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Quarterly Report: 2012, July - September (Q1), Kake
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Community Sanitation Overview:
The City of Kake is located on the northwest coast of Kupreanof Island along Keku Strait, 38 air miles northwest of Petersburg and 95 air miles southwest of Juneau. The city operates a Class 2 water treatment, Class 1 water distribution, and a Class 1 wastewater collection system. System classifications are determined by the State of Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Water based on the type of components found in a treatment plant and the number of connections served by water distribution and wastewater collection systems. In addition to these services, the city provides refuse collection, recycling, and hazardous waste disposal. The Inside Passage Electric Cooperative (IPEC), an independent nonprofit corporation, provides electrical services to the city with three diesel-fueled generators.
RUBA Status & Activities This Qtr:
Kake's bookkeeper and city clerk both successfully completed the RUBA 32-hour Financial Management for Rural Utilities training course in Ketchikan August 15-19. The bookkeeper also completed the RUBA 32-hour Personnel Management for Rural Utilities training in Sitka July 25-29. In addition to these trainings, RUBA staff reviewed a new utility bill payment policy drafted by the city manager, participated in a teleconference with Alaska Rural Utility Collaborative and city officials to discuss the city's utility bill collection rates, and provided assistance in purchasing discounted safety equipment using the State of Alaska's contracted vendor's list. Further, RUBA staff worked closely with the newly-hired city clerk to draft election materials and clarify council member term lengths ahead of the upcoming regular municipal election.
RUBA Activities for the Coming Qtr:
RUBA staff is scheduled to travel to Kake October 3-4 to meet with the city's utility manager and bookkeeper and review the newly-adopted utility bill collections policy, gather RUBA assessment supporting documentation, update the city's RUBA assessment, and assist the utility clerk in preparing for municipal elections. If Kake is able to demonstrate that it actively follows the new collections policy, the city will meet all of the assessment's essential indicators for the first time. In the coming quarter, RUBA staff will also continue to provide assistance to the city council in its ongoing effort to amend outdated sections of the Kake Code of Ordinances and will work with the city's utility department to institute a formal, recorded safety meeting process.
Essential Indicators:
24 of 26
Sustainable Indicators:
18 of 27
Total Score:
42 of 53
Essential Indicators
All revenues and expenses for the utility are listed in the utility budget.
The utility has adopted a balanced realistic budget.
Monthly financial reports are prepared and submitted to the policy making board.
The utility is current in paying all water/wastewater electric bills.
The utility has on hand a year's adequate fuel supply or it has a financial plan to purchase an adequate supply.
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources) sufficient to cover operating expenses.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources sufficient to cover operating expenses and Repair & Replacement (R) costs.
YTD revenues are at a level equal to or above those budgeted.
YTD expenditures are at a level equal to or below those budgeted.
A monthly manager's report is prepared.
Budget amendments are completed and adopted as necessary.
Finances Comments
The City of Kake adopted its FY12 budget on June 21, 2011 by non-code ordinance. The city plans to collect approximately 25% less in sanitation service revenue in FY12 than in FY11, a projection that realistically considers the reduction in the city's utility bill collection rate since January of 2011. The FY12 budget appropriately separates sanitation service finances into a 'Water, Wastewater, and Garbage Removal Enterprise Fund.' This fund budget includes detailed line items for all the associated costs of utility operations in Kake including chemicals, water testing, electricity, and insurance, as well as the salaries, taxes, and workers' compensation insurance coverage for the utility operators. While projected revenues from user fees are insufficient to cover all these expenses, the budget clearly indicates a subsidy of $62,525 (nearly 30% of the utility budget) transferred from the general fund to balance. Repair and replacement (R and R) costs are not budgeted for, though the city manager has proposed the installation of a for-profit shower and laundry facility at the community hall, the revenues of which will be dedicated to an R and R reserve fund for the utility. The FY12 budget shows that $10,325 has been allocated for heating and vehicle fuel, representing a projected 10% increase in fuel costs from the previous fiscal year. The fuel is purchased as needed from Kake Tribal Fuel, who receives fuel shipments about once a month and stores it in four 20,000-gallon tanks and eight 10,000-gallon tanks. A review of the city's monthly payments to the Inside Passage Electrical Cooperative (IPEC) shows that the city is current in paying its water/wastewater electric bills. IPEC statements for the water treatment plant and the city shop do not list a Power Cost Equalization (PCE) credit which, if applied, could save the city significant funds in its monthly electrical bill payments. The city council adopted an FY11 budget amendment ordinance in August 2010 and city officials consider budget amendments as necessary. Council members receive reports of utility finances at monthly meetings in order to monitor these finances. The reports include a balance sheet and budget versus actual profit and loss statement, in addition to a verbal utility manager's report. Despite the city's recent utility bill collection challenges (discussed in the 'Accounting Systems' section), the city's June 2011 financial reports indicated that actual utility revenues had exceeded year-to-date budget projections by more than $4,000. This surplus comes largely from the collection of customers' back payments at the end of the 2010 calendar year.
Accounting Systems
Essential Indicators
The utility has adopted a collection policy and actively follows it.
The utility bills customers on a regular basis.
An accounts receivable system is in place which tracks customers and reports past due accounts and amounts.
An accounts payable system is in place.
The payroll system correctly calculates payroll and keeps records.
A cash receipt system is in place that records incoming money and how it was spent.
The utility has a cash disbursement system that records how money was spent.
Sustainable Indicators
A chart of accounts is used that identifies categories in a reasonable, usable manner.
Monthly bank reconciliations have been completed for all utility accounts.
