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Punch in the Streets, Not in the Suites
Posted on: Monday, September 28, 2009
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Climate Change, US Foreign Policy
By Laura Flanders, MADRE Board Member
The G20 summit wrapped up in Pittsburgh Friday with pledges but little punch. Except in the streets.
On climate change, world leaders vowed "strong action" and on the economy, "balanced economic growth." The summit endorsed granting more voting rights at the IMF and World Bank to 'underrepresented' countries like CHINA. With a billion people and the world's second largest economy - China may budge up from having 3.6% of all votes.
Underrepresented booming countries may get a bigger voice in global finance. Nice. But under-represented people? Well there's the rub.
Around 200 people were arrested during the two-day Pittsburgh summit. Heavy policing seems to be the only plan world leaders have come up with for shutting reality out.
Reality, for those in the streets, not the suites, of the world, is a whole new economy - way more than a downturn - and the prospect of long-term, possibly permanent, unemployment.
Read the papers, and the stats are all there. In the US, job seekers now outnumber job openings six to one. Official unemployment stands at 9.7 percent, its highest level in 26 years. If you're a teenager, it's over 25 percent. No reason there to shun protest for fear of ruining your job prospects, they're grim and only getting grimmer. That's if radicals like Paul Craig Roberts, a former officer of the Reagan Administration, are to be believed.
If measured according to the methodology used when he was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Roberts says "the unemployment rate today in the US is above 20%. Moreover, there is no obvious way of reducing it."
Consumer spending - the engine that drove 70% of the US economy and by extension much of the world's - isn't coming back. And that's just the way it's going to be, President Obama's chief economic adviser Larry Summers told the BBC (my sister, actually) in Pittsburgh.
"The US can't, shouldn't and won't continue to experience the consumption-led growth of the past few years." said Summers. And the world - and we - should just adjust...
The message is pledge-on! Endorse "strong action" on climate and "balanced growth." But all those poor people out of work? They'll just have to adjust.
While banks are doling out cash by the millions to kill any new regulation of Wall St. (which clearly has its heart set on making another buck off all that poverty...), there is one part of the economy that seems actually to be getting stimulated: Policing. If ever civil society finds a voice and decides actually to wield it, they'll be ready. How else to reign in reality, for lawd's sake?
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695338129494842494.post6799629611781465744..comments2014-11-28T01:51:05.682-06:00Comments on Deep South Dish: Turkey Bone Thanksgiving Gumbo - Turkey Carcass GumboMary | Deep South Dishhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695338129494842494.post-3357022915749823462013-02-03T19:57:45.157-06:002013-02-03T19:57:45.157-06:00You're welcome & thanks so much for stoppi...You're welcome & thanks so much for stopping back by to let me know you've enjoyed it!Mary | Deep South Dishhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695338129494842494.post-27746893051850835792013-02-03T13:14:00.010-06:002013-02-03T13:14:00.010-06:00Thanks God I found this recipe! I've never in ...Thanks God I found this recipe! I've never in my life made either stock or Gumbo, but I do love to cook. I had leftover turkey after Thanksgiving and I made both, BIG FAT WIN! Today, I'm making Gumbo again for The Superbowl, I can't wait to eat it!mhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695338129494842494.post-9775073690071767702013-01-13T01:01:01.820-06:002013-01-13T01:01:01.820-06:00You're welcome Carrie!!You're welcome Carrie!!Mary | Deep South Dishhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695338129494842494.post-34893225064678174002013-01-12T18:44:41.398-06:002013-01-12T18:44:41.398-06:00Mary, I always look forward to having my turkey c...Mary,
I always look forward to having my turkey carcass after thanksgiving and my ham bone after Christmas. My turkey was so big I divided it into 2 freezer bags. I made this gumbo tonight and it is scrumptious! The other half was used for turkey and dumplings and they are absolutely fabulous! The ham bone will be for large limas or as we call em big beans :) Thanks Carriecarriehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695338129494842494.post-58777530285593613822010-12-03T18:31:39.115-06:002010-12-03T18:31:39.115-06:00One of the best cheesecakes I have ever tasted at ...One of the best cheesecakes I have ever tasted at Sam's is the Lawry's Turtle cheesecake over in the frozen section. I usually buy a couple every Christmas. I have even given them as a hostess gift for our friends New Year's party.
Happy Holidays!
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695338129494842494.post-28498837709767753802010-12-01T19:13:06.094-06:002010-12-01T19:13:06.094-06:00Beautiful! I love using leftovers in creative ways...Beautiful! I love using leftovers in creative ways. Thanks for the recipe and inspiration!Melody Fury - GourmetFury.comhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695338129494842494.post-76417288597371428472010-11-26T20:27:26.892-06:002010-11-26T20:27:26.892-06:00My SIL does Thanksgiving every year and she's ...My SIL does Thanksgiving every year and she's a vegetarian (bless her for tackling a turkey when she doesn't even eat them), so as you can imagine, the bones were gone before I could stake my claim in them. I think I'll just have to serve a turkey for Christmas dinner now so I can get a set of my own bones.

Your gumbo looks perfect!Julie m.http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695338129494842494.post-53921197484699188552010-11-25T13:55:58.024-06:002010-11-25T13:55:58.024-06:00Your gumbo sounds delicious. I hope you and those ...Your gumbo sounds delicious. I hope you and those you love have a wonderful holiday. Blessings...MaryMaryhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695338129494842494.post-78004730078944899662010-11-25T06:28:39.731-06:002010-11-25T06:28:39.731-06:00Hi Mary! Wishing you and your turkeys a Happy Tha...Hi Mary! Wishing you and your turkeys a Happy Thanksgiving!

This gumbo is mouthwatering! Well, so is everything else on your blog :-)!Shannonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695338129494842494.post-31445101857533868782010-11-25T05:44:03.920-06:002010-11-25T05:44:03.920-06:00Gumbo sounds delicious. I use my carcass to make ...Gumbo sounds delicious. I use my carcass to make stock as well, plus I have a bunch on chicken parts (wing tips, backs, etc) in the freezer from by BBQing to go with it. So I'll be putting back more than the six quarts I used for todays meal. Hope you have a great Thanksgiving and I can't wait to see what you cooked - unless I already have over the past week.Big Dudehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695338129494842494.post-41589858420575399472010-11-24T19:23:02.479-06:002010-11-24T19:23:02.479-06:00Happy Thanksgiving, Mary!Happy Thanksgiving, Mary!Donna-FFWhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695338129494842494.post-83339272827223250462010-11-24T13:37:40.597-06:002010-11-24T13:37:40.597-06:00I never throw out the carcass without using it to ...I never throw out the carcass without using it to make turkey soup. This might be something different I could try.Eva Gallanthttp://email@example.com


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Episode: 025 | Aired: September 15, 1973
A psychiatrist is assigned to analyze the 4077th, so Henry commands everyone to be on best behavior. Everyone complies. For a while, anyway. Very little while.
Episode: 026 | Aired: September 22, 1973
An inept North Korean pilot repeatedly attempts to bomb an ammo dump near the camp. His misses are more entertaining than threatening to everybody in the compound. Everybody except Frank and Hot Lips, of course.
Episode: 027 | Aired: September 29, 1973
Klinger is targeted by Hot Lips and Frank to be examined by a psychiatrist and, finally, Hawkeye flirts with a nurse (played by Joan Van Ark).
Episode: 028 | Aired: October 06, 1973
Hawkeye and Trapper are disturbed by word that the Army mistakenly bombed the South Korean village of Tai Dong. Without admitting to the bombing, the Army agrees to rebuild the village and to throw in a soft-serve ice cream maker!
