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(News Bulletin, January/February 2004)
The 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scores were higher in 2003 than in all previous assessment years at grades 4 and 8. The results continue the steady improvement for fourth- and eighth-grade students since 1989 when NCTM's mathematics Standards were first introduced. Responding to the results, NCTM President Johnny Lott said, "NAEP's 2003 results show encouraging national progress. This progress is a very good indicator for mathematics programs across the nation."
Secretary of Education Rod Paige described the mathematics results of the 2003 national NAEP as "stellar" and commended the nation's teachers who have led students to higher levels of achievement.
The 2003 NAEP characterized mathematics performance as basic, proficient, or advanced. Scores show that 77 percent of fourth-grade students and 68 percent of eighth-grade students performed at or above the basic level in mathematics, compared to 65 percent and 63 percent, respectively, in 2000. Nearly 30 percent of students in the fourth- and eighth-grade samples scored at or above the proficient level, improvements of 8 percent and 3 percent since 2000. Overall scores increased from 226 to 235 in fourth grade and from 273 to 278 in eighth grade. The test, also known as "the nation's report card," was given to approximately 343,000 students at 12,862 schools nationwide.
Gains in mathematics performance extended across nearly all groups, with black and Hispanic students accounting for some of the most significant improvements. Black fourth-grade students performing at or above the basic level improved from 36 percent in 2000 to 54 percent in 2003. Hispanic fourth-grade students whose performance was at or above the basic level increased from 42 percent in 2000 to 62 percent in 2003.
Lott reminded mathematics teachers that although these results are encouraging, they also indicate that much work needs to be done to improve the scores of minority students and children in poverty. Students from these populations still lag behind their peers in mathematics. "Since the first Standards document was released by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in 1989, we have looked at the achievement gap to see what this organization can do to close that gap," said Lott. "The Council's platform states that every child should have the opportunity to receive a strong mathematics education in a safe learning environment. We will continue to work toward that goal." Scores in mathematics also showed improvements for both sexes. Although differences remain between male and female scores, they are not large. At the fourth-grade, the male average was 3 points higher than the female average in 2003, and at the eighth-grade, males scored 2 points higher than females.
Since 1969, federally mandated NAEP assessments have been conducted regularly in reading, mathematics, science, writing, history, geography, the arts, and other academic fields. In addition, NAEP is developing assessments in world history, economics, and foreign language. The purpose of NAEP is to maintain data on trends in education over time. Mathematics was first assessed by NAEP in 1973, and since then two assessments, the national NAEP and trend NAEP, have been used to follow different areas of progress in mathematics education. The national NAEP, which is updated with new items each time it is administered, assesses how well students are learning the mathematics that they will need to enter today's workforce. NCTM has participated in the development of the mathematics framework for the national NAEP several times since it was first administered in 1990. In fact, the 1990 NAEP framework reflected NCTM's Standards document, Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics. This year the national NAEP was administered in mathematics and reading in all 50 states for the very first time. In the past, approximately 80 percent of the states have voluntarily participated. The increase in participation is the result of the No Child Left Behind legislation signed into law in 2002. Beginning in 2003, the law requires that states receiving federal Title I education funds participate in the national NAEP reading and mathematics assessments at grades 4 and 8 every two years. Participation in all other NAEP subjects and grades remains voluntary. (An assessment schedule is available online at nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/parents/faq.asp#ques24.) In contrast to the national NAEP, the trend NAEP is used to compare students of today with students of the 1970s. The same test items have been used for mathematics since 1973. The trend NAEP is commonly called the "long-term trend NAEP" because it provides 30 years of results to compare and analyze. The trend NAEP is conducted every four years and is currently being conducted in schools to assess students' skills in mathematics and reading. For more information about the trend NAEP, visit nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/trend.asp.
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State-Mandated Tests and Mathematics Teacher Education: Reflections of a Teacher Educator
Assessment Issues March 2005
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BofA Recommends Junior Employees Stop Doing That Thing It Never Condoned In The First Place
By Bess LevinFollowing moves by Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan to give junior bankers 36 hours off each weekend and one whole weekend off a month, respectively, Bank of America has announced that its young worker bees should go ahead and think about taking a couple Saturdays or Sundays off every now and again.
Bank of America Corp., the second-largest U.S. lender, said it's improving working conditions by joining competitors in recommending junior bankers take some weekends off. "While we do not encourage weekend work, effective immediately, we recommend that analysts and associates take a minimum of four weekend days off per month," Christian Meissner, head of global corporate and investment banking, said in a memo to employees today.
To recap, if you were previously working through the weekend, which BofA never told you to do, please cut that to half of all weekend days moving forward.
BofA Says Junior Bankers Should Take Some Weekends Off [Bloomberg]
Related: Goldman Sachs Spells Out New "Saturday Rule" For Junior Employees; Christmas Come Early For JP Morgan Junior Employees
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glad to see the shazar-like speed they institute this considering what happened to their intern in London.
Exhibit 98645 of Herd mentality on Wall St.
Please do not come in for 4 week end days a month. As opposed to the weekends you previously would come in and just sit here because, as we are BofA, we have no deals or work for you.
Moyni Moyns
Sometimes you masturbate in the shower and shit happens
But we were running met labs in the conference rooms during the weekends….
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass…..it's about learning to Dance in the Rain!
"I don't want you to work too much on this. You should relax this weekend. Just show me a draft Sunday night."
-Every MD ever
I think that is a good decision -I hope they will use their freetime to spent more time with their families and release the stress from the week.
The firm doesn't encourage analyst to have families…or a life..
