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Host of Radio 4's Moneybox Paul Lewis shares advice for other journalists on best practice when covering money-related subjects in this video on the BBC Academy website.
Lewis covers subjects such as using straight-forward language, the mentioning of products and the importance of solid background research.
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Joined by the King County Sheriff and human service providers from throughout King County, the members of our Budget Leadership Team went to the Orion Center Nov. 12 to announce the completion of the 2014 King County Budget.
It's a budget that enhances services like the Orion Center, a program that provides shelter and critical services to homeless youth, and protects housing throughout the County. It also maintains the County's focus on equity and social justice while preserving King County's AAA bond rating.
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The County Council Budget Committee—which is all nine members of the Council during the review and deliberations on the County Budget—today received the Budget Leadership Team's (BLT) Budget "Striker." The striker, created by Budget Chair Joe McDermott and Councilmembers Kathy Lambert, Jane Hague and Larry Phillips, is the BLT's recommended changes to the Executive Proposed Budget.
For 2014, there are two budget strikers. The first striker is for King County's last annual budget. The second striker is for the County's biennial budget.
The Budget Committee will review both documents and prepare to send the strikers to the full County Council for a final vote, which is scheduled to occur on Tuesday, November 12.
Thirty residents from throughout south King County joined the members of the Council's Budget and Fiscal Management Committee in Kent October 8 to testify about what they believe should be in the County's 2014 Budget.
Their comments ranged from supporting survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault to staffing at the County's correctional facilities to continued funding for Youth Source, a program that assist young people who have become part of the criminal justice system. You can view a rebroadcast of the meeting on King County TV.
We are now at the halfway point of our four special night meetings on the 2014 Executive Proposed Budget. The next meeting will be in North Bend on Wednesday, October 16.
The Council received Executive Dow Constantine's proposed 2014 Budget on Monday, Sept. 23. The Executive's budget address is the start of an intensive eight-week process of Council review and deliberation.
The budget is a complex policy document that sets priorities, shapes service delivery, and impacts all areas of County government. The Council is responsible for making all final decisions on the budget. For the 2014 Budget, the Council's deliberations will focus on long-term policy issues given the transition to biennial budgets. Traditionally, the vote on the spending plan takes place in November before Thanksgiving
The Council's Budget Leadership Team remains committed to a transparent budget process informed by public meetings throughout the County:
The Council's Budget Leadership Team is composed of Councilmembers:
Joe McDermott, Chair,
Kathy Lambert, Vice-Chair,
Jane Hague, Member, and
Larry Phillips, Member
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2013 King County Budget
2012 King County Budget
2011 King County Budget
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The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the New York Jets 17-6 in the first preseason game of the year.
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The Ivory Restaurant's dishes exude artful elegance, much like its picturesque views of the shoreline. The Ivory's grilled baby back ribs stand as securely as a miniature tower. Its sweet-potato- and parmesan-crusted salmon resembles a snow-capped mountain, and its desserts blend a palate of bright colors on plates. Diners munch on these edible displays in a simple dining room with golden walls and cozy tables while live music plays in the background on select evenings.
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The US Coast Guard–licensed captains with Peconic Water Sports tow customers through the water using all of the 400 horses inside their Malibu Wakeboats' Indmar engines. Before launching from the dock in Greenport Harbor, they wield their coaching experience to train each participant in the techniques necessary to ride their selection of Liquid Force wakeboards, Connelly Marine water skis, tubes, and kneeboards. These captain-coach hybrids emphasize safety as much as technique, and each is annually certified in CPR and First Aid. Captains also conduct seasonal fishing charters through the bay or open sea, as well as sightseeing cruises along Eastern Long Island.
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Jared Cook did not necessarily have a great day for the Tennessee Titans, but he did score their only touchdown on Sunday. Cook was held to just one other catch and only had 22 yards, but touchdowns from tight ends are like fantasy gold. In context of Cook's season, this really wasn't a bad game at all.
Cook was averaging 42 receiving yards a game with 208 receiving yards on the season and 1 touchdown through his first six games of the 2011 NFL season. Cook's receiving yards per game are up nearly 20 yards per game from last season.
Cook was ranked by Yahoo! as the 15th ranked tight end heading into Week 7 taking on the Houston Texans.