Episode: 029 | Aired: October 13, 1973
Hawkeye goes sleepless for three days straight due to surgery duty. In his delirious haze, he decides to investigate who started the war, and understandably decides that he must send the 4077th's latrine to N. Korea.
Episode: 030 | Aired: October 20, 1973
Trapper shows his paternal instinct when he meets an orphaned Korean boy named Kim. Trapper intends to adopt the little boy, assuming he survives the minefield.
Episode: 031 | Aired: October 27, 1973
Corporal Walker wants to take his Korean girlfriend and their child home with him. When he tries to marry the girl, the Army sends Lt. Willis to investigate. Hawkeye is offended by a nurse that hes dating who does not approve of the marriage between "one of them" and "one of us".
Episode: 032 | Aired: November 03, 1973
In a fiendish double play, Houlihan and Burns officially dispute Col. Blake's fitness to command. They lock up Hawkeye and Trapper to prevent them from helping him.
Episode: 033 | Aired: November 10, 1973
Hawkeye recounts to his father the tale of a soldier hit by a grenade; the story of the time he and Trapper tinted the skin of a racist patient; and the poignant details of a home movie Henry received from home.
Episode: 034 | Aired: November 17, 1973
A sharp shooter has the 4077th in his sights including Radar and Henry in the shower. The misguided soldier thinks he's firing on McArthur's headquarters. When a chopper ends the siege by firing on the lone sniper, Hawkeye walks into the bush and tends to his wounds.
Episode: 035 | Aired: November 24, 1973
Asian flu sweeps through the camp, leaving the unlikely team of Hawkeye and Margaret to do virtually everything. Then Margaret gets sick. Just about the time everyone else begins to recover, Hawkeye catches the bug.
Episode: 036 | Aired: December 01, 1973
Demonstrating the deviation in their desires for devices that conduct heat, Henry gets a barbecue, and Hawkeye requests an incubator. A colonel tries to sell him one, but things dont pan out.
Episode: 037 | Aired: December 08, 1973
Sidney Freedman arrives at camp and jumps into the ongoing poker game at The Swamp. Radar hits one of the locals with a jeep. As it turns out, the victim is known for jumping in front of vehicles and seeking a payoff. Meanwhile, someone sets out to kill Frank.
Episode: 038 | Aired: December 15, 1973
Margaret takes a good, hard look at her life and decides to leave Frank and the 4077. She then proceeds to get smashed at her going-away party. But nothing is more sobering than the wounded of war, that start to arrive.
Episode: 039 | Aired: December 22, 1973
After Hawkeye and Trapper successfully operate on a generals son, they are rewarded with a three-day binge in Tokyo and an officers club for the camp. Meanwhile, Klinger pretends to be pregnant.
Episode: 040 | Aired: January 05, 1974
After a week in Tokyo, Henry returns to camp smitten by a 20-year old named Nancy Sue Parker. Young Miss Nancy makes a pass at Hawkeye while Henry is in surgery. After a phone call with his wife, Henry realizes he loves her and decides that what happens in Tokyo stays in Tokyo.
Episode: 041 | Aired: January 12, 1974
Hawkeye wants a new pair of boots, which he can only get from Zale, unraveling a complex matrix of favors and ultimately leaves Hawkeye bootless.
Episode: 042 | Aired: January 19, 1974
A private desperately wants plastic surgery for his rather prominent nose. Hawkeye convinces a plastic surgeon to perform the procedure by promising him a nurse nicknamed Barracuda. Hawkeye maneuvers to facilitate the operation for the AWOL private without Frank or Margaret finding out.
Episode: 043 | Aired: January 26, 1974
A Korean family sets up its new home right in the middle of the compound. Meanwhile, a Korean woman with a newborn accuses Radar of being her baby daddy.
Episode: 044 | Aired: February 02, 1974
Hawkeye and Trapper pack Frank into a crate while he sleeps. They receive gorilla suits through the mail. The camp falls under friendly fire and Radar frantically pleads for someone to stop the shelling.
Episode: 045 | Aired: February 09, 1974
When the supply lines to the camp are cut, Radar exercises his authority as the camps housing officer by doubling people up to save fuel. In their own desperate attempts to stay warm, everybody starts burning everything in sight.
Episode: 046 | Aired: February 16, 1974
A private tells Hawkeye: "Two guys got beaten up in my outfit. One colored, the other homosexual. As you can see, Doc, I'm not colored." Frank, who apparently is homophobic on top of everything else, tries to get the soldier dishonorably discharged for his confession.
Episode: 047 | Aired: February 23, 1974
Trapper becomes so depressed when a new batch of mail arrives that he seriously considers deserting. Meanwhile, Hawkeye dupes Frank into buying stocks in a fake company.
Episode: 048 | Aired: March 02, 1974
Mysterious Col. Flagg starts snooping around the 4077th, which attracts another war spy to the camp. Upset by the Spy vs. Spy intrigue overtaking the compound, Hawkeye and Trapper decide to trick them both into believing Burns is a traitor.


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Wilkins is distinguished by his leading contributions in a wide range of analytical instrumentation, including advances in Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, FT-nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry, ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry, and computerized laboratory data acquisition and analysis. He has been recognized for his contributions to the development of hyphenated instrument approaches to couple distinct types of instrumentation for analytical purposes. Wilkins was the first to combine GC-infrared and mass spectrometry into a single analysis system and was a leader in the combination of HPLC analysis and nuclear magnetic resonance in ways that opened the current use of HPLC-NMR for metabolomics studies. His work, in collaboration with chemist Michael Gross also pioneered the use of ICR-mass spectrometry for analytical applications.
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YORKTOWN — Adams Central coach Doug Schultz calls his team's performance Saturday at Yorktown "mediocre" as the Jets went 3-2, losing in the battle of No.1s to the hosts, 58-16, then falling to New Haven and former AC coach Barry Humble, 39-27.
The Jets took second in their pool, slamming Prairie Heights 68-6 and Maconaquah 69-12, and also downing Culver Community 46-25.
NEW HAVEN—The Bellmont girls basketball team scored nearly five times as many points in the second half Saturday night than it did in the first half and thus earned a 40-35 win over the New Haven Bulldogs in the NHC opener for the Squaws.
Of course, that offensive production wasn't that difficult considering the Squaws went into the locker room at halftime with just seven points scored on 3-22 shooting (13.6 percent).
MONROE— Friday night's amazing AC win over Woodlan in double overtime at the Hangar could be summed up by just two words...Dalton Combs.
Leading Adams Central in every sense of the word against the Warriors, Combs scored 45 points (53% of the Jets' scoring) en route to an 85-78 final in favor of the home team.
Only Landon Adler in his tenure as a Jet has scored more points in a game netting 47 against a Canterbury team in 2004.
FORT WAYNE — In its 25th and most likely final NHC wrestling contest with perennial state power Bellmont, Carroll did something Thursday night that it has never done before: win.
Taking charge of the 2012-13 NHC wrestling dual-meet competition, the favored Chargers scored five falls in the first eight matches, then added another pin later in a convincing 49-24 win over the Braves.
"They took it to us," said BHS assistant coach Paul Gunsett.
GARRETT—It was a night to forget for the Bellmont fans who ventured to Garrett High School on Wednesday night to see the Braves battle their third ACAC opponent this season in the Railroaders.
The home team Railroaders came out guns ablazin' putting the game out of reach early in a 57-28 rout of Bellmont.
Garrett jumped out to an early 7-0 edge on five free throws and an easy basket while the Braves began their shooting woes missing their first nine shot attempts.