The utility has a purchasing system that requires approval prior to purchase, and the approval process compares proposed purchases to budgeted amounts.
Accounting Systems Comments
On January 1, 2011, the City of Kake transferred its utility billing responsibilities to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium's (ANTHC's) Billing Assistance program. Since then, ANTHC has been in charge of billing all Kake utility customers and collecting payment on behalf of the city. The Billing Assistance program costs the City of Kake $300 each month, though ANTHC does not assist with collection efforts or assume responsibility for any late or unpaid bills; that liability remains with the city. City officials and staff report that they may have misunderstood the initial agreement with ANTHC, believing that the Billing Assistance program would include assistance with collections. The city also asserts that utility customers do not always receive their bills and that customers have trouble reaching ANTHC representatives to pay by phone. City officials believe that these issues could be contributing to a drop in the utility bill collection rate. Indeed, in the last months of 2010, Kake saw a collection rate of approximately 90%. The city's bookkeeper reports that the collection rate average has fallen below 50% since ANTHC took over utility billing. While troubles with the Billing Assistance program may be adding to the city's collection challenges, there is no formal collections policy in place in Kake. A utility bill payment policy is already included in Title 54 of the Kake Code of Ordinances, but is not enforced. Because the city lacks necessary curb stops to shut off all delinquent customers, the disconnection provisions of the policy may be impossible to enforce. The city is therefore working to draft an updated utility bill payment policy to replace the outdated version. The new policy may include repayment agreement procedures, the authority to refer delinquent customers to a collections agency, and the ability for customers to voluntarily assign their Permanent Fund Dividends to utility balances. The city manager has drafted an updated utility bill collections policy, the enforcement of which will be tracked in the coming months to gauge its effectiveness. ANTHC utility bills include the customer's name and address, a description of the utility services provided, the amount due, the due date, and past due balances. While these statements break down the individual cost of water, sewer, and garbage services, customers cannot pay for each service separately. ANTHC accepts payment by personal check or by Visa, Mastercard, or Discover credit cards over the phone. The city's bookkeeper utilizes QuickBooks software to manage the accounts payable and payroll processes. The bookkeeper is also in charge of monthly bank reconciliations and maintains the purchasing system. In that system, purchases are requested using a formal purchase order form and then reviewed for funding availability before receiving approval by the city manager. Though the general appropriateness of each purchase is considered, no department or account codes are used. Rather, it is up to the bookkeeper to determine which account to charge from a detailed chart of accounts. The chart of accounts includes easily-identifiable account names and a description of that account's type. After a purchase has been made, the vendor's invoice is matched to the approved purchase order form. Cash disbursements are recorded in a check register that notes the date, purpose, and amount.
Tax Problems
Essential Indicators
The utility has a system to accurately calculate, track, and report payroll tax liabilities.
The utility is current on filing tax reports.
The utility is current on making tax deposits.
If there are any past due tax liabilities or recorded tax liens, a lien release has been issued or a repayment agreement has been signed and repayments are current.
Tax Problems Comments
The City of Kake uses QuickBooks accounting software to accurately calculate, track, and report its payroll tax liabilities. The IRS's Taxpayer Advocacy Office has confirmed that Kake is current in its federal tax reports and filings. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development confirmed on September 8 that all state tax payments are current as well. There are no past tax liabilities or recorded liens.
Personnel System
Essential Indicators
The utility has a posted workers compensation insurance policy in effect.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted and uses a Personnel Policy, which has been reviewed by an attorney, AML or Commerce for topics and language.
The utility has adequate written job descriptions for all positions.
The utility has adopted and follows a written personnel evaluation process that ties the job description to the evaluation.
The utility has an adequate written hiring process.
The utility has personnel folders on every employee that contain at least: I-9, Job Application and Letter of Acceptance.
The utility has a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job training/oversight, and evaluations.
The utility provides training opportunities to staff as needed and available.
Personnel System Comments
The City of Kake's current workers' compensation insurance policy with the Alaska Municipal League Joint Insurance Association (AMLJIA) is valid through June 30, 2012. Proof of coverage is posted in all areas of employment, including the main bulletin board at City Hall. The Kake Code of Ordinances contains a personnel title outlining the job descriptions, authorities, and duties of all municipal employees. This title also provides for a hiring process, lists city holidays, and establishes sick and annual leave accrual rates. The city does not actively follow this personnel policy, however, and contradictory personnel ordinances have been passed in recent years. The city is currently working with AMLJIA to complete an updated personnel handbook which, when completed, will be adopted by reference in the city code and take the place of the outdated personnel title. The city does not yet have formal written job descriptions for its utility employees either, nor a written utility personnel evaluation process. A probationary period has been applied to other city employees as they are hired, but an evaluation system isn't provided. The city does maintain personnel files for its utility operators which include I-9 forms, W4s, certifications and endorsements, leave applications, and an employment policy that addresses payroll, attendance, and drug testing. The city also has on hand general format job application forms, complaint forms, incident reports, and a staffing schedule.
Organizational Management
Essential Indicators
The entity that owns the utility is known; the entity that will operate the utility is set.
The policy making body is active in policy making of the utility.
The policy making body enforces utility policy.
The utility has an adequately trained manager.
The utility has an adequately trained bookkeeper.
The utility has an adequately trained operator or operators.
The utility has adopted the necessary ordinances (or rules and regulations) necessary to give it the authority to operate.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted an organizational chart that reflects the current structure.
The policy making body meets as required.
The utility complies with the open meeting act for all meetings.