The firm
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Infectious Bursal Disease Virus: Its Genomic Properties, Evolution, And Infection To The Head-Associated Lymphoid Tissues Of Chicken
Tan, Do Yew (2004) Infectious Bursal Disease Virus: Its Genomic Properties, Evolution, And Infection To The Head-Associated Lymphoid Tissues Of Chicken. PhD thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is an important immunosuppressive viral disease of chicken caused by IBD virus (IBDV). There are several strains of IBDV, and vaccination may not protect the chicken against all strains. Therefore as for control and prevention effort, it is important to know which strain is present in the field. In this study, four IBDV isolated from Malaysia had been characterized in detail. The isolates were B00/73, B00/81, 94230, and 94268. Based on their pathogenicity and sequence characteristics, these isolates were identified as very virulent strain of IBDV (vvIBDV). Further analyses of the genetic sequences of 131 IBDV isolates had provided new insights into the genomic properties of IBDV. These include its bias in base usage, the avoidance of CpG and TpA dinucleotides, the unique dinucleotide pattern of vvIBDV, and its acquisition of VP5 gene using overprinting strategy. Meanwhile, a better approach in studying the molecular evolution of IBDV was introduced and termed as "holistic approach of phylogenetic analysis". The approach widens the perspective of phylogenetic analysis and reduces error in phylogenetic inferences. Using this approach, IBDV isolated from Malaysia were shown to share a common origin with other foreign vvIBDV isolates. In addition, the vvIBDV isolated from village chicken (94268 isolate) was found to be evolutionary closely related to the isolates that affected the commercial chickens; indicating infection by vvIBDV is not limited within the farm boundary. This study also inquired into the cellular response of head-associated lymphoid tissues (HALT) following intraocular infection of vvIBDV. The two major lymphoid tissues of HALT are Harderian gland and conjunctiva-associated lymphoid tissue; in which together, both are indispensable for the local immunity in the paraocular region. HALT was impaired by vvIBDV infection at day 3-4 post-inoculation, but swiftly recovered at day 10. The destruction of HALT, though transient, may interfere with the vaccination programme for other respiratory diseases and give chance to opportunistic infection to the ocular and respiratory tract of chicken.
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KEYC TV reporter Jack Gerfen visited campus for a story on the Gage Residence Community mailboxes now for sale through the Minnesota State University, Mankato Alumni Relations Office.
The mailboxes can be purchased for $15, with all proceeds going to scholarships for legacy students, who had family members that attended Minnesota State Mankato.
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South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney competes in a drill†for NFL representatives at South Carolina football pro day in Columbia, S.C., Wednesday, April 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain) ORG XMIT: SCMC138
Penn State coach James Franklin reprimands his player on Twitter for getting a B
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Kobe Bryant reveals that he thought about joining Michael Jordan in Washington
Bryant could have been a Wizard.
3 retired Super Bowl champs say NFL needs to rethink marijuana policy
They wrote that the NFL should reconsider because marijuana can be used to treat brain injuries.
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I just purchased a Canon PowerShot S3 IS as an upgrade to the A95 I had. So far I am pleased as it seems to have a few more features than my A95 had. I also like the general feel of it over the A95. But I digress...
One of my passions is visiting Walt Disney World (as anyone who knows me on this forum already knows) and this passion, combined with the love of my 10 month old son who will be making his first trip to WDW in about 3 weeks is what pushed me to find a better camera.
A general photography dummy, my desire has always been to set a camera on Auto and point-and-click my way to photographs. Since my son was born though I've been starting to get more interested in some amature photography for scrapbooking his memories with wonderful shots. As such, I've found a few tutorial sites out there that have explained shutter speed, aperture and ISO to me in terms I understood a lot better than the camera manuals provided.
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What I'm looking for is some suggestions on settings to take great shots at night around Disney to capture the lights on Main Street or on a specific ride/attraction.
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Thanks in advance to any of you photography nuts who are also Disney nuts that can give me some help!


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Letters to the Editor
Take a Look Back
I liked your survey article on neuropathy and would like to see more like it in future issues. However, it seems to me that you drew excessively on one source (Aaron Vinik, MD, PhD). In particular, the comments on impotence could be interpreted to mean all hope is lost for those who don't seek out a neuropathy expert within six months of diagnoses. The current publicity accompanying the introduction of Viagra, and the test results for that drug (including treatment success rates for diabetic men) suggest there is more that can be told along these lines. I, for one, would appreciate your directing your considerable talents in that direction.
In my opinion, you still have the best publication in the field for consumers. Every now and then you might look back at your landmark issues of the early '90s.
Thanks for being there.
Kevin Winch
Something for the Old and the Young
You publish a great publication. My 11-year-old daughter with diabetes loved the picture of the bloodless Glucometer in the works by Cell Robotics!
Geralyn da Silva, RN
Volcano, Calif.
Try This On Anything But Lispro
I have to respond to a Research Update, "Is Lispro Bad for Babies?" in the March issue with an emphatic NO! I went on Lispro two weeks into my pregnancy last year, and because of it and pump therapy, I lowered my HbA1c to below 6, and kept it there for the duration of my pregnancy. I delivered a perfect baby girl last June, at a perfect 7 pounds 12 ounces.
My doctors told me to keep my blood sugars between 60 and 90 during my pregnancy, as pregnant women apparently have lower blood sugars than normal. Try that on anything but Lispro and pump therapy! I tested every two hours around the clock. Lispro allowed me to give myself multiple boluses throughout the day and night as needed to bring down "highs" of 130, without suffering the cumulative effect I would have had using Humulin Regular.
I haven't read the New England Journal of Medicine article upon which the Research Update was based, but to not use Lispro on the basis of two women losing their babies seems absurd. This number seems statistically insignificant under any circumstances. Any number of confounding variables could have caused birth defects.