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text: Japanese Candy Sweet Treats From Japan: How Do They Fare? by Nicole Perry 4/04/13 33 Reactions 64 Shares Print 34 16 14 0 0 Step into any Asian supermarket and you'll be greeted by shelf after shelf of enticingly packaged Japanese candies. Great, right? Well, despite our love for the category, the vast variety can be, at times, a bit overwhelming. So in the interest of separating the kawaii ("cute" in Japanese) from the catastrophic, we're tasting our way through the panoply of Japanese sweets available stateside. Hello Panda Double Chocolate What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Neither great nor gross, Hello Panda's latest chocolate-on-chocolate offering satisfies chocolate cookie cravings, but lost points for their dry texture, and somewhat bland flavor. That said, some enjoyed that they weren't too sweet, and really, it's hard to get too mad at a sweet emblazoned with sportif cartoon pandas. 1 / 31 Hello Kitty Fizzy: Orange, Grape, and Ginger Ale What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Similar to Zotts and other fizz-filled hard candies, Hello Kitty Fizzy packs a refreshing punch reminiscent of a carbonated beverage; fitting, given their soda-fountain inspired flavors. Sadly, aside from the ginger flavor, which we praised for its zingy, tart, spot-on resemblance to ginger ale, these were essentially a flop. Both the orange and grape options tasted almost burnt, off, and all-around fake, with the orange losing particular marks for it's chalky Emergen-C-adjacent flavor. Ginger Ale: Grape: Orange: 2 / 31 Hi-Chew Mango What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 The favorite of not one, but three, tasters (including yours truly) Hi-Chew's mango taffy won praise for its piney, true-to-life — even slightly funky — mango flavor and balanced sweet-tart punch. Also worth praising: the treat's fragrant aroma and long-lasting flavor, which make this a sweet better suited to savoring than scarfing. 3 / 31 Kasugai Lychee Gummy Candy What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lychee lovers (or even those unfamiliar with the Asian fruit), take note. Fragrant and reminiscent of traditional lychee jelly cups, these firm gummy candies won over lychee novices and those who grew up snacking on these treats alike. 4 / 31 Brown Sugar Candy What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unlike many candies, these brown sugar sweets taste near-identical to their advertised flavor: "like eating a lump of brown sugar." Rounded out by a deep, dark, slightly bitter molasses note, these hard candies with a slightly softer filling satisfied most, though some failed to see the virtue of their simple flavor. 6 / 31 Hello Kitty Tropical Pineapple Marshmallow What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Even skeptical tasters were won over by these pineapple-jelly-filled marshmallows. We enjoyed the "perfect texture" that is "chewier than [most] marshmallows, [and] less gummy than [gummy] bears." And while most were enamored with the "sweet-tart-floral" pineapple jelly center, some felt it tasted a touch too artificial. Overall, we were left with the question "why isn't there more pineapple-[flavored] candy?" 6 / 31 Chocolate Pocky What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 If you haven't yet plowed through a box of classic chocolate Pocky, what are you waiting for? These chocolate dipped biscuits garnered perfect marks across the board (nary a rating below a five) thanks to their ideal mix of chocolate and crunch, and are a snacking staple around these parts. One taster even praised them as "the best candy/cookie hybrid ever." 7 / 31 Kumquat Throat Candy What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 OK, OK. We get it: a treat marketed as "throat candy" is far less likely to inspire swooning or even sampling than a pillowy marshmallow or a crisp chocolate-covered biscuit, but in this case, we'd urge you to reconsider. Floral citrus is punctuated by a menthol hit — where the lozenge aspect comes in — making these hard candies a stellar swap for a bag of Halls come next sore throat. In the meantime, we'll be enjoying these solely for their unusual flavor. 8 / 31 Kasugai Strawberry Gummy Candy What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Approachable and pleasant, toothsome strawberry gummies weren't quite juicy enough to wow our tasters, but they were hardly offensive. Aside from their lone detractor, who likened their scent and flavor to garbage (literally), we'd snack on these again, but might not go out of our way to seek them out. 9 / 31 Hello Panda Chocolate What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adorable packaging aside, these "buttery, biscuity, chocolatey" cream-filled cookies were slightly disappointing to some, though they garnered few truly negative remarks. If Meiji wanted to up its game, we'd suggest that it amp up the intensity of the slightly wan chocolate filling, and make it a bit less chalky as well. 11 / 31 Hi-Chew Grape What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 An intense, slightly tannic concord grape flavor made this iteration of Hi-Chew a polarizing treat. Those in the pro camp praised its authentic, almost wine-like flavor, while others were put off by its strength, comparing it to cough syrup. 11 / 31 Darjeeling Tea Candy What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 These hard candies were the sleeper hit of our taste test, earning fives across the board, and even prompting one taster to exclaim, "OMG, this tastes like bubble tea in candy form!" We particularly appreciated the pronounced black tea flavor, whose tannic aftertaste steers these far away from sickly sweet territory. 12 / 31 Blueberry-Jelly-Filled Marshmallows What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Soft, bouncy marshmallows envelop a sweet, but not tooth-achingly so, blueberry filling for a treat so delectable that they prompted one taster to proclaim that she "could eat a whole bag." The only downside? Some felt they resembled eyeballs, though this hardly put off the majority. 13 / 31 Kasugai Yuzu Gummy Candy What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Not quite lemon, not quite orange, these yuzu-flavored gummies flummoxed some tasters unfamiliar with the prized Japanese fruit, prompting some tasters to complain that they were not "nearly lemony enough." While most loved the floral-citrus flavor reminiscent of lemongrass and lemon verbena, we wished that they were stronger-flavored and had a touch of acidity to balance the rind-forward flavor. 14 / 31 Sugar Candy What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Simple, clean, and with a sweet honey-like flavor, these glossy hard candies are as pleasing to the palate as their jewellike appearance is visually. Moreover, we loved how smooth their melt and texture is, making these all in a all a win for moments where a pared-down sweet is the way to go. 15 / 31 Hello Panda Vanilla What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Neither offensive nor awe-inspiring, these vanilla-cream-filled cookies were a bit "one-note" and could benefit from a stronger vanilla flavor. That said, some tasters enjoyed these for their nostalgic simplicity, comparing them to Vienna Fingers. 16 / 31 Hi-Chew Peach What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Largely docked in its rating for a flavor far closer to canned peaches than a juicy, freshly picked Summer stone fruit, Hi-Chew Peach was still well liked and praised for its unusual (at least stateside) flavor. Snap up a pack if you're nostalgic for the taste of syrupy-sweet canned peaches, otherwise skip it for one of the brand's other flavors like mango or melon. 17 / 31 Japanese Plum Candy What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 These plum candies wowed both visually and on the flavor front. One caveat: don't expect the familiar flavor of American plums. These are rightly styled more closely to umeboshi plums, without the sour/salty bite associated with those traditional Japanese pickled-plum snacks. 