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Section 1: Overviews
Secretary's review
The international year in review
The department worked over the last year in a global and regional environment that is being reshaped by changing economic and strategic relativities. Nowhere is this more important than with the key trans-Pacific relationships of the United States, China, Japan and India.
Continuing fragilities in the global economy and the need for a coordinated international response was also an important context for the department's work. We supported the Government's efforts to deal with the fragile world economy through our participation in the G20 as well as APEC and the East Asia Summit.
The department promoted Australia's strong credentials for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2013-14 term and led whole-of-government efforts on the campaign.
We mounted Australia's largest ever public diplomacy event at the Shanghai Expo in China, providing an unprecedented opportunity to promote Australian culture, innovation and economic potential to more than eight million visitors. We also organised a successful visit of the diplomatic corps to Queensland, which helped demonstrate that Queensland was back in business following the natural disasters in early 2011.
Natural disasters in New Zealand and Japan, and political upheaval in the Middle East, resulted in the Consular Crisis Centre being in continuous 24/7 mode for two months at the beginning of 2011. This stretched the department's resources with a total of 550 staff working on crises in Canberra (34 percent of all Canberra-based staff) (at peak times, 120 staff worked in the centre per 24 hour period) and 89 additional staff deployed overseas (supplementing resources overseas by 15 per cent) but we responded well through the hard work and dedication of staff and the flexible deployment of resources.
Advancing Australia's national interest
Our response to Japan in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami, including an early visit in April 2011 by the Prime Minister, underlined the depth of our commitment to the relationship. The department engaged Japan as a valued partner in furthering regional and international security, particularly on non-proliferation through the Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative. We continue to argue the benefits of trade liberalisation following indications of Japan's renewed commitment to liberalising trade and investment.
The department took a leading role in promoting the relationship with China, in particular by supporting high-level visits and pursuing opportunities arising from growing economic and trade links. We were creative in pursuing a comprehensive, constructive and cooperative relationship with China as it continues to emerge as a major global player, both bilaterally and in forums such as the East Asia Summit and the G20. At the same time we maintained our practice of raising our concerns, particularly on human rights and consular issues.
The department intensified efforts at whole-of-government level to strengthen the growing political and economic relationship with the Republic of Korea. We worked closely with the Republic of Korea and other agencies to ensure a successful G20 Summit. We supported Prime Minister Gillard's visit in April 2011 for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
During the Prime Minister's visit to Indonesia in November 2010, which our embassy facilitated, leaders decided to commence negotiations on an Australia-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. We worked with Indonesia as Chair of the East Asia Summit to strengthen the summit agenda for 2011. We supported Mr Rudd's attendance at the Bali Process Regional Ministerial Conference on People Smuggling in March 2011, which agreed to a regional cooperation framework to address irregular people movements.
Australia's relations with Vietnam entered a new phase with the signature in October 2010 of a Plan of Action, on which the department led negotiations, to implement the Comprehensive Partnership. We negotiated memorandums of understanding on cooperation in education and sports with Malaysia, which were signed during Prime Minister Najib's visit to Australia in March 2011. Our shared economic interests with Singapore were further enhanced with amendments to the Singapore-Australia FTA.
In response to Australian industry concerns, the department successfully advocated convening a Thailand-Australia FTA working group to address implementation and market access issues in Thailand. Mr Rudd and Dr Emerson committed to a deepening partnership between Australia and the Philippines through enhanced defence, security, economic and development cooperation at the third Philippines-Australia Ministerial Meeting in Canberra in June 2011 which the department coordinated.
In recognition of the importance of Australia's growing commercial relationship with India, the department supported the launch in May 2011 of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement. Talks between Foreign and External Affairs Ministers served to expand the dialogue on strategic issues. Underscoring the Government's commitment to deepening the relationship, the department has significantly boosted the number of Australian staff posted to India since June 2010, including by appointing senior staff to head upgraded consulates-general in Chennai and Mumbai. We continued to work with other agencies on measures to promote international student safety and welfare, which is an important part of our work in calibrating the image of Australia overseas.
The department placed priority on Afghanistan's reconstruction and development. We strengthened our diplomatic presence through the deployment of additional officers to support Australia's military, policing and aid commitments, including the civilian head of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Uruzgan. Three new positions were established to monitor and address issues associated with detainee management.
The department contributed to the whole-of-government strategy on Pakistan, a country which is a key to counter-terrorism efforts. We coordinated inter-agency efforts on practical initiatives, including strategic dialogue and law enforcement and counter-terrorism capacity building. In cooperation with other agencies, the department helped develop and deliver Australia's response to Pakistan's devastating floods.
The department facilitated visits by Mr Rudd and Dr Emerson to New Zealand and led the whole-of-government consular response to the earthquake in Christchurch. It supported Dr Emerson's involvement in the business-led Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum in April 2011, which furthered discussion of economic integration. With the Treasury, we intensified economic integration through negotiation of an Investment Protocol to the Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement.
The department stepped up engagement in the Pacific by providing assistance for the visits of Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Mr Marles, to reinforce Australia's leading role in promoting development and stability. This extended to sharing perspectives with other countries interested in the region, including through advice we provided for the Parliamentary Secretary's trip to Japan in October 2010. We supported the then Foreign Minister, Mr Smith, to submit our report as the outgoing Pacific Islands Forum chair, including on efforts to achieve progress on the Millennium Development Goals and climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts.
In implementing the outcomes of bilateral ministerial consultations in July 2010 with Papua New Guinea, the department contributed to charting new directions for Australia's development assistance program and worked with other agencies to help PNG develop three sovereign wealth funds to help ensure LNG project revenues are managed effectively. The department continued to lead efforts to encourage a return to democracy in Fiji.
International economy, trade and investment
We tackled global economic challenges including with other developed countries and newly emerging economies both bilaterally and in new as well as established forums to advance our interests.
The department worked with other agencies and with G20 and non-G20 states to reinforce the role of the G20 as the key forum for global economic cooperation. We hosted a meeting in Canberra in March 2011 of our G20 heads of mission and senior Australian government officials to plan policy implementation and advocacy strategies. At our invitation, senior officials from France participated, in light of France's role as G20 Chair in 2011, along with Australia's G20 business representatives and think tanks.