Eve Lynes
Victor, Idaho
Let's Hear More About the Elderly
In late 1997 there appeared to be a growing advocacy concerning older persons who acquired insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes in their 60s and 70s, the contention of the movement being that they should not have to undergo intensive, invasive and very costly insulin and blood testing therapy because only one in 100 would develop any of the major complications of diabetes before they die.
But I have not seen any articles regarding this advocacy in your excellent magazine, and, therefore, would ask that you please research and publish a detailed article on this subject.
Mountain View, Calif.
Editors' Reply - DIABETES HEALTH has a feature article on the special concerns for seniors with diabetes in the works. Keep an eye out for it in the near future.
Narrowing the Gap and Broadening Horizons
I just wanted you to know how much I learn from and appreciate your magazine. I have just visited one of the web sites published in your last issue (www.castleweb.com/diabetes/ - the website dedicated to children with diabetes). Thank you for decreasing the distance between persons with diabetes and increasing the awareness of, and providing education on, diabetes for all people.
Kim Lobree, RN, CDE
A Little Perspective
I have been exchanging messages for a couple of months with Nestor Loreto in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is 32 years old and has been a type I for 17 years.
In his country, the law provides for three syringes for a 90-day period, 30 test strips for 90 days, and extremely high-priced insulin: $46 a vial, second highest in the world only to Japan. He estimates his average monthly expenses for diabetes care to be about $240. From his last letter, it seems he is now in a great deal of trouble with his government after appearing on TV to criticize the government policy toward diabetics. His phone is tapped, and he and his wife and son have been threatened.
Argentina is infamous for its desaparecidos, the disappeared, who are never heard of again after they are arrested. He is truly afraid this could be his fate. People with diabetes who are arrested are not allowed to call anyone to get a supply of insulin. Others are refused jobs or health insurance by their employers, and type Is cannot get insurance coverage at all. Beef insulin is being removed from the market despite protests, and with government permission.
We may think we are having a hard time with our diabetes, and no doubt many of us are. Still we are one hell of a lot better off than in some other countries.
If anyone would like to send an e-mail of support to Nestor, preferably in Spanish, his address is email@example.com
Martin MacArthur
DIABETES HEALTH received good news on Nestor Loreto just before publication. Martin McArthur recently wrote:
Far from being "disappeared" Loreto's appearance on television has crystallized action in his country that no one expected. He has been barraged with telephone calls and been invited as a guest on several other nationwide television shows. He has also been asked to help draft a law that will free diabetics from the fear of ill treatment. One person can truly accomplish something!
In Need of A Wake-Up Call
After reading several articles in the March edition of your newspaper, I was quite annoyed to read and repeatedly hear of the struggles of so many of the victims of diabetes, not only from the illness, but from bureaucratic red tape.
For instance, in the state of California we have a governor who seems to give little validation to the insidious and continually destructive nature of this illness demonstrated by his veto of the legislative bill SB1220 (Management and Treatment of Diabetes), even though this bill passed the Senate 24 to 11 and the Assembly 58 to 18.
I wonder what our governor, Mr. Pete Wilson, would have done if the surgery he had for his throat condition was not on the program or in the budget? Perhaps he could teach himself sign language. As far as phone calls, he might be allotted some limited assistance only if these were deemed necessary by a government employee of course. Maybe then he would have a wake-up call.
Teres B. Soja
San Francisco
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Dunn, Ferguson clash — 1% of the time
Reagan Dunn and Bob Ferguson have rarely disagreed during their seven years as Metropolitan King County Council members, taking different sides on just 1 percent of all votes they faced. But the two candidates for state attorney general say those few conflicts reveal key distinctions between them.
Seattle Times staff reporters
Bob Ferguson
DemocratAge: 47
Education: B.A., University of Washington; J.D., New York University School of Law
Residence: Seattle
Political/job experience: King County councilmember 2004-present; litigation attorney, Preston, Gates & Ellis, 1997-2002; law clerk, U.S. District Court of Eastern Washington, 1995-1996; law clerk, 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1996-1997; executive director, King County Democrats, 1991-1992; director, Emergency Services Office, Portland, 1990-1991.
Website: www.electbobferguson.com
Reagan Dunn
RepublicanAge: 41
Education: B.A., Arizona State University; J.D., University of Washington School of Law
Residence: Maple Valley
Political/job experience: King County councilmember, 2005-present; federal prosecutor, Western District of Washington, 2003-2005; special assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida and District of Columbia, 2003; attorney adviser, counsel, senior counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2003; presidential transition office, 2001; law clerk, litigation attorney, Inslee Best Doezie Ryder, 1997-2000.
Website: www.reagandunn.com
When Metropolitan King County Council members Reagan Dunn and Bob Ferguson voted recently on a deal to build a new Seattle sports arena, something unusual happened. The two candidates for state attorney general took opposite sides.
Despite combative exchanges between Republican Dunn and Democrat Ferguson on the campaign trail this year, the two have rarely disagreed on county-council votes.
Of the 3,878 full-council votes they've faced together from 2005 through July of this year, they've clashed just 43 times, or on just 1 percent of all votes.
Their most common issue of discord has been taxes, including proposed tax increases for buses, foot ferries, criminal justice and mental-health services. They've also disagreed on substantive policy matters such as immigration, and on some less-meaty topics such as vending-machine guidelines.
Often those conflicts play out along party lines. Although the County Council is officially nonpartisan, its five Democrats and four Republicans meet in their own weekly caucuses and often vote as a bloc.
