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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Chelechele, Thabo Ishmael email@example.com URN etd-09162010-200024 Document Title A critical analysis of the implementation of the Social Assistance Grant Policies in the North West Province of South Africa Degree MAdmin Department School of Public Management and Administration Supervisor
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- public sector
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Date 2010-09-01 Availability unrestricted Abstract The implementation of public policies continues to be a serious challenge for the South African public service. Giving the overarching demands for quality public service delivery from the citizens, there is a serious need for the public sector to accelerate implementation of public policies which aimed at promoting the development of society.
The primary objective of the research for this study is to critically analyse the policy implementation issues in the provincial government, the special reference is on the social assistance grant policies in the North West provincial government. Subservient to the primary objectives of the research is to highlight and emphasise the pivotal roles of the theory and practices of policy formulation, policy analysis and policy implementation to promote understanding on the factors which contribute towards the effective and efficient formulation and implementation of policies that are aimed at improving the lives of the people in general and those with special needs in particular.
The complexities of policy development can be identified as one of the reasons for the delay and complete failure of policy implementation. Failure of policy can also largely be attributed to issues of poor implementation of policies. In addition, it has proven that sometimes policies are set out to achieve too ambitious targets which ultimately fall short of their desired outcome. Absence of policy analysis skills and practice in the provincial governments are also major impediments to the implementation of policies.
The poor policy implementation in the North West provincial government is influenced by lack of reliable data and adequate information upon which to make decisions which is a consequence of an inadequate management information system. Moreover, poor policy implementation in the provincial government is as a result of and ascribed to a lack of financial resources, inadequate trained staff, poorly framed policies, target group opposition and underdeveloped bureaucracies which are unable to formulate and plan systematically.
The other recurring criticism of poor policy implementation in the North West province is that policy implementation is the orientation towards centralisation. This means that most of the policies and plans are developed in the national government with little consultation with the final implementers. Policies often fail to capture the subtleties of initiatives at grassroots level. The distance of policy makers from practice not only causes problems for the managers of the policy but also creates a lack of harmony among the different elements of the same policy and among machinery of governments which are used to alleviate poverty such as Social Assistance Agency.
The imposed national policies and directives to the provincial government without regards to their specific circumstances and without assessing the human and financial resource capacity of the provincial government led to waist of money and a complete failure of the implementation of policy in the province. So to ensure that policy is successfully implemented, there is a need for a guide to the implementation in the form of a public policy implementation variables and policy implementation model in the provincial governments in general and the North West province in particular.
Proper policy implementation which include sufficient resources like finance and human resource and effective policy translation, management of policy implementation processes which include accountability and control and human capital development will all ensure a great deal of improvement and success in the policy implementation.
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Anodes and cathodes are both called electrodes, and are two of the vital pieces in constructing an electrochemical cell. Electrochemical cells can take place under standard conditions or non-standard conditions (in both, electrons always flow from the anode to the cathode). Standard conditions are those that take place at 298.15 Kelvin (temperature), 1 atmosphere (pressure), and have a Molarity of 1.0 M for both the anode and cathode solutions. Non-Standard conditions occur when any of these three conditions is changed, but generally involve a change in concentration (check the Concentration Cell section for more details).
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CATHODE: reduction --> always on the right
Recall:The Cell Potential is the potential (in volts) that results from a change in electron number. Cell potential if a cell at standard conditions can be obtained by the equation: E°CELL = E°CAT - E°AN. This can also be solved using the Standard Hydrogen Electrode.
Electrochemical reactions rarely occur under standard conditions. Even if we start at standard conditions, species involved in electrochemical reactions change in concentration throughout the reaction, removing them from standard conditions.
For electrochemical cells under non-standard conditions, we use the Nernst Equation:
Ecell = E°cell - [(RT)/(nF)]*ln Q
>E°cell = E°cat - E°an
>n = how many electrons were transferred between the cathode and the anode
>Q = activities (Q of homogenous or pure solids and liquids is 1; recall how to calculate this from concepts of equilibrium )
>R is the Ideal Gas Constant = 8.314 J/(mol K)
>F is Faraday's Constant = 96485 C/mol
As demonstrated by this equation, determining the electrochemical potential of electrochemical cells under non-standard conditions is almost identical to the process of finding the electrochemical cells under standard conditions. The difference, however, lies in the fact that another equation is used for reactions occurring under non-standard conditions because we take into account a change in concentration among the species.
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Example: The following reaction takes place in an electrochemical cell. Demonstrate whether the reaction will proceed spontaneously or non-spontaneously. Cu (s) l Cu2+ (0.15 M) ll Fe3+ (0.35 M), Fe 2+ (0.25 M) l Pt (s) 1. identify which species are reduce and which are oxidized. We know iron will be reduced (it's on the right of our cell diagram) and copper will be oxidized (it's on the left of our cell diagram) Cu → Cu2+ + 2e- : OXIDIZED (anode) Fe3+ + e- → Fe2+: REDUCED (cathode) 2. write out the overall equation for the reaction (remember to multiply our equations with the appropriate numbers so the electrons cancel) 2Fe3+ (aq)+ Cu (s) → Cu2+ (aq) + 2Fe 2+ (aq) 3. find n (the number of electrons transferred) = 2 4. look at the reduction potential tables and solve E°cell = E°cat - E°an E°cell = 0.769V - 0.339V = 0.43V 5. Plug the standard electrode potential into the Nernst equation Ecell = E°cell - [(RT)/(nF)]*ln Q Ecell = E°cell - [(RT)/(nF)]*ln ( [Fe 2+]2 [Cu2+] ) / [Fe3+]2 Ecell = 0.43 - [(8.314 * 298)/(2*96485)] ln [( 0.252 *0.15 ) / 0.352] Ecell = + 0.463 V *note: since my Ecellis positive, I know this reaction is spontaneous (and my ΔG is negative). |
Determine Ecellfor the reaction in non-standard conditions:
Al (s) l Al3+ (.36 M) ll Sn4+ (0.086 M), Sn2+ (0.54 M) l Pt (s).