Organizational Management Comments
The City of Kake owns and operates the community's water and wastewater systems with the necessary authority to operate these systems provided in Title 54 of the Kake Code of Ordinances. However, this title was originally adopted in the 1980s and amendments to it since then have not been properly codified to reflect the city's current rate structure. Title 54 also outlines a utility bill collections policy, yet the city enforced a different policy in 2010 and has not enforced any collections policy since January 1st. RUBA staff is working with the city council to codify its ordinances and amend the code's outdated rate structure. A review of six months of council meeting minutes shows that the governing body is also actively working to establish and implement an effective collections policy that disconnects water service to delinquent customers. In September of 2010, the city acquired the necessary equipment and supplies to conduct disconnections, though none have been imposed this calendar year. The six-member council holds regular meetings as required by Alaska Statutes Title 29 on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Three council members also serve on the Airport, Water, and Roads Committee, which holds regular meetings to formulate utility-related recommendations to the larger body. The city complies with Alaska's Open Meetings Act by posting notice of each meeting at least five days in advance at the post office, the grocery store, the gas station, and the community building. Each notice indicates the type of meeting to be held, as well as its location, date, and time. While there is no formal utility management system outlined in the city code, an organizational chart has been adopted by the city and indicates that the city manager, John Janick, is the manager of Kake's utilities. Mr. Janick has only been with the city since May 2011, but brings significant municipal expertise from his previous position as the city manager for the City of Whittier. He holds a master's degree in public administration. Selma Jackson, the utility's bookkeeper, is also highly trained. She has years of experience working for the City of Kake and has undertaken critical RUBA training courses, including Introduction to QuickBooks, Elected Officials Management for Rural Utilities, Clerk Management for Rural Utilities, Utility Operations, Personnel Management for Rural Utilities, and Financial Management for Rural Utilities. She has also taken a University of Alaska course in bookkeeping for small businesses and non-profits. The State of Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Division of Water has rated Kake's water treatment system at the Class 2 level based on the plant's various components. The city's water distribution and wastewater collection systems are rated as Class 1 according to the number of connections these systems serve. The primary operator of these systems, Clifton 'Kip' Howard, holds the following endorsements and Continued Education Units (CEUs): Water Treatment, Level 1 - Expires 12/31/2013, CEUs met Water Distribution, Level 1 - Expires 12/31/2012, CEUs met Wastewater Collection - Not certified While Mr. Howard is not fully certified with DEC to operate the water treatment or wastewater collection systems, he has demonstrated the ability to run Kake's utilities effectively and reliably while actively pursuing new training opportunities. A backup operator is available to assist Mr. Howard, though he is not certified to operate Kake's utilities.
Operation of Utility
Essential Indicators
The utility operator(s) are actively working towards necessary certification.
The utility has a preventative maintenance plan developed for the existing sanitation facilities.
Sustainable Indicators
The manager receives a monthly O&M report from the utility operator and routinely "spot checks" the facilities to see that the maintenance items are being completed.
The utility has a safety manual and holds safety meetings.
Utility facilities have not suffered any major problems/outages due to management issues that are unresolved.
The utility is operating at the level of service that was proposed.
The operator provides status reports to the manager on a routine basis.
The utility has completed and distributed its "Consumer Confidence Report".
The utility is not on the "Significant Non-Complier" (SNC) list.
The utility maintains an inventory control list.
The utility maintains a critical spare parts list.
Operation of Utility Comments
As explained in the 'Organizational Management' section, Kake's utility operators have not yet achieved the necessary certification level in all areas. Nonetheless, they continue to receive on-sight guidance from Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) engineers. The lead operator has also participated in a HAZWOPER training and various ANTHC water treatment seminars. The utility has not suffered any major outages due to mismanagement and operates at the proposed level of service. Though formal safety meetings aren't held, the utility manager is kept abreast of utility issues with verbal monthly status reports. The utility manager also makes regular site visits to review maintenance and safety issues. The utility's preventative maintenance plan consists of the operators examining all equipment on a monthly basis and unloading sewer tanks every two to four weeks. The remote maintenance worker also assists with equipment and facility review. Consumer confidence reports (CCRs) are issued as required. Still, the operation of Kake's utilities does face certain sustainability challenges. Kake Municipal Water remains on the Environmental Protection Agency's Significant Non-Compliance (SNC) list for its high levels of haloacetic acid (HAA5) disinfectant by-products (DBPs). Air scour upgrades have been underway in an attempt to address the problem, though a corrosion control study and continued testing may be required. The utility must obtain one quarter of testing without any HAA5 violations in order to return to compliance. Further, while certain critical spare parts such as electrical motors and sensors are kept on hand, the utility does not maintain a full critical spare parts list or an inventory control list.
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SYDNEY—Ian Warwick, who studies classical singing at the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney, found the highly-acclaimed Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company mind blowing.
"I loved it, I absolutely loved it! I loved seeing everything about China. I'm so fascinated about China, especially Chinese opera too," Mr. Warwick said. "All the color, and movement, and elegance and grace—it's too much for the mind!"
New York-based Shen Yun's 2013 world tour of Oceania is winding down. Since returning from New Zealand, the performing arts company will perform two more shows at the historical Capitol Theatre tomorrow at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., before leaving for Canberra.
Hailed as the world's premier classical Chinese dance and music company, with an orchestra joining instruments from East and West, beautiful costumes, and a stunning back drop—this is Shen Yun at first glance. But digging deeper, one discovers a sea of traditional Chinese culture that Mr. Warwick so enjoyed.
Principles such as benevolence and justice, propriety and wisdom, respect for the heavens, and divine retribution, all come to life, washing over the audience.
Mr. Warwick was introduced to Chinese opera by fellow students at the musical institute.
"It's just fascinating to think that our own culture is only 200 years old, whereas China is thousands and thousands of years old," he said.