It was a good night to root against the Braves at the Teepee Tuesday evening.
The Bellmont girls basketball team rallied from a seven-point deficit early in the fourth period by scoring five points in a span of seven seconds and the Squaws knocked off the Blackhawk Christian Braves by a final 59-56 count in non-conference action to pick up their second win of the season.
South Adams took a pair of championships for their eighth grade boys and seventh grade girls in the Adams County Middle School tournament over the weekend, while the St. Joe girls eighth grade and the Adams Central seventh grade boys were victorious as well.
South Adams eighth grade boys had to go through Bellmont in game one where they toppled the Braves 44-32 on the strength of three double digit scorers for the Stars. SA led 27-17 at the halftime break, then 38-23 after three quarters.
MONROEVILLE—After getting the first three W's out of the way (Wayne, Woodlan, Whitko), Bellmont fell just short of the W they were really after at Heritage on Saturday night losing to their second ACAC opponent in a nail biter 49-46.
The Braves (1-3) entered Patriot-ville after topping the Whitko Wildcats in a defensive struggle 32-19 at the Teepee last week for their first win of the season.
The Bellmont girls' basketball team started out Friday's home game against East Noble looking like it was on its way to its second victory of the season.
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Colorado's medical marijuana industry will now have to follow new statewide regulations. Gov. Bill Ritter on Monday signed two bills passed by state lawmakers this session to rein in the growing number of marijuana dispensaries and growers.
Both laws take effect immediately.
One requires that only doctors in good standing be able to recommend medical marijuana. The other sets up a uniform set of rules for marijuana dispensaries and growers statewide.
Cities and counties are able ban dispensaries within their borders. In places where they're allowed, owners will have to undergo criminal background checks. Dispensaries must grow 70 percent of their marijuana, a provision aimed at keeping tabs on where the drug is being sold.
"It's still very tough to get that much money together and to be 70 percent efficient, which nobody is, by that time," says Brett Strauss, a Colorado Springs business owner with interests in medical marijuana grow operations and dispensaries.
Strauss is close to compliance with the new law, but he says it has cost him a lot. However, as for William Abeyta, the goal is a little further off. Abeyta is trying to open up a dispensary before the July 1st deadline.
"I currently have a couple of investors and we're looking into actually opening an establishment," Abeyta says.
Abeyta must be established, meet local regulations and be in compliance with state laws before the deadline.
For medical marijuana entrepreneurs in the Springs, the idea of meeting local regulations was a tough one just a couple of weeks ago; there were no regulations because technically medical marijuana businesses were still illegal in the City.
Now a pre-application process is passing City Council votes. That will allow the Colorado Springs dispensaries to meet the house bill regulation of being locally approved.
City Councilman Sean Paige says the council is working on drafts of new ordinances for the industry locally, addressing land use issues and business licensing. He says those will help move the industry forward. However, as for House Bill 1284 that may not be moving forward as quickly.
"Almost certainly there will be some lawsuits that result, and that's just going to prolong the uncertainty," Paige says.
As for now one thing is certain, if the businesses want to keep operating, they'll have to get in line with the new law.
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Red carpet watch: Kate Hudson glams it up in Galliano at 'Fool's Gold' premiere, London
Last night Kate Hudson dazzled at the London première of her latest flick Fool's Gold, although the
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1962. It seems that parking places in Carmel, California were not designed with 1960 Cadillacs in mind. Lethal-looking enough to be giving my brother, mother and father second thoughts about jaywalking. 35mm Perutz slide. View full size.
I'm 29 and just sold my '60 Caddy. They're 20 ft. long (Fleetwood model). Going out to dinner, we'd have to park in the RV parking at Cracker Barrel. True story.
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I doubt if many of them are still in use these days but as a young man I used to pick my morning paper from a pile of papers with a brick on top and a wooden milk crate underneath.
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Before I read the caption I thought to myself, "Is this Carmel?" And I've only been there once. It's quite a charmer of a town. Oh, and that's one sweet sled.
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Seminal Piece of Apple History Lands on the Auction Block
The auction house believes approximately 50 models (out of the 200 that were originally manufactured in Steve Jobs' parents' garage) remain in existence. Initially priced at more than $200,000, the Apple-1 auction package reportedly even includes, "the original packaging, instruction manuals and a signed letter by billionaire Jobs." In one interesting bit of numerology, the console originally cost $666.66, which -- given Apple's recent direction -- may have been a remarkably prescient glimpse into the company's future.


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Friday 2 March 2012: Jeff's Balls
Jeff Robinson-Visual Performance Artist.,from Dunedin.
I met Jeff on my way to Riccarton today.He was playing with his balls in the front yard of his friends flat.I stopped and asked if I could take a few photos.Jeff obliged.I couldn't get the feeling for the photos until I looked outside the circle and got more visual.
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A friend of the Denton Guyer football player who was fatally shot in August in rural Montague County was indicted Monday in the death of the popular running back.Montague County grand jurors returned a manslaughter indictment against Michael Bryce Underwood, 17, of Sanger in the death of 18-year-old Nate Maki.Underwood was not in custody late Monday afternoon. In a 911 call at 11:10 p.m. Aug. 31, Underwood told a Montague emergency dispatcher that he had shot his friend, according to a recording of the call that authorities released Monday."I just accidentally shot my best friend," Underwood said, crying. "We're at my grandpa's ranch in Bowie. We were hunting coyotes. I accidentally shot him with a .22 in the head."It took several minutes for Underwood to give the dispatcher directions to the scene."I'm so scared," Underwood said. "Why am I so dumb? Please hurry up."According to the Texas penal code, manslaughter, a second-degree felony, is recklessly causing the death of another person. The maximum sentence upon conviction is 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine."This is a tragedy for all involved," District Attorney Paige Williams said in an email Monday. "The lesson for everyone is simple: Introducing alcohol into any situation can affect not only your life, but the lives of your friends and family. Nathan's friends need to remember him before they think of consuming alcohol."Williams is the criminal district attorney for Montague, Archer and Clay counties. Prosecutors said a trial could be scheduled in fall 2014.The 911 callAuthorities have said that Maki and Underwood were in a pasture with two 18-year-old women.The two young women fled, but they were later located.The field is off Miller Road near Bowie, about 55 miles northwest of Denton.In his 911 call, Underwood told the dispatcher that the safety was off on the rifle.Maki was in the driver's side of the vehicle, he said."I was calling him," a crying Understood told the dispatcher. "I pulled the gun to the left."That's when the rifle went off, Underwood said. He can be heard pleading to Maki, "Come on, buddy!"Over and over again, Underwood said, "Oh my God!" to the dispatcher."My mom is going to kill me," he blurted out to the dispatcher. "Will you call my parents?"Once emergency crews found them, Maki was taken to Bowie Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.The case was investigated by the Sheriff's Department, the Montague County district attorney's office and Texas Rangers.Underwood was arrested at the scene on suspicion of consumption of alcohol by a minor, and later released on bail. A few days before his death, Maki, a senior, had missed Guyer's season opener against Cedar Hill because of an injury. Last season, his first as a full-time varsity player, Maki played a big role in Guyer's rushing attack as a key lead blocker, rushing for 155 yards on 22 carries and four touchdowns. He also caught seven passes for 88 yards and a touchdown. This report includes material from the Star-Telegram archives.
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Stocking Your RVPage Overview
So, you've made the plunge and purchased that RV you've been dreaming of. You've stayed up late, talking about all the places you want to see, the side trips you want to make, the rolling and rambling lifestyle of an RV owner.