Also indicate which element is being oxidized and which element is being reduced as well as the anode and the cathode.
Determine cell voltage:
Al(s)→ Al3+(aq) + 3e- oxidation (anode) E°cell = -1.676 V
E°cell is the Standard REDUCTION potential for the equation written above. The voltage of the equation above is actually +1.676V since we would be looking at the standard OXIDATION potential (the equation above is an oxidation one).
Sn4+ (aq) + 2e- → Sn2+ (aq) reduction (cathode) E°cell = 0.154 V
The electrons need to be balanced: multiply the first reaction by 2 and the second reaction by 3, you should get the net equation to be:
2Al(s)+ 3Sn4+ (aq) → 2Al3+ (aq) + 3Sn2+ (aq)
recall: E°cell = E°cat - E°an (these are standard REDUCTION potentials), therefore E°cell = 0.154 - (-1.676) = +1.830 V
Use the Nernst equation
Ecell = E°cell - [(RT)/(nF)] * ln Q
n = 6 (see oxidation-reduction equation, this is the number of electrons transferred)
Ecell= 1.830 - (8.314*298)/(6*96485) * ln ([Al3+]2[Sn2+]3)/([Sn4+]3)
remember that solids are not included in Q
Ecell= 1.830 - (8.314*298)/(6*96485) log(.36M)2 (.54M)3 / (.086M)3 = +1.851V (spontaneous because Ecell is positive)
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As antique collectors of the strange and grotesque, Reverend Glasseye and His Wooden Legs embody the O'Connor-esque essence of an American Gothic potboiler. Skillfully combining Southern gospel, German cabaret, Jewish klezmer, jump jazz, country music -- everything and the kitchen sink -- into a dark and violent carnival ride, the Boston-based septet conjures the bygone spirit of the circus midway. The sound is a somnambulist's nightmare populated by hermaphrodites, scorpion swallowers and unlicensed practitioners of bloodless surgery. Bandleader Reverend Ignatius Glasseye (who keeps his off-stage identity confidential) not only sees the value in theatrics but in spreading colorful -- and deliberate -- falsehoods.
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"Misinformation is a beautiful, beautiful thing," the 24-year-old huckster says. "There's something romantic about shamming people. There's also something very influential about corruption that generally makes the best music: the turn of the century with the great bamboozling salesmen; the franticness that came with the Great Depression. Time periods with the most social downfall usually lead to the best musical commentary. The trash days of London in the '70s brought about punk rock. I'm looking forward to what we're about to get into now. We're headed toward a period of some sort of change in music, I imagine."
For the time being, Glasseye and company plunder the past, turning an amalgamation of ethnic styles into a buzzing hive of American junkyard music. Black River Falls, the band's recent debut on Coo-Coo Bird Records, erupts with the unrestrained hysteria of no fewer than eighteen percussive devices manned by drummer Timothy Maher and the clatter-happy Richard Cuneo; bassist Dennis Maher and guitarist Deacon Piet Blaise Masone steer the melodic hurly-burly through a cartoonish landscape punctuated by trumpeter Jon O'than Wobesky's hard-charging brass. All of the members either simultaneously play more than one instrument, shout or yodel at any given moment; when not pounding the figurative pulpit and blustering like a loon, Glasseye strums an acoustic guitar, mandolin or banjo. Altogether, the players more than live up to Coo-Coo Bird's curious motto -- "The tree or the forest fire" -- which, according to Glasseye, simply means "roots music or the farthest thing from it."
"I call what we do vaudeville," he says. "I picked up a theremin to replace the saw, live, because the saw is excruciating to mike and have the audience hear it. But then I can't really play the theremin and sing at the same time. It's a quandary."
Glasseye, a Boulder native, has broadened the appeal of his band's sound by swapping spit with some of the most talented acts from across the Front Range. "I was impressed with the Denver Post, who called us the devil's spawn of 16 Horsepower and Slim Cessna," Glasseye says (though Post writer John Moore actually referred to the band as a "love child"). "I had to congratulate Slim on having a son," he adds, laughing.
Inducted earlier this month as a full-time pedal-steel player and thereminist for the Rhode Island-based Auto Club, Glasseye has tangled his bloodline even more with that of an already incestuous mountain clan: Clarinet player Paul Fonfera and violinist Tom Hagerman -- both once and future members of DeVotchKa who also occasionally moonlight as Denver Gentlemen -- can now call themselves Wooden Legs.
"I set up a show [in Boston] for the Denver Gentleman, and in return, Paul and Tom played on the album," Glasseye says. "Paul is actually a full-time member of the band now. He left DeVotchKa, went on tour with Woven Hand and is joining up with us."