The department responded to the risks to growth in Europe and the United States and overheating in Asia by continuing to advocate in the G20 and OECD international support for trade liberalisation and to uphold a commitment to fight trade protectionism. Australia's concept of a 'seamless regional economy' was adopted by the United States as the theme for the APEC forum during its host year in 2011.
It is clear from recent ministerial meetings and negotiations that the WTO Doha Development Round has stalled and negotiations will not be concluded in 2011. The department has supported Dr Emerson's efforts with counterpart ministers to find a breakthrough in negotiations and to ensure continuing commitment to the WTO.
The department led negotiations which concluded the plurilateral Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The agreement ensures that Australia's innovative and creative industries' exports will benefit from strong protection against counterfeit and pirated goods in major markets.
The department managed an active schedule of Free Trade Agreement negotiations, including with Australia's top three individual country export destinations: China, Japan and Republic of Korea. Since March 2010, the department has led seven rounds of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, seeking agreement on new approaches to regulating trade in goods, services and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. Ministers of the nine TPP negotiating states aim to have a broad outline of an agreement completed by the APEC Leaders' Meeting in November 2011. These agreements promote deeper regional economic integration, and create trade and investment opportunities.
The department, with Austrade, continues to engage state and territory governments and the business community on trade negotiations and market access issues.
Regional and international issues
Australia's values as a democratic nation help shape our work. Following the tumultuous events in the Middle East and North Africa, the department responded quickly in leading whole-of-government responses identifying where Australia can contribute. We intensified engagement with Egypt and Tunisia by supporting economic development and democratisation. We supported Mr Rudd in his participation in the Libya Contact Group. The department also helped in the conduct of the referendum on independence in South Sudan, including through facilitating participation of 9,200 people in Australia who were eligible to vote.
Within our region, the department advised the Government on political developments in the lead-up to Burma's first elections in 20 years and prepared for Mr Rudd's visit in June-July 2011. We continued to support the Government in raising concerns about serious human rights abuses and the flawed polls. In Tonga, the department led a nine-member Australian team to monitor the first ever democratic election in November 2010. On Fiji, we continued to draw attention to the deteriorating economic, social and human rights situation.
In the UN Human Rights Council, the department participated actively in 40 out of 47 Universal Periodic Reviews, which assess member states' human rights performance. The department's regulatory and enforcement activity for sanctions increased due to additional UNSC and Australian autonomous sanctions measures imposed on Iran, Libya and Syria. We undertook outreach domestically on sanctions compliance, especially with Australian exporting and financial services sectors.
We advanced Australia's non-proliferation and disarmament agenda by establishing, with Japan, the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI)—a cross-regional ministerial-level grouping to promote and support implementation of the outcomes of the May 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference. We engaged partners, including the US, Japan, UK, France, NATO and the EU in traditional security and non-traditional areas such as cyber and counter-terrorism.
To address global environment challenges, the department initiated and co-facilitated a resolution in the UN General Assembly on the Protection of Coral Reefs for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development. We led negotiations on the Nagoya Protocol, which was adopted at the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting. This outcome will facilitate access to and share benefits of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge.
Longstanding partners
We marked the 70th anniversary of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations with the United States and the 25th anniversary of the Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN). We also hosted the third Ministerial Consultations with the United Kingdom, (AUKMIN) in Sydney in January 2011. Both forums bring together foreign and defence ministers and their counterparts. We helped negotiate agreements on space and cyber security signed at AUSMIN in Melbourne in November 2010 and an enhanced Australia-United States dialogue on East Asia agreed by Ministers and Secretaries. The department worked with other agencies and UK counterparts to develop a work plan that furthered cooperation in traditional and non-traditional areas such as cyber, which was agreed at AUKMIN.
The department strengthened bilateral cooperation with Canada through our participation in the inaugural Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum in Sydney in November 2010.
Australia secured a commitment from NATO to formalise a role for partners in shaping decisions in NATO-led operations. This will not only assist us in Afghanistan but also in any future operations. The department led an inter-agency process on a treaty level Framework Agreement with the European Union (EU), which would strengthen broad based cooperation with new institutions established under the Lisbon Treaty.
Developing partnerships
The department sought opportunities to expand Australia's reach and influence with other regional bodies where we have common interests.
Australia's inclusion in the Asia-Europe meeting (ASEM) process, for which the department lobbied extensively, provides Australia with the opportunity to engage in new ways with partners from 45 Asian and European countries in response to global and regional challenges. We facilitated Mr Rudd's participation in the ASEM Foreign Ministers' meeting in Hungary in June 2011 and at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Summit (OSCE) in December 2010, which provided an additional avenue to coordinate responses on global challenges. We supported Mr Rudd's participation in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers in June 2011 in Kazakhstan where agreement was reached to formalise a framework of cooperation.
The department strengthened engagement with Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean through intensified bilateral contacts and links with regional organisations in view of their growing significance to our interests.
With the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea Bissau and Somalia, Australia now has diplomatic relations with 53 of 54 African nations. We opened an embassy in Addis Ababa in January 2011 to support our interests, including greater engagement with the African Union. The department facilitated visits by Mr Rudd to the African Union Summits in Ethiopia in January 2011 and Equatorial Guinea in June 2011. We helped Australian mining interests by supporting the Africa Down Under conference in Perth in September 2010.
We concluded negotiations on an enhanced partnership with Brazil, which Mr Rudd signed, and opened an embassy in Peru in September 2010. We built on momentum in our relationship with Mexico, including in the lead up to Mexico's chairing of the G20 in 2012. The Joint Declaration on Further Cooperation between Australia, New Zealand and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), which we helped negotiate, was issued during Mr Rudd's visit to Brazil in December 2010. We held inaugural senior officials' talks in December 2010 with the Caribbean community (CARICOM) to take forward commitments agreed in an MOU.
Assisting Australians
The department faces challenges in delivering consular services as the number of Australians travelling grows. Our preparedness for major consular crises was tested from January-March, with whole-of-government responses required to the earthquake in Christchurch, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and political upheavals in the Middle East and North Africa. We conducted stocktakes of lessons learned. We expanded our reach to Australians by supplementing the smartraveller campaign and travel advice with selective use of social media.