Votes separating Dunn and Ferguson have tended toward issues that are not part of the attorney general's job. But they reveal fundamental differences in two ambitious politicians seeking an office that has been a steppingstone to loftier positions such as governor and U.S. senator.
In 2007, they differed on two tax increases: a property-tax levy for ferries and water taxis; and a sales-tax increase to fund services for people with mental illness and addictions to drug and alcohol.
Dunn is proud that he was the only vote against the ferry district, which now operates walk-on ferries from downtown Seattle to Vashon Island and West Seattle, but was studying an entire fleet with Lake Washington and Puget Sound routes. That idea was suspended when estimates showed that subsidies for some routes would cost up to $300 per rider.
"It was a luxury item expensive for the public that served only a narrow group of people and subsequently was scaled back," Dunn said.
As for mental-health services, Dunn has said they should be funded out of the existing budget, not through a tax increase. Ferguson disagrees, pointing to the county's recent budget shortfalls and the $45 million a year raised through the dedicated tax.
"It's easy to say 'no' but where are you going to get funding for that?" Ferguson said. "Reagan is a nice guy but he takes the easy way out."
The two also say 2010 budget deliberations were revealing.
Dunn wanted to avoid laying off 28 sheriff's deputies by trimming the public-health budget by $3.2 million. But the Democratic majority voted him down: They would not rule out layoffs, in part because the deputies — unlike other county employees — had refused to give up a scheduled pay raise.
Just before that vote, Dunn walked out of a meeting of the council's budget-leadership team over its decision to cut deputy jobs.
"Whatever you want to call it, it was not leadership," Ferguson said. "If you can't successfully negotiate with colleagues, how are you going to negotiate with powerful interests who don't play by the rules? You can't take your bag of marbles and go home."
Dunn offers a different version of what happened after his colleagues refused to budge on the deputy cuts. "I wasn't angry at all. I said I had a different vision of the county and I'm going to let you do what you want to get a budget passed," he said. "Just because a group doesn't give up a raise it doesn't mean you punish citizens by denying them a reasonable amount of police protection."
In their most recent tax disagreement, Ferguson last year voted to increase car tabs by $20 to fund bus service. The council enacted the increase by a supermajority vote. Dunn wanted the measure put on the ballot so voters would have a say.
Ferguson contends he has saved public money in other areas: giving back his pay raises the last three years; pushing to shrink the county council from 13 to nine members; insisting the county buy used furniture for a new building.
For all of their jabs at one another, the overall lack of disputes between Dunn and Ferguson is representative of the council as a whole.
Of all the full-council votes during their joint tenure, 97 percent have been unanimous.
Many votes are about mundane details of county operations, such as appointments to volunteer advisory boards. In other instances differences are worked out in committees, or in amendments to the final legislation.
"The county culture is to reach consensus on as many issues as possible," Ferguson said.
Dunn agreed. "Only a very small universe of votes are substantive policy changes, and that's where wedges can be driven," he said.
Symbolic motions
In all, Dunn and Ferguson differed on nine votes regarding taxes and fees. Of their remaining 33 conflicts, 10 were on largely symbolic motions that expressed the council's support for policies such as President Obama's health-care reform — which Ferguson supported and Dunn opposed.
Some motions have been less weighty. Dunn's penchant for less regulation, and bottled jolts of energy, led him to cast the only vote against guidelines calling for healthier snacks in county vending machines. "We should resist the urge to have government solve all our problems. If I want to get a Mountain Dew with high-octane caffeine content I want to be able to do that," he said.
Dunn also voted against banning smoking in the busiest areas of county parks, and requiring swimmers and boaters on several major rivers to wear life jackets.
In one instance, though, Dunn now says his less-government stance went too far. In 2006, he voted against extending county civil-rights protections to transgender individuals. At the time, Dunn said the measure would open the door for lawsuits against small business. But if he had to take that vote again, Dunn said, he would probably vote "yes" because his views have evolved.
On three occasions Ferguson has cast the only dissenting council vote: against selling a county property in Wallingford to a developer; against building soccer fields in a Redmond park; and against renaming a Kent street after a high-school mascot. Each case reflected his tendency to listen and be swayed by constituents, Ferguson said — a trait he also points to as playing a part in his pro-arena decision.
These issues may not surface in the attorney general's race. But another high-profile council vote already has.
In 2009, Dunn disagreed with Ferguson on the county's "don't ask" law on immigration policy.
In that decision, council Democrats voted to continue providing county services without regard to citizenship or immigration status. The law prohibits sheriff's deputies from asking about people's immigration status in most circumstances — which already was the practice of the sheriff's office, as well as county public-health providers.
A spokesman for then-Sheriff Sue Rahr explained that a "don't ask" policy allowed witnesses and victims to come forward without fear of being deported. Health officials said providing vaccinations, for instance, was more cost effective than denying them.
Despite those long-standing practices, Democrats said the county should codify the practices in law to guide future elected officials. Council Republicans argued the opposite, asking why the need to codify something the county had done for almost two decades.
Dunn maintains the law creates an "amnesty county" and prevents law-enforcement officers from asking about immigration status when that could be an element of a crime, such as unlawfully possessing a firearm.
At the time, Ferguson said the law makes the county safer and healthier. He now contends that Dunn is trying to score political points on a policy the Sheriff's Office supported.
Information from The Seattle Times archives is included in this report.