Despite whatever form his band's lineup takes, Glasseye has crafted a world inside his songs that's consistent with their patchwork quilt of styles. Voices speak from beyond the grave in Black River Falls -- like those from Edgar Lee Masters's Spoon River Anthology -- spanning time, place and common logic. In varying bits of revisionist history, Glasseye resurrects some of mankind's more notorious characters: George Custer, Jesse James, Ho Chi Minh, Cain, Abel and John Wilkes Booth, among others. Even Aliester Crowley drops by for a game of Pick Up sticks in the county jail ("Paddywagon Turban"). During the album's title cut, a nameless fisherman's daughter collapses in church while Glasseye spews the album's grimmest batch of lyrics: "The funeral was filled with grief/Her mother made not a sound/No one could hear her bite her fingers off/Buried alive underground." And the murder ballad "Seven Little Girls" borrows from one of Colorado's most horrific sagas to date -- that of a golden-haired child beauty queen and whatever monster took her from her loving parents: "Tell little Jon Benét/It's almost Christmas Day/And the chimney needs a sweeping/Before the dear can play."


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Early Methodists in Oxford were laughed at because they took their commitment to Christ more seriously than their fellow students. Yet today, we reap the fruits of the exceptionally rich legacy of our Wesleyan heritage. Renowned Wesleyan teacher and Methodist minister, the Rev Dr David Lowes Watson, will offer rich insights in an articulate, entertaining and quick-witted way at ALDERSGATEsg 2014 May 22–25.
A Matter of Heart & Life DISCIPLESHIP in the Wesleyan Tradition ALDERSGATE CONVENTION 7.45 pm Toa Payoh Methodist Church Thursday 22 May: "Born of the Spirit" Friday 23 May: "Salvation and Discipleship" There were two tracks in the ministry of Jesus – salvation, and discipleship. Each was clearly distinct. All are offered salvation in Christ, but not everyone is called to discipleship. This insight could greatly strengthen pastoral leadership, both clergy and laity. Saturday 24 May: "Anointed by the Spirit of the Lord" What do you do after your heart is warmed? On this final evening, the Aldersgate Service will be celebrated with Dr Watson preaching to commemorate Wesley's heart-warming experience on May 24, 1738, and how he proclaimed the gospel for the next five decades, forming the societies that would become the Methodist Church. ALDERSGATE SEMINAR The Rev Dr David Lowes Watson Saturday 24 May: Covenant Discipleship Based on the early Methodist Class Meeting, Covenant Discipleship is a practical way of mutual support and accountability in the Christian life. $5 registration fee; sign up at http://tinyurl.com/covenantdiscipleshipseminar ALDERSGATE PRAISE FESTIVAL A Celebration of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs 7.30 pm Toa Payoh Methodist Church Sunday 25 May With the Methodist Praise Festival Choir The Rev Dr David Lowes Watson will share about discipleship at this year's Aldersgate SG 2014 Convention Meet Dr Watson, Our Special Speaker for Aldersgate SG 2014 Dr Watson is an Elder in the Tennessee Conference of The United Methodist Church (UMC), having served the Church in a multitude of roles for more than 40 years. He has pastored congregations in the Illinois Great Rivers and North Carolina Conferences of the UMC, and was also Professor of Evangelism at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and a Professor of Theology and Congregational Life and Mission at Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D. C. He concluded his active ministry as Director of the Office of Pastoral Formation for the Nashville Episcopal Area of the UMC. In 2005, he retired, but nonetheless continued serving God for another three years as Interim Senior Minister at West End United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr Watson has written extensively on Methodist history and theology, evangelism and congregational life and mission. His books include Covenant Discipleship: Christian Formation through Mutual Accountability; Class Leaders: Recovering a Tradition; and God Does Not Foreclose: The Universal Promise of Salvation. He was also the founding editor of the Covenant Discipleship Quarterly and the Journal of the Academy for Evangelism in Theological Education, of which he is a past President. A native of England, Dr Watson earned his M.A. from Oxford University, his M.Div. from Eden Theological Seminary in Missouri and his Ph.D. from Duke University, North Carolina. He has been married for 52 years to the Rev Gayle Turner Watson. Their son and daughter are both married, and live in Dallas, Texas, along with their three grandsons. Picture courtesy of Bigstock.com [Updated 18 March 2014]


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TRI-M, also known as the Mercy Martyrs Mermaids, represents Our Lady of Mercy and Our Lady of Queen of Martyrs parishes in Forest Hills.
The team, led by head coach Mary Leong, entered the championship meet held at the Nassau County Aquatic Center after a dual meet record of four wins and one loss.
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American fans have been waiting nearly a year for the return of this glorious and oh-so-satisfying British miniseries. While much has been made about the guest appearance of Shirley MacLaine — she's wonderful, by the way — there are many other things to celebrate. My favorites: that deliciously wicked pair of servants, Thomas and O'Brien (Rob James-Collier and Siobhan Finneran); the restrained-but-changing Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville); and the force of nature that is the Dowager Countess (Dame Maggie Smith). Prepare some tea and crumpets and luxuriate in the two-hour season premiere, 9 p.m. Sunday on KCTS (seattletimes.com/tvlistings).
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"Revenge," 9 p.m. (ABC): Victoria starts planning a scheme that includes Emily; Emily locks in on a new target; Declan learns something that may threaten the Stowaway's future.