Almost half the Australian population now has a valid passport. The department continued to deliver high quality passport services to clients across the globe. Average turnaround time was 3.7 days, well within the ten-day commitment in the Client Service Charter. The responsiveness of the department's passport services was tested in response to the consular crises and the demand generated by natural disasters in Queensland. The department continued to work with other agencies domestically and internationally to promote identity and border security and combat fraud.
Corporate governance and management
The department now manages a network of 95 posts in 77 countries. Despite the tight fiscal environment, the department has pursued a strategy of slowly changing the balance of resources between Canberra and overseas, with priority being given to the latter. Because unit costs are higher overseas, the shift can only be slow in the absence of the injection of additional monies.
Over the past twelve months the department has also invested significantly in staff development and language training at all levels. I have advised staff that, in responding to fiscal pressures, priority will be given to the global network and to staff development and training. In other words, pressures will be absorbed in Canberra, including down-sizing if necessary.
The department's ICT systems are ageing and in need of serious reinvestment. For the first time, we have established a position of Chief Information Officer, and have initiated an Information Communications Technology reform program.
Efforts to improve corporate governance, which ensures accountability for the resources employed, continued. The department strengthened business continuity planning and took steps to further embed risk management practices across the department.
The Government accepted the recommendations of a joint departmental and Department of Finance and Deregulation review of the Overseas Property Office, which revised governance, financial and forward strategic planning measures for the overseas estate.
Portfolio responsibilities
In recognition of the growing size, complexity and importance of the Australian aid program, AusAID became an Executive Agency under the Public Service Act in July 2011. AusAID will table its own Annual Report. The Government's response to the Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness was a major focus for AusAID, especially in light of the Government's commitment to increase levels of development assistance to 0.5 per cent of Gross National Income by 2015.
In 2010–11, Austrade undertook a comprehensive internal review of its strategy, structure and operating model. The outcomes of the review were announced in May 2011 with implementation to take place throughout 2011–12. In July 2010, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations transferred responsibility for the international marketing and promotion of Australian education and training to Austrade.
In June 2011 the Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, Ms Elliot, launched a new education brand, Future Unlimited designed to refocus attention on the benefits of Australian educational qualifications and the doors these open for international students.
In November 2010, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade marked the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of External Affairs and the 110th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Trade and Customs.
The international environment will continue to present challenges, including those for which we are prepared through our policy activism and those that will continue to surprise us. We will continue to provide leadership for many whole-of-government activities aimed at protecting and advancing Australia's interests internationally.
In the year ahead, the department will continue to prosecute our case for a non-permanent seat on the UNSC. We will use the hosting of CHOGM 2011 to work to advance common interests in the Commonwealth. We will develop our bilateral relationship with the United States in ways which enable us to meet contemporary challenges.
The department will continue to work vigorously to oppose pressures undermining trade liberalisation and to advocate our interests in the G20, WTO, APEC, and in bilateral and regional trade negotiations.
Regionally, the department will advocate the benefits of a comprehensive agenda for the East Asia Summit. We will prepare for the inaugural Foreign and Trade Ministers meeting with Indonesia to promote deepening engagement and hold the inaugural Global China Dialogue to strengthen regional and international understanding of and engagement with China. We will commence work on two new FTAs with India and Indonesia and will launch a major cultural promotion in India.
Protecting Australians overseas is an enduring priority. The next phase of the smartraveller publicity campaign will be launched. To meet anticipated demand and improve fraud detection and investigation, we will make progress on the passport redevelopment program.
A major corporate challenge will be the careful management of our budget to meet ongoing portfolio and whole-of-government savings requirements, while ensuring our overseas network remains adequately resourced to prosecute the Government's foreign and trade policy agenda.
Dennis Richardson
Departmental Overview
Role and functions
The department is responsible for advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally. The department's staff in Canberra, in our state and territory offices and around the world work to achieve the department's three outcomes, outlined in our Portfolio Budget Statements 2010–11 and presented in Figure 3 on page 15:
- the advancement of Australia's international strategic, security and economic interests including through bilateral, regional and multilateral engagement on Australian Government foreign and trade policy priorities
- the protection and welfare of Australians abroad and access to secure international travel documentation through timely and responsive travel advice and consular and passport services in Australia and overseas
- a secure Australian Government presence overseas through the provision of security services and information and communications technology infrastructure, and the management of the Commonwealth's overseas owned estate.
To support the achievement of these outcomes in a challenging international environment, the department deployed its staff and other resources in a targeted and flexible manner (see Section 3 for more information).
The Secretary and Deputy Secretaries of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (as at 30 June 2011).
L-R (seated) The Secretary, Mr Dennis Richardson AO,
Deputy Secretary, Mr Paul Grigson
L-R (standing) Deputy Secretaries Ms Gillian Bird, Dr Heather Smith,
Mr Bruce Gosper
Photo: Michael Jensen
Organisational structure
The Secretary and four deputy secretaries constitute the department's executive. Supported by the department's senior executive service, they manage the department and provide leadership on foreign and trade policy, consular and corporate issues. The executive shapes the values and culture of the department, promotes the highest professional standards of service to the Government and to Australia, and provides a fair and professionally rewarding working environment for staff.
The department's organisational structure is outlined in Figure 1. In Canberra, as at 30 June 2011, the department was made up of 14 divisions, the Australian Passport Office, the Overseas Property Office and Services, the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office and three stand-alone branches.
The department manages an overseas network of 93 embassies, high commissions, consulates-general and multilateral missions (for more information see Appendix 14). Each overseas post is attached to a parent division in Canberra. In addition to headquarters in Canberra, the department maintains offices in all Australian state and territory capital cities. These offices provide consular and passport services to the Australian community and liaison services to state and territory governments and Australian business. We also maintain a Passport Office in Newcastle and a Liaison Office on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait. Details of our offices in Australia are provided inside the back cover of this report.
The department also engages people overseas to act as honorary consuls. Honorary consuls provide consular assistance on behalf of the department to Australian travellers in locations where the Australian Government does not maintain other representation (see Appendix 14 for more information).
Policy Planning Branch: Plotting paths to better Australian futures
To fulfil many of its responsibilities, the department needs to anticipate international developments over the longer term and develop strategies to exploit opportunities and mitigate risks likely to arise from them. It also needs to avoid siloing, encourage critical internal debate on current issues and be prepared to renovate its policy advice when such debate yields fresh thinking. Policy Planning Branch (PLB) was re-established in February 2010 to strengthen the department's capacity to do this.