His understanding of the depth of China's divinely-inspired heritage has deepened since seeing Shen Yun, he said.
"It's so interesting the way you combine both Western music and Chinese music together, it's really fascinating."
The ability to seamlessly blend these two systems to create one fresh, harmonious sound is what makes the Shen Yun Performing Arts Orchestra unique, the website explains.
This is how the effect is achieved: A Western philharmonic orchestra plays the foundation, while traditional Chinese instruments lead the melodies.
As a student of classical vocals, Mr. Warwick was moved by the singers and was treated to an impromptu encore from soprano Min Jiang.
"Huge voices, very, very talented," he said.
Mr. Warwick found a bunch of adjectives to summarise his experience. "Beautiful, elegant, energetic, a feast for the eyes, it has everything, and it's such an unusual show to have in Australia—it's very special to have something like this here," he reiterated. "It's nothing that we have in our own culture."
"It's something so new to us, so fresh, so insightful, so deep—it's glorious."
Reporting by NTD Television and Raiatea Tahana-Reese.
New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts has three touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
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Along the hallway that leads to the legislature in the 18th century Massachusetts State House, six women are the first to be honored by an artwork. It seemed most appropriate to me when I was asked to make a proposal that I ask another woman to work together with me. Susan Sellers and I decided that since all the men were represented by marble or bronze likenesses and in a dignified manner, we would represent these women using the same materials, presenting their likeness at eye level. From the domestic sphere we introduced wallpaper, the pattern made of the laws they worked to change. Their activism is expressed in their own words. Six women, six characters in the title of our piece of work: H E A R U S
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Cute idea! I LOVE Nutella...I bet these taste great!ReplyDelete
I still can't believe our exchange student made homemade pancakes without a recipe. I can cook without a recipe, but would never make something like pancakes without a recipe. They were great!Delete
I bet they are amazing with Nutella:)ReplyDelete
Love these pancakes Beth - they would turn breakfast into a party!! :)ReplyDelete
Bonjour... Chère Beth je te remercie pour toutes tes jolies et incroyables recettes.
J'ai voté pour ta pizza, je te souhaite de gagné le concours.
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these ROCK! Thanks for the Halloween breakfast idea, you are the best! I got my TREATS in the mail and it was like CHRISTMAS!! I used a bunch of stuff yesterday with Sophia and I..we had a blast so thanks! Your book is beyond AWESOME!!!! I love it.ReplyDelete
So happy to hear your prize arrived and that you and Sophia have already had fun using the decorating supplies. Have a happy Halloween!Delete
Vim te conhecer e gostei muito de TUDO o que vi... Com certeza voltarei muuuuiiitas vezes.
Tomei a liberdade (espero que não fique aborrecida) de postar para amanhã em meu Blog, uma de suas postagens.
Aproveito a oportunidade para te convidar a visitar meu Blog.
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Super Duper Cute! Hungry Happenings is one of my favorite blogs..EVER! I get one cooked breakfast a year..my hubby cooks on Christmas morning!ReplyDelete
Hello!Your idea is so cool!
I made it for my halloween party and I mentioned in my blog.
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Chicken with Stuffing Recipe
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 1-1/4 cups water
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 package (6 ounces) corn bread stuffing mix
- Place chicken in a greased 3-qt. slow cooker. Top with soup. In a bowl, combine the water, butter and stuffing mix; spoon over the chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until chicken is tender. Yield: 4 servings.
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Is Government So Powerful We Need A New American Revolution?
June 29, 2011
Ben Boychuk
THE ISSUE: Many of us this weekend will celebrate the 235th anniversary of independence from the British with fireworks, barbecue and block parties. While offering a respite from politics, the holiday is also an occasion to reflect on whether weve strayed too far from the spirit of 1776. Is the government too big? Are the laws tyrannical?
Is government so powerful we need a new American Revolution?
Ben Boychuk: Yes!
Every government in history has grown too big, too powerful, and too expansive to be safe. Ours is no exception.
Americas founding generation held certain truths to be "self-evident": that human beings were born equal and possessed certain rights that no government could rightfully give or take away. Government exists, they said, to protect the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – not to allocate "rights" and "privileges" like party favors.
Most important, Americas founders understood that the relationship between the government and the governed must be one based on mutual consent.
"The mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs," Thomas Jefferson wrote 50 years after he penned the Declaration of Independence, "nor a favored few, booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately by the grace of God."
Today, you may consent either to a full-body scan or a thorough frisking at the airport – and its a federal crime to refuse either intrusion and choose simply not to fly that day.
Why would a free and independent people put up with that?
Why would free citizens – as opposed to mere subjects – tolerate a criminal code so vast and overbroad that, as liberal attorney Harvey Silverglate put it in a 2009 book, the average American unwittingly commits three felonies a day?
Why would free citizens continue to endure a tax code so complicated that it is impossible to get the same answer about a vague provision from two different IRS lawyers?
In making his case for the Constitution, James Madison insisted the powers delegated by the proposed charter to the federal government were "few and defined."
Today, of course, the federal government assumes powers vast and numerous. A federal government that regulates everything from the car you drive and the medical insurance you must buy to the cheese you eat and the paper your childrens books are printed on is a government that has exceeded the bounds of its charter.
We dont merely have a "big government." We have unlimited government, which undermines the very foundation of our constitutional order.
The revolution we need today, in short, is one that restores the principles and the spirit of 1776.
Ben Boychuk is associate editor of the Manhattan Institutes City Journal. (www.city-journal.org/california)
Pia Lopez: No!
Revolution is about overthrowing a form of government and replacing it with another.