"The Biggest Loser," 9 p.m. (NBC): Fifteen adults and three young teens come to the ranch to lose weight and change their lives; Jillian Michaels returns to train contestants along with Bob Harper and Dolvett Quince.
"The Good Wife," 9 p.m. (CBS): Louis Canning's attempts to delay a deposition could complicate Will's latest and potentially lucrative case; Diane and Will have a faceoff with Clarke.
"Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off," 9 p.m. (Food): The teams must cook a prix fixe menu for a dinner theater and perform a skit for the patrons.
"Hoosiers" (1986), 10 p.m. (Sundance): A college basketball coach leaves the Navy in 1951 and becomes coach of an underdog Indiana high-school team.
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Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital held a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this week to celebrate the beginning of construction of a new hospital facility on the south side of Prairie du Chien.
The groundbreaking was meant to be a small ceremony, but nearly 200 people showed up.
That was hospital baord president Paul Ginkel and vice president Charlie Connell.
The current hospital is now 55 years old and exists on 7 acres of land and is bordered on all four sides by streets and houses. Limited space has caused the need to lease parking from the school and use the adjacent church parking lot as an emergency helipad.
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My (regular) oregano turned completely purple over the winter. It's been warmer for a few weeks now and it's turning back to green. I've been using it normally, with no apparent ill effects to the plant, recipes, or me. I'll take hortster's word on the explanation; purple pigment seems common in the mint family (see: purple basil, purple deadnettle, etc), and the temperatures seem about right. |
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Hi, Hortster and Lalibellule! Thank you so much. It sounds like the cool weather we have in the evenings is indeed the cause. The thyme stems are still purple and a few more of the Greek Oregano leaves but hopefully this will all turn back to green once the weather is warmer again! Thank you. :-) |
I once had arugula pick up some color from the plastic pot I had it in...... |
- Posted by wally-1936 Richmond Texas (My Page) on Tue, Apr 27, 10 at 11:13
Gardenathome it looks like you are in zone 9/10? Why aren't they in the soil? The do great here and north Thyme plants are native to the Mediterranean and is considered to be hardy in zones 3 - 7. It is prone to disease and insect infestation in the deep south and we usually don't recommend it to our southern gardening friends. |
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The Queue: More on crowd control {WoW}
Dec 15th 2010 11:18AM Basic maths:
Your team of 5 faces 5 mobs
IF your Shadow Priest does NOT MC, it's still 5vs5
IF your Shadow Priest MCs a mob, you're still 5 (priest out, MC'd mob in), but the opponents are only 4.
Maybe the concept that 5>4 is a bit too complex for a few WoW players!
Tuesday Morning Post: Shattered edition {WoW}
Nov 23rd 2010 9:24AM Is the Wrathgate questline going away with the shattering? Or is it only after Cataclysm is released?
Or perhaps only after Northrend gets revamped?
Major Cataclysm currency changes {WoW}
Sep 14th 2010 12:37PM What will happen to items that can only currently be bought with these "older badges"? Will they cost gold from then onwards?
Specifically eying the Wooly Mammoth from Mei Francis (http://www.wowhead.com/item=44231)
Win sweet prizes from the new, new WoW Insider {WoW}
Sep 14th 2010 11:12AM No mention of being limited to the US so... let's give it a try!
The Daily Blues {WoW}
Sep 7th 2010 11:11AM Xzibit-based reply starting with "Yo dawg, I herd you like[...]"
The Queue: I still ... {WoW}
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Breakfast Topic: Having fun in old, familiar places {WoW}
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The Twelve Days of Winter Veil: Day nine loot code giveaway {WoW}
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WoW, Casually: Deciding to raid as a parent {WoW}
Nov 10th 2009 3:24AM Been having this problem myself. I love to raid but cannot be available to do it before 9pm server time.
I'm more than adequately equipped and I've healed parts Ulduar 25 with a raidgroup, outperforming a few of their regular members. However due to my "late starts" I was only a sub, meaning I could only join when/if another healer dropped out...
I haven't yet found any "late night" / "parent" guilds or raid groups in that server (Earthen Ring EU), sometimes I wonder if I should start one!
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Sat, Jun 6, 09 at 19:06
It has been a long time since I have visited. Thought I would share a few pics of the back garden taken over the last couple of days.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/slideshow/572870534LNChdr |
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Your gardens are lovely. |
- Posted by madeleine_in_md z7MD (My Page) on Sun, Jun 7, 09 at 19:22
Thanks for sharing your photos. You have a beautiful garden! |
Your garden is wonderful. Thanks for sharing. |
- Posted by stinky-gardener 7 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 9, 09 at 16:00
Fabulous garden, pond, furniture & pavers! Even your mulch is a standout! Are your pavers made by Hanover? I've been looking at Hanover's pavers in the tan/charcoal & chocolate tan blends & wonder if that's what you have. Did you install them yourself or hire a contractor? The look you have is just my cup of tea. All the elements blend very harmoniously & beautifully. Good job! |
What a gorgeous garden space!!! Love the angelina sedum. |
- Posted by flowergrandma 9 Central California (My Page) on Sun, Jun 14, 09 at 19:47
I can't figure out how to see your photos. I am familiar with webshots.com and the home and garden section. I tried entering the listing you gave. Can you post the photos here? Thanks |
Your Garden is wonderful,thanks for sharing all your hard work with us. |
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Great garden Kim!! |
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Twelve hours earlier those chairs, and the bleachers behind them, had been packed with approximately 700 citizens. Now they were largely empty, the crowd having dwindled to an obsessed core of about 75 people who weren't going anywhere until the commission made a decision.