18 / 31 Kasugai Mango Gummy Candy What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 These mango gummies are on the right track but ultimately fell a little short in our taste test. The aroma was spot-on, and they even managed to nail the tough-to-translate piney note that differentiates mango candies from peach. We only wished that these shared the acidity of the tropical fruit they're modeled after. 19 / 31 Delicious Milk Candy What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Few were ambivalent about this condensed-milk-based hard candy. Those in the pro camp likened it to a hard-candy version of Jelly Belly's buttered popcorn jelly beans, or a "more complex, less sweet butterscotch, in a good way." On the other hand, one detractor disliked it so much that she spit it out, citing the same buttered popcorn flavor profile as her reason for disliking it. 20 / 31 Hi-Chew Strawberry What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tangy, sweet, and floral, Hi-Chew Strawberry was favorably compared to pink Mentos and Starburst, and was generally well received, aside from a few detractors who claimed it was a hair too sweet. One taster was even so smitten as to state that she could "eat this all day, every day." 21 / 31 Botan Rice Candy What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 It's not often that we get to eat a candy whole, wrapper and all, as is the case with Botan Rice Candy — a bizarrely textured, rice-paper wrapped hard candy that transitions from firm to chewy in the mouth. Most enjoyed the novelty, though one taster unfavorably compared their texture to "how hard candies get soft when they're stale." Beyond that, we enjoyed the flavor that's reminiscent of a slightly more floral drugstore-variety orange wedge candy (a positive in our book). 22 / 31 Hello Panda Strawberry What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 We could smell the highly artificial strawberry scent of these cream-filled cookies "a mile away." Sadly, this heady perfume belied a "really artificial and weird" flavor that lingered far past its prime. 23 / 31 Hello Kitty Strawberry Marshmallow What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 These springy, strawberry-jelly-filled marshmallows charmed all but the most stalwart skeptics, earning near full marks (only one taster rated these below a five). The cute packaging drew tasters in, while the bright and "sweet without being cloying" flavor kept them coming back for more. 24 / 31 Chocorooms What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Like Pocky, Chocorooms — chocolate-dipped biscuits — were a crowd-pleasing favorite thanks to their spectacular texture, adorable shape, near-ideal textural balance, and unusually high-quality (for a mass-market sweet) chocolate. One taster even joked that she "[doesn't] hate these at all." Let's just say these went fast . . . 25 / 31 Hi-Chew Melon What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Like all Hi-Chew, you'll either love or hate their melon iteration's plasticky texture that's somewhere in between a Starburst and a Now and Later. What really sets these apart is their authentic honeydew flavor, something which we've yet to see elsewhere in the candy world. 26 / 31 Hello Kitty Mango Marshmallows What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Like all of the other jelly-filled marshmallows we tasted, these mango sweets didn't disappoint. Tangy, floral, ever-so-slightly artificial — though hey, it's candy — mango flavor complements a springy lightly-sweetened marshmallow shell, making these so dangerous that one of our editors has to keep her stash of these addictive treats stashed far out of sight, lest she down a bag in an afternoon. 27 / 31 Apple Jelly Candy What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 While we try not to judge a candy by its wrapper, the elegant packaging for these jelly candies didn't overshadow the "very fresh" and pleasantly mild apple flavor within. Tasters also appreciated the firm, jelly-like texture reminiscent of Sunkist Fruits Gems. Our one complaint? We wished that there were more in the bag! 28 / 31 Matcha Candy What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 A strong mint flavor dominated the subtle, grassy matcha (green tea) essence in these hard candies. Most found these tingly treats pleasant, but were confused by how they were marketed as green-tea candies, and would enjoy them as a postmeal mint. We have a strong suspicion that the intended-flavor and purpose may have been lost in translation . . . 29 / 31 Strawberry Pocky What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Strawberry Pocky may not hold a candle to its chocolate cousin, but that hardly stopped us from rapidly polishing off a pack of these candy-coated biscuits. Praised for the textural contrast present in all Pocky iterations, but docked for an excessively sweet, artificial strawberry flavor, they may not be our first-choice treat, but we'd hardly turn down a pack. 30 / 31 Hello Kitty Bubble Gum What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Like many Japanese sweets, it's easy to write off these brightly-wrapped oh-so-cute packs of bubble gum as a treat that's all style and no substance. Thankfully (and once again) these Hello Kitty sweets far surpassed expectations garnering a dedicated following thanks to bold, true-to-life flavors. 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The pool will open at 11 a.m. today and close around 2 p.m., but it will then reopen this evening from 4 until 9 p.m. for the Carbon Hill Industrial Board's Out-of-School Block Party.
Ronnie O'Rear, chairman of the city's industrial board, said he would like to have an event the last week of every month from the end of school in May until the end of summer so kids in the community would have something fun to do.
"We're going to try and have one in June and July. We're just trying to do something positive in Carbon Hill," O'Rear said.
The cost is $2 for individuals to swim or $10 for a carload. Depending on the weather, there will be a kid zone located next to the pool with inflatable bounce houses and a disc jockey providing music. The kid zone is free to all kids.
"Carbon Hill's got a pool like nobody else has in Walker County, or probably even in the state of Alabama, as far as size," O'Rear said. "I just drove by, and it really looks nice. They got it cleaned up, painted up, and it looks really nice."
The pool was a Works Progress Administration project under the umbrella of the New Deal created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the 1930s. Over the years there has been some wear and tear on the city's prized possession.
Christy Parr, who has been the pool's director now going on four years, says the swimming pool is in good shape, especially for its age, and would like to see it remain open all summer.
"I'm hoping [to be open] through the second week in August, but we never know. As old as the pool is, I hate to set a date as far as closing, but we're always open through the first week of August," Parr said. "It looks good. It really does look good. It's old; it's over 70 years old. ... But, it looks nice."
With the exception of today's special hours, the swimming pool will be open Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 1 until 5 p.m., and from 4 until 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays for night swimming.
The cost is $3 for daily admission, but the pool has season passes on sale, starting from $50 for one individual, $90 for two, $120 for three, $140 for four and $150 for five.
"June is real, real busy. Our June usually pays for our July and August," Parr said. "Towards the middle of July, it slows down because everybody's on vacation, but our regulars are still here until the last day we close."
A large majority of children look forward to the swimming pool opening every year. For some, it marks the beginning of summer.
"The kids here in Carbon Hill, most of these kids never go on vacation. This is something for them to start the summer off and give them something to look forward to," O'Rear said. "Hopefully, some more events will be coming up in the summer and as far as the kid zone, it gives the kids that don't have any money something to do that doesn't cost them anything. We're just trying to put a positive spin on Carbon Hill."