PLB produces commissioned papers, as well as shorter 'policy briefs' and other ad hoc projects, that assess trends and their implications for Australia, and propose policy options for securing Australian interests. These papers recommend ways to plug looming policy gaps or suggest alternatives to current policy for achieving existing objectives. In preparing them, PLB collaborates with divisions, posts and other stakeholders while retaining its independence from them and other parts of government to ensure critical distance. Papers are submitted to Ministers as 'ideas papers' for their consideration, though they may form the basis of subsequent submissions seeking formal ministerial approval.
The branch also plays a role in strengthening the department's 'ideas culture' by expanding ties with Australia's wider international policy community. PLB liaises closely with government agencies, business, the media, academia and independent think tanks to find innovative policy ideas and reduce the risk of bureaucratic 'groupthink'. To stimulate healthy internal debate, PLB regularly invites external experts to present seminars on topical or emerging foreign, trade and security policy issues.
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Structure of the Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio
The foreign affairs and trade portfolio supports the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister for Trade, the Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and the Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs in the conduct of Australia's foreign and trade policy.
Six agencies make up the portfolio:
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
- AusAID (Australian Agency for International Development)
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
- Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC).
Figure 4 outlines the portfolio structure and each agency's outcomes.
NB: EFIC is not included for outcome reporting purposes in Figure 4 because it is covered by the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 (CAC Act).


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When I told my mother — a fiend for candied ginger — that I was testing a batch of these muffins, she said she wished she could fly right over and dig in. She's not the only one.
There's just something about the combination of sweet potatoes and sweet spices that makes us happy. Every time my grandmother Ruth made her signature spice balls — wonderfully chewy cookies filled with every possible sweet spice — all the grandkids wafted into the kitchen from miles away.
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Though there still are plenty of diehard devotees of white flour, I have snuck some whole wheat flour into this recipe because it is a healthier choice. And the finished muffin's golden color will camouflage the whole wheat flour.
Another important player in this recipe is buttermilk, one of my favorite ingredients, especially for baking. I like buttermilk's creaminess and its tang. And, contrary to the impression made by its luxurious texture, it's actually very low in fat. Buttermilk is a great item to keep in the fridge; you can use up any extra by adding it to smoothies.
Finally, these bad boys are topped off with some chopped, crystallized ginger (also called candied ginger). But if for some reason you're not a fan, you can top these with the chopped nut of your choice.
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Webb says NSW Origin pride on the line
QUEENSLAND enforcer Carl Webb expects NSW to put everything on the line to try and salvage some lost pride in Wednesday's State of Origin series opener.
Leeds remain unwilling to release Webb
LEEDS reiterated their reluctance to release Brent Webb if the fullback is named in the Kiwis side for next week's Centenary Test.
Test selection ups ante in Webb deal
TEST selection may have upped the ante in the hunt for Carl Webb, but North Qld boss Peter Parr says it won't change the terms.
Dowling keen to congratulate Carl Webb
BATTEN down the hatches - two of the hardest men in rugby league are set to go head-to-head.
Cowboys news should help Webb: Dowling
FORMER Test hardman Greg Dowling hopes Carl Webb will start "walking the walk" after the Cowboys confirmed Neil Henry as their next coach.
Injury update Carl Webb
NORTH Queensland Cowboys officials have confirmed that Carl Webb has suffered a broken jaw during the club's 22-18 nail-biting victory over the St George Illawarra Dragons


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Security guards stood by as gunmen killed Northern Ireland soldiers - Times Online
Armed security guards employed to protect the military base in Northern Ireland where two soldiers were shot dead did not open fire on the terrorists, even when they stood over the injured men and fired further shots.
Army sources said that it was the first time that the Northern Ireland Security Guard Service (NISGS) had had to deal with a direct attack on a base. The service took over responsibility for security of barracks from soldiers more than ten years ago.
The speed and audacity of the attack not only exposes a gaping hole in the intelligence picture of republican terrorist activity but also raises questions about why barracks throughout the UK are protected by civilians.
Why do I have a feeling the civilians are more like plastic plods rather than Blackwater contractors? What is their training? What are their rules of engagement? How has their effectiveness been tested? Is this just cost cutting? Who is responsible?


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LAST VEGAS Blu-ray Review
by Andre Dellamorte Posted 318 days ago
Last Vegas is the sort of film that lets you know what it is just by the premise and cast. Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline star in the film, and all are talented performers, but does anyone really want to see them in a PG-13 version of The Hangover? My review of Last Vegas on Blu-ray follows after the jump.


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Hotel Azure New York3 Stars
120 Lafayette Street New York NY 10013
Hotel Azure is set between Little Italy and Chinatown, near the Bowery Ballroom and less than three miles to Grand Central Station. For entertainment, vacationers can see shows at the Broadway theatres, walk around sprawling Central Park or head to Metropolitan Museum of Art and Guggenheim Museum.
Each of the tastefully furnished rooms is outfitted with air conditioning/heating, flat-screen TV, Internet access, mini safe deposit box and telephone. Mini refrigerator is available in some units (upon request).
A restaurant is not available at Azure Hotel New York but guests can venture to the numerous restaurants and bistros in the vicinity that offer local and international flavours.
Hotel Azure New York provides added conveniences such as accessible rooms and business centre. During free time, patrons can check out Radio City Music Hall or admire the exhibits at Museum of Modern Art and American Museum of Natural History.
