is tracking within expectations and in accordance with the existing budget.
We continue to closely monitor state revenues as monthly financial reports are released by the State's Department of Finance and Controller's offices. On November 8, 2013, State Controller John Chiang released his monthly financial report covering the State's cash receipts and disbursements for the month of October. In summary, revenues came in $510 million, or 10.7% above projections contained in the state budget. Year-to-date revenue is cumulatively above the state's budgeted figures by an estimated $604 million. Ongoing monitoring of the State's cash receipts is a useful tool in anticipating near term funding fluctuations for community colleges.
IV Action Items
A. Policy Amendment – the following amended policy is being presented for a second reading:
· BP 1.30 – Unlawful Discrimination
2nd Reading
RECOMMENDATION: That the Special Trustee approve Board Policy 1.30 – Unlawful
Discrimination as amended.
B. Policy Addition – the following new policy is being presented for a second reading:
· BP 1.36 - Sexual Harassment
2nd Reading
RECOMMENDATION: That the Special Trustee approve the Board Policy
1.36 – Sexual Harassment.
C. Policy Amendments – the following amended policies are being presented for a first reading:
· BP 2.07 – City College of San Francisco District Policy on Participatory Governance
· BP 8.01 - Budget Preparation and Fiscal Accountability
· BP 8.03 - Auditing
· BP 8.06a – Procurement of Supplies, Equipment and Services
· BP 2420 – Authorizations to Encumber the District
1st Reading
RECOMMENDATION: That the Special Trustee conduct a first reading of the amended board policies: BP 2.07 – City College of San Francisco District Policy on Participatory Governance; BP 8.01 - Budget Preparation and Fiscal Accountability; BP 8.03 – Auditing; BP 8.06a – Procurement of Supplies, Equipment and Services; BP 2420 – Authorizations to Encumber the District and provide direction for any modifications to be incorporated before the second reading.
D. Policy Additions – the following new policies are being presented for a first reading:
· BP 8.11 – Delegation of Authority for Business
· BP 8.12 – Fiscal Management and Accounting
1st Reading
RECOMMENDATION: That the Special Trustee conduct a first reading of the new board policies: BP 8.11 – Delegation of Authority for Business; BP 8.12 – Fiscal Management and Accounting and provide direction for any modifications to be incorporated before the second reading.
IV Reports from Constituents
Fred Teti, Academic Senate President
The faculty continue to "perform miracles" in addressing accreditation standards. One has only to browse the SLO website to see the progress made there. Indeed, because of a misinterpretation on our part, we could have claimed even more progress on ILOs than we did---this straight from the mouth of a Commissioner! On the course-outline front, the Curriculum Committee continues to meet for 5 or 6 hours at a time in order to manage its workload. The Senate has appointed a small army of "resource members" to the Committee to assist with its Technical Review process, often a significant bottleneck in the throughput.
The Executive Council has met twice since the last faculty report. At our meetings, we have reviewed and given the ACCJC (through our ALO) feedback on the draft new standards for 2015, received reports from the SLO Coordinators on College progress in assessment and "looping", recommended for Board approval a new Associate Degree for Transfer in Political Science (one whose TMC was written by CCSF faculty!), received updates on the Basic Skills Report and the College's Basic Skills goals from Dean Lamb (not to be confused with Vice Chancellor Lamb) and the Basic Skills Committee chairs, continued to deal with issues arising from search committees and professional development funding, and extended welcomes to new administrators, most recently the aforementioned Dean Lamb and Associate Dean Sanchez.
The Senate officers have had our first meetings with Chancellor Tyler and Vice Chancellor Lamb. One of our primary goals is to have completed the Collegial Consultation item on the Accreditation Roadmap. We have received significant help from the State Senate's Accreditation Committee on drafting a Collegial Consultation agreement. Furthermore, that Committee's co-chairs will be conducting on December 6 a workshop for the College leadership on "Communication and Constituency Roles". We hope to see a substantial fraction of the administration participating in that workshop.