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The frog was too sick to make it. He died this morning and I had a small, private funeral for him. I put him in some electrolyte water sunday and left him in it for the day and night so he would get some of the vitamins in it. He seemed to breathe still sunday afternoon but then he breathed less and his eyes got cloudy either sunday night or monday morning. Thanks for your advice. |
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2.1.1 Consular services
Quality indicators
- Satisfaction of the public and travel industry with consular services
- Extent to which highly-developed crisis management procedures are in place and tested
- Client satisfaction with the suitability and effectiveness of contingency plans at overseas posts
- Response time to consular issues
Quantity indicators
- Number of Australians assisted overseas, including the number of public inquiries handled, notarial acts performed and travel advisories issued
- Number of unexpected events or crises handled by the department, number of associated Emergency Task Force meetings held, and the duration of Crisis Centre operations
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In 2007–08 the department received 834 letters and emails from the public on consular issues. Of these, 179 commented positively on services provided in specific consular cases and on the department's smartraveller services. Only 13 expressed dissatisfaction about the way in which the department provided consular services. The remaining letters and emails sought consular information or were responded to clarifying the scope of consular services as set out in the Consular Services Charter.
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A small proportion of negative correspondence expressed concern about staff attitudes and service received, fees relating to notarial acts, as well as the accuracy of advice provided by smartraveller. All complaints were investigated in a timely manner and, where warranted, corrective action was taken.
Continuing support for the Charter for Safe Travel—membership of which grew from 2598 at 30 June 2007 to 2621 at 30 June 2008—reflected the travel industry's satisfaction with the quality of the department's information and services to travellers. At travel expos and other travel industry events at which the department was represented, members of the public and the travel industry expressed appreciation for the department's consular services. Feedback through focus group and other market research mechanisms was generally positive and provided a useful foundation for further refinements to outreach programs.
Crisis management procedures in place and tested
In 2007–08, the department applied expanded crisis management infrastructure, systems and procedures during a series of minor crises and significant consular incidents that directly affected the welfare of Australians overseas. These included:
- kidnapping in Nigeria—July 2007
- earthquake in Peru—August 2007
- Hurricane Dean in the Caribbean—August 2007
- small plane crash in French Polynesia—August 2007
- bridge collapse in Minneapolis—August 2007
- airport blockade at Lihir Island, PNG—August 2007
- bushfires in Greece—August 2007
- collapse of company NOVA (a large employer of Australians) in Japan—September 2007
- earthquake in Sumatra—September 2007
- demonstrations in Burma—September 2007
- plane crash in Phuket, Thailand—September 2007
- hotel fire in Bangkok—September 2007
- explosion in shopping centre, Manila—October 2007
- flooding on Kokoda Track—October 2007
- bushfires in California—October 2007
- flooding in Vietnam—November 2007
- bus crash in Chile—November 2007
- Cyclone Daman in the Pacific—December 2007
- civil unrest in Pakistan—December 2007/January 2008
- civil unrest in Kenya—December 2007/January 2008
- civil unrest in Nepal—January 2008
- ferry collision in Macau—January 2008
- attack on hotel and bombings in Kabul—January/February 2008
- civil unrest in Guinea—February and June 2008
- hostage incident in Xian, China—March 2008
- civil unrest in Tibet—March 2008
- Cyclone Nargis in Burma—May 2008
- earthquake in Sichuan province, China—May 2008
- civil unrest in Lebanon—May 2008
- floods in mid-west United States—June 2008
- ferry capsizing in the Philippines—June 2008
- civil unrest in Chad—June 2008.
Client satisfaction with contingency planning
Australian Defence Force personnel valued the focused consular perspectives which the department's officers provided during jointly–led Contingency Planning Assessment Team visits to regions with a higher risk of significant consular incidents.
The Department of Veterans' Affairs and other agencies organising Anzac Day commemorations in Turkey expressed satisfaction with contingency planning developed by the department for the Anzac Day events in Gallipoli and this year in Villers-Bretonneux. We worked closely with the Australian Rugby Union and the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on contingency planning for the Rugby World Cup in Europe in 2007 and the Olympics in Beijing in August 2008. The AOC expressed appreciation for our cooperation and coordination.
Response time to consular issues
Our capacity to respond rapidly to consular issues was underpinned by:
- Australia's extensive consular network overseas, which (at 30 June 2008) offered consular services in 169 locations around the world
- our 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre
- our system of on-call Canberra-based consular duty officers.
The department's responsiveness to consular events was further complemented by the smartraveller travel advice subscription service and media campaigns. The subscription service allowed new or updated travel advisories and bulletins to be published on smartraveller.gov.au and emailed to subscribers simultaneously.
Indicator | 2007–08 |
2006–07 |
Number of Australians assisted overseas: | ||
Consular cases | 25 987 |
33 927 |
Public inquiries | 371 785 |
304 888 |
Notarial acts performed | 159 005 |
135 347 |
Number of unexpected events or crises handled by the department | 46 |
16 |
Number of associated Emergency Task Force meetings held | 14 |
41 |
Duration of Crisis Centre operations | 0 |
59 days |
2.1.2 Passport services
Quality indicators
- Satisfaction of the public and travel industry with passport services
- Turnaround time for passport issue, including urgent issues
Quantity indicators
- Number of passport inquiries handled by the Australian Passport Information Service
- Number of travel documents issued, including urgent issues
Satisfaction of the public and the travel industry
The relatively small number of letters to ministers regarding passport matters, together with positive feedback from clients, confirmed continuing public satisfaction with passport services.
The priority passport service continued to be well subscribed. A total of 178 318 applicants paid the priority processing fee to obtain their passports within 48 hours, compared with 158 721 in 2006–07.
Turnaround time for passport issue
Despite an increase of 12 per cent in the number of passports issued in 2007–08, 99.3 per cent of compliant passport applications were processed within the 10 working days client service commitment, with an average turnaround time of 4.6 days. Priority processing fees were refunded to 11 applicants where the 48-hour turnaround service level was not met.