Jeez, Ben, has the U.S. system of government really become so tyrannical that it should be dissolved and a new system of government put in its place?
Unlike Thomas Jefferson, who penned the Declaration of Independence, and other founders, who drew on very specific ideas about what constitutes tyranny and justifies revolution, you seem to believe that tyranny is simply laws and policies you dont like or didnt vote for – a complicated tax code, airport screenings, auto emission regulations, the like.
You seem blithely willing to overlook the fact that, with extremely rare exceptions, revolutions involve violence – including the American Revolution.
Your silence about what means you would choose to "alter or abolish" the U.S. government speaks volumes to me.
If you mean amending the U.S. Constitution or electing new officeholders or peaceably assembling and petitioning government, thats not "revolution." Thats using the existing form of government to win changes.
Im all in favor of that.
Those who signed the Declaration of Independence understood, as Jefferson wrote, that "governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes."
They pointed to specific, "repeated injuries and usurpations," drawing on understandings going back to John Lockes treatise of 1689. When the governors prevent the legislative body from assembling or from acting freely, make threats to win votes, alter elections, fail to execute the laws and set up their arbitrary will in place of the laws, then revolution is justified.
But revolutions are not justified, as Locke wrote, simply because of "many wrong or inconvenient laws, and all the slips of human frailty."
Ben, Id ask you the same question that newly elected President Abraham Lincoln asked the Southern states after their revolutionary act of secession: What rights, plainly written in the Constitution, have been denied?
On July 4, 1861, Lincoln made a pitch for "exhaustion of all peaceful measures before a resort to any stronger ones." The proper course, he argued, was "time, discussion and the ballot box."
I have to say that Im with The Beatles on this one: "You say you want a revolution/Well, you know/We all want to change the world/ … But when you talk about destruction/Dont you know that you can count me out."
In this time of partisan dispute, lets hope cool, conservative heads prevail, as Locke might say, over busy heads and turbulent spirits.
Original Source: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/29/3734627/is-government-so-powerful-we-need.html
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Lily Allen is one of those pop stars where you always know what's going on with her. On 2009's It's Not Me, It's You, she cried pretty openly about her lover's disinterest in reciprocation on "Not Fair": "You're supposed to care but you never make me scream." But on the new Sheezus, she's found the "L8 Cmmr" of her dreams. Oh, and she still thinks she's fat. Whether or not you think she makes good pop music is likely to take a backseat to whether you think this makes for a compelling pop persona: the repetitive oversharer, the brutal critic of penis size, the fearless new mother who decided to name her third and least-anticipated album after Kanye West's seventh and most-anticipated album. But Allen's tunes are more welcome than they're made out to be, from the first album's strangely harmonic "Everything's Just Wonderful" to the second album's triumphantly mundane "Chinese" to the new one's epic sexism callout "URL Badman."


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HIV/AIDS, Health and the Media in China
Imagined Immunity Through Racialized Disease
By Johanna Hood
Routledge – 2011 – 256 pages
Routledge – 2011 – 256 pages
Approximately 90% of urban HIV/AIDS education in China occurs indirectly through non-specialist media reports. Many of these reports use images of extreme suffering and poverty to communicate an understanding of who gets HIV, why and how. This book explores an important aspect of how HIV/AIDS is communicated in China's print media, posters, websites and television, suggesting that its association with Africa and Africans – portrayed as a distant and backward land and people – has impacted understandings of HIV/AIDS. It demonstrates how, in China's media, Africans are frequently used to embody the most extreme possibilities of poverty and disease, in contrast with the progressive, scientifically sophisticated Han Chinese, which has encouraged the urban public to develop 'imagined immunity' to HIV.
By illustrating how HIV/AIDS is portrayed as a non-Han and racialized disease affecting specific bodies, races and places, the author argues that this discourse has had the effect of distancing many Chinese from the perceived possibility of infection, thus compromising the effectiveness of public health campaigns on HIV/AIDS. The book suggests that the key to combating the spread of HIV/AIDS lies in challenging the ways in which the disease is portrayed in China's media, rather than simply by continuing with the current strategy to educate more people.
1. At the Intersections of HIV/AIDS: Power, Disease, Others, and China's Media 2. China's Media: Telling and Knowing HIV/AIDS 3. Differentiating Understandings: hei Black and Blackness, Race, and Place 4. Hei: Africa, Africans and HIV/AIDS 5. Yuanshi: Presenting the Origin and Primitive Circumstances of HIV/AIDS in Africa 6. Kexue: Scientism and HIV/AIDS
Johanna Hood is a member of the China Research Centre at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
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EXCEL High School's would-be dukes and duchesses, princesses and kings displayed a remarkable level of courage and poise this afternoon during a homecoming assembly.
In my day, candidates for the homecoming court would simply be nominated and photographed. There was some low budget campaigning, but a nominee's reputation and popularity would usually speak for itself in the voting booth.
By contrast, EXCEL's aspiring royalty had to address an auditorium filled with their peers about their school involvement, leadership qualities and ideas for improving the school (The vague, appealing quality of some of the pitches — such as "changing the rules" — calls to mind the rhetoric of the presidential candidates).
Somehow, they made it through their speeches despite running commentary and, occasionally, outright booing from the peanut gallery — most likely, from the friends of the competition.
Running for a real political office, years down the road, might seem like a breeze in comparison.