Lastly, First Vice President Saginor and I just returned (as I type this) from the State Academic Senate Plenary Session in Irvine. Everyone there expressed tremendous support for CCSF. Many recognized that we are being used as a "test case" for the Commission's power. There were a dozen resolutions on the Senate's docket addressing accreditation issues, one of which, successfully adopted, called on the Commission to extend the date in the CCSF Decision Letter from July 2014 to July 2015. The Commission is not likely to do as requested; nonetheless, it is heartening to have the support of colleges around the State. Additionally, the State Academic Senate approved a resolution sent forward by the local CCSF Senate urging the ACCJC to retain in its new standards language promoting efforts to recruit diverse candidates and students' exposure to diversity.


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It was just like any other damnable sea port. Fish traders, the odd pirate vessel. It stunk to high heaven and peddlers and peasants got in the way, but this was a single minded man. A man who traded in death and business was always good. One day he would finally do that which he had vowed, but for now this was just another job and just maybe it would take him closer to his goal. A dirty old drunken fool stumble against him. The backhand was a little harsh. For the man fell badly, his nose a bloody mess, but Sakura was in no mood for for such things. A few glanced then hurried back to their menial tasks. No one helped the man and a large wet stain appeared at his crotch. The Rainbow Dragon bar and grill was up ahead. If his quarry was not there then he would find out from the patrons all he wanted to know. He walked through the double doors.
The smell assaulted his senses. Cheap grog, stale smoke and salty sweat. Shanty music played, pirates cavorted, whores swirled. Nothing a world hardened man like himself had not seen replayed in a hundred seedy low life pits. He seated himself at an old barrel that served as a table, and scanned the menu. Well for a place like this the food looked delightful! Within minutes a wench was by the side of the makeshift table. "Would you like to order sir?" He removed his reading glasses and took in the sight before him. Man, she had curves in all right places, childbearing hips, a booty you could park your bike in and a face sent straight from heaven or hell depending on point of view, and she was dressed like a cat! Not many times in his life had the cat got his tongue! He was transported back to his childhood. His beloved sister had kept a beautiful cat. They had both played for hours each day with it watching it climb the cherry tree in their parents garden. Until one day it never came home. They put out saucers of milk, but there had been an evil look in his brothers eyes when their parent had questioned him about it. Barstad! He had to shake his head to clear his vision. "Oh, um, eh , yes"
She smiled and his face reddened. Pull yourself together man! he thought. He finally asserted himself."Yes, I would the Oysters Rockefeller, followed by Scampi Provencale, skip the sweet I need to watch me weight and a glass of your finest, please miss". "Just call me Kurina" she purred. "They call me Sakura". "Cherry Blossom?" she sniggered.He coloured again. She quickly swiveled on her perfect hips and for the first time he got an eye full of her rear end. Between her taut buttocks he could see for the first time the butt plug that served as tail! She looked back straight into his burning eyes! He flushed and looked at his shoes. Again a smile formed on her lush lips.
The food arrived minutes later. She daintily placed the dishes before him. He tried not to look at her instead glancing at the pirates swigging ale and slapping whores arses. The leader eyed him playfully. He turned his attention back to Kurina. "Hey, you wanna see me dance I'm on in a while" . "Sure, It's been a long journey, and you are one sight for sore eyes" , "Well thank you!" She beamed, and hurried off to serve more customers. A shout went up. " Ahoy long air! Come drink with me fellow crew. You won't meet a saltier bunch ye land lummer!" "Sorry friend been a long day I just want to relax and watch some gogo"Skura replied . " You scure you talk to the greatest pirate ever to grace gods blue oceans! I be none other than Dub Rio, pirate king no less!" Sakura got that old feeling the one he always got before someone died.
Egged on by one of the female members of the crew the crewman bounded towards Sakura. Blade drawn the pirate advanced. He was quick, but Sakura simply reached for his pocket. He had picked up the spell on one of his many travels. He cast it the crewman disappeared!