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With the ocean just a stones throw away, you will be amazed by the spectacular panoramic views!, Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, furnished exquisitely with you in mind. Our brand new wall mounted 55' HD LED Flatscreen Television and Blu Ray player, with a variety of HD Channels will help you wind down and relax after enjoying the sites of Maui. You'll be welcomed home to a spacious 950 square foot condo as your oasis in paradise. Located in the heart of beautiful Ma'alaea Bay, this immaculate second floor executive suite offers breathtaking panoramic oceanfront views from both the living area as well as the master bedroom. Imagine opening yours eyes to witness the warm tropical sunrise without even getting out of bed. Wake up to the soothing, gentle sounds of the morning surf, and watch humpback whales breeching in the bay during the winter months. Step into the water and snorkel the coral reef directly in front of your condo where you will often observe sea turtles frolicking in the the shallow waters. This gorgeous unit boasts a modern kitchen with all the bells and whistles to make your stay more comfortable. Air conditioning, front loading Wirlpool washer/dryer in the unit, free long distance calling (Canada/USA), high-speed wireless internet access just to name a few. With only 40 feet between
you and the ocean, you will enjoy spectacular views while relaxing in this tropical oasis. Dine out on the lanai while you take in all of the ocean activity. Snug up to the counter bar, or our dining table, for a romantic evening in. Whether you're seeking romance, family adventure, or restful relaxation, your Maui oceanfront paradise won't disappoint!
Lauloa Resort is located in the lovely Maalaea Village where you are nestled within walking distance to many attractions including the famous Maui Ocean Center. A couple of Maui's best restaurants are just a short stroll away. Meander the shops along the Maalaea Harbour Village where you can book your whale watching excursion (December through April) or a snorkelling trip to Molokini. For a little fun and games wander over to Maui Golf & Sports Park where you will find mini-golf, bumper boats, and a rock climbing wall.
Enjoy access to a three mile walk along the sandy Sugar Beach, only a short walk away, If you wish for your tropical vacation to include a harmonious combination of privacy, sophistication, and convenience, this may be the oceanfront paradise you've been seeking. Please join us as we share our vision of Aloha and introduce you to Lauloa Resort. Click on 'our condo website' below for a virtual tour!
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Issue: Postfix deferring mail delivery with the following log entry:
Dec 26 09:50:43 server1 postfix/error[2191]: C023232006B: to=<email@example.com>, relay=none, delay=24641, delays=24640/0.32/0/0.01, dsn=4.4.2, status=deferred (delivery temporarily suspended: lost connection with 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1] while sending DATA command)
Where I think the error is actually occuring:
Dec 26 09:50:43 server1 amavis[2190]: (02190-01) (!)connect_to_sql: unable to connect to DSN 'DBI:mysql:database=mail;host=127.0.0.1;port=3306' : Can't connect to MySQL server on '127.0.0.1' (13)
Dec 26 09:50:43 server1 amavis[2190]: (02190-01) (!!)TROUBLE in process_request: connect_to_sql: unable to connect to any dataset at (eval 100) line 241, <GEN13> line 5.
Dec 26 09:50:43 server1 amavis[2190]: (02190-01) (!)Requesting process rundown after fatal error
Steps I have taken to this point:
Checked /etc/amavis/amavis.conf to make sure the sql password and user is correct. I used the same user as the how-to and added my password. The password is correct.
Logged into my sql on host 127.0.0.1 using amavis db (mail_admin) user and password, the connection was successful and a mysql prompt was provided.
I checked /var/log/secure for entries that demonstrated failed logon and there are none.
Any ideas what my problem may be?
Great how-to thanks for posting it.
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Choosing the Right Affordable Plan as a Christian
There are many different health insurance options out there for all of us. While we all want to get the best coverage we can get for our money, we sometimes don't know where to start when looking for coverage. Luckily, there is a vast amount of information at our fingertips.
For those of us who are Christians, we have unique opportunities for health insurance. There are several options out there exclusively for Christians that help to keep the costs as low as possible for everyone. The way these plans work, is that the church will take out a policy that covers all people in the congregation who wish to be covered. The costs of that policy are then split up amongst those who choose to take advantage of the plan.
A plan like this is an excellent option for several reasons. One reason is that it keeps the costs low for everyone. While some folks with lower health needs might end up paying a bit more than they would for their own policy, they can rest easily knowing that their contributions are going to help other folks with higher health costs. This also means that those with excessive medical needs, those with diabetes or a large number of prescription drugs prescribed to them for example, will have their health costs significantly lowered. This helps to make health coverage affordable for everyone.
Of course not all churches offer a plan such as this one. If your church does not, you can try talking to your pastor or priest to see if they can set a plan up. There are also larger congregations that will help to cover people who aren't even members of their particular church. It is definitely worth looking into.


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LONDON (Aug. 9) - A circus artist who performed aerial stunts on ropes and silks suspended from the ceiling has died after falling from rigging at the start of her act, officials said Saturday.Eva Garcia, 38, fell Friday night in the Hippodrome Circus in Great Yarmouth, eastern England, and died of her injuries at a hospital.Christine Jay, who runs the circus with her husband Peter, said Garcia appeared to lose her grip on a safety wire and plunged to the ground. ``It all happened so quickly, we are still trying to piece together what happened,'' she said.Jay said Garcia was a multitalented artist who had ``performed in the ring since she was seven.''``All the artists are very upset about it,'' she said. ``It's a very close knit company.''Environment health officials removed a piece of equipment called a descender, which is used to carry performers down from the rigging, for further examination---What's to examine? She died. She died for God's sake, and you care about the stupid safety wire?What a stupid world.
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LOOMIS: Who sets the 2014 Kansas agenda?
By BURDETT LOOMIS, Insight Kansas | 1/17/2014
Gov. Sam Brownback laid out his state policy agenda Wednesday in his State of the State address. Given our very conservative Republican governor paired with a similar Legislature, one might reasonably assume the chief executive can truly set the table for the coming session.
For the first three years of the Brownback Administration, this was essentially true, albeit with the backing of the Kansas Chamber, Americans for Prosperity and various anti-abortion advocates.
Gov. Sam Brownback laid out his state policy agenda Wednesday in his State of the State address. Given our very conservative Republican governor paired with a similar Legislature, one might reasonably assume the chief executive can truly set the table for the coming session.
For the first three years of the Brownback Administration, this was essentially true, albeit with the backing of the Kansas Chamber, Americans for Prosperity and various anti-abortion advocates.
But 2014 might well tell a different, more complicated story, in part because of the governor's substantial policy successes to date. For example, income taxes have been slashed, and eliminated for many entities. This means revenues have dropped sharply, putting pressure on many state programs, from K-12 education to corrections.
Thus, although the governor might desire to placate pro-education constituents by proposing statewide all-day kindergarten, he immediately runs into funding problems, opposition from many GOP legislators, and questions as to why he doesn't propose restoring some previous cuts to schools.