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An astonishing 71.3% of college freshmen support marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples, according to UCLA's Freshman Survey, an annual national survey of first-year students entering four-year colleges and universities. Alana Klein Prisco of UCLA describes the results (emphasis added):
An unprecedented 71.3 percent of incoming college students indicated that same-sex couples should have the right to legal marital status, compared with 64.9 percent in 2009, a remarkable 6.4 percentage-point increase over a two-year period. While support for same-sex marriage is highest among female students and those who identify as liberal, a significant amount of conservative students (42.8 percent) and an increasing number of male students (64.1 percent in 2011 vs. 56.7 percent in 2009) expressed support for this issue.
It is worth repeating the finding that party lines are crashing precipitously as a barrier to support for marriage equality among college students. The same trend is starting to be seen among legislative leaders.
"Among students entering college, we're seeing a more unified support for same-sex marriage that reaches across political party lines," said John H. Pryor, lead author of the report and director of CIRP. "Given the influence of young voters in the last presidential election, candidates may want to pay careful attention to the student perspective on these and other civil rights issues."
The survey also found that incoming freshmen are more supportive than their predecessors of a woman's right to choose abortion and of allowing undocumented students access to public education. At the same time, alcohol consumption by this cohort is at an all time low and time spent studying is on the increase.
The survey collected responses from 203,697 full-time freshmen students at 270 colleges and universities across the country.
In the comments below, Zimbel raised the very reasonable question as to whether the numbers reported above are a blip. Far from being a blip, they are part of a long trend towards increasing support for marriage equality by college students. I've adapted the chart below from UCLA's report. The left-most red arrow points to the same-sex marriage trend line, which charts data collected through 2009. The right-most red arrow points to the students' 2011 response to the same-sex marriage question.


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When poking around the Smithsonian Museum's extensive collection of children's chemistry sets, you'll find an archive of toys that represents over a century of scientific discovery for aspiring young chemists. First adapted from the portable kits used by scientists and college students during the 18th and 19th centuries, the sets became a must-have in any American toy box by the 1920s.
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Hi my name is Ross,. Well i think its time to get serious about this dating stuff. ladies i'am going to shake this up a little bit. instead of me telling you what i want from you, i will tell you what your going to get from me.( this is were we shake it up. i talk to many woman who get feed up with this whole online dating stuff and just leave the sight with never finding what there looking for.i don't want to be that person i'am looking for mostly a best friend, thats first. i'am looking for a partner and a lover to wake up with together every morning. i am 51, my friends say i don't look my age or act it. i'am looking for someone of the same. if your between the age of 40 and 48 year's old and want a man to tell you he loves you ,holds you hand, polks you in your side and tells you to move over so he can brush his teeth while your putting on your make up in the morning, someone that would rather stay home and watch a movie with you instead of going out to drink with his friends and someone who loves to go shopping with you and picks out your clothes, thats me. if your a spontaneous woman who likes to get a little carzy and is not affraid to let her hair and maybe some other things down at the right place and time. your my kind of woman. i understand we all have some baggage and issues.this economy has beat alot of us up pretty good over the last years.we just have to deal with it together.send me a email and i will send you my number.i will understand if you fill the need to block yours.i to am feed up with this dating stuff.) i am a custom home builder and real estate developer, there is not much of that going on these days,so i just do general contracting, i do very well at it. i have been out of my last relationship for almost two years. i have two stepsons. i do enjoy the family life as long as i can have my own time when i need it.i live alone on a large ranch in Acton Ca with my four dogs. Acton is 20 miles north of Santa Clairta. most people take to me, some say i am a little rough around the edges, but that comes from working in the construction business for 34 years. if i am ever that way with my partner it will be followed up with flowers and restuarant of your choice. i am the guy who drives a pick up, wears t-shirts,501s and boots around the ranch,but when the time comes i will put on a hugo boss and can clean up pretty good .i want the same in my partner, a woman who can work out in the gardern in the day and at night clean up,slip into a black cocktail dress,heels and throw up her hair and be ready for a hollywood movie premiere. i like to go out on the town for a white table cloth dinner and show. my friends will say i work to much and i probable do, but i believe in work hard so you can play hard. i like to share, i am the the guy who would order one meal and one fork. i am a touchy and filley kind of guy. i love romance and affectation,i am passinate and emotional both.i like to give it and i like to have it reciprocated. i do like my news and sports, i am what you could call a home body. i would like to start traveling and see some other countrys soon.i like to help out in the kitchen and try new dishes, but i don't do dishes. i love to cook outside on the grill , i am really good at it. i love to have friends over for all types of entertainment. no camping for me, i am a resort guy.i have dated some, but i don't like it. it really overwhelms me to talk to so many woman at one time. i am a one woman man, looking for that special one, i just have not found you yet. but i will. there are some more things to read about me below, that i like to do, check it out and see what you think.(" I am a bit shy, so you might have to make the first move" ). if you think i am your match then just say hi. (Remember god made someone for everyone).
Business networking , Cooking , Dining out , Movies/Videos , Museums and art , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Nightclubs/Dancing , Performing arts , Playing sports , Political interests , Religion/Spiritual , Travel/Sightseeing , Watching sports , Wine tasting
Auto racing / Motorcross, Basketball, Cycling, Dancing, Football, Golf, Other types of exercise, Skiing, Swimming, Tennis / Racquet sports, Walking / Hiking, Weights / Machines
I exercise 3-4 times per week.
I have Dogs
Buddy,Sissy,Peggy and Baby.
Middle of the Road
There is a beach resort in venture that i have been going to for years.i enjoy hanging out in las vegas. i would enjoy making news ones with someone special.
I like to travel up and down our coast.i like to hang out with old friends and meeting new ones. i enjoy talking about current affairs. i like cuddling up with someone special and watch movies at home. i love working out in the sun on my ranch.
my work is always been fun. riding my harley motorcycle. driving my jeep in the mountains and getting lost with someone special.taking my boat to the lake, mountains, biking,working out,playing with the dogs and sking at out local resorts.