The crewman found himself back at home with his startled mother. "By the seven sea and all that be holy!" . "Looks like you got hit by one of those annoying return spells son" . "But,but... I should be at the pub! Rucking with tha capin! it's at least a ten minute walk back! All the fun will be over. "Well son, people have been campaigning for their outlaw for ages, but no one gives a flying hoot. Just live with it I got your favourite for tea fish fingers"
Back at the bar and grill Sakura rose slowly from his seat. "You scum! You will pay with your life for what you have done. ungodly magic! The captain drew a large cutlass and again one of the girls goaded him into action. He moved with speed, but Sakura quicker. Both Katanas flashed and as the pirate charged closer the blades closed in a scissor action catching the mans neck, and beheading him neatly. Blood fountained to the ceiling. Sakura round housed straight into the torso forcing it back to the crews table. Sakura loved that move, he had perfected it on untold victims. He returned to his seat. With their captain dead and crewman unsure whether to stay and eat his tea or trudge back to the bar. The girls had lost their fight.
No one seemed to care and it had all been so quick. The body was unceremoniously dragged and dumped in the back alley.
Then the music changed. Brilliant! it was the Beach Boys! One of Sakura's favs. the lights went low and there she was in all her glory!


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Underground Cage Fighting is a fighting minigame in The Ballad of Gay Tony. It is introduced to the player by Santo during the mission "Momma's Boy." Luis Lopez can either compete for $100 or spectate for $50. While spectating, bets can be placed on the winner. Each time the player defeats an opponent, the loser's body stays on the ring, and a new challenger is put in the next round. If Luis loses and is knocked out, the player is taken to Holland Hospital Center. Beating all rounds rewards the player with the Bear Fight achievement. As the player progresses to the next round, opponents bring baseball bats and knives.
- Start by two B Button on the Xbox 360 (Circle Button on the PS3) punches, then one Kick with the X Button (Square Button on the PS3), then two B (Circle) punches again...Repeat the pattern to deal heavy damages as long as the opponent does not reach the ringout. And when they do, just smash B button. All opponents can be KOed in this way, especially those with knives.
- In the unlikely case you are attacked by any opponent weiding a knife, the best thing to do is to rapidly tap the block button (A for Xbox 360, X for PS3) and preform a counter attack (B for Xbox 360, X for PS3) to steal your opponents weapon. This method makes fighting in higher levels significantly more easier. Also, the weapon does not carry over to the next round. NOTE: One should NOT want to use this method against opponents using a bat due to the heavy amount of damage it deals.
- An easy way to stun any opponent is to lock on to the target with left trigger (L2 on the PS3) and stand about two body lengths away from each other, then press B once, Luis should throw a long punch to the opponents face, making then stumble backward and hold their face in pain, that is the time to land a combo, then back up and repeat.
- To easily win the first few rounds, keep your distance. Eventually, your opponent will flex and flip his middle fingers. This is your chance to throw as many punches at him as possible.
- If you aren't up for a fight, just run straight towards them and push them over and over. If they fall, don't let them get up.
- When you miss a punch or get too close, the opponent will push you aside, making the player fatigue.
- To counter, tap A (X on the PS3) to dodge as your opponent is attacking, then press either of the punch buttons B and Y (Circle and Triangle on the PS3) to counter attack.
- If you're quick, you can counter a weapon-wielding fighter and remove it from their hands.
- Be very careful when the knife fighters come out. They move very quickly and the stabs do lots of damage.
- The more health you save, the more chance you have at winning. Try to get the least amount of damage done to you in each round; make good use of dodging with the A button (X button on PS3) and counter-attacks.
- If you don't have enough health, spectate and it will be regained to full health.
- Making counters is an easy way to take out a foe in one shot, but isn't recommended when in later levels.
- If you are in need of money you can save your game and spectate then bet all your money and if you lose you can just load your game and retry this method until your fighter wins. By using this method you will be awarded the "Half Million" achievement/trophy.
- The gate where the opponents enter can be used to your advantage. If you run into the gate the same time your opponent does it may result in them being knocked to the floor or being knocked out. This may also result in your opponent walking around the arena instead of fighting this gives you a chance to attack them. Occasionally the gate may fling your opponent to a random location in the arena on the floor.
- If you stand behind the gate before your opponent gets into the ring, he will just stand there and allows you to kill him without punching back.
- Throwing combos can be risky because if you miss a punch, the enemy can quickly retaliate and drain your health. Try to throw one punch at a time to keep the opponent staggering, and unable to strike back.