Indicator | 2007–08 |
2006–07 |
Number of passport inquiries handled by the Australian Passport Information Service | 1 675 841 |
1 447 960 |
Number of travel documents issued, including urgent issues1 | 1 531 445 |
1 367 602 |
1 Travel documents include passports, documents of identity, certificates of identity and convention travel documents.


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UN Report on Civilian Casualties Encourages ISAF Commander - AFPS
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Taliban Eating Into Afghanistan's Core - AT opinion
US Sending Commander to Repair Ties With Pakistan - NYT
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Pakistan PM Gilani in Qatar Talks - BBC
Obama Orders New Sanctions on Iran - VOA
Obama Imposes Freeze on Iran Property in US - NYT
US Tightens Sanctions on Iran - BBC
Obama: US Has 'Very Good' Intelligence on Iran - AP
Netanyahu to Israeli Cabinet: Stop 'Chitchat' About Iran - AP
Iran's Middle Class on Edge as World Presses In - NYT
Prices Rise, Patience Thins in Sanctions-Hit Iran - AP
Iran Boosts Nuclear Work in Bunker - Reuters
UN Nuclear Talks in Tehran: Frustrated Hopes - Reuters
Naivete on Iran - WP opinion
An Unthinkable Conflict Between Iran, Israel - FT opinion
Israel and Iran on Eve of Destruction - Newsweek opinion
Syria Artillery Onslaught on Homs - BBC
Bombardment of Syria's Homs City Resumes - Reuters
US Closes Syria Embassy, Says UN Veto Emboldens Assad - VOA
US Embassy in Syria Closes as Violence Flares - NYT
US Pulls Diplomats as Crackdown on Protesters Intensifies - WP
US Closes Embassy in Syria Because of Insecurity - AP
Australia Imposes New Sanctions on Syrian Leaders - Reuters
Syrian Actions 'Utterly Deplorable,' Pentagon Spokesman Says - AFPS
Merkel and Sarkozy Share Anger Over Syria Stalemate - NYT
Syria's Assad Learns Lessons from Arab Spring, Recent History - VOA
China Defends its Veto of UN Resolution on Syria - VOA
Russia Rejects Criticism of Its UN Veto on Syria - NYT
Killing in Syria - NYT editorial
Who Will End the Violence in Syria? - WP opinion
We Need to Bargain With the Devil - NYT opinion
Is Assad's Time Running Out? - NYT opinion
What Does Closure of Embassy in Syria Mean? - CNN opinion
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Palestinian Rivals Agree to Form Unity Government - VOA
Abbas to Head Interim Palestinian Government - BBC
Abbas to Lead Joint Palestinian Government - WP
Palestinians Take Step Toward Unity - AP
Israel Condemns Fatah-Hamas Move - BBC
Palestinian Unity Deal Has Risks for Israel and Abbas - NYT
Egypt's Military Rulers Speed Up Nominations for Presidential Election - VOA
Moussa Vision for Egypt Could Upset Military - Reuters
Plan to Charge 19 Americans Highlights Tense Relationship with Activists - WP
Nonprofits Have History of Distrust in Egypt - NYT
Egyptians Cancel Meetings With U.S. Lawmakers After Aid Warnings - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Russia, China Lose Credit in Arab World - Reuters
Iraq's al-Qaida Claims 2 Deadly Attacks on Shiites - AP
Election Preparations Start in Conflict-Torn Yemen - Reuters
Fight for Saudi Women's Right to Drive Renewed - WP
Pressuring Bahrain - WP editorial
US Department of Defense
Chairman's Corner: Strategic Direction to the Joint Force - AFPS
Top Senators Question Pentagon Move on Fighter Jet - AP
New DOD Rule Supports Independent Research, Development - AFPS
Marine's Hazing Trial Delayed After Charges Expanded - S&S
Survival Training for When a Pilot's World Turns Upside Down - NYT
A Leaner Fighting Machine - WP opinion
United States
Where Public Projects Meet Private Interests - WP
Defense Cuts Test Lawmakers' Resolve on Deficits - AP
Chicago Cabbie Pleads Guilty in Terrorism Case - VOA
Lawyer: Plea Deal Reached in Chicago Terror Case - AP
Ship that Hit Ky. Bridge Has Precious NASA, DOD Space Cargo - AP
Remedies for Misconduct in War Zones - NYT editorial
Blasts Rock North Nigeria Cities - BBC
Nigeria Names Seven Behind Eni Pipeline Blast - Reuters
British Minister Restate London's Commitment to a Peaceful Somalia - VOA
Somalia Moves to Evict Squatters - BBC
Fight Against Corruption in Kenya - WP
China Worker Found Dead in Sudan - BBC
China: Body of Missing Worker Recovered in Sudan - AP
3 Candidates Vie for Mexico Presidency - WP
Nomination Paves New Path in Mexico - NYT
Candidacy Tests Mexico's Culture of Machismo - AP
Venezuela: Suspected Kidnappers of Mexican Diplomat Arrested - AP
Colombia Fugitive 'Martin Llanos' Arrested in Venezuela - BBC
Top Colombian Warlord Arrested in Venezuela - AP
Brazil: Standoff Between Striking Police, Soldiers - AP
Troops and Police Clash in Brazil - BBC
Panama Indians Seek Release of Detained Protesters - AP
Asia Pacific
US Trip of China's Next Leader: From Obama to Iowa - AP
Canada's Harper in China Visit Focused on Energy - AP
Tibetan Exile Administration Reports More Protest Immolations - VOA
Three Tibetan Herders Self-Immolate in Protest - NYT
China Stresses Tibet Stability - BBC
China Stresses Need to Keep Tibet Stable - AP
US, Japan Mull Sending 4,700 Marines to Guam - AP
43 Killed in 6.8-Magnitude Philippines Earthquake - VOA
Deadly Quake Hits the Philippines - BBC
US to Issue Sanctions Waiver for Burma - AP
Suu Kyi Hits the Campaign Trail in Burma - AP
Europe's Big Freeze Tightens Grip - BBC
Putin: Russia Must 'Renew Democracy' But Cautiously - VOA
Russians Ignore Arctic Cold and Keep Protest Flame Burning - VOA
Europe Increases Pressure on Greece - WP
Greece to Cut Government Jobs as Debt Pressure Intensifies - VOA
Greece to Eliminate 15,000 Government Jobs - NYT
German Locals Worry About Impact of Withdrawing US Soldiers - S&S
Italy Frees Former Guantanamo Detainee - AP
French Minister's Remarks Seen as Muslim Putdown - AP
Romanian Prime Minister Resigns Amid Protests - NYT
Romania Spy Chief 'to be New PM' - BBC
Norway Mass Killer Demands Medal at Court Hearing - AP
South Asia
US Diplomats to Visit South Asia - VOA
Facebook, Google Remove Controversial Content in India - VOA
Maldives Soldiers Fire Rubber Bullets at Police - AP
Mutinying Maldives Police Take Over State Broadcaster - Reuters


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The Lady Raiders' eighth grade took the first set pretty quickly with a score of 25-14. The Colts fought back in the second, but could not pull it off losing 22-25. Cleveland won at its place earlier in the season, with scores of 25-20 and 25-18.