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Yes, Emerson catches Ed Belfour's clearance with a closed glove (a penalty) and proceeds to take a few strides and throw the puck at the net, which apparently didn't even cross the line and it's called a goal...even after a video review. Game over. Jets win 1-0.
I thoroughly enjoyed Daryl Sutter's cross-ice sprint towards referee Denis Morel and the ensuing huddle around Morel from the entire Blackhawks team.
How video review could have upheld that call is beyond me.
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This will be the first of many intramural events of 2012-2013. You do not have to commit to a team to participate. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Booker at [email protected].
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|Faculty and Staff Home > Employee Handbook > Section III-2: Employment and Contracts
|Section III-2: Employment and Contracts
|Job Vacancies
|Contracts of Employment
|Employment Preference for Veterans and Spouses or Surviving Spouses
|Regular Contract of Employment
|Contract for Continuing Part-Time Employees
|Procedures for Recruiting and Hiring Full-Time and Continuing Part-Time Employees
|Contract Limitation for Hourly Part-Time Employees
|Procedures for Recruiting and Hiring Part-Time Faculty
|Compensation for Part-Time Faculty
|Faculty Contract Policy
|Contracts for Grant-Funded Employment
|Expectations of Faculty Members
|Due Process Policy
|Excess Teaching Load/Overload Contracts
|Grievance Procedure
|Credentials Verification and Documentation
|Orientation of New Employees
|Justification for Employment
|Probationary Period
|Employment of Relatives (Nepotism)
|Promotion and Transfer
|Secondary Employment
|Reduction in Force Policy
|Separation from the College
|Re-Employment of Retired Persons
|Job Vacancies
|Vacancies are determined by new position allotments; position openings
due to retirements, resignations, or terminations; reclassifications
of positions; and addition of special responsibilities. Prior to filling
or refilling any position, all vacancies or position openings must be
approved by the President using the Personnel
Request form. The Personnel Request must include an updated job
description and an impact statement, which is a position justification.
Advertising employment opportunities is the responsibility of the Human Resources Department. Full-time and continuing part-time positions can be posted internally or externally. For positions posted internally, current employees and individuals employed by the college within the past three months may apply. Internal positions are open for five working days. External positions are posted for varying lengths of time or until the positions are filled. College employees are also eligible to apply for externally-posted positions. For more information, see "Procedures for Recruiting and Hiring Full-Time and Continuing Part-Time Employees" and "Procedures for Recruiting and Hiring Part-Time Faculty."
|Employment Preference for Veterans and Spouses or Surviving Spouses
In appreciation for their service to this state and this country during a period of war, and in recognition of the time and advantage lost toward the pursuit of a civilian career, veterans shall be granted preference in employment with every State of North Carolina department, agency, and institution.
"Veteran" means a person who served in the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty, for reasons other than training, and has been discharged under other than dishonorable conditions.
"Eligible veteran" means:
|All persons wishing to be considered for employment, promotion, or transfer
should complete the appropriate application form and submit it to the
Human Resources Department within the advertised time frame (see also
"Promotion and Transfer").
Applications are accepted only for currently advertised positions. Application
forms for all position openings are available in the Human Resources
Department and on the college's website.
Applications remain active for one year from the date received. After one year, applications are removed from the active file and placed in an inactive file. College employees wishing to be considered for a vacancy are to contact Human Resources and request that their application be considered for a position opening. College employees should submit an updated application and professional statement as well as current additional information as appropriate for the position opening.
|Procedures for Recruiting and Hiring Full-Time and Continuing Part-Time Employees
|Durham Technical Community College was founded and continues to exist
to provide educational opportunities for the residents of Durham and
Orange counties in North Carolina. As such, the institution recognizes
the educational value of a diverse faculty and staff, so that all students
can find appropriate role models among persons the college employs.
To this end, the college is committed to employing fully qualified and
suitable persons such that the faculty and staff of the institution
collectively reflect the diversity in gender, race, and ethnicity of
the community it serves. "Fully qualified" persons are those
who demonstrate that they meet or exceed the minimum qualifications
in knowledge, skills, experience, and academic or professional preparation
to carry out the responsibilities of their position with the college.
The college uses a collaborative process to reach decisions about employment
that consists of the following steps:
When a vacancy arises, the appropriate Supervisor prepares a personnel request packet which includes the following documents: a completed Personnel Request form, an updated job description, an impact statement (position justification), and a suggested list of at least five individuals to serve on the ad hoc Interview Committee. The Personnel Request packet must be forwarded and approved at each supervisory level, and the position vacancy must receive final approval from the President before action is taken to fill it.
Once the President approves the personnel request, it is forwarded to the Human Resources Director who notifies the Supervisor initiating the request that the request has been approved. The Human Resources Office then initiates advertising and recruitment efforts. The Human Resources Director uses historical data and considers trends in the local labor market in determining the length of time the position will be advertised. Postings for positions that are advertised as "Open Until Filled" include an initial screening date.
Externally-posted positions are advertised in local newspapers in Durham, Orange, and Wake counties. These positions are also listed on the college's website, distributed for posting with the Employment Security Commission, and sent to area colleges and universities. The N.C. Community College System office links to Durham Tech's website for communicating position openings to community colleges within the state.
The Division Head is responsible for appointing the Interview Committee. The Division Head considers the suggestions of the Supervisor and appoints a committee from a broad cross-section of the institution, reflecting the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity of the college. The Direct Supervisor of the position to be filled typically chairs the committee. The Human Resources Director and the Committee Chair convene the committee during the first two weeks the position is posted. This initial meeting includes an orientation to the college's selection procedures, identification of questions to be included in the interviews, identification of any job-related pre-employment testing or screening if any is to be required, and establishment of a timeline that includes subsequent committee meetings and an interview schedule.