- Be careful when fighting near the gate. If you accidentally walk outside of the ring, you will be disqualified.
- Each round contains three opponents.
- At the end of each round, your health is raised by 25%
- If you quit a game, the club will be closed for a while.
- When you die, you spawn at the hospital as usual but you don't lose money.
- There is a reference to The Karate Kid as spectators can be heard screaming "Sweep the leg, Johnny!"
- There is another reference to the Monkey Island Saga as certain fighters taunt you with 'You fight like a cow!', which is a signature phrase in the insult swordfighting.
- You sometimes hear someone in the crowd yell "two men enter, one man leaves," which is what the crowd chants in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome during the fight scene in the Thunderdome.
- All of the fighters appear to be right handed since they all use an orthodox stance.
- Like Johnny, Luis uses Niko's counter attack moves, though this is due to game mechanics, as the moves were made for Niko to reflect his time in the army.
- True Crime: New York City also has a cage-fighting feature.
- If you win all six cage fight rounds, you will be awarded the title of Champion of L.C. Cage Fighters, given the "Bear Fight" achievement/trophy and also recieve $4000.
- While the game credits are rolling after completing the game, there is a scene that shows Brucie and Mori fighting in the cage, without being overly aggressive towards each other.
- Luis is unable to use his phone whilst fighting. This is so the player can't activate cheats, such as health and armor or weapons.
- Besides the point above, Luis can't fight with any weapon other than his fist, except when he counter-attacks a fighter with a melee weapon, but if the player manages to pass to the following round, the weapon will be lost.
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- The construction worker with the orange vest.
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- A guy with muscle written at the back of his shirt.
- Classy guy with white shirt, blonde hair black tie, black pants and black shoes.
- The black hobo white red hat green/grey shirt and brown shoes.
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Majority of those who don't fight aggresively nor headbutt, everyone that swings and punches slowly, instead of punching quickly and moving.
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- Guy in a white overcoat.
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PORTLAND, Maine — Damaging winds knocked down trees and utility wires in parts of northern New England on Sunday, flights were delayed in New York City and there were reports of a tornado in South Carolina as the East Coast braced for the remnants of violent weather that killed at least 13 people in Oklahoma.
Heavy rain, thunderstorms, high winds and hail moved through sections of the Northeast on Sunday afternoon. The National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm warnings and watches across Vermont, New Hampshire and most of Maine.
In northwestern South Carolina, authorities checked unconfirmed reports of a tornado, said Jessica Ashley, a shift supervisor for Anderson County's 911 center. The fire department responded to a report of roof damage to a home, and callers said trees were blown over. No injuries were reported.
The weather service said thunderstorms and winds in excess of 60 mph in Vermont produced 1-inch-diameter hail and knocked down numerous trees and wires. In northern Maine, radar picked up a line of thunderstorms capable of producing quarter-sized hail and winds stronger than 70 mph. Forecasters warned of tornadoes.
The prediction for stormy weather in the New York City region produced delays at major airports.
In the southern part of the United States, thunderstorms, high winds and hail were expected as part of a slow-moving cold front. Heavy rains could spawn flash flooding in some areas, the weather service said.
Meanwhile, residents in Oklahoma cleaned up after the storms there killed 13 people, with another seven missing, including five children.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin toured damage in El Reno, about 30 miles from Oklahoma City. She said the death toll could rise as emergency workers continue searching flooded areas for missing residents.
State Medical Examiner's Office spokeswoman Amy Elliott said the death toll had risen to 10 from Friday's EF3 tornado, which charged down a clogged Interstate 40 in the western suburbs. Among the dead were four children, including an infant sucked out of the car with its mother, and a 4-year-old boy who along with his family had sought shelter in a drainage ditch.
In Missouri, areas west of St. Louis received significant damage from an EF3 tornado Friday that packed estimated winds of 150 mph. In St. Charles County, at least 71 homes were heavily damaged and 100 had slight to moderate damage, said county spokeswoman Colene McEntee.