Now the RV is in the driveway and you're ready to load up and hit the trail. But what stuff to take―and how much? Try holding your very first RV trip right in your own front yard. Your goal: not to go inside the house for the entire weekend. If you do have to go inside for anything, add that item to your master list before you make your first road trip.
Power, Water, and Sewage: the Big Three
Without the convenience of fresh water, electricity, and sewage lines, an RV is not much more than a large tin tent with a bed. Access to drinking water, toilet facilities, and electricity makes all the difference in your RV adventure. Be sure to check for the proper tubing and other items for these three utilities each time you prepare for an RV trip:
- Electrical connections:
- The electrical cord connector to access incoming power from the RV park or campground.
- An extension cord, in case you are unable to park close enough to the power source.
- Any power or voltage adapters you might need.
- Water:
- Two lengths of fresh water hose fitted with the necessary connectors. You should use only white hoses for drinking water. Do not use green garden hoses, as they are not certified safe for drinking water.
- A water pressure regulator, since the water pressure varies between RV parks. Excess water pressure can damage the plumbing in your RV, so a regulator is a must.
- An in-line water filter for your RV's water supply is strongly suggested. This adds an extra purification and filtration step to your water, and can eliminate the need for bottled water.
- Sewage:
- Stock a full sewage disposal kit including the proper hoses, fittings, flushing connections, a sewer ring, rubber gloves, a sewer hose support to use while draining the black water tank, and any sewage tank additives called for in the manual for your RV's septic system.
- A length of green garden hose and a tank-cleaning wand to clean the sewage holding tanks.
- Equipment and sanitizer for the sewage hoses and fittings, if you prefer to sanitize them before you stow them away.
- Rapid-disintegration toilet paper designed for use in an RV.
Getting Level and Stable
Once you get to the RV pad at the campground or other parking area, you'll want to make sure the vehicle is level and stabilized. Here are a few items that will help balance things out and keep them that way:
- Wooden leveling blocks
- Wheel chocks
- Tools for the stabilizing jacks
- A stick-on bubble level
Basic Camping Supplies
Now you should be ready to unpack. Here is a list of some basic camping supplies you'll want to have on board for a short or long RV camping trip:
- A gas or battery-powered camping lantern
- Propane tanks for the RV kitchen stove (if necessary)
- Barbecue grill (propane or charcoal)
- Barbecue fuel (wood, charcoal, or propane)
- Campfire wood
- Wind screen for the barbecue
- Flashlight(s)
- Self-powered radio
- Fire extinguisher
- Multiple-outlet cord (surge protector type)
- Folding chairs
- Folding table for outside
- Large plastic trash bags
- Trash can
- Smaller plastic trash bags
- Lightweight and heavy-duty rope for tie-downs, clotheslines, etc.
- Selection of bungee cords in a variety of lengths and sizes
- Matches or long butane lighter made for lighting fires and burners
- Well-stocked first-aid kit (top up the contents before each trip)
- A small handheld vacuum cleaner
- Bug spray
- Ant traps and repellant
- Doormat outside the RV
- Electric fan
- Coolers and freezable inserts
- Cell phones
- Reading material
- Sewing kit
- Camera and extra memory cards
Personal Items
Although you've probably got the luxury of a bathroom in your RV, you'll still need to bring along the same basic personal hygiene items as you do when you're camping outside:
- Hand and bath soap
- Shampoo
- Deodorant
- Hand lotion
- Insect repellent for skin
- Hydrogen peroxide or isopropyl alcohol for bites and scrapes
- Sunscreen and sun block
- Tissues and wet wipes
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
- Contact lens case and cleaner
- Denture cleaner
- Combs and hairbrushes
Kitchen Items
This list will depend on what you prefer to eat and drink, and how you like to cook. If you're planning to use your own barbecue or one provided by the campground for most of the cooking, augmented with the RV stove or an outdoor camp stove, then you might want to carry fewer kitchen items.
If you plan to use a skillet or frying pan on the campfire or in the coals, refrain from using any pans with a nonstick coating, as these can become toxic when exposed to high heat. Cast iron is the preferred material for these cooking methods.
Paper or reusable plastic plates and cups are preferred over glassware, stoneware, pottery, or china, both for the reduced weight and for the safety factor. Glassware and pottery can cause severe injuries if they are broken in the sink, on the ground, or by falling from a shelf.
A word about cooking fuel: Scrap lumber makes great bonfire wood but should not be used as cooking fuel. Lumber is treated with chemicals to retard warping, fire, mildew, and other damage. If it is used for cooking, the chemicals can contaminate the food.
Campfire or fireplace wood can be purchased at most grocery stores, especially in the winter. If you live where it gets cold in winter, you can buy oak wood to take camping. Oak makes outdoor cooking taste great and, as an added bonus, says hot for a long time, enabling you to cook baked potatoes, carrots, or parsnips. Just don't forget the butter!
If you plan to go all-out with your RV recipes, then you'll need more in the way of kitchen gear. Here's a list to start with:
- Lightweight frying pan (not a nonstick surface)
- Cast iron skillet
- Cast iron Dutch oven
- Saucepans and covers
- Paper or reusable plastic plates
- Plastic cups and glasses
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Steak or paring knives
- Butcher or chopping knife
- Large wooden spoons
- Serving utensils
- Paper towels
- Can opener (take two)
- Stovetop or electric coffee pot
- Baking soda
- Bottle opener
- Paper plate holders
- Ladle
- Tongs
- Sponges
- Scrub pads
- Corkscrew
- Steamer for Dutch oven
- Plastic dishpan and drainer
- Cutting board
- Coffee scoop
- Pot holders
- Oven and barbecue mitt
- Coffee filters
- Aluminum foil
- Ziplock plastic bags
- Trash bags
- Dish soap
- Tablecloth
- Beer or soda can cozies to keep them cold
Sleeping in the Comfort of Home
Most folks with an RV sleep as they do at home, using blankets and bedding rather than sleeping bags. Others, because they use their beds as lounging areas while driving, will keep a basic cover over the mattress and use sleeping bags at night.
Purchase each person towels of their own color so you can tell them apart. If towels are hung to dry in the sun or other dry place (not in the bathroom) immediately after use, they can be reused for at least a couple of showers before laundering. Here's a list for both types of sleeping, as well as various other linens and towels:
- Blanket, comforter, and sheets for bed
- Sleeping bags for each person, if preferred
- Pillow for each person
- Two to four washcloths per person
- Two bath towels per person
- Two hand towels per person
- Extra pillowcases
- Beach towels
RV Maintenance and Safety
Take a well-stocked toolbox with you on each trip. Sort through it to make sure that everything is there before you leave. Nothing is worse than to be broken down on the road, reach for the toolbox, and discover that the exact tool you need is at home, sitting on the workbench.
Here's a list of basics to remember:
- Extra fuses
- Extra light bulbs
- Electrical tape
- Plumbing tape
- Duct tape
- Tire repair kit
- Wrench set
- Small hammer
- Multipurpose knife or tool
- Screwdrivers
- Socket set
- Jumper cables
- Aluminum hydraulic floor jack
- Wrench for hitch bolts
- Small can of WD-40
- Various nuts, bolts, connectors, etc.
Camping Extras
In case you plan to stop someplace besides a regular RV park, you might like to have these extra items on board:
- Gasoline-powered generator
- Approved and properly stowed gas cans with fuel for generator
- Pneumatic tool and attachments
Additional Resources
Camping World carries just about everything you'll need to make your RV camping trip fun, clean, and easy.