The Human Resources Department processes all incoming applications. On or after the closing date for the position (or the date of initial screening for positions posted as "Open Until Filled"), the Human Resources Director, Affirmative Action Officer, and the Committee Chair review the entire applicant pool. Those applicants whom they agree do not meet the minimum qualifications are removed from the pool at that time. The Human Resources Director sends letters to these individuals thanking them for their interest in employment with the college. Applicants remaining after this review are then considered for interviews by the entire committee. Applications from persons who do not meet minimum qualifications but who present evidence of qualifications worthy of special consideration may also be included but only if the Human Resources Director, Affirmative Action Officer, and Committee Chair agree such consideration is warranted.
Committee members review these applications in the Human Resources Department office during the week after the initial review takes place. After all committee members have reviewed the pool of qualified applicants, the committee meets to identify candidates for interviews. The list of interviewees should closely reflect the ethnic, racial, and gender diversity of the pool of qualified applicants and of the college's service area. The Affirmative Action Officer has the authority to determine that the applicant pool lacks such diversity. In the event the Affirmative Action Officer makes this determination, the position is re-posted and/or re-advertised. No fewer than five applicants should be selected for interviews. The Human Resources Director or the Affirmative Action Officer must approve any exceptions to the minimum number of interviewees.
The Committee Chair follows the procedures as outlined in the college's Employment Guide and checks each item off as it is completed. The Employment Guide is included in the material available from the Human Resources Department. Upon completion of all interviews, the committee enters into deliberations to identify a final-recommended candidate. Four categories are available for rating candidates chosen for interviews: Well-Qualified and Recommended; Well-Qualified but Not Recommended; Not Recommended; and Applicant Declined to Interview. Committees should reach recommendations by consensus (that is, all committee members agree that the recommended candidate is well qualified and acceptable for the position). The Human Resources Director or the Affirmative Action Officer attends all interviews as a facilitator. In this role, the Human Resources Director and the Affirmative Action Officer may participate in the committee's deliberations but do not participate in voting or rating candidates.
The college does not reimburse applicants for travel or lodging expenses incurred as part of the interview process. With approval of the Division Head, an interview committee may conduct telephone interviews with candidates if travel to the college is impractical. However, the Division Head may require a personal interview with a candidate before that person's name is submitted to the President as a recommended candidate.
If the committee is unable to reach consensus on a candidate, the
Division Head meets with the committee to identify points of disagreement
or concern. Following the meeting, the Division Head may direct the
committee to resume deliberations, may accept a recommendation reached
by majority, or may choose to identify several candidates for further
|Procedures for Recruiting and Hiring Part-Time Faculty
|The process for recruiting and employing part-time faculty involves
procedures similar to those followed in hiring full-time faculty. These
procedures serve as a guide to authorized hiring personnel and to Human
Resources staff for identifying and hiring qualified applicants for
teaching positions. While the procedures for hiring full-time and part-time
faculty are similar, these procedures must be completed in a shorter
time period for part-time faculty than is normally the case for a full-time
position. The procedures for hiring part-time faculty, therefore, involve
evaluating the credentials of applicants which Human Resources staff
maintain in a résumé pool.
When employing part-time faculty, the following procedures are followed:
|Faculty Contract Policy
|The following information explains and details the contract policy and
a summary of contractual expectations pertaining to faculty employment
at Durham Technical Community College.
In addition, the college may extend an offer for supplemental summer employment to any faculty member, based upon the needs of the institution (as determined by the President or his/her designee). Summer supplemental contracts may be for any time period but shall not exceed 40 hours per week. Compensation for supplemental summer contracts shall be prorated from the salary in the base contract in effect at the start of the summer term. Salary increases typically will go into effect at the start of the base contract. Faculty members will neither accrue nor use sick leave or annual leave while employed under supplemental contracts.
Any faculty member employed on or before January 31, 2002, and whose former contract status enabled them to accrue sick leave and annual leave during the summer shall continue to accrue and use these benefits while employed under full-time (40-hours-per-week) supplemental summer contracts. Should a faculty member covered by this exception resign, retire, or otherwise be separated from employment with the college, this exception shall not apply to any subsequent term of employment.
|Expectations of Faculty Members
|The college recognizes that its faculty is comprised of dedicated professionals whose work is best carried out in an environment that affords flexibility and adaptability. The college employs full-time faculty members under 40-hour per week contracts to plan and carry out teaching assignments; evaluate student work; provide academic advising and registration approval; maintain currency in their disciplines, professions, or technical areas or expertise and in the art of teaching; work independently and collaboratively in curriculum development and improvement; and assist in college governance and decision-making. Faculty members also serve as role models to students and to the community at large by carrying out their various responsibilities with personal integrity and with an understanding of the need for accountability.
Establishing overall work assignments is the responsibility of the program director or discipline chair. In cases where a faculty member is assigned to more than one program or discipline, responsibility for establishing the work assignment rests with the director or chair of the area of primary responsibility (as designated on the college's staffing chart). In such cases, the primary supervisor should coordinate assignments with the secondary supervisor.
Full-time faculty members should expect to spend a minimum of 32 hours per week on the college campus or at their assigned off-campus teaching locations or clinical sites. This expectation includes meeting all classes for their full duration and at least eight hours of posted office hours per week must be listed. In addition to their teaching schedules and office hours, faculty members are expected to be available for consultation with colleagues, for meetings, and for other work activities as requested by their supervisors or by the college during times the college is in operation.
To facilitate the offering of distance education, full-time faculty members who are teaching hybrid or online classes may elect to post a portion of their 32 hours per week schedule as virtual contact hours to reflect the often unusual times required for electronic communication with distance education students. The hours that may be listed as virtual (not necessarily on campus) contact hours would follow the following formula:
While such a schedule offers some flexibility for online instructors, each faculty member teaching online must, of course, meet the obligations of each of their courses and of all advising/registration duties.