But severe, self-imposed fiscal constraints represent merely one limitation on Brownback's ability to set the agenda.
The most important contending force, by far, is the Kansas Supreme Court, which might once again require the state to fully fund its constitutional public education obligations. The agenda problems are two-fold. First comes the question of funding the formula, perhaps by playing games with what constitutes educational spending. Busing? Pensions?
Second, and more profoundly, any court ruling calling for substantial funding likely will lead to a constitutional crisis, given that neither the governor nor the Legislature seems willing to comply. In his State of the State address, Brownback explicitly warned the court, with its members a few feet away, to stay away from spending mandates. Although this approach plays well — really well — with his conservative base, a major confrontation with the court presents serious political problems for a sitting governor, if he is seen as nullifying the legitimate ruling of a co-equal branch of government.
Indeed, in 2014 the political implications of setting the policy agenda might well trump the policy effects. If school finance is the 800-pound gorilla in the room this year, Democratic House Minority Leader Paul Davis' vigorous and well-funded campaign for governor must rank as at least a 600-pound one.
Given the conservative bent of the Kansas electorate over the past two elections, along with the continuing, profound dislike of President Obama and his health care reforms, a formidable challenge to the governor might seem unlikely. But various polls, healthy fundraising and increasing national recognition demonstrate real potential for a Davis upset.
In turn, such a political context might place Brownback at odds with other conservatives. For example, Kansas hospitals and others are prodding the governor to sign on to proposals, adopted in other states, to use Medicaid funds for insuring more Kansans. So far, Brownback has shown little inclination to do this, but a close race might change his mind, much to the dismay of his strongest supporters on the right.
Likewise, the Kansas Chamber has indicated it wants to review the requirement that 20 percent of the state's energy production come from renewable sources by 2020. And Secretary of State Kris Kobach presents an entire array of unnecessary voter registration issues, which the governor continues to sidestep like a farmer in a field of fresh cow pies.
In large part, Brownback's lack of control over the state's agenda means that Kansans might have a fascinating legislative session to observe this spring. With an unexpectedly strong gubernatorial candidate heading up the House minority and a Supreme Court perhaps ready to lay down the gauntlet on school finance, the governor faces a far different set of challenges than he did in the past three years.
Kansans will get a chance to see how well he can play defense, as he keeps his eye on the November elections.
Burdett Loomis is a political science professor at the University of Kansas and a member of the Insight Kansas writers' group.


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NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja Impact lets players unleash their honed Jutsu skills through exciting single-player and multiplayer modes. Single Player Mode lets fans become part of explosive NARUTO SHIPPUDEN fights straight from the anime. The game covers the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN storyline from the beginning through the most recent episodes! Ad-hoc mode allows two friends to team up and complete missions cooperatively. Players have access to a wide range of characters from the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN universe, with customization options to power up characters to the max!
- Fight against Hordes of Enemies in Tremendous Battles!
- With Easy Controls & One-Button Combos, Everyone can be a Ninja!
- Hybrid Action, with both 1-on-1 and 1-on-100
- Tactical Battles challenge players to find traps in the stage map, as well as the enemy source. They will have to split up tasks and cover one another as they adjust to ever changing battle situations.
- Rule your enemies with Ultimate Jutsu and Finishing Blows!
- Impact covers the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN series story from the beginning to the most recent arc
- Players experience the battles and scenes they remember from NARUTO SHIPPUDEN!
- Fully Voiced! With Original Voice-Over Content in Japanese and English voiced by the actors fans remember from the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Anime series!
- Work together to defeat hordes of enemies and huge bosses in Cooperative Ad-hoc Mode
- Fight against Huge Bosses with unique camera angles for a totally new Ultimate Ninja experience!
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See the most fabulous buildings of Pest, UNESCO world heritage sights, the ice skating court and christmas markets with many stops, spiced with entertaining stories and cultural insights.
The tour is on bike paths and car free areas. Safe ride.
Starts only in dry weather conditions. The bike tour is in English.
Bikes, expert guide, mulled wine is included
Duration: 3 hours, starts at 11:00
Rate: adult 6000 HUF (20 EUR); student 5500 HUF (18 EUR)
Please make a reservation to join this bike tour!
Welcome to Budapest Bike Breeze tours!
Our guided bike tours are the best way to discover this wonderful city. At a comfortable pace we will let you experience all famous sites around Budapest, including UNESCO world heritage sites, as well as many hidden treasures this exciting city has to offer.
Interactive tours run with small groups (under 15 person), intimate atmosphere and safety is guaranteed.
We welcome families with small children as well, bikes for kids and children seats are available.
The routes are carefully chosen, using cycle lanes, riding through parks, car-free streets. Budapest is bike friendly city with a developing bike route system.
Tours include comfortable bikes, local meal, refreshments, professional local guides. All tours are in English.
Our team:
We are young Hungarian tour guides in love with our capital city, Budapest. We are committed to bike riding in Budapest and healthy lifestyle. Working with backpackers and tourists for 8 years, we know your needs.
We believe that the best and easiest way to see Budapest is by bike. We will show you the best of Budapest and recommend activities to do, sights to see after the tour, including the best places to eat, drink, and go out.
Our aim is to make you love this great city just like we do!
Bikes, equipment:
Our bikes are brand new high quality tracking bikes with 24 gears. Children bikes, child seats and helmets are available.
Detailed weather forecast for Budapest:
Sightseeing bike tours
- Wheels & Meals Budapest Sightseeing Bike Tour - 4,5 Hours sightseeing of Buda and Pest by bike and Goulash meal in a nice outdoor restaurant.
- Easy Breezy Budapest Sightseeing Bike Tour -
2,5 hours sightseeing by bike of Pest.
- Szentendre Bike & Boat Tour
- Wonderful ride out of Budapest visiting the beautiful artist town, Szentende, coming back by boat.
- Lights of Budapest Evening Bike Tour - See Budapest lit.
- From fading communism to... - Sightseeing Bike Tour - an extraordinary bike tour out of the well polished center with deeper history and communism.