Space Saver Storage Bags make packing, both outbound and coming home, a cinch. You can just toss in the bulky clothes, bedding, and towels and then remove the air, compacting everything down to almost nothing. The bags don't even need a vacuum to work their magic.Other Topics in This Section
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities say they have recovered a small Rembrandt drawing that was taken over the weekend from a Southern California luxury hotel.
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The Role of Financial Access, Knowledge and Service Delivery in Savings Behaviour and Welfare in Bihar
Over the past decade, the Indian government has made a commitment to increasing financial inclusion and the sector servicing the unbanked clients has witnessed unprecedented growth. Yet many sections of the population still do not have access to financial services- for example 41% of the adult population does not have a bank account. Further, critical gaps remain in our understanding of how can different banking models (microfinance, business correspondents, door-step banking and so on) be best used to fight poverty. Questions that remain unanswered include: Which financial products have the most impact on the lives of those who take them up? Can the impact of different banking models be enhanced by adding non-financial programmes such as financial literacy training?
EKO program is one of the few institutions to offer "doorstep" banking and financial services. Most of the villages in which EKO operates have little or no access to banks. To solve these access issues, EKO utilizes a savings program located within the villages. EKO's delivery mechanism is unique in the sense that the EKO agents, known as the Customer Service Providers (CSPs), undertake the banking transactions in the premises of their primary occupation (attached to his primary business, mostly in a prime location within the village). Thus, the revenues generated by the CSPs are basically supplementary income, rather than being primary income, which makes it a viable business option.
This assignment has four main objectives.
- The first objective is to explore the issue of access to financial services and to investigate the distinctive features of the delivery mechanism currently being implemented by an organization like EKO.
- The second objective is to assess the impact of financial literacy education (FE) program, which will be provided by CMF over a 12 week period on treatment villages. Besides the standard classroom FE program, two additional components will be evaluated – the first will assess the impact of low cost reminders and follow-ups after the initial FE to ensure that the information imparted to individuals is retained; the second will assess whether offering FE to two members who often jointly make household finance decisions could influence financial wellbeing.
- The third objective is to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the FE program through a Process Evaluation (PE) component. Evaluations will be conducted primarily through focus groups and interviews of trainers and participants in the FE program. The evaluations will assess the strength and structure of FE program – including training delivery, participant experiences, and participant knowledge.
- The fourth objective is to compare an on-going financial training evaluation that is currently being undertaken in Uttar Pradesh by FINO, where FINO also offers "doorstep" banking. This new evaluation will thus be able to greatly expand our understanding of "doorstep" banking programs as carried out by FINO and EKO, especially when accompanied by financial literacy.
CMF, in partnership with the World Bank, will conduct this impact evaluation in six districts of Bihar. The areas of impact that we will focus on include change in financial literacy knowledge, such as knowledge about the value of saving and how to save; behaviours, including day-to-day financial management; whether a person has opened a bank account, including making deposits for savings; whether a person has contracted loans and the associated changes in welfare as measured by productive assets and consumption.
Methodology and Research Design
This study, a randomized controlled trial, assigns EKO CSPs randomly to either treatment or control groups. The following treatment and control groups exist:
- Treatment 1 – Customers receiving access to EKO services and the classroom FE. 45 treatment 1 CSPs, with a total of 1350 clients.
- Treatment 2 – Customers receiving access to EKO services and two members of the household receiving classroom FE. 45 treatment 2 CSPs, with a total of 1350 clients.
- Treatment 3 – Customers receiving access to EKO services, the classroom FE and an intensive follow-up through household visits and text messages. 45 treatment 3 CSPs, with a total of 1350 clients.
- Control – Customers receiving access to EKO services only. 45 control CSPs, with a total of 1350 clients.
The total sample size will have 180 CSPs in control and treatment, with a total of 5400 clients.
CMF is currently designing easy-to-understand yet comprehensive FE modules consisting of the following topics – understanding importance of savings, setting long term and short term savings goals, analysing expenses, budgeting, and understanding services and products available through financial institutions. These modules have been rigorously tested on the ground in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, and are unlike other modules which are either very long or use a classroom format; they rely on 4-5 weekly interactive sessions between the trainers and the clients, and encourage clients to follow easy steps to take control over expenses and increase savings.
Process Evaluation
In addition to the data collection during Baseline, intervention and Endline, this study is one of the first at CMF to conduct a process evaluation of the critical processes underway during the course of this study. CMF will conduct surveys to better understand:
- The CSP experience with EKO – nearly 40 CSPs were interviewed to better understand the processes CSPs were involved with when enrolling clients, servicing clients, and working with EKO.
- Clients knowledge – assessing the clients' knowledge after receiving the FE sessions.
- Client experience – evaluating the clients' experiences with the FE trainers.
- Trainer experience – evaluating the trainers' experiences after conducting the FE sessions.
Study Status/Future Sub-interventions
CMF has completed the baseline survey, and is currently finalizing the FE module. The logistical planning to conduct the intervention is currently underway as well.
The intervention will tentatively begin tentatively in November, 2012.


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Date: Thursday, 09 June 2011
I welcome Mr Arthur Scott, director of culture in the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, and Mr Ferdie Mac an Fhailigh, the chief executive of Foras na Gaeilge. Please make your presentation to the Committee, which we will follow up with questions.
Thank you for the opportunity to update the Committee on Foras na Gaeilge's progress towards implementing the recommendations of the review of core funding. The main recommendation from the review, which was endorsed by the North/South Ministerial Council, was to move away from allocating funding to 19 core groups annually to an open competitive process through which funding would be awarded in relation to the number of discrete schemes. The North/South Ministerial Council approved the findings of the review and tasked Foras na Gaeilge with implementing its recommendations to ensure more effective support for the Irish language and value for money.
To address delay in implementing the review's recommendations and representations by some in the sector about the level and nature of engagement on the proposed changes, the sponsor Departments established a steering group to review progress towards the implementation of the review. The steering group meets regularly and comprises senior officials from the sponsor Departments and the chairperson and chief executive of Foras na Gaeilge.
To ensure that the sector was fully engaged in the change process, the two Departments also instructed Foras na Gaeilge to form an advisory group comprising the chief executive, officials from both Departments and the 19 core groups. The purpose of the group is to provide a forum to consider the draft schemes and associated criteria. The group builds on the existing arrangements with the sector. In addition, two public workshops involving the sector sharing, discussing and receiving feedback from the emerging proposals have been held by the chief executive, Ferdie Mac an Fhailigh.
A public consultation in Northern Ireland about the proposed changes is due to finish on 14 June. Ten schemes have been proposed, covering the strategic areas of community radio, arts, community empowerment, family support, youth, advocacy and research, education; educational support sub-themes; early years educational support; teaching materials and lifelong learning. Applications will be invited from all those who are interested in delivering the schemes and will be assessed using agreed criteria. The application that best meets the agreed criteria for each scheme will be awarded the funding determined for that scheme. Foras na Gaeilge has been engaged with the 19 core groups and the sector to determine both the schemes and the associated criteria.
Pending satisfactory progress towards the development and agreement of new schemes, the North/South Ministerial Council has approved interim funding through existing core-funding arrangements until 31 December 2011. A progress report will be made to the North/South Ministerial Council when it next meets in language sector format, which is scheduled for 7 July.
The criteria for the schemes, which have been drawn up by the development committee, are still in draft form, pending the public consultation process and the submissions from the core-funded bodies, which are to be made by the end of this month. Those criteria will be brought to the development committee, which will make proposals to the board.
Are there any differences between the first consultation, which went out in September, and the current consultation?