To provide all students with access to full-time faculty members, instructors, and program directors who teach in disciplines or programs that have evening course offerings should expect to teach at least one evening section per academic year. This expectation may also be satisfied by teaching at least one weekend section per year, or two sections per year scheduled off-campus (at a location other than the faculty member's primary work location). In addition, all full-time faculty members must accommodate requests from evening students for advising appointments. It is the responsibility of deans and department heads to evaluate adequate coverage of evening classes.
At the start of each semester a faculty member should provide to his/her supervisor a weekly schedule that includes all contractual hours (teaching assignments and scheduled office advising hours along with other times the faculty member plans to be on campus during a typical week). Once this schedule is posted, the faculty member may make occasional and minor variations to the schedule. Examples include revising the weekly schedule to attend a meeting or a professional development activity or to attend to personal business. Faculty members should notify their supervisors of such modifications and should make arrangements for making up instructional activities (if needed). Otherwise the instructor should obtain the supervisor's approval before modifying the weekly schedule and post the altered schedule for those hours on his/her office door. In addition, supervisors (including department heads, division heads, or other college administrators) can require faculty members to make occasional modifications to the schedule that may result in the faculty members' presence on campus in excess of the 32-hour minimum noted above.
Under normal circumstances, faculty members are required to be on the college campus or at the location of their teaching assignments for a minimum of four days per week or on specific days of the week to carry out necessary work responsibilities. Faculty supervisors may, in consultation with the department dean, modify this requirement as needed to meet the needs of the department and the college.
For accounting purposes, absence from campus for a day should result in submission of an employee absence report for eight hours (regardless of the number of hours the faculty member posts for the day in question).
Instructors who teach on overload contracts should submit a weekly schedule that reflects at least 40 hours of college-related activity in addition to the overload course or courses. This expectation also applies to faculty teaching curriculum courses, continuing education courses, or basic skills courses on overload.
During the probationary period, a faculty member must develop the work schedule with his/her immediate supervisor.
|Excess Teaching Load/Overload Contracts
|Qualified faculty and staff members may be employed under overload contracts to teach one or more classes over if the class or classes they teach do not interfere with their ability to fully carry out their regular contractual responsibilities. Overload contracts are approved by the President based upon the endorsement of the employee's supervisor, department head, division head, and the chief instructional officer.
An instructor may receive an overload contract when he/she is teaching more than 21 contact hours per week as part of the regular teaching load and when his/her annual average teaching load exceeds 18 credit hours or 21 contact hours per week. A program director may receive an overload contract to teach a full course when he/she is teaching 15 or more contact hours per week as part of the regular teaching load and when the annual average teaching load meets or exceeds 12 credit hours or 15 contact hours per week. A dean may receive an overload contract to teach a full class when he/she is teaching eight or more contact hours per week and when the annual average teaching load meets or exceeds six credit hours or eight contact hours per week.
Program directors who wish to employ a full-time or continuing part-time employee under an overload contract first submit an Overload Request Form identifying the employee, the term of overload employment, and the course or courses to be taught under the overload contract. The program director also indicates the reason or reasons for requesting the overload contract. If the employee is a faculty member with a contractual teaching responsibility, a list of the classes taught as part of the employee's regular responsibilities is also included, as well as a copy of the employee's faculty schedule showing at least 40 hours of weekly scheduled activity carried out in addition to the overload teaching assignment.
When requesting or endorsing an overload contract for any employee, the employee's supervisor should carefully consider whether the overload assignment will impair the employee's ability to carry out his/her regular responsibilities. For faculty members, this means not only the regularly contracted teaching assignment but also any other tasks or duties assigned to that individual. Faculty members who have approved reductions in teaching responsibilities to carry out special assignments may not be employed under overload contracts. Overload contracts will not be issued for portions of a class. (For example, if an instructor's contractual teaching load is 15 credit hours and he/she is assigned four classes of four contact hours each to meet that load, the faculty member is not eligible for a one-hour overload contract.) Employees assigned to complete a class begun by another instructor may be eligible for an overload contract.
If an employee is offered an overload contract outside the primary work assignment area, the requesting program director must obtain the prior endorsement of the employee's supervisor before requesting an overload contract. If an employee has more than one work assignment as indicated on the college's Staffing Chart, the primary assignment is the position on the Staffing Chart where the employee's name does not appear in parentheses.
Requests for overload contracts must be submitted for approval sufficiently prior to the beginning of class to provide an opportunity to make another assignment should the request be denied. Once submitted and endorsed, overload requests will remain in the office of the chief instructional officer. Overload contracts should not be prepared until the program director receives a copy of the overload request with all required signatures. A copy of the employee's schedule should accompany the Overload Request Form. The Overload Request Form will be submitted to the Human Resources office along with the signed overload contract.
Criteria for Creating an Overload Contract
Note: Exception for ACA 122 overloads — Faculty/staff who meet their minimum credit/contact hours will be eligible for consideration to teach ACA 122. For teaching load purposes, ACA loads are one credit and two contact hours.
Process/Procedure for Administering Overload Contracts
|Credentials Verification and Documentation
Education and experience listed on the application form are important
factors in the decision to interview and/or employ an applicant. These
same credentials are also taken into consideration when calculating
a starting salary prior to offering employment. The employee is responsible
for ensuring that verification of any appropriate credentials is sent
to Human Resources for inclusion in the employee's records.