Kaplan eventually plopped himself down in one of the chairs farthest from the dais, which offered him a different perspective on the proceedings. As he watched the debate drag on, lobbyist Armando Gutierrez strolled over -- in part to say hello, but also to see if he could still count on Kaplan's vote. As Gutierrez approached, Kaplan's face grew taut. "Arrogance!" he shouted without any further greeting. "You are so fucking arrogant that you would risk losing this lease."
Gutierrez laughed nervously and playfully tried to put his hands around Kaplan's throat, as if this were some well-worn comedy routine. But Kaplan kept up his verbal barrage and eventually Gutierrez retreated.
Only one issue was on the commission agenda that night of January 10: whether to grant a group of Dade developers a 70-year lease to privatize a large portion of Homestead Air Force Base. The developers, led by Carlos Herrera, president of the politically powerful Latin Builders Association, had been negotiating the pact with the county for more than a year. This South Dade meeting was supposed to be the final hurdle before approval for Herrera's group, known as Homestead Air Base Developers Inc., and commonly referred to as HABDI (pronounced hab-dee).
The Dade County Commission had never in its history convened a meeting in South Dade but did so on this occasion in an effort to placate growing citizen resentment of HABDI's anticipated selection. The anger of South Dade residents had intensified dramatically during the preceding months. They were furious with the politicians at county hall for handing over this base -- without competitive bidding and without community input -- to a group of well-heeled political insiders. To the citizens of Homestead, the base represented more than just a regional economic engine. It was an intimate part of their lives, an institution that helped define them as a community. Even Commissioner Alex Penelas, a long-time HABDI supporter, had recently acknowledged that the selection process was wrong, and that a cloud now hung over the commission as a result.
And as happens so often in Dade County, the debate concerning the project had taken on an ethnic tone: Some HABDI opponents had made it clear they didn't want a bunch of "Hialeah Cubans" invading their neighborhood. Many HABDI supporters, however, were just as vitriolic and had been using Spanish-language radio to denounce all opponents as bigots.
But those volatile exchanges faded into the background during the commission meeting as Herrera began to face a more immediate problem. It boiled down to the issue that had so irritated Kaplan: arrogance.
For months County Manager Armando Vidal and his staff had been asking HABDI to provide crucial financial information about the project and about HABDI's partners. His staff needed these documents in order to evaluate the group's ability to meet specific commitments outlined in the proposed lease, commitments that were considered essential.
HABDI, however, had refused to cooperate.
At about 7:00 p.m., when Vidal admitted that HABDI had not complied with the county's "numerous requests" for the information, the commission meeting erupted.
"Here we are about to vote on a lease when we don't have the basic information on the financial capabilities of the principal individuals," complained Katy Sorenson, who has been the commission's most consistent critic of HABDI. "This is absurd. This is a travesty."
"This isn't some mysterious kind of request that has popped up at the eleventh hour," added Commissioner Dennis Moss, whose district includes the air base. "This has been a request that has been made time and time and time again. It has always been an issue." Moss then posed a disturbing question: If HABDI was acting with such contempt for the county at this time -- when the commission still held the threat of rejection -- how trustworthy and cooperative would HABDI be once the lease was signed?
Hours later, as the criticism continued, Commissioner Javier Souto, who had supported HABDI in the past, had this to say: "I don't know if it is the time of night, but things are becoming unreal here. I don't understand -- and I don't think most of us understand -- what is going on here. It's like flying an airplane . . . by the instruments, but then the instruments don't work." For Souto, the county manager and his staff were the commission's instruments, but incomplete information caused them to malfunction.
"The instruments don't work and we are in heavy clouds. . . . Well, the clouds are getting thicker and thicker. Am I going to vote for this?" he asked rhetorically. "Am I responsible as an elected official voting for something when I don't know what the hell is going on? Do we know what is going on? Does anyone here know what's going on? Nobody knows what's going on.


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I enjoy playing the LCG's already (Invasion) and would like to get into CoC.
Is there anywhere I can purchase the core set along with every (just the 1 copy) expansion in one go (within the UK if possible) as also I am hoping there may be a little reduction for purchasing everything?
Are there any expansions that are out of product?
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After having encountered some unexpected problems like pre-installed AdSense link unit codes, theme supplier's RSS feeds URLs, and some other codes like multiple URLs of third parties that I could not remove from any visible PHP files, I made a search for the possible reasons, as I knew that some FREE theme suppliers do include such codes as a price or cost for supplying such free themes. One of the most popular WordPress theme developers is transparent enough to declare in his site that certain codes are pre-installed to set off the costs for developing themes and running the site. He frankly instructed to join as a member and get the instructions to remove the codes, of course for a small membership free, and it is worth it.
In the case of another themes supplier, the approach was different. The instructions in the supplier's site simply said that for free themes no support or guidance is available, and for support (meaning to remove unwanted codes or remove ads or other things not related to you), you should select only premium themes. I even appreciate such an approach.