The current consultation is much more formal than the one that went out in September, but we have been consulting the sector about this matter since April 2008. At that stage, we recognised that the current system was unsustainable. Our budget is decreasing annually, so although core funding is falling, salary costs are rising every year. Eventually, there will be no funding for activities; it will all go on salaries and administration.
There was criticism of the narrowness of the window of consultation in September. However, from what you say, there was no real surprise that this consultation would come and there was a lead-in time to it.
I referred to the process of engagement. Foras na Gaelige has been engaged with the sector from about 2008, discussing those changes. The consultation that was issued in March probably contains much more detail and is much more formal, in that it is a full public consultation. The engagement that Foras was involved in from 2008 and towards the back end of 2009 was restricted to the sector; it is not as formal as the public consultation. There is more detail on how that engagement has progressed, on the proposed schemes and on the criteria. That was something that the two Departments were anxious about.
That was our response. I referred to it in my opening remarks about the criticism from some in the sector about the nature and level of engagement that there had been with Foras. We now have a full, formal, public consultation, a steering group where the two sponsor Departments are fully engaged with Foras in how the review and change process is progressing, the advisory group that provides a forum for the sharing of ideas and also public workshops. The two sponsor Departments believe that they have done all they can to engage fully and to seek the views of the sector, and those in the wider community who are interested in the Irish language, on this change process in order to determine a way forward.
Therefore you are satisfied that the concerns in the presentations that the previous Committee had received and the criticisms that were noted and which we have just heard from our researcher have been addressed.
The two sponsor Departments are satisfied that they have put in place a procedure that ensures effective engagement. There are still some in the sector who are unhappy with the proposals. However, I would be disappointed if they were unhappy with the efforts that the two Departments and Foras na Gaelige have made to engage with them to address their concerns. We cannot make them like the proposed changes, but they have had every opportunity to feed in their concerns and views. The two sponsor Departments and the North/South Ministers will be interested in what emerges from that and what changes may be incorporated or considered as a result of that process.
Maidin mhaith daoibh; tá fáilte romhaibh. Go raibh maith agaibh as teacht lenár gcuid ceisteanna a fhreagairt. Good morning, and thank you very much for coming to answer our questions. If memory serves me correctly, this came out of what was called "An Bord Snip", the exercise by the previous Irish Government to ensure efficiencies across all Departments.
No; this has been under discussion for some years. In April 2008, I met all the organisations and recommended that they set up co-operation committees. Anyone who looked at our budget and saw how the economy was going would recognise that there would have to be savings somewhere and that something would have to give. One of those co-operation committees met once, so this has been an ongoing process.
Perhaps "An Bord Snip" gave it a forward push.
I am sorry, but I do not think so. There was no mention of Foras na Gaelige, cross-border bodies or the Irish language sector in the report of "An Bord Snip".
There is a particular issue at stake. The review is about ensuring that the bulk of the financial assistance provided by Foras na Gaelige reaches the Irish-language community rather than being consumed by salaries and wages. Where there are salary costs of 59% and administrative costs of 15%, value for money is not delivered. That is not sustainable.
There is, I suppose, in some of the areas that you tabulated — advocacy, education and so on —a proliferation of organisations. I note from the briefing paper that Foras na Gaelige spends about 42% of its annual budget on administration and the Ulster-Scots Agency about 60%. Is that a very high level of expenditure on administration for an agency or arm's-length body?
Administration covers our salary costs; it also covers the new dictionary project that we are working on. We have IT contracts and so on that we have to meet. I could not tell you what the figure is off the top of my head, but I can check.
These are the figures that we have been given by the Assembly's Research and Information Service. It seems to me that too much is spent on administration by Foras naGaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency. The more you spend on administration, the less is available for the practical work that needs to be done.
However, I will move on. Perhaps you can help us to imagine the practical out-workings of your proposals. For example, I see that you have Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, Conradh na Gaeilge, Pobal, Iontaobhas Ultach and Comhaltas Uladh all involved in advocacy work. If the proposals for the funding stream for advocacy went through, would one of those organisations take up the advocacy role, or would funding continue to be spread across all of them. What is the likely outcome?
Our vision is that one organisation will take forward the role of advocacy across the island.
Will it be an existing organisation or a new one?
It will be an open competition. We have a closed shop for 19 organisations for almost 40% of the funding that Foras na Gaeilge receives from the sponsor Department. Our vision is that there will be one organisation to carry out advocacy across the island. At present, there are four or five organisations involved in that. There is duplication there.
There will be nothing to preclude bodies that are involved in the consideration of a merger from putting in a composite application, but it will have to demonstrate value for money and show that it meets the needs. It will be a question of tailoring the service to ensure that it can deliver on an all-island basis.
Four of those organisations have come together and intend to amalgamate under the new schemes.
How many of those organisations have multi-function roles? Comhaltas Uladh, for instance, deals with education and the running of Gaeltacht colleges as well as advocacy. How is it possible for the multi-function organisations to combine under one heading, which is only one aspect of their work?
The proposed schemes are still in draft form. It will be up to organisations to decide their main area of work and to apply under the proposed scheme in that area, because the various organisations do different areas of work. You have to ask two questions. Is there efficiency in that? Would it be better for one organisation to deal with one aspect?
One of the points raised by the groups in the North is that they work in a different legislative, socio-linguistic and developmental environment from those in the South. Could a single all-Ireland organisation for advocacy deal with the nuances between conditions North and South?
We expect an organisation to demonstrate that it could. I speak as one who, in a former life, worked for one of those organisations across two jurisdictions. When you are involved in advocacy, the conditions North and South are different, but you adapt your approach to suit the legislative and social nuances.
Some organisations suggest that a thematic approach to funding would endanger core staff in organisations and might cause a turnover of staff, cause many of the key skills and experience that people have built up in those areas to be lost and create a lack of continuity in the work. How do you respond to that?
Initially, we had proposed one-year schemes; however, taking into account our consultations with the organisations and others, we now propose three-year schemes. Funding will cover the essential costs of running a scheme, including staff, administration and activities. The idea is to improve the service to the Irish-language community and to ensure better value for money. Primarily, it is about providing a better service for the Irish-language community and those interested in Irish.
Recently, there were proposals to change Údarás na Gaeltachta, and it was mentioned that Foras na Gaeilge might be involved. What is the latest on that?
Last Friday, the Minister of State in the Dublin Government announced at a meeting of Údarás na Gaeltachta in Falcarragh that the proposed new Údarás na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta would no longer happen, that Údarás na Gaeltachta would remain as it is, and that Foras na Gaeilge would continue to fulfil its remit across the island.
Not under the auspices of Údarás?
No. People had talked about that, but I think that it was pie in the sky, because Foras na Gaeilge was set up under an international agreement and there is legislation in both jurisdictions setting up the organisation.
Go raibh míle maith agat.
May I pick up a point regarding administrative costs? One of the challenges that bodies that give out grants face is ensuring effective governance of the moneys that are awarded so that they are used for the appropriate purpose and that the various conditions in government accounting are applied. You made the distinction between the costs that Foras na Gaeilge provided and those of the Ulster-Scots Agency. The Ulster-Scots Agency issues many low-value grants to very small groups. There is quite an onerous checking regime for that, but we have asked the Ulster-Scots Agency to carry out a review of the financial assistance scheme and to look at whether grants can be streamlined to reduce costs. Both organisations have to achieve the efficiency savings agreed by the North/South Ministerial Council. The Department expects that there will be improvements in those costs. However, there are challenges in giving out grants to third bodies.
Will the savings go back into activities?
The savings, if they are made and retained in the overall budget, will be available for the respective boards to reallocate.
Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Tá fáilte romhaibh. I always get a bit nervous when I see that there is some reason not to have an equality impact assessment (EQIA) and, especially, not to have a regulatory impact assessment (RIA); there are very clear guidelines that that should happen. Why did it not?
The proposals were screened for an EQIA, and one was not considered necessary.
Tell me why it was not necessary.
The funding will remain for the community, but it will be spent in a different way. It will now become an open competition as opposed to the current closed shop in which only 19 organisations can apply for what is, this year, 38% of Foras na Gaeilge's funding from the Departments.
If the money allocated for schemes is not spent, is it handed back? At the moment, if you have core funding for 19 projects, you could almost tell me now how much they will spend and whether they will spend it all, because much of it, as you pointed out, goes on administration and salaries. Supposing that two thirds of the funding is spent, does the other third disappear?
No; the other third will be reallocated in our budget.
Therefore it does not leave your budget; it does not go back to the Department or the Executive.
So long as it is spent by 31 December.
That is what I am asking. Perhaps I am not making myself clear. If you do not spend the money —
We will reallocate it to our youth summer camp or Irish in the community schemes.
Therefore you are happy for the money to move into scheme-orientated activity. My worry, which reflects the concern of many of those involved — and we are all for value for money — is that once you allocate the money to schemes, a bidding process begins. As we have seen in other Departments, it can take a long time to get the funding and you end up dealing with gap funding and all that is associated with it.
You said that the schemes were for three years, so a three-year guarantee is needed. Can you guarantee that the money that is allocated to the schemes will be used in full for them?
Let me return to the issue of EQIAs and RIAs. There is a process by which a Minister or Department, although almost always a Department, decides that there should be an EQIA. If people's livelihoods will be substantially affected, both the EQIA and the RIA process should have been conducted.
It says in the Committee guidance that all Departments must comply with the RIA process when considering new proposals or amendments to policy proposals. These are amendments to existing policy proposals, are they not? The guidance goes further and states that such proposals include those that reduce costs on business or others as well as those that increase them. There appears to be no evidence not to have an RIA. I wonder how the decision was made not to have one. Was it made willy-nilly? Did someone say that they did not want to do it and that was that, or do you have counter-criteria that give a good reason not to carry out an RIA for core-funded bodies that are, frankly, in a panic over what will happen?
The equality impact assessment, which was carried out by Foras na Gaeilge, did not highlight any adverse impacts on section 75 groups. The public consultation is designed to seek views about the impacts of those schemes, and the two Departments, in conjunction with Foras na Gaeilge, will consider whether any of the proposals need to be adjusted in that context. I do not think that a regulatory impact assessment was considered, but I will have to check that.
Was one not even considered? It is stated policy to have one, as far as I can see.
I am not aware of the considerations around the regulatory impact assessment; I will have to check that and come back to the Committee.
It would be good if we could get that checked.
Go raibh maith agaibh; tá fáilte romhaibh. Some of my concerns have been addressed. I would like to tease out the leeway for some of the core-funded projects to be tailored to fit a thematic approach. How do you see that working out, particularly post-consultation?
In the strategic areas for the schemes we have looked at the needs of the community and the work of the organisations that come under the remit of Foras na Gaeilge. Those areas have been chosen as priorities by the development committee and the board, and they include community empowerment and advocacy, which some groups are involved in; groups are also involved in different areas of education. We have looked at the work and what we feel to be the priority areas, and we are tailoring the schemes to meet those.
Therefore the current core-funded projects that do not quite fit, for want of a better word, have from now until December to fit in somehow with your new or additional themes. Is that the case?
We have been instructed by the North/South Language Body that core funding will end on 31 December. The schemes are a way of addressing the work that needs to be done with and for the Irish-language community. There is nothing in the areas of the schemes that is not being carried out at present.
Go raibh maith agat.
I want to repeat the question that I asked earlier. Will an RIA be conducted?
We will check and get back to the Committee. I am not sure. I inherited this project halfway through its existence, so I am not sure whether that was addressed and considered unnecessary. However, I will check that, and what needs to be done will be done.
Will there be any element of core funding to cover basic core costs such as administration and core posts?
Under the schemes, all essential costs to deliver the project will be met, and that covers salaries, administration costs, rent, lights, phone — the normal costs for running an organisation to carry out the scheme.
Why were those seven themes chosen, and why were tourism and business through Irish not included?
These areas are being addressed by the 19 core-funded organisations. Foras na Gaeilge has a number of business schemes promoting Irish in business. To be honest, tourism was never really discussed with regard to the promotion of the language. We view these as schemes to continue to promote the Irish language and to provide services for the Irish-language community and for the English-language community with an interest in Irish.
Thank you for your presentation and for taking the time to answer questions.
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By NewsPipe | Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 15:34
Christchurch's recycling rate has doubled in the first two weeks of the new 'Recycle for Dorset' waste collection programme.
The Recycle For Dorset programme makes a real difference in Christchurch
Previously, the recycle rate for Christchurch was 34%, this rose to 70% as the new waste collection services rolled out. 428 tonnes of waste were collected, with more than 200 tonnes being dry recyclables and around 70 tonnes being food waste.
Cllr Margaret Phipps, portfolio holder for Environment at Christchurch Council, said: "This is an amazing result and I would like to thank the people of Christchurch for getting behind the new system so wholeheartedly.
"Any new way of operating can sometimes take a while to bed in and get used to, but the facts speak for themselves and they show that we made the right decision to become part of the county-wide Dorset Waste Partnership and the 'recycle for Dorset' service.
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WASHINGTON - The Thursday afternoon gathering of male students outside Natalie Randolph's first-floor environmental science classroom at Calvin Coolidge Senior High School is hard to ignore.
Even after the final dismissal bell, the rowdy group of boys is not quick to leave the Northwest D.C. campus.
Instead, they meet outside Randolph's classroom in a hallway that stretches endlessly with orange lockers.
Some of the boys joke around with each other and occasionally yell out to Randolph, who ever-so-casually tells them to go to study hall.
Others drift in and out of Randolph's classroom with actual questions. And one of the teens, visibly upset, comes to Randolph to seek advice behind a closed door.
"I always told the kids they were my children," says Randolph, who has taught at the school for six years.
To these high school students, Randolph is more than a teacher and a role model. Until recently, she was their football coach. And even though she resigned two weeks ago after the school's last game of the season, her role as "coach" has not subsided.
Four years ago, Randolph, who grew up in D.C. and received her bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia, took on the role of what many say was the first female high school football coach in the country. But if you ask Randolph, she says it was all an accident.
Calvin Coolidge Senior High School gets a female football coach
"I said 'No' several times," says Randolph, who explains the school asked her to take the position because the administration wanted somebody who would put an emphasis on academics.
Natalie Randolph stands in her science classroom at Calvin Coolidge Senior High School. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
However, after talking to friends, both in school and outside of school, Randolph agreed to take the position.
"It was an accident, a happy accident," she says.
Football is a sport in which Randolph did not need a crash course. The 33-year-old formerly worked as an assistant football coach at H.D. Woodson High School in Northeast D.C., and played wide receiver for six years on the District's professional football team, D.C. Divas.
"So I knew about football," Randolph says. "And I can say now that I know a lot more about football than I did when I started."
While many parents and students were receptive to the idea of a woman taking on the role of head coach, Randolph says three players expressed hesitation.
"They came to me and they spoke frankly about it, they were open and honest," Randolph says. Ironically, Randolph ended up establishing close friendships with each of those players. Even though they are in college now, they still call to check in on "coach."
The playbook: School comes first
Instead of diving into the role with the goal of clinching a championship, Randolph put academics ahead of the game. She enforced study hall hours and made her players use assignment logs and turn in progress sheets.