Acceptable verification of academic credentials is a transcript, bearing
the institution's official seal, mailed directly to the Human Resources
Department from the verifying institution. Normally, acceptable verification
of work experience is that which is mailed directly to the Human Resources
Department from the verifying agency/employer.
|Justification for Employment
Consistent with the Principles of Accreditation of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Durham Technical Community College employs competent faculty members qualified to accomplish the institution's mission and goals. In determining faculty qualifications, the institution gives primary consideration to the individual's highest earned degree in the discipline but also may consider such factors as undergraduate and graduate coursework or degrees, related work experience, professional licensure or certification, honors and awards, documented excellence in teaching, or other demonstrated competencies or achievements. In cases where factors other than the individual's highest earned degree are considered, the prior written approval of the Senior Vice President/Chief Instructional Officer is required. This approval is then forwarded to the Human Resources office and included in the employee's personnel file.
|Employment of Relatives (Nepotism)
Persons considered for employment or promotion are selected on the basis of training, experience, and other characteristics which best suit the individual to the job and best meet the needs of the college.
When employing relatives of college employees, the college will not hire, promote, or transfer an individual to occupy a position that has influence over an immediate family member's employment, promotion, salary administration, or other related management or personnel considerations. Immediate family members include wife, husband, mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, grandmother, grandfather, grandson, granddaughter, step-relations, half-relations, in-law relations, guardian, or ward.
Job applicants who know of a family relationship (regardless of the distance of that relationship) must notify the college of the nature of the relationship when submitting an application for employment, and employees with a known family relationship (regardless of the distance of the relationship) with a job applicant should bring this fact to the attention of the Human Resources Department prior to any form of interviewing by employees of the college. Failure to disclose a family relationship may result in dismissal from the college.
|Secondary Employment
The purpose of this approval process for engaging in secondary employment is to determine that the secondary employment does not have any adverse effect on the primary employment with Durham Technical Community College.
When considering or requesting consent to engage in secondary employment, employees must recognize that their specific hours of employment are variable and that the college maintains and reserves the right to adjust individual employee work schedules to address the college's needs.
Failure to obtain prior written consent of the President before engaging in secondary employment may be grounds for dismissal from the college.
Overload contracts with the college do not need approval as secondary employment because the overload contract request process includes an approval process to ensure the additional contract does not conflict with the employee's full-time contract. See Excess Teaching Load and Overload Contracts for more information.
Earned academic degrees, specific professional or technical credentials,
full-time related work experience, and specific job responsibilities
are factors considered in determining the beginning annual salary of
new regular contract employees. Available financial resources, position
allocation values in the college's annual appropriation of state
funds, and prevailing wages for certain occupational categories in the
Triangle employment market are additional factors considered when determining
starting salaries. The President makes the final determination for all
Special teaching or non-teaching assignments for additional compensation
may be requested for full-time employees assuming new or additional
responsibilities. The Senior Vice President/Chief Instructional Officer
and/or appropriate Division Head must endorse or approve the request.
The request must then be authorized by the President. See Overload
Contract form and Excess
Teaching Load/Overload Contracts for additional information.
Durham Technical Community College
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If to go by tv shows - Its not. Buffy pretty much went "I won't choose or commit now because that's a serious decision and I did not even finish finding my place in the world yet". In a way you could say she manipulated both Spike and Angel, in order to avoid choice, by saying right things to each of them.
Going bo both shows - Buffy and Angel have been living separate lives, with dtheir own love interests and problems. Angel moved on from Buffy after her death, remember?("I thought loosing her would be the end of the world, but life goes on" or something like that) Both he and Spike DID remain obsessed with her but there was an entire episode dedicated to make them realize they don't "OWN" her.
If to go by comics, bangel is pretty much dead forever.
Whedon does not give a crap about pairings, what you want to see(except Spike) or what makes you happy. He writes whatever the fuck he wants.
If I'd have to select one endgame for buffy its Buffy/herself
That's not "generic viewers".
Can we please stop comparing Julie Plec to Joss Whedon? Plec herself may think she's the new Whedon, but their writing and their motivations for it are nothing alike. Plec likes:Naked men Living her fantasies through her shows Catering to crazy internet fans
See? Whatever she does with TVD/its spinoff has nothing to do with Whedon's Buffy/Angel. People need to stop saying "she'll do this because Whedon did that" and speculating that certain things are going to happen in TVD/spinoff because they happened in BTVS/Angel.


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Friday, 26 November 2010
Swing Low, Sweet Couple (The Real McCoy Part 3)
This story seems to be pushing a few people's buttons. I have been contacted by email inappropriately by a senior Army officer seeking information. Here's the kicker, the senior officer was not seeking information about Chaplain McCoy's alleged behavior, or to have his email forwarded to the person who discovered Chaplain McCoy's online hobbies. No, he was seeking information that would identify my reader who found Chaplain McCoy online in various sex sites publicly exposing himself. A friend of the dear chaplain perhaps? I of course declined to give any information out about my reader.
I have previously discussed Chaplain McCoy's statements about unbelievers in an Army unit being the source of unit non productiveness and misfortune. Well, if you are going to throw stones at nonbelievers in the military, then you shouldn't live in a glass house. A bit cliche but true. Hence the continuation of this story.
Lesdeuxparfois seems to have a fondness for online camera action. Lets check out his groups. Here are more screenshots. I wonder if someone has video of his online sexcapades?
Wow, they really get around. If you google "lesdeuxparfois" you get all sorts of hits on sex sites for a couple ages 57 and 50 years old.
Be all you can be. Huuuyaaahhhh. HehHehHeh.
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- 30 November 2010 07:21
- J said...
Wow--we can hardly compete with laser gyroscopes.
Wherefore, wherefore be Miss Anna's anti-holiday posts? A hearty PissMass or the BS of Chaunlukkah, etc.
And are we sure if the bearded dude s McCoy or not? Looks ...a bit like T-Rex Parris. With some mystery gal....or is it a gal at all??? Look at those muscled legs. ...Hmmmm. Is it possibly...an...AV Press writer.. in a dress??? Miss Wilhemina Wartford, you nasty grrl.
Merry X-mass Miss Anna L.
- 23 December 2010 13:32
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Bonner Springs School District issued an alert to parents following a threat geared toward one of its schools Monday morning.
Neither the district or police would identify which school was targeted.
The alert went out at 10:23 a.m.