Northeast of St. Louis, the town of Roxana, Ill., also saw damage from an EF3 tornado. Weather service meteorologist Jayson Gosselin said it wasn't clear whether the damage in Missouri and Illinois came from the same twister or separate ones.
Five tornadoes struck the Oklahoma City metro area Friday, the weather service said. Fallin said Sunday that 115 people were injured.
The storms formed out on the prairie west of Oklahoma City, giving residents plenty of advance notice. When told to seek shelter, many ventured out and snarled traffic across the metro area — perhaps remembering when a tornado hit Moore on May 20 and killed 24 people.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy Randolph said roadways quickly became congested with the convergence of rush-hour traffic and fleeing residents.
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Scores of Arusha residents and activists wrapped in sacks yesterday walked barefoot for about 7kilometers to protest against the new MPs' allowances, saying they widened the gap between the "haves" and "have nots".
Protesters started marching from Kilombero market via Meru Post Office, Idara ya Maji, Main Bus Stand, Stadium, OTTU offices, Bondeni Street and ended up at the Parson Hotel near Arusha Main Market.
Carrying placards inscribed with different messages, the marchers threatened to call countrywide protests in February, if the President inked the proposed controversial allowances.
One of the placards read: "While MPs demand more pay, we school children have been sitting on the floor for lack of desks in classrooms."
"We must fight against this new form of grand corruption for the sake of this nation," another placard carried by a 12-year-old boy read.
The public has been protesting against the hike of lawmakers' sitting allowances from 70,000/- to 200,000/- per day since Speaker Anne Makinda confirmed the increase early this month.
"If left unattended it will pose a new threat to the country's desire to ensure better life for everybody," said Alphonce Mawazo, chairperson of Wazalendo Associates — an Arusha based NGO.
He said: "It is ridiculous to pay such a hefty amount of money to just a single person per day, when a primary school teacher is paid below the proposed amount per month.
Mawazo who is a CCM ward councilor for Sombetini explained that MPs and even the Speaker are not safeguarding the interest of majority poor Tanzanians who are living in abject poverty.
"This type of allowance is undesirable and it is untenable in the eyes of voters and the public in general. We ask the president to work on this matter," said John Mchasu, who is a secretary general of Wazalendo Associates.
He called on Speaker Makinda to understand that millions of Tanzanians were living in poverty, noting: "These MPs are not there to defend public interests. They are there for themselves."
Verista Mollel, a Ngulelo-based resident bitterly complained: "The newly proposed allowances have tarnished the government image before the public. MPs should look into this before taking any further steps."
She said many people are dying in hospitals for lack of medicines and other facilities, wondering how MPs could be comfortable with such a situation.
"Tanzanians are not fools as some officials in the government think," she said.
A Standard Six pupil Aikaeli Kaaya said: "We have no desks in classrooms, no textbooks and other teaching and learning facilities. Why not take the money and invest it in education?
Early this month Speaker Makinda defended the new allowances for MPs, saying the increase was aimed at enabling the lawmakers to pay house rent and meet costs of other essential needs.
"I'm surprised at the ongoing public debate that MPs are receiving a lot of money. What we added to their perk is the sitting allowance only. We have not increased the MPs' salaries since 2003. The lawmaker gets a salary of 2.3m/-. Now if you deduct 700, 000/- in tax per month and 800,000/- as car loan repayment, service and fuel charge, what do they remain with?" she asked.


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#214550 - 03/26/14 09:33 PM Do not eat here if you take warfarin [Re: jenny jenny]
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HOUSE OF CHARDS - trendy new salad bar
JJ, you win this one hands down !
#214551 - 03/26/14 11:03 PM Re: Do not eat here if you take warfarin [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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HOUSE OF CHARDS - trendy new salad bar
JJ, you win this one hands down !
Thanks Wofa. I am tired of being the MOUSE OF PARDS.
And especially of being the LOUSE ON BARDS of this board.
#214553 - 03/27/14 11:42 AM Thursday's SPOOF [Re: jenny jenny]
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PRONUNCIATION: (spoof)
noun: 1. A light, good-humored imitation; parody.
2. A hoax or a prank.
verb tr.: 1. To satirize gently.