- Kick Scooter Sightseeing Tour - cool way to look around in the center of Pest
Wheels and meals: Budapest bicycle tour & Meal
Ride to the most attractive sights of Budapest by bike, including Andrássy Avenue, Heroes' square, Szechenyi Thermal bath, St.Stephen's Basilica,
Chain-bridge, Castle district and more, with about 15 scenic stops. Visit UNESCO World heritage sights with professional guides. Learn about Budapest and the people live in it. Understand the origins of Hungarians and their lifestyle.
History, entertaining stories, excellent photo opportunities, local food and fun.
Great way to orientate yourself in Budapest and to get the best suggestions of what to do for the rest of your stay.
Easier and more comprehensive than a walking tour.
Refreshment breaks on the way at a scenic places.
During the bike tour we take you to a open-air restaurant with beautiful surrounding for a Hungarian specialty meal - Goulash (included in the tour price).
start: 10:30 AM (15th of March - 21st. of October)
duration: 4,5 hours
Rate: 7000 HUF (23 EUR)- regular; 6500 HUF (21 EUR) - student
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Bikes, refreshment, local meal - Goulash is included
The tour is on bike paths, car-free areas and parks. Safe ride.
Starts in all weather conditions. The tour is in English.
Small groups, interactive, friendly atmosphere, local, expert guides.
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Easy Breezy bicycle tour
Our shorter Budapest sightseeing bike tour version is only in Pest, the flat side of Budapest, the route of the tour is similar to our full Budapest sightseeing tour, but we stay on Pest side.
See the most fabulous buildings of Pest, UNESCO world heritage sights with many stops, spiced with entertaining stories and cultural insights.
In the end of the tour we invite you for a Fröccs - a Hungarian summer drink in a typical local pub.
Tour Highlights:
Two and a half-hour sightseeing tour of Budapest by bike. See the best of Pest!
Great way to orientate yourself in Budapest and to get the best suggestions of what to do for the rest of your stay.
Easier and more comprehensive than a walking tour.
The tour is on bike paths and car free areas. Safe ride.
Starts in all weather conditions. The bike tour is in English. (Private tour available in German)
Small groups, interactive, friendly atmosphere, local, expert guides.
Suitable for families with small children, child seats and bikes for kids are available.
Bikes, expert guide, refreshment is included
Start: 4 pm (15th of March - 21st. of October)
Please make a reservation!
Duration: 2,5 hours
Rate: adult 5500 HUF (18 EUR); student 5000 HUF (16 EUR)
Please make a reservation to join this bike tour!
More info: email or call +36 20 488 5954
Szentendre Bike & Boat sightseeing Tour
Join us and visit the most charming town around Budapest. Szentendre is a
lovely medieval town next to Danube river with curvy streets, cute
small houses and several churches, the town of arts.
Our scenic bike ride will start in the center of Budapest, stopping at the most attractive sights on our way including the House of Parliament, Margaret island with beautiful views to the city. Than we follow the river on a bike path with great scenery. We will pass the popular Roman coast and Aquincum, which used to be a Roman settlement. We also stop at clear water lakes, where there is a chance to swim.
In Szentendre we will stroll around the town, enjoying the laid back atmosphere of this countryside town, stopping at places with excellent panorama and photo opportunities. For lunch you get to try a Hungarian specialty: Lángos with a nice drink. Our way back to Budapest is by boat, an amazing cruise.
The bike tour is on bike paths and car-free areas. Safe ride. The tour is in English.
Small groups, interactive, friendly atmosphere, local, expert guides.
duration: 7-8 hours (20 km ride with many stops)
Rate: 12500 HUF (40 EUR) (price includes bikes, boat ticket, guide, specialty dish, refreshments)
Please make a reservation to join this bike tour!
(15th of March - 21st. of October)
More info: email or call +36 20 488 5954
Kick Scooter sightseeing Tour
The most unique and fun sightseeing tour in Budapest!
Discover the stimulating center of Pest as you see the main sights and hear the interesting stories. Plus, get great recommendations from locals.
Kick scooters provide you quick and easy access to all the sights with much less effort than walking.
We use high quality adult kick scooters for the tour, comfortable, easy to ride, quick and fun.
Perfect for photo opportunities. Great way to orientate yourself in the city.
Car-free route sand safe ride.
See more photos of the Kick Scooter Sightseeing Tour!
Tour Highlights:
Two-hour sightseeing tour of Pest by kick scooter.
Easy and more comprehensive than a walking tour.
Discover the interior of interesting buildings.
English-speaking local expert guide. More info about the tour
Duration: 2 hours
Rate: adult 5500 HUF (18 EUR), student 5000 HUF (16 EUR)
Please make a reservation to join this tour!
More info: email or call +36 20 488 5954
Wine tasting tour - Budapest wine tasting
*** This tour is not by bike ***
Explore a unique wine village of Budapest and its famous 40 km long wine cellar labyrinth. Visit one of the largest wine cellar labyrinths of the world! Taste quality wines from several Hungarian wine regions and enjoy homemade Hungarian cuisine.
Learn about wine culture and wine tasting in general, Hungarian wines and the history of local wine making.
Small groups, interactive atmosphere, English speaking professional local guides with deep knowledge on wine.
Take an easy stroll around the old village seeing mansions and castles of wine producers from the golden times of the area. Walk around romantic narrow streets where many original houses of the first settlers still standing. During our walk you will get an impression of this wine district before we enter the cellar labyrinth that lies below our feet.
Taste a selection of quality wines from all over Hungary, including the world famous Tokaji Aszu and other precious Hungarian wines (7 wines, white, rose and red).
Learn about professional wine tasting. Get to know all you ever wanted about wines!
We also offer wine dinners with specialty Hungarian dishes for groups.
|Reserve your place for the Wine Tasting Walking Tour:
Groups (min 8 person):
Please make a reservation to join the Wine tasting walking tour!
The tour is in English. For more info and reservation,
Please contact us by email or call +36 20 488 5954
Canoe Tour on the danube
A three-four hour canoe ride on the Danube river north of Budapest, surrounded by beautiful lush nature. Enjoy peace away from the busy city center! Swimming opportunity!
Inquire for more options!
Available for groups from 4 person. The tour is lead by an experienced English speaking guide.
Rate: 6500 - 9000 HUF (18-30 EUR) depending of the size of group. (price includes the use of canoe, transportation to the site by van and the guiding)
Please make a reservation to join this tour!