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|What he is looking for
|5'9" (175cms)
|5'0" (152cms) to 5'5" (165cms)
|Body type:
|Athletic and toned
|Slender, Athletic and toned
|Blue, Brown, Green
|Dark brown
|Light brown, Dark brown
|No Way
|No Way
|Social Drinker
|Social Drinker
|Self-Employed / Entrepreneur
|Administrative / Secretarial, Artistic / Creative / Performance, Executive / Management, Financial / Accounting / Real Estate, Medical / Dental / Veterinary / Fitness, Sales / Marketing, Self-Employed / Entrepreneur, Student, Technical / Science / Computers / Engineering, Travel / Hospitality / Transportation, Other profession, Architecture / Interior design
Real Estate Developer / Builder / Contractor
|$100,001 to $150,000
|$35,001 to $50,000, $50,001 to $75,000, $75,001 to $100,000
|Never Married, Widow / Widower, Currently Separated, Divorced
|Have kids:
|Yes, and they live away from home (2)
|Yes, and they sometimes live at home, Yes, and they live away from home, Yes, and they live at home
|Wants kids:
|No, but it's OK if my partner has kids
|Probably not, No, but it's OK if my partner has kids
|White / Caucasian
|Latino / Hispanic, White / Caucasian
|Christian / Catholic
|Christian / Catholic, Spiritual but not religious
|English, Spanish
|Some college
|High school, Some college, Associates degree, Bachelors degree
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From tomorrow (June 23) to September 13, more than 270 "qipao" of different styles and eras will be on display at the Hong Kong Museum of History along with some 400 pictures and nine multi-media programmes, giving the public an opportunity to have a full picture of the development of the "qipao" and to appreciate its classic beauty.
Entitled "The Evergreen Classic - Transformation of the Qipao", the exhibition is jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and organised by the Museum of History in association with the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. The exhibition illustrates the origins of the "qipao" and its relationship with society and culture. It also analyses how the "qipao" has constructed a cultural symbol from a piece of clothing, and how contemporary fashion designers have continuously transformed it into the fashion icon of today.
The fabulous, colourful exhibits on display cover a wide range from women's long gowns dating back to the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) to the "qipao" worn by the Beijing Olympics ceremony hostesses in 2008 as well as that worn by Mrs Gwen Kao, wife of Nobel Laureate Professor Charles Kao, at the Nobel Prize Award ceremony in 2009. There are also "qipao" worn by celebrities and actresses, such as Lin Dai, Josephine Siao Fong-fong, Loletta Chu, Christina Lee Look Ngan Kwan, Vera Waters, Michelle Yeoh Choo-kheng and Nansun Shi. The "qipao" uniforms of local chain restaurants run by Tao Heung Holdings Ltd, "qipao"-style school uniforms worn by girls, designs from Chinese Arts and Crafts (HK) Co. Ltd and other two fashion brands, "SHIATZY CHEN" and "Blanc de Chine" are also featured. The teaching staff of the Institute of Textiles and Clothing at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University also has been invited to design "qipao" for this exhibition, giving new perspectives on how a contemporary training institute of fashion design interprets the "qipao" tradition.
The term "qipao" originally referred to the long gowns worn by Manchu women of the Qing dynasty. Manchu gowns featured a tighter fit that suited this people's nomadic and hunting lifestyle. As lifestyles changed after the mid-Qing dynasty, the gown was ankle length and featured a loose, straight cut and wide sleeves. Embellishments and details were especially important in Qing dynasty attire.
After the 1911 Revolution, education became widely available to women in China. With schooling and active participation in social affairs now available to women, they began to wear plain and simple clothes which were more practical and allowed them to move around more easily. It was against this backdrop that the "new civilised outfit", which featured a blouse and a skirt, emerged. Initially this style of clothing was worn by students and thus gained popularity among educated women, which in turn led to it becoming fashionable among urbanites, who wore it to come across as modern. Consequently, the "new civilised outfit" became the predominant clothing style in the 1910s and 1920s.
In the 1920s, an early form of the "qipao" re-emerged that traced its origins back to the gown of the Manchu women of the Qing dynasty but also incorporated contemporary fashion elements. Like the Manchu gown, it was cut wide and straight, but it had also been modernised with the skirt shortened to the calf to reveal the ankles; the sleeves shortened to elbow or wrist length; and the cuffs, collar and front-flap adorned with simple bindings. This style formed the prototype for the modern "qipao". When the Republican government promulgated "Attire Regulations" in 1929, it recognised the "qipao" as ceremonial dress. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education reinforced the increasingly dominant position of the "qipao" by making it one of the few school uniform styles that girls could wear.
The "qipao" saw its heyday during the 1930s. Women of all ages and from all walks of life wore it on a daily basis. Influenced by Westerners' appreciation of slenderness, the skirt was extended down to the ankles. The garment became longer and slimmer, but was given higher slits to allow convenient movement. Contemporary fashionable women often wore their "qipao" with high heels to accentuate their slim figures, grace and femininity.
Shanghai was the centre of China's fashion industry and entertainment industry in the 1920s and 1930s. The calendar posters that were hugely popular in this period often featured attractive women wearing "qipao", while the most celebrated film stars, including Hudie and Ruan Lingyu, also loved the dress. These models and celebrities set the fashion trends that other women of the time were quick to follow, and this contributed to the diverse and colourful development of the "qipao".