"Ocoee is a strong team. I don't think they played against us the way we have seen them play against other teams, and we have all been there."
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Cleveland's varsity record is now 16-3.
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Although Cleveland's junior varsity struggled against Ocoee when they played earlier in the season, Cleveland has not lost a single match since winning its last eight in a row. It battled it out in three sets against the Colts this time around, taking the first set 25-16, losing the second 23-25, and sailing through the third set 15-8.
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Aly Grace Lemons had one ace, six digs, one kill, four assists; Brooke McCurdy had one ace, seven receptions, eight digs, one kill and two assists; Emma Flowers had six aces, 22 digs, eight kills, and one assist. Hannah Longley had one ace and nine digs; Julia Ledford had one ace, 13 digs, a kill and an assist; and Krisinda Clark had two aces and two digs.
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Madeline Dasher had six receptions; Olivia Jabaley had two aces, two digs, and one assist; hitter Sydni Geren had three aces and three kills; hitter Nicole Glaser had three kills; defensive specialist Tanya Sharma had four digs.
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Young earth creationists have long argued that there was only one ice age, which was a result of the Flood of Noah. However, the geologic record contains records of many different ice age events. Is young earth creation science right? These articles provide rebuttals for their faulty science.
Ice Age – What can we learn about the age of the earth from Glaciation?
Greenland Aircraft Claims - What's the real truth about buried aircraft?
Book Review: Frozen In Time - Young earth creation science ice age expert Michael Oard proposes one ice age, and uses the mammoth to support his theory. Is he correct?
Ice Cores – Setting the Record Straight on Young-earth claims about Ice Cores
Carbon Dioxide and the Flood - Could the Flood cause the Ice Age?
Ancient Ice Ages and Submarine Land Slides, but NOT Noah's Flood - A review of Michael Oard's assault on multiple glaciations


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Addison Cresswell – a tribute.
Oh, the wretched topic of death, such a frustrating interloper, especially at Christmas, damn you. Alas, there is no point in pretending that we improve with age. In his colossal autobiography, Ben Hecht expressed the ageing process thus: "the years diminish us, time rots our body, cools our blood, darkens our brain, and, like a(…)


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I'm playing with the idea of creating some tutorial videos for Strange Eons. Are there any topics you would like to see covered? Anything you had trouble figuring out? Something you'd like to know more about?
Here is a test video for a new feature of investigator cards in SE3. How is the pacing of the text? Too fast/too slow/just right? Other thoughts?
Customizing an Investigator's Skill Tracks
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This Manchester coed duo's irresistibly upbeat ''Shut Up and Let Me Go'' has become the latest single to enjoy a digital-sales bump due to its placement in an iPod commercial. And here's some good news for anyone who bought that track: The Ting Tings' debut, We Started Nothing comes packed with a peppy parade of songs likewise steeped in electro beats and chant-along vocals from the playfully taunting ''That's Not My Name'' to the dreamy near-ballad ''Be the One.'' Who knew the sound of Nothing could be so much fun? B+
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Drivers can be so confused by road signs. Drive this way, drive that way. Those roundy signs with the big numbers surrounded by a red border must be the worst offenders, I mean, hardly anyone obeys them. What were they thinking when they put them up can anyone tell me?
Head on over to shitedrivers.com if you want to rant. You'll be very welcome there!
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The Mozza Cookbook – you can make excellent Italian at home
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Nancy Silverton's new cookbook allows cooks to recreate gourmet Italian dishes at home.
Nancy Silverton is a rock star in the foodie community. As if the cred garnered from being the founder of La Brea Bakery and the former owner and operator of Campanile wasn't enough, the revered restaurateur founded Mozza, an Italian restaurant that is currently the hottest table in Los Angeles - and perhaps far beyond.
Silverton has also written a handful of books on food, but her new book, The Mozza Cookbook: Recipes from Los Angeles' Favorite Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria, brings some of her epicurean recipes and chef's tricks to everyone's kitchen. Care to try your hand at making squash blossom, tomato and burrata pizza or butterscotch budino with caramel sauce and Maldon sea salt? Then this is the book for you.