But what about themes that do not have any visible problems, but have hidden codes that are encrypted and embedded in the theme files, quite often in such a fashion that you cannot detect them? Such codes can even steal your passwords and login details and all that can cause losses and security problems for your business and site. A detailed explanation with examples can be found at www.tech-evangelist.com.
If you are using a free WordPress blog, you are the safest, because everything supplied therein are pre-tested and safe. For those who install WordPress in their own self-hosted WordPress sites too, there are 1,296 themes available for free download, which show 25,066,203 downloads at the time of writing this post. You can go to http://wordpress.org/extend/themes and download FREE themes from there. These are WP-tested themes and hence safe.
The next alternative is to go to the sites of the developers of the same themes offered by WP and download FREE themes, if available (most of them offer both FREE and premium themes).
Also, there are thousands of reliable theme developers who offer free WordPress themes and plugins as a community service for WP. Search around and you will get the preferred theme that is safe too. In the next posts, I will include the addresses/ URL sources of some such reliable theme suppliers. Anyway, my intention is not to say that all themes suppliers and developers are embedding malicious codes, but there are a few who do so.


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Olympia Week in Photos: Bagpipes, refugees and school choirs
Cheryl Stumbo, a survivor of the 2006 mass shooting at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, talks with Kiro 7 reporter Essex Porter outside Wednesday's hearing on HB 1588, a bill that would require universal background checks for gun buyers
Students from the North Thurston High School Jazz Choir warm up Wednesday morning before performing at the joint memorial session held on the Senate floor.
Gov. Jay Inslee shook hands and posed for photos Thursday after speaking at a rally for immigrants and refugees.
Pumi Maya, Suk Jai, Mon Biswa and Padam Biswa were among the roughly 300 that attended Thursday's rally of immigrants and refugees at the capitol. The four are Nepali.
Rep. Hans Dunshee, D-Snohomish, waits to play the bagpipes at the end of Wednesday's joint memorial session on the Senate floor.
Republican legislators take questions from reporters Wednesday about their ideas for stimulating the state's economy, including suspending the state's Growth Management Act under some circumstances.
Rep. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, listens to objections from NRA representative Brian Judy during the public hearing for a bill Pedersen sponsored Wednesday. Pedersen's bill would require background checks on all gun sales, an expansion of current law, which requires the checks only on guns sold by licensed dealers.
Students from the North Thurston High School Jazz Choir stand for the pledge of allegiance Wednesday morning before performing at the joint memorial session held on the Senate floor.
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Pulling out the TES 1350A Sound Level Meter we find ourselves quickly yelling into the top of it to see how loud we can be.
After five minutes of that we get a bit more serious and place the device two CM away from the fan on the card to find the maximum noise level of the card when idle (2D mode) and in load (3D mode).
Noise levels come in at just over 63dB which sees the card sit in towards the top half of the bracket. It's not too bad; I would've liked to have seen idle be a little lower, but it's nothing too major. You could always manually adjust it if you wanted, or setup custom profiles.


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A father watched his young daughter playing in the garden. He smiled as he reflected on how sweet and pure his little girl was. Tears formed in his eyes as he thought about her seeing the wonders of nature through such innocent eyes. Suddenly she just stopped and stared at the ground. He went over to her to see what work of God had captured her attention. He noticed she was looking at two spiders mating. 'Daddy, what are those two spiders doing?' she asked. 'They're mating,' her father replied. 'What do you call the spider on top?' she asked. A Daddy Longlegs,' her father answered. 'So, the other one is a Mommy Longlegs?' the little girl asked. As his heart soared with the joy of such a cute and innocent question he replied, 'No dear. Both of them are Daddy Longlegs.' 'The little girl, looking a little puzzled, thought for a moment, then lifted her foot and stomped them flat. 'Well", she said, "that may be OK in California , but we're not having any of that sh!t in Texas '.
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Adrian Chan has a nice response to Josh Porter's post on hard-wired behavior. They are trying to understand why people collect followers on Twitter or engage in similar kinds of behavior using social networking sites, games, etc. Josh asks:
How would twitter change if you didn't know how many followers you have?
Josh's position is that humans are hardwired for collecting (amongst other things), a behavior that designers should embrace. It seems his conclusion then is that twitter would be quite different if it did not display how many followers you have.
So, back to behavior. Some behaviors that drive us nuts are core to the human experience:
- We want attention.
- We collect things.
- We want status.
- We are vain.
- We make judgments accordingly.
These behaviors aren't going away anytime soon. So instead of decrying such behavior, we need to embrace it! We need to figure out how it fits within the context of what we're building. Sometimes it won't. But we can't dismiss it. If we are really serious about designing great software then we have to at least give this type of behavior some thought, considering whether we should or whether we can damp it or amplify it.
Adrian's response is that origins of human behavior are far to complex and varied to relay on the "hardwired" explanation.
Collecting is probably not the original or primary cause or motivation behind the follower behaviors seen on twitter. We may count things, but I don't think that's grounds to assume that we count people in the same way. Yes, we count the number of people, but that's not quite the same. The number can represent and signify to others; our motives for signifying are not our motives for collecting.
I think it is probably more likely that the follower phenomenon on twitter can also be explained by means of interaction design. Twitter is a communication tool. Communication, as a system of action or interaction is contingent on the participation of another person. I can tweet, but I cannot do anything to make somebody else respond. This may be the single-most common reason that new users stop using twitter — they simply don't get anything back. The only type of interaction that does work, independent of any other user's attention, recognition, response (etc) is following.