2. To fool using a hoax or a prank.
After Spoof, a card game invented by the comedian Arthur Roberts (1852-1933). Earliest documented use: 1884.
SPOOR - the scent of a woman or the scent trail of a wild animal*.
*[ [please excuse the repetition] ]
#214556 - 03/27/14 06:07 PM No, thanks, but perhaps gin? [Re: jenny jenny]
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SPOTOF - any of several self-consciously upscale British beverages
usage: "Wouldn't you enjoy a Spotof tea about now?"
#214558 - 03/27/14 06:38 PM Re: No, thanks, but perhaps gin? [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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I am a little confused....can I ask why?
I thought we could only change one letter.
Am I misinformed, or did I misunderstand.
Or did we change the 'roolz'?_________________________
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#214559 - 03/27/14 09:06 PM Re: No, thanks, but perhaps gin? [Re: LukeJavan8]
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Change one or add one.
#214560 - 03/27/14 09:23 PM Oops translated [Re: LukeJavan8]
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Are you thinking of the other thread, maybe?
-- In the Anagrams thread we change the most recent word by the "one letter add/subtract/change" Rool.
-- This "Mensopause" thread has us altering Anu's Word of the Day in that way, so your result and my result may end up different, but they start from the same raw material. Today's is "SPOOF". One change made SPOOF into SPOOR. A different change made SPOOF into SPOTOF.
And then occasionally we make a mistake, or flout the Roolz deliberately if it's too tempting to resist, or if we're desperate...Usually the outcome is an indulgent noticing, accompanied by a silent Ah, that's against the Roolz, and doing nothing, unless we're feeling Ho-ish like Winnie-the-Pooh (which is not uncommon), in which case we raise an objection.
Happens to the best of us, some more than others.
( s/ a not-so-infrequent offender, in both directions)
Edited by wofahulicodoc (03/27/14 09:33 PM)
Edit Reason: (Doc, you're a lousy typist}
#214562 - 03/28/14 09:50 AM ROOLZ: #1 Have fun #2 Innovate #3 Be nice [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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RULE #87 - spoon, don't spook.
#214564 - 03/28/14 10:55 AM Friday's TRUMP CARD [Re: jenny jenny]
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trump card
PRONUNCIATION: (trump kard)
noun: 1. In card games, a suit chosen to rank above the others.
2. Something that gives an overriding, decisive advantage.
An alteration of the word triumph, which was the name of an old card game. Earliest documented use: 1823.
RUMP CARD - the card in the hole when playing Five Card Stud. An alteration of the alteration of the word "triumph".
The mind is the effect, not the cause. -Daniel C. Dennett, philosopher (b. 1942)
The gun is the effect, not the cause. - J.J. sophist (b.19 something)
#214565 - 03/28/14 11:27 AM Re: Oops translated [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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Alcoa reported a second-quarter loss Monday after the markets closed. But it noted strong demand for aluminum in autos and airplanes. Excluding costs for closing smelters and other one-time expenses, its results came in better than Wall Street expected.
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SCC Women's Soccer Players of the Week (Catch Up Time):
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Elle Blume - The freshman from Bishop Blanchet High School had 2 assists against Green River CC in a 3-0 win and then scored a goal against Skagit Valley Colle
ge in a 4-1 victory to secure a spot in the NWAACC Women's Soccer Playoffs.
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Kayla Browne and Lauren Schoonover - In the NWAACC Playoffs against Highline CC and Clackamas CC, Schoonover tosses two 90+ minutes shutouts, but loses to CCC in overtime in the quarter-finals. Kayla Browne took a loose ball in front of the Highline CC net and puts it in the goal in the 88th minute in SCC's 1-0 victory in the opening round of the NWAACC Playoffs.
November 12-20:
Angela Celedon - The freshman from Tacoma has an assist for the East-West team at the NWAACC Women's All-Star Soccer Match at the NWAACC Soccer Championships at the Starfire Complex in Tukwila, WA. The North-South team wins the match, 2-1.
The Lady Dolphins finish the season 10-6-4 with 7 freshmen starters and had the best run in the NWAACC Playoffs since 2008 when the SCC squad was 3rd in the NWAACC.
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