More info: email or call +36 20 488 5954
Private tours in Budapest and the countryside
Private tours by bike, canoe, kick scooter, walk, van, bus, boat and more. If you have a special request, idea or theme about the tour, we are ready to do it. Contact us and we will plan a tour which suits you best.
Based on our years of experiance and cooperation with professional partners, we can also help you to organize the program for your whole Budapest stay.
More info on our private tours and program organizing
Please contact us to make a reservation by email or call +36 20 488 5954
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A sparkly, yet stylish, snowflake iced with diamond accents on a rope-style chain. 14kt white gold necklace.
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Necklace Drop DROP: A dangling or stationary detail which "drops" from a bale, strand or earring backing. Length:
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14kt 14KT: Karat (abbreviated kt or K) is a unit that indicates the purity of gold in the metal. 14kt is 58.33% gold. In the United States, 14K yellow gold is most favored and used in jewelry. White Gold WHITE GOLD: Gold is a precious metal which is naturally quite soft. To give it a white color and increase its strength, gold is alloyed with white metals, such as silver and/or palladium, and often plated with rhodium. The purity of the metal is indicated by a unit called a "karat," with 24kt having the highest percentage of natural gold.
Polished POLISHED: A buffed-out finish used to produce a mirror-like shine.
Rope ROPE: Chain links that are twisted or looped together in a pattern that creates a look similar to that of a rope.
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A conventional solar cell, left, reflects light off its surface and loses light that penetrates the cell. New technology, right, develop by Princeton professor Stephen Chou and colleagues in electrical engineering, prevents both types of loss and is much thinner.
Credit: Illustration by Dimitri Karetnikov
The researchers, led by electrical engineer Stephen Chou, were able to increase the efficiency 175 percent by using a nanostructured "sandwich" of metal and plastic that collects and traps light. Chou said the technology also should increase the efficiency of conventional inorganic solar collectors, such as standard silicon solar panels, although he cautioned that his team has not yet completed research with inorganic devices.
Chou said the research team used nanotechnology to overcome two primary challenges that cause solar cells to lose energy: light reflecting from the cell, and the inability to fully capture light that enters the cell.
With their new metallic sandwich, the researchers were able to address both problems. The sandwich – called a subwavelength plasmonic cavity – has an extraordinary ability to dampen reflection and trap light. The new technique allowed Chou's team to create a solar cell that only reflects about 4 percent of light and absorbs as much as 96 percent. It demonstrates 52 percent higher efficiency in converting light to electrical energy than a conventional solar cell.
That is for direct sunlight. The structure achieves even more efficiency for light that strikes the solar cell at large angles, which occurs on cloudy days or when the cell is not directly facing the sun. By capturing these angled rays, the new structure boosts efficiency by an additional 81 percent, leading to the 175 percent total increase.
The physics behind the innovation is formidably complex. But the device structure, in concept, is fairly simple.
The top layer, known as the window layer, of the new solar cell uses an incredibly fine metal mesh: the metal is 30 nanometers thick, and each hole is 175 nanometers in diameter and 25 nanometers apart. (A nanometer is a billionth of a meter and about one hundred-thousandth of human hair). This mesh replaces the conventional window layer typically made of a material called indium-tin-oxide (ITO).
The mesh window layer is placed very close to the bottom layer of the sandwich, the same metal film used in conventional solar cells. In between the two metal sheets is a thin strip of semiconducting material used in solar panels. It can be any type – silicon, plastic or gallium arsenide – although Chou's team used an 85-nanometer-thick plastic.
The solar cell's features – the spacing of the mesh, the thickness of the sandwich, the diameter of the holes – are all smaller than the wavelength of the light being collected. This is critical because light behaves in very unusual ways in sub-wavelength structures. Chou's team discovered that using these subwavelength structures allowed them to create a trap in which light enters, with almost no reflection, and does not leave.
"It is like a black hole for light," Chou said. "It traps it."
The team calls the system a "plasmonic cavity with subwavelength hole array" or PlaCSH. Photos of the surface of the PlaCSH solar cells demonstrate this light-absorbing effect: under sunlight, a standard solar power cell looks tinted in color due to light reflecting from its surface, but the PlaCSH looks deep black because of the extremely low light reflection.
The researchers expected an increase in efficiency from the technique, "but clearly the increase we found was beyond our expectations," Chou said.
Chou and graduate student Wei Ding reported their findings in the journal Optics Express, published online Nov. 28, 2012. Their work was supported in part by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation.
The researchers said the PlaCSH solar cells can be manufactured cost-effectively in wallpaper-size sheets. Chou's lab used "nanoimprint," a low-cost nanofabrication technique Chou invented 16 years ago, which embosses nanostructures over a large area, like printing a newspaper.
Beside the innovative design, the work involved optimizing the system. Getting the structure exactly right "is critical to achieving high efficiency," said Ding, a graduate student in electrical engineering.
Chou said that the development could have a number of applications depending on the type of solar collector. In this series of experiments, Chou and Ding worked with solar cells made from plastic, called organic solar cells. Plastic is cheap and malleable and the technology has great promise, but it has been limited in commercial use because of organic solar cells' low efficiency.
In addition to a direct boost to the cells' efficiency, the new nanostructured metal film also replaces the current ITO electrode that is the most expensive part of most current organic solar cells.
"PlaCSH also is extremely bendable," Chou said. "The mechanical property of ITO is like glass; it is very brittle."
The nanostructured metal film is also promising for silicon solar panels that now dominate the market. Because the PlaCSH sandwich captures light independent of what electricity-generating material is used as the middle layer, it should boost efficiency of silicon panels as well. It also can reduce the thickness of the silicon used in traditional silicon solar panels by a thousand-fold, which could substantially decrease manufacturing costs and allow the panels to become more flexible.
Chou said the team plans further experiments and expects to increase the efficiency of the PlaCSH system as they refine the technology.
John Sullivan | EurekAlert!
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Like most archivists, librarians and curators, I have some favourite items among the collections that I work with. Regular readers of our blog may recall that I have used some of my posts to write about a selection of the maps and other records that I particularly like.
Today's post is not about one of my favourite records but about one of my favourite recordkeeping techniques. This consists of taking a pre-existing map and customising it for a new purpose.
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