I am going to put aside the question of why some people obsess over the number of friends/followers they have, though I tend to agree with Adrian that the reasons are varied and complex. What is at stake are the aspects of media that organize our activities. Starting with behaviors or activities, rather than relying on technology as an impetus for design, is a good thing. But looking for innate or universal behaviors is simply not enough because we are where we are. Meaning that our behaviors and activies are composed not only from what happens inside our heads, but also from the kinds of people and objects that we surround ourselves with.
Yes, FB and Twitter are communication tools but they are also representational devices. They represent to us what others have experienced and are thinking, primarily these people that we know in the real world. For many users online social networking is about real world connections. The pictures looked at, updates read, and the links followed are from people that they knew before Twitter or Facebook. In other words Twitter and Facebook are functional mediums, they allow us to see what others have been up to and to represent to them what we have been doing. FB and Twitter are successful because they extend and make durable different kinds of interaction that people already engage in with non-digital media.


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text: Your objective: Snug, Level, Stable You want the helmet to be comfortably touching the head all the way around, level and stable enough to resist even violent shakes or hard blows and stay in place. It should be as low on the head as possible to maximize side coverage, and held level on the head with the strap comfortably snug. Be Prepared for the Worst Heads come in many sizes and shapes. You should be prepared for the possibility the helmet you are trying to fit may not be compatible with this particular head. And unfortunately, you can expect to spend ten to fifteen minutes to get your helmet properly fitted. First, Use the Fit Pads or Ring Most helmets come with at least one set of foam fitting pads and if you got a second set of thicker pads they can be used to customize the shape. For starters, you can often remove the top pad entirely or use the thinnest ones. This lowers the helmet on the head bringing its protection down further on the sides. It reduces the flow of cooling air but probably not enough to notice. Adjust the side fit pads by using thicker pads on the side if your head is narrow and there is a space, or thinner pads in the back for longer heads. You may also move pads around particularly on the "corners" in the front and rear. Leaving some gaps will promote air flow. The pads should touch your head evenly all the way around with-out being too tight. The helmet should sit level on the head, with the front one finger width above the eyebrows, or if the rider uses glasses, just above the frame of the glasses. If you walk into a wall, the helmet should hit before your nose does! Some helmets use a fitting ring instead of pads. With these "one size fits all" models you begin by adjusting the size of the ring. Some of them may require the ring so tight for real stability on your head they feel binding, but if loosening the ring produces a sloppy fit that helmet is not for you. Then, Adjust the Straps Now put the helmet on and fasten the buckle. Be sure the front is in front! You want to adjust it to the "Eye-Ear-Mouth" test developed by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. When you look upward the front rim should be barely visible to your eye, the Y of the side straps should meet just below your ear, and the chin strap should be snug against the jaw so when you open your mouth very wide you should feel the helmet pull down a little bit. With the helmet in position on your head, adjust the rear (nape) straps, then the front straps to locate the Y fitting where the straps come together just under your ear. You may have to slide the straps across the top of the helmet to get them even on both sides. Then adjust the chin strap so it is comfortably snug. Now adjust the rear stabilizer if the helmet has one. It keeps the helmet from jiggling in normal use and makes it feel more stable, but only a well-adjusted strap can keep it on in a crash. When you think the straps are right, shake your head around violently. Then put your palm under the front edge and push up and back. Can you move the helmet more than an inch or so from level, exposing your bare forehead? Then you need to tighten the strap in front of your ear. Now reach back and pull up on the back edge. Can you move the helmet more than an inch? If so, tighten the nape strap. When you are done, your helmet should be level, feel solid on your head and be comfortable. It should not bump on your glasses (if it does, tighten the nape strap). You should forget you are wearing it most of the time, just like a seat belt or a good pair of shoes. If it still does not fit that way, keep working with the straps and pads, or try another helmet. You're Done! We hope it worked for you. For more information, please contact Sergeant Neil Hennelly at email@example.com [1] Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute A consumer-funded program of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association www.helmets.org [2]


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Okay, well the title is pretty self explanatory! I wanna see your best Christmas costumes/Christmas Tree decor that you're rocking out this year.
Best Authentic Christmas Costume (authentic i.e - elves, santas, reindeers, snowmen etc...)
Best Imagined Christmas Costume (not so authentic - Whatever you can think of, as long as we can tell that's it supposed to be for christmas)
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And to bring back an Old GDC Contest:
BEST CHRISTMAS/WINTER JUMPER CONTEST (SWEATER for ye olde Americans)
^ Again self explanatory - send me pictures of your favourite wooly jumpers. The woolier/crazier/uglier the better!
Closing date for entries = 26th December 2012.
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Happy Holidays.
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By: Patricia Ringos Beach and Katie Morgan-Lousky
Posted: February 28, 2012, from the March 2012 issue of Skin Inc. magazine.
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Another important message for working with cancer clients is touch. Although the well person may take touch for granted, it can be painfully lacking for a person with cancer. In a letter from Sue after her day at the spa, she wrote: "The relief I felt after my spa day was two-fold. The massage reminded me that I need to still let people touch me. I had started to pull away because most touches aren't good right now. Also, my skin was such a mess; I just thought that was how I was going to look now. Thank you for the tender love and care!"