"I tried to make sure that they understood that (school) was the most important part of it. And they needed that in order to move on to the next level in college," she says. "I stayed on them A huge piece of the effort that I put into the program was on the academic side."
Randolph's focus on academics has paid off. When asked about success stories with players who have since graduated, she says, "We've got plenty."
Several have gone on to play college football at schools, such as Clemson, Morehouse College, University of San Diego and North Carolina Central.
"I try to make sure all of them do something after high school. Whether it's four- year university, a prep school, fire, EMS, wherever it may be," Randolph says.
The time commitment of a coach
When Randolph announced her resignation after the season ended on Nov. 8, she told the players, parents and school staff that she needed some more "me" time, as well as more time to spend with family.
When she broke the news to the team, she said some of the kids were taken aback and visibly upset -- a reaction the modest coach wasn't expecting.
"One of (the players) said, Well when you get yourself together, are you going to come back for my senior year?'"
However, Randolph will tell you, it has less to do with "getting herself together" and more with getting some rest.
Before she started coaching, a typical school day for Randolph, who teaches five sections of regular environmental science and one section of AP, began at 8 a.m. and finished around 7 or 8 p.m. Once she began coaching, those 12 hour workdays were a thing of the past for Randolph.
"I had a whole new cohort of kids to keep track of. You have to make sure they have their medical paperwork, make sure they have their academic stuff taken care of, make sure they do study hall and then you've got practice to prepare for and run and then you've got games to prepare for and coach," she says.
During the season, her typical day began at 8 a.m. and ended at 2 or 3 a.m. After a full day of teaching, the players would come in around 3:15 p.m. for study hall, where Randolph would give them a snack and help them with their assignments. The team would go down to the fields for practice around 4:30 or 5 p.m. and then finish up around 7:30 or 8 p.m.
Randolph would put the equipment away, make sure the kids got out of the locker room and then would finish up any last-minute work in the building until 10 p.m., when she would get kicked out. She'd head home, eat, feed her dog, shower and then do school work for the next day until the early hours of the morning.
Randolph explains her job as a coach is year-round -- even the off-season is filled with college recruiting, spring scrimmages, off-season workouts and pre-season camp.
"I do need to step back. If I don't step back, the kids won't be getting 100 percent of me, which is not fair, so I need to go ahead and just step down It's best that I let someone else give it a try," says Randolph, who adds she will still be at next year's games to cheer on her kids.
"But I told them I'm not going anywhere, I'm still here, I'm still accessible to all of them, individually for whatever they need."
Judging by the crowd outside of Randolph's classroom, it's obvious the players took her promise to heart.
Lessons aren't just for students
When asked if she'd ever consider returning to her role as the head coach for a high school football team, Randolph says it's possible she'd do it again in the future, but that's not her goal.
"Things become clearer once you step away," Randolph says. "Through this whole experience I've been able to see first-hand some of the problems that we have, so my next move is to still keep those problems in mind and do something that would go in the direction of trying to solve some of them."
Randolph says the problems she faced while coaching are similar to a lot of the challenges other coaches face -- she had to fulfill the requirements of the school system and the athletic department, while "trying to make sure we fight for the best interest of the kids."
"It gets tiring dealing with the ins-and-outs of the administration and keeping the program afloat, getting everything you need for the program, raising money, communicating with parents, all of that," she says.
Randolph experienced one of her biggest challenges when one of the regular season games was moved to a Saturday -- a Saturday during which a handful of her players were signed up to take the SATs. She fought to get the game moved to a later time, but nothing was done, and those players had to miss the game.
"It was frustrating trying to push the whole academic message and then having to break it to the kids that we can't move the game," Randolph says.
For now, Randolph is thinking about the future. She wants to go back to school, possibly to study neuroscience and education.
"I cherish what I was able to teach the kids and what they taught me. I mean, I learned quite a bit from them. I'm going to miss it, and it is difficult to let it go completely, but I think I spent my time well and I am looking forward to the next part of my life," she says.
"I have no regrets, whatsoever. This has been one of the greatest, probably the greatest, experience of my life, and probably will be a huge competition for other things in my life. This was very, very cool."
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WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. - Monmouth (5-6) opened the second half with a 20-5 run and quickly pulled away from visiting Binghamton (2-8) 74-46 Saturday night from the MAC. The Hawks outscored BU 41-12 over a nine-minute stretch that spanned both halves.
Down eight to start the second half, the Bearcats misfired on nine of their first 10 shots and Monmouth capitalized, using the big run to create the lopsided margin. The Hawks outscored BU 39-19 in the second half.
Binghamton shot just 15 percent in the final period (3-for-20) and 26 percent for the game, scoring 20 points under the team's season average. The 46 points were BU's lowest point output of the season.
"It was a tough night, especially the second half," head coach Tommy Dempsey said. "We got into a bad place offensively. We didn't get good shots, dribbled too much and got bogged down. There was too much 1-on-1 play ... it was a poor offensive performance all around. We didn't make their defense work. When you can't score it puts a ton of pressure on your defense. We had a nice balance of man and zone in the first half and in the second half we just got too far down and we couldn't score. We're not a great man defensive team right now and we got exposed."
Sophomore guard Jordan Reed led the Bearcats with 13 points and seven rebounds. Freshman guard Yosef Yacob and Marlon Beck II added eight and seven points, respectively.
In the first half, four different BU players scored during an 11-3 run midway through the period and that run staked the Bearcats to a 20-16 lead with 5:45 left. But the host Hawks finished the half with a 21-7 run, including a 14-2 stretch over the final 3:33 that gave Monmouth a 35-27 cushion at the break. After shooting just 28 percent over the first 12 minutes, Monmouth heated up and hit 8-of-14 the rest of the way. The Hawks drilled four three-pointers in the final 4:46 and hit 7-of-15 from beyond the arc in the first half.
Despite eight points from Reed, BU struggled on the offensive end, shooting just 35 percent and hitting just 2-of-12 from long range. Freshman forward Nick Madray picked up five points and four rebounds but only played eight minutes after getting whistled for two fouls in a four-second span early in the period. The Bearcats committed five fouls in the game's first five minutes.
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ESMO: Tell us a bit about your medical studies and current employment.
Leticia: I completed my medical education and Medical Oncology Residency in my home-town, Belo Horizonte in Brazil. I have been working at the Breast Cancer Centre and Drug Development Unit of Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona, Spain since 2009 as a clinical research fellow (running cutting-edge clinical trials). From 2010-2012, I have also been involved with the ESMO Translational Research Fellowship, with the focus on circulating biomarkers.
What is your main area of interest?
I am very interested in clinical and translational research in breast cancer. I would like to understand how we can fight intra-tumour genetic heterogeneity and drug resistance, and I would like also to keep studying circulating biomarkers. Currently I am running clinical trials and working at the Gene Expression and Cancer Lab at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology.
Could you tell us why you chose to become a medical oncologist?
Oncology is a wonderful speciality with challenges in both science and patient care. Every discovery is a great achievement.
What does your involvement with ESMO and the Young Oncologists Committee (YOC) mean to you?
The ESMO-YOC is an excellent channel for communication and medical education among young oncologists throughout Europe and other continents.
What are your plans for your future career?
As for my future, I want to pursue a career in academic oncology, combining clinical trials and translational research.
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Network, share experiences and create collaborative projects. Participate in the activities of YOC, including the Journal Club, educational events and special sessions at ESMO Conference. Apply for an opportunity of fellowship or visit in another country. While in training or after, play to your strengths and have fun with what you are doing.