The district recommended that based on the unspecified threat, as a precaution, all Bonner Springs educational institutions should be placed on lock out while police investigated.
As a result, Bonner Springs High School, Bonner Springs Elementary School, Clark Middle School, Head Start and the McDaniel Learning Center were all placed on lock out, meaning no one can enter the buildings, but all classes and activities continue as scheduled.
Lt. George Collins with the Bonner Springs Police Department said the lock out was lifted at 12:15 p.m., and the threat was unfounded.
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Jared Allen
Kevin Williams
Pat Williams
Ray Edwards.
That was a pretty darn solid line my friend and you know what? Though we did have the number 1 run defense, we had a bottom third pass defense because we had crappy corners and safeties.Sent Sharper to NO and had nothing to replace him with.
So tell me- since we had a great DL for a period of time where were the INT's, the gain in pass defense and the problems for opposing QB's that should clearly be there based on your theory that the DT and Dline are where everything starts in the c2?
I will follow that with Detroit, who have your war pigs and also above average DE's and yet they got lit up in both games this year by the QB's they faced. How many INT's does Detroit have and what kind of pass defense ranking do they have with their war pigs in the middle?
09-18-2012, 11:07 PM #24Coordinator
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No matter how you want to spin it, 22 sacks in one year (let alone on a 3-13 team) is a phenomenal year!!!
Watch him play. He is almost always out of the play (taken wide), misses tackles and isn't even getting close to putting pressure.
It started to show alot last year and its just carrying over into this year. He is not the dominant player he used to be.
Now it could be attributed to what I've been saying is the issue all along (poor DT play), but one would have thought that the poor DT play would have been negated last week by the crappy OL they faced but it wasn't. So then the next place to look is the play calling. That could almost account for him rushing the QB on running plays (not in the play) type of stuff but I'm not allowed to go there until week 6 so I can't go there.
Until then, our DL (not just JARED) is atrocious and the 22 sacks last year everyone keeps hanging on means squat cause its this years play that I'm talking about.Many many thanks to my talented friend Jos for the new Sig.
Sure, we didn't see all the INT's most on here crave, but thats ok. Just as long as the D held up their end, and they did.
Now we are seeing 100 yard rushers, the likes of Whinny getting beat for 60 + yarders and long drives in very little time that cost us games. That didn't happen with that group and they still had the sack totals and alot more (alot more) pressures. Remember how I used to put those numbers up for Ray all the time?Many many thanks to my talented friend Jos for the new Sig.
Remember, he wasn't to fond of the "Rotation" that the new D-coord mentioned early in spring training. Maybe he isn't happy. I think he has something like 11 Million reasons to be happy so I'm not sure if that's it.
Until something better comes along, I'm gonna go with the "He has lost it" assumption, at least until week 6. Then I will lay something that makes alot more sense out....Many many thanks to my talented friend Jos for the new Sig.
As I said previously, he's just frustrated, we all are.
Hopefully the coaches will figure something out, JA will start getting sacks and he will calm down.
(On a side note, still won't alleviate the fact that the scheme won't work without the right players.....)Many many thanks to my talented friend Jos for the new Sig.
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Jared is one of my favorite players...but I am, always have been, and always will be, a TEAM-FIRST fan. With having said that, if we can get equal trade value for him, do it in a heartbeat.
My biggest gripe with our Defense is a coaching issue. It doesn't seem like they're at all interested getting turnovers, whether it's the Line OR the Secondary. When our guys have clear shots at the ball carriers, I hardly ever see them trying to strip it, and as for our D-backs, our last "ballhawk" secondary was back in the Green era.
These coaches and their schemes are soft...that's why we're at the bottom, and why we'll stay there until they're gone.An ugly win is better than a pretty loss.
I think many believe that JA should be getting 5 sacks a game.. not gonna happen..
QB's are more mobile
Routes and plays are now designed to help stop DE's from doing what they do
Ref's are always going to protect a QB
has JA lived up to his standard? he did a lot of things right, deflecting passes, getting into the backfield.. he does tend to put himself out of plays that go his way as he's trying to bullrush past the T.. but that means those behind him need to recognize this and be prepared.
I don't think he's slowing down, nor do i believe he'll be preaching a trade me.. not yet. JA, BR, Kdub, +1 i think is still getting their own. we need a 0 tech.. a reliable one that can plug the middle and get in the qb's face. the bigger question is.. when this team is ready to be a contender.. will we have value in these positions?
JA should NOT be shit canned.. trade? for a 1+2 rounder? that's tempting.. esp in the rebuilding stage we're in. imagin having a top 5 pick, another top 20 pick.. and 2 2nd rounder picks? if we wait a year maybe we get 1+3 or 2+3+4 but i just don't see it happening this year. we NEED him.. we need his leadership.. his work ethic.. his presence..
"We tried to stick with it, but there was a point where we were beating our head against a wall," Seattle Coach Mora talking about running at the Williams Wall


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Carlos Ruiz scored twice in the second half and Guatemala scored three unanswered goals to overcome an early deficit with a 3-1 win over Antigua and Barbuda in Friday's 2014 World Cup qualifier. Guatemala pulled even with the United States for second place in CONCACAF's Group A. Both teams sit on four points through the first three games.
Peter Byers gave Antigua and Barbuda some early hope, scoring in the 39th minute for a 1-0 lead that they were were able to take into halftime.
Ruiz brought it even in the 60th minute, though, with an unassisted goal and then gave Guatemala their first lead in the 79th minute. He now has more than 50 goals in his international career.
Guatemala put the game away when Dwight Pezzarossi scored a stoppage time goal off an assist from Marco Pappa.
The two teams will play again on Tuesday in Antigua and Barbuda.


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The Mitt says corporations are people. I'll believe that when he starts pushing the death penalty for corrupt corporations. Start with corporations like Bain that keep laying off Americans and pushing jobs offshore.
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