In part II of this series, which will appear in the April 2012 issue of Skin Inc. magazine, the sensations and sensory changes of the client with cancer will be covered.
Patricia Ringos Beach is a nurse, speaker and author with advanced certification in oncology and palliative care. In Toledo, Ohio, she works as a patient navigator and clinical nurse specialist.
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The Wiki article for H. mutabilis contains the following sentence: "Flowers are white in the morning, turning pink during noon and red in the evening of the same day."
The sentence is quoted from a scholarly article about the antioxidant properties of H. mutabilis at various altitudes in Malaysia. Trying to read this article to understand if these are the same H. mutabilis that are ubiquitous in the southern US is more boring than I can take. So hopefully this is a good place to ask. Are they considering "red" to be the color of the shriveled old blooms? I wouldn't call them flowers red at all until they do that, then "red" would be a stretch to describe the pink-turning-brown color. Are the the southern US H. mutabilis simply different plants, or am I just picking gnat poop out of pepper by questioning the word red? If they are different, how would one refer to them to make that distinction? Are the ones all over the southern US some long-ago created cultivar? And I've seen plenty of white flowers late in the evening... Bottom line, should this Wiki article be edited? If so, how does one go about that without a source to cite? I doubt just saying "they don't do that here" will suffice on there. |
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- Posted by RetiredFlorida 9 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 23:35
Purpleinopp, I am no way an authority on hibiscus but I do have one of these and it isn't white and it isn't red, it is light pink all day from what I've seen. They had a double pink that looked like the exact same plant that I bought a the USF Plant sale. It is getting ready to bloom again and I will have to keep an eye on it, it has only bloomed two or three times since I've had it. Hibiscus do some really weird things so I take all minor differences with a grain of salt. I read that article some time ago and said "Hmmm, changes throughout the day, nice". Of course there are so many hybrids out there......... As far as wiki, you don't have to site a source and I think everyone can edit it, if I'm not mistaken. I think of wiki as a good starting point for a lot of research but not the final authority for most stuff. Darren |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Fri, Nov 16, 12 at 9:50
Thanks, Darren. So you have one that doesn't even start out white? Interesting. No doubt there are probably tons of newfangled cultivars of H. mutabilis. It seems that the plain ol' species has some variation but I'm just a dabbler in the subject also... I have made minor edits on Wiki before, but nothing more serious than spelling or grammar errors. Curious to hear what else there might be to say... |
- Posted by RetiredFlorida 9 (email@example.com) on Fri, Nov 16, 12 at 18:40
Purple, nope, checked it this morning, it was light pink and this afternoon the same. Little bit of white in the center. When I bought this plant, there were 3 of them at the plant sale. There was only one blooming and it was a pink double. It was gorgeous and when I asked, I was told it would be just like the one that was just sold. A week later I find out it is not a pink double but single. Still a beauty but learned a lesson about plant sales. If it is not blooming or the nursery has a good rep, not buying it! I'm loving this new hobby but I can't think of anything more frustrating than trying to understand the names, variations, hybrids and the profuse use of butterfly in the naming of plants!! Darren |
- Posted by wally-1936 Richmond Tx (My Page) on Sat, Nov 17, 12 at 8:16
I have never seen that any of mine ever were white but they are a very light pink and get darker by the next day. I have the double blooms. I end up with enough seeds that I never have any use for but I still save them. When they stop blooming they start putting on seeds. They do not seem to germinate as well but if the seeds are planted heavily they do sprout, I did have one volunteer sprout and it is about 6' tall now. I planted one cutting under a pecan tree and it is growing well. It did put on a few blooms, but not like those in full sun, but still a very healthy plant. I still have enough seeds left over for a couple people who would like to try them for a SASE. |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sat, Nov 17, 12 at 16:13
I made a point to check while I was driving yesterday, from 11 AM to noon, I saw tons of flowers of all stages from white to pink, same from 3 PM to 4 PM, I saw a lot of white flowers still, flowers of all shades of progression of white to pink. Never once looked at one of these and thought "red." It may be a bit late in the year to be studying this, if being in the northern edge of this plants' hardiness has something to do with the pace of the color change. If so, that would be good to add to the Wiki article. Maybe that's what's going on...? |
- Posted by RetiredFlorida 9 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sat, Nov 17, 12 at 17:29
I can not say I've seen a red one either. I was in the yard today and caught on of the family members returning from an outing and thought it made for a good pic. The pink is my CF on the left, on the right is a bougavilla. The gopher lives in my backyard and was coming home. Darren |
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noun \nu̇-ˈrō-səs, nyu̇-\medical : an emotional illness in which a person experiences strong feelings of fear or worry
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American photographer Mike Bayne's 'Homegrown' series has done an excellent job of capturing haunting everyday life. Working across the continent, Bayne has taken note of activity, or the lack thereof, that most photographers and artists would overlook.
Bayne's Homegrown pieces exhibit broken-down trucks, decimated garbage dumpsters and anonymous storage facilities. The display of rust and virtual abandonment exhibits a certain grim quality, and while this quality may remain unnamed, it is undoubtedly present.
Recently displayed in New York City, the Bayne Homegrown snapshots serve to recognize that which is commonly overlooked in society. The majority of photography productions tend to focus on the mainstream, effectively ignoring dilapidated or forfeited community areas. Despite this norm, Bayne has taken a different route, and has ushered in a new era of forsaken photography.