After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, very few women on the Mainland wore the "qipao". This was especially true from the 1960s, when manufactured garments in a wide array of styles became easily available at much cheaper prices than the tailor-made "qipao". However, public figures or the wives of leaders wore it as ceremonial attire on diplomatic occasions. These women of high status in socialist China confirmed the "qipao's" role as ceremonial dress.
While the "qipao" fell from grace on the Mainland, it remained common attire for Chinese women in Hong Kong where it was seen regularly in a number of different ways: as a uniform for students and waitresses, a wedding dress and the national costume for Hong Kong representatives in world beauty pageants. Today, the "qipao" is a symbol for Chinese women. On special occasions where one's Chinese identity is to be emphasised, the "qipao" is the obvious choice of dress for many Chinese women.
The "qipao" retired from public consciousness for two decades in the 1970s and 1980s, but it rose to popularity once again in the mid-1990s, especially in the run-up to Hong Kong's handover to China in 1997. By that time, Chinese styles were making their mark on the international fashion scene, with many top designers often incorporating features of the "qipao" to give their designs an oriental aura. The "qipao" is, without doubt, a classic. Having survived the ever changing currents of fashion, it has provided long-lasting inspiration for designers and has been interpreted and re-presented by generations of creative talent. The process of interpretation creates and recreates vibrancy, as traditional form is passed down from generation to generation and generation to come.
Those who wish to learn more about the "qipao" should not miss the series of lectures and workshops to be organised by the museum. On June 26, a lecture introducing the exhibition will be given by the Assistant Curator of the Museum of History, Mr Cheung Yui-sum. Another lecture, "'Qipao' is a Many Splendoured Thing" by renowned image consultant, Ms Tina Liu Tien-an, will be held on July 17. The lectures, conducted in Cantonese, will be held in the museum's Lecture Hall from 3pm to 5pm. Admission to the lectures is free and seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis. For details, please call 2724 9082.
The Museum of History is located at 100 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. It opens from 10am to 6pm from Monday to Saturday and from 10am to 7pm on Sundays and public holidays. It is closed on Tuesdays (except public holidays). Admission for the museum is $10 and a half-price concession is available to full-time students, senior citizens and people with disabilities. Admission is free on Wednesdays.
For details of the exhibition, please visit the Museum of History's website at http://hk.history.museum or call 2724 9042.
Ends/Tuesday, June 22, 2010
This Manchu women's long gown (reign of Guangxu, 1875-1908), is loose and straight, embroidered with peonies and butterflies and adorned with elaborate and delicate trimmings. The bright, contrasting colours have a strong visual impact. This is a specimen of the "changyi", a type of outer robe worn over the inner garment. It falls into what would be equivalent to today's smart casual wear category. This "qipao" is from the Edrina Collection.
After the 1911 Revolution, education became widely available to women in China. During the 1910s and 1920s, students commonly wore a two-piece style consisting of mostly black skirts. This outfit was known as "civilised attire" (wenming xinzhuang). Sophisticated urbanites also began to wear this style, popularising it. The picture provided by Guangzhou Integrated Image Co., Ltd. shows the uniform worn by students of the Peihua School for Women in Beijing in 1916.
This "qipao" was worn by the late film star Lin Dai between the 1950s and 1960s. It is provided by the Hong Kong Film Archive.
This "qipao" was worn by Loletta Chu at the 1977 Miss Hong Kong Pageant. It is provided by Ms Chu.
Like traditional "qipao", this one captures the natural beauty of the female figure. This "qipao" was made using a traditional Shanghainese-style "qipao" cutting method and the material is a cotton scarf with a digital printed colour portrait in cyan, magenta, purple and sky blue. It draws attention with its significant shape and at the same time conveys traditional culture. This "qipao" is designed by Wing Choi and the picture is provided by the Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
A woman wearing a "qipao" at the Hong Kong waterfront in the 1960s. The garment accentuates the slim figures, grace and femininity of that time. The picture is provided by the Information Services Department.
Officiating guests at the opening ceremony of the exhibition, "The Evergreen Classic - Transformation of the Qipao", held at the Hong Kong Museum of History today (June 22) are (from left) the Chief Curator of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Ms Belinda Wong Sau-lan, Head and Chair Professor of the Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Professor Tao Xiao-ming, the Under Secretary for Home Affairs, Ms Florence Hui Hiu-fai, and the Chief Curator of the Museum of History, Ms Esa Leung Kit-ling.
Viewing the various styles of "qipao" are (from left) the Chief Curator of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Ms Belinda Wong Sau-lan, the Chief Curator of the Hong Kong Museum of History, Ms Esa Leung Kit-ling, the Under Secretary for Home Affairs, Ms Florence Hui Hiu-fai, and the Deputy Director (Culture) of Leisure and Cultural Services, Mr Chung Ling-hoi.
This "qipao" was worn by Josephine Siao Fong-fong when she received the Hong Kong Top Ten Film Stars Golden Globe Award in 1967. It was designed by her mother Cheng Jiahe and features a slit on one side shaped like a folding fan. The "qipao" is provided by Ms Siao.
This see-through "qipao" of the 1930s is made of chiffon, with a binding at the collar, cuffs, front-flaps and a hand sewn hem. Since the material is delicate and prone to tearing, a facing was added inside along the front-flap to protect the edges of the fabric.
The girl at the centre is Eileen Chang, the renowned Chinese writer when she was about eight years old. This is a studio portrait of Eileen Chang in "qipao" with her cousins in Shanghai. The female cousin is wearing a beautiful "qipao" with ruffled trimmings and the girl second from the right wears a necklace in a bid to imitate grown women. This picture, taken around 1928, is provided by Crown Publishing Company, Ltd.


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