What makes a good dish great? What are your favorite Italian dishes that you wish you could make at home?
Nancy Silverton, co-owner of Pizzeria Mozza in Los Angeles, founder of La Brea Bakery, and original dessert chef at Spago. Her new book is The Mozza Cookbook: Recipes from Los Angeles' Favorite Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria.
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Is Spore the most pirated PC game of 2008? {Big Download}
Dec 6th 2008 11:05PM @ sicsided
How can you steal something that is infinite and can be copied without entropy as often as you wish?
I certainly agree that authors should be compensated, but digital theft is a farce, a made up concept.
In the end I guess it comes down to philosophy to ultimately debate concepts like this, but speaking only for myself as a prolific pirate and purveyor of plundered bits, then if I find the game, show, movie, song or book satisfactory I'll purchase it. *shrug* I agree with supporting authors and artists who create good work.
I'll be damned if I'll pay for something I do not enjoy though, and who really stands to lose from such a thing? What is the overall image of such a transaction? Someone benefiting from, to the unsatisfied buyer, shoddy or unsatisfactory work? From a simple consumer standpoint I want more assurance than that. No one would ever expect you to pay for bread, a house, a car before ever being allowed to view it, to see for yourself what you are buying. Why is this supposedly acceptable when it comes to media?
Again, there's really no way to convince anyone that is of a particular sort of moral fiber that "piracy" can ever be justified. Way of the world I suppose... But to think that it shall lessen, go away, is foolish and its something that is ultimately impossible to prevent. There's always a way.
My hat off you those that buy before they see what it is they are paying for, however I prefer my way.
To the boats men! Set sail for data and bit booty!
See first footage of LOTRO: Mines of Moria {Joystiq}
Sep 9th 2008 2:33PM Ah, the new Ironforge expansion =D
But in all seriousness it looks nifty, even though I don't play the game. However I don't remember the bit about the flowing lava waterfalls in the books, though I don't know when exactly this is taking place on the LotR timeline, perhaps they had it back in the day.
WoW Moviewatch: Horde vs. Alliance {WoW}
Aug 25th 2008 5:37AM Never understood this whole game wide Horde fapfest. The Horde does the exact same things Alliance does in BG's. There are massive idiots on both sides, and occasional great groups.
Where the hell did this Horde fappedge start and why does it continue?
I've been to endgame on both factions, it's nearly identical.
Mythic cuts 90% of Warhammer Online careers {Big Download}
Aug 8th 2008 5:12AM Sure, 20 career paths is still alot.
But I'd still have preferred them keeping their estimates of the game sober as opposed to the clear overreach they went for.
Cutting down on career paths, cities etc makes me glum. I'd have had no problem if they'd just been upfront about it.
I wonder what else will be cut to make the release schedule =p
Forum post of the day: A monetary slap in the face {WoW}
Aug 1st 2008 8:50AM Just a quick comment on rogue lockpicking.
In every single group I've been in (when I'm not on my rogue), the rogue is unable to open the chests or lockboxes we find. Seriously...I've pledged that when I finally group with a rogue that has trained his lockpicking sufficiently I'll toss him some gold in admiration.
As for levelling it. Was I the only rogue that just levelled it as I did? If you just keep pickpocketing as you level your 'pickin' skills level with you.
Atleast I never had any problems with it.
And blacksmiths not having skeleton keys and engineers not having blasting charges? What is wrong with people? =p
ASA dismisses GTA IV telly ad complaints {Joystiq}
Jul 30th 2008 11:46AM @ Kristof
[jk]Yes, currencies are metric. It's based off of how high you can stack coins of standardized size. In the Europe we call the equivalent of $5 "15 centimeters".[/jk]
But no, the confusion of pound (lb) vs pound (£) could be cleared up by simply (lol) adopting the metric system.
Though...I guess it would be simpler to call the currency something else. Like scone, or crumpet maybe?
ASA dismisses GTA IV telly ad complaints {Joystiq}
Jul 30th 2008 10:52AM Good thing he didn't hire a £600 prostitute or that might've really messed up the story.
But seriously...how can you be unaware of the British currency? And you could clear all the confusion by simply going metric.
Ah...good 'ol metric, your superiority is clearer day by day.
Kaplan announces Outlands leveling to be shortened {WoW}
Jul 23rd 2008 4:31AM I'm...surprised really.
It's not that I've leveled dozens of toons past the 60-70 part (only two infact) but the time it took was so ridiculously short that shortening it seems weird. I completed all of Hellfire Peninsula, Some of Zangarmarsh and Nagrand and BAM I'm 70. Sure, liberal instancing helped alot, but I never even went into Blades Edge Mountains on the first character I did this on. To mix it up I went to Terokkar the next time around with the same results.
Takes me cirka 2.5 zones + regular instance runs to go from 58-70.
And that's with a regular working day + responsibilities. I don't know...I wouldn't mind keeping it like this to be honest.
Activision Blizzard expects project, staff cuts {Big Download}
Jul 17th 2008 4:35AM I'm filling with dread as of this moment...
Advice for those with drinking problems {WoW}
Jul 16th 2008 10:44AM "His flip flops offend me, this article fails since it offends my view of shoes!"
I'm waiting for this one.
Excellent article, I'm a complete newb when it comes to Arenas and reading stuff like this helps ^^
And yes, when I read the title I thought it was about the problem of people playing while drunk =D. We get plenty of (supposedly) high and drunk people onto my server.
Though most of the time they're looking for an excuse to act silly or like idiots. =s


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